⚡ 💡 24 Concepts to Grow Your Audience and Business - IdeaEconomy 💡⚡

"The advice I most often share with creators to help them grow their audience and business."

"A motherload of growth inspiration by guest author Ali Abouelatta, creator of the First 1000 newsletter"

"The idea is simple. Create a Google Sheet listing 100 people who you'd like to be connected with — both low-hanging fruit and longshots. At the top, explain what the sheet is for, who you are, and the best way to connect. Here's Joe's list as an example. Then, link to the sheet from your signature in Gmail or Google Workspace."

Nicholas Cole, the co-founder of Ship30for30 shares the template he uses to write new articles. Structuring your thoughts into a clear format makes it much easier to write a coherent article.

Further Reading: 5 Proven Writing Templates from Nicholas Cole

via @growthcurrency

"At first, the newsletter started with 78 subscribers, just friends and family of Huelskamp and his co-founder. Today, 1440 Media has over 750,000 subscribers with an open rate above 50 percent.

How did they do it? Here, Huelskamp shares his advice for entrepreneurs starting their own newsletter businesses, and the strategies the 1440 team used to build the company."

"But it must be said that greatness is impossible without taking the risk, without leaping into uncertainty, without overcoming fear. Name one good thing that did not require at least a few hard seconds of bravery. If we wish to be great, if we wish to realize our potential, we must learn how to conquer fear, or at least rise above it in the moments that matter. So here, adapted from my just-released book Courage is Calling: Fortune Favors The Brave, are 15 ways to do just that…and to hopefully get a little closer to reaching your potential."

Cool Idea: This is a visual newsletter where the content is presented as an infographic.

"You see an incredible startup. You want to invest. But they say you need to buy their "coin". What does that even mean?"

"A collection of "One Pagers" created by Jeremy Connell-Waite to help leaders to communicate better. Using a system used at NASA to help astronauts learn things faster."

This is a massive file with many comprehensive "one page" explanations of ideas like: storytelling, Anthony Bourdain, Patagonia, Jerry Seinfeld, Eastern story narratives, and many more. There is so much content here!

The format of this is very hard to read, so download the PDF.

via @brainpint

"The use cases and utility for NFTs go so far beyond just getting a cartoon image to use as a profile picture.

What really matters is everything going on beneath the surface in these super-exclusive communities that provide real benefits to their members.

Because that’s really what someone is buying when they purchase such an NFT: yes, they’re getting a unique jpeg that can signal social capital and even convey valuable IP rights; but more importantly they are getting entry and access into an online space that can provide networking, camaraderie, purpose, opportunity, fun, giveaways, and even collective revenue streams."

Further Reading: The Future of Work

One of my favorite newsletters is Growth Currency by Dylan Redekop. Every week Dylan shares tips, tools, and resources to help you grow as a creator. If you like IdeaEconomy, you'll definitely like Growth Currency. Dylan has become a friend of mine and is definitely worth following on Twitter.

Here is a selection of the best links I've found this week to level up your creator skills.

How to Think Like an SEO Expert - digitalmarketer

A Realistic Approach to SEO For Busy People - neilpatel

Seven principles of effective marketing communication - marketingweek via @storythings

8 Proven Strategies to Pre-Sell your SaaS Idea - failory

Turning Your Knowledge into Information Products – Case Study - superfastbusiness

The Definitive Guide to Content Marketing for Startups (Expert Roundup) - semrush