Content Inc. - The Podcast

Anthony has built an audience-first, content-first business over many years. In this interview, find out how he did it, what he did to build a podcast network, and how EMI is driving revenue. ------- See all Content Inc episodes at the Content Inc. podcast home. Get more by subscribing to TheTilt.com newsletter. Order the new version of Joe's best-selling book today - Content Inc.: Start a Content-First Business, Build a Massive Audience and Become Radically Successful (with little to no money)

Successful people do many things, but I can tell you two things that they definitely DO NOT do (it has to do with smartphones and television). ------- See all Content Inc episodes at the Content Inc. podcast home. Get more by subscribing to TheTilt.com newsletter. Order the new version of Joe's best-selling book today - Content Inc.: Start a Content-First Business, Build a Massive Audience and Become Radically Successful (with little to no money)

Joe interviews NLW, who produces one of the largest and fastest-growing macro and bitcoin podcasts on the planet. NLW details his process for a daily podcast, how he comes up with content ideas, and his secret to marketing a podcast. ------- See all Content Inc episodes at the Content Inc. podcast home. Get more by subscribing to TheTilt.com newsletter. Order the new version of Joe's best-selling book today - Content Inc.: Start a Content-First Business, Build a Massive Audience and Become Radically Successful (with little to no money)

The big technology platforms are wooing content creators with all sorts of goodies. The problem is that content creators may fall for the bait, and then get caught in a trap. ------- See all Content Inc episodes at the Content Inc. podcast home. Get more by subscribing to TheTilt.com newsletter. Order the new version of Joe's best-selling book today - Content Inc.: Start a Content-First Business, Build a Massive Audience and Become Radically Successful (with little to no money)

An in-depth interview with Accidentally Wes Anderson (AWA) founder Wally Koval on how he built the 1.5+ million strong Instagram presence...and how he's driving an entire business model around it. Wally discusses: - How and why he built the Instagram page - How to involve a community in your content creation - Going from Instagram page to multiple products including a book - Tips on how to build audience on Instagram ------- See all Content Inc episodes at the Content Inc. podcast home. Get more by subscribing to TheTilt.com newsletter. Order the new version of Joe's best-selling book today - Content Inc.: Start a Content-First Business, Build a Massive Audience and Become Radically Successful (with little to no money)

Three major airlines have killed off their in-flight magazines. The sensible move? Probably. The right move? I don't think so. Time to take a new look at old media. ------- See all Content Inc episodes at the Content Inc. podcast home. Get more by subscribing to TheTilt.com newsletter. Order the new version of Joe's best-selling book today - Content Inc.: Start a Content-First Business, Build a Massive Audience and Become Radically Successful (with little to no money)

An interview with the amazing Ann Handley, who built her newsletter to over 50,000 subscribers in just a few short years. She details how she did it, and what's next. Ann covers: - How to think about your persona for your content effort - The best ways to build an audience with a newsletter - Why the welcome email is the most important email - What most email marketers are doing wrong ------- See all Content Inc episodes at the Content Inc. podcast home. Get more by subscribing to TheTilt.com newsletter. Order the new version of Joe's best-selling book today - Content Inc.: Start a Content-First Business, Build a Massive Audience and Become Radically Successful (with little to no money)

Content ideas come from many areas. Most often, you need to plan for it. Here's 10 different strategies and tactics that will keep the content marketing ideas flowing. ------- See all Content Inc episodes at the Content Inc. podcast home. Get more by subscribing to TheTilt.com newsletter. Order the new version of Joe's best-selling book today - Content Inc.: Start a Content-First Business, Build a Massive Audience and Become Radically Successful (with little to no money)

The first of a series of interviews with case studies from the Content Inc. book. Michael talks about how he used a content-first model to build a multi-million-dollar business. Michael covers some key topics including: - The future of social media - How to put email at the center of your strategy - Long-form content as a differentiator - The opportunities in podcasting - Misconceptions about snackable content - YouTube analytics - Outsourcing and managing content. ------- See all Content Inc episodes at the Content Inc. podcast home. Get more by subscribing to TheTilt.com newsletter. Order the new version of Joe's best-selling book today - Content Inc.: Start a Content-First Business, Build a Massive Audience and Become Radically Successful (with little to no money)

Ryan Holiday, a follower of Stoicism, believes that people need to ask themselves these three questions every day. We look at each from a content creator/content entrepreneur perspective. ------- See all Content Inc episodes at the Content Inc. podcast home. Get more by subscribing to TheTilt.com newsletter. Order the new version of Joe's best-selling book today - Content Inc.: Start a Content-First Business, Build a Massive Audience and Become Radically Successful (with little to no money)

So often forgotten, but almost always works. If you want to cut through the clutter and position yourself or your company as an expert, original research is the way. ------- See all Content Inc episodes at the Content Inc. podcast home. Get more by subscribing to TheTilt.com newsletter. Order the new version of Joe's best-selling book today - Content Inc.: Start a Content-First Business, Build a Massive Audience and Become Radically Successful (with little to no money)

Most product-first and service-first business models have limited revenue possibilities. With an audience-based, Content Inc. approach, multiple revenue lines and diversification aren't just possible, but probable. ------- See all Content Inc episodes at the Content Inc. podcast home. Get more by subscribing to TheTilt.com newsletter. Order the new version of Joe's best-selling book today - Content Inc.: Start a Content-First Business, Build a Massive Audience and Become Radically Successful (with little to no money)

Most marketers and content entrepreneurs diversify their content programs too quickly, endangering the program from the start. The fix? We need to start killing some of our channels and focus on being better in fewer places. ------- See all Content Inc episodes at the Content Inc. podcast home. Get more by subscribing to TheTilt.com newsletter. Order the new version of Joe's best-selling book today - Content Inc.: Start a Content-First Business, Build a Massive Audience and Become Radically Successful (with little to no money)

A group is generally greater than the one. Here's an amazing example of multiple creators banding together to develop something amazing, sending their subscriber numbers skyrocketing. And guess what? The big players won't do it. But you will. ------- See all Content Inc episodes at the Content Inc. podcast home. Get more by subscribing to TheTilt.com newsletter. Order the new version of Joe's best-selling book today - Content Inc.: Start a Content-First Business, Build a Massive Audience and

David beat Goliath because he played a different game. As content entrepreneurs, we can't fall into the trap of playing the same game as larger businesses. Time to rethink our strategies. ------- See all Content Inc episodes at the Content Inc. podcast home. Get more by subscribing to TheTilt.com newsletter. Order the new version of Joe's best-selling book today - Content Inc.: Start a Content-First Business, Build a Massive Audience and Become Radically Successful (with little to no money)

Content entrepreneurs with large audiences can afford to focus on one revenue source. Joe Rogan can do it. PewDiePie can. So can Tim Urban from Wait But Why. But the creator middle class needs to diversify to survive. If that's you, time to get started. ------- See all Content Inc episodes at the Content Inc. podcast home. Get more by subscribing to TheTilt.com newsletter. Order the new version of Joe's best-selling book today - Content Inc.: Start a Content-First Business, Build a Massive Audience and Become Radically Successful (with little to no money)

You don't have to sell, but you should have an exit plan. I've discovered six very different exit strategies from content creators and content entrepreneurs that will help you create your own exit plan. ------- See all Content Inc episodes at the Content Inc. podcast home. Get more by subscribing to TheTilt.com newsletter. Order the new version of Joe's best-selling book today - Content Inc.: Start a Content-First Business, Build a Massive Audience and Become Radically Successful (with little to no money)

It's not the creator economy. Or the passion economy. Content creators won't get the job done. The fastest growing area of entrepreneurship today are content entrepreneurs. ------- See all Content Inc episodes at the Content Inc. podcast home. Get more by subscribing to TheTilt.com newsletter. Order the new version of Joe's best-selling book today - Content Inc.: Start a Content-First Business, Build a Massive Audience and Become Radically Successful (with little to no money)

I've gone deep down the rabbit hole with NFTs and creator coins. I'm starting to believe that they might be part of the future for content creators. ------- See all Content Inc episodes at the Content Inc. podcast home. Get more by subscribing to TheTilt.com newsletter. Order the new version of Joe's best-selling book today - Content Inc.: Start a Content-First Business, Build a Massive Audience and Become Radically Successful (with little to no money)

Creator programs from Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter are courting themselves to journalists and independent content creators. It's very seductive. Don't be fooled. ------- See all Content Inc episodes at the Content Inc. podcast home. Order the new version of Joe's best-selling book today - Content Inc.: Start a Content-First Business, Build a Massive Audience and Become Radically Successful (with little to no money)

It's a tough question to ask when you think about the content and information you send to your audience. Are you really indispensable? If you aren't, why are you creating content in the first place? ------- See all Content Inc episodes at the Content Inc. podcast home. Order the new version of Joe's best-selling book today - Content Inc.: Start a Content-First Business, Build a Massive Audience and Become Radically Successful (with little to no money)

Most businesses don't have a content tilt? For content creators, if you don't have a content tilt worth its salt, you'll never create a sustainable business model. ------- Order the new version of Joe's best-selling book today - Content Inc.: Start a Content-First Business, Build a Massive Audience and Become Radically Successful (with little to no money)

Some apparently very smart people in media and content think they own their Facebook groups. Boy, are they in for a surprise? ------- Get Joe's new book, Corona Marketing: What Marketing Professionals Need to Do Now to Survive the Crisis, absolutely free. Want to stay in touch with Joe? First, subscribe to this podcast. Second, subscribe to Joe's every-other-week Random Newsletter.

NFTs are going to be incredibly important for content creators and content marketing in the very near future. It's time to understand more about NFTs (non-fungible tokens). ------- Get Joe's new book, Corona Marketing: What Marketing Professionals Need to Do Now to Survive the Crisis, absolutely free. Want to stay in touch with Joe? First, subscribe to this podcast. Second, subscribe to Joe's every-other-week Random Newsletter.

My business was failing until I made a list of what I was good at and what I was not so good at. From there, I made some important decisions...and everything changed for the better. ------- Get Joe's new book, Corona Marketing: What Marketing Professionals Need to Do Now to Survive the Crisis, absolutely free. Want to stay in touch with Joe? First, subscribe to this podcast. Second, subscribe to Joe's every-other-week Random Newsletter.

Most people forget that Amazon sold books for three years before selling anything else. This is exactly what a content entrepreneur needs to do to be successful. ------- Get Joe's new book, Corona Marketing: What Marketing Professionals Need to Do Now to Survive the Crisis, absolutely free. Want to stay in touch with Joe? First, subscribe to this podcast. Second, subscribe to Joe's every-other-week Random Newsletter.

This lovely podcast comes courtesy of my wife, who gave us today's topic. Maybe one of my most important messages to date - if you say you are going to do something, you do it. If you are not going to do something, don't say it. ------- Get Joe's new book, Corona Marketing: What Marketing Professionals Need to Do Now to Survive the Crisis, absolutely free. Want to stay in touch with Joe? First, subscribe to this podcast. Second, subscribe to Joe's every-other-week Random Newsletter.

So many content creators can't get off the content treadmill. It's tough, but there is a way out of content burnout. Just plan for it. ------- Get Joe's new book, Corona Marketing: What Marketing Professionals Need to Do Now to Survive the Crisis, absolutely free. Want to stay in touch with Joe? First, subscribe to this podcast. Second, subscribe to Joe's every-other-week Random Newsletter.

Joe talks about his journey from novelist to audience builder, and gives some advice on what to focus on to become the leading expert in your content niche. Shout out to Jack Butcher of Visualize Value for the title of this episode. ------- Get Joe's new book, Corona Marketing: What Marketing Professionals Need to Do Now to Survive the Crisis, absolutely free. Want to stay in touch with Joe? First, subscribe to this podcast. Second, subscribe to Joe's every-other-week Random Newsletter.

The first few days of January brought us a slew of content buying and selling. Looks like the gold rush of content is upon us. Time for you to join the fray? ------- Get Joe's new book, Corona Marketing: What Marketing Professionals Need to Do Now to Survive the Crisis, absolutely free. Want to stay in touch with Joe? First, subscribe to this podcast. Second, subscribe to Joe's every-other-week Random Newsletter.

Nothing kills goal setting more than the creation of goals you can't measure. Is that you? In 2021, make sure every one of your goals includes a measurable number. ------- Get Joe's new book, Corona Marketing: What Marketing Professionals Need to Do Now to Survive the Crisis, absolutely free. Want to stay in touch with Joe? First, subscribe to this podcast. Second, subscribe to Joe's every-other-week Random Newsletter.

The future is here. There are kids around the world right now building audiences and charting a new path. How about you? ------- Get Joe's new book, Corona Marketing: What Marketing Professionals Need to Do Now to Survive the Crisis, absolutely free. Want to stay in touch with Joe? First, subscribe to this podcast. Second, subscribe to Joe's every-other-week Random Newsletter.

Here are nine incredibly helpful success, financial and giving strategies to make sure that 2021 is your best year ever. ------- Get Joe's new book, Corona Marketing: What Marketing Professionals Need to Do Now to Survive the Crisis, absolutely free. Want to stay in touch with Joe? First, subscribe to this podcast. Second, subscribe to Joe's every-other-week Random Newsletter.

Creating a content mission statement for every one of your original content channels is not just a nice thing to do for 2021...it may just be the most important strategic activity possible for your content creation and distribution. ------- Get Joe's new book, Corona Marketing: What Marketing Professionals Need to Do Now to Survive the Crisis, absolutely free. Want to stay in touch with Joe? First, subscribe to this podcast. Second, subscribe to Joe's every-other-week Random Newsletter.

What if there was a day created that could make all your dreams come true? That's reset day...a one day battle against change. Difficult? Yes. Worth it? Absolutely. ------- Get Joe's new book, Corona Marketing: What Marketing Professionals Need to Do Now to Survive the Crisis, absolutely free. Want to stay in touch with Joe? First, subscribe to this podcast. Second, subscribe to Joe's every-other-week Random Newsletter. Third, buy his new marketing thriller, The Will to Die.

Joe discusses four key strategies he's thinking about for 2021, including buying media properties, killing social media channels, focusing on the email newsletter and...investing in Bitcoin. ------- Get Joe's new book, Corona Marketing: What Marketing Professionals Need to Do Now to Survive the Crisis, absolutely free. Want to stay in touch with Joe? First, subscribe to this podcast. Second, subscribe to Joe's every-other-week Random Newsletter. Third, buy his new marketing thriller, The Will to Die.

Content Inc. businesses fail when they diversify too quickly. The Joe Rogan Experience and Accidentally Wes Anderson are two amazing examples that did it the right way. ------- Get Joe's new book, Corona Marketing: What Marketing Professionals Need to Do Now to Survive the Crisis, absolutely free. Want to stay in touch with Joe? First, subscribe to this podcast. Second, subscribe to Joe's every-other-week Random Newsletter. Third, buy his new marketing thriller, The Will to Die.

Joe shares a couple stories about media companies that cut costs and held on during past recessions. The results were not good. ------- Get Joe's new book, Corona Marketing: What Marketing Professionals Need to Do Now to Survive the Crisis, absolutely free. Want to stay in touch with Joe? First, subscribe to this podcast. Second, subscribe to Joe's every-other-week Random Newsletter. Third, buy his new marketing thriller, The Will to Die.

In John Cleese's new book, creativity, he talks about the biggest killer of creativity, interruption, and two distinct strategies to overcome it. ------- Get Joe's new book, Corona Marketing: What Marketing Professionals Need to Do Now to Survive the Crisis, absolutely free. Want to stay in touch with Joe? First, subscribe to this podcast. Second, subscribe to Joe's every-other-week Random Newsletter. Third, buy his new marketing thriller, The Will to Die.

I'm way down the rabbit hole right now, learning about the art and science of website investing...maybe the best opportunity to make money during this economic crisis. ------- Get Joe's new book, Corona Marketing: What Marketing Professionals Need to Do Now to Survive the Crisis, absolutely free. Want to stay in touch with Joe? First, subscribe to this podcast. Second, subscribe to Joe's every-other-week Random Newsletter. Third, buy his new marketing thriller, The Will to Die.

Teach Better is an extremely successful Content Inc. example. Why? They perfected their sweet spot from the start. Here's their case study. ------- Get Joe's new book, Corona Marketing: What Marketing Professionals Need to Do Now to Survive the Crisis, absolutely free. Want to stay in touch with Joe? First, subscribe to this podcast. Second, subscribe to Joe's every-other-week Random Newsletter. Third, buy his new marketing thriller, The Will to Die.

After interviewing over 100 different content-first, audience-first business models, how long does it take to get to a five-million-dollar valuation? There is an answer. ------- Get Joe's new book, Corona Marketing: What Marketing Professionals Need to Do Now to Survive the Crisis, absolutely free. Want to stay in touch with Joe? First, subscribe to this podcast. Second, subscribe to Joe's every-other-week Random Newsletter. Third, buy his new marketing thriller, The Will to Die.

The majority of entrepreneurs and business professionals have no exit strategy of any kind. It's a shame. But it can be fixed. ------- Get Joe's new book, Corona Marketing: What Marketing Professionals Need to Do Now to Survive the Crisis, absolutely free. Want to stay in touch with Joe? First, subscribe to this podcast. Second, subscribe to Joe's every-other-week Random Newsletter. Third, buy his new marketing thriller, The Will to Die.

Betting listening creates better storytelling. The way to make it happen is by setting up audience listening posts. Here's five. ------- Get Joe's new book, Corona Marketing: What Marketing Professionals Need to Do Now to Survive the Crisis, absolutely free. Want to stay in touch with Joe? First, subscribe to this podcast. Second, subscribe to Joe's every-other-week Random Newsletter. Third, buy his new marketing thriller, The Will to Die.

I learned this important business law by hanging around Mr. Bill Donohue. Are you relying to much on hope in your work and personal life? ------- Get Joe's new book, Corona Marketing: What Marketing Professionals Need to Do Now to Survive the Crisis, absolutely free. Want to stay in touch with Joe? First, subscribe to this podcast. Second, subscribe to Joe's every-other-week Random Newsletter. Third, buy his new marketing thriller, The Will to Die.

Content creators need to be like Norm Peterson from Cheers - they need to show up consistently AND be interesting. Every. Single. Time. ------- Get Joe's new book, Corona Marketing: What Marketing Professionals Need to Do Now to Survive the Crisis, absolutely free. Want to stay in touch with Joe? First, subscribe to this podcast. Second, subscribe to Joe's every-other-week Random Newsletter. Third, buy his new marketing thriller, The Will to Die.

Once you build a core content asset, you need to diversify as quickly as possible. Disney's example is one we should all follow. ------- Get Joe's new book, Corona Marketing: What Marketing Professionals Need to Do Now to Survive the Crisis, absolutely free. Want to stay in touch with Joe? First, subscribe to this podcast. Second, subscribe to Joe's every-other-week Random Newsletter. Third, buy his new marketing thriller, The Will to Die.

People think their audiences want shorter content. This is fake news. Successful Content Inc. and media brands deliver consistent, long-form content. Do you? ------- Get Joe's new book, Corona Marketing: What Marketing Professionals Need to Do Now to Survive the Crisis, absolutely free. Want to stay in touch with Joe? First, subscribe to this podcast. Second, subscribe to Joe's every-other-week Random Newsletter. Third, buy his new marketing thriller, The Will to Die.

The COVID-19 Pandemic has caused an acceleration in the pace of change impacting colleges and universities. Content marketing is now in a perfect place to take advantage of the disruption. ------- Get Joe's new book, Corona Marketing: What Marketing Professionals Need to Do Now to Survive the Crisis, absolutely free. Want to stay in touch with Joe? First, subscribe to this podcast. Second, subscribe to Joe's every-other-week Random Newsletter. Third, buy his new marketing thriller, The Will to Die.

Joe puts together a longer presentation about five key content strategies including buying content assets, enewsletter focus, the content tilt, building one base and creating more lines of revenue. ------- Get Joe's new book, Corona Marketing: What Marketing Professionals Need to Do Now to Survive the Crisis, absolutely free. Want to stay in touch with Joe? First, subscribe to this podcast. Second, subscribe to Joe's every-other-week Random Newsletter. Third, buy his new marketing thriller, The Will to Die.