How to Write Online
Key Lessons & Summary of this great Workshop hosted by @david_perell
Discover how you can make a full time living writing on the internet (even if you "suck at writing")
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Key Lessons & Summary of this great Workshop hosted by @david_perell
Discover how you can make a full time living writing on the internet (even if you "suck at writing")
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Background:
- David was once fired from a job for being a poor writer
- He now makes a full time living as a writer and is able to support himself living in one of the most expensive cities in the world (NYC) with his writing business
What are the BENEFITS to Writing Online? ⬇
- David was once fired from a job for being a poor writer
- He now makes a full time living as a writer and is able to support himself living in one of the most expensive cities in the world (NYC) with his writing business
What are the BENEFITS to Writing Online? ⬇
- Writing online is the fastest path to Internet Success
- "Writing is the language of the Internet" - David
- You are not rewarded for having original ideas necessarily but rather for your ability to *communicate* ideas
- When you have the attention of 1000s of people...
- "Writing is the language of the Internet" - David
- You are not rewarded for having original ideas necessarily but rather for your ability to *communicate* ideas
- When you have the attention of 1000s of people...
you are like a keynote speaker with a big audience
- You can make a FT living just from being able to communicate brilliant ideas to strangers on the internet (David makes 7 figures with ZERO paid advertising)
Now you know the Benefits
Let's dive into David's Writing System
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- You can make a FT living just from being able to communicate brilliant ideas to strangers on the internet (David makes 7 figures with ZERO paid advertising)
Now you know the Benefits
Let's dive into David's Writing System
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# 1 Build a System to Capture Ideas
Mindset: Stop seeing yourself as a Writer and start seeing yourself as a Curator
When you have a system to capture interesting info you come across
you will never run out of material to write about.
You go from scarcity to abundance.
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Mindset: Stop seeing yourself as a Writer and start seeing yourself as a Curator
When you have a system to capture interesting info you come across
you will never run out of material to write about.
You go from scarcity to abundance.
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Every day you come across a plethora of great ideas & info on the internet:
- Articles/Blogs
- Socials
- Books
3 Ways to Start Capturing the best ideas from these sources:
- Kindle/Apple books
- Instapaper + IFTTT
- Webpages + Liner (app)
Put everything you find into one...
- Articles/Blogs
- Socials
- Books
3 Ways to Start Capturing the best ideas from these sources:
- Kindle/Apple books
- Instapaper + IFTTT
- Webpages + Liner (app)
Put everything you find into one...
giant Notebook such as Evernote.
Ideas you should look out for? Anything that's
+ Inspiring
+ Useful
+ Personal
+ Easily lost
"As the number of notes go up linearly, the number of connections you have goes up exponentially " 🤯
Your notebooks should be split into 2: ⬇⬇
Ideas you should look out for? Anything that's
+ Inspiring
+ Useful
+ Personal
+ Easily lost
"As the number of notes go up linearly, the number of connections you have goes up exponentially " 🤯
Your notebooks should be split into 2: ⬇⬇
1) Hot
- Project based. Ideas specific to the essay/project you are writing.
2) Cold
- Info based. Anything that interests you.
Once you have a solid capture system set up
the ideas that form your writing will self-assemble.
Now let's talk about the actual Writing.
- Project based. Ideas specific to the essay/project you are writing.
2) Cold
- Info based. Anything that interests you.
Once you have a solid capture system set up
the ideas that form your writing will self-assemble.
Now let's talk about the actual Writing.
#2 How to Improve your Writing
Writing is a skill that is LARGELY misunderstood.
This misunderstanding stems from how you are taught to write in school.
In school, you write for ONE person (your teacher)
Online, you write for the world.
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Writing is a skill that is LARGELY misunderstood.
This misunderstanding stems from how you are taught to write in school.
In school, you write for ONE person (your teacher)
Online, you write for the world.
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Mindset: If you can speak, you can write.
You don't have "talker's block", so why have writer's block?? 🤔
Basic writing tips:
✅Clear sentences
✅Create a rhythm
✅Link your sentences
✅Eliminate anything that’s confusing
✅Add colorful details
✅Remove unnecessary words
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You don't have "talker's block", so why have writer's block?? 🤔
Basic writing tips:
✅Clear sentences
✅Create a rhythm
✅Link your sentences
✅Eliminate anything that’s confusing
✅Add colorful details
✅Remove unnecessary words
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Don't just write words. Write music.
When your writing has rhythm, it will flow better and be More READABLE.
Learn to wrap up your ideas in stories. Basic story format🎥:
1- Set up
2- Conflict
3- Resolution
Now you understand how to write, How about growing your Audience?
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When your writing has rhythm, it will flow better and be More READABLE.
Learn to wrap up your ideas in stories. Basic story format🎥:
1- Set up
2- Conflict
3- Resolution
Now you understand how to write, How about growing your Audience?
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# 3 How to Grow an Audience
David's 2 Step Approach for Growing an Audience
1) Grow📈 audience on OPEN platforms - aka Social Media
2) Build 🏗 relationships on OWNED platforms : email list/newsletter, podcast, website
Mindset: Build a Personal Monopoly
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David's 2 Step Approach for Growing an Audience
1) Grow📈 audience on OPEN platforms - aka Social Media
2) Build 🏗 relationships on OWNED platforms : email list/newsletter, podcast, website
Mindset: Build a Personal Monopoly
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When you have your own audience with both open and owned platforms
you will "own a tiny sliver of intellectual real estate"
or as I call them Digital Assets.
If you want more info on growing an online audience, check out this thread I wrote:
you will "own a tiny sliver of intellectual real estate"
or as I call them Digital Assets.
If you want more info on growing an online audience, check out this thread I wrote:
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