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How to leverage Twitter to build your audience and a business
Hey there,
Before we dive into the regular newsletter, I'm thinking about starting something new: a secret newsletter all about money.
There's a lot written about personal finance and earning a living from your work (I wrote a book about it), but there isn't much about what you should do with your money: particularly when you have a lot.
Let's say you follow my advice, build a successful ConvertKit audience, and start earning $200,000 per year. What now?
I haven't written about it because it would inevitably be met with replies of, "wouldn't that be nice" or complaints of how those are first world problems. People get weird about money, so there's not a lot of upside to talking about that in public.
But I'm going to do it anyway. But more in private. A secret newsletter all about money, not accessible to the general public. The kind of thing we talk about in private with our friends, but not on blogs.
It will be paid (just one-time, not recurring). Is that something you'd be interested in? Hit reply and let me know.
Alright, back to your regularly scheduled programming.
FROM ART OF NEWSLETTERS
Dickie Bush - How to leverage Twitter to build and audience and a business
If you're active on Twitter you've probably seen people posting essays as part of the Ship 30 for 30 course, an online cohort based course teaching writers how to write better, grow their audience, and show up consistently.
I immediately wanted to talk to the person behind it: Dickie Bush is a full time Portfolio Manager based in NYC. He's also quickly grown an audience over just the last year.
In this episode we cover the Twitter algorithm, viral loops, cohort based courses, and more.
WHAT I'M READING
Does Medium drive distribution?
Simon Owens does a great job of laying out his experience publishing on Medium, and what he thinks it takes to succeed as an author on that platform. Unlocking the distribution puzzle is not easy, and it seems that Medium has not solved it yet.
WHAT I'M WATCHING
Justin Timberlake on Apple Music
This video of Justin Timberlake is so fun to watch. It has Creator Sessions vibes in the way he tells stories behind the creation of his music and breaks down the way songs are made. His passion and talent are so clear as you hear him talk, and it was just really fun to see.
Watch the whole video here »
Thanks for joining this week,
Nathan Barry
I'm a designer who turned into a writer who turned into a startup CEO. My mission is to help creators earn a living. Subscribe for essays on building an audience and earning a living as a creator.
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