Great article this week by Mark Schaefer on ‘How to beat ChatGPT and the new wave of Content Shock’. Thanks to Mark @YATM for sending it on – it is a motivating rallying call for summer 2023. Read it here.
We’re all becoming 80% replaceable with AI.
“If you’re a creator just starting out today, the amount of content in the ChatGPT Era must seem like a major hurdle to success. It is. And there is only one solution: Focus on the 20% ChatGPT can’t touch.”
It’s an update on his original article (2014) on why covering the world with content isn’t a long-term sustainable strategy for businesses. “The global warming of content marketing is in view.”
Fast forward a few years, and we’ve had panic publishing with Covid-19 – businesses whacking up website content, over-communicating via email, and digital event overload to try and stay connected.
Gerry McGovern talks about the ‘Invisible Crisis’ of managing and storing all this data. It’s mindblowing that 99% of data has been produced in the last ten years. The Cloud is on the ground, and digital is still physical… yet no one is talking about this.
Now, with the introduction of ChatGPT and AI, the cost of creating content has been reduced to almost nothing. A tsunami of new content is rising. And the quality of the output will only get better and better.
Welcome to the new wave of Content Shock.
Is there hope? Or should we give up now and go off-grid? What can creators do to survive and thrive in the AI Era?
Focus on the 20% that matters, he says. The personal brand.
The only thing that can save us in a world of commoditised content – writing, editing, and consulting.
It all boils down to your premise, as Jay Acunzo describes it. Your why and mission. Justin Welsh’s is to build an army of one-person businesses, and he’s getting there. Inspiring folks every day on LinkedIn.
What problem are you solving for your clients and customers? Worth thinking about in a world of generalised expertise.
Mark is going to share his thoughts on what we can do in a Content Shock and ChatGPT Special in the YATM Club on Tuesday, 11 July, at 7pm BST. A chance to ask questions and go deeper on “the most important article of 2023.” Sign up here.
Dave Harland knows the power of humour. His Tweets always make me chuckle – a daily reminder to laugh more and not take life too seriously. Latest creation: #ConfuseTheScammers
The Brand Called You. Tom Peters on what it takes to be CEO of Me Inc (Fast Company, published in 1997!)
Next issue: An interview with Johanna Renoth on finding the joy in marketing and growing a thriving business with ease – socials optional.
I like the idea of giving yourself a total blackout on content consumption for a week – emails, podcasts, socials. Not sure I have the discipline – love reading, love podcasts. Strap me to a massage table and maybe.
Summer Retreat! Now there’s an idea. See what I come up with when bored out of my brain.
“I think you just need to put yourself out there a bit more.”
Advice from my massage therapist based on conversations we’ve had over the last few months (treatments have turned into therapy sessions, she’s very intuitive).
I was a bit taken aback and jumped in – I am online. I post on LinkedIn regularly, I chat to people. I’ve been working on my niche, positioning, strategy, studying… She just looked at me. Yeah, I know, it sounds ridiculous.
Good thing about massage – it helps with creativity and gets things moving. Nothing like a good stretch to free the mind/body. There’s also accountability with monthly sessions as she checks in. Active therapy, which I like.
We have a lot in common – she’s a self-employed mum who works from home (big shed in the garden), but we are in different worlds. Her work is physical, she sees clients for a set time, and she’s tuned in to what’s happening locally.
All her clients come from word-of-mouth referrals. Facebook page, that’s it.
All my work is online, remote clients, solo, knowledge work, which never ends.
A woman I co-work with said the same thing the other day – “We need to get you out there. Have you introduced yourself on Loomio yet?” I said no, then realised I’ve been there for six months and not pitched my services to other businesses!
I’ve been stuck in the overthinking trap – strategising – tweaking – planning – website – pricing phase. Thinking about packages I can offer and how to productise my services. What I can offer and want to do versus what the market needs.
Worrying about how things will land and be perceived, when I just need to be making and doing – daily. Which is the fastest way to talk yourself out of anything!
NOBODY is looking at my work as closely as I am.
When I feel stuck, I turn to YouTube… Always something to move you along.
Really glad I stumbled across this video on personal branding by Gary Vee. Think he’s spot on – a brilliant explanation of what most creators struggle with.
“I’ll give you the biggest tip when it comes to content creation. Document. Don’t create.”
It is an absolute monster of a concept and a big shift.
“People aren’t starting. They’re just not making. They’re thinking, they’re pondering, they’re strategising, they’re debating. The difference between people like me and the far majority is that I’m doing at all times.”
“Don’t go fancy. Build a habit of daily documentation – share your process, observations, and conversations from the place you’re at rather than where you wish you were”.
“I think it’s much smarter for you to talk to the world about your process of going through this than the advice you think you should be giving them. That’s where people are struggling.”
Yes. Very easy to get caught up in the ‘expert’ label and feel like you need to have all the answers, be polished online and have achieved a certain level of (financial) success for credibility. Analysis paralysis.
“If you want to be respected and known, show the fuck up. There’s no excuse for not talking to the world. It just doesn’t have to be your thoughts and words all the time.”
If you can’t create – curate, distribute, facilitate, interview. There’s value in sharing others’ work and adding your spin.
Helpful tips on content strategy, too – creating from the top down rather than the bottom up. It is hard to create on demand. Setting constraints and thinking of each day as a ‘mini show’ where you focus on one thing only. So, you don’t have to think too much.
Vida Vegana’s comment 👌
Appreciate you, Gary – thanks for documenting and sharing.
It is refreshing to feel this way – there’s a lightness in letting go. Be an explorer, not an expert. Social media marketing and personal branding can feel heavy – as Ellen said, like you need to craft the perfect post.
Couple of things. I’ve signed up for Josh Spector’s Skills Sessions (regular jams, ask what you want) and asked him for feedback on the interview project. Thinking about different ways to format them for the NL.
I’m also doing Ben Meer’s new course, Creator Method – loving his LinkedIn – systems thinking for smart living.
Ben says he hates self-promotion – there’s a little video of him in the corner of the lessons, but he’s putting himself out there to share his ideas.
Excellent so far, a holistic approach to the creator economy. I’m sure it will fly – he has an interesting background and expertise.
Marianne’s Tilt trophy arrived – what a beauty! A daily (visual) reminder of how far you’ve come is motivating.
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How to get unstuck – with Adam Alter | The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway. What to do about feeling stuck, choosing when to explore vs exploit your career options, and why he thinks Lionel Messi is the greatest soccer player ever. Excellent episode.
The Nuclear Effect | Scott Oldford has helped thousands of entrepreneurs scale their businesses to 6 & 7 figures. Sharing his 6 Pillar approach to success in this ebook. Grab your free copy via The Saturday Solopreneur.
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Ellen Donnelly is the founder of The Ask. Her shift to solopreneurship? Training as a career coach, building her dream role, newsletters, and a north star bracelet guiding every step.
Ellen has built a six-figure coaching & content business, changed career paths (twice), travelled and worked remotely living on four continents, and advises VC-backed startups on talent strategy.
I went to her Talent to Money virtual summit for founders in 2022 – an excellent event.
Great to catch up again last week and chat about newsletters & branding. She likes ‘The Shift’ as a name; I’m happy to hear. I’m sticking with it as it’s about inner transformation and fulfilling our potential. Enough angst!
These are her best tips on building a profitable business around yourself…
Tell us about yourself and why you started The Ask
After supporting entrepreneurial professionals with their startup careers as a headhunter and Head of Talent, I observed a generation of people confused about navigating professional decisions.
We live in a world of infinite options, changes, emerging innovation and starting a business has never been easier. The most ambitious people are keen to succeed, but the confusion often gets in the way of their success.
I saw how coaching and education could guide people to make better career decisions, and myself wanted to find a better path. Three years on, running The Ask has been my most fulfilling career experience yet!
Who are you serving? Target audience and niche?
My niche is now tightly focused on those who want the next chapter of their professional lives to be working for themselves. They are working out how to piece the self-employment puzzle together in a fulfilling way that also brings in a sustainable income.
This is achieved through a coaching approach I’ve designed that helps clients to tap into their existing skills and expertise (I call this their ‘Unique Contribution’) and then take the action that builds a business around doing what they love.
I believe a one-person business model is the answer to finding your own entrepreneurial calling and doing the work you were meant to do. Here’s the process and how it all comes together!
Your newsletter powers your six-figure coaching business – how did you get your first 1K subscribers?
Early on, I recognised the importance of email in online business building (I thank the book Content Inc for that!) and was fortunate enough to discover Substack in March 2020, just as the world shut down and poured my creative energy into my newsletter as a channel.
The more I wrote, the more I loved it. Growing the list became secondary to simply putting ideas out there, but the more coaching clients came in, the more I decided to double down on newsletter growth. This then became about trying lots of things and some shameless self-promotion!
Today there’s 3,700 readers, which mostly organically grows by its own accord. I shared these tactics to reach the first 1K in a year in this post.
Your business has an educational, content-rich angle – you do the creative work and the strategy. How do you manage your time & avoid burnout?
Part of this is mindset, as I never see marketing or content as separate from running the business. It’s also an avenue towards clear thinking, as long-form writing has helped me consolidate my thinking and observations gained through coaching.
Then there are the practical decisions, such as focusing on quality over quantity and keeping two days free of calls weekly. These days, it’s about content creation and admin, and this boundary has been essential for me to maintain balance (no one wants to work with a burned-out and stressed coach!).
Marianne Lehnis said that successful entrepreneurs have an 80/20% focus on sales compared to everything else. Do you agree?
That’s interesting. My perspective is that if the content is doing its job, it’s creating sales, so these are one and the same thing.
The importance of selling can’t be underestimated, as it’s the lifeblood of any business.
In coaching, many new entrepreneurs avoid sales like the plague, afraid of seeming ‘pushy’ or feeling unclear about HOW to sell. I love supporting people’s confidence in selling as it’s a huge self-growth journey, as it’s very often all about having a supportive mindset and self-belief.
I can say this, having sold hundreds of thousands of pounds of work now, but at the start, finding the entire process a minefield and source of angst! We aren’t taught to sell unless we join the sales department when it should be a life skill!
What’s the best piece of advice you’ve gotten on creativity and entrepreneurship?
There is a huge overlap between entrepreneurship and art – a lot of ego and vulnerability is tied up in each. This became clear early in my entrepreneurial journey when I read two formative books about creativity: The Artist’s Way and The War of Art.
The advice in both books taught me the importance of putting the PROCESS above the outcome, aka creating without any expectation of what will happen. And removing the fear and resistance we face to control how our work is perceived.
We can’t predict outcomes, virality, or other people’s tastes, but we can control showing up consistently and putting the work in. That’s been my philosophy.
Tools & Resources for one-person businesses…
Not exactly an unknown tool, but I couldn’t live without Notion for powering almost every aspect of my business!
I am also a fan of communities where you can meet like-minded people who share your same goals and frustrations but where you might ALSO meet your clients and supporters. These have always been worth the £10/month or whatever they charge in the business and enjoyment created in return.
The Business of Expertise by David Baker is great for anyone running a client-led, expertise-based business.
What’s your top tip for personal branding on LinkedIn?
Try and enjoy it! I previously got too caught up in having the perfect post format, style, or strategy and then gave up.
Now, I am back on it, and I post what feels true and authentic in that given moment, provided I can relate it back to my services in some way. That’s taken a lot of the heaviness out of it.
Not everyone can create on demand, so I suggest finding 2-3 talking points and content pillars with my clients and experimenting with different ways of writing about them!
Keep adding to your own ideas bank. Then you can compound your ideas and posts and be memorable in the process due to the repetition.
You spoke at YATM Creator Day 23 – any takeaways to share? What are some of the challenges the creator economy is facing?
I talked about doubling down on your uniqueness regarding your one-person business model and doing the work you were meant to do in this world – letting the noise and distractions fade away in the process!
The entire day had a similar theme around authenticity and honing into your core beliefs.
For creators, there is no alternative to knowing yourself and your skills well and focusing on doing exactly that, becoming the go-to person for your thing.
The creator/one-person business model world is crowded and will only become more so, but no one can be more ‘you’ than you can or take this away from you. Own it!
New YouTube channel! ‘To say this has been a steep learning curve is an understatement.’ How’s it going?
YouTube was a learning curve for sure, and whilst I am proud of the quality of videos created, I have decided to pause it for the time being. It’s a LOT of work (10-15 hours per video), and with a full coaching practice, I couldn’t maintain it and justify the time investment.
The lesson has been to be more realistic with my time in the week and consider my target clients’ needs – many aren’t looking to YouTube for the things I support.
What are your plans for The Ask in 23? Where would you like to be this time next year?
In one year, the goal is to have a more widely established authority as a coach for one-person business owners who want to build a profitable business around themselves (without investors, a big team, or overheads).
That will include different services and IP to meet people where they are on that journey: exploring, starting out, or pivoting.
To read Ellen’s writing and learn more about her work, head to The Ask.
Book a coaching consultation and get a bonus ‘Personal Brand Audit’ session if you sign up for a coaching programme (mention The Shift).
Her book Happiness Becomes You is about her spiritual journey and ‘like reading sunlight.’
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“Jesse Cole’s presentation, linked to his book Fans First, was the best talk I have ever seen.” A takeaway from last week’s Creator Economy Expo in Cleveland, US, from Mark Masters, one of the most pioneering (and nicest) men in marketing I’ve ever encountered.
Mark is the founder of You Are The Media, a thriving and inspiring global community. He delivered a session on ‘Working Together’ based on YATM’s 2023 Creator Day. Read on for his top takeaways from CEX…
Here is more advice from the keynote stage and the latest content entrepreneur research. Exciting times!
YATM ‘Working Together’ Session at CEX
1. Four words from Ann Handley have stayed with me since returning, “homemade commands a premium.” With the acceptance of AI as part of our lives, it’s who we are, and the curiosity and figuring out in front of everyone is magnified. Our quirks and beliefs represent who we are and what we stand for, not the ability to find an answer quickly.
2. We don’t need to pursue BIG. Joe Pulizzi highlighted that success isn’t attributed to large audiences. From the new Creator Economy research, the average creator audience is 4K people across four channels. It makes us realise that the goal is never to achieve mass acceptance from strangers but to be relevant to the right people.
3. The goal for relevance and meaning is so important. This became a common thread – to create the work that matters. More content is not the answer. It’s knowing who is around us, finding ways to engage on a deeper level, and building spaces people feel a part of (Daphne Gomez and Jay Clouse highlighted what it means to nurture a space for the right audience).
4. Jesse Cole’s presentation, linked to his book Fans First, was the best talk I have ever seen. Engaging from the heart and sharing the proof (he even stayed afterwards to talk to people). His message was about valuing the people who step forward. We can’t treat the world as a transaction. The memorable moments mean something; this is why people stay. The ability to experiment and recognise that we don’t have the answers when we start is important. Experimentation lets us evaluate and become better at our work.
5. The work we create will always be replicated. Robert Rose’s message struck home when he shared that content provides zero competitive advantage. It’s the expression of our ideas that truly matters and why other people should care. The journey we accept matters, not the words on a page or the video we publish.
Thank you, Mark – hope your luggage has turned up!
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Meet the Creator: Marianne Lehnis 👩🏻💻
Remote working in beautiful Madeira
Marianne Lehnis, Founder and CEO of The Green Techpreneur, is one of The Tilt’s 2023 Content Entrepreneur Awards finalists *trophy winging its way to the UK*
Tell us about yourself and why you started The Green Techpreneur
A little about me! I’m English/German but was born in India and lived in Ukraine for a while as a child… I have a multicultural background.
As a student, I remember someone asking me what I wanted to do, saying I’d like to work for Positive News and that I wanted to freelance. The seeds were there for being self-employed and building The GT, but I had no idea I would go on to create my own positive news platform or of the meandering journey leading up to it.
I started my career as a journalist but became disillusioned with the prospects in the industry after a couple of years and burnt out. So, in early 2018, I did something crazy – quit my job and moved to London with just £4K in savings. Through an unexpected series of events, I became self-employed.
But again, I had a niggling feeling of dissatisfaction. I was working on short-term projects and didn’t feel I was progressing or building for the long term. I wanted a scalable business that I loved, which made a positive impact.
When the pandemic broke out, life changed dramatically again. I launched The GT to combine my passion for sustainability and fascination for entrepreneurship and innovation while illuminating the leaders making extraordinary contributions to society.
Who are you serving? Target audience and niche?
Climate tech entrepreneurs and investors are my niche. My platform has evolved to help entrepreneurs with pain points, such as finding investors via a partnership with a marketplace platform. I’ll also offer several additional services, such as consulting for getting investment-ready via partners.
How did you get your first 1K followers?
In the beginning, I worked and put in time for every single subscription I had. When I first launched, I would commit time daily to DM people on LinkedIn with a friendly message and offer to sign up. That helped me test the idea, get early adopters, and confirm I had a product people were interested in – if I could get it in front of them.
Over time more subscriptions came in from cross-promotions on Substack and constant promotion on LinkedIn – sharing in relevant groups and including an ad to sign up in the comment section of most of my posts.
You’re doing all the creative work – research, interviews, writing, podcast, and social media. How do you manage your time and avoid burnout?
This is a great question. It’s been and still is a continual growth journey. I keep things as simple as possible. There are a thousand things I could and should be doing to promote the podcast, but for now, I focus on the basics and keep things lean.
I’ve learnt that establishing partnerships with companies serving the same niche but offering a different product is a fantastic approach instead of going alone or trying to create too many products/services.
We can’t succeed and bootstrap on our own. Actively look for collaborators. Build a tribe that cross-refers clients and cross-promotes.
Creation Vs distribution… how do you distribute your content?
I distribute my content primarily via LinkedIn because I’m B2B. Substack and cross-referrals bring consistent growth.
If someone could only read one of your interviews, which would it be and why?
I love so many of my interviews; this is tough to answer. Interviewing climate tech entrepreneurs has been wonderful as I meet many incredible mission-driven leaders with great mindsets and values.
What’s the best piece of advice you’ve gotten on creativity and entrepreneurship?
Successful entrepreneurs have an 80/20% focus on sales compared to everything else.
Unsuccessful entrepreneurs have a 20/80% focus on sales/other work.
The focus on sales brings in the cash, which enables the business to lift off and extra work to be outsourced. If you spend all your time tinkering yourself instead of selling, you won’t make the lift-off.
But here’s the catch-22… you need to create an attractive product/service and establish credibility before selling. This can take time and experimentation. You need social proof and testimonials, but as soon as you’ve got a product you know the market needs… stop tinkering and sell, sell, sell.
Be an entrepreneur, not a tinkerer.
Any top recommendations for creators?
Listen to Brendon Burchard’s Daily Fire on the Growth Day app if you want to start your day with a bit of fire! 🔥
Exciting news. You were recently announced as one of The Tilt’s Content Entrepreneur Awards finalists. How do you feel?
I’m overjoyed! I have been a fighter for a long time, persevering in what has often felt like an against-all-odds odyssey. It’s lovely to feel like people have noticed and appreciated the result of my blood, sweat and tears and love the positive impact my business is bringing into the world.
It comes after winning an Innovation & Excellence Award for Environmental News Platform of the Year by Corporate Live Wire. It is a double confirmation that I’m on the right path, and it’s time to fly!
What are your plans for The GT in ’23? Where would you like to be this time next year?
I would love to have several more mutually beneficial partnerships with companies that are GT platform sponsors (if you or anyone you know would like to get your brand in front of climate tech entrepreneurs, get in touch!).
I’d love to have quadrupled my audience and have loads of inbound sales leads while outsourcing some tasks.
Coming up: Ellen Donnelly, Founder + Chief Coach at The Ask will share entrepreneurial career guidance and insight from YATM Creator Day 2023. Got a burning question about solopreneurship? Send it in!
An estimated 50 million people are operating in the creator economy as of 2023, but most attention goes to the 1% who make big bucks and have audiences totalling over 1M.
So called ‘middle-class creators’ – those earning money from a content business – get ignored.
So, The Tilt has launched the Content Entrepreneur Awards with its first class of Unsung Content Entrepreneurs. They did a callout in their newsletter and socials, asking their readers for nominations. Meet the shortlist.
It features creators of all ages from around the world covering diverse topics. Some great people here to connect with and learn from.
The top Unsung Content Entrepreneurs will be announced and celebrated at Creator Economy Expo, May 1-3 in Cleveland, Ohio.
I nominated Marianne Lehnis, founder of The Green Techpreneur, and am delighted she made the shortlist!
It would be fun to turn this into a #CreatorChallenge and follow the journey of a small cohort, over the next 12 months.
Team up with a couple of other newsletters in the space, interview them all and share on our platforms for wider reach.
Where are they now, and where do they want to be this time next year? Set some goals and accountability. Check-in regularly and share any asks/offers…
Then interview them all again next year to see how far they’ve come…
…and turn the interviews into an ebook: The Creator Business Book to share ahead of next year’s CEX. A book is a brilliant business card and goody bag merch!
Most awards are a one-off event, which is a missed opportunity, IMO. Why not share a creator’s journey, problems, solutions, and learnings over a year or more?
Others can come on board and join the challenge… keeps us all motivated, working towards shared goals, and builds a deeper connection.
As Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “Life is a journey, not a destination.”
So, let’s get this challenge started!
Interview #1 with The Green Techpreneur coming up in the next issue.
Let me know if you have any questions for Marianne or the other nominees, and if you’d like to join the challenge.
Good to put yourself out there and enter as many awards as possible. IPSE has just launched its Freelancer Awards 2023 – few new categories. And the Publisher Newsletter Awards has been extended till 5 May.
Get entering! If it’s free, you’ve got nothing to lose.
Teens and chatbots…
Julieta and her mates have been playing around with Snapchat’s new AI chatbot.
‘My AI’ is pinned to the app’s chat tab above conversations with friends.
It’s powered by the latest version of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, but some key differences exist. You can name it, design a custom Bitmoji avatar, and bring it into conversations with friends.
So far, mixed reactions, and it’s raised some privacy concerns.
You don’t have to interact with it, but you can’t remove it unless you pay for Snapchat+, their premium service. It says it doesn’t know where you are, but if you ask where the nearest pizza place is, it tells you exactly where you are.
It’s less formal, a bit chattier than ChatGPT (we had both tabs open to compare responses), and has an attitude… didn’t like it’s new name: “KittenWhiskers”. Named her “Curious” because she asks so many questions.
We asked Kitty to name the 50 states of the US, and it refused, saying, “I don’t think that’s a good use of your time.” Had to ask three times and eventually got an answer.
Teen verdict: “Everyone is playing with it now cos it’s new, and it helps with homework, but we might not be bothered in a week….”
Well, it’s teaching them prompt engineering, which is a valuable skill. They will be using these tools in the future, so why not learn about AI together, talk about it, and help shape it.
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Creator Economy Summit takeaways. 400+ people in LA last week at The Information’s annual event. Search #creatorsummit on LinkedIn to see some insightful recaps and thoughts on the state of the creator economy.
The “magic no 39” – if your podcast episode is downloaded 39+ times in the first week of going live, it qualifies as among the top 50% of all podcasts worldwide! Top tips from Chris Phin on how to make money from podcasting (article + replay).
Passionfroot Guides for Creators – how to price newsletter ads, podcasting checklist and more to come. Really like their #TechForGood ethos and service – doing a demo of their backend OS that helps creators manage their financing and workflows in one place. More of this to come…
Great piece by Simon Owens on why the Creator Economy “middle class” does exist. I don’t like the framing of a “creator middle class” either – good to query the definition. Creators aren’t employees, they’re small businesses/entrepreneurs.
And businesses take time to build, which is why these studies should have minimum requirements for inclusion and take a long-term view. A creator career is definitely feasible, though. Send him your thoughts.
Nika Talbot 