Okay, I dont know how to feel about this but.
This seems to be a literally rehashing of an article from 2011.
It even begins with the same damn text intro.
Attaching links for reference.
this article:
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Rounded corners — they’re everywhere. From software user interfaces to hardware product design, there is something intrinsically satisfying about the look and feel of a rounded corner. In fact, designers have been using them so much that they became an industry standard rather than a design trend. But why are rounded corners so popular?
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The article from 2011
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Designers use rounded corners so much today that they’re more of an industry standard than a design trend. Not only are they found on software user interfaces, but hardware product designs as well. So what is it about rounded corners that make them so popular? Indeed they look appealing, but there’s more to it than that.
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You can't just write "The following examples are taken from this great [other article]" and then proceed to copy the entire other article, swapping synonyms like you're in 9th grade and forgot about your history report until the night before.
I submitted the article after discovering it via a newsletter, but unfortunately didn't know it was plagiarized (benefitting the copycat author without properly crediting or compensating the original writer) until checking the comments much later.
Since this HN comment thread, which was well-deserved, the webpage now implies that the copycat author's account has been suspended (likely thanks to reports from HN users), noting: "ERROR 410 This account is under investigation or was found in violation of the Medium Rules. There are thousands of stories to read on Medium. Visit our homepage to find one that’s right for you."
For reference purposes, this is an archived version of the article with plagiarized content that was originally submitted: https://archive.fo/x4UDs
Pretty egregious and disingenuous article IMO. Even the captions to the pictures are the same. The only way I'd consider this even _remotely_ acceptable is if it began with an into stating "printed with permission from user 'Anthony' at uxmovement.com" or something of the sort.
Anyone reading this really needs to take a look at the articles side by side, this is extremely blatant plagiarism. They couldn't even be bothered to pick different objects for the ball and the fork
Hi, the newsletter looks great.
I have a similar thing, just that I use a pip package - markdown to create the html
There is also [Dominate](https://pypi.org/project/dominate/) incase you want to edit the finer details.
I quite enjoyed using it since it deals with the tags by using a context manager which makes code look clean especially when you need to generate lists with li tags (which is what most of the newsletter is)
I actually have a different question for you:
Once, you're all set and done with the tech and it works flawlessly,
How exactly do you go about marketing and making your newsletter known?
Currently I have my friends and family on it but that's about it. I have posted it on twitter once but that got me only about 3 new subscribers.
This is where I am stuck at the moment. Any insight would be greatly appreciated.
I author a Python data science focused newsletter https://buttondown.email/NotANumber , I've built it up over 4 or so years to a couple of thousand readers. I don't use automatic link gathering but hand-write advice in each newsletter (and yes, this can take some time). I've started to interview respected people which offers a nice chunk of value for my readers.
For promotion I've found that sharing appropriate ideas in a private community (e.g. data science slacks) where I'm known & trusted can be a good lead source. Tweets on particular topics help. LinkedIn helps with specific advice. Linking to relevant articles in another newsletter and getting a reciprocal mention helps (but the link has to be useful to the readers and the other audience has to care about my newsletter, else no point), that only works if you know the other author.
In each of my strategic client sessions I mention the newsletter. One chunk of value I offer is to do job listings - having your job in front of my curated audience who trust me offers much more value than e.g. LinkedIn (and a _much_ smaller reach).
In short I think try to find relevant communities, do not spam (obv.), share relevant links, offer to share something cool from someone else with no requirement for reciprocation (if it is good - share it anyway) and maybe they'll reciprocate in some way. It takes a lot of effort but is a sure fire way to build up an engaged audience who trust you.
Funnily enough, that’s the problem I have now! I don’t have the solution but my current strategy is to work on making the website as a whole more helpful and valuable to users, improving SEO and being more active in the target community. The knock-on effect will hopefully be more subscribers, and maybe more feedback for improvements.
It is really a choice between wanting freedom while accepting the troubles that come with it or sitting under the shade of employment with the occasional bug bites.
Most of all, I am glad that there is this awakening that one questions their situation and wants to change things up. That to me is growth. Thanks for sharing this.
