Naval, SEO, Distractions, Audience 📣

👋 Welcome!

To kick off the week, a tweet by Eric Jorgenson, announcing the publication of The Almanack of Naval Ravikant. Eric built the “Navalmanack” entirely out of transcripts, tweets, and talks that Naval has shared around the themes of wealth and happiness. As he accurately points out, Naval “is rarely part of any consensus, and the uniqueness of his life, lifestyle, family dynamics, and startup successes is a reflection of conscious choices he’s made to do things differently.” To learn more, you can read the forward here, and download or read the book for free here.

Eric Jorgenson 🛠📈😂 @EricJorgenson

The Almanack of @naval Ravikant is now available! - Read/download for free on Navalmanack.com - Purchase on Kindle, Paperback, or Hardcover on Amazon: amzn.to/3gz3btY

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🚀 Maker News

SEO Learnings

Pat Walls, Founder of Starter Story, shares his learnings on SEO with us. Remember that “the work you do today will not yield results immediately,” but will take six months to take effect after you publish, so don’t be discouraged. What’s important is to write “compelling content that answers the searcher’s query.” Try and find “new and/or off-the-radar keywords” for which it’s easier to rank on Google. And, as always, consistency and quantity are more important than quality. So get into the habit and keep on publishing. Read the full thread.

Pat Walls @thepatwalls

Last month, 250k people visited starterstory.com, mostly from Google search. Here are some things I've learned about SEO:

starterstory.comStarter Story: Learn How People Are Starting Successful BusinessesStarter Story interviews successful entrepreneurs and shares the stories behind their businesses. In each interview, we ask how they got started, how they grew, and how they run their business today.

Distractions

After sharing with us what he cares about most as an entrepreneur, Spencer Fry, Founder of Podia, shares with us what he doesn’t care about. Some valuable insights for any Maker who is currently building a micro-SaaS. Read the full thread.

Spencer Fry 🤗 @spencerfry

In my original thread, I shared what I care about most as an entrepreneur. There was a lot, so naturally, people asked what I DON’T care about. Harder to come up with, but I’ve narrowed it down to 11 things. A thread 👇

Spencer Fry 🤗 @spencerfry

I’ve realized over the past 20 years what kind of entrepreneur I am and what I care about. A thread 👇

Audience Building

Many of us have been following KP’s insightful tweets these past few months, and last week he punched out another great one. This time he shares 10 simple tips on how to build an audience. These include to start very small, find a niche or blend two niches and to offer advice with conviction. And don’t forget, that consistency always beats perfectionism. “There will be sh*tty days” where it’s good to talk to someone, but “all in all, enjoy the ride!” Read the full thread.

KP @thisiskp_

10 ridiculously simple tips I wish I knew about building an audience when I first started: I mostly winged it 🤫 Let me share my lessons so you don't have to: (a thread 🧵)

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💭 Afterthought

On 24th September, at 11 am PT Web Smith and David Perell will be discussing how to build brands. So register below and bookmark this event in your calendar, as I am certain the insights shared will be valuable! Take care and see you tomorrow.

Web Smith @web

I once begged an eCom marketplace to invest in audience dev. The response: “we tried, it’s hard.” I am excited about this discussion with @david_perell. He’s built one of the best linear commerce strategies I’ve seen. This chat will become a playbook. go.hashtagpaid.com/eavesdrop-bran…

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