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The most successful content creators I know, the real, real content entrepreneurs, make it a point to get to events on a regular basis, speaking or not. 

Now is the perfect time to get your 2025 in-person events schedule in order. It will make all the difference.

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You can have the best product in the world, but if it's wrapped in horrible content or worse yet, nothing memorable, what's the point? 

My friend and I toured Graceland, the home of the King, and learned an incredibly valuable lesson.

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Most of us aren't taking our newsletter seriously enough. Here are four things that can take your newsletter to the next level.

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Our third guest expert for the 10k Creator Podcast is Lexi Grant from They Got Acquired. Lexi has successfully grown and sold multiple content businesses and is here to teach Daren her approach to building those businesses.

In the episode they discuss the three areas of business she recommends creators spend their time on - content, monetization, and distribution - and how to balance your time between those three.

The go deeper on those early stages of the content entrepreneur's journey, where to spend your time marketing, the importance of prioritizing revenue early on, and how to make choices of where to spend your time as an entrepreneur. 

Learn more about Lexi at https://theygotacquired.com/.

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Speaking is critical for your success as a content entrepreneur. And there is a right way and a wrong way to go about getting more speaking gigs. Here are five things you need to do now to solidify yourself into the speaking hall-of-fame.

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In our second guest expert episode, we welcome Daphne Gomez to the show. Daphne runs Teacher Career Coach, a resource for teachers who may be looking to leave the classroom and use their skills to pursue other opportunities.

In this episode, Daphne works with Daren on how his products can work together to generate more revenue, and outlines her approach to growing an audience of over 100k on social media, with a strong focus on community.

Each creator business is different, and Daphne shares how her approach can be applied to any niche and any social media platform to grow quickly and form deep relationships with your audience.

Learn more about Daphne Gomez at https://teachercareercoach.com/about

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Get direct access to all the 10k Creator Podcast shows at 10kcreatorshow.com.

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An amazing reminder of how content, art and commerce come together into something beautiful...or not. Here are some lessons from Disney on building content brands, and a small dis against Seth Godin.

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In this episode of The 10k Creator, we have our first guest expert, Jay Clouse, the founder of Creator Science and host of the popular Creative Elements podcast.

Jay and Daren discuss the strategies that creators can use to grow their revenue at their pace, whether quicker or slower to allow for more freedom of time. They talk about ways to get customers onto your email list and how to grow revenue, as well as different strategies Jay has used to grow his audience to tens of thousands of email subscribers and nearly $300k in revenue this year.

Follow Jay Clouse at Creator Science.

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Get direct access to all the 10k Creator Podcast shows at 10kcreatorshow.com.

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With US and Chinese tensions continuing to rise, does that mean TikTok could ultimately be banned in the United States?

I believe the answer is yes. Content creators need to come up with a strategy now around how to move off this "rented land" into more controlled options like email, membership and Web3.

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In this episode of The 10k Creator, we've caught up to the current phase of Daren's content business, Craftsman Creative. We get a unique look into the "state of the union", where he's at with his audience growth and his monthly revenue. 

Joe talks about the importance of finding predictable sources for traffic that lead to audience growth, and lists a number of ways to diversify your income as a content entrepreneur. 

Your job as a creator, surprisingly, is only ~25% about making content. The rest is about being a business owner, and taking responsibility for your growth and your revenue. 

At the end of the episode, Joe announces a surprise for the next few episodes, and leaves Daren with a challenge to report back on in a future episode.

The 10k Creator is sponsored by three amazing companies.

If you need to publish a book, go to Lulu. Go get your email on at ConvertKit. Video and audio your way to success with Streamyard.

Get direct access to all the 10k Creator Podcast shows at 10kcreatorshow.com.

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