AI Video Costs Drop to $0.10/Second, No Guesswork
The "blind generation" era of AI video is officially over. @TopviewAIhq just slashed Seedance 2.0 to $0.10/second... and completely changed the math for bulk creators. The real pain of AI video was never the prompt. It was the coin flip every time you hit generate. Not anymore. The Ultra Plan unlocks the cleanest production loop I've seen: → Kill blind generation. Use GPT-Image 2 to lock in storyboards first, composition and details confirmed before a single credit burns → What you see is what you get. Only push to Seedance 2.0 once the frame is right. 100% conversion rate, zero wasted credits → Pricing that makes competitors look broken: • $0.10/second at 720p • 365 days unlimited GPT-Image 2 + Seedance 2.0 (beta) No credit anxiety. No re-rolls. No watching a token counter. If you're an AI creator pushing volume, this is the lowest cost-per-video and highest certainty setup on the market right now. Nothing else comes close.
Worried Substack Might Drop Subscribers for Followers
Surely Substack will do away with subscribers soon, sticking with followers only? That was one of my concerns.
X to Delete All Communities on May 6 Due to Declining Usage.
Twitter X is shutting down and deleting all Communities on May 6, due to declining usage and a push towards XChat.
John Coogan Mastered Media, Grew YouTube to 450k Subscribers
I don’t think people realize how much @johncoogan studied the media business before starting @TBPN. He didn’t just have a good take on where media was going… He literally built a YouTube channel from zero to 450k subs first. https://t.co/32bavCdvGZ
Million Followers ≠ Guaranteed Brand Deals or Easy Success
As a content creator with over 1 million followers here’s a myth that I think people (including myself believe) once you hit that milestone it’s easy. All brands want to work with you. No😂 every post can still be a...
Only 2% of Creators Earn Real Six‑figure Incomes.
"But here’s the reality: only 2 per cent of content creators make more than $50,000 a year. The vast majority earn little or nothing. What we see on our screens is not an accurate representation of reality. It is a...
Wondery Podcast Service Ends After May 21
Wondery has a closing date: The podcast app and service will shut down after May 21.
Substack's New Translation Tools Boost Global Earnings
Starting with Notes and moving to Posts. Eager to see how this works... Will it be like Reddit or the way X does it? -> Substack adds translation tools, and says ~100K publishers earn on the platform, including ~30K outside...
A24 Taps YouTube Creators, Reshaping Film Audiences
It's interesting that A24 is not-so-quietly recruiting filmmakers like Kane Parsons, Curry Barker, the Philippou brothers, Ian Tuason -- all guys who created viral content prior to their big-screen debuts. The next generation of filmmakers will already come with their...
Bootstrapped Success: Wealth Doesn't Alter Perspective
Last week I asked a founder who just sold his 8-figure company what it felt like when the wire hit. He started it in 2014 and bootstrapped it to $30M ARR before selling in 2025. This is what he told me about...
Excited to Showcase CreatorWizard on Google Workspace at Cloud Next
Soooo stoked to hosted by @GoogleWorkspace at #GoogleCloudNext for the next few days 🤩 I run my entire business @creatorwizard on Google Workspace with Gemini so can't wait to see the new featuresssss https://t.co/kz8nv7QtV1
Gumroad Offers SaaS Sales with 5% Fees
Gumroad is getting into helping people sell SaaS. We're a Merchant of Record (handle all sales taxes) and can reduce our fees from 10% to 5% if you're selling downloadable software. Email me if you're interested: sahil@gumroad.com
Turning the NFL Draft Into a Profitable Business
Plus, I'll also be speaking with @dpbrugler about his annual The Beast and how he's helped make a business around the NFL Draft.
One Prompt, 30 Editable Assets—No Photoshop Needed
GPT Image 2 just dropped on ChatGPT. Everyone's hammering it for single images. I ran it inside @lovart_ai instead. The workflow isn't on the same planet. One prompt. 30 campaign assets. Editable text layers. Zero Photoshop. Here's what happened 🧵 https://t.co/iTxSgC27L9
Brands Scrutinize Creators' Online Conduct Before Partnerships
I know every creator's objective isn’t to work with brands, so this doesn’t apply to everyone but if you want to work with notable brands, you have to be very careful about how you discuss things and critique online. PR/social...
Fans Seek Updates on Virgin Cruise Creator Drama
What’s the Virgin Cruise Creator drama? Litterally nothing from the trip has popped up for us on IG/TT and I need details 👀
Discover Your Unique Growth Channel, Not One-Size-Fits-All
I wasted $20k and 2+ years chasing strategies that worked for everyone but me. Instagram reels. LinkedIn outreach. NOTHING BUT CRICKETS. Then I tried YouTube. Closed a client from my very first video. And YouTube has blown past referrals as my...
Introducing a News Options Market to Fund Stories
ok media people hear me out NEWS OPTIONS MARKET -- writers sell story pitches at a fixed price -- funders get a share of story revenue (subs, ads) within a time frame (ie 60 days) -- platform takes a fee ... -- we fix news...
GPT-Image-2 Launches, Excels at People Photos
📸 GPT-Image-2 is now live on https://t.co/1vEawpI5vb And it's great for photos of people (too) https://t.co/SVezBonGIs
CPC Ads Favor Sponsors, Leave Newsletter Creators Shortchanged
When will ESPs figure out that this model of CPC for ads in email newsletters puts all the benefit in the sponsor's hands and very little in that of the newsletter creator? I never opt-in because why would I dilute...
Creator Economy Thrives: Artists Earn More, Stay Independent
The @contra team published compelling research that disproves all of the AI doommaxxing being sold to creatives. Artists are making more art, earning more money, and staying independent. I’d argue the Creator Economy is stronger now than it was 5...
My Proven Ad Strategies Vs. Time‑Wasting Tactics
Ad insights… what works for me and what I find to be a waste as a full time author
Guest Quality Beats Production Budget Every Time
Clipping strategies are effective but my number one rule is no amount of big budget production can make up for a guest that isn't informative and entertaining to watch. Be interesting. Everything else will follow.
Consistent LinkedIn Posts Unlock $15K Partnership Deals
I have booked more than $15K in co-marketing and partnership content deals with AI/AEO companies since I started posting daily on LinkedIn and switched my newsletter to a weekly cadence. This was not on my bingo card for 2026, but...
One AI Character, Endless Content Across Media
Most creators still rebuild content from scratch. New prompt. New image. New workflow. But what if you could create one AI character once and generate content with it forever? Images. Videos. Campaigns. All from a single conversation. I explored this new model using @Picsart Aura. This changes how...
Pivot Podcast Clinches Third Consecutive Webby for Business
For third year in a row, @pivotpodcastofficial wins Webby for Best Business Podcat. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 🕺🕺🕺
Master One Channel Before Diversifying Distribution
Don't try to diversify distribution on Day 1. Start with one channel. Solve it. Systemize it. Automate it. When it can keep running on its own, move to the next one.
Visa, TikTok Debut Debit Card for UK Live Creators
Visa and TikTok just launched a debit card for UK LIVE creators. This is way more fascinating than it seems at first glance. To understand that you need to understand LIVE Gifting, and the card business model. https://t.co/6fRWRKaP7Z
Alex Cooper's Media Empire Faces Unexpected Growing Pains
Great reporting from @ashleyrcarman on media darling Alex Cooper and her struggles to build a media business.
Threads Adds Shareable View‑count Card for Profiles
You can now create a shareable views count card on Threads 🆕 And choose to display your view count on your public profile Here’s my view count for the past 30 days
Air SE Wireless Mic Holds Strong Beyond Football Field
Saramonic Air SE wireless microphone review, including tests and audio demo. This compact wireless lav mic system keeps a strong connection at distances beyond the length of a football field, giving vloggers tons of flexibility. My review: https://t.co/9xHsO8Y3WI #microphone https://t.co/noBbpvaPGC
Design Shows for Clipability, Harvest Millions of Views
TBPN is a 7k-live-viewer pod that sold to OpenAI for $200M because their average clip gets 257k views. Everyone's talking about the strategy. Here's the structure: 1. Format is engineered for clippability, not the other way around 3 hours/day, live, 5 days a...
Silicon Valley's Endless Short‑form Video Is Dying
Congrats, Silicon Valley, you built an infinite Jerry Springer machine and no one wants to use it anymore because it makes them look like Jerry Springer. Me on the inevitable death of "clipping" and, probably, the entire short-form video industry. https://t.co/JcKYLDTFR2...
AI Video Now Creates Full‑length Stories without Editing
Say goodbye to short-clip hell. AI video just made its biggest jump yet. Seedance 2.0 on Medeo can now generate 5–10 minute videos with a full narrative arc setup, build, payoff. No editor. No timeline. No technical skills. Just describe the story, and Medeo...
IG Strategy that Drove Newsletter to 150k Subscribers
one of the best things i did on IG to grow my newsletter past 150k subs
Artists Defy Labels, Succeed Independently Every Day
The label system spent 50 years telling artists they couldn't do it alone. Here's exactly how thousands of them are proving that wrong every single day: https://t.co/kI1xDdCJtH
Use Free Templates and Basic Legal Checks for Small Deals
Question: how should creators handle contracts when the brand deal isn't big enough to hire a lawyer? https://t.co/MrgVVU9CS1
Start Low, Build Trust, Then Upsell with Tiered Courses
I spent part of a call this week helping a client structure their course pricing, and one question kept coming up: how do you charge a reasonable amount for something when you're still building trust with new students? Their default was...
AI's True Value: Enhancing Quality Over Speed
The current cycle of AI is focused on cost reduction. (I think that's kind of lame.) Look at AI. Objectively: it's fast. But fast doesn't mean effective. What's effective is doing things BETTER. A t-shirt made of cheap polyester is fast. It ships quick...
Edits Adds Powerful Tools for Faster Creative Workflow
Edits rolled out new features that give you more creative control. 🎨 Save your favorite fonts and styles for easy access 🔍 Search and replace text within captions ✨ Highlight key words in captions to make them stand out 🎥 Adjust colors directly...
Tailor Content to Each Platform's Contract, Not Copy‑paste
Copy-pasting content across platforms isn't distribution. It's lazy broadcasting. Every platform has a different contract with its audience. Twitter rewards conviction. LinkedIn rewards credibility. Email rewards intimacy. Same message. Wrong contract. Dies every time. Took the same idea. Wrote it three different ways. Twitter version: punchy, contrarian, one sharp...
NFTs Still Falling Short for Artists
NFTs may have a little run but they still aren’t where they need to be for artists.
TikTok Forces AI Remix, Requires Manual Disable per Video
TikTok just snuck this “feature” in, allowing their AI to remix your videos. It is on by default, and you can’t turn it off for all your videos at once. You need to go into each and every one of...
YouTube Replaces Clips with Timestamp Sharing, Adds Shorts Tool
YouTube is shutting down the Clips feature and replacing it with "Share at Timestamp," as it is now available on mobile. Later this year, they'll launch a Video Clips to Shorts and Auto-Suggestions feature to help creators share their videos' best...
TikTok Shops Lean on Fake Discounts for Bottom‑F
How much of TikTok Shops performance is just capturing the bottom of the bottom of the funnel with fake discounts? https://t.co/Nt1HqKxfgL
Streamer Awards 2026 Set Just Before TwitchCon
The Streamer Awards 2026 will be on November 12, 2026. That's one day before Twitchcon San Diego 2026.
Creator Platforms Converge Into One-Size-Fits-All Toolkits
Axios reports that Creator Platforms are in their copycat era, with most players effectively offering the same one-stop toolkit for creators. Are you using any of these platforms as part of your creator business?
Only One Woman Among Top 20 Tech Substacks
There is only one woman in the top 20 Substack newsletters about technology (me lol) https://t.co/3rhKiQtOkh
Shorts Back in the Mix, YouTube Main Channel Thriving
Reintegrating shorts into my content workflow is going well I'd say This is just our main channel and just on YouTube https://t.co/SV0QJc8G6R
Essential Contract Clauses Creators Often Overlook
things that should be in most brand deal contracts that usually aren't: — a kill fee (so you get paid even if they cancel) — a late payment clause (so they can't ghost your invoice) — a content approval timeline (so they can't...