šŸ¤– 700 M Consumers Can’t Be Wrong

šŸš€Substack Built a $100K Day-One Creator Platform

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In This Edition:

  • šŸš€ How Substack Built a $100K Day-One Creator Platform

  • ⚔How to Get Your Brand Ready for AI-First Search

  • šŸ¤– 700 M Consumers Can’t Be Wrong

  • ⚔ Instant Infographics with One Prompt

  • šŸŽ„ Zoom Rolls Out AI Notetaker and Avatars

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šŸŽÆ Substack Built a $100K Day-One Creator Platform

šŸš€How Substack Built a $100K Day-One Creator Platform

Digital marketers, what if your next big growth engine isn’t ads—but your audience itself?

Substack co-founder & CEO Chris Best (@cjgbest) is building exactly that: a publishing platform where independent creators succeed by serving their communities, not algorithms. Millions of people now pay directly for the writing, podcasts, and newsletters they love—fueling a new economic engine for culture.

On The Social Radars podcast, Chris reveals:

  • šŸ“ The essay that became Substack’s founding manifesto

  • šŸ’° How their first writer earned $100K on day one

  • ⚔ Early struggles and conviction to keep going

  • 🌐 How Substack evolved from a tool into a powerful network effect

  • šŸš€ Growth levers and its long-term vision to reshape media

šŸ‘‰ Hear the full breakdown and every growth lesson straight from Chris Best. Watch the full interview here šŸ‘‡ļø 

šŸš€ How to Make Your Brand Visible in AI-First Search

⚔How to Get Your Brand Ready for AI-First Search

šŸ“‰ Google traffic is softening while šŸ¤– AI-generated answers climb to the top.
If your content isn’t built for AI visibility, you risk disappearing where it matters most.

The AI Visibility Index

⚔ Semrush’s AI Visibility Roadmap gives you a clear plan to stay discoverable:

šŸš€ Quick Wins (30–60 days)
šŸ”§ Fix technical gaps, set up AI search monitoring, and optimize existing content for LLM-readability.

šŸ“ˆ Next Steps (3–6 months)
šŸ’¬ Build credibility with ā€œBest ofā€ content, active community participation, and stronger review strategies.

šŸ† Long-Term Plays (6–12 months)
šŸ“° Lock in authority with media partnerships, thought-leadership pieces, and topic clusters designed for AI citation.

šŸ’” The shift is happening now. Brands that act early will own the next era of search.

šŸ¤– 700M Consumers Can’t Be Wrong

šŸ¤– 700M Consumers Can’t Be Wrong

OpenAI just dropped the largest study ever on how real people use ChatGPT—covering 1.5 million conversations and a jaw-dropping 700 million weekly users. The findings show AI isn’t just an enterprise tool anymore—it’s woven into everyday life.

How users use ChatGPT

The future of AI isn’t just enterprise—it’s everyday life. ChatGPT is quietly reshaping how people learn, work, and buy, compressing time-to-output and influencing decisions that traditional metrics don’t capture.

For marketers and creators, this is the signal: audiences everywhere are training themselves to think and shop with AI.

šŸ‘‰ Don’t miss the complete breakdown and the marketing implications—from how to position your brand inside conversational AI to spotting the next growth markets.

šŸ‘‰ Want all the numbers and context? Read the full study and see the deep-dive blog.

How 433 Investors Unlocked 400X Return Potential

Institutional investors back startups to unlock outsized returns. Regular investors have to wait. But not anymore. Thanks to regulatory updates, some companies are doing things differently.

Take Revolut. In 2016, 433 regular people invested an average of $2,730. Today? They got a 400X buyout offer from the company, as Revolut’s valuation increased 89,900% in the same timeframe.

Founded by a former Zillow exec, Pacaso’s co-ownership tech reshapes the $1.3T vacation home market. They’ve earned $110M+ in gross profit to date, including 41% YoY growth in 2024 alone. They even reserved the Nasdaq ticker PCSO.

The same institutional investors behind Uber, Venmo, and eBay backed Pacaso. And you can join them. But not for long. Pacaso’s investment opportunity ends September 18.

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⚔ Instant Infographics with One Prompt

šŸš€ How to Build Infographics with Just One Prompt

There’s now a faster way. Google’s Gemini can turn raw ideas or complex data into ready-to-share visuals in minutes.

Here’s how simple it is:

1ļøāƒ£ Go to Gemini
2ļøāƒ£ Type your prompt
3ļøāƒ£ Select Canvas → then Create → Infographic

That’s it. Your messy notes or analytics can instantly become polished, digestible graphics—perfect for campaigns, reports, and social posts.

Why this matters:

  • ⚔ Saves hours of design time

  • šŸ“Š Makes data instantly understandable

  • šŸš€ Lets you ship more visual content, faster

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