The Best Way to Help New Creators Win Online

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📚 Hey! Time to win.

I took a few days off for some MUCH needed rest-and-recovery, but we are BACK.

I was talking to a new creator earlier tonight (in the book/education niche, just like me), and I made sure to offer a perspective that he really needed to get before he dives right in to earning a sustainable living online.

The enthusiasm was there, the intelligence was there, the ability was there…he really does have a great shot at doing really well (finally and creatively).

But I made sure to help him establish realistic expectations, which is just about the kindest thing you can do for a new creator.

It’s ultimately the best way to help them win: to let them know that their success is NOT likely to be instant. That they’re NOT going to blow up overnight. That there IS a lot to learn, many hurdles to overcome, challenges he’ll never see coming.

It only felt fair that I tell him that it was 6 full years before I was able to turn reading books into a good, full-time living.

And even now - my best month was a little more than $5,000 in revenue, and lately I’ve been hovering around $4,000.

Now, mind you: this is WITHOUT a boss. WITHOUT sitting in traffic on Monday morning. WITHOUT dreading Sunday because it was so close to Monday.

My life as a full-time creator is phenomenal, and I absolutely would do it all over again (especially since my income is going up steadily all the time now).

But damn it, it was HARD in the beginning. Sometimes brutally so.

And I felt that I had to make sure this guy knew that going in.

So many people online make it look so easy, like they' just downloaded TikTok or Instagram and instantly started yacht-shopping with all this influencer money they were making.

All that being said, I still think you should do it, if you’re still on the fence about really making a commitment to this. And I absolutely think you should persist, even if you’re feeling a little down about your current results.

It’s so indescribably worth it. And if you know AHEAD of time that it’s going to be harder than a lot of people are telling you it is, you’re going to get to where I am faster (and beyond).

So start. Continue. Keep going. And never compare your journey to that of anyone else.

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1. Born Rich, by Bob Proctor

2. Renegade Millionaire, by Dan S. Kennedy

Within My Direct Control:

Finish Reading 20 Great Books | 18 Books Left

Publish 8 New Course Videos | 8 Videos Left

Publish 15 YouTube Videos | 15 Videos Left

Publish 150 Medium Articles | 142 Articles Left

Completely Update My Social Media | Almost Finished

Completely Update My Patreon Page | Incomplete

Completely Update My Newsletter Platforms | Incomplete

Completely Update My Entire Main Website | Incomplete

Launch Affiliate Program for My Paid Community | Incomplete

Update 30 Patreon Book Notes | 18 Book Notes Left

Network with 600 New Authors | 560 Authors Left

Not Within My Direct Control:

Get Monetized on YouTube | 3,484 Watch Hours Left (12.9% Complete)

Negotiate 12 Newsletter Partnerships | 12 Partnerships Left

Organize 12 Instagram Collaborations | 12 Collaborations Left

Reach 119,000 Instagram Followers | 4,252 Followers Left

Reach 24,000 Threads Followers | 3,900 Followers Left

Reach 11,000 Twitter Followers | 3,209 Followers Left

Reach 4,000 Medium Followers | 2,042 Followers Left

Reach 2,000 Facebook Followers | 690 Followers Left

Reach 2,000 LinkedIn Followers | 1,109 Followers Left

Reach 10,000 YouTube Subscribers | 8,449 Subscribers Left

Reach 10,000 Reading Life Subscribers | 5,455 Subscribers Left

Reach 1,000 Competitive Advantage Subscribers | 426 Subscribers Left

Reach 50 Competitive Advantage Members | 11 Members Left

Reach 50 Patreon Supporters | 19 Supporters Left

Note: I’ll update follower counts once per week, since it’s such a waste of time to go through all of them every single night. Also, Threads annoyingly doesn’t give exact numbers. Oh well.

Read 5 New Books | 4 Books Left

Publish 2 New Course Videos | 2 Videos Left

Publish 3 YouTube Videos | 3 Videos Left

Publish 35 Medium Articles | 35 Articles Left

Upload New VSL for Skool Community | Editing Now

Upload Skool Community Testimonials | Gathering Now

Upload All Old Podcast Episodes | Almost Finished

Completely Update My Instagram Profile | Almost Finished

Completely Update My YouTube Profile | Almost Finished

Completely Update My Website | Almost Finished

Completely Update My Newsletter | Almost Finished

Completely Update My Patreon | Almost Finished

Network with 140 Authors | 120 Authors Left

Note: “Week Two” Runs From September 8th-14th

Woke Up: 12PM

Sleep Quality: 81%

Pages Read: 155

Workout: Back + Biceps

Low Row - 180lbs, 170lbs, 165lbs, 165lbs (8 reps, last set to failure)

Lat Pulldowns - 125lbs, 120lbs, 110lbs, 110lbs (8 reps, last set to failure)

MTS Row - 75lbs, 75lbs, 75lbs, 75lbs (8 reps, last set to failure)

EZ Curls - 70lbs, 60lbs, 60lbs, 60lbs (12 reps, last set to failure)

Work Completed:

Posted 1x on Instagram

Posted 3x on Twitter

Posted 3x on Threads

Posted 2x on LinkedIn

Posted 2x on Facebook

Published 1 YouTube Short

Outlined 5 Medium Articles

Drafted 5 Medium Articles

Worked on Updating My Website

Worked on Current Author Campaigns

Worked on My Next Book Breakdown

Worked on Next Reading Life Newsletter

Messaged 20 New Authors About Collaborations

Managed Paid Competitive Advantage Community

Completely Organized My Workflow for Tomorrow

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I swear I’m not falling into old patterns! I know I’m up late tonight, but it’s a one-off occurrence! Lately I’ve been much better about prioritizing sleep, and I’m loving the productivity gains too much to go back to my old ways!

Special occasion tonight because of a few projects I had to finish up/prep for tomorrow.

But hey, it’s 5:43AM here right now and I’m going to bed!

All the best,

Matt Karamazov

P.S. Whenever you're ready, here are three more ways I can help you:

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