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The HeyCreator Show is for building your creator business.

Each week, hosts Matt Ragland and Tim Forkin talk through all stages of the creator journey, intentionally designing each conversation to meet you where you’re at along the way. We’re sharing lessons from over a decade of helping digital creators launch and scale courses, communities, and coaching services — along with building newsletters, YouTube channels, and podcasts to millions of subscribers and downloads for our clients.

For more about our show, company, and community go to heycreator.com.

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The HeyCreator Show is for building your creator business.

Each week, hosts Matt Ragland and Tim Forkin talk through all stages of the creator journey, intentionally designing each conversation to meet you where you’re at along the way. We’re sharing lessons from over a decade of helping digital creators launch and scale courses, communities, and coaching services — along with building newsletters, YouTube channels, and podcasts to millions of subscribers and downloads for our clients.

For more about our show, company, and community go to heycreator.com.

    002: Common Ways Creators Overthink, Mount Rushmore of Influential Content

    002: Common Ways Creators Overthink, Mount Rushmore of Influential Content

    The HeyCreator Show is presented by Riverside.fm — get 15% off a new subscription by using code HEYCREATOR at checkout.⁠

    In today’s episode of The HeyCreator Show, Matt Ragland (⁠@mattragland⁠) and Tim Forkin (⁠@timforkindotcom⁠) center in on the common ways creators overthink their work — highlighting a clip from Darrell Vesterfelt (@dvest) in which he talked about the importance of picking one niche to build your content and business around.

    After, Matt & Tim reveal their Mount Rushmore of Content That Inspired Us — the books, movies, frameworks and pieces of content that has resonated on their creator journey.

    (0:00) — Presented by Riverside.fm

    (3:40) — Darrell Vesterfelt on picking a focused niche for your creator business

    (9:10) — Common ways creators overthink their work

    (32:40) — Mount Rushmore of Content That Inspired Us

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    001: Starting Something New, Mount Rushmore of Creators Who Inspired Us

    001: Starting Something New, Mount Rushmore of Creators Who Inspired Us

    The HeyCreator Show is presented by Riverside.fm — ⁠get 15% off a new subscription by using code HEYCREATOR at checkout.⁠⁠

    In the first official episode of the HeyCreator show, Matt Ragland (⁠⁠@mattragland⁠⁠) and Tim Forkin (⁠⁠@timforkindotcom⁠⁠) talk about facing the challenges of starting a new creative project. Then, the team goes deep into their past, revealing their Mount Rushmore of Creators Who Inspired Us.

    (0:00) — Presented by Riverside.fm

    (1:45) — Rundown of today’s show

    (2:26) — Starting something new as a creator

    (10:22) — Why reps are so important early in a creative project

    (17:35) — Mount Rushmore of Creators Who Inspired Us

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    Welcome to the HeyCreator Show!

    Welcome to the HeyCreator Show!

    The HeyCreator Show is presented by Riverside.fm — get 15% off a new subscription by using code HEYCREATOR at checkout.



    On this week’s episode, Tim Stoddart (⁠@timstodz⁠) talks about the changes coming to The Copyblogger Podcast and introduces Matt Ragland (@mattragland) and Tim Forkin (@timforkindotcom) as the new hosts of The HeyCreator Show.


    The group discuss the change, touch base on upcoming creator trends, and paint a picture for how the show will sound moving forward.


    (00:00) — Intro
    (00:41) — Tim & Matt talk about the show changes
    (11:21) — Upcoming creator trends we're seeing
    (15:56) — Separating personal brand and business
    (22:58) — What will the HeyCreator Show be?

    • 35 min
    Tim Stoddart & Ethan Brooks: The Most Influential Writer You’ve Never Heard Of

    Tim Stoddart & Ethan Brooks: The Most Influential Writer You’ve Never Heard Of

    On this week’s episode, Tim Stoddart (⁠@timstodz⁠) and Ethan Brooks (⁠@damn_ethan⁠) talk about John Milius, the writer behind many of the most famous action movies of our generation. They explore the ideas of fame, cancel culture, and writing for the masses.

    Cool Stuff Mentioned In The Show


    The pro’s and con’s of watching your own content as a creator
    ⁠Arnold Schwarzenegger’s autobiography, Total Recall⁠
    ⁠John Milius, the most influential writer you’ve never heard of⁠
    ⁠BETA Camp: The entrepreneurial summer camp for high school kids⁠
    ⁠Antifragile: Things That Gain From Disorder⁠
    ⁠Mike Roe’s belief: “Don’t follow your passion, but bring it with you”⁠
    How to rediscover your passion for opportunities in your life
    Tactics for defining what you want out of your life long term
    Why people always get exactly what they want
    ⁠You have goals, even if you don't realize what they are⁠

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    Learn how to get more traffic, more leads, and more high paying clients. Listeners of this podcast get $50 off their yearly membership to Copyblogger Academy. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click the link and start seeing success in as little as 30 days!

    • 55 min
    Tim Stoddart & Ethan Brooks: How to Build an Email List Without Paid Marketing

    Tim Stoddart & Ethan Brooks: How to Build an Email List Without Paid Marketing

    On this week's throwback episode, ⁠@timstodz⁠ and ⁠@damn_ethan⁠ talk about an interesting Twitter thread that was written and published by ⁠Alex Garcia⁠. Both Tim and Ethan had some really interesting insights to this thread, and they added as much value as possible to teach you how to build an email list and grow your audience without breaking the bank.

    Your personal assistant to grow & monetize your 𝕏 (Twitter) audience. ⁠⁠⁠⁠Give Hypefury a try and grow your personal brand.⁠⁠⁠⁠ This is the exact tool I used to build my brand to almost 100,000 followers and 20,000 newsletter subscribers.

    Learn how to get more traffic, more leads, and more high paying clients. Listeners of this podcast get $50 off their yearly membership to Copyblogger Academy. ⁠⁠⁠⁠Click the link and start seeing success in as little as 30 days!

    • 59 min
    Ryan Carr: How to Work Smarter with the Content You Create

    Ryan Carr: How to Work Smarter with the Content You Create

    On this week’s throwback episode, Ethan Brooks (@damn_ethan) talks to growth marketer, Ryan Carr (@ryan_boat). They discuss their work at HubSpot and The Hustle. Ryan also speaks about ad creative, sales letters, and content distribution.



    Your personal assistant to grow & monetize your 𝕏 (Twitter) audience. ⁠⁠⁠Give Hypefury a try and grow your personal brand.⁠⁠⁠ This is the exact tool I used to build my brand to almost 100,000 followers and 20,000 newsletter subscribers.

    Learn how to get more traffic, more leads, and more high paying clients. Listeners of this podcast get $50 off their yearly membership to Copyblogger Academy. ⁠⁠⁠Click the link and start seeing success in as little as 30 days!

    • 45 min

Customer Reviews

4.6 out of 5
295 Ratings

295 Ratings

Matt Ragland ,

One of my go-to creator podcasts!

Love the show and how the hosts and guests go deep on creator topics. I also appreciate how it’s not *just* an interview show. Fan of the segments like Mount Rushmore, Collab Corner, and Creator Mailbag. I never miss an episode!

B Hoskins ,

Podcast is 🔥

I recently found Copyblogger Podcast and it’s quickly becoming one of my favorites.

Content is awesome.

Caulk full of great ideas and creators.

Definitely worth your time to listen.

Elen Harutyunyan ,

The most actionable copywriting podcast out there

Tim and Ethan, you guys rock! I can't believe how much useful information these guys are dropping on us every time. They must have some secret synergy that enables them both to be informative and helpful without making it feel like work or anything too overwhelming - but still worth listening all the way through for any business owner and literally anyone who wants actionable insights on content creation/copywriting!

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