I built a new container (with your help, I might add) this past summer. It was intended to be a small one (max 10,000 raised). Ended up getting almost 7K. 10% conversion off a small, warm, ready to listen audience. This stuff works, it turns out.
I started my online journey by positioning myself as someone who knows how to write well-crafted stories (writers two steps behind me, basically), but then I pivoted to only build an audience of fiction readers (that's the audience I would mainly love to build if I'm being honest).
Now you've got me wondering if I couldn't make a few "how to write damn good stories" containers, if only because 1. I know how to do it, and 2. Maybe it would bring in money before I can finish my book.
I know you would rather just be writing fiction, for example, but have made a career out of helping others grow *their* writing careers (what brought me to you in the first place).
There are different fiction containers, though. Like every translation is it's own container, every format is it's own container. It's not just non-fiction. That said I funded my life and my business with client work and funneled my client/nonfiction money into fiction for years to help it grow.
I built a new container (with your help, I might add) this past summer. It was intended to be a small one (max 10,000 raised). Ended up getting almost 7K. 10% conversion off a small, warm, ready to listen audience. This stuff works, it turns out.
Nice!!!!
Great post Russell! Damn, I'm inspired 😅
I started my online journey by positioning myself as someone who knows how to write well-crafted stories (writers two steps behind me, basically), but then I pivoted to only build an audience of fiction readers (that's the audience I would mainly love to build if I'm being honest).
Now you've got me wondering if I couldn't make a few "how to write damn good stories" containers, if only because 1. I know how to do it, and 2. Maybe it would bring in money before I can finish my book.
I know you would rather just be writing fiction, for example, but have made a career out of helping others grow *their* writing careers (what brought me to you in the first place).
I guess I've got some thinking to do!
There are different fiction containers, though. Like every translation is it's own container, every format is it's own container. It's not just non-fiction. That said I funded my life and my business with client work and funneled my client/nonfiction money into fiction for years to help it grow.
“Every format is its own container.” Whoooo, I’m gonna think on this also!
Taking that into consideration. Thank you!