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#117: Josh Spector – Driving action with a daily newsletter and providing Transformation for your audience

Podcast |: Creative Elements
Publisher |: The Podglomerate
Media Type |: audio
Podknife tags |: Business,; Careers,; Creativity,; Entrepreneurship,; Interview
Categories Via RSS |: Business,; Entrepreneurship,; Marketing
Publication Date |: Sep 13, 2022
Episode Duration |: 00:57:47

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WATCH ▶️ Watch this episode on YouTube *** EPISODE DESCRIPTION Josh Spector is a marketing and business consultant who writes For The Interested, a newsletter for creative entrepreneurs with more than 20,000 subscribers. Josh also recently launched the I Want To Know podcast where Josh answers three questions from creative entrepreneurs to help them overcome their challenges and accomplish their goals. In this episode, we talk about how Josh has built his newsletter, the benefits, and challenges of publishing daily, why I think he’s undercharging for sponsorships, and why Transformation is what you need to deliver to your readers. Full transcript and show notes Learn more about Josh Spector Subscribe to For The Interested Subscribe to I Want To Know Follow Josh Spector on Twitter / LinkedIn TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Every Creator Should Have an Email List 00:23 - Josh Spector’s Background 01:40 - What We Learn Today 02:32 - Evolution of Josh’s Newsletter & Audience 08:25 - Should You Start Niche? 10:43 - Niche Isn’t Exclusion 15:14 - You Have to Provide Value 17:26 - Sell the Solution, Not the Problem 20:50 - Josh Workshops Jay’s Transformation Offer 28:09 - Language is Important 29:01 - Josh + Jay Copywriting Workshop 33:05 - Josh Changes His Mind on Ads 36:10 - Josh’s Ad Strategy 40:21 - Why Josh Started a Daily Newsletter 43:30 - Josh’s Unsubscribe Rates are Crazy 46:49 - Josh Undercharges for Ads *** CONNECT 📬 Subscribe to the newsletter 🐦 Connect on Twitter 📸 Connect on Instagram 🎵 Connect on TikTok 🙏 Make a guest or mailbag request 📝 Check out our curated Playlists *** SPONSORS 💼 View all sponsors and offers *** SAY THANKS 📞 Leave me a voicemail 💜 Leave a review on Apple Podcasts 🟢 Leave a rating on Spotify ☕️ Buy Me A Coffee *** PODGLOMERATE NETWORK This show is a part of the Podglomerate network, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. We encourage you to visit the website and sign up for our newsletter for more information about our shows, launches, and events. For more information on how The Podglomerate treats data, please see our Privacy Policy. Since you're listening to Creative Elements, we'd like to suggest you also try other Podglomerate shows surrounding entrepreneurship, business, and careers like Rocketship.fm and Freelance to Founder. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WATCH

▶️ Watch this episode on YouTube

***

EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Josh Spector is a marketing and business consultant who writes For The Interested, a newsletter for creative entrepreneurs with more than 20,000 subscribers.

Josh also recently launched the I Want To Know podcast where Josh answers three questions from creative entrepreneurs to help them overcome their challenges and accomplish their goals.

In this episode, we talk about how Josh has built his newsletter, the benefits, and challenges of publishing daily, why I think he’s undercharging for sponsorships, and why Transformation is what you need to deliver to your readers.

Full transcript and show notes

Learn more about Josh Spector

Subscribe to For The Interested

Subscribe to I Want To Know

Follow Josh Spector on Twitter / LinkedIn

TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - Every Creator Should Have an Email List

00:23 - Josh Spector’s Background

01:40 - What We Learn Today

02:32 - Evolution of Josh’s Newsletter & Audience

08:25 - Should You Start Niche?

10:43 - Niche Isn’t Exclusion

15:14 - You Have to Provide Value

17:26 - Sell the Solution, Not the Problem

20:50 - Josh Workshops Jay’s Transformation Offer

28:09 - Language is Important

29:01 - Josh + Jay Copywriting Workshop

33:05 - Josh Changes His Mind on Ads

36:10 - Josh’s Ad Strategy

40:21 - Why Josh Started a Daily Newsletter

43:30 - Josh’s Unsubscribe Rates are Crazy

46:49 - Josh Undercharges for Ads

***

CONNECT

📬 Subscribe to the newsletter

🐦 Connect on Twitter

📸 Connect on Instagram

🎵 Connect on TikTok

🙏 Make a guest or mailbag request

📝 Check out our curated Playlists

***

SPONSORS

💼 View all sponsors and offers

***

SAY THANKS

📞 Leave me a voicemail

💜 Leave a review on Apple Podcasts

🟢 Leave a rating on Spotify

☕️ Buy Me A Coffee

***

PODGLOMERATE NETWORK

This show is a part of the Podglomerate network, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. We encourage you to visit the website and sign up for our manage.com/subscribe/post?u=a3da57251c024955428e72bcc&id=abeea0a423">newsletter for more information about our shows, launches, and events. For more information on how The Podglomerate treats data, please see our Privacy Policy.

Since you're listening to Creative Elements, we'd like to suggest you also try other Podglomerate shows surrounding entrepreneurship, business, and careers like Rocketship.fm and Freelance to Founder.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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