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How I Research A Market: The First Step in A New Business

Hello there, Walt here! I spent the past week diving deep into market research, and I want to share the exact process I use. This method helps me reverse-engineer how marketers sell into any new industry. I think you'll find it invaluable for your own projects, so enjoy! In every market, marketers have an established way they sell. If you know that sales blueprint, you can use it to consistently generate leads and turn those leads into customers. For instance: Freelance/Consulting: People...

Why Your Newsletter is the Ultimate Market Testing Tool

Hi Friends, I wanted to talk about my recent experiments with newsletters. I’m an entrepreneur and for years I’d start my projects by coding a product, but no more. These days the VERY FIRST THING I do when I come up with a business idea is spin up a newsletter (and I don’t even code my own newsletter platform). Here’s why. Reason 1: To see if I like the market People often pick their market by accident—they learn to code, come up with an idea that is creatively fulfilling and before they...

Positioning Statements 101: The Simple Formulas That Define Your Brand, Product, and Content

Hello friends, Today I’ll show you how to keep your business projects laser-focused using one essential tool: the positioning statement. Positioning statements are simple, powerful frameworks that define the core essence of your brand, products, and marketing efforts. Mastering them ensures everything you create is aligned, focused, and directed at the right customer. Basic Positioning Statements The most foundational statement is incredibly simple and helps define the very essence of your...

The Gas Pedal vs. The Brake: How to Get Creative Work Done

Hello there, I hope you’ve had a good week. Today I want to talk about one of my biggest challenges as an entrepreneur; analysis paralysis and the technique I use to overcome it. Have you ever committed to a creative task—maybe, “I’ll write that article,” “I’ll ship my MVP this week,” or “I’ll finish my business plan”—only to find that when you sit down to work, nothing gets done? You stare at the computer screen and you can’t think of anything to say so you disappear down a an endless...