“Drop-in” audio is what’s emerging, not necessarily Clubhouse as a product. Don’t get sucked into playing a “better-faster-smarter-cheaper game.”
Be Coke, and never acknowledge Pepsi.
2/ Allow Discovery of Drop-in audio mid speaker.
Twitter’s unfair advantage here is it’s massive fast-moving community. Being able to discover people speaking (literally mid-sentence), hold down, listen to preview, and decide whether or not to stay/keep listening is powerful.
3/ Allow Spaces the option to record & publish to feed.
Some rooms are podcast (or at a minimum, highlight-reel) worthy. Doesn’t have to be default, but Drop-in Podcasts is an interesting niche category that will likely be created it this wave.
Might as well be Twitter.
4/ Open Paid Drop-in Spaces ASAP.
Another niche that will emerge here: the creator economy is clearly moving in this direction. I want the ability to charge $10 to sign up/walk in my Space where I’m sharing X valuable information.
I still don’t get why more platforms don’t use Boosts for monetization. Users want it!
Then make it DUMMY PROOF to see: “I spent X boosting my 4pm Paid Space to targeted listeners and Y people converted & attended. ROI = 77%.”
6/ Mini Newsletter conversion page built-in to Space description.
Make it easy/elegant for creators to provide offers & sign ups for listeners w/o asking them to leave or go anywhere. Connect w/ Revue and capture in-app.
7/ Create a new badge for consistent, promising speakers. (I like gold. Would sit nicely next to blue checkmark)
Make this a badge you must earn (obv). Earning this, considering the scale of Twitter, would create a dif hierarchy here than any other platform.
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Hemingway vs. Faulkner: The Little-Known Rivalry Between 2 Of America's Most Famous Writers
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1/ If you thought the 2pac vs Biggie feud in the 90s was competitive, let me tell you the story of Ernest Hemingway versus William Faulkner.
Hemingway grew up in the Midwest, and shortly after high school entered WW1. This inspired his 1st novel, A Farewell to Arms (1929).
2/ Faulkner meanwhile grew up in Mississippi in an educated household. His mother (and Gma) were painters & photographers, and are credited with informing Faulkner's later visual-heavy writing style.
He did not enter the war, and instead attended the University of Mississippi.
[THREAD]: Here are 10 (painful) lessons I've learned writing 3,000+ articles on the internet over the past 7 years.
On writing advice, growth hacks, going viral, and feeling fulfilled in the process 👇
1/ There is only 1 secret to online writing.
Volume wins.
There isn't a writing platform on the internet where this ISN'T the case. Social platforms. Major publications. Every growth period of my writing career happened during months/years of consistent volume.
Period.
2/ Growth hacks are overrated.
In my early 20s, I spent a LOT of time reading digital marketing blogs about how to get 50% more views here, or 20% more subscribers there.
A lot of it is mental masturbation.
You're far better off just consistently creating new content.
🚢 Atomic Essay #21: “Find Your Niche” Is Terrible Advice
Creators who stand out don’t “find” their niche.
The reason why is hidden in the phrase above. 👆
Finding your niche is another way of saying “figuring out where you fit in.” And people who stand out don’t fit anywhere. Which is the whole reason why they capture and keep people’s attention.
🚢 Atomic Essay #18: “Nobody Makes A Living As A Writer”
My very last week of college, all my teachers ran through the same speech:
“Writing is thankless work. It’s hard. It doesn’t pay very well. When you do the math on the hours you spend writing and what you end up earning in the end, you’re making pennies on the dollar. Nobody makes a living as a writer.”