Growth
Stop posting into the void.
Get found and keep the audience you earn. 54 picks, chosen by hand.
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ArticleEditor’s pick
1,000 True Fans
Chasing millions of followers burns you out. The essay on earning a living from a small, loyal audience.
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ToolEditor’s pick
1of10
Video ideas that flop waste weeks. Find proven topics and outlier videos in your niche first.
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ToolEditor’s pick
beehiiv
Email tools charge more as you grow. Newsletter platform with growth tools, ads and paid tiers built in.
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PodcastEditor’s pick
Colin and Samir
Creator advice from the outside feels thin. Interviews with creators who built real businesses.
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BookEditor’s pick
Show Your Work!
Afraid to share unfinished work. A short book on sharing your process so people find you.
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ToolEditor’s pick
SparkToro
Not sure where your audience hangs out. See the sites, podcasts and accounts they already follow.
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ToolEditor’s pick
Tailwind
Pinning by hand every day is a grind. Schedule pins on a smart plan and keep traffic coming for months.
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ToolEditor’s pick
Typefully
Posting on X and LinkedIn every day is a slog. Draft, schedule and track in one calm editor.
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Tool
Agorapulse
Comments and messages pile up across platforms. Answer them all from one inbox.
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Article
Apple Podcasts for Creators
Not sure how Apple treats your show. Official guides to publishing and reaching listeners.
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Book
Atomic Habits
Posting consistently never sticks. A practical system for building habits that last.
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Tool
Buffer
Posting by hand to each app burns time. Schedule everything from one queue.
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Book
Building a Second Brain
Good ideas get lost in your notes. A method for capturing and reusing what you learn.
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Tool
Captivate
Stuck at a few hundred downloads. Hosting with growth tools and analytics built in.
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Tool
Circleboom
Cleaning up an X account by hand takes forever. Manage followers and schedule posts from one dashboard.
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Podcast
Creator Science
Making a living as a creator is murky. Frank talks on income, audience and strategy.
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Article
Do Things That Don't Scale
Waiting for growth to happen is a trap. Why early manual effort wins your first users.
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Article
Facebook Creators
Not sure how Facebook pays or promotes creators. The official hub for tools, tips and earning options.
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Article
Fogg Behavior Model
People want your thing but never act. A simple model for why behavior happens, and how to make it easier.
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Tool
Google Trends
Making content nobody searches for is a slow way to fail. See what people actually look for, and when, before you hit record.
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Book
Hooked
Audiences forget you after one visit. How products build habits that bring people back on their own.
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Tool
Hypefury
Staying active on X every day is exhausting. Schedule posts and automatically repost your best ones.
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Community
Indie Hackers
Building alone is tough. Founders share revenue, mistakes and what worked.
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Article
Instagram Creators
Instagram changes the rules constantly. The official hub for what works and what is new.
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Article
LinkedIn Creators
Not sure what LinkedIn rewards. The official hub for creator tools, formats and tips.
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Tool
Linktree
One link in your bio is not enough. A single page for every link you share.
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Tool
Listen Notes
Finding shows to guest on is guesswork. A fast podcast search engine.
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Tool
Metricool
You cannot tell which post worked. Plan, post and see analytics across platforms.
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Newsletter
Newsletter Operator
Running a newsletter is lonely. Practical guides from people who do it.
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Tool
Notion
Content ideas live in ten places. One workspace for your calendar, scripts and notes.
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Article
Pinterest Creator Hub
Pinterest works differently from other feeds. Official tips for making pins that get found.
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Tool
Plausible
Google Analytics is heavy and confusing. Simple, privacy-friendly stats for your site.
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Community
Podcast Movement
Podcasting alone is isolating. The biggest community and conference for podcasters.
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Tool
Podchaser
Guests and sponsors cannot find you. A public database of shows, credits and ratings.
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Tool
Podtrac
Sponsors want proof of your numbers. Free download measurement and public rankings.
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Community
Product Hunt
A launch with no audience goes nowhere. A daily crowd that likes trying new products.
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Community
r/NewTubers
Your first videos get no views. A forum for feedback from other new YouTubers.
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Tool
Rephonic
Pitching podcasts blind gets ignored. Search shows with audience data and contact details.
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Tool
Restream
Going live on one platform at a time wastes your reach. Stream to many platforms at once.
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Tool
Skool
A free audience drifts away. Turn followers into a paid community with courses in one app.
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Podcast
Smart Passive Income
Starting an online business feels foggy. Long-running show on building one step by step.
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Tool
Social Blade
You cannot tell if growth is normal. Public stats and trends for channels and accounts.
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Newsletter
Social Media Today
Platform changes break your plan overnight. News on what every social network just changed.
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Tool
SparkLoop
Newsletter growth stalls without a system. Turn your readers into referrals and swap recommendations with other newsletters.
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Tool
StreamYard
Going live with guests looks scary. A browser studio that handles layouts and branding.
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Tool
Tally
Guessing what your audience wants gets expensive. Build a free survey in minutes and just ask them.
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Tool
Taplio
LinkedIn feels like shouting into the void. Find ideas, schedule posts and track what works.
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Book
The Minimalist Entrepreneur
Building a business does not need funding or a team. How to start small, sell early and stay profitable.
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Newsletter
The Publish Press
Newsletter growth advice is scattered. A weekly digest on how creators publish and earn.
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Tool
Transistor
Running several shows gets messy and expensive. One plan, unlimited shows, clear stats.
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Tool
TubeBuddy
Optimizing every upload by hand wears you out. Checklists and title testing inside YouTube.
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Tool
Tweet Hunter
Running out of things to post on X. Find proven tweets for ideas, then schedule and track your own.
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Tool
vidIQ
You guess at titles and tags. Keyword and idea data inside YouTube.
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Article
YouTube Creators
YouTube's rules and tools keep changing. The official hub for tips and updates.
Nothing fixes that yet. Know a tool that would? Submit it.