For The Interested - FTI #315: More power to you.
I've shared a lot of advice to help creative entrepreneurs monetize their expertise.
This may be the most powerful of it.
Now, on to this week's ideas...
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The Starting Five
1. 10 Suggestions I Gave A Client To Better Monetize His Newsletter
He was kind enough to let me share them with you so you can also learn how to optimize your sales page, increase your revenue, and grow your audience.
Btw, if you'd like some one-on-one help, here's how I work with clients.
2. How To Write Like The Beatles
The underlying approach they took to their creations can be applied to anything you create - not just music.
3. How To Build Relationships With Successful Creators On Social Media
Specific examples of how to approach creators you'd like to have a relationship with, provide value to them, and leverage those relationships to help each other for years to come.
4. How The Idea Economy Newsletter Got Its First 2,000 Newsletter Subscribers
A step-by-step overview of how John Bardos uses original articles, newsletter ads, cross promotions, and more to grow his audience.
Btw, if you want to run ads to grow your newsletter here's a great place to start.
5. How Dickie Bush Went From 2K To 200K Twitter Followers In 18 Months
He owes a lot of it to the three-part thread writing process outlined here.
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My Most Popular Social Posts Of The Week
Twitter: 10 things you can do in one minute to boost your sales.
LinkedIn: Looks like I'm not the only one annoyed by podcasts that do this.
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My Final Words Of The Week
"The algorithm is the new industry."
This is written about the comedy business, but I bet you'll find it applies to what you do too.
Have an interesting week!
Josh
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