The HeyCreator Show

Sign up for our free 7 day "Creator Blueprint" email course! In today’s episode of The HeyCreator Show, we’re running an audio-only version of Tim Stoddart’s presentation at the HeyCreator Summit. Connect with us: Join the HeyCreator Community Submit a question to Creator Advice

Sign up for our free 7 day "Creator Blueprint" email course! In today’s episode of The HeyCreator Show, we’re running an audio-only version of Bonnie Christine’s presentation at the HeyCreator Summit. Connect with us: Join the HeyCreator Community Submit a question to Creator Advice Use Automatic Evergreen to send profitable newsletters on autopilot

Sign up for our free 7 day "Creator Blueprint" email course! In today’s episode of The HeyCreator Show, Matt Ragland (⁠@mattragland⁠) interviews Josh Spector (@jspector) on how to grow your newsletter with social media — and vice versa. (0:00) — Intro (4:21) — Do you need more followers, or something else? (17:20) — Switching from a weekly to daily email (26:29) — Josh’s presentation on growing your newsletter with social media Connect with us: Join the HeyCreator Community Submit a question to Creator Advice Use Automatic Evergreen to send profitable newsletters on autopilot

Sign up for our free 7 day "Creator Blueprint" email course! In today’s episode of The HeyCreator Show, Matt Ragland (⁠@mattragland⁠) catches up with old teammate Charli Prangley (@charliprangley) to discuss the role of design and branding for creators, along with the process of rebranding ConvertKit to Kit and lessons from her journey as a YouTuber. (0:00) — Intro (1:48) — The #1 design mistake creators make (12:26) — Outside perspective on your design process (22:30) — Charli’s creator journey Connect with us: Join the HeyCreator Community Submit a question to Creator Advice Use Automatic Evergreen to send profitable newsletters on autopilot

Sign up for our free 7 day "Creator Blueprint" email course! In today’s episode of The HeyCreator Show, Matt Ragland (⁠@mattragland⁠) interviews old friend Bryan Harris (@Harris_Bryan).  Bryan is the founder of Growth Tools and has a vastly different perspective on content, audiences, and business than the majority of our guests. Listen in for his thoughts on which kinds of clients to serve first, why he believes you DON’T need an audience, and the one-word marketing strategy that beats everything else your business can offer. For HeyCreator listeners, Bryan put together an incredible resource of tools he referenced in the show here. (0:00) — Intro (1:01) — The Hershey Kiss/Tesla Strategy (8:23) — “You don’t need to build an audience…” (17:50) — How to borrow someone else’s audience (26:18) — What’s the simplest path towards your business goal? (37:17) — The one-word marketing strategy Connect with us: Join the HeyCreator Community Submit a question to Creator Advice Use Automatic Evergreen to send profitable newsletters on autopilot

Sign up for our free 7 day "Creator Blueprint" email course! In today’s episode of The HeyCreator Show, Matt Ragland (⁠@mattragland⁠) and Tim Forkin (⁠@timforkindotcom⁠) interview Jason Levin (@iamjasonlevin), a creator, entrepreneur, author of Memes Make Millions, and self-proclaimed memelord who currently serves as the Head of Growth at Product Hunt. Jason walks us through how to start thinking in memes, the reality of how memes can make millions for your company, and why being funny on the internet is the best long-term play for any brand. (0:00) — Intro (1:01) — How do I start thinking in memes? (7:07) — How do memes make millions? (14:56) — Someone sold their business for $100M by using memes (19:04) — “Dumb memes, smart threads” (25:15) — The secrets to growing company social Connect with us: Join the HeyCreator Community Submit a question to Creator Advice Use Automatic Evergreen to send profitable newsletters on autopilot

Sign up for our free 7 day "Creator Blueprint" email course! In today’s episode of The HeyCreator Show, Matt Ragland (⁠@mattragland⁠) and Tim Forkin (⁠@timforkindotcom⁠) take on four Creator Advice questions from X and the HeyCreator community. Thank you to George, Jay, Nausheena and Michael for your questions! (0:00) — Intro (0:38) — George asks, “Now what?” (7:13) — Jay has a creator’s dream job, but he’s about to start college… (14:50) — Nausheena asks, “What can I do to make my videos more engaging?” (17:20) — Michael wants to start a conference, but is unsure how to use content to promote it. Connect with us: Join the HeyCreator Community Submit a question to Creator Advice Use Automatic Evergreen to send profitable newsletters on autopilot

Sign up for our free 7 day "Creator Blueprint" email course! In today’s episode of The HeyCreator Show, we’re running an expert session from the HeyCreator community with Corey Wilks, Psy.D — a psychologist and executive coach.  Corey gives an excellent presentation on The Four Horsemen of Fear before Matt Ragland (⁠@mattragland⁠) joins him on the call to talk creator mindset, switching niches, and overcoming common creator fears. Grab Corey’s Build an Intentional Life course and use code HEYCREATOR25 for 25% off! (0:00) — Intro (1:28) — The Four Horsemen of Fear (21:44) — Why fear comes to us (23:48) — What if I want to change my niche? (29:22) — How your values will shape your path Connect with us: Join the HeyCreator Community Submit a question to Creator Advice Use Automatic Evergreen to send profitable newsletters on autopilot

Sign up for our free 7 day "Creator Blueprint" email course! In today’s episode of The HeyCreator Show, Matt Ragland (⁠@mattragland⁠) is joined by John Meese to walk through his Serve Call framework from his new book, Serve to Sell. Selling high-ticket offers (like 1-1 coaching, cohort courses or mastermind memberships) can feel like a numbers game — hopping on one sales call after another in hopes of landing a yes. What John teaches is a reframe for these calls. You’re not selling, you’re serving. Grab a copy of Serve to Sell here (or click this link and get it for free!) (0:00) — Intro (2:45) — Real-life examples of the Serve To Sell framework (12:30) — What do you call a sales call where you don’t get the sale? (19:54) — The Six R’s of a Serve Call (40:50) — Creator Advice with John Meese Connect with us: Join the HeyCreator Community  Submit a question to Creator Advice Use Automatic Evergreen to send profitable newsletters on autopilot

Sign up for our free 7 day "Creator Blueprint" email course! In today’s episode, we’re running a stellar presentation Cam Houser (@cahouser) gave in our HeyCreator community about all things video.  You’ll learn about what it takes to get comfortable on video, small ways you can improve production, how to come up with better video ideas, and even joins Matt (⁠@mattragland⁠) for another edition of Creator Advice. (0:00) — Today’s episode (1:44) — Cam’s introduction (10:05) — How do I become confident on-camera? (22:40) — Cam’s ALF Framework for video production (29:24) — How do I get content ideas? (39:22) — Creator Advice with Cam Connect with us: Join the HeyCreator Community Submit a question to Creator Advice Use Automatic Evergreen to send profitable newsletters on autopilot

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? (9:15) — What’s the fastest way to make $10,000/month with a coaching offer? (18:02) — What’s the fastest way to make $10,000/month with online courses? Make $1,000 with your first launch using our Course Blueprint Join the HeyCreator Community Use Automatic Evergreen to send profitable newsletters on autopilot

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 ourselves in their situations, and work to solve their problems.  (0:00) — Intro (1:30) — The War of Art, by Steven Pressfield (2:45) — The Pathless Path, by Paul Millerd (4:13) — Bird by Bird, by Anne Lamott (5:48) — Perennial Seller, by Ryan Holiday (6:32) — Obviously Awesome, by April Dunford (7:11) — Dotcom Secrets, by Russell Brunson (8:18) — $100M Leads, by Alex Hormozi (9:20) — The Art and Business of Online Writing, by Nicolas Cole (10:09) — Free Time, by Jenny Blake (11:23) — Building a Second Brain, by Tiago Forte (14:42) — Creator Advice! Join the HeyCreator Community Use Automatic Evergreen to send profitable newsletters on autopilot

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 involvement? Those questions & more answered in today's episode! Join the HeyCreator Community Use Automatic Evergreen to send profitable newsletters on autopilot

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 talk through two income streams creators often overlook. (0:00) — Intro (2:20) — What is a brand partnership? (6:19) — How Matt could work with Yeti (10:43) — Brands aren’t always looking for revenue in a partnership (17:17) — Licensing your content? How? (21:46) — How a creator is licensing their Urban Chicken Coop course (25:13) — Terry coaches Matt on licensing HeyCreator (29:04) — How creators can get started with brand partnerships & licensing Join the HeyCreator Community Use Automatic Evergreen to send profitable newsletters on autopilot

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 salary on Wall Street for a life of surfing, family, entrepreneurship and creating. As you’ll hear, Khe optimizes his life for ALIVENESS and drops gems throughout this fun & insightful conversation. (0:00) — Intro (1:00) — Pivoting away from what doesn't serve you (4:40) — Optimizing for aliveness (9:49) — Why you need to experiment (17:46) — The death of the follower (27:58) — Everyone wants to be the noun, nobody wants to do the verb (33:23) — How much Khe made on Wall Street vs. becoming a creator Join the HeyCreator Community Use Automatic Evergreen to send profitable newsletters on autopilot