Fight as we may, sometimes you fail. It just happens and often we don't have all the answers to why. But could your failure be an opportunity? Perhaps.
Here's two ways to look at your content creation failure that, hopefully, will make you joyous instead of deflated.
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Three different thoughts and ideas this episode. The first considers why starting a holiday could be an amazing opportunity for your business. The second talks about the most important skill for content entrepreneurs - patience. The third is a pro-tip before you go into that next meeting.
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Sometimes we forget why we do the things we do as content creators and content entrepreneurs.
In this episode, Joe takes a page from the movie "Vision Quest" as a peptalk for those content creators who need to hear this the most.
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Over my 15+ years as a content entrepreneur, there have been five critical strategies I've employed that have made my journey a success. They include.
I go through each one in detail in this episode.
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I'm not a fan of focusing on your passion as the core of a content business. Most times, it simply doesn't work. But...sometimes it does.
In this episode, we break down Jay Baer's new tequila content business and how he succeeded around his passion.
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It took over 12 years for Hadestown, the musical, to go from initial production to a Broadway musical, where it ultimately won the Tony awards for best musical of the year in 2019.
This is a lesson that content entrepreneurs need to hear.
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For Lizzo's new album, she created 170 songs, but only published 12. In this episode, we talk about how Lizzo is making the correct editorial decisions, and so should you.
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So many content creators develop and promote regular sponsorships...with minimal to no luck. Today I talk about another angle on the limited-inventory sponsorship model and why it may be the answer for you.
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Today I break down how I use two AI tools from OpenAI - ChatGPT and DALLE-2.
How are you using these tools? I'd love to know. Please leave me a comment at ContentInc.io.
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This week we dive into a special preview of Epic Content Marketing...breaking down all the elements of a content channel plan and how it comes together, including:
• The channel
• The persona
• The content goal
• The primary content type
• The structure
• The tone
• Channel integration
• The desired action
• The editorial plan
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Writing a book is one of the best things you can do for your brand. It’s never been a better time for creators to publish. Lulu has been empowering creators to publish and prosper for the last 20 years. Their ecommerce plugins make it easy for you to publish your book and sell it directly to your fans from your own site, while they handle all of the printing and shipping on the back end. You keep 100% creative control, 100% of your customer data, and 100% of your profits. Using Lulu is free and Lulu only charges for the printing and shipping of your books. Create a free account today at Lulu.com to get started.
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Content creators tend to complicate the model. But generally, a successful business model for a content creator is pretty simple.
For audience building, we simplify...generally one controlled channel (email) and two social channels.
For revenue, we diversify and develop as many money initiatives as possible.
Done and done.
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Writing a book is one of the best things you can do for your brand. It’s never been a better time for creators to publish. Lulu has been empowering creators to publish and prosper for the last 20 years. Their ecommerce plugins make it easy for you to publish your book and sell it directly to your fans from your own site, while they handle all of the printing and shipping on the back end. You keep 100% creative control, 100% of your customer data, and 100% of your profits. Using Lulu is free and Lulu only charges for the printing and shipping of your books. Create a free account today at Lulu.com to get started.
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Here's the full story behind why we created $TILT coin, and how its demise was due to building on rented land.
If you are interested in building on Web3, this is a great case study in what NOT to do with your Web3 token project.
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Writing a book is one of the best things you can do for your brand. It’s never been a better time for creators to publish. Lulu has been empowering creators to publish and prosper for the last 20 years. Their ecommerce plugins make it easy for you to publish your book and sell it directly to your fans from your own site, while they handle all of the printing and shipping on the back end. You keep 100% creative control, 100% of your customer data, and 100% of your profits. Using Lulu is free and Lulu only charges for the printing and shipping of your books. Create a free account today at Lulu.com to get started.
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Now is the absolute best time to lean into YOU.
That's right. All your quirks. All your weirdness. The way you talk. The way you write.
You need to take these things and embrace them to become the content entrepreneur you truly know you can be.
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Writing a book is one of the best things you can do for your brand. It’s never been a better time for creators to publish. Lulu has been empowering creators to publish and prosper for the last 20 years. Their ecommerce plugins make it easy for you to publish your book and sell it directly to your fans from your own site, while they handle all of the printing and shipping on the back end. You keep 100% creative control, 100% of your customer data, and 100% of your profits. Using Lulu is free and Lulu only charges for the printing and shipping of your books. Create a free account today at Lulu.com to get started.
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