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0/ New podcast with the Gritty and Curious @brandonthezhang!
Brandon is one of my favorite people to follow on twitter. Super smart dude with lots of great thoughts and ideas.
Here is a thread of key takeaways from the pod
Brandon is one of my favorite people to follow on twitter. Super smart dude with lots of great thoughts and ideas.
Here is a thread of key takeaways from the pod
1/ How to grow on twitter
1. Ignore your rec. list
2. Find your voice
3. Absorb information and summarize in your voice
4. Post videos/pictures
5. Share and test your ideas
1. Ignore your rec. list
2. Find your voice
3. Absorb information and summarize in your voice
4. Post videos/pictures
5. Share and test your ideas
2/ Build your own platforms
Growing on social is great, but it's more important to grow on platforms you own.
Ex: Blog, Newsletter, Podcast
Growing on social is great, but it's more important to grow on platforms you own.
Ex: Blog, Newsletter, Podcast
3/ How to use social media effectively
1. Engage with your audience
2. Share/test your ideas
1. Engage with your audience
2. Share/test your ideas
4/ How to find your niche
1. Never write about things you are not interested in
2. "Embrace your unique passions, interests, and skills"
3. Ask yourself: What are you interested in? What do you enjoy?
For more info, check out this article https://www.brandonzhang.com/essays/niche-abundance
1. Never write about things you are not interested in
2. "Embrace your unique passions, interests, and skills"
3. Ask yourself: What are you interested in? What do you enjoy?
For more info, check out this article
https://www.brandonzhang.com/essays/niche-abundance
5/ What is a personal monopoly?
"A Personal Monopoly is the unique intersection of your knowledge, personality, and skills that nobody else can compete with. Personal Monopolies aren’t found. They’re created" - @david_perell
For more info https://www.perell.com/blog/the-ultimate-guide-to-writing-online
"A Personal Monopoly is the unique intersection of your knowledge, personality, and skills that nobody else can compete with. Personal Monopolies aren’t found. They’re created" - @david_perell
For more info
https://www.perell.com/blog/the-ultimate-guide-to-writing-online
6/ How to write a blog that changes your life
97% of blogs out there are average - @stephsmithio
Write about things you:
1. Know
2. Are excited about
3. Believe
& you will put yourself in a good position to join the 3% of blogs that are above avg. https://www.nateliason.com/blog/start-a-blog
97% of blogs out there are average - @stephsmithio
Write about things you:
1. Know
2. Are excited about
3. Believe
& you will put yourself in a good position to join the 3% of blogs that are above avg. https://www.nateliason.com/blog/start-a-blog
7/ Quality vs. Quantity? It depends.
1. Be consistent
2. Be realistic
3. Be diligent
The biggest thing is consistency.
Posting a 60% blog post on schedule > 95% blog post 2 days later...
1. Be consistent
2. Be realistic
3. Be diligent
The biggest thing is consistency.
Posting a 60% blog post on schedule > 95% blog post 2 days later...
8/ Why is having a newsletter important?
1. Build relationships
2. Give value
3. Tell a story https://twitter.com/brandonthezhang/status/1279999341176872962?s=20
1. Build relationships
2. Give value
3. Tell a story https://twitter.com/brandonthezhang/status/1279999341176872962?s=20
9/ How do you think of stuff to write about?
1. Absorb content - Podcasts, Articles, etc.
2. Take notes in @NotionHQ and @instapaper
3. Summarize content in your own voice
At the end of the week, ask yourself, what did I enjoy this week? Write about that.
1. Absorb content - Podcasts, Articles, etc.
2. Take notes in @NotionHQ and @instapaper
3. Summarize content in your own voice
At the end of the week, ask yourself, what did I enjoy this week? Write about that.
10/ How do you curate tweets?
1. Share ideas
2. Share thoughts
3. Test things
"Twitter is like writing in pencil. Blog posts and podcasts are like writing in pen."
h/t @jackbutcher
1. Share ideas
2. Share thoughts
3. Test things
"Twitter is like writing in pencil. Blog posts and podcasts are like writing in pen."
h/t @jackbutcher
11/ Purpose of your blog?
1. Home for long-form essays
2. Share researched and well-thought-out ideas
3. Share personal experience https://www.brandonzhang.com/blog
1. Home for long-form essays
2. Share researched and well-thought-out ideas
3. Share personal experience https://www.brandonzhang.com/blog
12/ Purpose of the podcast?
1. Learn from guests
2. Share new thoughts with his audience
3. Talk about topics related to content creation, productivity, and creativity https://www.brandonzhang.com/podcast
1. Learn from guests
2. Share new thoughts with his audience
3. Talk about topics related to content creation, productivity, and creativity https://www.brandonzhang.com/podcast
13/ What do you think it means to be Gritty and Curious?
The journey of producing content is hard. Being gritty is pushing through it.
Being curious is tackling abundance and organizing it.
Be curious about the information you absorb and gritty in how you overcome fear.
The journey of producing content is hard. Being gritty is pushing through it.
Being curious is tackling abundance and organizing it.
Be curious about the information you absorb and gritty in how you overcome fear.
14/ Listen to the pod here
Available wherever you listen to your podcasts :)
Gritty and Curious is a show where we interview the world's creators. We're on a mission to inspire the creator inside of you https://anchor.fm/grittyandcurious
Available wherever you listen to your podcasts :)
Gritty and Curious is a show where we interview the world's creators. We're on a mission to inspire the creator inside of you https://anchor.fm/grittyandcurious