Dickie Bush and I both quit finance to start an online business.
I had 36 email subscribers (and no plan).
Dickie had de-risked himself with 174,197 followers.
I studied @dickiebush's entire timeline and here are 6 tricks for building an audience (that you can use today):
The biggest mistake I made as a solopreneur?
Not having a Creator Funnel.
Back in 2019, I had zero plan.
Now, I:
- Get discovered (social)
- Deepen trust (newsletter)
- Build relationships (community)
- Monetize (products and services)
Creator Funnel = predictable revenue
Must have #copywriting tools - the Cassie edition:
1. Grammarly (obviously)
2. WordTune
3. QuillBot
4. SurferSEO
5. Similar Content if you want a free version of Surfer.
6. Toggl (for time-tracking)
7. Loom - don't underestimate how much you'll need this.
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