Ali Mese
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Grammar cheat sheet for clean, clear, and compelling writing
In her best-selling book on grammar and punctuation, author Lynne Truss shows how dramatically incorrect usage can change the meaning of a sentence. Here, one little comma is the difference between a… → Read More
Use Meditation To Finally Filter Out Your FOMO
When we rounded up our staff's Weekly Upgrades last Saturday, our editors were sprucing up our backyards, revisiting old gaming habits, and worshipping at the altar of Dolly Parton.... → Read More
These Are Netflix's Scariest Movies Right Now
I love a good scary movie, and not just because they're good for you. If you're looking for a thriller or horror fix on Netflix, these are the movies currently available on the service that are the most terrifying. Can you handle them?... → Read More
Five Questions I Wish I'd Asked Before Quitting My Job For A Startup
My steady corporate job was great on paper -- it paid well and let me travel the world, but it was also incredibly taxing and limiting. I didn't want to be a cog in that system. I wanted to run my own business, but I never anticipated the challenges that came with it.... → Read More
Five Questions I Wish I'd Asked Before Quitting My Job For A Startup
My steady corporate job was great on paper -- it paid well and let me travel the world, but it was also incredibly taxing and limiting. I didn't want to... → Read More
Stop growing your startup when your product still sucks
We have exactly $325,710 left in our bank account. The cash is burning fast, and we’ve already wasted a big portion of our seed investment trying to market a product for which ... → Read More
The future of startup growth
While we’re busy milking each tactic for all it’s worth, the consumer isn’t a moron. They're smarter at ignoring our old-school tricks. → Read More
The future of startup growth
When I decided to start freelancing for startups, people kept advising me to always ask for the client’s budget right at the very beginning. So I asked. A lot of exposure? ... → Read More
I Can’t Tell You Why Our Business Is Growing
Can we apply the same approach of those offline businesses to the online world and stop worrying so much about optimization? → Read More
How a side project might save your business
Blogging is an interesting journey. At the beginning, hitting the publish button seems to be the most difficult step. Once you are finally over it, you are → Read More
35 actionable tips to grow your Medium blog
1. Timing Publish on a Saturday morning to increase your chances of standing out. You will quickly notice you will even be able to make it to the Medium Top 20 during some weekends ... → Read More
The truth about blogging on Medium
While people on Google are in a search mood or on Facebook in a browsing mood, people on Medium are in a reading mood. Some people are so much in the reading mood that it shocks you to see them commenting on, highlighting, or recommending all of your articles in a row. → Read More
A 15-minute Guide to Blogging, Online Marketing, and Growth
Ali Mese shares his experiences on how his blogging received six million page views and what types of marketing you need to achieve the same → Read More
300+ Awesome Free Internet Resources You Should Know
There are a lot of beautiful tools on the internet – here are 300+ of them that are awesome and – best of all – free to use. Enjoy! → Read More
Five Questions I Wish I'd Asked Before Quitting My Job for a Startup
My steady corporate job was great on paper--it paid well and let me travel the world, but it was also incredibly taxing and limiting. I didn't want to be a cog in that system. I wanted to run my own business, but I never anticipated the challenges that came with it. → Read More
How Quitting My Corporate Job For My Startup Dream Completely Ruined My Life
It's a hard choice to make, and it's not always the right one. → Read More
The Single Biggest Reason Most Entrepreneurs Fail in 2014
There is too much noise, too much information overload. If you don’t start controlling your environment, you are destined to fail. → Read More