Louis Nichols interviews TJ Larkin who is running 4 local newsletters and working on 7 more.

He doesn't do politics or crime. It's positive only news, events, and information on restaurants and businesses. There are many examples of successful local newsletters here.

Highlights:
💥 A local newsletter is a great marketing channel for a local service business that sells to consumers. Realtors and roofers are good examples.
💥 He gets subscribers through Meta ads. He can get subscribers for less than $0.20. 💥 Hosting local events at restaurants and bars can be very lucrative.
💥 Instagram really helps with monetization. You don't want to be newsletter only.

Tom Fishburne, the Marketoonist, is interviewed on Creator Spotlight.

Great story of turning his illustration hobby into a thriving business.

There are a lot of valuable lessons here for creators.

Neil Patel shares 7 business ideas that leverage AI. Several of these are creator focused.

Here are the ideas.

💥 Chatbot Setup, Training, and Upsell Optimization
💥 Hybrid Writing Service: Combine AI for efficiency with human input for substance.
💥 AI Assistant Setup and Oversight Services: "AI plus human in the loop" support.
💥 AI Design Strategist: The key is to become a strategist who can create detailed, iterative, and strategically guided prompts for AI.
💥 AI SEO Service (AI-Powered Outreach and Link Building): This service utilizes AI for personalized outreach to secure backlinks.
💥 AI-Powered Content Creation Agency with Trend Research
💥 AI Agent Creation Plus Ongoing Review

In this interview, Neil Patel shares 7 social media trends that level the playing field for new creators.

Why this matters:
Production value doesn't matter as much as how new your ideas are.

"If a new creator publishes "amazing" or "viral" content that fills a gap or discusses a new topic, platforms will show it to a small test group. If this group engages (likes, comments, shares), the content will be shown to increasingly wider audiences, regardless of the creator's follower count."

Matt McGarry explains why the traditional ad sponsored newsletter is dead and what comes next. Email is still the best way to sell things, but newsletters creators need to adapt.