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Adapt or DIE (At Least on Social Media)
Matt Karamazov
August 07, 2024
📚 Hey! Time to win.
Social media is constantly changing, and it can be exhausting trying to keep on top of everything, but you've gotta do your best and adapt.
It literally pays to notice what's being rewarded on various platforms.
For example, X is turning into a video platform, and one of my mentors there, Alex Finn is going live DAILY and getting 1,700+ people showing up to his livestreams.
He's also going HARD on YouTube this year, which should tell you something as well.
Meanwhile, collabs are making a comeback on Instagram, and that's a MAJOR part of my strategy this year. Like...MAJOR.
I already started setting up a collab with my friend Lucas O'Keefe, a Canadian content creator who just quit his job at 380K followers to go full time.
But yeah, if you want to grow on Instagram right now, it's all about collaborations and making friends.
For X, it's replies and video content. Being a "reply guy" is still how you make big moves there. It’s how all the big names did it when they were first starting out.
It all basically comes down to making friends though and forging connections. Nobody wins this game alone! Nobody.
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Note: “Week One” Runs From August 1st-10th
Woke Up: 1:00PM
Sleep Quality: 79%
Pages Read: 48
Workout: Rest Day
Work Completed:
Posted 4x on Twitter
Posted 3x on Threads
Posted 2x on Facebook
Posted 2x on LinkedIn
Posted 1x to YouTube Community Tab
Worked on Next Book Breakdown
Worked on Updating 2 Book Notes
Worked on Updating My Various Platforms
Managed Paid Competitive Advantage Community
Attended Masterclass with Dan Koe
Completely Organized My Workflow for Tomorrow
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Well today was fun! I forgot (or didn’t hear about) the Dan Koe masterclass that my friend Taylin was hosting in his group so I just had a few minutes to read this afternoon before having to gear up for that. Phenomenal masterclass though, learned a ton.
Spent the rest of the day working, reading a BIT, but not enough. Still making my way through my reading list though at a pretty good pace.
But hey, it’s 4:51AM here right now and I’m going to bed!
All the best,
Matt Karamazov
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