Making the Most of Twitter as a Creator with Jay Clouse

The Future Belongs to Creators

Is there an app you always click on? A channel you gravitate to? A community that never fails to inspire you or make you laugh? For creators like Charli and Jay Clouse, that app is Twitter.

After watching a friend create ceramics for 100 days straight with incredible success, Jay was inspired to explore fostering that consistency on Twitter. Jay developed a hashtag that auto-populated an online dashboard to help participants share their results publicly. This feature allowed participants and followers to show engagement in real-time.

In this episode, Charli and Miguel talk with Jay about what happens when you commit yourself to consistency, the power of public accountability, and why asking your audience for support is always acceptable.

“Twitter I think is an underestimated and misunderstood platform for lead generation too and meeting new people and getting your ideas in front of new people. And every time that I did put some effort into sharing my ideas on Twitter, it went well.” ~ @jayclouse

Main takeaways

• [02:14] Twitter is one of the shortest paths to meeting people you’re actually interested in getting to know. Users are very responsive in their replies, so you’re also more likely to have a conversation in a low-risk environment.
• [16:15] Public accountability is a great motivator. Adding a challenge or goal to your Twitter bio increases your likelihood of success.
• [31:11] Asking people for support can feel awkward, but it’s fair to ask for compensation from people if you’re providing consistent value. If you ask for support with low pressure and show visibility for where you’ll use the money, there’s nothing to feel awkward about.

Connect with our hosts

• Charli Prangley
• Miguel Pou
• Jay Clouse

Links

• Watch The Future Belongs to Creators on YouTube
• Jay Clouse
• Jay on Twitter
• Creative Elements
• Join #Tweet100
• Michael Ian Black
• Mark Hoppus
• Twitter
• Facebook
• Instagram
• LinkedIn
• Lalese Stamps
• Automate All The Things
• Zapier
• Integromat
• Airtable
• Dickie Bush
• David Perell
• Typefully
• Hypefury
• ilo
• Tweet Hunter
• Creative Elements #51: Dickie Bush [Feedback Loops]
• Creative Elements #35: David Perell [Serendipity]
• Buy Jay Clouse A Coffee
• Creative Elements #64: Charli Marie Prangley [Commitment] - Building a YouTube Channel with 200K subscribers (on the side!)

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