In 15 months, The Cultural Tutor grew to 1.5 million followers on Twitter. He started the account as a way to attract students to tutor.
After, struggling to monetize, David Perell became his patron so the anonymous writer could focus on writing full-time.
Big Ideas:
► Writing online can be a massive opportunity engine.
► You don’t have to have your business model figured out in advance. Good writing in itself can be enough.
This is a great way to generate many content ideas in seconds!
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Joshua Lisec is one of the best ghostwriters in the world. He’s ghostwritten 80+ books for CEOs, celebrities, and entrepreneurs. Here are 12 key lessons from his book “So Good They Call You A Fake”
Big Ideas:
► “If you want to be successful in business, and if you want to accelerate your authority, you need a book.”
► “Your book is the absolute best salesperson for your brand, working while you sleep to find, vet, and seal the deal on opportunities you didn’t even know about until they were all yours.”
► “You will never be criticized by someone who is doing more than you. You will only be criticized by someone doing less.”
Jim Huffman shares what is required to self-publish and promote a book and audiobook.
Good advice for authors.
How have authors self-published on Amazon and catapulted their book to the #1 spot? And, how did they become a bestseller without a publisher or a big budget?
Nick Gray has just passed 12,000 sales of his book on hosting parties to build relationships.
This article by Niall Ratcliffe talks about some of the unconventional ways that Nick promoted the book.
Big Idea:
Nick has invested heavily in building relationships, connecting with big influencers, and using paid ads to get subscribers.
Great case study on going all in on becoming a creator.
Check out Nick Gray. He is worth a follow.
“Billy Oppenheimer, Ryan Holiday’s research and writing assistant explains why physical notecards are the best way to capture and organize your creative ideas.”
Big Idea:
Ryan Holiday famously uses Robert Greene’s notecard system to write books.
via @fortheinterested
Chris Do interviews Dakota Robertson on his ghostwriting business. He has charged $25k to get clients 50,000 followers in 2 months. He now charges $7k per month.
Big Idea:
Paying for retweets is a faster way to growth.
via @fiveminutemonday
Pat Flynn of SmartPassiveIncome interviews Dr. Benjamin Hardy, the bestselling author of Willpower Doesn’t Work. From 2015 to 2018, Dr. Hardy was the top writer on Medium.com and grew his email list to almost 400,000 subscribers in three years without paid ads. He was getting 20k to 30k subscribers from the simple call to action on his Medium articles, but unfortunately Medium doesn’t allow that any longer. He talks about the importance of learning how to write headlines that are likely to go viral and goes into his writing process that have made him such a prolific writer. Hardy’s newest book is Personality Isn’t Permanent. If you’re “seeking growth, seeking change, seeking new experiences, being intentional,” you can change your personality.
Open with short paragraphs and short sentences. Crack open the Wall Street Journal and read the top three stories. I bet they all start with one or two sentences. The goal of your first sentence: get the reader to read your second sentence.
