Okay, I actually used it.

Took me 30 mins to generate this simple video.

Here are my thoughts:

https://x.com/higgsfield_ai/status/2018829032398401694

On the good side:

I did get the motion video without opening CapCut.

The video is ok. Nothing extraordinary.

It won't go viral.

But I can probably use it for ads with more tweaks.

I finally cracked tracking sources of new sales.

If you are selling content products via no-code tools, open this guide: A typical marketing funnel for content products:
1. User visits a no-code website (Typedream, Webflow)
2. They buy on the external checkout page (LemonSqueezy, ThriveCart, Stripe)
3. They get the link to your content product

Data is usually lost between 1 and 2 steps.

ChatGPT can get you a perfect marketing strategy in 3 minutes.

And it will be x10 better than yours 🤯

But only if you use specific mega-prompts.

Here is an example [+ 5 free prompts] We will create a marketing strategy for the most boring business:

A to-do app.

Not enough? Let's make it even harder.

A to-do app for Solopreneurs ✨

Perfection.

First step 👇

Looking for a $5000+ monthly revenue stream?

I got you.

Here are 7 content products Solopreneur should launch in 2023:

[with examples] 1) Cheatsheets

If some problem appears regularly, you can create cheatsheets for it.

You only need 3 components:
- Essential theory
- Actionable guide
- Memorable visuals

Save your audience from googling the same thing every month.

@KateBour nailed it.

Procrastinating marketing tasks?

Here are 30 time-proven ideas to grow your startup 🧵 1️⃣ User Acquisition

- Run a Twitter giveaway
- Partner with other brands
- Improve your on-page SEO
- Launch on AppSumo
- Sponsor a newsletter issue

Value proposition example:

❌ People don't want to buy an SEO tool.

✅ But they want to get free traffic from Google

Read this thread to make your offer x10 better 🧵 "Dan, but my product features are incredible.

What do you mean people don't want to buy them?"

Sorry about that. Let me explain.

You can hire a $10 000 agency to create a marketing strategy.

OR

You can just answer these 15 questions honestly 🧵

1) How are we different from top-3 competitors?
2) How would people want to feel when using our product? 3) What stops people from switching to our solution?
4) What do people want to achieve with our product?
5) What is our superpower?
6) Why will people care about our brand?
7) What organic and paid channels can we leverage?

My 9 go-to mixes for deep work:

Instant productivity boost 🎧 1) The Dark Knight Trilogy Ultimate Cut

We had nothing 6 months ago.

No audience, no revenue, no products.

Yesterday we crossed $21 000 in revenue 🤯

Here are 10 actionable lessons from this journey. 1) Everything takes more time

I underestimate every task by 50%. Every single time.

"Sounds like a 1-hour exercise"

Takes one day to finish.

That's why I set ambitious goals and achieve only 50% of them.

10 marketing frameworks to supercharge your startup.

Save it to grow faster 🚀 1) Octalysis Framework (by @yukaichou)

This framework deconstructs the nature of sticky products. It consists of eight aspects that influence your retention.

Leverage it so people will desire to use your product daily.

If you have a landing page, you know the struggle.

85% of users spend 2 minutes on it and leave 🥶

The reason? Unhandled objections.

Here are 6 crucial objections and actionable tips for handling them.

Get ready to answer tough questions 🧵 1) I don't have this problem 😡

90% of your users are not aware of the problem you are solving.

It's not their priority.

But it will be if you make them suffer a little bit.

This way, they will be more eager to learn about your solution.

September was my worst month on Twitter.

Surprisingly, I don't care.

Here are 5 reasons why you shouldn't too. 1) Likes aint cash

MakerBox's North-star metric is monthly revenue.

We hit our goal in September. It is all that matters.

Followers, likes, upvotes, and subscribers are vanity metrics.

They don't pay the bill.

10 marketing blogs that are pure gold 👑

I read them daily. You should too.

Save this thread to become a better marketer 🧵 1) Demand Curve

Breakdown of the strategies fast-growing startups use.

I've read a single mediocre article here. Everything is GOAT.

🔗 demandcurve .com

The easiest way to fail the Product Hunt launch?

Have a poor landing page.

Many upvotes → No sales 🤯

That's why I picked 10 products that nailed their landing pages.

Get inspired 🧵 1) Gamma (by @thatsjonsense and @thisisgrantlee)

Write like a doc, present like a deck.

🔗 gamma .app

Marketing weeks are not about:

- posting your product in self-promotional tweets
- getting another Reddit account shadowbanned
- posting memes about marketing weeks

Startup Founders, you can do better 🫠

Here are 10 dead-simple marketing ideas for your next sprint.

Thread 🧵 1) Create a welcome email sequence

If you collect emails and don't send any emails, you are missing out.

Send your new users educational content, case studies, or a limited discount.

Nurture leads and they will buy your product.

I've read 50 articles about landing pages 🤯

Most of them cover basics:
- hero block
- how it works
- testimonials

But it's not enough to make a great landing page.

Here are 7 often overlooked questions to send your Conversion Rate through the roof 🧵 This is a small part of my Ultimate Landing Page Checklist for Indie Entrepreneurs.

Get it for free at the end of the thread.

I am not a professional copywriter.

I haven't spent 100 hours researching David Ogilvy.

But my copy still sells 🙃

Here are 10 copywriting tips I wish someone had told me 5 years ago.

Thread 🧵 1) Add emotions

People buy with their hearts, not with their brains.

If your text is dry, there will be no emotional connection. Users will forget about you in 5 minutes.

Mix rational and emotional values in the headings and text.

I see this mistake in 80% of landing pages.

❌ Weak positioning

Here is a step-by-step framework to fix it.

Thread for Startup Founders without a marketing degree 🧵 This framework is created by @aprildunford.

She is amazing. If you don't follow her, do it right now.

This framework consists of five topics:
- Competitive alternatives
- Key Unique Attributes
- Value
- Customers that Care
- Market you win

Let's explore each one.

I've asked 20 Indie Entrepreneurs their best marketing advice.

Here are 20 incredible tips about audience building, positioning, SEO, and more.

Gold-mine thread for first-time founders 🧵 1) by @jasonleowsg

Start marketing your product as early as possible, even while building it.

"I wished I started marketing later" said no founder ever.

Twitter algorithms are going nuts lately.

If this is your main acquisition channel, you have big problems.

Here are 10 alternative marketing channels to acquire users.

Thread 🧵 1) Reddit

It's a challenging platform to promote your product.

But it's not impossible.

Create educational content around your topic and organically embed the link to your product.

New to Indie Entrepreneurship?

Open a productized agency — trade your time for money.

Here are 10 time-tested ideas for your first startup.

A thread 🧵

#marketingweekchallenge 1) Write guest posts

Founders know backlinks are good for SEO.

But they don't have time to write guest posts.

Do it for them.