An Honest Review of My Software Stack

The software I use to run my business

How to use the 5 pillars of leverage to scale your business

How to Go From ‘Just Another Creator’ to Successful Entrepreneur by Writing Online

Do Storytelling Emails Actually Work?

After the Magnetic Emails launch in September, a client reached out with concerns. In the first module, I give 10 rules of Magnetic Emails—but he doubted the third: Don’t Educate, Excite. For reference, Magnetic Emails teaches a simple 6-step system for writing engaging sales emails. Inside, I explain

How to React Well When Things Go Wrong

You can’t control what happens, but you can always control your response.

How to Build Systems That Your Audience Will Love

When I started building my business, I thought the point of writing was to prove why I was better than my competition. So I’d write about features: * You get more of X * A deeper explanation of Y * An improved version of Z But I realised my error when I

The Secret Behind a Great Brand and Product

Why you need a value proposition.

Africa vs Abu Dhabi: My Experiences Travelling So Far

Some notes from my first month of travelling

You’re Not Writing a Newsletter. You’re Building a Tribe.

A month ago, as I flew from Abu Dhabi to Bangkok, I listened to Ben Thompson on the How I Write podcast. Ben writes Stratechy—an estimated $5m/year newsletter. One thing he said leapt out at me: "If you're online and can get a few people

A Day in the Safari

A day in the safari

Magnetic Email’s Launch Breakdown (Revenue and More)

A breakdown of September’s Magnetic Email launch.

My Plans for the Next 6 Months (And Why Travelling Was a Difficult Decision)

Cheers for your attention during the launch last week. I’ll share the results next week—I’d like to crunch the data into something useful for you. Today, I want to talk about what I’m up to for the next 6 months in my personal and business life

The Best Copywriting Tip I’ve Heard (That Is Rarely Mentioned)

The best copywriting tip I’ve heard comes from the book Breakthrough Advertising. It’s a classic by Eugene Schwartz, famous for the ‘Levels of Awareness’ and ‘Market Sophistication’ concepts… But those aren’t the best ideas from the book. The most important tip is buried inside one paragraph of

Are You an Idiot for Not Sending Daily Emails?

In the email world, daily emails are gospel. If you don’t send them, you’re burning money. You’re making a massive mistake. You hate your business. You’re an idiot. You’re a newbie creator. … Or whatever other message I see parroted by the Ben Settle clones who

Stop Overlooking This Easy Way to Set Yourself Apart From the Crowd

While researching for Magnetic Emails, I stumbled across a worrying statistic: There are 200 million creators now. And it’s estimated that figure will double by 2027. It’s already tough to earn attention… But in a few years? It’s gonna be a bloodbath. The increase in competition is