And you can link your preferred tipping platform directly to it! — When Coach Tony took over from Ev as Medium’s new CEO, he promised that he would listen to the voices of those who have made the platform what it is now — and he has certainly kept to his word. Over the months, I have seen many people — readers…

Being rude doesn’t always guarantee you an audience — For some reason, I see a lot of online influencers who feel the need to curse whenever they have something to say. Be it writers, YouTubers, comedians, etc., there is always a f**k or sh*t somewhere in the things they say. Why is there a need for that? While I…

Being consistent isn’t enough, you need to also be good — When you buy a product that costs a lot, what do you usually look for to justify your decision? For me, it has a lot to do with the reputation and credibility of the company/brand, but most importantly, it has to be the quality of the product that I am…

Dear Writers’ Blokke family, As this publication moves into its 3rd year on the platform, I thought that maybe doing something that I’ve not done before would be something nice for all of you here — depending if everyone actually enjoys it or finds it useful. For those who have…

From the recent changes on my followings, this could well be the case — In the 3 years plus that I’ve been writing on the platform, I’ve never lost followers after I’ve gained them, except for that one time — when Medium started to get rid of bot accounts. I remember at that time, I lost almost a hundred followers. I never knew I…

If you can do that, you’re already on your way there — Lately, I’ve been seeing quite a few successful people who have been saying that you don’t actually need to be consistent in order to be successful. I find this really confusing — and misleading — because these very people were the ones who were super consistent, to begin with. It’s…

The best investment you can make in life is in yourself so make sure you invest properly — When you’re done reading this article, I’d like for you to listen to a song by one of my favourite bands — Alter Bridge — titled ‘Watch Over You,’ because there is a part of its lyrics that says: How can you love someone but not yourself? To which I…

Use it to your advantage to get ahead — Ask anyone you know and chances are, they are either in the midst of starting their own business or they would have at least dreamt about it every now and then. Most of them would probably fall into the latter category, mainly because most of them would probably be working…