I wanted to jump in and apologize for not saying Merry Christmas and Happy New Year's to ya'll! My sweet mother-in-law had been fighting cancer for 22 years but it finally won out late last week. We spent as much time as we could with her before she left this world and have just been trying to help my father-in-law figure out his new normal. I'll be back full time after her service tomorrow. HAPPY NEW YEAR to all!! I know it's going to be a wonderful year for everyone!

Today I'm sharing one of my BIGGEST money-making secrets. 💰 This one strategy gave my biz a zero to $1.5 million income stream...and it all started with FREE content! 😱 Here's the deets: You have to watch the video to get the whole story but the short and sweet version...I created a simple freebie called "27 Social Media Post Ideas." I have given this away 100,000 times! Then I sold those peeps a $7-$27 mini-course. That course brought in $750K! and...then I upsold them into my $47-$97 membership program which has earned over $1 million so far. 💰 Crazy right? It just shows the power of using targeted free content to bring in biz and bucks! But it used to be tough to create freebies that convert. I'd write blog posts or test ideas on social media and pray something would hit. Major time suckage! That's why I'm psyched to share my new secret weapon - AI for creating money-making freebies FAST! This month in the AI Authority Insiders workshop (join here 👇) I'll show you how to: - Use AI to identify exactly what your audience needs - Rapidly create freebies that solve those problems - Validate your freebie BEFORE investing tons of time building your landing page and funnel - How to follow up your freebies with strategic offers to monetize If you're ready to turn out free content that converts to cash, grab your spot below! Let's do this, CREATORS!! 🙌 kimgarst.com/aiauthorityinsiders

This week's top 3 AI tool picks for content creation and marketing automation! BetterPic >> This AI Will Turn Any Text Into Viral Marketing Videos BetterPic's AI model turns any casual snap into a professional work of art. Select the backdrop and outfit vibe, upload a pic, and BOOM - polished corporate headshot in hours without a fancy photoshoot! 💥 For us digital marketers, this is perf for refreshing your online presence and socials with cohesive, on-brand visuals. 😍 Whether you're building your personal brand or want seamless team headshots, BetterPic's got you covered! And you own the photos to use as you please with the commercial license! All this for a fraction of old school photoshoots? Gimmie 💵! So skip the photoshoot runaround and let BetterPic's AI photog work its magic to make you look major. 🔥 Killer headshots are crucial for online biz, and AI's got the hookup! Adori >> This AI Photo App Made Our Selfies Look Like They Were Professionally Photoshopped Meet Adori…the crazy cool new tool turning blog posts into stunning videos with AI! 🤯 Adori lets you easily repurpose written content into engaging videos optimized for platforms like YouTube. And we all know video is snackable content gold. 🏆 Just plug your blog post URL in and Adori's AI works its magic: analyzing text, generating visuals and voiceovers, crafting SEO titles/descriptions - it handles the heavy lifting! ✨ This could be a game changer for content repurposing and saving you tons of effort in the process. 🙌 More reach, and videos made on autopilot? Yes please! Of course, always keep quality high by reviewing AI output. But this tool promises a new level of efficiency in delivering engaging video content to your audience. 💕 So check out Adori and consider how AI video creation could transform your digital marketing strategy! Let's put technology to work FOR us. The future is now. 🚀 MagicPost >> This New LinkedIn AI Writes Posts So Good You'll Think You Have a Ghostwriter 👻

PART II of nuggets I have picked up about THREADS... 1. 70 million registered users in 2 days! WOW!! 2. It's a Twitter look alike and YASSS, that's INTENTIONAL 3. It's owned by Meta aka Facebook 4. Only Instagram users can access Threads 5. You can post text, images, & videos 6. 500 character limit 7. You access it inside of Instagram - update your app if you don't see it 8. It's less than 48 hours old 9. Content not suitable for work isn't allowed 10. Accounts can be private or public11. Blue check on Insta = blue check on Threads 12. Customize your BIO separately from Insta 13. Import who you follow from Instagram 14. Available in 100 countries, 30+ languages 15. NOT decentralized - algorithm-driven 16. Deactivate account to hide profile & content 17. Delete individual threads 18. MOST EXCITEMENT I have seen around something NEW since Periscope! 19. REAL convo's are happening! 20. IT'S THE WILD WEST! Jump in! 21. You can @mention someone 22. Videos can be 5 minutes long 23. You can't edit a thread 24. No DM's25. Easy to re-share to Insta 26. No hashtags YET 27. No trending content YET 28. See your follower count but not who u r following 29. WARNING: If you delete Threads you delete your Insta TOO! 30. No Embed Code YET

What is the FIRST excuse that pops into your head when you start creating content? How do YOU overcome the excuse or do you? Do you kick it to the curb or do you power through? If so, what's your secret sauce to powering through? We were just talking about this on our team meeting this morning...we put off our "elephant" projects off sometimes because it's easier to do the smaller things and the checked off things looks impressive <grin>! #justkeepingitreal For me, TIME BLOCKING has really helped me tremendously! Setting aside a block of time to work on a specific "thing" has helped me not only to break down heavier projects but to get the pieces and parts done in smaller nuggets so that eventually the "whole" thing gets to the finish line. Would LOVE to know what works for YOU!!