GROWTH MACHINE | Marketing Podcast
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Do One Thing Ridiculously Well

Stew Fortier
Amanda Natividad

Stew Fortier of Compound Writing joins the show to talk about what it takes to build a successful community. And it all starts with defining that community's purpose.
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Show Notes
Show Notes:
0:52 - Stew tells how his projects, particularly his writing community Compound Writing, are driven by his interests.
5:35 - About Compound Writing and its cohort structure.
11:04 - Being inclined to write vs. being inclined to publish.
14:27 - The role of link building in Compound Writing.
19:42 - How the Compound community’s feedback supports others’ writing.
24:10 - What does it take to create a community that’s both positive and focused on the workflow?
31:46 - When to create a new Slack channel (and when you probably shouldn’t).
34:58 - Do one thing ridiculously well: the importance of sticking to your intention.
38:21 - What’s next for the creator economy.
41:05 - Recommended tools for writing online.
44:33 - Some of Stew’s favorite online writers and newsletter recommendations.
Links:
Compound Writing (0:55)
Marie Poulin of Notion Mastery (1:22)
30 Day Writing Challenge (11:15)
TED Conferences (35:15)
Medium (38:33)
Substack (38:42)
Patreon (38:43)
Gumroad (38:43)
WordPress (41:57)
ConvertKit (42:00)
Sara Campbell - Tiny Revolutions (44:52)
Tom White - White Noise (45:40)
Nick deWilde - The Jungle Gym (46:21)
Connect with Stew Fortier:
https://twitter.com/stewfortier
https://www.compoundwriting.com/
Growth Machine & Amanda Natividad:
https://www.growthmachine.com/contact
https://twitter.com/growthmachine__