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Maggie Blackburn

Building my portfolio career and helping people reach their fullest potential.

Solopreneurship

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5K on LinkedIn & 7 habits that got me here

Apr 20, 2026

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5 min read

5K on LinkedIn & 7 habits that got me here

The habits of highly effective people, my version

Maggie Blackburn
Maggie Blackburn

How-To

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The messy middle

Apr 13, 2026

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10 min read

The messy middle

How to navigate big transitions (with screenshots from my own)

Maggie Blackburn
Maggie Blackburn

Portfolio Career

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What I earned and learned in Q1 2026

Apr 6, 2026

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8 min read

What I earned and learned in Q1 2026

Exact Q1 revenue numbers

Maggie Blackburn
Maggie Blackburn

How-To

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4 lessons from building my personal brand

Mar 30, 2026

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7 min read

4 lessons from building my personal brand

...and how you can do the same

Maggie Blackburn
Maggie Blackburn

Portfolio Career

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Solo Stories: Designing a portfolio career that feels meaningful

Mar 26, 2026

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10 min read

Solo Stories: Designing a portfolio career that feels meaningful

How Megan Flanagan creates a life that is uniquely hers

Maggie Blackburn
Maggie Blackburn

Portfolio Career

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Is growing on LinkedIn the new job security?

Mar 23, 2026

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8 min read

Is growing on LinkedIn the new job security?

I asked real people how they grew. Here's what they said.

Maggie Blackburn
Maggie Blackburn

Solopreneurship

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A sneak peek into marketing my portfolio career

Mar 16, 2026

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8 min read

A sneak peek into marketing my portfolio career

How I spend my time, where my leads are coming from, and how my view on marketing has changed from a year ago

Maggie Blackburn
Maggie Blackburn

Solo Stories

Solo Stories: Turning her layoff from tech into a creative sabbatical

Mar 12, 2026

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9 min read

Solo Stories: Turning her layoff from tech into a creative sabbatical

Why Alison Kinsey chose to follow her content creator dreams

Maggie Blackburn
Maggie Blackburn

Portfolio Career

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I secretly wanted to get laid off

Mar 9, 2026

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7 min read

I secretly wanted to get laid off

Maggie Blackburn
Maggie Blackburn

Portfolio Career

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Marketing doesn't have to be a chore

Mar 2, 2026

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6 min read

Marketing doesn't have to be a chore

How to simplify your marketing as a multi-passionate solopreneur

Maggie Blackburn
Maggie Blackburn

Career Pivots

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Solo Stories: From mechanical engineering to experiential marketing with Juliette Paige

Feb 26, 2026

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11 min read

Solo Stories: From mechanical engineering to experiential marketing with Juliette Paige

“I left Apple with zero work lined up”

Maggie Blackburn
Maggie Blackburn

How-To

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How to work smarter, not harder

Feb 23, 2026

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9 min read

How to work smarter, not harder

4 crowd-sourced workflows to save you time

Maggie Blackburn
Maggie Blackburn

Portfolio Career

Your portfolio career menu (part 2)

Feb 17, 2026

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8 min read

Your portfolio career menu (part 2)

How to build income without betting on one job

Maggie Blackburn
Maggie Blackburn

Portfolio Career

You have options

Feb 9, 2026

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9 min read

You have options

How to build income without betting on one job

Maggie Blackburn
Maggie Blackburn

Career Pivots

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Solo Stories: Build the systems before you need them

Feb 5, 2026

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10 min read

Solo Stories: Build the systems before you need them

From FinTech executive to freelance writer with Anna Burgess Yang

Maggie Blackburn
Maggie Blackburn

How-To

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Take a risk

Feb 2, 2026

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8 min read

Take a risk

What's holding you back from taking risks (+ prompts)

Maggie Blackburn
Maggie Blackburn

Portfolio Career

The multi-passionate's guide to positioning

Jan 26, 2026

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7 min read

The multi-passionate's guide to positioning

Be proud to introduce yourself at a party

Maggie Blackburn
Maggie Blackburn

Career Pivots

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Solo Stories: She left corporate to make work feel like play

Jan 22, 2026

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10 min read

Solo Stories: She left corporate to make work feel like play

Why Julia Kaplan left Uber and Disney to start her own retreats business

Maggie Blackburn
Maggie Blackburn

How-To

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Be the 8%

Jan 19, 2026

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10 min read

Be the 8%

If they say consistency breeds results, how do you stay consistent?

Maggie Blackburn
Maggie Blackburn

Solopreneurship

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My 2026 plan

Jan 12, 2026

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9 min read

My 2026 plan

Manifestations, goals, and how I'll achieve them

Maggie Blackburn
Maggie Blackburn

Solopreneurship

My 7 predictions for 2026

Jan 5, 2026

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12 min read

My 7 predictions for 2026

What I'm doing and what these mean for you

Maggie Blackburn
Maggie Blackburn

Solopreneurship

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What I earned and learned in 2025 as a first-time solopreneur

Dec 29, 2025

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14 min read

What I earned and learned in 2025 as a first-time solopreneur

A year of exact numbers and real-life lessons

Maggie Blackburn
Maggie Blackburn

Career Pivots

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I have a bad manager. Now what?

Dec 22, 2025

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8 min read

I have a bad manager. Now what?

When to stay and when to walk away

Maggie Blackburn
Maggie Blackburn

Solopreneurship

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What if 2026 was your boldest year yet?

Dec 15, 2025

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8 min read

What if 2026 was your boldest year yet?

Channeling horse energy for a year of breakthroughs

Maggie Blackburn
Maggie Blackburn

Solopreneurship

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I hired a virtual assistant! Here's how it went

Dec 8, 2025

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8 min read

I hired a virtual assistant! Here's how it went

86 applications and 250 LinkedIn connections later...

Maggie Blackburn
Maggie Blackburn
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