The Armon Sadler Interview

"The Encore Podcast is a show geared to helping creatives turn their passions into careers."

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0:00 - Who is Armon Sadler
1:33 - What Armon does today
2:04 - How Armon got his start as a writer
3:18 - Armon's plan from the beginning
4:17 - How to get the most out of an internship
5:54 - Armon's resume
6:30 - What “bylines” are
6:53 - Working for startups vs established companies
9:52 - How big publications choose writers
11:41 - The backend of major publications
13:05 - How Armon picks what he writes about
14:11 - What makes Armon drawn to a story
14:56 - Armon's daily schedule
15:31 - Armon's biggest lesson from journalism
15:48 - Writers lying in their stories
16:35 - Why Armon hates the term "writeups"
18:03 - Covering upcoming artists vs mainstream artists
18:49 - What makes Armon want to promote a person
20:15 - How to approach writers for articles
22:29 - Where to find writers
24:06 - Does cold emailing writers work?
25:19 - Should artists pay for articles?
26:10 - How exclusive stories work
26:55 - What writeups will actually do for your career
28:37 - Armon's opinion on "blogs are dead"
30:44 - Why Armon started the Stay Busy Pod
34:16 - Why Armon launched a Patreon page
35:24 - Is Patreon worth the effort
37:27 - How hard it is to get patreon subscribers
38:28 - Artists seeking out articles to get verified
40:08 - Social proofing
41:24 - How Armon landed sponsorships on his podcast
42:24 - The business of sponsorships
43:28 - How Armon built his network
46:06 - How Armon learned to produce a podcast
50:27 - When should creatives start looking for media coverage
52:38 - The Jar Of Deep Ass Questions
53:18 - Armon's biggest financial mistake
54:15 - The types of people Armon wants to work with
56:59 - The most agonizing part about a media career
59:04 - What Armon wishes he knew before starting his career
1:01:18 - Final thoughts

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