Hi friends,
the internet is a great place. Full of knowledge, help, entertainment, and fun.
Itās also a hellhole. You canāt trust anyone, people are trying to spam, take advantage of you, or mislead you.
If youāve spent time on social media, you know what I mean. Iāve gotten so much inspiration from amazing creators and influencers. But I also canāt count the number of times, shady people tried some shady stuff.
Thatās the (digital) world we live in.
Even āseemingly ātrustworthyā people can be fake.
You see my numbers in the screenshot above. Over 60K subscribers and more than 600 paid ones.
Great stuff, right?!
But those numbers are fake. Itās unbelievably easy to fake numbers like these in screenshots and even screen recordings.
Anyone can do it.
And I assure you, many do. Youāve probably come across some who did. And you didnāt realize it. They seemed like genuine creators with a large following.
Itās sad. But thatās the world we live in.
Great quote to sum it up:
āFake people have an image to maintain. Real people just donāt care.ā ā Hachiman Hikigaya
Be real, people! Itās the thing we love.
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#1 Main Story:
Why You Need a Platform-Independent Audience in 2024
Imagine this scenario:
You've built a massive following, raking in thousands of views and a nice income month after month.
Then, without warning, you get banned from the platform. Just like that, your audience and revenue stream disappears.
This is exactly what happened to me a couple of years ago. It was a wake-up call that made three things crystal clear to me:
Have multiple income streams to stay safe
Utilize multiple platforms to diversify your presence
Most crucially, grow an audience independent of any single platform
Let me share the full backstory and why building a platform-independent audience is an absolute must in 2024.
#2 Essay:
Fresh, Soulless Content Now Generated For You 24/7
Itās happened.
The day we writers and bloggers have long feared has arrived.
Artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT have advanced to the point where they can generate articles, essays, blog posts, and even longform content, with the click of a button.
Slow clapĀ for technology.
I mean, who needs human creativity, emotion, and talent anymore when youāve got a nifty computer program?
Sure, we puny humans have been telling stories and expressing ideas for thousands of years, but we all know algorithms and predictive text are far superior.
Out with the old, in with the cold, robotic new!
Now anyone with an internet connection can instantly generate their own website content, social media posts, and email newsletters! You know, all that boring stuff we writers used to get paid to do. Be it very little in most cases.
Now itās free!Ā Mostly.
With AI tools, generating hundreds of blog articles takes no time at all! Who cares if half of them donāt make any sense? Quantity over quality, baby!
#3 Fun Facts
The Top 5 States In the USA (Totally scientific š)
(via usnews.com)
Based on rankings for quality of life, crime, cost, jobs, happiness, etc.
Utah
Washington
Idaho
Nebraska
Minnesota
Your take?
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Best,
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Thanks, Burk.
There are too many screenshots bros (and sis) out there.
Please stop the screenshot porn.
Sorry, I thought was real