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[MattR82]

Unless he revolutionizes the content type on Twitter and creates something more engaging than short form videos, it's not going to change much.
It's still going to be tweets.

He's bringing back vine apparently. From what I've heard he plans to beat tik tok by making it easier for people to monetize.

By the way, are people still suspicious of tik toks figures in regards to basically flat out lying about view numbers etc? I haven't heard anything about that in some time.

 

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[MitchC]

He's bringing back vine apparently. From what I've heard he plans to beat tik tok by making it easier for people to monetize.

By the way, are people still suspicious of tik toks figures in regards to basically flat out lying about view numbers etc? I haven't heard anything about that in some time.

I just saw an old tweet that resurfaced from 2017, he was allowed to buy x.com back from PayPal for “sentimental” value

It talks about it in his book, his vision for x.com is very different to what PayPal became

Sounds like he’s trying to create wechat for the west

Payments, banking and social media in 1

Doge coin is pumping

Looks like he’s digging up a lot of evidence of govt censorship etc too

Some say trump gave him govt contracts to make him rich and he’s bought Twitter to return to favour

Who knows, be cool to see what happens, anything is better than what Twitter was before

Also how the F*ck did the incompetent last management drop the ball so badly, they shut down vine which was basically tik tok, and it was fairly huge and now TikTok is huge and Twitter is nothing

 

[Xeon]

Boris Johnson to be keynote speaker at blockchain conference in Singapore

Former PM will address meeting to discuss global ‘migration to the digital economy’

www.theguardian.com

I didn't know Boris Johnson is a crypto expert. WTF!!!!
Maybe he was in IT / tech before going into politics?

 

[Xeon]

MSN

AMAZING viral marketing campaign. GENIUS at its maximum.

 

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[MattR82]

MSN

AMAZING viral marketing campaign. GENIUS at its maximum.

Eh, maybe. Seems like pretty basic guerilla marketing to me. Just chuck some undies on some Bondi goofs car and do a bit of fake social media posts to go with the real ones.

Probably doesn't help that I can't stand Bondi and the type of people there lol.

 

[MattR82]

Sounds like he’s trying to create wechat for the west

Payments, banking and social media in 1


Also how the F*ck did the incompetent last management drop the ball so badly, they shut down vine which was basically tik tok, and it was fairly huge and now TikTok is huge and Twitter is nothing

Yep.

Why Twitter boughy and closed down vine would be interesting to hear.

 

[Xeon]

I'm sick of TikTok's region-locked algorithm. If Musk wants to revive Vine and give it a slightly different algorithm, I'm all for it.

 

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[Andy Black]

I posted a video to Twitter with 1,700 followers. 28 views.

I posted the same video to TikTok with 49 followers. 9,000+ views.

 

[Andy Black]

I'm sick of TikTok's region-locked algorithm. If Musk wants to revive Vine and give it a slightly different algorithm, I'm all for it.

Yeah, it's not great.

 

[Andy Black]

Getting ready to try out @Andy Black 's "price something in a way that makes you actually genuinely excited to get a yes"

Good man. Let us know how it goes.

 

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[BlackLynx]

Hey all,

I'm looking for some advice. I've been obsessed with productivity pretty much all my life. And I created my own productivity system. One day - I decided to talk about my system on LinkedIn - offered to teach it to 25 strangers and my post went viral.

Within a day - I had 25 people that wanted to learn "the system" and about 10 people on a waiting list.

So over the course of the last month I got to filming - I created a 2,5 hour course - divided into 12 modules.
The first people of the pilot group have watched all the videos until the end and they are super enthusiastic about the changes it's bringing to their lives.

Now - it clearly solves a problem people are experiencing. It's not the first course I create but the first one where you can feel that people are triggered by the promise of the course AND I'm actually able to solve this problem.

I want to now create a marketing machine to sell the course but I don't know where to start. Are there any good resources on how to launch a course, build a community around the course, etc ?

Any tips are appreciated.

 

[Andy Black]

Hey all,

I'm looking for some advice. I've been obsessed with productivity pretty much all my life. And I created my own productivity system. One day - I decided to talk about my system on LinkedIn - offered to teach it to 25 strangers and my post went viral.

Within a day - I had 25 people that wanted to learn "the system" and about 10 people on a waiting list.

So over the course of the last month I got to filming - I created a 2,5 hour course - divided into 12 modules.
The first people of the pilot group have watched all the videos until the end and they are super enthusiastic about the changes it's bringing to their lives.

Now - it clearly solves a problem people are experiencing. It's not the first course I create but the first one where you can feel that people are triggered by the promise of the course AND I'm actually able to solve this problem.

I want to now create a marketing machine to sell the course but I don't know where to start. Are there any good resources on how to launch a course, build a community around the course, etc ?

Any tips are appreciated.

Well done. Maybe create a progress thread and tag me, Fox, Cameraman, lowtek, Lex Deville, and anyone else who's selling/sold courses. (There's definitely more people who've sold courses in here.)

 

[doster.zach]

I posted a video to Twitter with 1,700 followers. 28 views.

I posted the same video to TikTok with 49 followers. 9,000+ views.

Might be that most people are on the recommended feed view and not the latest feed view which shows your a lot of recommended content and way less of content of people you’re following.

 

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[namari]

Hey all,

I'm looking for some advice. I've been obsessed with productivity pretty much all my life. And I created my own productivity system. One day - I decided to talk about my system on LinkedIn - offered to teach it to 25 strangers and my post went viral.

Within a day - I had 25 people that wanted to learn "the system" and about 10 people on a waiting list.

So over the course of the last month I got to filming - I created a 2,5 hour course - divided into 12 modules.
The first people of the pilot group have watched all the videos until the end and they are super enthusiastic about the changes it's bringing to their lives.

Now - it clearly solves a problem people are experiencing. It's not the first course I create but the first one where you can feel that people are triggered by the promise of the course AND I'm actually able to solve this problem.

I want to now create a marketing machine to sell the course but I don't know where to start. Are there any good resources on how to launch a course, build a community around the course, etc ?

Any tips are appreciated.

brilliant execution.
id suggest starting by telling friends and family about it for some irl reach.
then you can start a social media account dedicated to marketing your course

 

[Andy Black]

Do we have many threads about creating/selling courses? I can list them all in a master thread if folks let me know.

 

[Bekit]

Hey all,

I'm looking for some advice. I've been obsessed with productivity pretty much all my life. And I created my own productivity system. One day - I decided to talk about my system on LinkedIn - offered to teach it to 25 strangers and my post went viral.

Within a day - I had 25 people that wanted to learn "the system" and about 10 people on a waiting list.

So over the course of the last month I got to filming - I created a 2,5 hour course - divided into 12 modules.
The first people of the pilot group have watched all the videos until the end and they are super enthusiastic about the changes it's bringing to their lives.

Now - it clearly solves a problem people are experiencing. It's not the first course I create but the first one where you can feel that people are triggered by the promise of the course AND I'm actually able to solve this problem.

I want to now create a marketing machine to sell the course but I don't know where to start. Are there any good resources on how to launch a course, build a community around the course, etc ?

Any tips are appreciated.

I have some substantive thoughts on this, as I used to do copywriting for a company that focused on coaching online course creators on how to market and sell their course. So I've seen a lot of what works well and what doesn't.

However, I'd rather not go to the effort to put a detailed, thought-out post here in the random thread.

Can you make a new thread with this same question? I think this would be a great conversation. Please tag me when you do, in case I miss it.

(Side note... I'm also curious about trying your product for myself haha!) --which is a great signal that you're onto something here!!

 

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[piano]

I know this is really random, but I have a speech in 2 days in Ukrainian (I can't speak Ukrainian btw) and am wondering what to write about. Our school is getting a class of Ukrainians and we're welcoming them.
Do you guys perhaps have an idea on which direction I could go with? I can't figure smth out...
edit: After torturous trying and writing, I managed to write something!

 

[MitchC]

I have some substantive thoughts on this, as I used to do copywriting for a company that focused on coaching online course creators on how to market and sell their course. So I've seen a lot of what works well and what doesn't.

However, I'd rather not go to the effort to put a detailed, thought-out post here in the random thread.

Can you make a new thread with this same question? I think this would be a great conversation. Please tag me when you do, in case I miss it.

(Side note... I'm also curious about trying your product for myself haha!) --which is a great signal that you're onto something here!!

EXECUTION - Teaching My Productivity System as an Online Course

This is the progress thread on my launching a productivity course. BACKGROUND: I own a cybersecurity company - am quite busy and I regularly post about my cybersecurity services on LinkedIn. This is a side hustle that has shown much more potential than any of the services I am constantly...

www.thefastlaneforum.com

Here’s his thread

I agree, my first thought was I want to try this course

 

[BlackLynx]

https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/threads/progress-thread-teaching-my-productivity-system-as-an-online-course.105846/
Here’s his thread

I put this on the INSIDERS side - if a mod thinks it might be more valuable somewhere else - feel free to move it !

 

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[Bekit]

I put this on the INSIDERS side - if a mod thinks it might be more valuable somewhere else - feel free to move it !

Ok, you know what? You sold me on upgrading. I haven't been subscribed to INSIDERS for a while, but when my subscription expired, I definitely noticed that the threads weren't nearly as interesting. Lately I've been thinking about how much better the forum is when you're on the inside. So I've been meaning to do this. I kept thinking, "I really need to subscribe to the inside again." And then I kept putting it off. You pulled me over the fence haha!

Thanks, it's way more fun on the inside!

 

[BlackLynx]

Ok, you know what? You sold me on upgrading. I haven't been subscribed to INSIDERS for a while, but when my subscription expired, I definitely noticed that the threads weren't nearly as interesting. Lately I've been thinking about how much better the forum is when you're on the inside. So I've been meaning to do this. I kept thinking, "I really need to subscribe to the inside again." And then I kept putting it off. You pulled me over the fence haha!

Thanks, it's way more fun on the inside!

I'll be checking my mail for the commission , @MJ DeMarco lol.

 

[Creative_Name]

I learned that execution is hard when you don’t have a clear path forward and you’re met with a roadblock. When this happens, just start reading and learning and shit, which is a clear path in itself thanks to the internet. After you finish learning more about what you’re trying to accomplish the path becomes clearer and you can continue.

 

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[Primeperiwinkle]

Hey all,

I'm looking for some advice. I've been obsessed with productivity pretty much all my life. And I created my own productivity system. One day - I decided to talk about my system on LinkedIn - offered to teach it to 25 strangers and my post went viral.

Within a day - I had 25 people that wanted to learn "the system" and about 10 people on a waiting list.

So over the course of the last month I got to filming - I created a 2,5 hour course - divided into 12 modules.
The first people of the pilot group have watched all the videos until the end and they are super enthusiastic about the changes it's bringing to their lives.

Now - it clearly solves a problem people are experiencing. It's not the first course I create but the first one where you can feel that people are triggered by the promise of the course AND I'm actually able to solve this problem.

I want to now create a marketing machine to sell the course but I don't know where to start. Are there any good resources on how to launch a course, build a community around the course, etc ?

Any tips are appreciated.

Read the Clickfunnels books online for free (if you can navigate the dark web) or just search for Clickfunnels stuff with a browser linked to Facebook and you’ll get in his funnel. Traffic Secrets is the name of one of his books. Brunson does a full 30 day Challenge training for a $100 that’s worth much more. The trainers are high energy and a bit obnoxious but, for instance, one seminar had the equivalent of three books worth of info in it on Day 6 (of the one I took) that blew me away. They break down course creation and marketing in a phenomenal way.

You don’t actually need to use any of his software. There’s better stuff out there but RB’s community is amazing, his books offer clear value and you’ll almost immediately realize that *you* are already ahead of most. You’ve done what thousands upon thousands of “course creators” never accomplish. You have buy in; you have engaged clients. I try not to recommend Russell Brunson to ppl who don’t already have a product because it can easily become a big shiny object but for you? I think you’d be thrilled to have the community, especially if you started hunting down the guys who can create everything for you. HTH

 

[Andy Black]

I put this on the INSIDERS side - if a mod thinks it might be more valuable somewhere else - feel free to move it !

I suspect it will be better for you and the forum on the outside. Do you envisage there being anything you want to keep more confidential in the thread? If not then let me know and I'll move it.

 

[Guest-5ty5s4]

I posted a video to Twitter with 1,700 followers. 28 views.

I posted the same video to TikTok with 49 followers. 9,000+ views.

Damn. Maybe I need to get TikTok.

But don’t they steal your soul or something? Lol

I think it was that they would steal all of our “precious bodily fluids!”

 

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[Andy Black]

Damn. Maybe I need to get TikTok.

But don’t they steal your soul or something? Lol

I think it was that they would steal all of our “precious bodily fluids!”

I like TikTok. Creators are forced to get to the point and remove fluff. Sure, the "hooks" can be a bit annoying, but even that's an interesting marketing education.

 

[MoneyDoc]

Did a google search to try and find the category director for my niche at Costco. I know the format Costco uses for their emails so I emailed him last night. Got a reply a few hours ago saying they’d be happy to discuss the opportunity and gave me two days with time availabilities to send him a meeting invite.

Does this mean he’s kinda interested or very interested?

They wouldn’t entertain cold emails otherwise, no?

 

[msufan]

Someone needs to tell Elon the US election is NEXT week.

 

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[MattR82]

I posted a video to Twitter with 1,700 followers. 28 views.

I posted the same video to TikTok with 49 followers. 9,000+ views.

Do you think they inflate their figures though?

 

[MitchC]

TikTok - Make Your Day

This page is hilarious