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BONUS: How To Build an Audience From Scratch, Understanding Discovery and Relationship Platforms, Email vs Newsletters, Vertical Integration for Creators, and more

Oct 31, 2023

54:57

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In this episode, the speaker discusses topics like building an audience from scratch, understanding discovery and relationship platforms, email versus newsletters, how to build a paid community, and vertical integration for creators. They also explore monetizing an audience through paid communities and highlight successful cohort-based and hybrid courses. The chapter also covers content consumption, exploring business models, and the challenges creators face.

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Quick takeaways

Building an audience from scratch and understanding discovery in relationship platforms.

The benefits of vertical integration for creators, such as increased control and higher profit margins.

Transitioning to long-form work and building a brand based on timeless and valuable insights.

Deep dives

Jay's experience with COVID and sharing the podcast episode

The speaker, Jay, shares some personal news about testing positive for COVID and being on bed rest. He mentions being featured on a podcast called the newsletter operator and expresses excitement about sharing the episode. The podcast episode is described as unique and densely packed with topics such as building an audience, understanding discovery and relationship platforms, email versus newsletters, building a paid community, vertical integration, and more.

Choosing a Time-Bound Product for Testing Waters

03:51

Annual Recurring Revenue and Membership Value in a Community

01:23

Choosing a Subject for Starting a Podcast

01:55

Business models and the future of creators

00:46

Introduction

2min

The Role of the Host and Revenue Streams

12min

Newsletters and Email Marketing

6min

Monetizing an Audience: Starting a Paid Community

14min

Examples of cohort-based and hybrid courses and challenges of monetization

4min

Content Consumption and Genuine Success

8min

Exploring Business Models, Vertical Integration, and Long-Term Goals of Creators

5min

EPISODE DESCRIPTION

For this week's episode, I was recently on the Newsletter Operator podcast hosted by Matt McGarry and Ryan Carr. Matt was actually a guest on this podcast back in episode 145.

This is one of the most unique and densely packed interviews that I've personally given, so they've graciously allowed me to share that episode with you here today.

We talk about how to build an audience from scratch, understanding discovery in relationship platforms, email versus newsletters, how to build a paid community, vertical integration for creators, and a whole lot more.

Newsletter Operator Episode

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