Matt Ragland
@mattragland
Founder of @heycreatorhey & YouTuber w/ 100K subs. I help creators send newsletters & build courses that make money. Newsletter sends on Tuesday, link in bio!
10 years ago I showed up on a webinar with @Harris_Bryan and @nathanbarry. I thought I'd learn a thing or two about email marketing, but I left with two more important things... 1. I believed I could do this creator thing, seeing examples of people like me who had done it. 2. A…
Still climbing! 🧗
Y'all this little title change has the video RIPPING now 📈 Went from 5/10 rank after 1 day to 1/10 after 4 days 🚀 All I did was change the title 🤯
Had a great time talking with Abbi on the HeyCreator podcast!
Me, listening to myself on the HeyCreator Show with @mattragland: Wow, I am really funny and smart! Don’t believe me? Listen for yourself! open.spotify.com/episode/7kmGA8…
None of these shows work financially anymore. They’ll all be gone in 5 years and be replaced by YouTube first shows from @PhillyD and the like.
The timing and optics are terrible, but Stephen Colbert’s show costs more than $100M a year to produce and is losing more than $40M a year. CBS execs had been mulling for a long time whether to pull the plug. Details ⬇️⬇️ puck.news/was-colberts-c…
So... daily emails have been going well 👀 If you want me to help you build a newsletter machine that turns emails into revenue, send me a DM. Working with a handful of people this fall and I will literally review, edit, and optimize your emails to increase sales (without…
When you put it that way - how do you not protect time to do a thing you say you love to do... AND make money from it? For me, it's videos and writing. The writing drives the scripts, so really it's all writing + packaging + talking. I love those things. 30 minutes is easy.
I get this a lot with my long-form writing too: How do you have the time!? How do I have 30 minutes a day to practice a craft I love, share my lessons with the world, and promote our views and products? How do you NOT have 30 mins/day to do that!?
When I make it big, there will be signs
Now live at BaT Auctions: LS3-Powered 1978 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ40 6-Speed. bringatrailer.com/listing/1978-t…
Netflix has the chance to do the funniest thing ever... I mean, if there was a Netflix store where I could go learn more about the movies, talk to other film geeks, see a Rewatchables style podcast being recorded... I would 100% go there then go home and watch the movie.
You just had to be there
Tell me again in which platform you can have a 6-month-old piece of content do 30,000 views? Or a 7-year-old video do 1000 views? And send you email subscribers? Start 👏🏻 making 👏🏻 YouTube 👏🏻 videos 👏🏻
What if I personally reviewed every newsletter you wrote for the next 12 weeks? I’m talking line-by-line feedback—subject lines, stories, CTAs—all tailored to your voice and your business goals. While we’re at it, I’d optimize your lead magnets and welcome sequence so new…
You can do everything right with your newsletter… - Show up every week - Write useful, well-crafted emails - Share stories, systems, and takeaways - Grow your list with lead magnets - Get decent open rates and replies …and still not make any real money. That’s what was…
I'm a simple man. All I want out of each day is 6 things. ❤️ Family & Friends 📹 Make Videos 📖 Read Books 💪🏻 Exercise/BJJ ☀️ Sunshine 💰 $822 of Revenue Working to keep it simple and sustainable. This is the long game.
