Shivani Shah
@shivanishah.co
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👩💻 Words in Buffer, Glide, Commsor
Website: https://www.shivanishah.co
☕ Drinking coffee
🤘 Writing things while drinking coffee
👩💻 Words in Buffer, Glide, Commsor
Website: https://www.shivanishah.co
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Shivani Shah
@shivanishah.co
· Jun 17
Is freelancing better than working full-time? I’ve done both — freelanced for 10 years now, with a brief in-house detour + a couple of full-time jobs before that — and I can tell you: it depends.
On so many things. 🧵
On so many things. 🧵
Just realized I plugged both ends of the same USB cable into my iMac. How's your day going? 😅
November 5, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Just realized I plugged both ends of the same USB cable into my iMac. How's your day going? 😅
Affinity is absolutely perfect for non-designer folks like me who need more than Canva and less than Adobe.
Absolutely top-tier stuff 👏
Absolutely top-tier stuff 👏
October 31, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Affinity is absolutely perfect for non-designer folks like me who need more than Canva and less than Adobe.
Absolutely top-tier stuff 👏
Absolutely top-tier stuff 👏
Just submitted the longest article I've written, with the draft clocking in at 10,500 words.
Thoughts and prayers for my editor.
Thoughts and prayers for my editor.
October 29, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Just submitted the longest article I've written, with the draft clocking in at 10,500 words.
Thoughts and prayers for my editor.
Thoughts and prayers for my editor.
What it feels like to try to write good words after a 10-day break.
h/t to the creator, Poorly Drawn Lines on Instagram www.instagram.com/poorlydrawnl...
h/t to the creator, Poorly Drawn Lines on Instagram www.instagram.com/poorlydrawnl...
October 29, 2025 at 3:35 AM
What it feels like to try to write good words after a 10-day break.
h/t to the creator, Poorly Drawn Lines on Instagram www.instagram.com/poorlydrawnl...
h/t to the creator, Poorly Drawn Lines on Instagram www.instagram.com/poorlydrawnl...
Help a marketing girlie out: are there any DTC e-commerce brands whose promotional emails you actually like?
If so, can you drop the name in the comments please? Thank you!
If so, can you drop the name in the comments please? Thank you!
October 21, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Help a marketing girlie out: are there any DTC e-commerce brands whose promotional emails you actually like?
If so, can you drop the name in the comments please? Thank you!
If so, can you drop the name in the comments please? Thank you!
Propaganda I'm not falling for: reading in public is "performative reading".
Some of us just love reading, ok?
Some of us just love reading, ok?
October 17, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Propaganda I'm not falling for: reading in public is "performative reading".
Some of us just love reading, ok?
Some of us just love reading, ok?
Trying to do your eye makeup when you're not wearing glasses or lenses is an extreme sport.
October 13, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Trying to do your eye makeup when you're not wearing glasses or lenses is an extreme sport.
PSA for Mac + Slack users:
If it trips you up that Cmd ⌘ + K doesn't open up the link box, here's a tip.
– Select the text to hyperlink
– Paste your link with Cmd ⌘ + V
That's it. Slack will attach the link like you want.
Happy Slack-ing!
If it trips you up that Cmd ⌘ + K doesn't open up the link box, here's a tip.
– Select the text to hyperlink
– Paste your link with Cmd ⌘ + V
That's it. Slack will attach the link like you want.
Happy Slack-ing!
September 2, 2025 at 3:31 PM
PSA for Mac + Slack users:
If it trips you up that Cmd ⌘ + K doesn't open up the link box, here's a tip.
– Select the text to hyperlink
– Paste your link with Cmd ⌘ + V
That's it. Slack will attach the link like you want.
Happy Slack-ing!
If it trips you up that Cmd ⌘ + K doesn't open up the link box, here's a tip.
– Select the text to hyperlink
– Paste your link with Cmd ⌘ + V
That's it. Slack will attach the link like you want.
Happy Slack-ing!
If you see me use the words "leverage" or "streamline" in my work, know that I have done so with a heavy heart, perhaps some kicking and screaming too.
If you see me use the word "utilize"... no you didn't. I wouldn't use it.
If you see me use the word "utilize"... no you didn't. I wouldn't use it.
August 26, 2025 at 4:02 AM
If you see me use the words "leverage" or "streamline" in my work, know that I have done so with a heavy heart, perhaps some kicking and screaming too.
If you see me use the word "utilize"... no you didn't. I wouldn't use it.
If you see me use the word "utilize"... no you didn't. I wouldn't use it.
Inhaled this book over the weekend 🤩 Ragnar Jónasson never misses.
August 25, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Inhaled this book over the weekend 🤩 Ragnar Jónasson never misses.
SaaS companies that don’t ask for credit card info for a free trial have my heart 🫶
August 22, 2025 at 5:25 AM
SaaS companies that don’t ask for credit card info for a free trial have my heart 🫶
This article may be 9 years old, but it's message is more relevant than ever: take that vacation!
www.scientificamerican.com/article/take...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/take...
August 5, 2025 at 4:02 AM
This article may be 9 years old, but it's message is more relevant than ever: take that vacation!
www.scientificamerican.com/article/take...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/take...
Grabbing screen recordings for articles would go a lot faster if I stopped making typos every 2 seconds 😒
July 18, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Grabbing screen recordings for articles would go a lot faster if I stopped making typos every 2 seconds 😒
There are two types of people.
- Those who fuel with tea 🫖
- Those who fuel with coffee ☕
Which one are you?
- Those who fuel with tea 🫖
- Those who fuel with coffee ☕
Which one are you?
June 30, 2025 at 3:55 AM
There are two types of people.
- Those who fuel with tea 🫖
- Those who fuel with coffee ☕
Which one are you?
- Those who fuel with tea 🫖
- Those who fuel with coffee ☕
Which one are you?
"I just need to get through these next few days and then things will settle down."
Delulu at its finest. It's me, I'm delulu.
Delulu at its finest. It's me, I'm delulu.
June 27, 2025 at 11:34 AM
"I just need to get through these next few days and then things will settle down."
Delulu at its finest. It's me, I'm delulu.
Delulu at its finest. It's me, I'm delulu.
One of the lingering myths about content marketing is that it’s mostly a big-business thing.
For big teams with big budgets that can afford to plan a quarter’s worth of content in advance, with production days and performance metrics to match. 🧵
For big teams with big budgets that can afford to plan a quarter’s worth of content in advance, with production days and performance metrics to match. 🧵
June 18, 2025 at 3:35 AM
One of the lingering myths about content marketing is that it’s mostly a big-business thing.
For big teams with big budgets that can afford to plan a quarter’s worth of content in advance, with production days and performance metrics to match. 🧵
For big teams with big budgets that can afford to plan a quarter’s worth of content in advance, with production days and performance metrics to match. 🧵
Is freelancing better than working full-time? I’ve done both — freelanced for 10 years now, with a brief in-house detour + a couple of full-time jobs before that — and I can tell you: it depends.
On so many things. 🧵
On so many things. 🧵
June 17, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Is freelancing better than working full-time? I’ve done both — freelanced for 10 years now, with a brief in-house detour + a couple of full-time jobs before that — and I can tell you: it depends.
On so many things. 🧵
On so many things. 🧵
Sneak peek into my writing process 😬
Slightly chaotic, but I love when it comes together. It's SUCH a satisfying feeling.
Slightly chaotic, but I love when it comes together. It's SUCH a satisfying feeling.
June 10, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Sneak peek into my writing process 😬
Slightly chaotic, but I love when it comes together. It's SUCH a satisfying feeling.
Slightly chaotic, but I love when it comes together. It's SUCH a satisfying feeling.
The millennial urge to add GIFs to everything I post.
June 5, 2025 at 11:34 AM
The millennial urge to add GIFs to everything I post.
Spent the weekend doing nothing productive. Killer Sudoku, Netflix, and Formula 1.
It was absolutely brilliant. 10/10 recommend unplugging from work and social media once in a while.
It was absolutely brilliant. 10/10 recommend unplugging from work and social media once in a while.
June 2, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Spent the weekend doing nothing productive. Killer Sudoku, Netflix, and Formula 1.
It was absolutely brilliant. 10/10 recommend unplugging from work and social media once in a while.
It was absolutely brilliant. 10/10 recommend unplugging from work and social media once in a while.
Me, when someone I just met says "So ChatGPT just writes your posts for you, and you're done."
(True story from this weekend)
(True story from this weekend)
May 28, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Me, when someone I just met says "So ChatGPT just writes your posts for you, and you're done."
(True story from this weekend)
(True story from this weekend)
Reposted by Shivani Shah
Things I meant to learn while writing my latest article for Buffer:
→ How to sell on Instagram
→ How to sell on Instagram
How to Sell on Instagram: A Complete Guide for Creators and Businesses
Everything you need to know about selling on Instagram — from the different options for people to buy to tips on making the most of your Instagram sales strategy.
buffer.com
May 1, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Things I meant to learn while writing my latest article for Buffer:
→ How to sell on Instagram
→ How to sell on Instagram
TIL that the Vatican City State has its own data privacy laws to regulate the processing of personal data by its Governorate, and I can't explain why but this makes me inordinately happy.
April 15, 2025 at 11:30 AM
TIL that the Vatican City State has its own data privacy laws to regulate the processing of personal data by its Governorate, and I can't explain why but this makes me inordinately happy.
TFW you know you saved a comment in Google Docs but you can't find it anywhere.
April 8, 2025 at 11:30 AM
TFW you know you saved a comment in Google Docs but you can't find it anywhere.