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34 clients. 0 selfies.
Steal my pitches, swipe my client emails, and finally start posting on LinkedIn
David Broderick
December 18, 2025
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The halls have been decked. The wine has been mulled. The egg has been nogged.
So instead of doing any real work this week, I thought I’d scroll back through every TOFU deep dive I published this year and pick my faves.
Some will help you write better stuff. Some might land you some new clients. One will probably guilt you into finally posting on LinkedIn…
Here's what made the cut:
Quick heads up before we dive in: This is the last email you’ll be getting from me this year, as we’ll be taking a short break over Christmas.
But I’ll be back in your inbox again in two week’s time with another Monday content jobs round-up and Thursday deep dive :)
Steal my 5 best emails
Read this if… you want to see screenshots of real emails that have landed me clients, raised my rates, revived dead leads, and gotten me the exact testimonials I wanted 👀
6 successful pitches (and why they actually worked)
Read this if… you want to see real pitches from TOFU members that led to paying clients – and steal what made them work 👀
How I’ve landed all my clients
Read this if… you want to see exactly how I’ve landed all 34 of the clients I’ve worked with as a freelancer (including the actual emails and DMs that landed them 👀)
LinkedIn leads (without the cringe)
Read this if… you know posting on LinkedIn could land you work, but the thought of building a ✨ personal brand ✨ makes you throw up in your mouth a lil’ bit.
This piece breaks down Adriana Tica’s approach to getting inbound leads on LinkedIn – without any selfies or oversharing.
Most B2B content sucks
Read this if… you want to find out exactly how Tommy Walker and Lauren Funaro turn a bbboooorrrriiiiinnnnngggg B2B blog post into brand-building, lead-driving piece of content.
6 actually useful AI writing prompts
Read this if… you’re bored of AI advice that overpromises and underdelivers 🙃
Every prompt in this piece came from people who actually use AI to do better content work.
0 to 400K visits/month
Read this if… you’re tired of hearing “SeO iS dEaD” – and want a real example of a brand that grew to 400k+ monthly visits in just seven months (outranking Wirecutter and Reddit for terms like 'best hiking boots' along the way)
How to start posting on LinkedIn
Read this if… you want to start posting on LinkedIn but feel like you don’t have anything “worthwhile” to say. (Spoiler alert: you do.)
If you enjoyed this email, please 💬 leave a comment and/or 🔁 repost it on LinkedIn. It's a free, easy way to support TOFU and help your network find good stuff. Thank you!
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