Letter From An Office Outlaw
April 13, 2025
If you told me 2 months ago I'd be running my own forum, I'd say... I'm not surprised it ended up this way.
But what the real surprise was how much all of us in the community collaborated to build this forum up so quickly. It's been a lot of fun and I feel very proud to have worked on this with all of you.
But my outlaws, we're not done yet, not even close. We've still got a lot more building to do, but if you've got some time, take a break and read this newsletter to catch up with what's been going on around the community this week.
Most Wanted Threads
These are the top 10 threads of Office Outlaw this week.
1. Negotiation Techniques – How to Succeed in Negotiations
Author: @Dopious
Section: General Money Making
Whether you're starting a business or you've been running one for a while now, you'll know that the art of negotiation can make or break a deal.
This is something that Active Member
@Dopious understands very well, which is why he wrote up this detailed guide.
2. Looking for clients, next gig or even long term contracts these subreddits are for you!
Author: @Octavia
Section: Social Media
This is a straight-to-the-point list of useful subReddits thread from one of our Founding Members
@Octavia.
3. 7 Copywriting Hooks to Craft Irresistible Content
Author: @LuxRiches
Section: Content Writing & Copywriting
Sapphire Member
@LuxRiches shared 7 awesome copywriting hooks that you can use the next time you need to write content.
4. [GOLDEN] Redirection (.gov) Trick
Author: @Vix
Section: SEO Discussions
Now this one is a cool share from
@Vix! All of us need a good backlink from time to time, and this .gov backlink is one you don't want to pass on.
5. How to maximize profits from a PPC campaign with Marginal CPA
Author: @roydan
Section: Pay-Per-Click
Our resident PPC ninja
@roydan posted this well-written and informative guide on how to maximise your profits!
6. BTC: 77k as of Monday 6 April 2025 (of course it's Monday)
Author: @Rem
Section: Cryptocurrency
Founding Member
@Rem posted about BitCoin's price drop and wants to know whether you'd hold or sell.
7. 5 SEO Tips For Xenforo Forums
Author: @Zwielicht
Section: SEO Discussions
Okay, look, I know this looks self-aggrandising because I wrote the thread and I'm writing this newsletter. I swear, I just sorted the threads posted in the last week by the first post reaction score. That's the only reason I picked it! Why am I getting so defensive?
8. How to start a business online and not go bankrupt
Author: @Enlightened
Section: General Money Making
Have you been thinking about starting a business, but you're just not sure how to get started?
Well then you're in luck! @Englightened is here to enlighten all of you on how to do so without breaking the bank.
9. IFTTT - Automate Everything
Author: @Champagne
Section: Tools At The Forge
Deputy Moderator
@Champagne shared some information on a tool he uses that really helps him out!
10. What's a lesson you've learned from a difficult situation?
Author: @back2form
Section: The Saloon
Last but not least, Founding Member
@back2form opened up a heart-felt thread asking the community what lessons they learnt from a difficult situation.
Sharpest Shots of the Week
Replies need some love too, which is why we feature the top 5 replies to threads.
1. Deputy Moderator @Champagne replied to a detailed thread about which hosts are the best for VPS'.
2. Sapphire Member @LuxRiches posted some useful information internal link building.
3.@rem was tricked by her evil twin sister @remi!
4. @7fruits provided some advice on accepting crypto
5.@thevigilante shared his suggestion on the best place to talk about SEO.
Trick Shots From Office Outlaw
These tips are to help you become a better Office Outlaw.
Our first tip is going to be about how getting featured in the newsletter works.
I actually came up with this process years ago, but I was never able to share it with anyone, at least until now.
Part of it is based around the reaction score in the first post, but that's not all it is. When it comes to featuring threads in the newsletter, it's important to feature a variety of members who post content to give everyone a shot at appearing in the newsletter if they post helpful or engaging content.
In the case of this newsletter, each member can only make one appearance in each category (i.e., Thread lists versus replies). Ideally, each member should appear once per newsletter.
If you really want to be featured in the newsletter, then that's great! All you really have to do is what all of you always do: post informative content, post fun content, and help others where you can.
Office Outlaw Updates
We're always updating the site! This is what we've done this week.
There was a lot we all did every day of this week. The summary below is quite short, but definitely visit the changelog thread in you're curious read the details.
- April 6, 2025: Prefixes clarified, feedback organised, sidebar widened, features refined throughout.
- April 7: 2025: Trading Post beta underway, rules clarified, widgets adjusted.
- April 8: 2025: Trading Post expanded, What's New improved, new sections, tweaks, fixes.
- April 9: 2025: VPS upgraded, speed boosted, features tweaked, Sapphire expanded, caching fixed.
- April 10: 2025: Site guides expanded, Trading Post rules refined, visuals and reactions updated.
- April 11: 2025: Newsletter launched, help page fixed, reactions revamped with custom emojis.
Final Words
In the five years I've spent writing newsletters, this was by far the easiest newsletter I've ever written because of how many amazing threads and replies were posted in just the span of one week. In fact, it was hard to pick only 10 of each!
I believe all of us have a good feeling about the direction this forum is going in, and I'm excited to see the future of Office Outlaw with all of you.
With admiration,
Alistair Kavalt, or as many of you here know me as,
@Zwielicht
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