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πŸŒ… The Rise of Creative Entrepreneurs

Welcome to 'The Pledge' newsletter (previously Crypto Communities on Revue), all about making the journey from being a creator to a creative entrepreneur

Richard Patey
Feb 9, 2023
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πŸŒ… The Rise of Creative Entrepreneurs

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Hi there πŸ‘‹

This is Richard from The Pledge - a free newsletter to help creative entrepreneurs make a full-time living from their work.

This newsletter used to be called Crypto Communities and was on Revue, until Elon rightly killed off the platform where I experienced almost no subscriber growth.

I imported the NFT posts into a separate newsletter called Nifty Stack:

Nifty Stack
🐸 Opepen Sesame (Welcome to Nifty Stack!)
Hi there πŸ‘‹ This is Richard from Nifty Stack - a free weekly newsletter where I pick the most interesting, entertaining, and ridiculous NFT stories of the week. My goal is to make web3 fun for the masses. This newsletter used to be called Crypto Communities…
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4 months ago Β· Richard Patey

And all the creator focussed ones are now imported into The Pledge newsletter you are reading - you can check out the archive from a couple of years ago here.

Ok so onto today’s newsletter…

Cheers!

β€” Richard (@richardpatey)


A Playbook for the Unemployable

One of my favorite current newsletters is Unemployable by Brian Clark, founder of Copyblogger. The H1 on his new website is:

No Investors. No Employees.
Big Profits.

This is something I subscribe to.

Brian has written a playbook for how to navigate this brave new 2023 macro world of recessions, AI automation and tech job losses:

The idea that a traditional job provides security or satisfaction has been revealed for what it is … a cruel joke.

And lately, plenty of people have realized that they’re better off going out on their own.

It will get much worse … artificial intelligence, automation, and other emerging technologies are threatening both the quality and quantity of traditional jobs.

On the other hand, there has never been a better time to be a creative individual

He’s calling this a personal enterprise approach where you continually grow and diversify your income, through creating successful products, and building your digital business empire.

His playbook is a free email course and it gets you on the unemployable newsletter as well.

Get the free Playbook


Niche Newsletters Making Bank

You don’t need a big email list to build a six-figure business.

Darren Smith from Craftsman Creative hit his $10K/m revenue goal with less than 2K subscribers.

This is very similar to how I sold the Website Investing newsletter for six figures with under 3K subscribers.

Read more on Convertkit blog


The Creator Economy Expo

CEX 2023 is for content creators and entrepreneurs interested in building and growing their content-first businesses without relying on social platforms.

Join 500+ bloggers, podcasters, authors, newsletter writers, speakers, coaches and consultants, freelancers, and YouTubers at the learning and networking event for content creators.

Plan to attend this year May 1-3, 2023, in Cleveland, Ohio.

Find out more


πŸš€ Other Creator Newsletters

#1 The Tilt by Joe Pulizzi

Join a community of 18K content creators who are building and growing their content-first businesses that don't rely on social media platforms.

πŸ‘‰ Subscribe for free

#2 Brands Meet Creators

Helping UGC creators and influencers land more brand deals.

πŸ‘‰ Subscribe for free

#3 For The Interested by Josh Spector

Join over 21K creative entrepreneurs learning how to produce, promote, and profit from their creations based on how others have successfully done it.

πŸ‘‰ Subscribe for free

#4 Creator Wizard

Join 9K+ creators and get weekly updates on paid sponsorships, plus tips on how to pitch & price your partnerships.

πŸ‘‰ Subscribe for free


Ok that’s it for this week.

If you want even more from me, I’m now running 4 other Substack newsletters, which are over at ACQUIRE.GG, a newsletter network I’m building out. These are about content sites, domains, newsletters, and affiliate marketing, I’ll list them below:

Acquire Websites

Weekly newsletter on acquiring content sites. For website investors and builders.
By Richard Patey

Dropping Domains

Discover the best domains dropping at auction or caught on marketplaces. For domain investors and website/startup builders.
By Richard Patey

Letter Meta

Behind the business of growing and running newsletters, plus acquisition opportunities.
By Richard Patey

Supercharge

Opportunities and tools for funnel builders and affiliate marketers
By Richard Patey

Cheers!

β€” Richard (@richardpatey)

This newsletter is monetized through affiliate links and sponsorship.
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