Glennda Baker is an Atlanta based realtor that became a TikTok star by uploading her stories, advice and experiences of the real estate market.

Glennda's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@glenndabaker

Glennda's IG: https://www.instagram.com/glenndabaker/

Glennda's Newsletter: https://glenndagazette.beehiiv.com/

00:00 Who is Glennda Baker?

05:58 How Glennda Baker makes her videos

26:18 Sharing your life online

35:16 Glennda’s newsletter

40:57 The business of being Glennda Baker

43:57 Is social media content better than TV?

#podcast #creatoreconomy #realestate

Ernie Smith (editor of tedium.co) joined us for episode 20 of the Creator Spotlight podcast. Ernie is known for his 10 year old newsletter Tedium, being the creator of edm14.com and many other side projects.

Ernie's website: https://tedium.co

00:00 Who is Ernie Smith?

01:30 Why Ernie coded his newsletter himself

05:35 Has personality been stripped from the internet?

12:44 How Ernie grew his audience

15:20 The invention of UDM14

18:56 Ernie’s side projects

31:39 Is the creator economy good for the internet?

41:28 Hopes for the future of the internet

45:10 What’s next for Ernie?

#podcast #creatoreconomy #newsletter

Justin Gordon (@justgogrind) joined us for episode 19 of the Creator Spotlight podcast. Justin is known for his podcast Just Go Grind, his newsletter and his many articles diving deep in entrepreneurship.

Justin's newsletter: https://www.justgogrind.com

Justin's Twitter/X: https://x.com/justingordon212

Village Lane: https://villagelane.io

00:00 Who is Justin Gordon?

01:24 Lessons from 500+ interviews

04:30 Podcasting every day

12:55 6 Lessons from podcasting every day

15:23 Why start a newsletter?

18:17 How to grow a newsletter

19:50 Writing deep dives about entrepreneurs

28:33 The athlete-creator mindset

31:14 Making money as a creator

36:17 The best and worst interviews

39:43 Advice for podcasters and writers

#podcast #creatoreconomy #podcasting

Kate Lindsay from Embedded joins us for episode 18 of the Creator Spotlight podcast and discusses internet trends, growing a newsletter and popularising the Millennial Pause.

Kate's newsletter: https://embedded.substack.com

Kate's website: https://www.kathrynfionalindsay.com

00:00 Who is Kate and what is Embedded?

05:33 How Embedded evolved

09:56 Kate's other projects

13:35 Discovering Millennial Pause

16:44 Being an editor vs writer

19:09 Defining a newsletter and creator

27:42 The stats -- how to grow a newsletter

34:22 Are creators the new journalists?

38:49 Advice for online creators

#podcast #creatoreconomy #millennials

Intro music produced by J. & Doug Organ.

This week's guest is Andrew Southworth (@AndrewSouthworth) a musician, YouTuber and business owner.

00:00 Andrew Southworth's many businesses

04:27 When to hire as a creator

7:47 How Andrew makes money

09:42 16 years of being a YouTuber

19:33 Why Andrew started a newsletter

22:47 Andrew's future plans and dreams

25:10 Advice for other creators

#podcast #creatoreconomy #musician

Today’s guest is Akhil Chauhan, who runs The Writer’s Job Newsletter (TWJN). But he didn’t create the newsletter — he acquired it.

The newsletter: https://www.thewritersjobnewsletter.com

00:00 Acquiring a newsletter

08:05 Researching solo

14:10 The differences in journalism in the UK vs US

15:35 Growing a newsletter to 10k+ subscribers

23:18 Work/life balance as a creator

29:23 Premium subscribers and monetisation

33:04 Keeping a distance from your audience

36:50 Advice to creators, from a creator

41:05 The future of TWJN

45:30 The biggest regret as a creator

#podcast #creatoreconomy #sidehustle

Intro music produced by J. & Doug Organ.

Peter Ramsey, writer and founder of builtformars.com joins us for episode 15 of The Creator Spotlight Podcast.

00:00 Who is Peter Ramsey and what is Built for Mars

05:30 The Mr Beast of UX

09:47 Using every bank in the UK

13:19 Who are Built for Mars readers?

16:30 How Peter monetizes the newsletter

19:30 Is the website fantastic, or does it suck?

25:20 Why start a newsletter?

27:43 The stats

30:23 Peter’s most viral posts

31:40 Why Peter hates social media

33:38 The gamification of education sites/apps

38:11 The different types of written content

40:46 Growing an online business

47:00 The future of Built for Mars

#podcast #creatoreconomy #uxdesign

Caitlin Murray from Big Time Adulting joined us for episode 14 of the Creator Spotlight podcast and gave us the low-down on how she grew her audience of 1 million instagram followers.

00:00 Why Caitlin started Big Time Adulting

05:50 How to gain over 1 million followers

10:15 The 4 chapters of Big Time Adulting

14:15 Turning Instagram into a business

19:25 Building a positive community

24:08 Growing an Instagram following, organically

29:22 Podcasting is hard

33:41 Monetising as a creator

38:31 Starting and building a newsletter

47:45 Having multiple monetisation streams

51:53 Advice lightning round

#podcast #creatoreconomy #interview

For episode 13 of the Creator Spotlight podcast we are joined by Tyler O'Shea, editor and founder of the website and newsletter Joker Mag.

00:00 Tyler’s motivation and the mentality of a creator

05:37 The inspiration to start writing

08:40 Is Google’s AI killing SEO

11:36 The average Joker Mag reader

14:44 How to find amazing sports stories

18:37 How to grow a loyal audience

23:25 How much time does it take to grow a newsletter?

27:38 The different monetisation channels

32:03 Hiring other writers

37:21 SEO tips: How to make your website the best

39:06 Advice for creators

43:40 Future goals

49:30 Quick Q&A

#podcast #creatoreconomy #newsletter

Today's guest is Kate Samuelson, co-creator of Cheapskate London. Every Monday, they send out a newsletter built around free events, two for each day of the coming week. Over the last five years they’ve built an audience of over 19k, winning praise from longstanding media institutions in the process.

All the while, Cheapskate is a side project; during the day, Kate works as a journalist. She specializes in newsletters.

In this issue:

🍸️ Giving subscribers a free bottle of gin as a referral reward

📰 Operating a newsletter while working full-time in journalism

💷 Running paid ads for your newsletter is easier than it sounds

00:00 What is Cheapskate London?

06:10 Who is the average reader?

10:03 Choosing what content to include

17:36 Kate’s career

30:45 The stats - how to grow an audience

38:42 Kate’s unique referral program

41:58 Monetisation

52:49 Advice for newsletter creators

Intro music produced by J. & Doug Organ.

#podcast #creatoreconomy #london