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Make it till midnight: A conversation with Tim Stoddart
➡️ Get my FREE email course, Substack Launchpad, when you subscribe - you’ll get one email a day for 7 days to help build your confidence, consistency, and traction on Substack. Tim Stoddart wakes up at 4:30 AM for a team meeting. Then he writes his newsletter. Then he takes his kids to school, cooks a nutritious breakfast, and gets back to work on his agency, Quantum Leads. In the afternoon, he walks around the lake near his Denver home. Twice a week, without fail, he trains Muay Thai.
Analyzing The 8 Best Content Marketing Courses
On the surface, most content marketing courses look the same. They all offer video courses on roughly the same topics and provide some action items. However, the content marketing courses that are most effective at helping you accelerate your career and generate the most revenue come down to a few differences, like the instructor’s experience, feedback opportunities, and the recency of the advice (e.g., does it account for the ever-changing content marketing landscape and AI?).
How to Become a Better Copywriter: Advice I Wish I Had
I’ve made over seven figures online, and it all started with copywriting. Specifically, I founded and sold a digital marketing agency and am currently a partner in Copyblogger, a seven figure course and community. And copywriting has been my secret to customer acquisition. Nearly all of my revenue has come from written marketing channels like blog posts, social media, and email newsletters.
How to Get Coaching Clients Consistently (Simple Process)
Even if you’re the very best coach in the world, you won’t get clients if potential clients who want your solution: Don’t know you exist Don’t realize (or believe) that you can deliver value to them Don’t know how to contact you These are the reasons potential clients aren’t reaching out to you right now. The good news is that if you can solve each of those problems, you’ll get coaching clients. In this post, we’ll demystify the process of acquiring coaching clients.
50 LinkedIn Post Templates Based on Influencer’s Top Performing Posts
Most LinkedIn post templates offer frameworks, like: What’s a failure story and what did you learn? What’s your blueprint for (specific process)? What are your top three tips for (specific pain point)? These frameworks are still effective, but I still find them limiting for a few reasons: They aren’t the only frameworks that work – and they often cater to a professional (and somewhat generic) tone of voice. The success of the post still depends on the topic of content you place in that framework.
LinkedIn Personal Branding Statistics: New Data
There are plenty of personal branding tips, like: “Post five times per day” “Post more video content” “Post at 8:27AM PST!” However, I haven’t seen any recent to support many of these claims. Until now. I analyzed 100 LinkedIn influencers as well as each influencer’s three top performing posts (for a total of 300 posts) to answer questions like: How often do top creators post? How many top performing posts are reposts? What are the top performing types of posts (image, video, carousels, etc.)?
AI For Freelancers: Actionable Strategies (with Examples)
There’s plenty of talk about the potential of AI, but how do you use it as a freelancer? There are two main use cases for AI for freelancers: Automate administrative tasks Grow your business (marketing) I tested many common AI use cases for freelancers and found that while the administrative tasks were fairly straightforward, the AI marketing use cases were a little trickier.
AI For Freelancers: Actionable Strategies (with Examples)
1 hour ago Some things just fit: peanut butter and jelly, coffee and mornings, pizza and movie nights. The same idea applies to side hustles. When you pair the right ones together, you can create something that feels easier, makes more sense, and pays off faster. Today, more people are picking up multiple gigs …
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Social Media Copywriting: 10 Secrets Influencers Use
I studied the most commented and shared social media posts from some of the biggest influencers on LinkedIn and Twitter, like Shaan Puri, Steph Smith, Alex Hormozi, Amanda Natividad, and many others. I also studied viral posts from individuals with smaller social media followings. In this article, I’ll share the best social media copywriting tips I learned from this research, and specific examples to help you improve your copywriting skills faster.
12 Copywriting Examples That Generated 6 Figures
Following copywriting best practices can help you create good copy, but there’s a lot of nuance to great copywriting that can’t be condensed into a single checklist. Closing the gap between good and great copywriting takes years of practice, but you can accelerate your rate of learning by studying copywriting examples from experts. In this post, we’ll discuss some of the best copywriting examples from the top copywriters in the business so that you can quickly draw inspiration from their style.
Content Repurposing Strategy: 180k to 1.2M Followers
Over six months, Alex Hormozi achieved astounding growth: YouTube Subscribers: Increased from 70,000 to 300,000 Twitter followers: Increased from 10,000 to 100,000 Instagram followers: Increased from 70,000 to 330,000 SEO traffic: Increased from 0 to 22,000 Podcast: Increased from 20,000 to 150,000 monthly downloads He had been steadily publishing seven pieces of content weekly for the 12 months before this exceptional growth spurt.
Freelance Writing Niches That Pay Well In 2024
AI writing tools can create basic content, like how-to style SEO blog posts, and many clients are using them instead of freelance writers. Yet this shift has caused a flood of generic AI content, and there’s more demand than ever for great writers that can help a company stand out. The key to landing a high-paying writing gig is to position yourself as a premium expert in a specific niche.
9 Content Marketing Metrics To Measure Your Strategy's ROI
The ROI of content marketing is notoriously difficult to measure because the customer journey is usually very complex. Even if a customer visited a blog post, how important was that interaction to the conversion? Yet a fundamental content marketing skill that separates good from great content marketers is the ability to identify and double down the most effective strategies.
9 Content Marketing Skills You Need To Succeed In 2024
A few years ago, the companies winning with content were those that had the capital to produce content at scale. As long as the company produced enough decent content, it likely received plenty of impressions, a handful of which would turn into customers. Now, AI has removed the barrier to entering the content game, and anyone can produce content at scale. As a result, companies can’t rely on content volume to win. This means the skill used to create the content is more important than ever.
9 Content Marketing Skills You Need To Succeed In 2024 - Copyblogger
Technology Now The employees secretly using AI at work BBC Worklife - Alex Christian • 53m Some employers are either tacitly or outright banning access to generative AI tools like ChatGPT. But employees who love them are finding ways to discreetly backchannel. Since OpenAI launched ChatGPT in November 2022, companies have scrambled to keep its workplace use under control.
Content Marketing Checklist: 10 Steps for More Sales - Copyblogger
Google Docs 4 hours ago Google Brings Generative AI to Search: Here’s What SGE Can Do TechRepublic - Owen Hughes • 4h Google is rolling out its new Search Generative Experience, which allows users to generate images with AI. Find out what else it can do. Google is … Artificial Intelligence 7 hours ago ChatGPT live web browsing exits beta, DALL-E 3 enters beta Engadget - Will Shanklin • 7h Farewell to the September 2021 knowledge cutoff. OpenAI has brought live web browsing out of beta.
My Next $1,000,000 Newsletter Business
Over the last two years, I’ve built 3 newsletter businesses. They are … TimStodz.com (what you’re reading now) Copyblogger.com YourBoulder.com In total, these newsletters generate around $140,000 a year in revenue and about $90,000 a year in profit. Additionally, the nature of the business is such that the more subscribers I get, the more profit I generate WITHOUT needing to do additional work. The scalability is off the charts.
How It's An Unfair Advantage
You’ve probably already heard that some of the benefits of content marketing include generating brand awareness and driving more conversions – but those benefits apply to virtually any marketing channel. Yet companies with strong content marketing strategies have a truly unfair advantage over their competitors that leverage marketing strategies other than content marketing.
14 Content Marketing Examples With Strategy Breakdowns
There were a lot of changes in content marketing over the past year, and the companies winning the content game aren’t just using the basic best practices that were commonplace a few years ago. Today, the best content marketing strategies leverage a combination of multiple marketing channels and produce a high volume of quality content.
How to Find Freelance Writing Jobs: Methods That Work in 2023
Many aspiring freelance writers become discouraged after applying to hundreds of jobs on job boards and receiving zero responses. The problem isn’t necessarily that you’re a bad writer. You’re just not using the right strategy to land your first freelance job. Even if you use the best practice advice, like personalizing your pitch and sharing relevant writing samples, it’s still hard to stand out on a job board.
Establish Your Freelance Writing Rates (New Data)
As a freelance writer, I never fully understood the value I provided to my clients until I wrote a case study describing how my content generated six figures in revenue for a particular client. If you calculate the value of your writing, you’ll also probably realize that you’re undercharging for your writing services. To help you figure out how much to charge, here’s an overview of the average freelance writing rates.
8 Best Copywriting Courses To Add More Zeros To Your Income
There are plenty of copywriting courses available, but it can be tricky to figure out which one will give you the best results and scale your income the fastest. Virtually all of them offer video courses on similar topics, and each one promises outstanding results, so how should you choose one? There isn’t a definitive “best course” for all copywriters as each person’s needs differ depending on their skill level and goals.
8 Best Copywriting Courses To Add More Zeros To Your Income
LinkedIn 16 hours ago 6 ChatGPT Prompts To Supercharge Your LinkedIn (And Build A Huge Following) Forbes - Jodie Cook • 16h Don’t underestimate the intensity required to do something well. That applies to your business and sport, your customer service and your writing. Your Twitter, LinkedIn or Threads activity. If you’re going to do LinkedIn, do it properly.
How to Make Money Writing Emails – Path To Six Figures - Path To Six Figures - Copyblogger
You may have heard that you can make thousands of dollars sending emails, but what’s the difference between an email copywriter that makes a few thousand dollars per month and an email copywriter that makes well over $50,000 per month from writing emails? Your email copywriting skill is undoubtedly a significant variable that impacts your earning potential, though it’s only one of many variables that affect how much money you’ll make as an email copywriter.
Tim Stoddart on LinkedIn: Huge news: I acquired 30% of an AI writing company. It's called Cuppa… | 53 comments
"You are not your fucking khakis." - I’m the CEO of Stodzy Inc, the owner of Sober Nation, and partner in Copyblogger. 7h Huge news: I acquired 30% of an AI writing company. It's called Cuppa, and I love it because it: - Writes blog posts - Optimizes for search engines - Writes newsletters - Writes social media posts - Is affordable - Is easy to use If that sounds cool, give it a try. I've been wanting to get some exposure in this space, and now I have it.
How to Create a Writing Portfolio That Clients Love
Most freelance job posts receive hundreds of applications. As someone who has hired freelance writers and sifted through hundreds of applications, I can tell you that I quickly weed out those who don’t provide a simple method for me to quickly assess their writing abilities. While I don’t expect freelance writers to have a fancy website, I thoroughly appreciate a writer who makes it easy to quickly view relevant writing samples and understand the value they offer.
How to Make Money With SEO (With Examples)
As the volume of content output increases, it’s becoming more difficult to capture attention, which also means that the value of attention is increasing. So if you have excellent SEO skills and understand how to capture an audience by driving traffic from Google (and other search engines), there are plenty of different ways you can make money. Most people know you can sell SEO services, but that isn’t the only way to make money online.
Solopreneurs: Definition, Business Ideas, And Action Plan
If you want to be your own boss, set your own work hours, and never manage a single employee, solopreneurship is the vehicle that can help you achieve that goal. While it might sound too good to be true, we’ll give you a realistic overview of what it’s like to be a solopreneur (hint: it still requires hard work) and provide a proven step-by-step process to help you become a successful solopreneur.
Thought Leadership Content: Definition and Step-by-Step Guide
AI is very effective at answering your target audience’s FAQs, and the old strategy of publishing “how-to” content won’t help you build a loyal audience. However, this surplus of factual content has created a demand for content that includes an individual’s stories, experiences, and unique perspectives.
How To Make Money As A Copywriter in 2023
Copywriting is more of a skill than a profession, so you have unlimited earning potential depending on how you apply the skill. Whether you want to make a few extra hundred dollars per month or create a multi-million dollar company, copywriting can help you achieve that mission. Most copywriters also have complete autonomy over their lifestyles by setting their own work hours and choosing where to work from.
How to Build an Audience From Scratch In 2023
If you’ve ever tried to build an audience, you might have experienced the painful scenario of posting a piece of content you’re particularly proud of and… crickets. As the supply of content increases, accelerated by the introduction of AI content tools, it’s harder than ever to earn attention. However, this also means that the value of attention is increasing, and those who succeed have more leverage than ever before.
How to Build an Audience From Scratch In 2023 - Copyblogger
9 hours ago Beth Newton is an award-winning marketer, social media strategist, and published author. She is also the co-founder and CEO of alpha BRAVO. As an executive, you hold a great deal of influence within your organization. Your team depends on your leadership and looks to you as an expert in your …
How to Start a Marketing Agency: Go From Freelancer to CEO
Marketing agencies are excellent cash-flowing businesses that don’t require any capital to start and can scale from comfortable lifestyle businesses to nine-figure companies. To start a marketing agency, all you need are clients and talent to execute the work. While building a marketing agency sounds simple, it isn’t necessarily easy. From learning how to find great talent to building excellent client relationships, plenty of nuanced challenges make the process tricky.
How To Invest In Yourself (The 5 Most Important Investments To Make)
What is an investment? I don’t know the dictionary definition, but to me, investing means … … sacrificing something of value in the current moment in exchange for a asymmetric reward in the future. But how do you do it? How do you go about making investments? Moreover, what are the investments you should be making? In this article, I will teach you the 5 investments you need to be making. Also, I will tell you why these investments are so valuable. Let’s get started.
Designing My Rich Life (What I Want and When I Want It By)
I learned almost everything I know about personal finance from Ramit Sethi. When I was building my first business, I would read his blog every day and read every email he sent me. I loved his writing style and how he ran his company. He was a big inspiration for me. In 2015, I bought his book and it has been one of the most influential books I’ve ever read. It’s called I Will Teach You To Be Rich and I highly recommend you read it. I’m not affiliated with the book in anyway.
How To Use Your Personal Brand To Generate Wealth
In February of 2020, I invited Jonny Nastor onto my podcast. Jonny hosted a podcast called Hack The Entrepreneur, and it was published every week on Rainmaker.fm, which was part of the Copyblogger Podcast Network. When I lived in Boca, I would to listen to his show every week on my drive to the office. It inspired me and made me feel like success was possible for me. So when Jonny accepted the invitation to be a guest on my podcast, I was thrilled.
Yesterday Was a Great Day
Yesterday was the first time in what felt like decades that Jules and I were able to take some time for ourselves. We hit The Maxwell Falls trail, and it was perfect. We hired a babysitter and we left…
To SEO, or not to SEO ... that is the question
I am taking a new approach to grow Stodzy Internet Marketing. So much of my philosophy for generating business through my website has been about keyword targeting. I don’t think I’ve written a single article in the last 5 years that wasn’t planned out and didn’t try to target some specific keyword that I thought could generate traffic, clicks, and leads. I don’t regret it at all, but the reality is that I am in a different place in my life.
Areas of Self Improvement
Here are some areas I need to improve in my life: Stop picking up my phone so much: My screen time is actually pretty low (in comparison to most people) because I don’t have social media on my phone. But I still have the terrible habit of randomly picking up my phone and looking at it. I’m going to stop doing this. Writing every day: Even writing 150 words in the morning to clear my thoughts and set my intentions for the day has great positive impact on my life.
2022 Year End Review (What I Got Right and What I Got Wrong)
My daughter woke me up at 2:18 this morning. It is now 5:35. For the past 3 hours, I have been sitting in my office, looking out the window at this beautiful snow covered mountain. I’m thinking of this past year. I’m thinking of the lessons learned, the mistakes made, and the experiences I’ve had. I hope you’ll join me in this moment of self reflection. I’m a Girl Dad When our son was born, Jules and I had decided that we weren’t going to have any more kids.
Email Marketing Software: The Copyblogger Buyer's Guide
Email marketing remains the online king for businesses. It’s the one digital marketing and sales channel that’s absolutely indispensable. Email was the original “killer app” that everyone used. As we head into 2019, everyone uses email even more, and that’s why it remains the absolute best channel for digital marketing and sales. Here’s the thing … email provides you the most direct line of communication with your audience.
How I Sold My First Company
Yesterday, I completed the paperwork to sell a company for the first time. It feels good. The company I sold is called NewLyfeClothing.com. It’s a sobriety based tee shirt line that I have been managing for almost 10 years. In this article, I will break down the business, the model, the sales and the biggest lesson I learned. Let’s do this. How It All Started I started this company with one of my best friends, named Josh, nearly 10 years ago.
How I'll Make an Extra $30,000 a Year with my Podcast
For the last year, Ethan and I have been growing The Copyblogger Podcast. We are finally at the point where we feel comfortable monetize it. It’s important to us that we remain loyal to our audience without hurting the listening experience of the show. Here’s the plan. First, Let’s Look at the Analytics When I took over Copyblogger, my biggest priority was to organize the content, grow the email list, and generate revenue. The podcast was not a priority.
The Ultimate Blogging Guide to Content That Works
Tim Stoddart, CEO, Copyblogger If you’ve considered building a blog, now is the time to do it. Even if you only have 15 minutes per day to devote toward blogging, your content could be a way to build a revenue stream. While you won’t see results overnight, you’ll be surprised how profitable blogging can be in the long run. This guide will show you how to avoid common blogging mistakes and craft a strategy that leads to sustainable growth.
SEO for Content Writers, Simplified
If you’re looking to get more website traffic, SEO for content writers becomes an unavoidable subject. SEO (search engine optimization) plays a big role in getting a return from all of the work we put into building our audiences with great content and email newsletter writing. But too often SEO becomes overwhelming or confusing for writers, so they put it on the back-burner.
How I'm Creating a $1,000,000 Personal Brand
When Ethan and I started recording our podcast, we did an episode about the newsletter industry. In the episode, Ethan showed me the step by step framework that almost every newsletter brand uses to grow profits and scale. When he taught me the model, it completely changed the way I am growing my personal brand business. Suddenly, all the answers became so clear. It was one of the most enlightening moments I’ve had as an entrepreneur.
Jordan Peterson
For the last two years, I have been going through a very difficult process. I haven’t told anyone about it. It’s a battle I have been fighting that has been terrifying. When this battle first came to my doorstep, I went for a long walk. At the time, I very much enjoyed listening to the lectures that Jordan Peterson would publish on his podcast. This particular lecture was called “wish upon a star.” In the lecture, Jordan Peterson talks about Pinocchio.
The Ultimate Guide to Content That Works [2023]
If you’re interested in blogging, you’ve probably seen plenty of case studies with screenshots of crazy revenue numbers from blogs. You see screenshots like this one: Source … and this one: Source Which makes you think starting a blog is a good idea … and it is! But making money from blogging takes time, quite a bit of effort, and most importantly, an effective strategy. Blogging for beginners It only takes about 15 minutes to set up a blog, but it can take years to make money from it.
Conditioning
My Muay Thai trainer is old school. He knows that technique is important, but he also knows that most fights are won with conditioning. Muay Thai exhausting. In most cases, the fighter who is able to maintain composure and continue executing the technique while under physical duress is the fighter who wins. So every Tuesday, my trainer pushes me just a bit past the point of where my conditioning can properly support me.
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