Tai Pham | YouTube Scriptwriter

“iShowSpeed Owns The World” is an absolute masterclass in storytelling. It got almost 600k views after only 9 days. And here are 7 storytelling techniques from the video which left me in awe:

When I was in school, I got an assignment to interview a person with our dream job 99% of the class interviewed a retail store manager I cold emailed the CMO of Versace and got him on the phone and he invited me to meet Donatella Versace Send the cold email. Send the cold DM🫡

@copymanuel Exactly man, my first hit was somewhere over my 30th script, then I got a couple more and didn’t care as much as the first time I got it haha

I wrote 17 scripts before the 18th one turned into a video that broke the million views ceiling.  I wrote 20 scripts before the 21st one broke the $5k video earnings ceiling.  The point is, your first work probably won't be a hit. Your tenth might not be.  But you know what might be a hit? Your 20th work. Maybe your 30th work.  Keep putting in the reps. Your time will come.

🚨📕 THE BOOK OF ELON IS NOW LIVE!!! 🎉🚀 This is the book we WISHED @elonmusk would write… “All of Elon's most useful ideas, in his own words.” Learn directly from the world’s greatest entrepreneur, like you’re sitting across from him at dinner. It took FIVE YEARS to make this for you. Because it's built from hundreds and hundreds of Elon's public appearances. I went through 3,000,000+ words to collect the most useful and timeless ideas. The final book is ~50,000 words. Every word is USEFUL. (This is what I do. My first book, The Almanack of Naval Ravikant, is one of the top 100 most highlighted books of all time on Kindle.) Then, I spent $50,000+ on editing and design so it looks and feels beautiful. Then… > Foreword by @naval. > Visuals by @jackbutcher. > Blurb from @mrbeast. > Published by @scribemediaco. > And yes, approval on this idea from Elon himself, thanks to @samteller. I went Maximum Effort to make this an all-timer. We got 10/10 on reviews from early readers, then worked on it for ANOTHER YEAR. Why so much effort? My mission is to create One Million Musks. For a generation to lift our gaze and build, so our grandchildren live in a world beyond our wildest dreams. I’m an independent author. I don’t get an advance. I risk my own time and money to make these books. Then we give away millions of them. Digital versions are free. I believe this book can benefit every human, and if you can’t pay five bucks for it, I want to personally gift it to you. Because I know it is useful. Useful how? You may be seeking purpose, a mission worthy of your life’s effort. You may have a clear purpose and seek the tools for success. You will find both in this book. Get the benefits of Elon’s entire life of hard-won lessons in a five-hour, easy read. (I checked, it’s a 5th-grade reading level.) You’ll feel personally mentored by the greatest entrepreneur in history. Click below to buy it now on Amazon, Audible, or directly from me. Amazon: amzn.to/47avSuh Audible: lnkd.in/gi_7HrFP Me: lnkd.in/gS2xWUWH If you’re not sure it’s worth $4.99 yet, just start reading the free version. PLEASE take 6 seconds to Like, Bookmark, and Repost. Even better: send this to your friends, team, or Group Chats! I guarantee this book will improve their lives. Spread the word! Every little thing helps. Your support spreads good ideas around the world, helping people and making the future better for everyone. Thank you! Forward. Together.

@abhayait @yacineMTB This is so true, it’s your skill that gives you the peace of mind, knowing you can always make the money whenever you want.

@yacineMTB fuck you money is temporary; fuck you skills are permanent leverage. the moment your expertise becomes undeniable, the power dynamic flips forever. most people chase the money first and wonder why they still feel owned.

there's fuck you money, but then there is fuck you skills. you can be so skilled that you don't actually have to care about what people think. you'll be fine no matter what

@Nicolascole77 Prompt

Writer Career Paths is officially LIVE! But I have a surprise... I wrote a secret chapter (not included in the book) about how AI is going to impact every major Writer Career Path. Comment "prompt" below and I'll send it to you for free 👇

@copymanuel That’s my go-to response too haha

how do I tell my parents that I make millions from writing online? writing??!😂 all I will say is I run a content and marketing business.😂

@Jazzify_ar Thanks for commenting but it's pretty much outdated because I didn't update it since the time I posted it

@taiphammm Arrr!

Bad hooks destroy your content • No view • No growth • Wasted time & effort So I made this Hook Checklist to make sure my hooks are good. It will bring me 1,000s of followers in 2023. Wanna see it? Like + Cmt "Arrr!" and I'll send you. (Must be following, or I can't DM)

@Jayyanginspires I have these signs when I’m working kn my side hustle, but the polar opposite at my 9-5 haha

Signs you’re on the right track: You wake up excited to get to work. Hours pass by in a blur when you’re working. You get dopamine when working. You feel the itch to work when you’re not working. You go to bed tired but not exhausted. You feel proud of the work you’re doing.

@Jayyanginspires I don’t have any question, but reading your book gave me the confident to quit my 9-5 (avr income, monotonous job, no room for growth and toxic environment, but it’s stable and respected) and pursue another path. It feels really strange after working a 9-5 for almost a decade.

Ask me anything (Life, business, career, content, etc) 👇

@MercureCopy Relying too much on tools like that it’s dangerous, after relying on writing using AI for a while, I switched to manual first, AI later. And the first time I used my brain to write again, I stared at the screen for like 30 minutes haha

My neighbor sent a polished message to our building group chat yesterday. Which was weird because this guy usually writes like he’s texting with his elbows. I’m talking 3 spelling mistakes per sentence minimum. So it was obviously ChatGPT. Someone called him out on it. So he went back to writing his own messages… And you know what came back along with the spelling mistakes? Absolute chaos. Shit was all over the place. He started complaining about the elevator, then he brought his landlord up for no apparent reason, then he circled back to asking if anyone had seen his package… Wild. And that got me thinking… A lot of people are letting AI organize their thoughts for them. Which sounds helpful until you realize you’re never actually learning to organize your thoughts yourself. You already know this if you follow my account here. “Clear writing is clear thinking.” You’ve heard it a thousand times. But it’s worth repeating. And it’s more important than ever because so many people are getting lazy about it. Writing forces you to untangle the mess in your head. To figure out what you’re actually trying to say and put it in some kind of order. It makes you a better marketer too. Because you know how to keep things simple and compelling. But when you skip that step, you never develop that muscle. And you know what they say about muscle, which is also true for any type of skill… “Use it or lose it.” I’m actually worried about some people. Imagine not using your brain for 10, 20 years. What happens then? My neighbor should keep writing his own messy messages. At least he’d be using his brain. And maybe he’ll figure out how to organize his thoughts eventually.

@stevenbaterina Yep, but the thing stopping most people from creating content is because of delayed gratification, the seeds you planted won't bear fruit right away so it's pretty tough to maintain it for a long time

Content beats outreach. Every. Single. Time. I spent 6 months cold calling businesses only to make $600 total All while getting cursed out by people who didn’t want to hear from me. Then I started posting my rejection videos on TikTok for fun. One of those videos got me a DM from Hasbulla’s team. A single piece of content opened a door worth more than hundreds of cold calls. Outreach is linear. Content is scalable.

@copymanuel Is there any reasons behind that? It’s getting more expensive to get a job but what about the quality of those jobs. Although I’m not on Upwork yet but I heard people are complaining about shitty jobs on the platform

Sigh. Soon it will cost 40 connects to apply to a job on Upwork.

@jasoncfox Training

I stopped chasing leads but made more money With a small following, low engagement and without the crazy 100s of comments of DMs a day You can Copy this ↓ Comment “Training” and I’ll send you the link. Most biz owners waste their time chasing: → Engagement hacks but no sales → 17 different client acquisition methods → Crazy volume, just to support the broken guru funnel I narrowed the scope of our offer and the scope of acquisition system to just 1 Post a day → 10 Warm DMs a Day →  3-4 Emails a week  The best part, you can add in angles and variations to attract different leads The numbers show that this thing WORKS In the last 30 days → 545 Visitors → 301 Opt-Ins → 173 Open email 1 → 155 Open email 3 (first offer) →  27 Reply to email 3 → 12 opt-in for a call → 6 Join that month ($2k average collected) But the funnel continues → 119 Open Email 5 and 6 → 10 Buy something from those emails → 5 x 1:1 calls at $250/call  → 5 Trials with Adtaria On the $250 call 100% of those people credit the $250 to joining a program so another 5 sales locked in. So the raw numbers: Month 1 Cash: 11 sales at $2k (average) $22k collected Out of the original 173 who opened email 1 another 7 will purchase within 90 days from that first email. Again averaging around $2k so the total cash of a single simple funnel is $36k within 90 days.  And that compounds month over month... I created a new 19-minute training where I break down the complete system to get inbound leads on LinkedIn. Comment “Training” & I’ll send it to your DMs. ps. must be following – repost for priority access

@Nicolascole77 May they need to switch to longer form content, yes it's going to reach much smaller audience but the ones who engages are usually the ones you need

X algo has officially changed. Feed is filled with sensational, lowest-cognitive-load, generally polarizing content. Will be interesting to see how niche creators need to adapt (a question I’m asking myself as someone who has written on this platform for years).

@Nicolascole77 @zacinsights LMAO nice

@zacinsights thanks chatgpt

@MercureCopy This post spoke directly to my gut. What an amazing piece of work. And this one is absolutely my favorite: "And in that moment you realize you’ll always be someone else’s bitch until you figure this business thing out."

I know exactly when you decided to become a Copywriter… It wasn’t when you read your first sales letter. Or when you discovered this industry even existed. It was the moment something in your life became so unbearable that learning this lucrative skill felt like your only way out. Maybe your bank account hit zero. Maybe your boss said something that made you realize you’d be in that cubicle forever. Maybe it was your parents. You looked at their life then yours and thought “this can’t be it.” See, I’ve learned throughout the years that real change, the kind that actually sticks… it never starts with inspiration. It starts with humiliation. But I’m not talking about the regular kind we can laugh off. I’m talking about the special kind that burns itself into your memory forever. The kind you can still feel in your stomach 5 years later. We’re all walking around with problems. Right? We’re professionals at coping and making excuses. Dead-end job? You’ll complain about it every Friday for 10 years. 15 kilos overweight? You’ll just buy bigger pants. Bad marriage? You’ll think “that’s just the way it is.” For 20 years. We’re incredibly talented at tolerating nuisance. Until THAT moment… That one specific moment where the pain gets so sharp, so precise, that it cuts through all your bullshit excuses. You visit your parents and watch your 58-year-old dad ice his back after another 12-hour shift, and you remember being 10 years old, promising you’d take care of them someday. But here you are, closing in to the Big 30, still figuring out how to take care of yourself. Or that time when your boss talks to you like you’re retarded in front of everyone, and you take it. You actually smile and take it, because you need this job. And in that moment you realize you’ll always be someone else’s bitch until you figure this business thing out. Or that time when you’re at the pool and your kid yells “daddy come swim with me” and you stay under the umbrella in your shirt because you can’t handle the looks from other parents when you take it off. Or that time when you’re helping with homework and your daughter draws your family. Everyone’s a stick figure except you. You’re round. She’s 5 and she’s already noticed. That’s not pain anymore. That’s shame. And shame? Shame is rocket fuel. See, people don’t always buy solutions to problems. Because problems become comfortable after a while. We can live with problems forever. People buy escape routes from moments they never want to relive. Think about it. The guy who buys your bizopp course isn’t dreaming about 6-figure launches. He’s remembering sitting in his car after getting laid off, googling “how to make money online” while his pregnant wife thinks he’s still at work. The woman who buys your workout program isn’t dreaming of being thin. She’s remembering her boyfriend’s hand on her stomach and how he moved it away without thinking, like it was automatic. When you nail that moment in your Copy, your reader’s stomach drops. They get the same feeling, the same heat in their face, the same desperate wish to be anywhere else. They’re back there. And now they’ll pay almost anything to never go back again. I call these trigger events. Those specific moments when the pain crystallizes into something you can’t ignore. Like a battery storing energy, these moments store shame. And shame doesn’t fade. It sits there, waiting. I know you know what I’m talking about. You have that one memory that still makes you wince. The one you’d pay good money to erase. Everyone has them. These moments all share something. Shame, rejection, anger, loss… pick your poison. They burn themselves into memory because they’re precise. It’s not “I’m overweight.” It’s “when the plastic chair collapsed when I sat on it in front of everyone.” So you tell that story. Precise enough that they feel it. Vague enough that they see themselves. Then you show them someone who lived through it and came out the other side. See, most people think we change when we get motivated, or when we learn some kind of new, breakthrough information. That’s bullshit. People change when staying the same becomes more painful than the work it takes to change. And that pain always has a specific moment, a specific feeling they can recall in perfect detail. Now your job is not to create that pain. It already exists. Your job is to find it, name it, and show them someone who felt that exact sting and found a way out. And you don’t do this by stacking guarantees on top of benefits on top of features. You do it with a story about someone who was drowning in that same shame and made it to shore. And once you understand this and why it’s so powerful, you’ll never write the same way again. Because you’ll stop trying to convince people they need to change. You’ll just remind them of the moment they already decided to.

@eevblog @fyreinteractive Please enlighten me

@fyreinteractive Bullshit.

This tiny YT channel of mine has LESS THAN 400 SUBSCRIBERS. it has made me close to $100,000 in 7 months. Subscriber count don't mean sh*t if you know how to drive the right traffic to the right offer. Positioning is everything. Your words make it happen.

@darwintakesover QUESTIONS

some of you are copywriters and some of you are cOpYwRiTeRs it depends on what you think persuasion is. bad news, it's NOT: - listing benefits - using PAS or NESB - handling objections on a sales call those are surface-level things you've been taught in a 12-hour copywriting course they never told you to study freud and jung never mentioned 5 subconscious triggers never said you can sell without selling ACTUAL manipulation is so subtle it doesn't even remotely sound like a sale one of the ways you can engineer a sale is through questions that make them sell to themselves i finesse $70k+ for one of my clients monthly using ONLY questions that are: listed in a typeform/google form not a part of the main funnel engineered to speak to their unconscious mind and i broke them down in a document FOLLOW, LIKE + COMMENT "QUESTIONS" and i'll dm you the link unless you want to keep "persuading" with a 1% conversion rate lol