Rolling Stone's bet on creators & our first NFT drop

Hello storytellers! This past Friday Nicole Casperson from WTFintech joined us for a Twitter Space to share her tips and tricks for creating consistently. As the host of a wildly successful podcast and a beloved fintech newsletter, Nicole is a content dynamo. Here’s what she had to say about the best ways to stay consistent on your creator journey.

For more awesome insights and conversations, be sure to follow us on Twitter.

Drop It Like It’s Hot

That’s right, we’re doing our very own NFT drop. On National Tell A Story Day (aka April 27) we’re celebrating creators with the Inspiring Creator Drop.

We’ve shortlisted some of the most original creators in the world for this drop and you might be one of them. Claiming your NFT is free and will give you access to tons of cool stuff, such as secret creator meetups. Here’s how you can claim your NFT:

• Find your NFT in our collection (link will be shared on the 27th)

• Claim your NFT with a tweet. Don’t forget to tag @salleyinc

• Receive your NFT

To make sure you don’t miss the announcement, keep an eye on our Twitter page.

We don’t know about you but we can hardly wait.

Upcoming Twitter Spaces

May 6: How to Monetize Your Content and When 

Monetizing your content is always a pain. Should you include ads, do brand partnerships, sponsored content, subscription? And when is the right time to get started with it? We’ll be talking all this and more. Save the date!

May 20: How to Crack TikTok’s Algorithm for Faster Growth with Seth Godwin

TikTok can be scary. But Seth Godwin has mastered the ins and outs of the platform’s algorithm to achieve quick and sustained growth. In this session, he’ll be sharing his secrets with us. You don’t want to miss this one.

News from the Community

Our friend KP launched The 10k Club, a mastermind for entrepreneurs who want to grow their Twitter audience, last week. It sold out in 20 minutes. Go, KP!

Kevin Esherick launched Material, a project at the intersection of performance art fashion, web3 and human connection. Way to go, Kevin! We can’t wait to see how it goes.

Danny Miranda’s podcast is making big numbers. His downloads for April have already surpassed all his prior records and the month isn’t even over yet. Congrats, Danny!

Do you have news you’d like to share with the community? Send it our way and we’ll add it to the next newsletter.

Things you should know about

Where are the women creators?: Workweek launched a campaign to diversify the creator field and empower more women creators to do what they love. If you are an ambitious woman who should create full-time or you know one, send this her way.

Rolling Stone is betting big on creators: The iconic magazine debuted its first-ever “Creators” issue this Tuesday, with Mr. Beast himself on the cover. 2021 was the first profitable year the magazine had in a while, largely because of its focus on creators. Now, the magazine, is doubling down on covering and collaborating with creators. It’s a brave new world!

Just for fun

What being a creator feels like (courtesy of Ash Lamb)

With love,

Team Salley