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8 creators reveal their #1 growth hack – Simon Owens
“Most content entrepreneurs can look back at the history of their businesses and identify strategic decisions that had an outsized impact. In my podcast interviews with hundreds of media operators, they often described key turning points that propelled them to the next level.”
Jack Butcher: How to Build a $1m Business in 18 Months
The formula for freedom goes something like this:
→ Build marketable skills
→ Earn more than you spend
→ Don’t depend on a single source of income
→ Stop trading time for money
→ Align your work with your curiosity
→ Work when and where you want
→ Develop a network of trusted relationships
How to write great YouTube titles
“Jake Thomas is the writer of Creator Hooks. Creator Hooks is a newsletter dedicated to helping you write better YouTube titles by studying human psychology.
I read this newsletter every week, and what I love about Jake’s approach is that he’s very data-driven.
In this episode, you’ll learn how to research your own titles, how you can leverage human psychology to get views, some successful frameworks for titles, and why curiosity is the most impactful emotion to tap into.”
Million-dollar authors share their secrets to growing content brands with ebooks
“For an industry that inspires the latest viral and innovative social media content, the idea of content creators using an ebook strategy to gain followers might feel – well – a little bit stodgy.
But here’s the thing about ebooks – when done right, they work. They:
Formatting techniques for a better newsletter – Dickie Bush & Nicolas Cole
“Dickie Bush & Nicolas Cole gives you five simple tips for formatting a newsletter that your readers will look forward to reading every week.
Tip #1: Start with a clear subject line.
Tip #2: Give your readers a reason to trust you (even more).
Tip #3: Outline your main points (before you start).
Tip #4: Anytime you are listing things, use bullets.
Tip #5: Ditch the conclusion (if you want to).”
How to grow from 0 to 3000 followers on Twitter – KP
“Here are 8 effective methods to build a 3,000 audience on Twitter:
“You want to sell ads in your newsletter. But you have no idea how to price them.”
The Rise of the Creator Economy – Richard Florida
Author Richard Florida, published this comprehensive report on the state of the creator economy.
Newsletter Economics in 2022 – Byrne Hobart
Byrne Hobart of The Diff newsletter shares his thoughts on the opportunities with newsletters.
“Since the cost of newsletters is lower than it used to be, and it’s much easier to build one to the point that it’s sustainable for a solo operator, we should expect the world to have many more vertical-focused investment banks, funds, and marketplaces in the near future. Current newsletter economics mean that it’s possible for these companies, early in their lives, to essentially have negative-cost marketing for whatever they end up launching, and as we’ve seen with consumer Internet in general, lowering the cost to start new companies wildly increases the diversity of those companies.”
The Massive Podcast Opportunity
David Senra of the Founders podcast explains why “well-done business podcasts are one of the best business-to-business (B2B) marketing innovations out there.”
Related Idea: Another similar idea in the personal development space is Brian Johnson’s Heroic, formerly Optimize.me.
Brian built a huge audience by doing summaries of popular self-improvement books that he called Philosopher’s Notes. They have since transitioned into a huge coaching and certification company.
There is an opportunity to do this idea for business books.
How To Grow A Podcast FAST In 2023 – Eric Siu & Neil Patel
“Neil and Eric talk about how to grow a podcast fast in 2023. Podcasts have grown exponentially over the past several years and show no signs of slowing down. Tune in to learn how you can grow your podcast over a short period of time and become more competitive in 2023!”
How to use TikTok to grow your email list – Eva Gutierrez
“Creators know a long-term career can’t come from rented platforms, for example, TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and Facebook. These are all platforms you don’t own, which means you lose control over the percentage of your audience that sees your content. Growing to 100,000 followers stings when only 5% of your audience saw your latest Reel.”