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The HeyCreator Show is for building your creator business. Each week, hosts Matt Ragland and Tim Forkin talk through all stages of the creator journey, intentionally designing each conversation to meet you where you’re at along the way. We’re sharing lessons from over a decade of helping digital creators launch and scale courses, communities, and coaching services — along with building newsletters, YouTube channels, and podcasts to millions of subscribers and downloads for our clients. For m ...
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019: The Fastest Ways To $10,000/Month as a Creator
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In today’s episode of The HeyCreator Show, Matt Ragland (@mattragland) and Tim Forkin (@timforkindotcom) walk through the fastest ways to make $10,000/month as a creator. The episode is split into three different sections — Newsletters, Coaching, and Courses. (0:00) — Intro (1:15) — What’s the fastest way to make $10,000/month with a newsletter…
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018: The 10 Books EVERY Creator Needs To Read
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In today’s episode of The HeyCreator Show, Matt Ragland (@mattragland) talks through the 10 books every creator must read, split up into three categories — Mindset, Business, and Process. Later, Tim Forkin (@timforkindotcom) joins for the first edition of Creator Advice — our new segment where we answer questions from our community, place ourse…
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017: The Secret Behind The World's Biggest Online Communities
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In today’s episode of The HeyCreator Show, Matt Ragland (@mattragland) interviewed Gina Bianchini (Co-founder and CEO of Mighty Networks) and Jordan Mix (Partner at Late Checkout) LIVE in-person for a conversation about community design. How do the most successful community builders do it? What makes their communities thrive without their direct …
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016: Two Income Streams You're Not Thinking About (with Terry Rice)
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How do you create content for your favorite brands and make the big bucks? You already can — but not in the ways you think. You’re probably leaving money on the table. After today’s episode you’ll ask yourself, “Why didn’t I think of that?” Don’t worry, it’s not too late. Terry Rice, our Director of Growth & Partnerships at HeyCreator, is here to t…
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015: Build A Life You Don't Need A Vacation From (with Khe Hy)
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How do you build a life you don’t need a vacation from? That’s why we become creators, right? To skip the 9-5, work for ourselves, help others, and live our dream? To answer the question, Matt interviewed long-time friend and HeyCreator Summit speaker Khe Hy — the perfect person to answer this question, because he walked away from a $2 million sala…
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014: If You Want To Sell More Courses In 2024, Do This! (with Billy Broas)
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You want to sell more courses. Billy Broas is an expert in course launch marketing. If you watch today’s episode with Billy, you’ll be able to sell more courses. Therefore, you NEED to watch this episode. Today’s conversation is all about marketing arguments, and how you can use them (like we did above) to write killer copy for your landing pages a…
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013: How To Price Your Digital Products & Services
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“What should I charge?” Every creator asks this question. Don’t worry, we’ve got you! In today’s episode of The HeyCreator Show, Matt Ragland (@mattragland) and Tim Forkin (@timforkindotcom) walk through the Value Ladder framework, discussing how you can scale the same offer up and down the ladder to different price points and levels of involve…
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012: How Successful Creators Think (With Amanda Goetz)
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The HeyCreator Show is presented by Riverside — get 15% off a new subscription by using code HEYCREATOR at checkout. In today’s episode of The HeyCreator Show, Matt Ragland (@mattragland) interviews Amanda Goetz (@AmandaMGoetz) LIVE and in-person about her role as a fractional CMO, along with how she thinks about her content, community, and cre…
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011: How To Launch a Profitable Newsletter In 2024 (Step-By-Step Guide)
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The HeyCreator Show is presented by Riverside — get 15% off a new subscription by using code HEYCREATOR at checkout. Everything you need to know about launching, writing and growing an email newsletter is in today’s episode. Matt Ragland (@mattragland) and Tim Forkin (@timforkindotcom) go through the step-by-step process of launching a profit…
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010: Alexis Teichmiller on Career, Community, and Creator Journey
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The HeyCreator Show is presented by Riverside — get 15% off a new subscription by using code HEYCREATOR at checkout. In today’s episode of The HeyCreator Show, Matt Ragland (@mattragland) and Alexis Teichmiller jam on leaving the corporate world to become a creator, along with the move forward into a corporate role again. Alexis is the Senior B…
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009: What Creators Get Wrong About Email Newsletters
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The HeyCreator Show is presented by Riverside — get 15% off a new subscription by using code HEYCREATOR at checkout. You know you need to be writing an email newsletter. It’s the hot thing to do. But most creators still don’t understand WHY email newsletters are such an incredible channel for your business. There’s so many aspects of a newsletter…
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008: Cody & Cole Hock on Running A Creator Business That Does Everything
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The HeyCreator Show is presented by Riverside — get 15% off a new subscription by using code HEYCREATOR at checkout. In today’s episode of The HeyCreator Show, Matt Ragland (@mattragland) and Tim Forkin (@timforkindotcom) interview Cody (@Cody_Hock) & Cole Hock (@UpNorthCole). These two brothers manage entertainment creators, but we wanted to…
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The HeyCreator Show is presented by Riverside — get 15% off a new subscription by using code HEYCREATOR at checkout. In today’s episode of The HeyCreator Show, Matt Ragland (@mattragland) and Tim Forkin (@timforkindotcom) give out their best advice for new creators. Tim lays out the lessons young creators need to learn in order to grow, while…
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006: Nat Eliason on What It Actually Takes To Be a Creator
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The HeyCreator Show is presented by Riverside — get 15% off a new subscription by using code HEYCREATOR at checkout. In today’s episode of The HeyCreator Show, Matt Ragland (@mattragland) and Nat Eliason (@nateliason) jam about what it actually takes to be a creator. Topics include Nat’s take on niching down, the main ways creators become repla…
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005: How Creators Can Get Equity In Their Favorite Companies
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The HeyCreator Show is presented by Riverside — get 15% off a new subscription by using code HEYCREATOR at checkout. In today’s episode of The HeyCreator Show, Matt Ragland (@mattragland) and Tim Forkin (@timforkindotcom) discuss equity for creators — more specifically, how and why creators should think about owning pieces of others’ business…
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004: We Didn't Want To Record This Episode
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The HeyCreator Show is presented by Riverside — get 15% off a new subscription by using code HEYCREATOR at checkout. In today’s episode of The HeyCreator Show, Matt Ragland (@mattragland) and Tim Forkin (@timforkindotcom) push through initial feelings of not wanting to record. The conversation evolves into how creators can make the most of the…
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003: The Real Reason To Niche Down + Justin Welsh on Building Your Creator Business
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The HeyCreator Show is presented by Riverside.fm — get 15% off a new subscription by using code HEYCREATOR at checkout. In today’s episode of The HeyCreator Show, Matt Ragland (@mattragland) and Tim Forkin (@timforkindotcom) talk about the value of niching down as a creator and what it can do for your business. After, we’re sharing the highli…
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002: Common Ways Creators Overthink, Mount Rushmore of Influential Content
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The HeyCreator Show is presented by Riverside.fm — get 15% off a new subscription by using code HEYCREATOR at checkout. In today’s episode of The HeyCreator Show, Matt Ragland (@mattragland) and Tim Forkin (@timforkindotcom) center in on the common ways creators overthink their work — highlighting a clip from Darrell Vesterfelt (@dvest) in whi…
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001: Starting Something New, Mount Rushmore of Creators Who Inspired Us
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The HeyCreator Show is presented by Riverside.fm — get 15% off a new subscription by using code HEYCREATOR at checkout. In the first official episode of the HeyCreator show, Matt Ragland (@mattragland) and Tim Forkin (@timforkindotcom) talk about facing the challenges of starting a new creative project. Then, the team goes deep into thei…
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The HeyCreator Show is presented by Riverside.fm — get 15% off a new subscription by using code HEYCREATOR at checkout. On this week’s episode, Tim Stoddart (@timstodz) talks about the changes coming to The Copyblogger Podcast and introduces Matt Ragland (@mattragland) and Tim Forkin (@timforkindotcom) as the new hosts of The HeyCreator Show. The…
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Tim Stoddart & Ethan Brooks: The Most Influential Writer You’ve Never Heard Of
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On this week’s episode, Tim Stoddart (@timstodz) and Ethan Brooks (@damn_ethan) talk about John Milius, the writer behind many of the most famous action movies of our generation. They explore the ideas of fame, cancel culture, and writing for the masses. Cool Stuff Mentioned In The Show The pro’s and con’s of watching your own content as a crea…
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Tim Stoddart & Ethan Brooks: How to Build an Email List Without Paid Marketing
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On this week's throwback episode, @timstodz and @damn_ethan talk about an interesting Twitter thread that was written and published by Alex Garcia. Both Tim and Ethan had some really interesting insights to this thread, and they added as much value as possible to teach you how to build an email list and grow your audience without breaking the…
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Ryan Carr: How to Work Smarter with the Content You Create
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On this week’s throwback episode, Ethan Brooks (@damn_ethan) talks to growth marketer, Ryan Carr (@ryan_boat). They discuss their work at HubSpot and The Hustle. Ryan also speaks about ad creative, sales letters, and content distribution. Your personal assistant to grow & monetize your 𝕏 (Twitter) audience. Give Hypefury a try and grow your pers…
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Thoughts On Podcasting, Newsletter Ads, (And $3k+ Per Mo. On 15k Subs)
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Tim Stoddart (@timstodz) and Ethan Brooks (@damn_ethan) talk about podcasting, how to stick with it, and how to keep it easy. They also discuss ConvertKit’s new ad network, other players in the market, and how you might use these if you’re building your own newsletter. Cool Stuff Mentioned In The Show Our interview with Danny Miranda Check out…
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Tim Stoddart & Ethan Brooks: Opportunity Is Everywhere
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This week we have another Throwback episode. In this episode, Tim Stoddart (@timstodz) and Ethan Brooks (@damn_ethan) touch on everything from old-time gunslingers to the Inc. 5000, including the story of a NYC entrepreneur who started a brilliant business with no money, and the dangers of audience capture. Cool Stuff Mentioned In The Show Two …
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