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“Personal” doesn't mean every post has to be about you
The real reason some creators stick in your memory and most don't + WORKBOOK ✍️
Hey, friend.
I didn't post for a week, and my Substack grew anyway. Here's why.
A few weeks ago, life got hard.
Within a short window, a serious health concern came up for my son. Then for my dad. Then our 16-year-old cat’s condition started going downhill, fast.
I won't go into the details here… But I think you’ll...
How to write an About Page that builds trust
Substack has a strange relationship with the About page. On the website, it's there in the navigation bar, part of the default structure. On the app, it completely disappears.
And still, I tell every creator I work with to spend real time...
Is 40 too late to build a personal brand? Here's how I built mine on Substack.
Am I too late? Who am I to do this? I'm not special. I'm not enough.
These were the thoughts I had before I started building my personal brand from scratch two years ago, in a language I’d never used outside of school.
But this story isn'...
Summer was about experiments; now I’m decluttering my digital life and business
Why I deleted my new socials, killed my sponsorship test, and restructured my offers, and what my summer of testing taught me about focus, algorithms, and real growth.
Summer has always had a different rhythm for me. It’s the one season wh...
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I've pivoted 3 times as a solopreneur and kept my personal brand aligned through it all. I help you build a Substack and brand that grows with you too, authentically, in the AI era.
Author of 3 books. Cofounder of 3 kids. Runs a paid newsletter on hypeyourself.com. Midlife relocation to Provence.
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