Newsletter Letter from an Office Outlaw: May 25, 2025

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Letter From An Office Outlaw
May 25, 2025​

It was a pretty calm week around here for the most part.

We've got a nice, steady community going here and we're seeing growth in terms of members and stats each day.

For those of you who don't know, we're focusing our efforts on our Trading Post now, since that whole area needs to be developed further.

In terms of the discussion forums, we've got a lot of awesome discussions to share with all of you this week.

Most Wanted Threads
These are the top 10 highlights of Office Outlaw that we noticed this week.

1. Hiring Staff using a skill matrix
Author: @t2van
Section: Business

This is another insightful thread by one of our Founding Members @t2van, where he shares his trials and errors when it comes to hiring staff.

2. What is the absolute worst job you ever had?
Author: @Dopious
Section: The Saloon

Pretty much all of us have worked a job we regret here. In this thread started by @Dopious, he asks our community members about the worst job they've ever worked.

3. Let’s List Our Favourite AI Tools
Author: @LuxRiches
Section: AI Solutions

@LuxRiches favourite AI tool is Grok 3, but you might be surprised to find out what some of the other members here prefer.

4. AI Content Does Work
Author: @MisterF
Section: SEO Discussions

@MisterF shared a post from @Zimm group about how AI content works.

5. Is SEMrush still the number 1. SEO tool suite?
Author: @ggmopa
Section: SEO Discussions

Many of us have used SEMRush at one point or another. Even I used to use it as I found it was reliable at identifying sites that were receiving organic traffic.

However, @ggmopa started a thread asking the community if SEMRush is still the #1 tool suite in the industry.

6. Fun funnel for the weekend
Author: @SilverClouds
Section: Pay-Per-Click

@silver clouds shared an interesting funnel she found whilst watching a YouTube video.

7. This fitness brand bribed people to go for a walk…
Author: @TheVigilante
Section: E-Commerce

@TheVigilante shared a story about how a fitness brand started a challenge that paid people to exercise.

That's certainly one way to encourage people to lose weight!

8. Youtube channel about cooking foods for ferrets
Author: @polecat
Section: Social Media

Polecat has a very fun idea for a YouTube channel. I won't deny that I would subscribe to it.

9. They took away you awards + free premium then your API, now they are coming for your emojis
Author: @Octavia
Section: Social Media

Reddit is apparently going to be removing custom emojis in comments.

10. Top 10 Best Eleven Labs Alternatives
Author: @Venusaur
Section: AI Solutions

To end the newsletter this week, we've got one you may have missed this week: it's a simple 10 list of Eleven Labs alternatives.

Sharpest Shots of the Week
Replies need some love too, which is why we feature the top 5 replies that caught our eye this week.

1. @Octavia shared a workaround to the fitness challenge as a joke.
2. @Venusaur shared their favourite AI tool.
3. @Hood Rat shared his thoughts on in the form of ill rhymes on Reddit removing custom emojis.
4. @Starblazer misread a thread title in a very funny way.
5. @Furious Man shared his thoughts on SEMRush.

Trick Shots From Office Outlaw
These tips are to help you become a better Office Outlaw.

We've got Stripe payments working again! I know this took a little while to do, but you can now use Stripe to purchase upgrades across the site. We're even allowing Stripe for listing payments in our Trading Post.

Office Outlaw Updates
We're always updating the site! This is what we've done this week.

• May 22, 2025
• May 23, 2025
• May 24, 2025

Final Words
At the time of writing this, we're at 294 members. This week, we're going to hit 300 members, which is a huge milestone!

This has been a fun journey so far, and there are many more fun days ahead.