
🔮 First 1,000 downloads, Grey hat tactics and Dopamine hits
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We've just done 10x our target of month one. It's been a lot bigger than we thought it would. So now we have to carry on. I'm struggling to know what should be the target for months to. The marketing is about value. This is a very complicated world. And we're not going to get a chance to get people to remember much about us. No company. Here we go.
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Yeah, it's very obvious. Like we're just headed back to cable companies and it it is i think important to note that none of the existing cable companies built any of this stuff that is just recapitulating the bundles they were always worried about losing yeah no i think i think it's exactly right and it's it's a shame because i think as
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a as a like fan and viewer and this is true of the whole streaming industry right now, it's like it's all going to get worse before it gets better. Yeah. It just is where it is. There's too much money and too much stuff, and none of it makes any sense anymore. And that's why I think you should subscribe to Alex Granz's Plex server. Just put it out there. All the good stuff. True cable bundle. All right. Well, we will come back, I'm sure, during football season and be sad about why we can't watch any of the games uh but thank you both we need to take a break and then we're going to come back and talk to alex winter the director of the new documentary the youtube effect see you in a sec
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In this episode, the hosts celebrate reaching a milestone of 1,000 podcast downloads. They ponder what their next target should be. They also mention their plans to bring on more guests and thank their listeners for their recommendations. Overall, it's a reflective and optimistic episode as they continue to grow their podcast.
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Timestamps for you lazy people 👇
0:00 Intro.
3:29 Podcast SEO success.
6:11 Launching a newsletter.
9:26 Grey hat marketing.
13:34 Emailing as a growth tactic.
19:02 LinkedIn viral content strategy.
23:37 LinkedIn's evolving content landscape.
26:06 The impact of dopamine hits.
32:45 Dopamine hits from technology.
35:08 More free Ads library development announced.
39:36 The value of ad libraries.
45:03 Building a brand with zero budget.
48:08 Seeking the dopamine hit.
52:10 Reaching a thousand downloads.
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