How to Maximize Every Summit Speaking Opportunity (Before, During, and After)
Most creators treat summit speaking like a box to check — show up, deliver the content, collect the opt-ins. Three weeks later, they can't name a single lasting outcome from the opportunity.
Here's the thing: summit speaking is one of the highest-leverage visibility moves available to digital product creators right now. A single aligned appearance can do in 30 minutes what months of social content can't. But only if you're intentional about it from the pitch all the way through the follow-up.
Here's the exact playbook.
My Email Open Rates Are at 56% (for a 38K List) While Everyone Else Is Panicking About AI
Everyone in my world is talking about it — email open rates are dropping. AI is changing what lands in the inbox and a lot of creators are watching their numbers slide. And then there's me, looking at my stats and seeing something different. Here's what's working.
The Mini Magazine Method Is Working — Here's What Newsletter Creators Are Getting Right
There's a version of newsletter creator quietly winning right now — and their secret isn't sending more or writing longer. It's structure. The Mini Magazine Method is what separates newsletters that build loyal readership from ones that churn through subscribers. Here's what the creators using it are getting right.
The Mini Magazine Method: The Newsletter Format That Keeps Readers Coming Back
Most newsletter creators blame low clicks on their content. The real problem is upstream — your readers are leaving before they ever reach it. Here's what inbox psychology tells us about why newsletters lose readers, and how the Mini Magazine Method fixes it at the structural level.
Search Is Changing Faster Than Most Creators Realize — Here's Where to Focus
Google just updated its core algorithm — but that's not the shift that should have your attention. The bigger story is AI search: how buyers are using ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google's AI Overviews to find creators like you before they ever land on your website. Here's what's changing, what it means for your content, and exactly where to focus.
What Should I Focus On? (The Answer Isn't More.)
Every creator has a list. Live webinars, virtual summits, evergreen funnels, podcasts, newsletters — all good strategies, all things that have worked for someone. But doing all of them, or even three of them at once, is usually what's keeping you stuck. The real question isn't "what should I add?" It's "what's the one thing that actually moves the needle right now?" Here's the framework I use with my clients to cut through the noise and find that move.
The Atomic Habits Approach to Building a Digital Product Business That Lasts
Most digital product creators are stuck in the launch-and-pray cycle. Here's how James Clear's 1% rule from Atomic Habits applies to every stage of your creator business — and why small, consistent habits beat big launches every time.
Why SMS Is the Missing Piece in Your Newsletter and Digital Product Strategy
Your email list is your most valuable asset — but it's not the only channel that matters. SMS gets 12% click rates compared to email's 2–3%, and when you combine both, you can see up to 97% higher clicks. Here's exactly how newsletter creators and digital product sellers can add SMS to what they're already doing — without rebuilding their strategy from scratch.
What the State of Newsletters in 2026 Means for Digital Product Creators
Every year someone predicts email is dying. Every year it refuses to cooperate. Here's what the latest 2026 newsletter data reveals — and what it means for creators building courses, memberships, and digital products.

