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Create Your World

Create Your World

By Ben McCarthy and Liam Gibson

A weekly look at two content creators on the journey to profitable online content businesses 🎨 Share the pain of 0 views, and the glory of the first dollar 💸 Ben McCarthy is the founder of Discover Earth, a web app with a daily feed about the Carl Sagan-esque wonders of the cosmos. Check out https://discover.earth & twitter.com/benmcc. He lives in Sydney. Liam Gibson is the founder of Policy People, an article aggregator for communities of think tank professionals. Check out https://policy-people.org. He lives in Taipei. Join our community: Reddit.com/r/CreateYourWorld
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2020 Vision

Create Your WorldJan 20, 2020

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Jul 16, 202036:23
Feed me.. ! Tinkering with RSS plugins
Mar 29, 202022:08
Creating under Quarantine

Creating under Quarantine

Getting cabin fever under quarantine..? Nothing like good conversation when in isolation..! Liam (almost) finishes his thesis and looks ahead to create new synergies between Policy People and Global Voices, Ben maps out his game plan for the Product Hunt launch. 

Mar 20, 202002:32:09
Ben's preparing for launch / A disastrous internship
Feb 19, 202001:17:41
Liam: 3, 2, 1 .. Policy People has launched! 🚀

Liam: 3, 2, 1 .. Policy People has launched! 🚀

Recording taken of the night of Policy People's first mini-launch. Check out the site now at http://policy-people.org/ (and please give feedback ;-) In this quick ep, I give an overview of the site's stack plus which users I chose to test out the MVP. Updates on first user feedback due in the next episode with Ben, so stay tuned!

http://policy-people.org/

https://www.livechatinc.com/

https://www.quantumcloud.com/products/simple-link-directory/


Feb 17, 202009:13
Liam: My Minimum Viable (Free!) WordPress Stack
Jan 29, 202019:48
2020 Vision

2020 Vision

Ben and Liam reemerge from the depths to bring you our plans for 2020 and a long overdue update on all that has been going on these past few months. Thanks to all of you for hanging in there! 

Jan 20, 202001:15:11
On hiatus!

On hiatus!

Create Your World goes on temporary hiatus while Liam completes his Master's degree. Also:

- Biggest lessons learned so far

- Plans for Liam's next project: "Global Voices"

- Podcasting tips

- Reflections on the podcast so far

Oct 04, 201901:16:31
Finding solid ground / Coding school?

Finding solid ground / Coding school?

Liam is out of luck in applications for teaching platforms as he tries to make ends meet with some solid teaching hours while Ben weighs up whether or not learning Python would be more efficient than outsourcing.  

Sep 20, 201959:22
Claire-ity at last! / Showing your Strengths

Claire-ity at last! / Showing your Strengths

- Is this the era of creators?

- Liam's rocky business partnership reaches a conclusion.  But as one door closes, another opens

- Referral SaaS companies compared

- Ben helps a small business get on the map

Sep 13, 201901:01:40
An Instagram Breakthrough | 'Go Pro' on Teachable?
Sep 06, 201901:20:22
~ The One-Ear-Only Episode ~
Aug 30, 201956:55
Oh.. SEO! / Slicing up a new sales pie
Aug 19, 201901:22:16
A Fresh Perspective
Aug 05, 201901:19:23
Flakey Freelancers / An Unexpected Turn
Jul 26, 201953:14
This Grass Ain't Greener! / Getting the Facts Straight

This Grass Ain't Greener! / Getting the Facts Straight

Liam's Utopian vision is shattered while Ben deals with feedback from a traffic spike

Jul 19, 201901:14:10
Outsourcing on a limb / Buying time with a new platform
Jul 12, 201901:17:36
Enticing new platforms / How to nail product-market fit
Jun 27, 201902:10:15
Concocting Stories and Strategies with Mark Wilbur, the Online Alchemist
Jun 21, 201902:16:37
All-seeing Instagram Integrations / Game Over for Gamification ?
Jun 14, 201902:26:09
Fixing leaky Reddit funnels / Why YouTube channels grow like trees
May 31, 201901:37:22
Looking at the Big Picture / Sobering up with Psychonauts

Looking at the Big Picture / Sobering up with Psychonauts

Ben gets to grips with the psychonauts and looks into other niche communities, Liam steps back to redefine his long-term goals and the business he is building.

May 31, 201901:43:28
Trouble with the job / Making native content

Trouble with the job / Making native content

Liam finds his business is causing some issues with his regular job, and Ben decides his content needs to change

May 31, 201901:24:27
Revising the Course / Fighting for Clicks

Revising the Course / Fighting for Clicks

Liam tries a new tack with his new course, and Ben tries new strategies to get traffic 

May 31, 201901:00:29
A Big Turnaround / Finding Niches

A Big Turnaround / Finding Niches

Liam's fortunes turn at the last minute, Ben looks to refine his target audience

May 30, 201901:28:28
Crash and Burn / Starting Marketing

Crash and Burn / Starting Marketing

Liam's course launch doesn't go as well as he hoped, and Ben starts marketing Discover Earth.

May 30, 201957:19
Welcome to Our World

Welcome to Our World

Ben and Liam introduce their businesses, how they chose them, and their plans for the future. 

May 30, 201918:39