More talk about goals, but with a different angle. Is it possible to set the right goals, but then settle at the last minute for less than you are capable of? Here's more thinking about my marathon endeavor, and how I almost missed the entire experience.

This episode is sponsored by Lulu.com

46% of creators surveyed by The Tilt said that one of their biggest challenges was monetizing their content. I can tell you that one tried and true method is to become a published author. Turning your blog or newsletter content into a printed book with Lulu has never been easier and more profitable. Lulu’s ecommerce plugins allow you to sell directly to your fans from your site, while they handle all of the printing and shipping. You keep all of your customer data and 100% of your profits.

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Your journey as a content creator could (and should) be amazing, but only if the destination is worthy. Now is the perfect to to think (or rethink) about where you are headed as an entrepreneur and whether you need to make a change today.

This episode is sponsored by Lulu.com

46% of creators surveyed by The Tilt said that one of their biggest challenges was monetizing their content. I can tell you that one tried and true method is to become a published author. Turning your blog or newsletter content into a printed book with Lulu has never been easier and more profitable. Lulu’s ecommerce plugins allow you to sell directly to your fans from your site, while they handle all of the printing and shipping. You keep all of your customer data and 100% of your profits.

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So many times we don't do the proper equations when it comes to time versus money. Time is our most valuable asset, but often we do not treat it as such. Here's a fresh reminder and a few examples for you.

This episode is sponsored by Lulu.com

46% of creators surveyed by The Tilt said that one of their biggest challenges was monetizing their content. I can tell you that one tried and true method is to become a published author. Turning your blog or newsletter content into a printed book with Lulu has never been easier and more profitable. Lulu’s ecommerce plugins allow you to sell directly to your fans from your site, while they handle all of the printing and shipping. You keep all of your customer data and 100% of your profits.

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A special episode with Jay Clouse, founder of Creator Science.

Jay unpacks a number of issues, including:

• The power of your content brand
• Exit strategies
• The real meaning of consistency
• Advice on getting started
• Resources to make the content engine go
• Inside YouTube
• Text vs Audio vs Video

Get more of Jay Clouse at Creator Science.

See Jay speak at Creator Economy Expo, May 1 to 3 in Cleveland, Ohio.

This episode is sponsored by Lulu.com

Think about the most respected and trustworthy leaders in your industry. I bet they’ve published a book. Whether you already have content prepared or you’re starting from scratch, getting your expertise into a printed book with Lulu has never been easier and more profitable. Lulu’s ecommerce plugins allow you to sell directly to your fans from your site, while they handle all the printing and shipping. You keep creative control, customer data, and 100% of your profits.

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We talk about three methods: audience and content focus, platform tilting, and recombination as valid ways to break through all the content clutter out there and find an audience that knows, likes and trusts you.

This episode is sponsored by Lulu.com

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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.

This episode is sponsored by Lulu.com

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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. 

This episode is sponsored by Lulu.com

Think about the most respected and trustworthy leaders in your industry. I bet they’ve published a book. Whether you already have content prepared or you’re starting from scratch, getting your expertise into a printed book with Lulu has never been easier and more profitable. Lulu’s ecommerce plugins allow you to sell directly to your fans from your site, while they handle all of the printing and shipping. You keep creative control, customer data, and 100% of your profits.

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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.

1. A Book
2. Speaking
3. Research
4. An Email Focus
5. The Hit List

I go through each one in detail in this episode.

This episode is sponsored by Lulu.com

Think about the most respected and trustworthy leaders in your industry. I bet they’ve published a book. Whether you already have content prepared or you’re starting from scratch, getting your expertise into a printed book with Lulu has never been easier and more profitable. Lulu’s ecommerce plugins allow you to sell directly to your fans from your site, while they handle all of the printing and shipping. You keep creative control, customer data, and 100% of your profits.

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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.

This episode is sponsored by Lulu.com

Think about the most respected and trustworthy leaders in your industry. I bet they’ve published a book. Whether you already have content prepared or you’re starting from scratch, getting your expertise into a printed book with Lulu has never been easier and more profitable. Lulu’s ecommerce plugins allow you to sell directly to your fans from your site, while they handle all of the printing and shipping. You keep creative control, customer data, and 100% of your profits.

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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.

This episode is sponsored by Lulu.com

Think about the most respected and trustworthy leaders in your industry. I bet they’ve published a book. Whether you already have content prepared or you’re starting from scratch, getting your expertise into a printed book with Lulu has never been easier and more profitable. Lulu’s ecommerce plugins allow you to sell directly to your fans from your site, while they handle all of the printing and shipping. You keep creative control, customer data, and 100% of your profits.

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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.

This episode is sponsored by Lulu.com

Think about the most respected and trustworthy leaders in your industry. I bet they’ve published a book. Whether you already have content prepared or you’re starting from scratch, getting your expertise into a printed book with Lulu has never been easier and more profitable. Lulu’s ecommerce plugins allow you to sell directly to your fans from your site, while they handle all of the printing and shipping. You keep creative control, customer data, and 100% of your profits.

Create a free account today at Lulu.com to get started.

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.

This episode is sponsored by Lulu.com

Think about the most respected and trustworthy leaders in your industry. I bet they’ve published a book. Whether you already have content prepared or you’re starting from scratch, getting your expertise into a printed book with Lulu has never been easier and more profitable. Lulu’s ecommerce plugins allow you to sell directly to your fans from your site, while they handle all of the printing and shipping. You keep creative control, customer data, and 100% of your profits.

Create a free account today at Lulu.com to get started.

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.

This episode is sponsored by Lulu.com

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.

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

This episode is sponsored by Lulu.com

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.

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.

This episode is sponsored by Lulu.com

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.

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.

This episode is sponsored by Lulu.com

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.

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.

This episode is sponsored by Lulu.com

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.

I'm taking a calculated play on LinkedIn in 2023. In this episode I go through the reasons why, and what I'm doing, step-by-step, to increase my audience and drive revenue leveraging LinkedIn over the next 12 months.

This episode is sponsored by Lulu.com

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.

The best content creators on the planet have what Maven's Wes Kao calls a "Spiky Point of View."

A spiky point of view can be the one thing that separates you from all the other content clutter out there. According to Wes:

1. A spiky point of view can be debated.
2. A spiky point of view isn’t controversial for the sake of it.
3. A spiky point of view teaches your audience something relevant they don’t already know.
4. A spiky point of view is rooted in evidence, but it doesn’t have to be a proven fact or universal truth.
5. A spiky point of view requires conviction. 

Now is a great time to find you spiky point of view. Done right, this is something you can build your business upon. In other words, if you are going to create something like a Blazing Saddles, you better be willing to beat up the old lady, punch a horse, and annihilate the fourth wall.

This episode is sponsored by Lulu.com

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.

A special "live" episode of the 10k Creator show with Daren and Joe.

In this episode, we run through the first season of 10k Creator and talk content and legal, getting started, major learnings, what to do and what not to do with your content creation business in 2023.

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The 10k Creator is sponsored by three amazing companies.

If you need to publish a book, go to Lulu. Go get your email on at ConvertKit. Video and audio your way to success with Streamyard.

Get direct access to all the 10k Creator Podcast shows at 10kcreatorshow.com.

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Sponsorships and ads may be low-hanging fruit for content creators, but it's definitely not easy.

Here are three tips to get you started, including time expectations, list creation and email deployment practices.

This episode is sponsored by Ecamm.

The Content Inc. model only works if we are consistently helping other people.

But who is your "other people"?

Now is the time to evaluate the specific audience you are trying to help so that you can truly develop a successful content business.

I think you'll love this story about my grandfather that makes the point.

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Joe is back for the final episode of The 10k Creator! In this episode Joe shares his biggest takeaways from the four guest episodes, and Daren gives an update on his business and how it’s grown over the last two months. Specifically they discuss Twitter audience growth, website traffic growth, email subscriber growth, and revenue growth. 

Did the advice and coaching that Daren received this season make any difference in the growth of his business? Check out the episode to find out.

Join Joe & Daren in a LIVE Q&A call on Tuesday, December 13th at 10 PM / 1 ET. You’ll be able to connect with the hosts, ask questions, and get feedback on your own creator journey. Join the event here - https://lu.ma/iogvhgdq

LINKS:

Sparklook Partner Program - https://sparkloop.app/partner-network?rh_partner=08a5431b97

Creator Economy Expo 2023 - https://cex.events/

Daren’s event in January 2023 - https://blog.craftsmancreative.co/10k-challenge-2023/

Mark Masters, You Are The Media - https://www.youarethemedia.co.uk/

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The 10k Creator is sponsored by three amazing companies.

If you need to publish a book, go to Lulu. Go get your email on at ConvertKit. Video and audio your way to success with Streamyard.

Get direct access to all the 10k Creator Podcast shows at 10kcreatorshow.com.

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It seems every social platform is going through significant change...Twitter, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram and more.

Content creators need to treat this moment like media professionals have for the last 20 years: a focus on email. Now more than ever, we need to focus on our owned audiences. Here's what you need to do right now.

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