#222: Jay Clouse – 1 Million Podcast Downloads In Less Than 2 Years

<p>Jay Clouse is a podcaster and creator. He is the host of Creative Elements, a show with over 1 million downloads (in just than 2 years). In today's interview, he talked about how to create unique messaging, his MOAT method, what it was like to work with Pat Flynn, how his voice is so silky smooth, and much more.</p> <p>Topics:</p> <p>(0:00) Intro</p> <p>(0:25) How Jay helped his dad plant trees</p> <p>(4:30) Why Jay's 1 year of journalism was his most impactful</p> <p>(6:43) Inverted pyramid (style of writing)</p> <p>(10:55) Turning blog posts into books</p> <p>(14:05) "Lifestyle of an author"</p> <p>(17:13) Timeless principles of creators (The MOAT Method)</p> <p>(22:43) Messaging as a creator</p> <p>(24:47) Working with Pat Flynn</p> <p>(30:02) The highs and lows of being a creator</p> <p>(35:12) Living on $24,000/year</p> <p>(38:00) How does it feel to look back on it?</p> <p>(39:50) Winning a negotiation</p> <p>(41:50) Origin of money story problem</p> <p>(43:20) How to get over the money story?</p> <p>(44:22) Jay's podcast changing his money story</p> <p>(46:54) Jay's silky smooth voice</p> <p><span style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> (51:20) Day-to-day energy levels</span></p> <p>(52:34) Work like a lion</p> <p>(54:23) Repurposing ideas</p> <p>(58:40) Cold emailing (The Rule of One Scroll)</p> <p>(1:03:13) Growth for podcasters and creators</p> <p>(1:11:24) Connecting with Jay</p> <p>Jay's Links</p> <p><a href="https://www.creativeelements.fm/">Podcast</a> / <a href="https://creativecompanion.club/">Newsletter</a> / <a href= "https://twitter.com/jayclouse">Twitter</a></p> <p>Continue the conversation with me...</p> <p>🎙 Podcast: <a href= "https://podfollow.com/1532160275/view">https://podfollow.com/1532160275/view</a></p> <p>🐣 Twitter: <a href= "https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda">https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda</a></p> <p>📸 Instagram: <a href= "https://instagram.com/heydannymiranda">https