“Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.”
– Marilyn Monroe
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“I’ve been able to build a one-person business that allows me to:
► Research the things I love
► Write about them in a creative way
► Have full control over how much I work
► Have full control over where I can live
► Build products and services that would have helped me (so they can help you)”
Big Idea: Good insights into what it takes to build a successful online business. This is a post worth reflecting on.
“In this episode of The 10k Creator, Joe & Daren discuss the power of projects, how they can give your growth a boost, give you easier access to collaborators, sponsors, and audience, and how often to create projects in your own business.”
Big Idea: “Almost all of that growth comes from search, and people going to Google and typing in ‘how do I write a proposal’ still leads to dozens of new subscribers a day.”
Comedian Hasan Minhaj is interviewed on the Colin and Samir Show.
Big Ideas:
► Hasan talks about how important it was to completely create and publish his early work himself. You don’t need the gatekeepers. Create and publish yourself.
► It took 12 years to get his first break on The Daily Show. He spent more than a decade focused on improving his craft.
► Don’t focus on the algorithm, focus on the art. The algorithm feeds the extreme cases.
“Ethan Brooks sat down with podcaster and newsletter writer, Danny Miranda to talk about storytelling, the business of content, the art of interviewing, and how to grow a podcast.”
Big Idea: Danny Miranda is rapidly growing his podcast and has interviewed many big-name creators. He is succeeding because It’s clear that he loves the process.
Big Idea: If you are consistently creating in public, you are winning. You’ll gain new skills, connect with interesting people and opportunities will come your way.
