233 episodes

Creator Science helps you succeed as a professional content creator.

Each week, Creator Science digs into the details of how creators are finding success today. Not what worked 2, 5, or 10 years ago, but specific strategies and tactics that are working TODAY.

You’ll hear conversations with some of today’s top professional creators including James Clear, Ali Abdaal, Tim Urban, and Codie Sanchez.

Creator Science is a Signal Award-winning podcast.

Creator Science Jay Clouse

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Creator Science helps you succeed as a professional content creator.

Each week, Creator Science digs into the details of how creators are finding success today. Not what worked 2, 5, or 10 years ago, but specific strategies and tactics that are working TODAY.

You’ll hear conversations with some of today’s top professional creators including James Clear, Ali Abdaal, Tim Urban, and Codie Sanchez.

Creator Science is a Signal Award-winning podcast.

    [GREATEST HITS] #147: Chenell Basilio – How the best newsletter operators grow to 50K+ subscribers

    [GREATEST HITS] #147: Chenell Basilio – How the best newsletter operators grow to 50K+ subscribers

    Chenell is the writer of Growth In Reverse, a weekly newsletter where she reverse engineers how a top creator grew from 0 to 50k+ subscribers.
    Chenell has done deep dives on Justin Welsh, Codie Sanchez, Lenny Rachitsky, Harry Dry, and many more.
    I read it every week and think it’s incredibly well-done. The premise is super clear, and as a result, Chenell has seen her OWN newsletter grow very quickly – nearing 10,000 subscribers in just about four months.
    In this episode, you’ll learn:

    The common patterns between these newsletter operators

    Some of the most effective growth tactics she’s uncovered

    And what’s working for HER right now

    Full transcript and show notes
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    • 46 min
    Tony Santos – How to find, hire, and work with great video editors.

    Tony Santos – How to find, hire, and work with great video editors.

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    EPISODE DESCRIPTION
    Tony Santos is a YouTube editor with over a decade of experience working with people like Thomas Frank and Noah Kagan. With his own YouTube channel, Tony has built a reputation for helping creators and editors communicate in a more positive way, which makes him the perfect person to teach us how to find, hire, and work with great YouTube editors.
    In this episode, you'll learn,

    Where to look for an editor

    How to evaluate a potential hire when you're not an editor yourself

    And much, much more.

    Full transcript and show notes
    Tony's Website / YouTube / Twitter / Instagram
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    TIMESTAMPS
    (00:00) Meet Tony Santos
    (00:56) Where to Find Editors
    (05:53) When to Hire
    (09:04) What to Pay Editors
    (16:22) Misaligned Expectations
    (18:56) Per Project vs Hourly vs Retainer
    (25:46) How to Reach Out to Editors
    (27:30) Evaluating a Portfolio
    (29:15) Editing Skill Expectations
    (33:15) Workflow Expectations
    (34:43) Timeline and Revisions
    (37:55) How to Give Feedback
    (41:59) Nurturing Long Term Relationships
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    • 52 min
    Richard van der Blom – How the man behind the LinkedIn Algorithm Report uses LinkedIn.

    Richard van der Blom – How the man behind the LinkedIn Algorithm Report uses LinkedIn.

    Richard van der Blom is the founder of Just Connecting, a social selling and LinkedIn training consultancy based in the Netherlands. And with nearly 200,000 followers on LinkedIn, he's one of the most respected voices on the platform.
    Richard was really early to LinkedIn. And as his own reach grew, he started getting a lot of questions about how to best use the platform.
    5 years ago, Richard started creating an annual LinkedIn algorithm insights research report. This thing is a gold mine of data driven observations about how different aspects of LinkedIn are working and even how they are trending compared to the year before.
    In this episode you'll learn

    Why LinkedIn reach may be down

    What formats are most effective right now

    How to use LinkedIn as a lead generation

    And you'll get a feature by feature breakdown of how Richard himself uses LinkedIn

    Full transcript and show notes
    Read the 2024 LinkedIn Algorithm Report
    Richard's Website / LinkedIn
    Listen to episode #127 with Daniel Murray
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    • 1 hr
    Michael Stelzner – How to run profitable events (without sponsors or selling from the stage)

    Michael Stelzner – How to run profitable events (without sponsors or selling from the stage)

    Michael Stelzner is the founder of Social Media Examiner and the man behind Social Media Marketing World, the industry's largest conference.
    He takes a very different approach to events. Before talking with Michael, I was told that events are not profitable from ticket sales, that you had to design events to make money during the event itself by selling products or bringing in sponsors.
    But he disagrees.
    In this episode you'll learn

    The nitty gritty of the economics behind events

    Where things get expensive

    How to save money

    And how to make your event feel more like a fine dining experience than a marketplace

    Full transcript and show notes
    Michael's Website / LinkedIn / Twitter / Instagram
    Listen to episode #144 with Bari Baumgardner
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    • 54 min
    Listener Q&A (Part 2) – Selling without feeling salesy, choosing what products to create, my future plans, and more.

    Listener Q&A (Part 2) – Selling without feeling salesy, choosing what products to create, my future plans, and more.

    For this audio episode, we are going to dive into questions that I got from the lab, from Instagram, from LinkedIn, Twitter, and threads.
    Now this is actually a part 2. The first half of these questions I recorded in video format with my producer, Connor. We took a lot of the questions from YouTube and about YouTube and we prioritize those for a video episode on the channel.
    But before we get into that, I have a couple of things that I want to tell you. Thing #1, if you are not already subscribed to the Creator Science newsletter, please do so. You will like it. Almost 60,000 creators subscribed to it already.
    Thing #2, I've spent the last couple of months building a new product called Creator HQ. And this is a templatized version of my personal Notion setup that is how we run the entire creator science business. It's what we use for task management, content preparation, content publishing, content repurposing, and much more.
    Audience Q&A Part 1
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    Full transcript and show notes
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    • 1 hr 12 min
    Listener Q&A (Part 1) – The downside of viral videos, publishing less edited content, how we prepare our episodes, and working with sponsors.

    Listener Q&A (Part 1) – The downside of viral videos, publishing less edited content, how we prepare our episodes, and working with sponsors.

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    EPISODE DESCRIPTION
    In this audience Q&A video, my producer Conor and I answer all your questions about YouTube and building a creator business.
    We talk about getting sponsors and how we craft our podcast intros
    We discuss pivoting your content and more.
    Get my Notion Template
    Listen to my recent Mailbag episode
    Full transcript and show notes
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    • 1 hr 35 min

Customer Reviews

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420 Ratings

420 Ratings

R. Frojo ,

Best host in podcasting

This review is long overdue. I’ve been listening to Jay’s show for well over two years, and not once has it disappointed. There’s so many things to love about Jay and his show. Every episode, no matter the guest or the topic, gives you insights and tactical tips on how to be a more successful creator—even if the topic isn’t relevant to you or your business. And it’s all because Jay is a master of asking the right questions. In every episode, he’s generous, curious and kind. He goes deep and digs out the good stuff. I’ve loved the feeling of growing alongside Jay in his creator journey.

Money_Badger ,

Worth the time investment

Jay asks great questions that you’re hoping he’ll ask. Every minute is packed with value for the listener. Lots of actionable tips and different perspectives - I always come away with new ideas.

Jay Melone ,

Resonant and valuable

It’s clear that Jay has put in the work. His episodes are always filled with actionable ideas, packed inside of relatable creator stories.

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