Naval, SEO, Distractions, Audience š£
š Welcome!
To kick off the week, a tweet by Eric Jorgenson, announcing the publication of The Almanack of Naval Ravikant. Eric built the āNavalmanackā entirely out of transcripts, tweets, and talks that Naval has shared around the themes of wealth and happiness. As he accurately points out, Naval āis rarely part of any consensus, and the uniqueness of his life, lifestyle, family dynamics, and startup successes is a reflection of conscious choices heās made to do things differently.ā To learn more, you can read the forward here, and download or read the book for free here.
š Maker News
SEO Learnings
Pat Walls, Founder of Starter Story, shares his learnings on SEO with us. Remember that āthe work you do today will not yield results immediately,ā but will take six months to take effect after you publish, so donāt be discouraged. Whatās important is to write ācompelling content that answers the searcherās query.ā Try and find ānew and/or off-the-radar keywordsā for which itās 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.
Distractions
After sharing with us what he cares about most as an entrepreneur, Spencer Fry, Founder of Podia, shares with us what he doesnāt care about. Some valuable insights for any Maker who is currently building a micro-SaaS. Read the full thread.
Audience Building
Many of us have been following KPās 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 donāt forget, that consistency always beats perfectionism. āThere will be sh*tty daysā where itās good to talk to someone, but āall in all, enjoy the ride!ā Read the full thread.
š 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.
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