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The HeyCreator Show is for building your creator business. Each week, host Matt Ragland various guests talk through all stages of the creator journey, intentionally designing each conversation to meet you where you’re at along the way. We’re sharing lessons from over a decade of helping digital creators launch and scale courses, communities, and coaching services — along with building newsletters, YouTube channels, and podcasts to millions of subscribers and downloads for our clients. For mo ...
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044: Why Trading Time For Money Is The Best Way To Build Your Business - with Nick Huber
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Everyone talks about passive income, but what if the fastest way to make real money isn’t launching a course or building a product? In this episode, I sit down with Nick Huber—entrepreneur, investor, and author of The Sweaty Startup—to explore why trading time for money might be the most underrated path to financial freedom. We talk service busines…
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043: Should You Start With Clients, Content, or Community? (What I’d Do Differently)
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Sign up for our free 7 day "Creator Blueprint" email course: https://heycreator.com/newsletter/ I get it—my business looks chaotic from the outside. Three revenue streams, two audiences… it seems scattered. But there’s a strategy behind it. In this episode, I’m breaking down how I’m connecting content, clients, and community into a long-term creato…
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042: How Tiny Experiments Can Transform Your Work and Life - with Anne-Laure Le Cunff
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In this episode of The HeyCreator Show, Matt sits down with Anne-Laure Le Cunff—author of Tiny Experiments and founder of Ness Labs—to talk about the power of small, low-risk experiments in boosting creativity and productivity. They break down how micro-experiments can help creators avoid burnout, build momentum, and make smarter decisions. Anne-La…
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041: The BIGGEST Reason Creators Stay Stuck [Voice Memo]
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Sign up for our free 7 day "Creator Blueprint" email course: https://heycreator.com/newsletter/ Why do so many creators get stuck—and more importantly, how do you break free? In this video, I share the biggest reason creators struggle to grow and the mindset shift that helped me move forward. If you’re feeling stuck in your creative journey, unsure…
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040: Master YouTube Growth in 2025: Expert Tips from Aprilynne Alter
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Want to grow your YouTube channel in 2025? In this episode, I sit down with Aprilynne Alter to break down the biggest mistakes YouTubers make—and how to fix them. From optimizing your titles and thumbnails to crafting the perfect video intro, Aprilynne shares expert-level strategies to increase your clicks, retention, and engagement. She also revea…
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040: You Don't Need A Big Audience to Land Big Brand Deals (with Justin Moore)
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Think you need a huge audience to land brand deals? Think again! In this episode, Justin Moore, creator of Sponsor Magnet and founder of Creator Wizard, shares actionable strategies for landing sponsorships, standing out with brands, and building revenue—no matter your follower count. Don’t miss it! 🧲 Get Sponsor Magnet today! 📧 Join Justin's Creat…
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039: The Secret to Selling More Without Becoming Internet Famous (with Jonathan Goodman)
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Get Jonathan's new book, The Obvious Choice at your favorite bookseller. Learn more here. 0:00 – Introduction 1:47 – Self-Publishing vs Traditional 3:19 – Finding Your Niche for Success 6:49 – The Power of a Back Catalog 11:25 – Self-Publishing vs. Traditional Publishing 16:09 – The Content Hamster Wheel Myth 19:11 – Focus on Real-World Impact 23:1…
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038: What Will 2025 Look Like For Creators? Our Predictions
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Sign up for our free 7 day "Creator Blueprint" email course! In today’s episode of The HeyCreator Show, Matt Ragland (@mattragland) and Tim Forkin (@timforkindotcom) make their annual 2025 predictions for the creator economy — including content trends, the importance of relationships, hard work, and, of course, AI. Connect with us: Join the Hey…
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Sign up for our free 7 day "Creator Blueprint" email course! In today's special episode, we're running through the best HeyCreator moments & advice from 2024 — featuring incredible creators such as Justin Welsh, Amanda Goetz, Jay Clouse, Justin Moore, Gina Bianchini, Corey Wilks Psy.D., Cam Houser, Jason Levin, Cody & Cole Hock, Nat Eliason, Khe Hy…
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036: The Future of Creativity (with Dan Shipper)
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Sign up for our free 7 day "Creator Blueprint" email course! Today, I talked to my friend Dan Shipper (Co-founder and CEO of Every) about the future of creativity — specifically, how and why to use AI to get the most out of our creative work. This one's a bit deeper than a lot of surface-level AI conversations. We went in on how to use AI as a copi…
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035: My EXACT Strategy for Crushing New Year Promotions
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Sign up for our free 7 day "Creator Blueprint" email course! The New Year is your chance to make a big impact — not just for your business, but for your audience. Your customers are motivated to start fresh, and you have the tools to help them succeed. I’ve seen how a clear, well-executed New Year promotion can transform lives and businesses. Last …
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034: The Case For Going All-In on ONE Format
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Sign up for our free 7 day "Creator Blueprint" email course! In today’s episode of The HeyCreator Show, Matt Ragland (@mattragland) and Tim Forkin (@timforkindotcom) talk about content formats — specifically, why and how to choose the one kind of content you should focus on for the next few years, along with examples of creators succeeding with…
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033: Sell 10x more with one sentence (with John Meese)
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In today’s episode of The HeyCreator Show, Matt Ragland (@mattragland) works with John Meese on finding his own 10X Promise framework — your one-sentence selling point to display the massive outcome you’ll get for your customers. John isn’t your typical modern creator — he has no social media, and sells his programs and books almost exclusively t…
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032: To win, you must see content EVERYWHERE (with Clifton Sellers)
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Sign up for our free 7 day "Creator Blueprint" email course! In today’s episode of The HeyCreator Show, Matt Ragland (@mattragland) and Tim Forkin (@timforkindotcom) are joined by Clifton Sellers (@LegacyBuilder__) to discuss how to grow on social media, finding your unique positioning, the value of content for founders, and much more. (0:00) —…
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031: Making Business Growth Damn Near Automatic (with Darrell Vesterfelt)
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Sign up for the People Magic Summit! Sign up for our free 7 day "Creator Blueprint" email course! In today’s episode of The HeyCreator Show, we’re running an audio-only version of Darrell Vesterfelt’s presentation at the HeyCreator Summit. Connect with us: Join the HeyCreator Community Submit a question to Creator Advice…
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030: The Importance of Simple Systems (with Tim Grahl)
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Sign up for our free 7 day "Creator Blueprint" email course! In today’s episode of The HeyCreator Show, we’re running an audio-only version of Tim Grahl’s presentation at the HeyCreator Summit. Connect with us: Join the HeyCreator Community Submit a question to Creator Advice Use Automatic Evergreen to send profitable newsletters on autopilot…
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029: Creator Monetization Frameworks (with Tim Stoddart)
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Sign up for our free 7 day "Creator Blueprint" email course! In today’s episode of The HeyCreator Show, we’re running an audio-only version of Tim Stoddart’s presentation at the HeyCreator Summit. Connect with us: Join the HeyCreator Community Submit a question to Creator Advice
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028: The Art of Business (with Bonnie Christine)
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Sign up for our free 7 day "Creator Blueprint" email course! In today’s episode of The HeyCreator Show, we’re running an audio-only version of Bonnie Christine’s presentation at the HeyCreator Summit. Connect with us: Join the HeyCreator Community Submit a question to Creator Advice Use Automatic Evergreen to send profitable newsletters on autopilo…
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027: The Newsletter-Social Playbook (with Josh Spector)
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Sign up for our free 7 day "Creator Blueprint" email course! In today’s episode of The HeyCreator Show, Matt Ragland (@mattragland) interviews Josh Spector (@jspector) on how to grow your newsletter with social media — and vice versa. (0:00) — Intro (4:21) — Do you need more followers, or something else? (17:20) — Switching from a weekly to daily…
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026: The Role of Design & Branding for Creators (with Charli Prangley)
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Sign up for our free 7 day "Creator Blueprint" email course! In today’s episode of The HeyCreator Show, Matt Ragland (@mattragland) catches up with old teammate Charli Prangley (@charliprangley) to discuss the role of design and branding for creators, along with the process of rebranding ConvertKit to Kit and lessons from her journey as a YouTube…
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025: $100k/year business with NO social media in 2024 (with Bryan Harris)
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Sign up for our free 7 day "Creator Blueprint" email course! In today’s episode of The HeyCreator Show, Matt Ragland (@mattragland) interviews old friend Bryan Harris (@Harris_Bryan). Bryan is the founder of Growth Tools and has a vastly different perspective on content, audiences, and business than the majority of our guests. Listen in for his t…
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024: How To Make $1M+ with Memes (with Jason Levin)
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Sign up for our free 7 day "Creator Blueprint" email course! In today’s episode of The HeyCreator Show, Matt Ragland (@mattragland) and Tim Forkin (@timforkindotcom) interview Jason Levin (@iamjasonlevin), a creator, entrepreneur, author of Memes Make Millions, and self-proclaimed memelord who currently serves as the Head of Growth at Product H…
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023: I make $150k/year creating content... now what?
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Sign up for our free 7 day "Creator Blueprint" email course! In today’s episode of The HeyCreator Show, Matt Ragland (@mattragland) and Tim Forkin (@timforkindotcom) take on four Creator Advice questions from X and the HeyCreator community. Thank you to George, Jay, Nausheena and Michael for your questions! (0:00) — Intro (0:38) — George asks, …
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022: How To Conquer Your Fears as a Creator (with Corey Wilks, Psy.D)
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Sign up for our free 7 day "Creator Blueprint" email course! In today’s episode of The HeyCreator Show, we’re running an expert session from the HeyCreator community with Corey Wilks, Psy.D — a psychologist and executive coach. Corey gives an excellent presentation on The Four Horsemen of Fear before Matt Ragland (@mattragland) joins him on the c…
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021: How Selling High-Ticket Offers ACTUALLY Works in 2024 (with John Meese)
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Sign up for our free 7 day "Creator Blueprint" email course! In today’s episode of The HeyCreator Show, Matt Ragland (@mattragland) is joined by John Meese to walk through his Serve Call framework from his new book, Serve to Sell. Selling high-ticket offers (like 1-1 coaching, cohort courses or mastermind memberships) can feel like a numbers game…
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