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How To Interview Founders & CEOs (Ghostwriting Secrets)

In this video, I share essential ghostwriting strategies for interviewing founders and CEOs, drawing from my experience at Digital Press and insights from a live discussion with fellow expert and former first employee, Katrina Kirsch. We explore how to build authentic client relationships, from vetting potential clients and identifying red flags to asking insightful questions that prompt unique perspectives—even from reserved clients in complex industries. Learn techniques for managing client content, setting clear expectations, handling challenging personalities, and navigating tough topics. These expert tips are gained from years of experience, given to help ghostwriters and content creators in the online writing niche build trust, streamline communication, and produce impactful content for high-level executives, founders, and CEOs.

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6 Step Checklist To Build A $100,000+ Paid Newsletter On Substack

In this episode, I share my proven 6-step framework for building a $100,000+ paid newsletter on Substack, the same approach I used to grow Category Pirates and Write With AI into 6-figure newsletters. This walkthrough covers key strategies like harnessing a traffic engine, making your newsletter topics tangible, and leveraging Substack's unique free-to-paid model to maximize reader engagement and conversions. And at the end, I confront the most common questions and faulty beliefs I hear about starting a paid newsletters. If you're a writer, business owner, or complete beginner aiming to generate substantial recurring revenue and build a long-term audience, this checklist will help you structure, scale, and monetize your newsletter effectively on Substack and beyond.

(00:00) Step 1: Pick a topic attached to a traffic engine
(01:34) Step 2: Make your newsletter tangible.
(06:29) Step 3: The “One Free, One Paid” Strategy
(09:10) Step 4: Send paid snippets to your entire free list.
(11:12) Step 5: Put the paywall preview at a cliffhanger.
(12:27) Step 6: Leverage Substack notes.
(13:35) Q: How long should a newsletter be? Do you start charging immediately? Does anyone use email anymore?
(15:07) Q: Subscribers, Open Rate, and CTR - how do you improve these metrics?
(16:33) Q: How do you continuously provide high-value content to maintain a long-term audience?
(18:12) Q: What if I’m too young/old and have no prior experience?

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These Writers broke their faulty beliefs & got RICH

In this episode, I share the key mindset shifts that helped our top ghostwriters in our Premium Ghostwriting Academy go from zero to earning tens of thousands per month. Drawing from their success stories, I break down eight faulty beliefs that keep writers stuck, such as thinking no one can afford their services or needing more clients to scale. I explain why charging more, niching down, and rethinking client volume can transform a writing career. If you're struggling with pricing, scaling your ghostwriting business, or getting unstuck, this episode will help you break limiting beliefs and get on the path to real financial success as a writer.

(00:00) Intro
(00:27) #1: “Nobody can afford my services.”
(01:41) #2: “I need more clients.”
(03:11) #3: “I’ll charge more when I’m more experienced.”
(05:33) #4: “My niche got saturated. I think it’s time to pivot.”
(06:51) #5: “I need to hire someone.”
(08:40) #6: “If I share too much with the client on the sales call, they won’t need me anymore.”
(10:33) #7: “I need to build an audience.”
(12:21) #8: “I can just figure this out on my own.”
(15:44) How Matthew Scaled His Ghostwriting to $40k/month

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