$1,000 Client vs $10,000 Client | 023

"We didn't just start reaching out to brands to sponsor us. We waited until we had a decent following to prove we were worth partnering with."

This is from Grindstone's February Creator Interview. Dillan interviews Andy Arthur Smith (@andyarthursmith), a musician and certified goofball. He's crushing it online with over 4 million followers on all platforms, most notably on TikTok and Instagram.

You'll learn: why you should never give up when you think it's too late, the power of hiring a social media manager, why you should decide to go all in on content, what Andy would do if he lost all of his following, how to collaborate with sponsors, and much more.

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Doin' The Thing is a show for creators who want to build their thing better and faster. It's hosted by Dillan Taylor—certified life coach, writer, and CEO of Grindstone. He tracks his journey of scaling his first company, tells stories from 2500+ coaching sessions, and interviews creators who are way cooler than he is...to help you grow an audience, make more money, and stay consistent in your work.

Want way more accountability and feedback for what you're creating? Join Grindstone for 100% free:
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"Most people don't actually know how to push themselves until failure."

Today, Dillan (@dillanroytaylor) shares an insight he got from working out with his friend on pushing your body (or mind) until failure.

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Doin' The Thing is a show for creators and business builders who want to build their thing better and faster. It's hosted by Dillan Taylor—certified life coach, writer, and CEO of Grindstone. He tracks his journey of scaling his first company, tells stories from 2500+ coaching sessions, and interviews creators who are way cooler than he is...to help you grow an audience, make more money, and stay consistent in your work.

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"We didn't just start reaching out to brands to sponsor us. We waited until we had a decent following to prove we were worth partnering with."

This is from Grindstone's January Creator Interview. Dillan interviews James & Anthony Deveney (@RaidersLostPod), hosts of Raiders of the Lost Podcast—the best TV/film podcast on the internet.

You'll learn: how they diversify their income streams as full-time podcasters, their Patreon tiers, and how they separate their business partnership from their relationship as twin brothers.

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Doin' The Thing is a show for creators and business builders who want to build their thing better and faster. It's hosted by Dillan Taylor—certified life coach, writer, and CEO of Grindstone. He tracks his journey of scaling his first company, tells stories from 2500+ coaching sessions, and interviews creators who are way cooler than he is...to help you grow an audience, make more money, and stay consistent in your work.

Follow Dillan Taylor on the interwebs:

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"$500 client: I just feel as though with this investment I am about to make in you, that we should understand how our lives are about to change and I need results and you need to bring them, I am entrusting you with our livelihood and lives.

$50,000 client: Money sent, thanks."

Today, Dillan (@dillanroytaylor) shares his journey of raising his prices as a solopreneur, as well as the different levels of clients.

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Doin' The Thing is a show for creators and business builders who want to build their thing better and faster. It's hosted by Dillan Taylor—certified life coach, writer, and CEO of Grindstone. He tracks his journey of scaling his first company, tells stories from 2500+ coaching sessions, and interviews creators who are way cooler than he is...to help you grow an audience, make more money, and stay consistent in your work.

Follow Dillan Taylor on the interwebs:

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"I could use this time for short-term pleasure. I could watch a movie or go out drinking with friends...Or I could spend two hours really grinding every day and see what comes of it."

This is from Grindstone's January Creator Interview. Dillan interviews James & Anthony Deveney (@RaidersLostPod), hosts of Raiders of the Lost Podcast—the best TV/film podcast on the internet.

You'll learn: how they built a business from their passion for film, the difficulties of creating when no one is listening, how to take the leap into full-time content creation, how to overcome fear and bet on yourself, and how to diversify uploads on multiple platforms.

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Doin' The Thing is a show for creators and business builders who want to build their thing better and faster. It's hosted by Dillan Taylor—certified life coach, writer, and CEO of Grindstone. He tracks his journey of scaling his first company, tells stories from 2500+ coaching sessions, and interviews creators who are way cooler than he is...to help you grow an audience, make more money, and stay consistent in your work.

Follow Dillan Taylor on the interwebs:

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"How do you grow an audience? One person at a time, one upload at a time, without stopping."

This is from Grindstone's November Creator Interview. Dillan (@dillanroytaylor) interviews Joe (@CupppaJoe5), the #1 Call of Duty: Warzone coach on the internet.

You'll learn: how he got 200,000 YouTube subscribers while juggling a full-time job, what motivates him when he's feeling down, and what he sacrificed to get here.

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Doin' The Thing is a show for creators and coaches who want to build their thing better and faster. It's hosted by Dillan Taylor—certified life coach, writer, and CEO of Grindstone. He tracks his journey of scaling his first company and tells stories from 2500+ coaching sessions...to help you grow an audience, make more money, and stay consistent in your work.

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"Treat your current customer/listener/reader like they're paying you $10,000."

Today, Dillan (@dillanroytaylor) shares the one question that skyrocketed his coaching business. You can use it to do the same with whatever you're building.

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Doin' The Thing is a show for creators and coaches who want to build their thing better and faster. It's hosted by Dillan Taylor—certified life coach, writer, and CEO of Grindstone. He tracks his journey of scaling his first company and tells stories from 2500+ coaching sessions...to help you grow an audience, make more money, and stay consistent in your work.

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"Get people to click, then get them to stay. That's all the algorithm wants."

This is Grindstone's November Creator Interview. Dillan (@dillanroytaylor) interviews Joe (@CupppaJoe5), the #1 Call of Duty: Warzone coach on the internet.

You'll learn: what makes videos perform well, how to make a Call to Action that's not annoying, and how Joe preps before shooting his videos.

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Doin' The Thing is a show for creators and coaches who want to build their thing better and faster. It's hosted by Dillan Taylor—certified life coach, writer, and CEO of Grindstone. He tracks his journey of scaling his first company and tells stories from 2500+ coaching sessions...to help you grow an audience, make more money, and stay consistent in your work.

Follow Dillan Taylor on the interwebs:

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"Do you really want to hear about how to get more YouTube subscribers from a guy who only has 300?"

In this rebranded and relaunched episode, Dillan (@dillanroytaylor) explains why he quit the podcast earlier in the year. And what he learned from doing so.

You'll learn: the difference between quitting and giving up, the kind of content beginners shouldn't make (and the kind they should make instead), and the future of this podcast moving forward.

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Doin' The Thing is a show for creators and coaches who want to build their thing better and faster. It's hosted by Dillan Taylor—certified life coach, writer, and CEO of Grindstone. He tracks his journey of scaling his first company and tells stories from 2500+ coaching sessions...to help you grow an audience, make more money, and stay consistent in your work.

Follow Dillan Taylor on the interwebs:

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Meghan Murphy is a writer, journalist, and podcaster. She’s the editor-in-chief at Feminist Current and hosts The Same Drugs podcast.

Her conversations dive into today’s most polarizing topics like free speech, gender ideology, and cancel culture.

But in this conversation, we tackle two things Meghan’s been criticizing for over a decade: the industries of pornography and prostitution.

What’s really going on behind the scenes? What’s life like for women who get into porn and OnlyFans? And is all this stuff really liberating and empowering for women?

Meghan and I cover: why women say objectifying themselves is empowering, the 3 reasons I stopped watching porn entirely, what life for a pornstar is actually like, the dark truths the porn industry doesn't want you to know, Elon Musk letting Meghan back on Twitter after a 4-year ban, and much more.

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Here are Meghan's links...
https://linktr.ee/meghanemilymurphy

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