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May 17 ā¢ 10 tweets ā¢ 3 min read
My newsletter is read by 72,648 people and was named one of the top marketing newsletters by Forbes
I use these 7 buyer psychology tips to write emails people *actually* wanna read š
Before we dive in, thereās one thing you have to promise youāll *never* use
Clickbait
Because nothing will kill trust (and eventually kills your open rates) like clickbait
Got it? Good. Letās get to it!
Mar 22 ā¢ 9 tweets ā¢ 3 min read
I run a $745K/year business with 0 full-time employees.
Here are 6 lesser-known tools I use to get sh*t done and sell more stuff:
This isnāt one of those threads where Iāll share the same 6 tools everyone always talks about
These are tools that you either:
A) Havenāt heard of
B) Hadnāt considered using this way
Ok. Letās dive in...
Feb 23 ā¢ 12 tweets ā¢ 3 min read
We launched Wallet-Opening Words on January 28th and itās already generated $78,390 in sales
Here are 4 *science-backed* tactics we used in the launch
(You'll wanna bookmark this)
Before we dive in...
Selling digital products aināt easy money
(Despite what gurus say)
Having a great product isn't enoughāyou've gotta cleverly package and promote your product so people understand its value
Here are 4 tactics we used & why they worked (backed by science):
May 25, 2023 ā¢ 14 tweets ā¢ 3 min read
Weāre all biased
Here are 9 mental errors that could be killing your marketing growth and costing you customers:
Decision-making is hard work
Our brains don't like thinking hard and so we use shortcuts to decide faster
Sometimes these shortcuts lead us to misinterpret the world around us
Recognizing these mental errors can make you a better marketer (and human)
So letās get into it...
May 5, 2023 ā¢ 7 tweets ā¢ 2 min read
Have you heard of the priming effect?
Understanding this behavioral glitch is key if you want to make a great first impression.
So here's the gist:
Our current environment affects how we perceive experiences, brands, and even other people.
Behavioural scientists call this āthe priming effectā
And it's powerful.
Apr 1, 2023 ā¢ 12 tweets ā¢ 4 min read
Do you love being ignored?
You're in luckāthe Ignorable Challenge is here
We put up billboards in remote places all over the world with tips to help you become *ignorable*
(Although if all goes well, these billboards will never be seen)
Here's the 1st tip
Tip 2/ Wait until a post is perfect before you publish
When you set an impossibly high bar for content quality, you'll never publish anything...
Which means you'll never get seen
A perfect way to be ignored
Mar 31, 2023 ā¢ 13 tweets ā¢ 4 min read
Big booties are everywhere
And if youāre Kim Kardashian, thatās a BIG problem š š
Let me explain...
To understand the impact Kim Kardashianās booty has had on society, weāve gotta go back in time...
The year was 2006
Kim K was still unknown and the āIT girlsā of the day were women like Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan
*Thin* was VERY in
Many famous women looked like this:
Mar 28, 2023 ā¢ 18 tweets ā¢ 6 min read
7 un-ignorable April Foolās Day campaigns to inspire you:
April 1st is a special day for marketers
Itās the only day when we can pitch downright weird campaigns and the boss might actually say yes
But the best marketers know weirdness only gets you so farāyouāve gotta sell stuff too
Letās explore 7 smart š§ April Foolās campaigns:
Mar 21, 2023 ā¢ 23 tweets ā¢ 7 min read
Wanna grow your audience?
Here are 4 common audience-building tips you should avoid like the plague
(And what to do instead)
A quick caveat:
Building an audience is f*cking hard
(Anyone who says otherwise is just trying to sell you something)
But it doesnāt have to feel so impossible
Watch out for these 4 common bits of bad advice that keep you stuck...
Mar 13, 2023 ā¢ 4 tweets ā¢ 1 min read
We just moved into a new house and you won't believe what I found in my attic...
You're reading this tweet right now because I used an "open loop" to hook you and create mental tension
Open loops capture attention and keep people engaged
When used correctly, people will keep scrolling or click on your post or ad
OK. But what did I really find in my attic?
Feb 1, 2023 ā¢ 13 tweets ā¢ 3 min read
My little one-person business made $127,305 in January
How? Subtraction š
When faced with a business challengeālike how to grow revenueāour default reaction is often to *add* stuff
We add:
> New tactics
> New products
> New team members
> New marketing channels
I used to do this constantly too...
Jan 17, 2023 ā¢ 22 tweets ā¢ 11 min read
Marketing is applied psychology
Changing just one word or image can have a massive impact
Here are the top 16 concepts marketers need to know:
Before we dive in...
1. What youāre about to learn is powerfulāuse it for good
2. If you read this post all the way to the end, thereās a surprise for you š
Jan 1, 2023 ā¢ 19 tweets ā¢ 7 min read
How I made $14,950 in 57 minutes with 2 emails and a Google Doc:
Iāve teamed up with @GrowthTactics to create the Un-ignorable Challenge
But rather than build it and hope people wanted it... we pre-sold 50 early bird seats to test demand last month
We sold out in under an hour
Here are 7 psychology-backed tactics we used to drive sales:
Dec 28, 2022 ā¢ 16 tweets ā¢ 5 min read
A year ago, my husband needed major surgery and I was unexpectedly thrust into:
ā¢ Being a new mom
ā¢ An entrepreneur
ā¢ The primary breadwinner
Fast forward to today:
ā¢ I did $400k in sales this year
ā¢ Iām ready to crush my 2023 goals
Here are my top 3 lessons from 2022:
Before we dive in...
1. Iāll share what worked for me. It may not all be a fit for you, but there are lessons worth learning
2. If building an audience on Twitter or monetizing your newsletter is part of your goals for 2023, read this to the endāthereās a surprise for you š
Dec 16, 2022 ā¢ 11 tweets ā¢ 4 min read
Competition is fierce today
How can you avoid losing customers to competitors?
Itās time to get in the holiday spiritālet me show you...
Studies show that delightānot satisfactionāis what drives brand loyalty
In the battle to retain customers...
The worldās best brands are constantly looking for ways to surprise and delight their buyers
Here's 6 examples of truly delight holiday campaigns:
Dec 15, 2022 ā¢ 13 tweets ā¢ 4 min read
Which of these two headlines would you click on?
A) ā10 Ways to Improve Your Productivity with Our Coffee Alternativeā
B) ā10 Ways Youāre Ruining Your Productivity By Drinking Coffeeā
If you chose B, thereās a reason (and ignoring it could kill your CTR)
Letās explore it š
Humans are wired to pay attention to negativity
And our negativity bias makes sense because ignoring negative messages can be dangerous
In my first tweet, I warned that ignoring this thread could ākillā your click-through rate
And as youāll see, I wasnāt joking...
Dec 6, 2022 ā¢ 5 tweets ā¢ 2 min read
I've grown my LinkedIn following to nearly 35,000 in ~6 months
I was named one of the top 200 creators on LinkedIn by Favicon last month and one of the top 10 fastest-growing accounts this month
Here's my 2-step strategy for LinkedIn growth (part 2 is the most important):
Step 1: I spent 2+ years writing tweets and newsletters before I began publishing on LinkedIn regularly
I knew what kind of content my audience liked so I could cherry-pick the best stuff to rework/remix for LinkedIn
Because I already had a backlog of content, part 1 was easy
Rather than trying to cash in on peopleās fears around the recession to sell more stuff, CXL offers FREE access to career-enhancing training for anyone impacted by layoffs
Well done, CXL crew
Nov 24, 2022 ā¢ 15 tweets ā¢ 5 min read
10 un-ignorable Black Friday campaigns that you may have missed:
Black Friday is tomorrowā¦
Most brands will settle with the same old boring discounts they do every year
But the best brands know how to break the mold, delight their customers, and sell lotsa of stuff (or intentionally none)
Here are 10 of my all-time fav BFCM campaigns:
Nov 16, 2022 ā¢ 16 tweets ā¢ 5 min read
F*ck building an audience
Having an audience is useless if you do it wrong
Here are 6 tips for creating content that drives likes *and* sales (tip 1 is very important)
I just crossed 96,000 Twitter followers
But Iām not here to ābuild an audienceāāIām building a business
If you wanna build the business you deserve, youāve gotta get people to stop scrolling and pay attention