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Welcome to my writing page. This page showcases my published articles, blog posts, and other written content across various platforms and publications.
Recent Articles
My latest published articles across various platforms and publications.
No BS AI: System Prompt For A Chatbot Without The Fluff (And Cheer!)
Structuring AI Agent Tasks: A Repository Pattern for Systems Administration & Dev-Ops
GPT-5's Here: How Does API Pricing Compare With Yesterday's Stars?
Automating the AI Model Migration Challenge: Building a Bulk N8N Workflow Updater
Tadhg ‘Tehran’ Hickey: The Extremism And Hate Speech Ireland Is Tolerating
200+ Custom System Prompts For Voice-To-Text Post-Processing
Perplexity AI User File Uploads Are Unauthenticated!
AI Document Anonymisation Assistant (For Whistleblowers)
The Strange Case Of The Gaslighting Irish
Abusive Communication Summary Assistant (Open Source Configuration Text)
Making An LLM A Data Analysis Intern (Who Even Likes Reading Sustainability Reports!)
Prompting for purchasing: Shopping lists & evaluation matrixes (Part 2)
ChatGPT, Find Me A Laptop! (Prompting For Purchasing, Part 1)
Using An LLM To Analyse Governments' Reactions To The ICC Arrest Warrants
Tapping Large Language Models' Vast Potential in Knowledge Generation
The Demise Of Human Coding, Rise Of AI, And Why It's Good For Devs Too
How I Use ChatGPT To Spec Out Hardware Upgrades
Using Natural Language To Generate A Simple Python GUI With An LLM .... In Less Than 15 Minutes
This is how easy it is to get LLMs to write basic Python GUIs
Output Hub - Knowledge Management System For LLM & GPT Outputs (Project Outline)
Enriching Event Registrant Data With OpenAI API (Event Management Use-Case)
ChatGPT Built Me A Linux GUI! (Tkinter)
My Custom GPT List - August 2024
My GPT & ChatGPT Github Repository Index (08/24)
An Iterative Cycle For GPT Prompt Engineering
As Iran Readied Its Missiles for Israel, Ireland Hobnobbed with Its Emissaries
Creating NFC Or QR Code Automations In Home Assistant Using Webhooks
Shabbat / Yom Tov Home Assistant Automations — Part 2 (Helper Configuration)
Ireland’s attempt to have Israel ‘kicked out’ of the EU explained
16 facts about Ireland to get Israeli & Jewish tourists excited about visiting
Israel Plans To Scrap Judicial Review. But Who’s Really To Blame?
One Year Later, Jerusalem’s Hottest Food Celeb Still Serving Up Post-Fulls Of Delight
Jerusalem’s pristine snow day, sullied by ugly politics
Re-imagining Aliyah As The Jewish Immigrant Experience
A Real Person’s Guide To Making Aliyah
Welcome To A Remote-First Working World. Here’s What’s New Around Here.
Async Communication: You Mean Those Things Us Deep Work Folk Already Use And Love?
It's been a while since I followed this whole story, but I did notice that during the interview she…
What Do Marketers Really Think About Salespeople?
Yup. Same dynamic here in Israel.
“Green Flags”: Tips For Recognizing High Potential Leads In Your Freelancing Pipeline
A Remote World Will Be Better For All Its Workers
How To Block Tracking Pixels When Reading Email On Your Android Device
Here’s A Free Rebranding Strategy For Pro-Israel Advocacy
The Short And Dirty Playbook To Finding Better-Paying Freelance Clients
Does Text-Based ‘Content’ Have A Future In The Age Of Video?
Here Are Some Random Business Ideas That You Should Totally Steal From Me
Is Content Marketing ‘Just’ Advertising? And Other Tricky Questions For Content Marketers
The Silent Audience Effect — And Why You May Have Never Heard The Names Of Your Biggest Fans
We Need To Stop Judging ADHD Patients By Their Expected Cover
5 Reasons ADHD Medication Is Better Than Caffeine
I Post A Lot On LinkedIn. And No, I’m Not Looking For A New Job
Email Open Rate Tracking Is Creepy And Weird. Should Marketers Be Using It At All?
I Participated In An “Extremist” Flag March In Jerusalem. And All I Saw Were Noisy Teenagers.
Why I Always Ask Prospects To Explain What Their Companies Do
Glad you enjoyed!
From freelance to freelance-remote: the next stage of my journey
Are Israel And Jews …. Being Trolled Right Now?
Why I Decided To Share Publicly About Having Adult ADHD
Irish parliamentary motion: assert that Israel has “no place … among the international community”
My ADHD Diagnosis Story
The 3 Defining Features Of Irish Anti-Semitism
Many Irish Want Israel’s Dublin Embassy Shuttered. Why Doesn’t Israel Act First?
Palestinian supporters rally in Dublin, Ireland; call Israelis “a bunch of rats.”
A Short Palestinian Propaganda — English Glossary
Calls Or Documents: What’s Better For Briefing Creatives?
Good luck with your break! Slowing down / pausing is important.
How Limiting Revisions Can Actually Help Your Freelance Writing Clients
Let me know what you see!
The Personal Brand Builder’s Case For Creating With Abandon
The Pros And Cons Of A Career In Freelance Writing
The Staggering Gulf Between Salaries In Israel’s High-Tech Sector And The Rest Of The Economy
The Type Of Freelance Writing Clients You Encounter At Various Price Points
Well, you're doing something right to have amassed close on 2K followers on Medium.
Horrible Corporate Jargon That Needs To Go Away Right Now (Part 2)
3 English-Speaking Jerusalem Influencers To Follow On Social Media
Extra Skills Worth Picking Up As A Freelance Writer
4 Ways To Scale A Freelance Writing Business
Challenge: today, write something you know is going to attract criticism from your readers
Opinion: $300 Really Isn’t A High Rate For Freelance Writing Services
The Ultimate Long Game, Content Marketing Demands Its Own Mindset Too
The Dangers of Chasing After Social Engagement Metrics
This article contains some interesting insights, but I believe that we really need to stop…
What Browsing Wikileaks Cables Taught Me About Report Writing
Why Books Remain The Gold Standard Thought Leadership Asset
As A Marketing Writer, I Struggle To Regard Myself As A “Real” Writer
The Case For Israel To Move To A Monday To Friday Workweek
Why I (Deliberately) Haven’t Monetized My Medium Account To Date
5 Reasons Freelance Writing Clients Disappear
Should you write your own thought leadership or hire a ghostwriter for the job?
A basic guide to thought leadership
How can I become a thought leader? A step-by-step guide to get from A to B
4 questions to ask before hiring a ghostwriter
Do you pay royalties to a book ghostwriter?
5 Social Issues Facing Israeli Society
Received antisemitic abuse on Reddit? Consider reporting it!
If policing online hatred and misinformation is impossible, we need to start doing more to support…
Why I don’t think Israel needs its own Holocaust Remembrance Day, Yom HaShoah
A petition for Reddit to ban fully anonymous signups to help thwart cyberbullying, abuse, and…
PSA: anything written about me on Reddit may be untrue
Why might you want to use your real name on Reddit?
If you see cyberbullying, consider reaching out to show support
In plot twist, Alex Fasulo claims CNBC “left out” outsourcing detail from viral clip
Reddit cyberbullying —a thank you note to those who stood by me
There are a lot of reasons why I find Fasulo's whole approach disingenuous.
Hi Jess!
Questions to ask before hiring a ghostwriter for your book project
Reasons To Use A Pen Name For Your Amazon Self-Publishing — And Why Not To
Who is a ghostwriter? Why do they ghostwrite?
I began writing this honestly feeling like I was the only one watching the parade of course gurus…
I'll admit that I wasn't familiar with CNBC Make It until after I saw this video.
I put time and effort into this post partially because I was feeling very isolated watching these…
Thanks for checking out the piece, Gérard.
Thanks for checking out the piece, Rachel.
Thanks for reading, Kevin!
How This 32 Year Old Entrepreneur Makes Five Figures A Year JUST From Freelance Writing
How To Contact Daniel Rosehill
How To Make The Most Out Of Your Freelancers
Is “six figure” culture income-shaming ordinary earners into depression?
Hi,
Ways You Can Diversify Your Freelance Writing Business
Who wants to be on Reddit’s first podcast for writers?
Hey!
I've no strong feelings about the guy but his reaction (and pinning Fasulo's comment) is only…
Please don’t tell me that there’s no anti-Semitism in Ireland. There is.
Why I Have Suspicions About Alex Fasulo’s Claimed Fiverr Income
I’m based in Israel. And I’m not hiding that fact from anybody.
The almost totally secret to getting FILTHY RICH as a freelance writer
International Websites That Ship To Israel
Why I am not a fan of the Jerusalem Municipality
Here’s how to reach me by secure (PGP) email
In Israeli “high tech,” all that glitters isn’t gold (or ethical)
Wow. Interesting. Thank you for sharing your observations. Culture is fascinating!
No problem, Michael.
Why Ireland is trying to learn Israel’s COVID vaccine playbook
Daniel Rosehill (Ireland) — After Aliyah
Digital Wallets Are Coming to Israel. Why Does It Matter?
After Aliyah Founded To Provide Olim With Clearer, Objective Information About Life in Israel…
Announcing: AfterAliyah.com
Things Horrible Freelance Writing Clients Say
We Need To Stop Expecting Aliyah To Be ‘Immigrant Life Lite’
A (Totally Free) Guide To Freelance Writing
Things I Learned About Freelance Writing From My Therapist
Why we don’t need “Anglo” representation in Israel
A Reading List For Those Planning Aliyah
How To Diversify Your Income As A Freelance Writer
The Magic Formula For Freelancing Success They DON’T Want You To Know About!
The Value Of Zoom Networking With Other Freelance Writers
Who should you attribute your thought leadership to? You or your business?
How To Hire And Work With A Freelance Writer (Or Ghostwriter)
A 4 Point Lead Qualification Checklist For Freelance Writers
How To Write For Living In Israel
How To Research Salaries In Israel
Thanks for checking it out.
The Missing Middle Ground In The Debate About Israel
Why I Won’t Be Sharing Client Gifts on LinkedIn
Every Lead Is A Node To A New Network
I might have to screenshot and frame this idea, Sharon.
Webinar: What Is Thought Leadership? (Video and Podcast)
Hi Elizabeth,
Why ghosting — and ghosts — simply suck
Pragmatism, not bridge-building, governs Israel’s emerging peace ties
Why Your Freelancing Life Doesn’t Seem Real
Amazing piece which speaks a lot to writing authentically.
Does Cold Emailing Work To Find Freelance Clients?
5 Positive Changes I’ve Observed in Israel This Year
Guest Posting Is Often A Scam
Charging Freelance Writing Clients Per Word — Pros and Cons
My Approach To Onboarding Freelance Clients
Medium, LinkedIn, or your blog: where should you publish your thought leadership?
What’s A Normal Lead Time For Freelance Writing Projects?
A Daily Marketing Keep Fit List For Writers
To Grow As A Writer, Write About (Slightly) Uncomfortable Topics
Should You Hire A Writer For Your Next Thought Leadership Project?
Tim,
All Considered, Our COVID Sacrifice Is Trivial
What Can Thought Leadership Do For Me — Or My Business?
My Thoughts On Simona Weinglass’s ORM Exposé
My Top Tips For Starting A Freelance Writing Business
How To Find Email Addresses To Resolve Customer Support Problems
No, I’m Not Job-Hunting. But Here’s How You Can Help Instead
What Does Bragging on LinkedIn Actually Achieve?
Life hack: Using Speech To Text Processing on Social Media Voice Notes
A Backup Calendar To Keep Your Computer In Good Running Order
What To Know Before Working With Freelancers in Israel
How big is Israel compared to Ireland?
The History of Jewish Cork — As Told By YouTube
Could Freier Culture Be Behind Israel’s Pandemic Figures?
What Was It Like Growing Up Jewish in Ireland?
Apps and Websites For Plotting the Coronavirus Radius
Technology Trends Explained: A YouTube Playlist
A Whistlestop Tour of Israel’s Borders
A look inside Israel’s kosher goat meat revolution
Thanks for checking out the post, Tal, and belated shana tova in return!
Why I Think Hasbara Is A Waste of Time (And Resources)
Is Criticizing Israel Kosher?
A Model For Sharing Only Essential Coronavirus Information
Is Being Self Employed in Israel Really Nigh On Impossible?
4 T&Cs That Can Make Or Break A Freelance Writing Business
A Tactic For Receiving Normal Customer Service in Israel
My Freelance Hourly Cheat Sheet
Where Are Jerusalem’s Embassies Going To Go?
My Biggest Freelancing Mistake
How To Take An Offsite Backup Using Synology NAS
Project: Offbeat Offsite Backup Storage
Could Embracing A Long Term Pandemic Mindset Be A ‘Superpower’?
Is Hiring A Ghostwriter Legitimate?
Embassies and consulates in Jerusalem — my map
My Jerusalem food and drink recommendations map
Why I Despise The Word ‘Content’ (And ‘Freelancer’)
Translation apps and websites with Hebrew text to speech (TTS) support
How To Freelance Internationally. From Israel.
Nice! Thanks for sharing.
Using Checklists To Reduce Human Error in Business
The Unspoken Extra Skills That Are Needed For Freelancing
An Index To My Medium Writing So Far (1)
My Approach To Backing Up My Online Writing
My Approach To Being Comfortable With Criticism (As A Writer)
10 Things I’d Like To Change About Life in Israel
Great piece, Kyle (even though I'm coming to it a few years late it seems)!
Code Red Thought Leadership Study (For IT / Cybersecurity): Study Findings (And Podcast)
How To Back Up Shared Hosting Onto A Linux Host
So far I'm enjoying it!
Thank you for checking it out!
Thanks for sharing, Nicole.
Client Prospecting Tips — 5 Questions to Ask About Your Prospects
4 Ways To Backup Linux Workstations Onto A Synology NAS (With Videos)
How to save a Clonezilla full disk image to an NAS over SSH
Thank you for checking it out!
Synology DS920+ Unboxing and Setup Photos
Ubuntu Desktop — My Complete Backup Strategy (V1.3)
What is thought leadership?
Lost two weeks to debugging this malware.
Coming soon: Synology DS920+ NAS Review
The Piracy Risk of Using File Sharing Websites
The 5 People You Will Encounter in Facebook Medical Groups
On The Value Of Sharing Kind Words With Others
Glad that it was of use!
My Three Year Long Non-Fiction Reading List (150+ Books)
My Gallbladder Surgery Story. And: The Water Party Project
5 Customer Service Stock Phrases— To Make the Internet A Less Angry Place
Five Common VPN Myths — And Responses
If you really, really want to defeat email tracking, here’s a (sort of) workaround
Book Review: Broker, Trader, Lawyer, Spy: The Secret World of Corporate Espionage
The Israel I Would Like to Live In In 10 Years
My Gmail Organization System for Managing Bills (in Israel)
User Data Export Approaches of SaaS / Cloud Service / Social Media Providers — An Overview
How to Extract Your Data From Quora and Reddit
Hey Shimon!
Tech project: Wedding thank you videos with Mailchimp
How to Set Up On GreenInvoice.co.il (Freelance Platform in Israel)
5 websites you’ll start using when you move to Israel
Call for Members: The Association of Armchair Epidemiology
How to: Use Multcloud For Cross-Cloud Backups
Thank you for sharing this powerful perspective, Nina.
Great piece, Lyndsay!
How to: Backup Your Web Hosting (According to the 3–2–1 Principle)
Review: Ubuntu GUIs for Managing AWS S3 Buckets
How To: Create A G-Suite Address Just For Account Signups
How to: Set Up Open DNS On A Partner Router in Israel
Why Flight Mode Has Been My Best Productivity-Enhancing Intervention to Date
Using xdotool, at, and Bash to automate Netflix and YouTube viewing on Linux
The Pros and Cons of Living in Israel
I didn’t think your comment was harsh.
Hi Henry,
A Look Inside The Weird World of Zoom Bombing
Discovering the Joy of Zoom Roulette
How To Use Super Pharm To Order Prescription Medications Online (in Israel)
Corona Diaries 1: Socially Isolating in Jerusalem
Thank you for sharing your story, Rosny.
Corona Diaries 1: Socially Isolating in Jerusalem
If you’re noise-adverse and working-from-home consider buying this gear
The Corona Diaries 1: Social Isolation in Jerusalem
How to Set An Hourly Freelance Rate
How to Make Your Home Office a Productivity Haven
Tutorial: Creating a custom module in Zoho CRM to send clients work
Internal Referrals — An Under-Tapped Way To Grow Your Freelance Business
How to Work With The World — From Israel
The Real Person’s Guide To Buying From Aliexpress
“You Have To Be Authentic. Every. Single. Day”
Some Must-Have Accessories For Multimonitor Workstations
How To: Save Gsuite and Gmail Storage Space by Archiving Old Emails and Files To AWS S3
Know Your Freelance Client (KYFC): Basic Due Diligence For Freelancers
Let me try to offer some responses (and without minimizing some of the legitimate negatives about…
Some great workstations from /r/battlestations
Graphics cards (GPUs) that support six (and more) outputs
If You’re Still DRINKING Your Coffee, Then You’re Doing It ALL WRONG!
Thanks for the kind feedback, Petra!
Customer Service in Israel (And My Blacklist and Whitelist)
Tutorial: Creating a Password-Protected Wordpress Staging Environment Using Softaculous And…
Nice article, Lindsay!
Freelance Writing Pricing: Per Word, Per Hour, or Per Project? And How Much Of Each?
The Unusual Tactic I’m Using to Attract High-Intent Inbound Leads
What do Israelis mean when they talk about working “in high tech”?
5 Red Flags to Help Avoid ‘Difficult’ Freelancing Clients
Ireland vs. Israel (As Places to Live, That Is!)
My current Ubuntu (desktop) backup strategy
Excellent points, Opher!
Jann,
My (Unorthodox) Productivity Resolution For This Year — Be Less ‘Responsive’!
My (Meandering) Guide to VESA Monitor Mounts
I’m A Freelance Writer. Here’s How I Spent Today
This is excellent advice that isn’t repeated enough.
Hi Tim,
Introducing: Cocktail Shaker Coffee
Introducing: Cocktail Shaker Coffee
Nice article, Nina!
Four FinTech Products I Would Like To See Roll Out in Israel
How to Spot: Phishing by LinkedIn Message
Why You Need Gastronorm Pans In Your Life
Some Creative Uses For Google Groups
Both rates that you referenced, $10/100 words for “native writers” ($100/1000 words ; $0.10/word)
How to: set up“virtual number” call and SMS routing for ~$30/yr.
Release: Danbuntu 18.04 (LTS)
OSINT adventure: Pillaging media lists from Google
It's 2024. Why Is Consumer SaaS Backup (Still) Almost Non-Existent?
Call Me Agent GPT: ChatGPT Breaks Down The Science On Iran's Oct 1st Missile Attacks (Maybe?!)
Can ChatGPT Predict War In The Middle East?
Weird DALLE Generated Sloth Guys, Pt 1
On Ireland, Israel, And ... The Eurovision Song Contest
Rsync for website backup in a shared hosting environment
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