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What 95% of Writers Don’t Understand About Building an Audience

How I started earning $3500/month

Jan 7

What 95% of Writers Don’t Understand About Building an Audience

Jan 7

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How I Broke The Lead Magnet Rules (And Grew My Email List By 237%)

Your cheap lead magnet is ruining your reputation. Do this instead

Feb 24, 2024

How I Broke The Lead Magnet Rules (And Grew My Email List By 237%)

Feb 24, 2024

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5 Crazy Habits That Create 30 Articles A Month In 1 Hour/Day

How I write a ridiculous amount of content every month

Oct 13, 2024

5 Crazy Habits That Create 30 Articles A Month In 1 Hour/Day

Oct 13, 2024

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5 Reasons No One Is Reading Your Writing

This is why I get 1000 reads a day

Dec 24, 2024

5 Reasons No One Is Reading Your Writing

Dec 24, 2024

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I Gained 15,000 Followers With These 3 Dead Simple Steps

How I get 1000 a day to read my words

Oct 17, 2024

I Gained 15,000 Followers With These 3 Dead Simple Steps

Oct 17, 2024

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I Was Hoping for 100 Sign-Ups. 897 Showed Up

I showed up to teach digital products. I left with something way better

13h ago

I Was Hoping for 100 Sign-Ups. 897 Showed Up

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Why I Gave Up On Medium And Went All-In On Substack

Behind the scenes of my writing business. What I cut. What I kept

1d ago

Why I Gave Up On Medium And Went All-In On Substack

1d ago

The Boring, Strategic Way I Left My 9–5

How I escaped my job without risking it all

2d ago

The Boring, Strategic Way I Left My 9–5

2d ago

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Confused by Substack? These 10 Lessons Saved Me

Substack felt like a maze — here’s what finally worked

Jun 12

Confused by Substack? These 10 Lessons Saved Me

Jun 12

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My First Product Made $0. The Next 6 Made $37,163. Here’s What Changed.

Spoiler: It wasn’t a new logo. Or a “money mindset meditation.”

Jun 5

My First Product Made $0. The Next 6 Made $37,163. Here’s What Changed.

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Derek Hughes

Derek Hughes

I'm an old bloke with zero writing experience. In 18 months, I built a $35k writing business. Get my free 5-step system: https://www.derekhughes.biz/

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