The HeyCreator Show

On this week’s episode, Tim Stoddart (@timstodz) and Ethan Brooks (@damn_ethan) talk to the “Oprah for millennials,” Khe Hy about the skill of saying no, and how to build a high-performance remote startup team while surfing every day and raising a family. Khe is the founder of Rad Reads, a media business that started as a newsletter and has branched out into courses and consulting. His flagship product, Supercharge Your Productivity, helps students escape low-pay tasks, and teaches the skills of value-driven, high-leverage, “$10k Work.” His team also offers B2B consulting, teaching companies the systems and tools needed to run effective remote teams. You can find him on Twitter @khemaridh Cool Stuff Mentioned In The Show: Why I’m Giving Up On Solopreneurship For more great insights, check out… Copyblogger Academy where you’ll learn the 3 skills you need to become an effective content entrepreneur in today’s world. Trends where you’ll find cutting-edge research on emerging business trends, plus hands-on advice on how to capitalize on them.

Last week, we talked about growing your audience without paid advertising. However, we also talked about the value of having a budget and using that budget to grow. In this week's episode Tim (@timstodz) and Ethan (@damn_ethan) give some of their favorite examples of successful paid media and Ethan breaks down the frameworks of how it all works.  Don't forget to leave us a rating and subscribe to the show.

On this week's episode, @timstodz and @damn_ethan talk about an interesting Twitter thread that was written and published by Alex Garcia. Both Tim and Ethan had some really interesting insights to this thread, and they added as much value as possible to teach you ow to build an email list and grow your audience without breaking the bank.

The podcast explores strategies and tactics for generating new business and signing clients, including scripts and sales strategies. They discuss the challenges of communication in a digital workspace, finding a niche in freelancing, rehashing content, using MailChimp for email marketing, the power of thoughts and beliefs, taking action for business growth, and building momentum.

 

In this week's episode, @timstodz and @damn_ethan deep dive into creator coins. What are they? How can they help creators monetize businesses? And what are the risks involved? It's tough to say where creator coins will end up. It's likely we will see creator coins (and other web3 innovations) become a more intrical part of the creator economy. But what are the downsides?  We go in depth and cover all the angles in this week's podcast. Enjoy. :)

 

In today’s episode, we speak with the founder of Creative Elements, Jay Clouse. Jay is a writer, a podcaster. and a community manager. Jay’s podcast, Creative Elements, explores how remarkable creators found creative independence. Through narrative interviews, Jay dives into the nitty-gritty of how the world's best creators make a living from their art and creativity. In this episode, we talk about how Jay works with entrepreneurs and how he uses creativity as a secret weapon that gives them a distinct advantage. We also go back and forth in a brainstorming session to try and find a title for one of my products, which was a fun exercise. Lastly, we talk about Jay’s framework for managing a successful membership site. Jay is the manager of the Smart Passive Income membership, and his advice to me was so helpful that I immediately took advantage and applied it to our own membership site, Copyblogger Pro. I loved this chat and I know you will too. Please help me welcome Jay Clouse.

In this week’s episode, I speak with  @Thomas Bevan. Thomas is a writer and a crypto enthusiast. He writes a weekly column on  The Commonplace. So much of the crypto world is built around hype, FOMO, and excitement. Yet, much is unknown about how crypto will impact our world and our digital economies. Thomas writes a weekly article speculating what he thinks may happen, and how these changes are going to affect those of us who live in the creator economy. Thomas makes a great comparison of this decade to the  “roaring  twenties.” There are many similarities. In the roaring twenties  (by that I mean the 1920’s) the United States was on the back end of the Spanish flu pandemic and was on the tail end of World War I. As a partial result, we found ourselves in a rebellious new decade where art, finances, and capital was permeating the entire society. In our conversation, Thomas and I speak about the similarities, and how crypto could lead to a similar decade, which he calls  “The  Soaring Twenties.” History doesn’t repeat itself, but it does rhyme. Please enjoy this wide-ranging conversation with Thomas Bevan.

Pat Walls, founder of Starter Story, discusses the success of his brand through good SEO and user-generated content. He shares his mistakes, experiments, and lessons learned. He also talks about building a team and revenue models. The podcast explores the importance of qualified traffic, transitioning to a media company, focusing on meaningful work, generating diverse revenue streams, and building a scalable company.