πŸ“’ Big Announcement! πŸ“’

Write The Ship, a 4-week live cohort for writers, is now OPEN.

You will learn:

β€’ How to use data to become a world-class writer
β€’ Why data-driven writers build audiences 10x faster
β€’ How to Name & Claim your own category

enroll.ship30for30.com/write-the-ship…
🚒 The Inspiration For Write The Ship 🚒

At the start of the year, @dickiebush created the most impactful Daily Writing Challenge Twitter has ever seen: Ship 30 for 30.

In just 3 months, hundreds of writers/Shippers have gone through the program.

But, what's next?
πŸ“ˆ Why Data Is So Important For Writers In The Digital Age πŸ“ˆ

"The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck" started as a viral blog post.

"Atomic Habits" was written after YEARS of @JamesClear gathering reader data by writing online.

The most successful writers today all use data.
✍️ 100,000,000 views and counting... ✍️

Over the past 8 years, I have been writing daily online and letting data be my guide. As a result, I have become one of the most-read writers on the internet.

Write The Ship is exactly HOW you can use data to do the same.
πŸ† The New Way To Be Creative πŸ†

The "old" way of writing & publishing is dead. You are hurting yourself by thinking the best way to come up with ideas is to stare out the window and wait.

The "NEW" way is to write, publish, gather feedback, and double-down on what's working πŸ‘‡
Write The Ship is for:

β€’ Writers who are tired of *waiting* for inspiration

β€’ Creators who feel *stuck* and unsure why

β€’ Speakers, authors, entrepreneurs, etc., who want to build audiences

β€’ Anyone who wants to learn how to become an impactful voice in the Creator Economy
The 1st Write The Ship Live Cohort will begin March 9th.

It will last 4 weeks.

We are capping this first cohort to 20 people. We intentionally want to keep it small so that we can ensure the best possible experience before opening it up.

First come, first serve.
Sign up here, choose your ship, and we'll see you out on the water.

If you have any questions, feel free to comment on this thread. Happy to answer/share more.

AHOY!

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Since 2014, I have been writing every single day on the Internet.

That's not "the secret" to success.

The REAL secret is the strategy I used to pick high-performing topics.

Here's the framework βœοΈπŸ“ŠπŸ“ˆπŸ‘‡
Step 1: Write, publish, and gather data points.

Every time you publish something on the internet, you are generating a data point.

Write 1 thing per year, that's 1 data point.

Write 365 things per year, that's 365 data points.

More publishing = more data.
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Instead, look for trends among data points.

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1. Write Atomic Essay
2. Post image on Twitter
3. (Bonus) Copy/paste text as thread
4. Find relevant Question on Quora. Copy/paste Atomic Essay + image.
5. Copy/paste again on Medium.
6. Again on LinkedIn
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Guide below βœοΈπŸš’πŸ‘‡
Step 1: Write Atomic Essay

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1/ Writing as a service

This is without question the easiest revenue stream to build, and where most writers start.

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