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2026

  1. No. 325 Business owner, market thyself
  2. No. 324 “Any AI tools that actually create good copy?”
  3. No. 323 The laziest good idea I’ve had all year
  4. No. 322 Wizard updates
  5. No. 321 For my next trick…
  6. No. 320 Peak over my shoulder for the next 24 hours
  7. No. 319 Nobody gave the broom good instructions
  8. No. 318 Why I stopped slopping around in Canva
  9. No. 317 Here's exactly what I'm testing this week
  10. No. 316 100 subscribers in a single day
  11. No. 315 Tomorrow’s email won’t make sense without this
  12. No. 314 Would this be of interest to you?
  13. No. 313 Go ahead, steal my new philosophy page trick
  14. No. 312 “Freaky” questions to clarify your offer
  15. No. 311 Why I selfishly want to give away more coaching this month
  16. No. 310 VIP Limit + Invitation
  17. No. 309 Go ahead, judge my new website
  18. No. 308 “I just don’t have a bleeding neck problem…”
  19. No. 307 The strangest secret
  20. No. 306 Why email still wins
  21. No. 305 Last Call: The Disappearing Dashboard
  22. No. 304 Writing system accident
  23. No. 303 Kieran Drew’s uncensored feedback on my writing system
  24. No. 302 The dentist who made millions with writing courses
  25. No. 301 I’m gone!
  26. No. 300 The Khalahari Bushmen can hear the stars?
  27. No. 299 This email sold my $5,000 coaching program without any social proof, case studies, webinars, or even a sales page
  28. No. 298 Emailmaxxing
  29. No. 297 Maybe no one noticed you left…
  30. No. 296 What get’s the best open rates?
  31. No. 295 “Email just isn’t clicking for people the way it used to…”
  32. No. 294 The pattern hiding behind my best emails
  33. No. 293 The demand for creativity in advertising
  34. No. 292 I want to see your emails in my inbox
  35. No. 291 Q&A Today - July 8th, 2026
  36. No. 290 What’s your biggest email marketing hurdle today?
  37. No. 289 Do ideas come to you in the shower?
  38. No. 288 Happy Independence Day… (Sorry Brits)
  39. No. 287 I can tell when you write with AI (and so can your clients)
  40. No. 286 Why I stopped slopping things together in Canva
  41. No. 285 Product mockups matter?
  42. No. 284 Why and when I recommend daily emails
  43. No. 283 We over did it
  44. No. 282 Best AI powered all-in-one for foreseeable future?
  45. No. 281 22,000+ emails scheduled this weekend
  46. No. 280 The most seductive trap in online business
  47. No. 279 Why sales are suffering for knowledge workers
  48. No. 278 How to find offers people say “heck yeah” to
  49. No. 277 Twice a month, I'm opening up my calendar
  50. No. 276 The perfect lead magnet problem
  51. No. 275 Cookin’ up email steaks
  52. No. 274 Turn your flaws into features
  53. No. 273 Making money is art
  54. No. 272 $1,500 Uber ride
  55. No. 271 Okay, wise guys… now what?
  56. No. 270 Claude riding shotgun
  57. No. 269 Better, faster product mockups
  58. No. 268 The napkin test
  59. No. 267 You get to pick
  60. No. 266 Organic isn’t more honest
  61. No. 265 How to get ideas for your daily emails
  62. No. 264 Open the way through the heart
  63. No. 263 Why I slept in the back of a stranger's Cadillac
  64. No. 262 How to make more effective persuasive arguments for your offers and services
  65. No. 261 Why daily emails still beat everything else in 2026
  66. No. 260 Right place at the right time
  67. No. 259 Who wants to run ads?
  68. No. 258 Do you flow?
  69. No. 257 You won’t hear from me for 7 days
  70. No. 256 So that didn’t go how I planned…
  71. No. 255 Open this or don’t, I had fun
  72. No. 254 Do you need help with your niche?
  73. No. 253 Can't we do both?
  74. No. 252 Do you want more email?
  75. No. 251 All my threads clients come to me for email
  76. No. 250 Last chance to join the writing challenge
  77. No. 249 Invitation: 7-Day Threads Writing Challenge
  78. No. 248 We're already over capacity
  79. No. 247 The 7-day writing challenge is on, baby!
  80. No. 246 Three stories about growth on Threads
  81. No. 245 I won't name names, but
  82. No. 244 7 days of writing together?
  83. No. 243 I’m borrowing Tad Hargrave’s birthday tradition
  84. No. 242 Jenga AI
  85. No. 241 1,600 likes but zero subscribers
  86. No. 240 I was totally against using Skool for a long time
  87. No. 239 I got sick, skipped town, and started a business
  88. No. 238 “I don't even know why I booked this call!”
  89. No. 237 On not mixing too many strategies
  90. No. 236 How to reach level 2 (inside the community)
  91. No. 235 Do you want a personalized AI writing coach for Threads?
  92. No. 234 Unbanned
  93. No. 233 Too much context kills AI (but I accidentally built the solution in Notion)
  94. No. 232 Schedule your posts from Notion to Threads
  95. No. 231 The fastest way to never run out of content
  96. No. 230 Nature loves courage
  97. No. 229 Bad writing is a deliberate choice
  98. No. 228 Most heart attacks happen at 7am on Monday morning
  99. No. 227 This man deserves an award
  100. No. 226 Boring
  101. No. 225 I gave AI the keys to my writing
  102. No. 224 Nine million automations
  103. No. 223 Why your AI sounds like the creature from Swamp Thing
  104. No. 222 Tim Ferriss to Seth Godin
  105. No. 221 Banned
  106. No. 220 Write your damn emails!
  107. No. 219 People keep asking me how I get away with this
  108. No. 218 Soda water and bitters
  109. No. 217 Not exactly the glowing testimonial I was hoping for
  110. No. 216 “I don’t have room for 1-on-1’s anymore”
  111. No. 215 New system makes your emails disappear
  112. No. 214 I've got a confession to make
  113. No. 213 It’s like waving a magic wand at the internet
  114. No. 212 From our perspective, right here, right now… this is huge
  115. No. 211 “Is there a way to stay informed but unsub from your daily emails?”
  116. No. 210 I don't feel like writing this email
  117. No. 209 Focus
  118. No. 208 Where do your subscribers come from?
  119. No. 207 A third way to use metaphor in your emails
  120. No. 206 A second way to use metaphor in your emails
  121. No. 205 Which platform do you use for your email list?
  122. No. 204 New system makes things worse
  123. No. 203 Do you want to schedule your Threads posts right from Notion?
  124. No. 202 Trust
  125. No. 201 Future better states for your customers and clients
  126. No. 200 Make every detail perfect
  127. No. 199 The proven playbook for torturing your email list with daily insights until they finally give in and buy your low-ticket digital product
  128. No. 198 To the thought leader who never logs off
  129. No. 197 Harrison Ford’s “Carpenter Trick”
  130. No. 196 The surprisingly simple math behind starting a business
  131. No. 195 The “no big deal” approach to success
  132. No. 194 List growth update (details inside)
  133. No. 193 This writing mistake makes people want to do the opposite of buying from you
  134. No. 192 Nearly Psychic Self Promotion
  135. No. 191 The Greek fighter who won the Olympic gold after he died
  136. No. 190 What Obi-Wan said to get Luke to save the galaxy
  137. No. 189 Get bigger results with smaller claims
  138. No. 188 What to do with your very nice boat
  139. No. 187 The most expensive habit costs you nothing
  140. No. 186 A rare but common condition affecting entrepreneurs
  141. No. 185 I reported it as spam (and I'd do it again)
  142. No. 184 Brain captioning AI reads your mind
  143. No. 183 Weird physics fact (explains bad content)
  144. No. 182 Universe building (the storytelling technique that makes folks want to stick around)
  145. No. 181 The neural circuit that makes starting hard (and how to beat it)
  146. No. 180 Stop accidentally teaching people not to hire you
  147. No. 179 The worst Valentine's Day gift you can give your business
  148. No. 178 How to get your daily content steps in
  149. No. 177 How ancient marketers created and traded ideas
  150. No. 176 Recent list growth stats (chart inside)
  151. No. 175 Time objection handled
  152. No. 174 How your “worse” can beat their “better”
  153. No. 173 Set for life?
  154. No. 172 I used to sit down and struggle, now I stand
  155. No. 171 Weird pricing experiment (part 2)
  156. No. 170 Find your writing style by forgetting it altogether
  157. No. 169 What’s something you want your audience to know about you?
  158. No. 168 Need clients? How well can YOU answer the 11 toughest client-getting questions in your marketing…
  159. No. 167 The missing half of creative intelligence
  160. No. 166 I have nothing to promote to you today
  161. No. 165 The post that brought my first $5k client on threads didn’t go viral
  162. No. 164 Sure beats dying from a stomach virus
  163. No. 163 The meaningless coin flip
  164. No. 162 Why my first workshop worked
  165. No. 161 How to turn flaws from your offers into features people actually want
  166. No. 160 The lazy fisherman
  167. No. 159 Start posting daily. That's it, that's the email.
  168. No. 158 How to start a business
  169. No. 157 You can't change the world (but here's what you can do instead)
  170. No. 156 My big, dumb, stupid waitlist failure
  171. No. 155 Quick update (community experiment)
  172. No. 154 Finding the sweet spot (want first dibs?)
  173. No. 153 Become a trusted advisor in your field by writing online
  174. No. 152 How to decouple your skills from your job identity
  175. No. 151 Your own personal AI trained on how you write (and everything you like)
  176. No. 150 How to find interesting ideas to write about in your emails
  177. No. 149 Add flavor to your offer by asking for favors
  178. No. 148 The average career change comes at 39…
  179. No. 147 Guess who just unsubscribed from my email list?
  180. No. 146 I’m thinking about offering a magazine element to my membership
  181. No. 145 I found this by accident
  182. No. 144 Two spots left…
  183. No. 143 Watch me succeed or fail (community invite)
  184. No. 142 New plan, early access, limited space, disappearing bonuses, and more…
  185. No. 141 The most undervalued marketing secret in 2026?
  186. No. 140 The biggest risk
  187. No. 139 No… DO be a crab in a bucket
  188. No. 138 Before I go sledding…

2025

  1. No. 137 My money coach said his reach was slumping so we fixed it
  2. No. 136 This wasn’t supposed to grow my email list
  3. No. 135 Why I’m stealing ideas from other industries now
  4. No. 134 I changed how I think about content (and I wish I did it sooner)
  5. No. 133 Are you ready for what’s coming in 2026?
  6. No. 132 Threads 2.0: Make the social algorithm work for you
  7. No. 131 Here's what "organic traffic" is supposed to feel like
  8. No. 130 This works even if you “suck” at writing
  9. No. 129 She doubled her audience and built an email list in 48 hours
  10. No. 128 When posting doesn't turn into clients
  11. No. 127 The difference between posting and building a real business
  12. No. 126 The platform that works is the one you take seriously
  13. No. 125 What’s your favorite type of community?
  14. No. 124 “You sunk my battleship!”
  15. No. 123 Struggling to write one email? Write two instead…
  16. No. 122 “I’m not trying to rob you… I’m trying to help you”
  17. No. 121 Strap food down with used bicycle innertubes
  18. No. 120 Average subscriber growth (2024 vs Now)
  19. No. 119 Friendship accelerating secret learned from Dilbert creator, Scott Adams
  20. No. 118 How to learn from my mistakes…
  21. No. 117 Grow your trust by shrinking your claims
  22. No. 116 “I’m convinced fear is at the root of all bad writing…”
  23. No. 115 When things get weird (here’s what I do)
  24. No. 114 How to launch worse, much worse, than expected (a cautionary tale…)
  25. No. 113 Must I engage on Threads to be successful?
  26. No. 112 Kieran Drew’s uncensored feedback on my writing system
  27. No. 111 You’ve got 6 words to make it hit
  28. No. 110 Modern marketer gets 437 comments and 1 discovery call from a 58 character post on threads
  29. No. 109 Results 2.0: Be successful, not busy
  30. No. 108 The readership game is over, welcome to the relationship era
  31. No. 107 Hell with it… let’s build community
  32. No. 106 Long story even longer
  33. No. 105 7 ways I grow my email list on Threads
  34. No. 104 How to get everything you want and more (for your online business)
  35. No. 103 How to grow your list with qualified leads, and not freebie hunters
  36. No. 102 Storytelling technique glues readers to their seats
  37. No. 101 This kept sales from me for far too long
  38. No. 100 Everyone says “be clear not clever”, do the opposite
  39. No. 099 You know what, son… you can’t get there from here
  40. No. 098 Last week I got 25 new subscribers, here’s how
  41. No. 097 The only 3 content categories you’ll ever need
  42. No. 096 Avoid $50,000 fines while building your email list
  43. No. 095 How to write stories that sell without being salesy
  44. No. 094 Open letter to every expert on threads who is serious about having a profitable business
  45. No. 093 How to write stories that sell
  46. No. 092 I’ve created a viral storytelling blueprint for you
  47. No. 091 What’s inside 15 Legendary Writing Secrets V2?
  48. No. 090 Why writing beats dancing for the algorithm
  49. No. 089 Big foots client-getting secret!
  50. No. 088 Money, clients, freedom (I hated it)
  51. No. 087 10 irritatingly slow but effective ways to grow your email list
  52. No. 086 My biggest mistake in 2 years writing on Threads?
  53. No. 085 How to make your copy more believable (even if you don’t have any social proof)
  54. No. 084 The faster you click, the cheaper it gets
  55. No. 083 Weird pricing experiment
  56. No. 082 Copywriter caught fiddling around (again)
  57. No. 081 Your ideas with your name attached, circling around the globe
  58. No. 080 Dirt cheap email marketing platforms you or your partner can take advantage of in your spare time
  59. No. 079 Are you an adventurous person?
  60. No. 078 Want to see my first successful sales letter?
  61. No. 077 The brain is weak but the mind is willing
  62. No. 076 5 best books on copywriting
  63. No. 075 Why most writers stay broke (and what to do instead)
  64. No. 074 Stand out by not standing out
  65. No. 073 How to stop procrastinating and write your email already
  66. No. 072 How I screwed up the $10k plan
  67. No. 071 Read this, or don't
  68. No. 070 Float like a butterfly, write like a copywriter
  69. No. 069 The most useful sentence in marketing
  70. No. 068 George Costanza’s School of Dating, Career, Confidence, and Social Status
  71. No. 067 Inconvenient social proof to glow up your brand
  72. No. 066 $0 → $25k in 30 days
  73. No. 065 Quick positioning resource from a friend
  74. No. 064 Don't let SEO mummies curse your brand!
  75. No. 063 ‘Thinky think before grabby grab’
  76. No. 062 Secret club invite
  77. No. 061 Announcing a bullet proof equation guaranteed to improve your ads
  78. No. 060 Drag your audience kicking and screaming into a better life
  79. No. 059 5 excuses to avoid reading this email
  80. No. 058 Stop making excuses and open this email already
  81. No. 057 This won’t make you rich overnight, but it will make your marketing infinitely more believable
  82. No. 056 “Glow-in-the-dark” marsupial reveals the power of standing out
  83. No. 055 Why I’ll happily talk about the price of HTE without hiding behind a sales call
  84. No. 054 $25k in 30 days
  85. No. 053 Imperial spies vs. rebel fighters
  86. No. 052 Invitation: High Ticket Emails
  87. No. 051 Double your response rate with “reason why”
  88. No. 050 Cop asks me if I'm alright
  89. No. 049 Ordinary guy beats NASA, tweets from outer space
  90. No. 048 Become invulnerable to AI replacement
  91. No. 047 Why writing sucky emails will make you rich
  92. No. 046 Bold prediction for coaching and consulting
  93. No. 045 What never to write in your emails
  94. No. 044 Marked as “human” by Chat GPT
  95. No. 043 How to get rich with newsletters (without getting lucky)
  96. No. 042 Keep a file of interesting information
  97. No. 041 Why “be clear not clever” is terrible advice
  98. No. 040 Definitely don’t join my email list then
  99. No. 039 Fortune favors the unreasonably self-confident
  100. No. 038 Obscure copywriter schools me on headlines
  101. No. 037 Get AI to promote you to prospects
  102. No. 036 Why I quit the internet for 6 years straight…
  103. No. 035 A strange solution to your email marketing problem
  104. No. 034 How to get clients after AI is eats the internet
  105. No. 033 Shameless way to get more clients than you could ever possibly handle
  106. No. 032 Want to be featured in my newsletter?
  107. No. 031 Turn avid readers into clients with “THE GAP”
  108. No. 030 I only ever wanted to be 2 things in life… (drummer for the Beach Boys or a digital marketer)
  109. No. 029 Honeydew Struggles Explained
  110. No. 028 How to make big money from your tiny email list
  111. No. 027 Why I won't send you emails anymore…
  112. No. 026 Bruce Lee School of Marketing
  113. No. 025 Legendary copywriting master’s attention-getting secret
  114. No. 024 Writes fake $10M check, gets rich and famous
  115. No. 023 Don't open this…
  116. No. 022 How to launch “rip-roaring” offers (that don’t fizzle out)
  117. No. 021 I have a confession to make…
  118. No. 020 The Genius of Jack and Meg White
  119. No. 019 Rule out everything but aliens!
  120. No. 018 The “lazy way” to write daily emails
  121. No. 017 The stupidly simple writing hack I wish I knew sooner
  122. No. 016 How to get clients without sounding like a desperate guru
  123. No. 015 Neanderthals boiled bones in “fat factories”
  124. No. 014 May the 4th be with you…
  125. No. 013 Invitation to the “client pool party”
  126. No. 012 Would you rather be right or persuasive?
  127. No. 011 George Costanza School of Storytelling
  128. No. 010 The email machete method
  129. No. 009 Quick update
  130. No. 008 5 ways to write better emails
  131. No. 007 How to make better decisions almost every time
  132. No. 006 Is this lifestyle accessory destroying your writing confidence?
  133. No. 005 Make your writing stand out by not making your writing stand out
  134. No. 004 How to become “unforgettable” in your reader’s mind
  135. No. 003 How to trigger the client “AVALANCHE!”
  136. No. 002 Samurai Secrets of Success

2023

  1. No. 001 Farm Boy From Iowa Teaches Fortune 500's to Do Business