90% of marketing is writing.

Here are my top 5 hacks to make my content grab people by their eyeballs - based on 15+ years in advertising + sales + marketing:
1. Double down on your personality.
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Everyone's a meatsuit on a skeleton.

Your personality's the only thing that's truly yours. (And body odour....)

Use it, macha.
2. Paint a scene for the reader to see.
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You have a dominant way of processing the world around you.

You could lean on sight. Or sound. Or feelings.

Guess what?

Same goes for the rest of the world.

So, describe things a number of senses. (Including smell #bodyodour)
3. Think of your content like a movie.
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Where do you want the focus? What would you cut off?

Do everything you can keep things moving.
4. Make your words and sentences of different lengths.
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Monotony is death.
5. Use emotions.
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Our brains are better suited to process emotion than text.

Why?

Logic takes more energy to process.

And our brain doesn't want to spend energy - for survival reasons.

So... gimme some feelin', yeah?
So, to recap:
1. Use your personality.
2. Paint a picture.
3. Think of your content like a movie.
4. Shake things up.
5. Use emotions.
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Jun 6
9 free, uncommon websites & apps that I use as a founder & creator to multiply my productivity:
Eggtimer
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A simple countdown timer that helps me set up a timer for whatever I want, just with the URL

See: e.ggtimer.com
Do Nothing for 2 Minutes
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I use this for short breaks and to stave off panic attacks.

See: donothingfor2minutes.com
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Jun 5
How I effortlessly create content (using secrets from the best ad agency in the world):
1/8. Read my focus statement.
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This helps me get in the right mindset of creating content.

This is what my statement looks like:

I help founders get more traction & conversions by upgrading their brand, messaging and funnels using principles of game design.
2/8. Choose the type of content I want to make.
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There are many, but these are my favourites:

• Story
• List or Countdown
• Instructional Guide or Playbook
• Past, Present & Future Comparisons
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May 12
To build a solid brand powered business, your job is to minimize the gap between what you say and what your audience hears.

Like @marsdenkline writes in this thread, there are ways to manage the gap.

Here's how you do it from a branding perspective:
1. Don't put lipstick on a pig.

If your product or service needs work, focus on that first.
2. Curate your first impressions.

Everyone expects a little bit of embellishment when meeting someone for the first time, but nobody likes a liar.
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May 12
Books always have a special place in my heart.

They were my friends till... I made my first friend at the age of 16.

Yep.

And speaking of book lists, here's a list of 10 UNCONVENTIONAL books every brand builder and founder must read:
10/ Build A Story Brand by @donaldmiller
9/ Actionable Gamification by @yukaichou
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May 9
15 brand building lessons inspired by this thread by @IAmClintMurphy
Life isn't fair.

It doesn't matter how good your product is.

What matters is how good your customer thinks your product is.
It is all on you.

You have to build your brand.
Or somebody else will build it for you.
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May 7
Imagine a team where everyone is focused on a single task in complete alignment!

You could get 2x output - or more!

What if I told you you could do that as a #solopreneur?

I've figured out ways to implement similar approaches while running RPGMode.com

Here's how:
1. Work in sprints, days and blocks.

I split my month into 2 sprints of 2 weeks & plan all the stuff I need to get done.

I split my weeks into 2 meeting days, 1 thinking day & 2 doing days.

Each day is split into 3 blocks of 2 hours each so that I can bunch tasks together.
2. Productive procrastination.

If I get bored/frustrated with one task, I switch to another task - of the same brand. Context switching load is reduced and I'm still making progress.

Of course it's not always possible.

In that case, I switch to no-brainer tasks like admin.
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