Creator Advice: What To Listen To And What To Ignore

08/16/23 • 50 min

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Today my guest on the I Want To Know podcast is Kieran Drew. Kieran is an ex-dentist-turned-creator who shares ideas on how to make an impact and income by writing online. You can find him on Twitter, where he's built a huge audience of over 166,000 people, or check out his weekly newsletter, Digital Freedom, for deep dives and creator business advice. Recently he had a six-figure launch with his new product, High Impact Writing, and he's here today to try to work out what to do next as he scales his business.

Here are some of the most valuable moments in our conversation:

00:00 - Introduction
12:12 - 3 Keys To Email Marketing Mastery (Don't Do What This Guy Did!)
15:29 - The Newsletter Subscriber Loyalty Test
42:51 - Buy Books, Not Courses

Show Notes

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Most Paid Newsletters Fail Because They Offer More Instead Of Different: https://joshspector.com/paid-newsletters/

To Connect with Kieran:

Website: https://kierandrew.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ItsKieranDrew

To connect with Josh Spector:

Newsletter: Fortheinterested.com/subscribe

Skill Sessions: Joshspector.com/sessions

Consulting: Joshspector.com/consulting

Twitter: @jspector

Apply to be a guest on the show: Joshspector.com/questions

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Here are some of the most valuable moments in our conversation:

00:00 - Introduction
12:12 - 3 Keys To Email Marketing Mastery (Don't Do What This Guy Did!)
15:29 - The Newsletter Subscriber Loyalty Test
42:51 - Buy Books, Not Courses

Show Notes

👉 Watch this episode on YouTube

Most Paid Newsletters Fail Because They Offer More Instead Of Different: https://joshspector.com/paid-newsletters/

To Connect with Kieran:

Website: https://kierandrew.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ItsKieranDrew

To connect with Josh Spector:

Newsletter: Fortheinterested.com/subscribe

Skill Sessions: Joshspector.com/sessions

Consulting: Joshspector.com/consulting

Twitter: @jspector

Apply to be a guest on the show: Joshspector.com/questions

Intro Music Provided By Uppbeat

Previous Episode

What To Focus On, What To Charge, and How To Prove You're Worth It

Today my guest on the I Want To Know podcast is Luke Simmons. Luke helps faithful pastors be fruitful and fruitful pastors stay faithful by creating resources and coaching experiences through his appropriately named, Faithful and Fruitful newsletter, on Twitter @lukedsimmons, on the Preaching Through podcast, and as a leadership coach. Luke is also a practitioner leading the Redemption Church Gateway in Phoenix, a church he founded in 2009. His favorite job is being a dad to four kids—he has one in high school, middle school, elementary school, and kindergarten, which I'm guessing means he's pretty tired.

Here are some of the most valuable moments in our conversation:

00:00 - Introduction
09:28 - 5 Questions That Reveal What You Should Focus On
22:44 - 4 Ways To Share Social Proof (Without Feeling Arrogant)
32:59 - How Much Should You Charge? These 4 Questions Reveal The Answer

Show Notes

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Kevon Cheung: https://twitter.com/MeetKevon

How To Get Comfortable Promoting Your Creations: https://joshspector.com/get-comfortable-promoting/

The Newsletter Booster Skill Session: https://joshspector.gumroad.com/l/newsletterbooster

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For The Interested Ads: https://fortheinterested.com/ads/

To Connect with Luke:

Website/Faithful & Fruitful Newsletter: https://faithfulandfruitful.com/links/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/lukedsimmons

To connect with Josh Spector:

Newsletter: Fortheinterested.com/subscribe

Skill Sessions: Joshspector.com/sessions

Consulting: Joshspector.com/consulting

Twitter: @jspector

Apply to be a guest on the show: Joshspector.com/questions

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Next Episode

Everything You Need To Know About Selling (That No One Told You Yet)

Today my guest on the I Want To Know podcast is Marcus Manderson. Marcus, also known as @dafingaz, is a music composer and producer who has worked on music for companies including Disney, National Geographic, Smithsonian, MTV, and Fox.

He's a former church musician who works in AV IT by day and as a music composer and producer by night. You can find him on social media, mainly Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn @dafingaz, where he shares his latest music and discusses sync licensing, which is about how to get music into movies and tv, movie trailer music, and networking.

Here are some of the most valuable moments in our conversation:

00:00 - Introduction

15:35 - How To Create A Course In 4 Steps (If You Have An Audience)

20:44 - I Bet You Don't Sell What You Think You Sell

40:18 - 5 Ways To Turn A One-Off Gig Into Repeat Business

Show Notes

👉 Watch this episode on YouTube

The 5/25/150 Networking System: https://fortheinterested.com/the-525150-networking-system/

To Connect with Marcus:

Website: https://dafingaz.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dafingaz/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/dafingaz