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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Hey Reader,
I spent last week filming my own creator story with Isa and Henry, our storyteller and filmmaker from the ConvertKit team.
It's been so fun to go back to the origin story of ConvertKit and relive all the early moments.
Last fall at when Isa asked me to do the story I said no because I don't like being the center of ConvertKit's marketing. For years at Craft + Commerce (our conference) I would give one talk and that was it, rather than being emcee and spending a lot of time on stage (this year I did a bit more).
But when Isa and Charli (our creative director) shared their vision for more of our marketing to emphasize that ConvertKit is built for creators, by creators I realized I had to do it.
And it was fun. So sometime this fall expect to see a 20 minute film that tells the whole backstory of ConvertKit including some really tough moments.
NEW AT CONVERTKIT
Fresh start campaign
Speaking of which, I imagine if you're on this newsletter you already use ConvertKit. But if not, we're running a "Fresh Start" campaign in July to help professional creators switch to ConvertKit and get a fresh start with their email marketing.
If that's you (or you know someone) check out the campaign. It's also just a beautiful marketing page with a fun video:
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Have a great week,
Nathan
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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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