My takeaway - if you want tangible outcomes, you need to assess your writing on social blogs through tangible metrics - and that's what impressions and comments really do. As a writer, I guess every social blog (LinkedIn, Medium, or Twitter) are essentially testing platforms. Put your work out there. Figure out what works, build and then expand on it - that's how you become a prolific writer. Simple, not easy!
This is the most unique perspective on writing online I've come across. The most valuable 30 minutes I've spent on the internet, for sure. Thank you so much.
I almost skipped over buying your 2 books until I read don't start a blog. Purchased the books, watching the video. Already agree with validation before massive commitment of time and expense. Teach that to my coaching clients too Pivoting my career to more content for long game (scaling my very high-ticket coaching down in order to serve more people) with a blog was what my research was leading me towards. However, I agree with discover first, then build and share on a blog. Just went back to Twitter after 3 years away. Found your stuff and appreciate learning from you & Ship30for30.
It all relates to your VALUE proposition to your readers, if you're already a Best Selling Author starting your own blog makes sense because you gain leverage and control over the channel you communicate with your community of readers, now obviously, if you are just starting writing you can't leverage that because you have no readers ... YET :)
Oooff this video is worth millions! I'm getting started with the whole content writing gig and this strategy makes so much sense! Loved it 100% Came across your twitter and look what I found!
Pirate Cole, great video! I've been a subscriber of Category Pirates for several months. I combed through Eddie's work, then Christopher's work and now it's your turn. You definitely changed my perspective on the ideal platform for publishing - especially when starting a new project. I came from the Copyblogger sharecropping perspective and it was about time I evolved!
What if you just publish on your site whatever you published elsewhere, so that you would have like a central source of all that you published in other platforms
Loved the video. My question is What about SEO? There are plenty of bloggers who use the power of SEO and social media to leverage their blog websites and create a successful career out of them. Like, Neil Patel, Brian Dean, and Adam Enfroy.
Yes you hear about SEO all the time but it isn't SEO alone that works. It is a combination of SEO, cross-speaking on different podcasts, cross-blogging, backlinking, and many other factors have worked for them. When you are starting out as a beginner very likely you don't have all these resources or strength to do all these HEAVY LIFTING. The ('not-so') easy way out for you is to start out on social blogs where there are users already. Depending on the topic you are writing on, there are people writing on such topic already and the algorithm understands this. When you publish it will be shown to readers. But in the way of starting your own blog, you have to go look for readers.
I don't understand why you're telling people to just only write on these platforms because if you try to link out to your other assets, then the writing platform won't share your content as much; but, then you're advertising your course, book, TH-cam channel, etc.? You are obviously going to have to link out to your products sooner or later. Otherwise, how did you start sending your readers to your products/services?
Keep in mind, people gain many Twitter followers because of other media platforms, especially TH-cam. They like the video so they follow on Twitter. The idea of the site is to be found by SEO but takes lots of time and the low competition keywords. Nic I believe you're right.
Typeshare is good, but expensive to start off, i am just starting to write, s need more time to have more material, and be able to use it with more use...
Great video Cole. I’m a TypeShare Pro subscriber, but am finding almost no instruction on how best to use it as a creative home, publishing out, etc. Is there a place to read up on beat use cases for using it in my workflows or a video(s) exploring how to take advantage of all the aspects of TypeShare? Great perspective on writing for a while to get it. We are just over a year and about to start pushing the envelope!
Hmm, well actually... you can publish many places like Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest etc, automatically with a Wordpress site. There's several plug-ins that will do that for us. However, a Wordpress blog is missing the 'people already there' part - Is that where Typeshare surpasses that? Does it already have a thriving reader community? I've only just learned of it in the last day or two - so is that the proper assessment I'm making with it?
I don't understand how you're telling people not to have their own website but then you're saying you have a TH-cam channel and a course, etc. If you can't send your platform (Medium, Twitter, etc.) audience off to your course, book, etc. link because those platforms don't give you views when there's a link, then how are you letting your readers know about your products? At some point you must send your readers to another platform/service/product.
If you want to know more about what ghostwriting is, check out this other video I made: th-cam.com/video/4jmtULwbFO8/w-d-xo.html
My takeaway - if you want tangible outcomes, you need to assess your writing on social blogs through tangible metrics - and that's what impressions and comments really do.
As a writer, I guess every social blog (LinkedIn, Medium, or Twitter) are essentially testing platforms. Put your work out there. Figure out what works, build and then expand on it - that's how you become a prolific writer.
Simple, not easy!
This is the most unique perspective on writing online I've come across. The most valuable 30 minutes I've spent on the internet, for sure. Thank you so much.
Thank you Nicolas🙌🏼
Great insights and many thanks for sharing...
I almost skipped over buying your 2 books until I read don't start a blog. Purchased the books, watching the video. Already agree with validation before massive commitment of time and expense.
Teach that to my coaching clients too
Pivoting my career to more content for long game (scaling my very high-ticket coaching down in order to serve more people) with a blog was what my research was leading me towards.
However, I agree with discover first, then build and share on a blog.
Just went back to Twitter after 3 years away. Found your stuff and appreciate learning from you & Ship30for30.
I'm really going down the Cole rabbit hole. Thanks for making these videos! 🌟☺️🙏
It all relates to your VALUE proposition to your readers, if you're already a Best Selling Author starting your own blog makes sense because you gain leverage and control over the channel you communicate with your community of readers, now obviously, if you are just starting writing you can't leverage that because you have no readers ... YET :)
Oooff this video is worth millions! I'm getting started with the whole content writing gig and this strategy makes so much sense! Loved it 100% Came across your twitter and look what I found!
Pirate Cole, great video! I've been a subscriber of Category Pirates for several months. I combed through Eddie's work, then Christopher's work and now it's your turn. You definitely changed my perspective on the ideal platform for publishing - especially when starting a new project. I came from the Copyblogger sharecropping perspective and it was about time I evolved!
Thank you, Nicolas, this was highly informative and encouraging, especially for a new upcoming writer.
Great video! Going to explore Typeshare myself but a video on how to use and maximise it would be good too
Totally new concept for me. Makes so much sense. Thanks for the info.
thank you very much
Thank for this video ❤
What if you just publish on your site whatever you published elsewhere, so that you would have like a central source of all that you published in other platforms
That's cool.
really nicolas thanks for all this helpful vision, man I was going down a path I didn't know it's beginning, god bless you❤
Interesting perspective. Thank you
Loved the video. My question is What about SEO? There are plenty of bloggers who use the power of SEO and social media to leverage their blog websites and create a successful career out of them. Like, Neil Patel, Brian Dean, and Adam Enfroy.
Yes you hear about SEO all the time but it isn't SEO alone that works. It is a combination of SEO, cross-speaking on different podcasts, cross-blogging, backlinking, and many other factors have worked for them.
When you are starting out as a beginner very likely you don't have all these resources or strength to do all these HEAVY LIFTING.
The ('not-so') easy way out for you is to start out on social blogs where there are users already. Depending on the topic you are writing on, there are people writing on such topic already and the algorithm understands this.
When you publish it will be shown to readers.
But in the way of starting your own blog, you have to go look for readers.
@@samsemakoThere is so much work there! Not beginner friendly.
I don't understand why you're telling people to just only write on these platforms because if you try to link out to your other assets, then the writing platform won't share your content as much; but, then you're advertising your course, book, TH-cam channel, etc.? You are obviously going to have to link out to your products sooner or later. Otherwise, how did you start sending your readers to your products/services?
What is exactly the problem?
😊 thank you so much for your sincere guidance Nicolas 🙏 ❤️
Awesome video. Typeshare looks great, going to set mine up now!
Keep in mind, people gain many Twitter followers because of other media platforms, especially TH-cam. They like the video so they follow on Twitter. The idea of the site is to be found by SEO but takes lots of time and the low competition keywords. Nic I believe you're right.
Thanks for the reading
Typeshare is good, but expensive to start off, i am just starting to write, s need more time to have more material, and be able to use it with more use...
Love this. I think you're right. Will definitely give Typeshare a go.
How would you direct those to your typeshare blog from other platforms?
Great video Cole. I’m a TypeShare Pro subscriber, but am finding almost no instruction on how best to use it as a creative home, publishing out, etc. Is there a place to read up on beat use cases for using it in my workflows or a video(s) exploring how to take advantage of all the aspects of TypeShare? Great perspective on writing for a while to get it. We are just over a year and about to start pushing the envelope!
Love the approach Cole but my question is how do you turns those views and impressions into $$$ if you are posting natively?
you do soft selling
@@TikidataAnalyticsWhat's that?
Typeshare sounds incredible!
Very Contrarian thinking Nicolas. I always felt I needed a blog.
Personal and professional blogs are obviously different, professional blogs are SEO/Keyword focused and have comment sections for feedback....
Work at decentralisation ....
I get it now. Like I would much rather invest into the promotion offers available on those social blog spaces to reach more people.
Great!
Hmm, well actually... you can publish many places like Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest etc, automatically with a Wordpress site. There's several plug-ins that will do that for us. However, a Wordpress blog is missing the 'people already there' part - Is that where Typeshare surpasses that?
Does it already have a thriving reader community? I've only just learned of it in the last day or two - so is that the proper assessment I'm making with it?
I don't understand how you're telling people not to have their own website but then you're saying you have a TH-cam channel and a course, etc. If you can't send your platform (Medium, Twitter, etc.) audience off to your course, book, etc. link because those platforms don't give you views when there's a link, then how are you letting your readers know about your products? At some point you must send your readers to another platform/service/product.
This is a great video
I’m trying to not look at you staring into my soul for 30 minutes 🙂
Love the info NC 🔥
This was useful
Wrong, blogging and SEO is better than social media period
Is it useful to publish on medium but also create your own website as a backup? Just to make sure it stays online.
Yes you can.
Let's go. No more seo shit to get Discoverability.
😘
You could've made your point in 1/3 the time. Tediously repetitive.
you look like Zayn on that webstie
TL;DR:
Don't start a blog.