Daren Smith of CraftsmanCreative shares how he got started as a creator, how he makes money, and what works to grow his audience.

Nat Eliason shares a comprensive guide on how to use TikTok. "Six weeks later, I’ve gone from 400 to 55,900 followers. My videos have been viewed 7 million times. And I have seen a clear and significant impact in the off-TikTok action I was trying to drive: book sales. "

Chennell Basilo does a deep dive into Dickie Bush of Ship30for30, a multimillion-dollar cohort-based writing course that he runs with Nicolas Cole.

It's interesting to see that after 9 months of publishing his newsletter, Dickie only had 300 subscribers. He then embraced Twitter and his growth skyrocketed.

In just a few months, Houck has been able to build a newsletter audience of over 18,000 subscribers, with an enviable open rate that hovers around 60%. "It's growing pretty fast for only a couple of months. The early signals are good, and I'm now doubling down on it."

Tim Stoddart and Ethan Brooks have an interesting debate on the pros and cons of investing your time on social media platforms.

Big Idea: Is your time better spent on sales? 

Shawn Hill of thegrillingdad.com is interviewed on NichePursuits. In 25 months, he had his first $25,000 month from several hundred thousand page views a month.

Another great example of the creator opportunities with niche websites.

Ryan Holiday explains why he stopped advertising and invested that money into building stuff. "But it struck me just how empty it all was. I was putting all this time and energy and money into something, which were I ever to stop, would leave barely a trace behind!"

Big Idea: Create content and projects instead of paying for advertising.

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