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Tajh Walker's avatar

This was a solid read. Loved the case studies here.

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Laura Silverman's avatar

This is incredibly helpful, Wes. Thank you!

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Jean Joaillerie's avatar

Do you think “ Buy Me A Diamond Necklace” should be included in the list?

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Anna's avatar

I'm not doing this now as I need more focus. I do believe that people should compensated for their work and talent. I've plenty of knowledge and skiils to share with others. Once I find a way to package it, I'm sure I could be successful using some of your suggestions. I like the focus on service first. That's where I would begin — “one on one coaching” — slowly building clientele and then bundles, educational courses, etc. I don't have energy now. But, something I will take note of for future reference. Thanks.

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Tanvee Dharmadhikari's avatar

This is really helpful as someone who is recently embarking in coaching services. Thanks a lot for this.

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Nicola Rose's avatar

Subscribed! My Substack is nicolarosedirects.substack.com, where I post humor essays and bits and pieces. Hope you enjoy and subscribe. 😊

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Suzannah Alexander's avatar

This is a great list and I will be digging in more deeply to see what could work for my situation. Some of these ideas have technical hurdles. I have some ideas for how to overcome those, but it would be nice to know which ones are already easily covered in what substack offers.

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Joy V.'s avatar

These are great but sound exhausting! I have the buy me a coffee button, because it’s easy and low pressure.

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C.P. Alemdar's avatar

Wow, an amazing post and one I’m going to have to come back to because there’s so much usefulness to take in here! Thank you!

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Marqv's avatar

Hi wes

I invite you to have a look at our latest, Carl Sagan-inspired, article, here it is - https://canfictionhelpusthrive.substack.com/p/from-sagan-to-the-jacksons-debate

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Angela Hollowell's avatar

I turned off paid subscriptions on my newsletters, so I'm really excited to try a few of these! Will report back later.

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Beyond Visions's avatar

🤣We’ve been duped into thinking we should be paid per word. Or make $50 for an article. (I blame Fiverr…)

Really..$50 per word 😅

And how many do you think would enjoy a shorter newsletter?

I think it's important to honor people's time when asking to read all the content.

I am sure it has good stuff. 👍

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Wes Pearce's avatar

Wish Google appreciated shorter posts. Since this one already is ranking. You might learn something 👌🏼

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Daniel Limb's avatar

This is a really helpful post. Covers a lot of methods I'd never have thought of.

The issue I have is aligning those products to my own publication.

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Denise Jackson's avatar

Wes thank you for getting my creative juices flowing this morning. More work, but worth it.

This is what drives the sales and I appreciate your approach

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