MHW #96: Build Your Minimalist Side Hustle
And Check Out My Black Friday & VIP Deals
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Last week from me.
Monday: Build you own minimalist side hustle.
Tuesday: How to write a book on Substack Notes.
Wednesday: Have you taken your product “on tour”?
Thursday: Get an inside look at how the rich become rich, stay rich, and their habits.
Friday: The awesome VIP deal is still on the table, but I've created a special Black Friday offer for newsletter publishers starting at only $24!
Saturday: Are minimalist side hustles worth it?
Sunday: Create a local pop-up newsletter.
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Tuesday: 64 keywords to help your products get sales through Gumroad Discovery.
Wednesday: Get this incredible free Substack report with insights from over 75,000 newsletters.
Thursday: Micro products are the simplest way to start a one-person business.
Friday: Find profitable opportunities in this database of 10,000+ validated tool ideas.
Saturday: Blog directly through WhatsApp.
Sunday: Try this 4-step framework to figure out what to post.
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📧 Newsletters
Thoughts on my daily minimalist newsletter.
The subscribers that got a free month of the paid subscription from Substack are coming to an end so I’m expecting a dip in paid subscribers in this need week.
I have managed to gain a few subscribers to offset the loss by running a special promotion for Black Friday.
Here are the stats for each of my newsletters.
Paid Subscribers: 47 (-)
All Subscribers: 7,526 (+38)
Paid Subscribers: 3 (-)
All Subscribers: 784 (+28)
Paid Subscribers: 14 (+4)
All Subscribers: 1,282 (+12)
Paid Subscribers: 4 (-1)
All Subscribers: 460 (+54)
Paid Subscribers: 1 (-)
All Subscribers: 511 (+10)
Total
Paid Subscribers: 69 (+3)
All Subscribers: 10,574 (+142)
🌍 The Minimalist Hustler HQ
Thoughts on my Skool community. (Get free access by upgrading)
I’m still working on the December calendar. It should be out in the next few hours on Substack Notes and then in my Daily and Weekly (next week) newsletters.
The weekly community engagement leaders:
Congratulations to
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A few highlights from the community:
- asked what people do with their newsletter through the Holidays.
- celebrated becoming a certified PowerBI Data Analyst.
I shared my December failures.
- launched a directory of AI tools.
We shared a lot of Black Friday deals.
- is looking for affiliates.
We finished the Medium Sprint & Self-Promo boost, both are now available with the rest of them in the Classroom.
🔶 Substack Notes
Thoughts on Substack Notes.
Here’s my favorite Substack Note this week, from
My Substack Note with the most likes from last week.
📚 12 Books in 12 Months
Update on my challenge to publish 12 books in 12 months. (Get free access to all of my books by upgrading)
Book #1: How to Make Money Online With an Email Newsletter ✅
Book #2: 28-Day X Growth Challenge ✅
Book #3: Minimalist Side Hustles ✅
Book #4: 28-Day Substack Growth Challenge ✅
Book #5: Writing Started
Book #6: Writing Started
Book #7: Writing Started
Book #8: Writing Started
Book #9 to #12: Not Started
Days 231/365 — Week 33/52 — Months 7/12 — Books 4/12
🏆 3 Weekly Wins
A list of 3 wins from the past week.
Got a lot of sales over Black Friday weekend.
Sold more Minimalist Hustler VIP packages.
Had so many great video calls with VIP members.
🥅 Weekly Goal
This week’s top goal.
My Black Friday offers went really well, it’s made me want to create more offers and specials down the road.
This is what I want to get done this week.
Finish at least one of my 4 pending books.
📆 On This Date
A blast from the past.
On December 2nd, 2022: I shared my first experience with SparkLoop’s Upscribe widget.
On December 2nd, 2023: I shared an AI tool to help you create personalized children’s books.
❓ How Can I Simplify?
A weekly question for me, and you to save time, money, and/or energy.
I am eliminating a platform from my tech stack.
It’s one that I used to love.
I have fallen out of love with it in recent months.
So, with a heavy heart, I’m saying goodbye to Medium!
I will not be closing my account, and will actually still stay a member of the Medium Partner Program for another month or two to see how low my earnings get.
After that, I may remove the paywall on all articles, or maybe even delete some or all of them.
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After Medium raised the bar for payday to $10, I also thought about leaving, because seriously... I won't earn the $10 in a quarter, I might in half a year... Maybe.
Looking forward to seeing these four new books you're working on!
And thanks for the mention :)