It's estimated that there are more than 50 billion indexed web pages on the internet today, making it more complex than ever to get your voice heard, despite all the technologies that are supposed to make it easy (we're looking at you, Twitter Blue). The solution?
Read moreSelling out has never been cool (unless you're the cast of Breaking Bad). But you still gotta make a living, right? So, how do you sell yourself without selling your soul? By putting value in your values. 🙏 💬 In this week's issue: * Sponsorships. Find out how to
Read moreWelcome back to your weekly roundup of the latest ideas from across the Creator Cinematic Universe (cc Marvel). We're feeling positively giddy to share this week's curated stories with you, because they share a common theme that we're all about: naps! Just kidding, the
Read moreFor most of us, focus is synonymous with attention. It's light, like something we can toss around at a moment's notice. But this definition is incomplete. If you look up the origin of focus, you'll find that the word came from the center of
Read moreBruce Lee famously said, "I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times." Consistency, repetition, commitment. Starry-eyed success is often the product of mind-numbing routines. Doing the work, day in and day
Read moreChange is only scary if you're unwilling to change with it. With this in mind, let's dive into one of the fastest-growing segments of the internet economy, try to understand how it works, and peel back why this might be exactly what our creator careers need.
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A universal truth for every business, whether online, offline, subscription, or one-time purchase, is that they are dependent on marketing channels for growth. Marketing channels come in lots of different forms: Social media, SEO, network/referrals, word of mouth, advertising, or any other method where people who haven't
Read moreThat headline may be a stretch, but it gets at the deceptively simple answer we all avoid: we must take action. Start that newsletter. Ask for an interview. Upgrade your equipment. Publish consistently. Tell your friends about your project. Commit. Do one thing, every single day, that moves you closer
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Read moreDuring your creator journey, you will have numerous opportunities to take an easier path. To call it quits, throw in the towel, and let your dreams shrink back into your head. But make no mistake, whether you keep going or not is a choice. A decision you have full control
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How to get the best work out of every person you hire.
Read moreMore often than not, purpose is something forged, not found. You don't stumble upon your thing by thinking through every possibility. Instead, you try, fail, experiment, and pull yourself into the lightbulb moments origin stories are made of. Your thing is out there. It just needs you to
Read moreIt's easy to overcomplicate what's required to succeed online. The cacophony of "business experts" will try to convince you of a million different actions to take...simultaneously. But remember, complexity is a distraction. It takes massive amounts of discipline to say no to good
Read moreThere's a quote by the famous author Stephen Covey that says, "If the ladder is not leaning against the right wall, every step we take just gets us to the wrong place faster." It's easy to fall so deep into the constant grind of
Read moreThe short answer: slowly. As you build your content business, pay attention to what works. Then when you spot opportunities, use money as a way to increase their success. Premium themes, freelance assistants, and paid promotions all have their role to play in growing your business. But none of them
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