Twitch Streamlines Prime Subscriptions to Two Clicks
Twitch is testing an easier way to Subscribe with Prime. On click, it will confirm you want to use your Prime. This effectively reduces the flow to two clicks.
Teachable: Is It Really As Easy As Advertised?
My first platform review is live on YouTube. I started out with Teachable because they have a reputation of being easy. I try to answer the question is easy enough? Watch the video for the full breakdown: https://youtu.be/wnt5LpGMek8
Roblox: Compounding Network Effects Power Imagination at Scale
Anyone who has spent time with me in the past few years has likely heard me talk about Roblox. @mitchlasky and I finally sat down to do a real deep dive into Roblox. A story of compounding, network effects, and...
Live Shopping Boosts Snack Sales 30% Monthly, 2.5× Transactions
On @Whatnot, the live shopping platform, snacks and candy sales have grown ~30% m/m since last July, while transactions grew 2.5x. @garyvee sold out 1,055 units of “Heat Wave” gummies in minutes. More in the Live Shopping Update, presented by Whatnot: https://t.co/0lxFmMttn9...
Ari Shapiro Joins Audie Cornish for CNN Podcast
NPR veteran Ari Shapiro follows Audie Cornish over to CNN....the two will team on a new podcast https://t.co/hflf6XC4wQ via @variety
Undisclosed Promo Bots May Violate FTC and Copyright Law
As annoying as that probably was, this is quantifiably different. You know the Geffen rep works for geffen; you know the speaker has a strong financial interest in her success, you can use that information to analyze what they saying....
Six Mental Hacks Turned My Writing Into $20M Business
Writing online is one of the best habits you can build. But in my first 9 months: • I had under 100 followers • I wrote blogs no one read • I was ready to quit entirely So I found 6 mental hacks to keep...
Writers Once Underpaid, Now Become AI-Driven Product
Sure. Before most writers (power law distribution) made less than minimum wage. Now, with AI, they are the product.
Add One‑Click Tips to Monetize High‑Value Blog Posts
Use the CONTENT TIPPING options to your blog. Add one-click payment buttons (Buy Me a Coffee) at the end of genuinely valuable blog posts. Some readers prefer micro-transactions over subscriptions. High-value posts can generate meaningful tips.
ByteDance Releases Seedance 2.0 Globally, Bans US and Realistic Faces
ByteDance Launches Seedance 2.0 AI Video Model Globally, Excluding the U.S. The rollout follows copyright clashes with Disney, Netflix, and other major Hollywood studios. New restrictions block prompts using realistic human faces to avoid legal risks. The model is now available to enterprise...
Twitter Ranks only C‑tier for Newsletter Discovery
Matt McGarry: newsletter growth tactics, ranked (hint: Twitter is seen as C-tier for discovery) https://t.co/w9Sv2nKwG0
YouTube Shorts May Be Killing Your Channel Growth
Hit a new milestone, which is great, but I’ve drawn a few conclusions that are a bit unsettling. 1) YouTube shorts are NOT helping channel growth; it might be killing it. You can click to go back and see milestone...
Avoid Fake-Account Promotion Services; They May Be Illegal
Yeah, posted earlier basically saying this has been going on for 50 years. But, no. It is not cool. Do not use a company that employs hundreds if not thousands of fake accounts to promote your artist. Also it...
AI Builds Complete News Podcast in One Shot
one-shot podcast from news with @flymy_ai's new agent builder (just tested it), it: - researched news - created a transcript - created a voice for each part - stitched it together full prompt + output https://t.co/MFqPxTSwlr
AI Accelerates Production, Forcing Creators to Upgrade Equipment
AI is speeding up production cycles and increasing pressure on creators to acquire better cameras, microphones, and stabilization gear. https://t.co/XiHSegCMOk
Tiny Podcast Nets $200M Thanks to Clip Economy
A podcast with just 7k viewers per episode just sold for $200M. My latest newsletter, “The Clip Economy”, dives into the details: bit.ly/ClipEconomy
Twitch TOS Now Lets Them Dissect and Monetize Your Content
Twitch just updated the Terms of Service. IANAL, but my analysis: Section 4: Covers Authorized Users (3rd parties, Business Manager role, etc.) Section 8: Pieces apart your content (video, audio, images, text) to allow Twitch to provide and improve the platform.
Free Custom Video Ads Skyrocket Cold Outreach Responses
A 19-year-old freelancer scraped 5,000 Shopify stores from his bedroom. No degree. No portfolio. No LinkedIn with 10k followers. Just a spreadsheet, Apollo for contacts, and one weird idea that he tested on a loaf of bread Bakers don't hand out menus. They...
DaVinci Resolve Finally Adds Photo Editing, Tempting FCPX Users
Woah, DavVinci Resolve officially adding photo editing is pretty cool. I've heard of people using it for photo editing even without the official support... I'm a long time FCPX user, but this may be enough to make me give it...
Surprising Subscriber Count Needed for a Million‑dollar YouTube Business
I asked @TintinSmith how many subscribers you actually need to build a million-dollar business from YouTube. His answer might surprise you. Search "Nathan Barry Show" to watch the full YouTube masterclass. https://t.co/onYCQZo0yl
Podscan Turns Podcast Mentions Into Instant Book Recommendations
Oooh, big use case for Podscan, and one that intersects my two favorite pastimes: reading and podcasts. Check out Simon's Podshelf, this is a genius approach to trans-media-referencing. Extracting book recommendation as soon as they're mentioned on shows.
Turn One Hour Podcast Into Three Short Episodes
Another podcast hack I'm trying that seems to be working well: Instead of a 1 hour block, I will record 30m with a guest, then two 15m episodes on different topics. So we have 3 episodes versus 1. There's a market...
Subscriber’s Gratitude Validates Free AI Resource Model
Someone just sent me this after subscribing to my newsletter... Honestly, this quite hit me. When I started this newsletter, the goal was simple: Make AI more accessible. One place to share everything: videos repos courses presentations workshops ... No noise. No hype. Just useful and often **against conventional wisdom** content,...
Consistent, Well‑formatted Music Builds Sync Licensing Success
If you want to break into sync licensing Write music that’s easy to use Format it properly. Pitch it consistently. Build your catalog over time. Yes, it's tiring But it works. I promise.
AI Generates Weekly Social Calendar for Consistent Growth
I built a skill for Claude Code that plans and writes your social media content — LinkedIn, X, Instagram, TikTok, and more. You tell it your product and audience, and it builds a weekly content calendar with specific post types, topics,...
From Stanford to Bootstrapped Comedy Empire, No VC Needed
In 2021, @zoyagarg_ had a Stanford CS degree and Silicon Valley at her feet. She walked away from all of it and built a bootstrapped family comedy empire to multi-7 figures instead. No VC. No safety net. Just vision. 🧵...
Most Followers Miss Your Posts, Stop Over‑Repeating
90% of your audience isn't seeing your content the first time. Most people don't see your posts, and you're stressing about "looking too repetitive."
YouTube Gifts Now Available on Horizontal Mobile Streams
YouTube is expanding Gifts to include Horizontal streams (on mobile devices). It had previously been limited to vertical streams on mobile.
Twitch Adds Advertiser Data‑sharing Clause to Streamer Agreement
Twitch has updated the Monetized Streamer Agreement to include new language on how it shares user data with Advertisers.
Create AI Videos From Terminal with One Command
HeyGen just let you generate AI videos straight from your terminal. One command. One prompt. A fully rendered video with an avatar, voice, and script done. No browser. No dashboard. No clicking around. Here's how it works 👇 https://t.co/UEltezGb85
YouTube Live Adds Gifts to All Formats, Expands Globally
Live streaming is a massive part of YouTube, and that’s because of the @youtubecreators who build incredible communities on our platform. We’re rolling out some major updates to YouTube Live to improve the experience and help creators make more money: ↔️We're expanding...
Digital Creators Can Now Receive Tax‑free Tips
Instead of getting paid as a tax advisor, can you earn tax-free tips as a "tax-fluencer"? Final Treasury Regulations include "no tax on tips" for digital content creators, such as streamers, online video creators, social media influencers, and podcasters. https://t.co/FyI6F9noBQ
Outline Your Video First, Cut Editing Time
A rough outline before you hit record when creating video content will save you more editing time than you think
YouTube and Reddit Dominate AI‑generated Search Results
👀👀👀 Matches with what I am seeing in the results now. YouTube and Reddit all over AIOs.
Sensational Titles Like “It’s Over” Dominate YouTube Clicks
Why is 'it's over' the most popular video title on YouTube right now? Does Doom really get clicks?
Twitter Helped Me Close over $1M in Sales
Crazy what you can do on X. I, for one, have sold over $1MM thanks to Twitter 🙏
Earn $400k with AI Newsletter, 4‑hour Weeks
Our paid “Write With AI” newsletter does around $400k/year. This is over *double* my old Wall Street salary. That job required 80-hour weeks. But this newsletter only takes 4 hours every week. Use this to build your own newsletter:
Five‑Minute Video Edits: Systematized Efficiency Over Shortcuts
My short-form video editing workflow takes me under five minutes. Not because I take shortcuts, but because I spent years figuring out exactly where time gets lost in the editing process, and I built a system that eliminates every single one...
New Harvard Creator Advisory Board Advisor Announced
you’re looking at one of the newest advisors on the creator advisory board at harvard 🫡💜❤️
Community Beats BigTech: Nomads Gains Value Post‑AGI
Yep BigTech/BigAI can't touch things likes community or audience (yet) For me personally that's why my site Nomads will become more valuable post-AGI I think
AI Workflows Will Eclipse $5k SEO Agencies by 2026
By Q4 2026, traditional SEO agencies charging $5k+/month for content will lose 90% of their clients to solopreneurs using AI workflows. The moat isn't publishing, but knowing which workflows move the needle.
Launching AI Tool to Boost Your X Followers
ANNOUNCEMENT Just landed in Lisbon to lock in with @vitaliidodonov for the next 10 days. Past 3 months, I helped him go from 0 to almost 10K followers on X. Together, we're building an AI you can use to grow your...
Authors: Share Life, Not Just Book Promotions
Author Real talk… If you are an author and all you ever post and share on your social media platforms is promotional book content… Buy my book content… Oh look more generic book posts… You will not A. Increase your following count like...
Brands Cut Influencers Just Before Coachella
coachella dump context for slide 8 is apparently many influencers got dropped by brands right before the festival
China Mandates Credentials for Influencers Giving Expert Advice
👀⛔️🤷🏽♀️ China is tightening the rules on influencers. ▶️ No credentials? ▶️ No expert advice. Creators talking about health, finance, law, or education must now prove qualifications or face removals, bans, or fines (reportedly up to ~$14K). Platforms like Douyin, Weibo & Bilibili must...
Elon Musk's First TikTok Hits 2 Million Views.
Elon Musk is branching out on social media. His first official TikTok just hit 2M views and he’s recently surpassed 100k followers https://t.co/CIkQmfpnlC
Instant Lighting Reconstruction Transforms Photo Editing
A major shift is happening in digital imaging. This tool gives you the ability to reconstruct lighting environments control shadows, adjust tones, and convert scenes from day to night effortlessly. What used to take hours of post-production is now done in moments. Where...
AI Cuts Video Editing Time From Minutes to Seconds
the software disruption I've been covering just showed up in my own workflow In Feb I vibecoded a tool to cut clips from my videos. Took 27 minutes. Couldn't do subtitles. On Friday (2 months later): same task took seconds https://t.co/GEfSVDXNNN
Newsletter Hits 21k, Seeks 22k Milestone
It’s wild to blink and now have 21,586 people subscribe to my newsletter. That’s 4x the following of my X! Feels like yesterday (Jan 2023) when I was ~outbounding my dad, family and friends to subscribe. Each week: -Content of the week (top...
Audiobooks Costly, Recoup Slowly; Avoid Amazon‑Exclusive Royalty Shares
Author Truth about audiobooks 1. They cost a lot to be made. $200-$600pfh (per finished hour) on average. Depending on your style- single, duet, or dual narration and how many narrators. 2. Unless you already have a midsize following it...