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188. The Problem With 'Double Down On What's Working'

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The “Double down on what’s working” advice has a major flaw. It can make you overlook obvious gaps in your business. Example #1 • Who: A content creator with tons of traffic • What worked: Creating content • Usual advice: Create more content • Real bottleneck: Nothing to sell • Better advice: Create a product Example #2 • Who: A language learning app • What worked: Facebook ads • Usual advice: Run more ads • Real bottleneck: High churn • Better advice: Improve the product A better question to ask (in my opinion) is: “What is the ONE thing that, if you had it, would make everything else easier?” Tim Ferriss calls it the “big domino.” For many creator businesses, it's most of the time a matter of: - Better video ideas - More promotion - Creating more products to sell - Or simply repackage them Join our events: creatorempires.com
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Content provided by Jan and Jan van der Aa. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Jan and Jan van der Aa or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.
The “Double down on what’s working” advice has a major flaw. It can make you overlook obvious gaps in your business. Example #1 • Who: A content creator with tons of traffic • What worked: Creating content • Usual advice: Create more content • Real bottleneck: Nothing to sell • Better advice: Create a product Example #2 • Who: A language learning app • What worked: Facebook ads • Usual advice: Run more ads • Real bottleneck: High churn • Better advice: Improve the product A better question to ask (in my opinion) is: “What is the ONE thing that, if you had it, would make everything else easier?” Tim Ferriss calls it the “big domino.” For many creator businesses, it's most of the time a matter of: - Better video ideas - More promotion - Creating more products to sell - Or simply repackage them Join our events: creatorempires.com
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