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š„ Stop Selling, Start Attracting
Build an audience that buysāwithout cold DMs or pushy pitches.
āļø Todayās Highlights:
š„ The blueprint to attract customers without traditional selling
šļø A content calendar that actually drives sales
š 5 types of content every solo founder should publish
š Real examples of founders turning content into consistent revenue
(Total read time: 5 minutes)
Letās talk about the best sales strategy no one calls āsalesā:
Content-Led Growth.
Solo founders donāt have sales teams.
But what you have is even better:
You have your voice.
This week, weāre ditching traditional selling,
and learning how to attract customers instead by creating valuable content.
This is the system Iād use today if I had zero customers and 30 days to get revenue.
Hereās the blueprint š
š Why Content-Led Growth Beats Selling:
Traditional selling:
Cold outreach, pitches, rejection
You chase them (exhausting)
Content-led growth:
Valuable insights, storytelling, authenticity
They come to you (energizing)
If youāre not naturally āsalesyā, thatās great news.
You donāt need to sell harder.
You need to attract smarter.
š 5 Content Types Every Solo Founder Should Publish:
Hereās exactly what to publish to attract your ideal customers without begging for business:
1. Proof of Expertise
Threads or posts breaking down something specific you've accomplished.
(Ex: How I built a landing page that converted at 30%)
2. Actionable Tutorials
Quick wins your audience can implement immediately.
(Ex: Build your first Notion dashboard in 10 minutes)
3. Pain Point Stories
Speak directly to your customersā frustrations.
(Ex: Why your funnel isn't convertingāand how to fix it)
4. Product Journeys
Transparent updates on what youāre building, including wins and fails.
(Ex: How I went from 0 to 100 paying users in 30 days)
5. Curated Resources
Share useful tools, articles, templates, and guides your audience loves.
(Ex: 10 tools every solo founder needs in 2025)
šļø The Solo Founder Content Calendar (That Actually Drives Sales):
Hereās a dead-simple weekly posting schedule that works across LinkedIn, Threads, Twitter, or newsletters:
Monday: Actionable tutorial (quick win)
Wednesday: Pain point story (address frustrations)
Friday: Product journey or weekly reflection (build trust)
Pattyās Pro Tip:
Always end your content with a subtle, genuine CTA:
āWant more? Reply or DM me.ā
āBuilding something similar? Letās chat.ā
š Real Founders Winning with Content-Led Growth:
Justin Welsh: Built a 7-figure solopreneur business purely through consistent LinkedIn content. No sales calls, just inbound traffic.
Dan Koe: Turned his Twitter threads into multiple six-figure income streams. All organic, zero paid ads.
Marie Poulin: Grew a massive Notion-based course business purely through tutorials and resources she shared openly.
These founders didnāt cold-call or pitch relentlessly.
They shared, attracted, and converted effortlessly.
Final Thought:
Stop thinking you have to be a salesperson.
Start thinking like a publisher.
When you lead with generosity and real value,
you donāt chase customersā
you create believers.
This is your sign to stop selling and start attracting.
š ļø Want the Full Content System?
Inside the Business in a Box course, youāll find plug-and-play content calendars, templates, and a full content-led distribution strategy designed specifically for solo founders.
Pattyās Picks
Real tools and links I actually use. No fluffājust resources to help you attract and scale with content.
š Article: The AudienceāFirst Growth Strategy: How Solo Founders Build MillionāDollar Launches Without Products
A stepābyāstep breakdown of how solo founders build audiences that buy before they even have a productāavoiding the ācrickets at launchā trap.
ā Read it here
š Tool: Typefully ā Write, schedule, and analyze your Twitter/Threads content beautifully and simply.
š Free Resource: Solo Founder Content Planner
A Notion template that guides you through defining your content themes, weekly structure, and calls-to-action.
š Tool: Beehiiv ā The simplest email platform for creators looking to monetize audiences and launch digital offerings seamlessly.
š Got an idea youāre building and want a PMF gut check?
Iāll give you my honest take ā no fluff, no pitch.
Letās make sure youāre building the right thing, for the right market, in the right way.
ā Patrick

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