My 10 Most Popular Posts in 2022

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One of my favorite things to do at the end of the year is review my published posts.

As someone who’s been publishing posts online since 2009, I’m fascinated by what posts readers enjoy the most.

And I’m never sure why one post is more popular than others.

Or what readers find interesting or helpful in a particular post.

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Think Twice Before Only Publishing Your Posts on LinkedIn

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Over the past few years, I’ve noticed a trend for people to publish posts on LinkedIn.

Not only two to three paragraph posts, but long posts with more than 1,000 words.

I’m not saying you shouldn’t publish posts on LinkedIn.

Their interface allows you to create a post, write your thoughts quickly, add a few line breaks to break up a wall of text, and press the “Post” button.

But I’m a big believer in owning your own content, rather than using Medium, LinkedIn, or Facebook to publish your content.

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On Twitter: Will You Wait and See?

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News this week that Twitter will be sold and taken private took the Twitter community by storm. While some Twitter users are thrilled about the prospect of the new owner, many others—women, people of color, LGBTQ, disabled people, and their advocates—are reasonably concerned about the prospective new owner’s anti-censorship focus. Personally, I’ve already learned several… Continue reading On Twitter: Will You Wait and See?