UnStuck

In this episode, we talk with daily internet creator and professional marketer Ev Chapman.

Ev went from "wannabe" creator to prolific publisher and product builder, posting every day on the internet for 200 days in a row -- including 150+ essays and blog posts.

We talked about personal knowledge management, the practice, mindset, and workflows of creating daily, and building products do it.

Links: 

•  Ev's website: https://evchapman.com 
• Ev's Twitter: https://twitter.com/evielync
• Ev' Gumroad: https://evielync.gumroad.com

In this episode, we talk with Gumroad Founder & CEO Sahil Lavingia. 

This is the second in a series of conversations we'll be having with Sahil on the podcast. Our goal is to give you a window into his world and thinking inside and outside Gumroad. This recording was taped in July 2021, and represents product updates at that time.

We talked about Sahil's rolling fund and scouts, Gumroad affiliate features, Gumroad's simplified pricing, and Stripe payouts.

Links: 

• Gumroad: https://gumroad.com 
• Sahil's Twitter:  https://twitter.com/shl
• Sahil's website: https://sahillavingia.com
• Sahil's new book: https://www.minimalistentrepreneur.com/preorder

In this episode, we talk with certified professional ghostwriter Joshua Lisec. 

Joshua has worked with bestselling authors and some of the best writers in the world.

We talked about copywriting, his process for creating emotionally compelling calls to action, how he’s ghostwritten 62 books, how he can write blog posts in ten minutes, and the dos and don’ts of what he calls “Epic Persuasion.”

Links: 

•  Joshua's Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoshuaLisec
• Joshua's website: http://joshualisec.com
• Joshua's Gumroad: https://joshualisec.gumroad.com

In this episode, we talk with digital artist and independent creator Vegalia.

Vegalia has blown up on TikTok and Instagram, and she's created a series of successful digital brush sets for Procreate, CSP, and Photoshop. We talk about digital art and products, partnering with other artists, and her mission to inspire creativity. And we even get into anime and her Myers Briggs personality type.

Links: 

•  Vegalia's brush sets on Gumroad: https://byvegalia.gumroad.com
• Vegalia's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@byvegalia?lang=en
• Vegalia's IG: https://www.instagram.com/byvegalia/
• Vegalia's Twitter: https://twitter.com/byvegalia
• Vegalia's anime recommendations for newbies: Erased, Demon Slayer, Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood, One Punch Man, Death Note. 😊

In this episode, we talk with Jose Rosado, and this is Part 2 of our two-part conversation.

Jose teaches sales, persuasion, and how to earn a living online. And he’s the creator of several successful Gumroad products. 

In this episode, we talk about affiliate marketing, personal branding, how Jose uses Twitter, and why he wrote an email to his audience 240 days in a row. 

In this episode, we talk with Jose Rosado, and this is Part 1 of our two-part conversation.

Jose teaches sales, persuasion, and how to earn a living online. And he’s the creator of several successful Gumroad products. 

We talk about Jose's journey as an independent creator, how he communicates and builds digital products online. 

In this episode, we talk with Daniel the Cold Email Wizard, creator of Cold Email Mastery, Video Sales Letter Mastery, Mailerrize, ContactEcom, and KleanLeads.

We talk about how he mastered cold email, the way he thinks about sales and lead generation, and what he'd do if he had to start over again on social media.

Links: 

• Daniel's Twitter:  https://twitter.com/blackhatwizardd
• Cold Email Mastery: https://coldemailwizard.gumroad.com/l/peVsK
• Video Sales Letter Mastery: https://coldemailwizard.gumroad.com/l/vslmastery

In this episode, we talk with Steph Smith, growth marketer, writer, indie maker, and Head of Trends at The Hustle.

We talk about marketing, her creative process, her products Doing Content Right and Doing Time Right, and more.

Links: 

• Steph's Twitter:  https://twitter.com/stephsmithio
• Steph's personal site: https://stephsmith.io
• Steph's podcast: https://keeplearning.buzzsprout.com
• Steph's blog: https://blog.stephsmith.io
• Steph's Gumroad product "Doing Content Right" https://stephsmithio.gumroad.com/l/doing-content-right
• Steph's Gumroad product "Doing Time Right" https://stephsmithio.gumroad.com/l/doing-time-right

In this episode, we talk with an entrepreneur familiar to our audience and community:  Gumroad Founder & CEO, Sahil Lavingia.

We talk about scaling the Gumroad team, how we work, and product releases to expect in Q3 and Q4 of this year. We’ll be checking in with Sahil every quarter (or so), giving you a window into his world and thinking on a variety of topics, in addition to periodic updates on Gumroad.

Links: 

• Gumroad: https://gumroad.com 
• Sahil's Twitter:  https://twitter.com/shl

In this episode, we talk with Blake Emal, Chief Marketing Officer at Copy.AI and CEO of Float.so.

Blake is a hugely positive-sum creator and thinker who has grown his Twitter audience to nearly 50,000 followers over the past year. In addition to his full-time role as an "accidental marketer," and his clear expertise in the craft, he's published a half dozen digital products on Gumroad, is building an already income-generating side hustle (Float.so), publishes a constant barrage of high quality Twitter threads, audits websites, and curates the best content on marketing and creating.

We talk about the future of AI-generated content and products, his portfolio of interests and products, a new course he's offering called Launchables, his creative process, and what it takes to be a great marketer.

He's an ideal first guest on the Gumroad podcast, embodying the pursuit of work-life balance and the freedom to work learn, and live how he wants.

Links: 

• Blake's Gumroad Page: https://uxblake.gumroad.com 
• Blake's Website: https://blakemal.com
• Blake's Twitter:  https://twitter.com/heyblake
• What Blake's working on (and freebies): https://lu.ma/blake 
• Copy.AI: https://www.copy.ai
• Float.so: https://www.float.so