Inspired by John Pucay’s excellent piece on how he’d build an audience from zero — full of solid advice like writing consistently, exploring different topics, and monetizing early — I decided to take the path less travelled. The path paved with chaos, questionable morals, and very public emotional outbursts.
What follows is a deeply unserious, semi-reckless blueprint for digital fame in the post-attention-span era.
Step 1: Manufacture a Public Breakdown
Sob into ice cream. Cry on camera. Call it “performance vulnerability.” Watch those likes roll in.
Step 2: Pick a Random Enemy
Choose a public figure. Any public figure. Declare them the reason no one reads your newsletter. Bonus points for including inaccurate graphs.
Step 3: Sell a Course Before You Know Anything
Charge $497 for your intentions. Make up a name like “The Viral Vortex Blueprint.” If it sounds like a Pokémon move, you’re golden.
Step 4: Send a Newsletter Nobody Asked For
Pack it with quotes, unsolicited life advice, and guilt-ridden CTAs like “If this moved you emotionally or physically, forward to 3 friends.”
Step 5: Take a Mental Health Break. Publicly.
Announce your retreat. Rebrand your silence as “mystique.” Return triumphantly two weeks later with a post titled: “My Burnout Was a Breakthrough.”
The Real Secret?
The internet rewards spectacle over substance. So lean in.
Fail loudly. Launch prematurely. Cry photogenically.
Because if you can’t build an audience from nothing…
You can always entertain them with it.
Chameleon
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