Creator Science

#97: Dickie Bush Returns! – Jumping ship from full-time job to full-time creator

Apr 5, 2022

In this conversation, Dickie Bush, creator of Ship 30 for 30, shares insights from his remarkable journey of transitioning from full-time employment to a thriving career as a creator. He discusses the transformative growth of his writing course and reveals an underrated technique that has fueled his success. Dickie also introduces his new platform, TypeShare, designed to help digital writers. With a focus on building relationships and leveraging social media, he emphasizes the importance of authentic communication and overcoming self-doubt in the creative process.

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Quick takeaways

Ship 30's focus on refining course experience with clear goals and gamified learning process.

Building authentic relationships on Twitter by helping others and fostering collaborations leads to meaningful growth.

Integrating automation tools like Circle for student tracking and Type Share for centralized publishing enhances learning outcomes.

Deep dives

Evolution of the Ship 30 Course Experience

Over the past year, Ship 30 has focused on refining its course experience. They have clarified their goals, reverse-engineered successful outcomes, and gamified the learning process. By identifying key checkpoints like watching live sessions, writing consistently, making friends, and staying engaged, Ship 30 ensures that participants achieve their writing goals and build a strong community.

Capture Ideas to Cultivate Creativity

02:05

Priorities making friends with people in your niche to grow

01:24

How to Succeed in a Membership Program

01:10

Navigating Social Media Platforms and Building a Focused Audience

03:33

Intro

2min

The Journey of Online Writing and Audience Growth

2min

Navigating the Shift from Employment to Entrepreneurship

2min

Navigating Self-Doubt and Growth

4min

Navigating Creative Communication

16min

Enhancing the Ship 30 Experience

15min

Embracing Creative Freedom

10min

Growth Through Relationships and Strategic Engagement

2min

Dickie Bush is the creator of Ship 30 for 30, a cohort-based course and community of people developing a writing habit in 30 days.

He is passionate about providing writers and creators with the tools, resources, processes, and mindsets required to find points of leverage and achieve exponential growth—both personally and professionally.

Since our first interview, Dickie has grown his Twitter following from 10,000 to more than 175,000 at the time of publishing. He's also now served 4,000 students through Ship 30 for 30.

In this episode, we talk about Dickie’s wild year of growth, the evolution of the Ship 30 for 30 student experience, Dickie’s underrated growth technique, and why adding his new software product Typeshare is adding to their business Flywheel.

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