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Interview with Andrew and Pete of Atomic.site – Jay Acunzo
Jay Acunzo interviews Andrew and Pete of the small business membership Atomic.site and the Atomicon event.
“So often, what we need to see greater results in our business isn’t an improvement in productivity. It’s not about just working harder, or even working smarter. Instead, often, it’s about conquering fear. “
Big Idea: Take bigger risks if you want better results.
Find The Fast Moving Water – James Currier
“It’s your job to learn how to read the river, and then have the courage to steer your company into the fast moving water.
Because when great ideas and teams find the fast moving water, watch out. Little can stand in your way.”
Big Idea: It’s not enough to have product-market fit. Focusing on a rapidly growing market makes business so much easier.
Launching a Media Company: The Early Days of They Got Acquired
Great overview of what Alexis Grant did to launch and grow They Got Acquired and how it will make money.
How to Leverage Creative Projects to Grow
“Projects can seem daunting, and there are plentiful excuses not to attempt something big. But these creators miss out on all of the benefits a creative project can bring into their business.
Today I’ll talk about two new projects (!!) that I’ve been working on and am starting, and how you can use my approach on your own creative projects, including:
How Category Pirates Invented a New Form of Publishing
Eddie Yoon, Nicolas Cole, and Christopher Lochhead of the Category Pirates premium newsletter talk about how they’ve grown their newsletter business through long-form content.
In less than 2 years, they’ve added 17,000 subscribers and are the #4 paid business newsletter on Substack.
Chase Dimond on LinkedIn: 0 to 500k subscribers in 10 months
I scaled an email list from 0 to 500k subscribers in 10 months without using paid ads. Here’s exactly how I did it: (Steal my playbook)
How I Get As Many High-Paying Coaching Clients As I Want – Josh Spector
Josh Spector advises Karthik Puvvada (KP) on growing a coaching business.
Great advice here for all coaches.
Daniel Vassallo on Building a Portfolio of Small Bets – Arvid Kahl
Daniel Vassallo’s Twitter course has made $200k and still sells $4k per month.
Big Ideas:
► Portfolio of Small Bets: Everything you make and sell is an experiment. It’s not an identity or something you need to do forever.
► Try Many Things: You never know what will work in advance.
► There is a lot of randomness in business. It’s important to be at the right place at the right time.
► Err on the side of undercharging. Don’t get greedy in the beginning.
How to Scale From $20k/Month To $175k/Month
“If you’re trying to build a personal brand and monetize it consistently, close all tabs and pay close attention because we’re about to give you the entire playbook to do so.”
Comprehensive article on building a successful online business. Check out the Hooks and Distribution sections in particular.
Lessons From 7 Cohort Course Launches – Steph Taylor
Justin Moore of Creator Wizard shares the history, growth and learning from the 7 iterations of his brand sponsorships course.
Big Ideas:
► Start coaching before creating a course.
► It’s okay if things don’t work out in the beginning. His first launch only had 3 sales, the second had 5.
► Doubling the price, more than doubled sales.
► How to pitch sponsors with the R.O.P.E. method.
Justin Welsh on Audience Building
Justin Welsh shares 3 simple tips that you can execute to grow a bigger and better following in 2023.
► Become a familiar character.
► Don’t be better. Be different.
► Scale the ladder.
How to grow on TikTok – Alex Friedman
“Here are the 5 things I would recommend every person getting started creating content (for personal or startup) to do: