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i got internet famous... if i started again from scratch, here's what I'd do this time

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Such a good question. I enjoyed thinking about it and eventually came up with 9 non-obvious lessons I've learned building big-ass audiences. Today, I'm gonna tell you about them. But first, let me flash you my credentials like an FBI officer flashes their badge when they enter the crime scene: In the past 5 years, I’ve built audiences of: And not just for me. I did it for me, my company, and my podcast. So while there are many ways to peel a banana, all I know is the way I do it. I’ll skip the obvious advice you’ve already heard (eg. be consistent, etc..) and share the 9 non-obvious lessons I've learned building big-ass audiences. Here we go: Tim Ferriss once said this, and it stuck in my head:‍ “Would you rather 100,000 Americans, chosen at random, read your book? Or be invisible to them - but every attendee of Davos loves your work?” ‍…obviously the latter. Obsessing over the number subscribers & followers is like watching grass grow - time-consuming and doesn't speed up the process.

i got internet famous... if i started again from scratch, here's what I'd do this time August 16, 2024 i got internet famous... if i started again from scratch, here's what I'd do this time I was recently asked, 'if you had to build an audience from scratch today, what would you do?!'. Such a good question. I enjoyed thinking about it and eventually came up with 9 non-obvious lessons I've learned building big-ass audiences. Today, I'm gonna tell you about them. But first, let me flash you my credentials like an FBI officer flashes their badge when they enter the crime scene: In the past 5 year

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