(5 min read) Snarky Marky on building brand relationships through event attendance. Featuring Goodreads, Linktree, Millennial Entertainment, and the TikTok App
(5 min read) Zahra Hussain on balancing brand work and creative growth. Featuring Squarespace, Notion, Artlist, American Express, Whalar, Sony, and ChatGPT
(3 min read) Scams, revenue drops, being too mean, and the power of consistency. 10 Creators answer the question "What do you wish you knew when you started?"
(6 min read) Instagram followers are worth more $$$$ than TikTok followers. Featuring Linktree, Instagram Broadcast, Spring, Jellysmack, Capcut, and Whalar
(5 min read) Bryan the Diamond's tactics for successful brand partnerships, evaluating managers, and monetizing TikTok. Featuring Linktree, CapCut, Amazon, and Apple's Calendar app.
(5 min read) Switching between creative and business thinking throughout the day is hard. Maayan Gordon has some tricks to make it easier. Featuring Wordpress, ChatGPT, ConvertKit, Splice, Acorns, Kartra, Stripe
(2 min read) When startups fail, companies merge, and platforms sunset features - Creator get screwed. Here are 3 steps to cope. Featuring Creative Juice, Fanjoy, Facebook, Fanhouse, and more!
(5 min read) Twitter ghostwriter Jason Levin on the value of DMs, simple answers and Twitter (X?). Featuring Beehiiv, Typefully, Midjourney, Photoshop, Amazon, Stripe, Notion, and Wealthfront.
(5 min read) TechGoggles on increasing CPMs, low-quality thumbnails, valuing watch time, and dragging out a video. Featuring WhatsApp, Wordpress, Bluehost, Google Sheets, Final Cut, and Da Vinci Resolve.
(4 min read) Firms are buying Creators' businesses. Learn what you can do to make your Creator business attractive to buyers in the future. Insights from the invite-only VidCon Leadership Summit!
(6 min read) Brian Saviano on committing to family-friendly, putting creative first, and focusing on community. Featuring Squarespace, Printful, Patreon, Kidoodle, Linktree, Kickstarter, and more.
(5 min read) AyChristene on attracting brands, creating negotiating power, and finding your audience again. Featuring YouTube, Patreon, Linktree, Elgato, and the Noir Network.