Bryan Collins

Claude is particularly good for idea generation. Here are a few examples: 1. Content Pattern Analysis 2. Content Series Development 3. Audience Pain Points 4. Content Repurposing 5. Trendjacking Opportunities 6. Story Mining 7. Content Gaps and FAQs 8. Content Hooks Workshop

These fruit-loving Brit boffins have created a banana that stays fresh for 24 hours. They altered the genes of the humble banana, so it doesn’t turn into a ball of brown mushy slime as soon as you peel it. 24 hours is not, however, longer than the shelf life of a Substack Daily

After walking with the kids to school, I meditate for 10–20 minutes. Then, I enter Monk Mode for an hour and a half. I use lunch as a natural divider to review what I created in Monk Mode and then switch to Merchant Mode. Monk Mode in the AM. Merchant Mode in the PM. This

I need to up my Substack game. This month, I wrote 2–3 daily notes and 1–2 weekly newsletters for the platform. Daily notes are seeds you plant daily on the platform. As an example, I spent 5 minutes writing one daily note. It popped up a few days after I hit publish. Now,

If you want to sell more courses or digital products, collect more social proof. These days, I use https://t.co/cH5Jmu2DgF. Yes, it’s $21 monthly, but it’s transformed how I handle social proof. It connects with services like Amazon, pulling in book reviews. It integrates with

9/10 AI tools are overpriced. With the right custom GPTs, you can get AI that actually adds value—I'll show you how. I’ve created GPTs and Claude projects for business analysis, as I don’t want to pay for a business coach right now. I also use one that acts as an executive

There’s a 1 in 48 chance Asteroid YR4 2024 will crash into Earth in seven years. So, I asked ChatGPT if we could use a drill like the one in Armageddon to stop the rock from wiping out Northern Europe. The latest AI models are getting pretty good at synthesizing news sources

Writing a daily newsletter isn’t the right approach for every creator, but an email list is the cornerstone of an online business. Don’t let any of those like-chasing gurus on Insta or TikTok tell you otherwise!

When I quit the corporate racket and started my business, I hired my first assistant. We agreed on several hours a month. They worked on different projects, which I didn’t have time or energy to work on. But hiring is also expensive and risky. I’ve made some great hires over the

Managing an email list is much more fun and profitable than chasing meaningless metrics like going viral on the latest and greatest social channel. A hyper-targeted list, say of 150 SaaS CEOs, could prove insanely profitable. But, let’s be honest: most of us aren’t growing lists

You don’t need to write multi-thousand-word prompts to get a usable output from ChatGPT. A good ChatGPT prompt has four parts, and you can cover them in a few sentences. -Persona -Task -Context -Format Want to improve your prompts further? Try this: Take your prompt to a

I’m convinced Substack will be huge for creators in 2025. Big-name authors and creators, including John Cleese and Hanif Kureishi, regularly write on the platform. With Substack: You own your audience. Unlike other platforms, you can export your entire email list anytime.

I digested Google’s massive guide to prompt engineering…. so you don’t have to. A good prompt needs four different parts, not just one. Next time you use AI, remember this framework: 1. Start with a clear persona 2. Detail your specific task 3. Provide rich context 4. Specify https://t.co/UwtxkF78yV

I sold a few of my content websites last month. Although I’m keeping one site in my portfolio, I’ve quit the niche website business. The glory days of monetizing solely via SEO and paid ads are over. Many business owners I know have either abandoned this model or branched out. https://t.co/Rwj53wJoXT

One ex-Medium writer told me she wanted a tutorial on using Substack. It’s a simple but intuitive platform that’s free of ads. If you’re not using Substack yet, here’s a 101 primer… followed by an explainer about my unconventional Substack strategy 1. Start by creating a https://t.co/u6cjpISMYh

One newsletter reader even wrote to tell me she hit the unsubscribe button because of my “blatant support of AI.” AI isn’t going anywhere, so I could pretend it doesn’t exist and get left behind or start using it for my business. AI can act as your gym spotter, helping you lift https://t.co/SrYTDXoXAO

Niche and audience selection kept me up at night for a few years, but I don’t worry so much about it anymore. Creating niche-specific content is a smart approach if you’re building a website. Creators writing and publishing online under their own name can and should mix things https://t.co/BoVPP0hxPE