Exit the Funnel Marketing Without Social Media: Is It Even Possible in 2025? Posted on By Unmarketable Marketing Without Social Media: Is It Even Possible in 2025? The short answer: Yes. Slightly longer answer: Yes—and you probably should. Let’s unpack that. Because if you’re here, you’re probably asking yourself the same question I did a few years ago, staring at an Instagram feed full of smiling influencers,… Read more
Ad Madness Pop-Ups, Slide-Ins, Autoplay Hell: How Not to Build a User Experience Posted on By Unmarketable This is UnMarketable. Let’s talk about the absolute circus some of y’all are running in the name of “conversions.” Because I’m convinced that a lot of websites today weren’t designed with user experience in mind — they were designed during a caffeine bender by someone whose job description said “UX… Read more
Algorithm Antics Spoiler Alert: YouTube Doesn’t Care How Many Subscribers You Have Posted on By Unmarketable Written by UnMarketable. Let me save you some heartbreak: YouTube doesn’t care about your subscriber count. Not even a little bit. It’s the number everyone chases. The number people flaunt like it’s proof of credibility. “I’ve got 100K subs” sounds like you’ve made it, right? But here’s the reality no… Read more
Building Without Bullsh*t Low Views, Big Impact: The Quiet Power of Niche Channels Posted on By Unmarketable Written by UnMarketable. Let’s get one thing straight: low views don’t mean low value. Somewhere along the way, we let the internet convince us that if it isn’t viral, it isn’t worth doing. That if you’re not pulling six figures and have 600k+ followers, you’re wasting your time. That if… Read more
Marketing Dumpster Fires Instagram Rewards Insecurity: Post Your Trauma for Reach Posted on By Unmarketable This is UnMarketable. Let’s talk about Instagram—and how it’s quietly training you to turn your worst moments into performance art. Not to heal. Not to connect. Not even to express. But for reach. For validation. For applause. And we’ve all played along. Because let’s be real: the Instagram algorithm doesn’t… Read more
Marketing Dumpster Fires If I Accidentally Click One More Ad While Trying to Scroll, I Will Riot Posted on By Unmarketable This is UnMarketable. So let me just say it: if I accidentally click one more ad while trying to scroll on a blog, I will absolutely, unapologetically, lose it. You know what I’m talking about. You’re deep in a blog post, actually trying to absorb something useful — how to… Read more
Marketing Dumpster Fires Trying to Read a Blog in 2025 Feels Like Playing Whack-a-Mole With Ads Posted on By Unmarketable This is UnMarketable. The digital marketing blog that doesn’t pretend pop-ups are a personality. Today we need to talk about something that should be illegal but somehow isn’t: trying to read a single damn blog post in 2025. Gone are the days when blogs were clean, simple, content-forward, and maybe… Read more
Digital Boundaries The Shadowban Isn’t a Myth. It’s a Business Model Posted on By Unmarketable Written by UnMarketable. Let’s set the stage: You post something on Instagram that actually took effort. Not AI fluff. Not a Canva template. You poured a little truth into it, maybe even a hot take. You hit publish. You wait. And… crickets. Or worse: a pity like from your cousin… Read more
Digital Boundaries Dear Google: This Post Is Not Useful. It’s a Novella About Cornbread Posted on By Unmarketable You know the moment. You Google something simple—like “best skillet cornbread recipe”—because you’re just trying to live your life. You want answers. You want clarity. You want cornbread. But what do you get? A 3,000-word emotional journey about how someone’s great-great-grandmother used to churn butter in a cabin on a… Read more
Thoughts & Side-Eyes “I don’t know who needs to hear this…” Posted on By Unmarketable I don’t know who needs to hear this… Oh wait—yes I do. Every creator who starts their video with that phrase like they’re delivering divine wisdom through the windshield of their car, while holding a lukewarm latte. You know exactly who needs to hear this, you wrote the script for… Read more