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Steph leveraged her experience leading content at The Hustle to launch Doing Content Right, earning $40K in the first month.
Steph Smith led a 30-person publications team at The Hustle and operated 6 technical blogs (3 of which she launched), reaching 600K+ email subscribers and millions of monthly readers.
She helped create and scale Trends, a premium publication, to thousands of subscribers and millions in ARR in under two years, leading to an 8-figure acquisition.
Leveraging her expertise, she wrote and launched "Doing Content Right" - a complete manual for starting, developing, and growing a blog or newsletter.
The guide did $40,000 in sales in the first month and has since sold more than 5,300 copies. She launched with multiple formats: book + exercises + Discord community + videos + bonuses.
Leverage experience from leading large teams to create educational products
Launch with multiple formats (book + exercises + Discord + videos + bonuses)
Price based on transformation value, not time to create
First month revenue of $40K validates strong market demand
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Steph achieved 2 milestones on the path to $10K MRR
$40,000
The journey, decisions, and context behind this milestone
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