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I turn founder ideas into published books that build authority
I turn founder voice notes into viral LinkedIn posts.
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How's the best way to use Contra.com? What do I want to achieve?
These are two questions that have been on my mind for the last couple of days. As a new user, I don't want Contra.com to be just another platform on which I waste time. For that, we have Facebook and Instagram. I want to make my time worth my buck here.
For that, I was thinking about the following strategy for now:
- create on engaging post per day for user to comment and notice me.
- engage with two or three new individuals daily.
The goal here is to show my expertise in copywriting and content writing, thus earning the trust of potential clients and collaborators.
What do you think about my strategy?
P.S.: I need to see if I got my profile completed and if I got every aspect of this website discovered.
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A non-fiction author asked me this week: Can I use my Amazon book launch to capture qualified business leads?"
Here's what I told them:
Yes, by embedding a bonus resource link inside your ebook interior layout. Directing readers from your KDP ebook to a GoHighLevel landing page allows you to collect reader emails, offer workbooks, and build an audience you own directly.
Ezekiel Opeyemi Ibikunle · Book Cover Designer & Formatter · GoHighLevel
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Your Story Can be Important and Still Fail to Connect.
I've learned something
from working with stories:
Having something
worth saying isn't the same
as knowing how to make
people care about it.
A founder may have spent
years building a company.
A professional may have
overcome extraordinary circumstances.
An author may have
a fascinating idea for a novel.
Someone may have lived
a life worthy of a memoir.
But raw experience isn't automatically a compelling story.
The same is true of fiction.
A brilliant premise isn't enough.
The reader still needs
a reason to care about
the character, the conflict,
and what happens next.
That's why I've become
increasingly interested in
storytelling as the underlying
craft behind my work.
Fiction.
Memoir.
Founder and personal narratives.
Different forms.
Different purposes.
But the same
fundamental question:
Why should someone care
about this story?
That's the question
I keep coming back to.
Because good storytelling
doesn't simply communicate information.
It makes people feel,
understand, remember,
and continue reading.
And that's ultimately
what I help create.
Stories people care about.
If you're sitting on
a life story, book idea,
fictional concept,
or founder journey that
you know has something
meaningful inside it,
but you're struggling
to shape it into
a compelling narrative,
that's where I come in.
#Storytelling #Ghostwriting #NarrativeWriting #Memoir
