10k creator podcast

A special "live" episode of the 10k Creator show with Daren and Joe.

In this episode, we run through the first season of 10k Creator and talk content and legal, getting started, major learnings, what to do and what not to do with your content creation business in 2023.

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The 10k Creator is sponsored by three amazing companies.

If you need to publish a book, go to Lulu. Go get your email on at ConvertKit. Video and audio your way to success with Streamyard.

Get direct access to all the 10k Creator Podcast shows at 10kcreatorshow.com.

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Joe is back for the final episode of The 10k Creator! In this episode Joe shares his biggest takeaways from the four guest episodes, and Daren gives an update on his business and how it’s grown over the last two months. Specifically they discuss Twitter audience growth, website traffic growth, email subscriber growth, and revenue growth. 

Did the advice and coaching that Daren received this season make any difference in the growth of his business? Check out the episode to find out.

Join Joe & Daren in a LIVE Q&A call on Tuesday, December 13th at 10 PM / 1 ET. You’ll be able to connect with the hosts, ask questions, and get feedback on your own creator journey. Join the event here - https://lu.ma/iogvhgdq

LINKS:

Sparklook Partner Program - https://sparkloop.app/partner-network?rh_partner=08a5431b97

Creator Economy Expo 2023 - https://cex.events/

Daren’s event in January 2023 - https://blog.craftsmancreative.co/10k-challenge-2023/

Mark Masters, You Are The Media - https://www.youarethemedia.co.uk/

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The 10k Creator is sponsored by three amazing companies.

If you need to publish a book, go to Lulu. Go get your email on at ConvertKit. Video and audio your way to success with Streamyard.

Get direct access to all the 10k Creator Podcast shows at 10kcreatorshow.com.

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Brian Clark is the founder of Copyblogger as well as his two current projects Unemployable and Further. He’s a pioneer in content marketing, having built up multiple businesses to six, seven, and even eight-figures in revenue.

In this episode, Brian gives Daren clarity about the process of building a content business, and helps him frame his businesses in a new way. If you’ve listened to this whole season, there is so much to be gained by listening to this episode with Brian. 

They discuss the importance of being audience first in your approach, Brian’s “personal enterprise pyramid”, and how high-ticket offers and audience fits into the bigger strategy for your business.

Find Brian at https://further.net/ and https://unemployable.com/

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The 10k Creator is sponsored by three amazing companies.

If you need to publish a book, go to Lulu. Go get your email on at ConvertKit. Video and audio your way to success with Streamyard.

Get direct access to all the 10k Creator Podcast shows at 10kcreatorshow.com.

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Our third guest expert for the 10k Creator Podcast is Lexi Grant from They Got Acquired. Lexi has successfully grown and sold multiple content businesses and is here to teach Daren her approach to building those businesses.

In the episode they discuss the three areas of business she recommends creators spend their time on - content, monetization, and distribution - and how to balance your time between those three.

The go deeper on those early stages of the content entrepreneur’s journey, where to spend your time marketing, the importance of prioritizing revenue early on, and how to make choices of where to spend your time as an entrepreneur. 

Learn more about Lexi at https://theygotacquired.com/.

SHOW LINKS:

Typefully

Nathan Barry 10k linkedin followers 

Justin Welsh’s LinkedIn OS Course

Ben Collins

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The 10k Creator is sponsored by three amazing companies.

If you need to publish a book, go to Lulu. Go get your email on at ConvertKit. Video and audio your way to success with Streamyard.

Get direct access to all the 10k Creator Podcast shows at 10kcreatorshow.com.

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In our second guest expert episode, we welcome Daphne Gomez to the show. Daphne runs Teacher Career Coach, a resource for teachers who may be looking to leave the classroom and use their skills to pursue other opportunities.

In this episode, Daphne works with Daren on how his products can work together to generate more revenue, and outlines her approach to growing an audience of over 100k on social media, with a strong focus on community.

Each creator business is different, and Daphne shares how her approach can be applied to any niche and any social media platform to grow quickly and form deep relationships with your audience.

Learn more about Daphne Gomez at https://teachercareercoach.com/about

The 10k Creator is sponsored by three amazing companies.

If you need to publish a book, go to Lulu. Go get your email on at ConvertKit. Video and audio your way to success with Streamyard.

Get direct access to all the 10k Creator Podcast shows at 10kcreatorshow.com.

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In this episode of The 10k Creator, we have our first guest expert, Jay Clouse, the founder of Creator Science and host of the popular Creative Elements podcast.

Jay and Daren discuss the strategies that creators can use to grow their revenue at their pace, whether quicker or slower to allow for more freedom of time. They talk about ways to get customers onto your email list and how to grow revenue, as well as different strategies Jay has used to grow his audience to tens of thousands of email subscribers and nearly $300k in revenue this year.

Follow Jay Clouse at Creator Science.

The 10k Creator is sponsored by three amazing companies.

If you need to publish a book, go to Lulu. Go get your email on at ConvertKit. Video and audio your way to success with Streamyard.

Get direct access to all the 10k Creator Podcast shows at 10kcreatorshow.com.

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In this episode of The 10k Creator, we’ve caught up to the current phase of Daren’s content business, Craftsman Creative. We get a unique look into the “state of the union”, where he’s at with his audience growth and his monthly revenue. 

Joe talks about the importance of finding predictable sources for traffic that lead to audience growth, and lists a number of ways to diversify your income as a content entrepreneur. 

Your job as a creator, surprisingly, is only ~25% about making content. The rest is about being a business owner, and taking responsibility for your growth and your revenue. 

At the end of the episode, Joe announces a surprise for the next few episodes, and leaves Daren with a challenge to report back on in a future episode.

The 10k Creator is sponsored by three amazing companies.

If you need to publish a book, go to Lulu. Go get your email on at ConvertKit. Video and audio your way to success with Streamyard.

Get direct access to all the 10k Creator Podcast shows at 10kcreatorshow.com.

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In this episode of The 10k Creator, Joe & Daren discuss the power of projects, how they can give your growth a boost, give you easier access to collaborators, sponsors, and audience, and how often to create projects in your own business.

On the audience growth side, they talk about finding and choosing keywords that are important for traffic to your site, how to promote your content to get people to actually engage with it, and why Joe has chosen to write a new book every two years.

Revenue at this $1,000 to $1,500 range is all about sponsors for Joe, as the companies that are trying to serve the audience you are connecting with have more money than the audience members themselves. Listen to learn more about the strategies and principles to implement at this phase in the content entrepreneur’s journey.

Creators Mentioned:

Ann Handley - annhandley.com

Brian Clark - unemployable.com

The 10k Creator is sponsored by three amazing companies.

If you need to publish a book, go to Lulu. Go get your email on at ConvertKit. Video and audio your way to success with Streamyard.

Get direct access to all the 10k Creator Podcast shows at 10kcreatorshow.com.

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In this episode of the 10k Creator, Joe and Daren talk about getting started the correct way as a content entrepreneur.

At the zero to 500 subscriber level, we need to focus on setting up your email conversions properly, with a mission that makes sense. At the same time, we need to make sure we have enough revenue coming in to keep us going.

Discussion points include:

- How Joe started in content creation.
- Where Daren is at and how he positioned himself.
- Ways to get creative with revenue generation.
- Focusing on platform but making sure email is the key.

The 10k Creator is sponsored by three amazing companies.

If you need to publish a book, go to Lulu. Go get your email on at ConvertKit. Video and audio your way to success with Streamyard.

Get direct access to all the 10k Creator Podcast shows at 10kcreatorshow.com.

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Get more of Daren Smith at Craftsman Creative.

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In this first episode of the 10k Creator Podcast Show, Joe Pulizzi and Daren Smith introduce the show, how it came about, and explain how this podcast aims to help other content entrepreneurs grow their businesses from ground zero and beyond.

Specifically, Joe and Daren talk about the very early stages of a content creator business. Joe will break down his Content Inc. model, while Daren will talk about his own tilt, the craftsman approach.

The 10k Creator is sponsored by three amazing companies.
If you need to publish a book, go to Lulu. Go get your email on at ConvertKit. Video and audio your way to success with Streamyard.

Get direct access to all the 10k Creator Podcast shows at 10kcreatorshow.com.

Links Discussed

ConvertKit Craft + Commerce

$TILT Coin

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Slow and steady is the way, but how can we speed up the process. Tent-pole projects are the answer. In this podcast, Joe breaks down the idea of quarterly tent-pole content projects and how they can take your content business to the next level.

Plus, Joe introduces a new show, The 10k Creator Podcast, which will run the next 10 weeks every Wednesday morning.

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