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tomcritchlow.com
A map for indie living
tomcritchlow.com
~14 min read · Jun 3rd · Phase by phase, one foot in front of the other
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Digiday
'Basically all the channels that we can be on, we are on': Why creator marketplace company LTK…
Digiday
3 min read · Jun 16th · As the digital advertising marketplace becomes increasingly more crowded and expensive, creator marketplace company LTK is ramping up video marketing efforts to scale.
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The Verge
Twitch expands ad programs to pay streamers more money
The Verge
2 min read · Jun 14th · According to Twitch, creators earned over $1 billion in 2020.
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Foundation 🎧
Why Too Many Creators Underestimate Content
Foundation 🎧
4 min read · May 29th · Welcome to Volume 85! We acknowledge this week has been a tough one, especially for the community of Uvalde, Texas. We can't imagine the pain in your hearts right now. Our hearts go out to the…
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future.com
A Practical Guide to NFT Memberships for Creators
future.com
7 min read · Jun 17th · Benefits and challenges of NFTs as a monetization channel, how creators are using them in practice, and more.
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thoughts.jatan.space
Patreon cuts deep inside creators’ pockets
thoughts.jatan.space
1 min read · Jun 18th · The actual cut Patreon takes from us creators is far higher than the cleverly advertised ~8-10%, which isn’t low to begin with.
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youtube.com
How to come up with good business ideas
youtube.com
Jun 9th · This was recorded on Monday, February 7th for Cohort #3 of The Minimalist Entrepreneur Course.You can learn more about the book this content is based on here...
Shared by 325, including Oliver Raduner, yeon
The New Yorker
The Rise of the Internet’s Creative Middle Class
The New Yorker
8 min read · Jun 15th · Fourteen years ago, Kevin Kelly famously proposed that an artist could make a living online with a thousand true fans. Has time proved him correct?
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bethanymarz.medium.com
Should You Go Fractional at Work?
bethanymarz.medium.com
10 min read · May 24th · 6 questions to ask yourself before making the switch to an independent career
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TechCrunch
Ahrefs invests $60M in building creator-friendly search engine
TechCrunch
2 min read · Jun 3rd · Ahrefs has been crawling and storing data about the web for 12 years to provide its customers with its core product: an SEO toolset.
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simonowens.substack.com
How local newsletters can thrive on Substack
simonowens.substack.com
8 min read · May 26th · The Charlotte Ledger niched down, focusing primarily on the city’s business sector.
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creatorwizard.com
Why You're Targeting the Wrong Brands for Sponsorships
creatorwizard.com
4 min read · Jun 1st · Click to watch the full video:Today, we're gonna talk about why you're likely targeting the wrong brands to partner with for your brand deals and sponsorships.So if you've followed other influencers…
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Vox
Podcast pioneer Bill Simmons on how to stay relevant
Vox
~14 min read · Jun 15th · He built a business on talk. Next up: Figuring out video.
Reader View · Shared by 83, including Alex Rainert 🤦🏻♂️
simonowens.substack.com
When should a creator throw in the towel?
simonowens.substack.com
6 min read · Jun 16th · How does a creator assess whether they’re on a trajectory for success, especially when early growth seems so slow?
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sparkloop.app
S01E06: How to sell newsletter ads — with Katy Huff of MadRev
sparkloop.app
May 26th · A deep-dive into how to sell more newsletter ads and sponsorships
rosie.land
A guide to curation in community
rosie.land
5 min read · Jun 17th · 👋 Hello everyone. I'm Kourosh and I will be your guide in Rosieland today. I've been thinking a lot about curation in community recently and I wanted to share thoughts about what it means. What is…
Reader View · Shared by 75, including Brooke B. Sellas
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SparkToro
SparkToro’s Year 2 Retrospective: Can Chill Work, Alternative Funding, and an Indie Approach Scale?
SparkToro
~12 min read · Apr 28th · Two years ago today, at the nerve-wracking start of a global pandemic, we launched SparkToro. Since then, we've learned a lot, and uncovered plenty of
Shared by 426, including Will Critchlow, Rand Fishkin, Stephanie A Kowalski
Every
The Blurred Lines of Parasocial Relationships
Every
~19 min read · 2021-07-15 · The disappearing divide between “followers” and “friends”
Reader View · Shared by 426, including Gabriele, Thomas Power, Taylor Lorenz @ VidCon, Jonathan Kogan, Rachel Jepsen, Zoe Scaman
a16z
The Passion Economy and the Future of Work
a16z
7 min read · From 2019 · On new creator platforms, individuality is a feature, not a bug.
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SparkToro
How to Invest in Episodic Content that Promotes Itself
SparkToro
7 min read · Jan 19th · I've long been bullish on episodic content; in fact, I think it's likely the best kind of long-term content investment most online brands can make. The
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themiddlefingerproject.org
I Made $5M Self-Publishing Books Online—Here Are 7 Things I’d Do Differently if I Were Starting From…
themiddlefingerproject.org
9 min read · May 16th · Here’s a cliché pile of vomit to start your day 😉: “What would you do if you knew you could not fail?” Despite the fact that my eyeballs just got whiplash, I gotta tell you: I used to think this was…
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Tomas Pueyo
The Future of Substack
Tomas Pueyo
~20 min read · Apr 26th · And How It Might Replace The New York Times
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youtube.com
How to come up with good business ideas
youtube.com
Jun 9th · This was recorded on Monday, February 7th for Cohort #3 of The Minimalist Entrepreneur Course.You can learn more about the book this content is based on here...
Shared by 325, including Oliver Raduner, yeon
curata.com
Content Curation Tools: The Ultimate List
curata.com
8 min read · From 2016 · The Ultimate List of Content Curation Tools and accompanying map, is comprised of both business grade tools that support organizations’ content marketing strategies, as well as personal curation tools that can be used by individuals for hobbyist or organizational purposes. Content curation is when an individual (or team) consistently finds, organizes, annotates and shares the […]
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nslookup.io
How to pick a side project strategically
nslookup.io
2 min read · Apr 4th · Three important criteria for picking a side project are longevity, the monetization sweet spot, and the scope.
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