For The Interested - FTI #379: Would you? (Probably not.)
Four years into publishing videos on YouTube, MrBeast only had 76 subscribers.
Would you have kept going?
Most people wouldn't.
And that's why most people aren't MrBeast.
Now, on to this week's ideas...
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The Starting Five
1. How To Do A Month's Worth Of Work In A Day
I'm way too excited to do this next month.
2. This 48-Second Tip Will Improve Your YouTube Thumbnail Designs Forever
Actually, it will improve everything you design - not just YouTube thumbnails.
3. How To Gain 5,000 LinkedIn Followers In 100 Days
Including when NOT to post, what stories to share, and how to leverage connection requests.
Speaking of connection requests... I'd love to connect with you here.
4. How To Make A Killer YouTube Intro
There are so many simple little tips in this video that can make a HUGE difference in how many people see your videos and how long they stick with them.
5. How To Use More Free Content To Sell More Paid Subscriptions
This is focused on newsletters, but the lessons are applicable to any paid info product.
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My Final Words Of The Week
In case you missed my announcement last week, I recently launched an affiliate program for my Skill Sessions.
All you have to do is sign up here and you'll get 50% of any sale you help generate for one of my Sessions.
They typically sell for $50 each, so basically you'll get $25 a sale.
Have an interesting week!
Josh
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FTI #378: An unusual tip
Sunday, September 17, 2023
Here's an unexpected tip to help you get better at writing sales copy: Go watch something you usually don't watch. (I assume.) Now, on to this week's ideas... *** The Starting Five 1.
FTI #377: It shouldn't need to be said, but...
Sunday, September 10, 2023
This should be obvious. But apparently it's not. Now, on to this week's ideas... *** The Starting Five 1. My One-Minute Rewrite Of A Newsletter Signup Page Headline How to go from
FTI #376: I'm missing so much
Sunday, September 3, 2023
I see so many opportunities I'm missing. But I have to be OK with that. Now, on to this week's ideas... *** The Starting Five 1. The "One-Word Trick" To Write An Insanely
FTI #375: The cure for overwhelm
Sunday, August 27, 2023
Feeling overwhelmed? Remember this sentence. Now, on to this week's ideas... *** The Starting Five 1. 5 Ways To Turn A One-Time Buyer Into Repeat Business Without pestering or annoying them
FTI #374: Do you feel it too?
Sunday, August 20, 2023
I sense growing frustration among creative entrepreneurs. Many feel they're doing what they're "supposed" to do, but it's not working. It's understandable. But it's
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