I don't like to convince people of anything, at least not in a one-on-one setting. And yet, when I get emails like this (see below), from someone who owns a business and sells things using words... I want to sit them down and have a chat. Though I know I never will. "I am not a copywriter and don’t intend to become one" How do you have a business and sell anything without being a copywriter? Or rather... what do people think copywriting means? Anyway... I just needed to vent I guess... I've been trying to sell copywriting-related material to my list, even though it doesn't sell as much as, say, here's a course on affiliate marketing... in the hopes that enough exposure will convince them, but I guess I'm doing things very, very wrong. Oh well, whatever... End.venting

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Have you written any new [blog] posts lately? If so, this post is your chance to share :) And if you haven't written an article, then feel free to share a social media post or some other content. This post is for sharing :) I'll start. In my slumpiness, I have been neglecting the blog, which isn't good because the blog is a big part of my lead gen system. Anyhow. I'm starting to feel like my normal self again, so this morning I wrote and published the first post in a while, and moving forward, I hope to publish at least one post per week, and maybe even two, if I feel up to it. I also want to write on Medium, so I'll need to pace myself... though pacing has never been my strong suit. In any case, I'll share the post link in the comment. Feel free to share yours in the comments, too.

I had the Monetization Q&A this morning. It was a small group (3 people aside from me) so we had fun just casually chatting, bouncing off ideas, and then sharing our mutual dislike of Substack (or rather the people who run it). In any case, @Megan Justice, who is happy with her tax filing business, but also has a newsletter on the side for people who are interested in learning about Megan's work, mentioned she'd like to make at least $100 consistently from her newsletter. This was humbling and reminded me of a book I read recently by Travis Sago, Fans & Fortunes Formula. In it, Travis reminds us that while we, the expert business owners, often look at the bigger picture (how to make six figures), our audience isn't necessarily there. Like Megan... she's not trying to make a six-figure blogging business. She already has a successful business that keeps her busy... but she also enjoys having her newsletter on the side, and thinks it would be nice to make some money off it. So... my question to all of you: How would you make $100 consistently (say every week) from a small newsletter? I have my ideas that I shared with Megan, but I'd love to crowdsource a few if you have thoughts?

I have a lot of respect for folks who run multiple subscriptions. One is hard enough.... But some people do it pretty well. Like... look at Travis Sago. I talked about him a few times recently, and even mentioned one of his books in my emails... Fans and Fortunes Formula... which inspired me to create some of my own recent low-risk, low-effort, quick win offers, which I'll be workshopping with you guys on the 21st (sign up here if you haven't yet, btw.) Now, Travis runs multiple subscriptions simultaneously, and somehow that works. In fact, I think he has offer overlaps, AND some people may even subscribe to at least two Skool groups.... Anyway, the idea of multiple subscriptions has been bouncing around in my head, and I needed an outlet, so here you go. I personally do not have the bandwidth to create a second subscription under the same business, not yet, anyway. But I was thinking if it would be worthwhile to maybe consider a separate subscription, outside of The Side Blogger. Speaking of subscriptions... I've also been reading a book called Retention Economics by a guy named Thomas Lalas (who is, for some reason, a member of the Vault... probably because he wanted to support my business... oh well...🙃)... and it has me daydreaming about multiple subscriptions.... I'm also wondering if I should ask him to come have a chat with my members about subscriptions and retentions... no promises tho... considering I haven't even talked to him, and he may very well not want to... but yeah, anyway... just thinking out loud. All that said... are there any of you who already have a membership or subscription business? If not, are you planning to start one? And if you already do, thoughts on multiple subscriptions???