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Chris Hladczuk

@chrishlad

18 Apr

Do you want to write stuff that convinces people to

• buy
• click
• learn
or understand?

Amazing.

You just discovered copywriting.

Here are 7 copywriting tips that'll level up your writing today:

@GoodMarketingHQ

No one cares what you can do.

They care what you can do for them.

@GoodMarketingHQ

@ShaanVP

Re-write 10-20 versions of the headline.

"80% of the value comes from the headline, so spend at least 50% of our time on it."

@ShaanVP

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Chris Hladczuk

@chrishlad

14 Apr

“YOUR NETWORK IS YOUR NET WORTH.”

Ok, so that cliche made me cringe just typing it out.

But there is a little truth to it.

A great network can find you a job, a co-founder or your next investor.

Here’s my 3 part system for building a world-class network:

@mkobach

ATTRACT

“Twitter lets you be a lighthouse for like-minded people”
@mkobach

If you want to attract cool people, you need to give them a chance to find you.

This can be through

• tweets threads
• blog posts
• podcasts

For me, I write 2 tweet threads per week.

SEARCH

Now if ya think you can attract everyone to you..

You’re wrong.

Search by sending cold DMs to people you follow.

Could be as simple as a great article you read related to their content.

Once you open the door, jump on a Zoom

1 DM + 1 Zoom with someone new per week

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Chris Hladczuk

@chrishlad

9 Apr

I've interviewed 5 founders of billion dollar startups.

Here's what I learned:

CTFU

"Catch the F*ck Up"

Startups are about speed.

If you don’t have urgency, you lose.

@JamesClear

Successful people don't find hard things easy to do.

Instead, they've trained themselves to be better at hard things.

Create habits so small that they are painless.

h/t @JamesClear

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Chris Hladczuk

@chrishlad

6 Apr

@JamesClear

I just finished 365 straight days of reading.

Thank you Atomic Habits and @JamesClear for changing my life.

Here are 5 things I learned that you can use to build any habit:

1) Simpler is better

The more complex your habit is, the greater chance you will fail.

Complex: 4:21 AM wake up, splash water on face 3.5 times, meditate for 17 minutes, 4 min cold shower,

blah blah blah you get the point

Simple: Read atleast 1 page of a book per day

2) Friction is your best friend or greatest enemy

When you want to do less, add friction.

When you want to do more, remove friction.

For reading, I bought a kindle.

Why?

Buying and ordering new books is a huge friction.

Every book is now a few clicks away.

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Chris Hladczuk

@chrishlad

1 Apr

I’ve had 100+ phone calls or Zooms with strangers.

I’ve made friends, gotten jobs, and learned how really smart people think.

The Problem: These calls can be awkward AF.

Here are 5 steps to avoid screwing it up:

1) The Preparation

Before the call, you need to research the person's background:

• College
• Career path
• Content they create

I read through Linkedin, Twitter, and/or their personal website.

Do your homework!

This shows you genuinely care and want to have a good convo.

Ok, so your hands are sweating.

You’re about to talk to some big shot named Steve.

You’re sweating bullets but trying to act cool.

You give yourself a pep talk.

"You’ve talked to another human before right? Sheesh this should be easy.”

But in the back of your head: