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Use These 9 Tools To Make $5 Million a Year

Essential Tools Every Founder Needs To Know About

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Matt Gray
December 17, 2022

It used to be that if you wanted to build a 7-figure business you’d need to have a massive team and a physical office.

But nowadays founders are making millions of dollars with low-maintenance businesses that they operate solo or with a small team of remote contractors.

This is possible thanks to incredible tools that allow you to accomplish things that in the past would have required a team of experts.

I've experienced the benefit of these tools firsthand.

In the past 3.5 years I’ve done over $9 million. 

And I didn't have to write a single line of code or learn any crazy new technical skills.

In today’s newsletter, I will share with you my 9 "must-use" no-code tools.

These tools will skyrocket your productivity and allow you to build out a multimillion-dollar revenue stream.

Before we dive in...

I owe a lot of my success to the fact that I’ve managed to grow a community of 14 million raving fans.

It completely changed the trajectory of my life.

And that’s exactly why audience building is a core component of my Founder OS Program.

However, I know that the timing might not be right for everyone to join my comprehensive mentorship program…

So I’ve decided to share my process for audience building with you in a brand new course.

Introducing: Audience OS - Go from unknown to an audience of 1 million.

I’ve distilled everything I’ve learned about audience building over 14 years into a simple system you can begin implementing immediately.

Now, normally this information is only available to those in my Founder OS Program (worth $2k).

However, for the time being, you can access Audience OS for just $150.

But I do have to tell you, I can’t guarantee how long the price will stay the same, or how long I’ll even make this course available for purchase.

If you’re ready to take your audience building to the next level…

Now, here are my 9 "must-use" no-code tools. 🪂

Tools for Audience Growth

I’m a firm believer that building an audience is one of the most important things that a founder can do.

Because regardless of what your niche is, having an audience can 10X anything you do with your brand.

And by using the powerful tools listed below I've been able to rapidly grow my audience, followers and subscribers.

Hypefury is my secret weapon for growing and monetizing my Twitter audience.

It functions like an automated Twitter assistant that:

  • Automatically retweets my highest-performing tweets

  • Auto-appends call-to-actions onto my best tweets

  • Auto-DMs those that interact with my tweets

Another tool I use to take my Twitter to the next level is BlackMagic.

This tool helps me Tweet like a pro with in-depth analytics.

It also allows me to build specialized Twitter “lists” so I can quickly stay up-to-date and engage with top Twitter profiles.

It’s one thing to build an audience on someone else’s platform, and another thing completely to “own” your audience.

My favorite tool for growing and owning my own audience is the newsletter platform Beehiiv.

It was built by the team that grew Morning Brew to 3 million subscribers.

It’s easy and fun to use, and it comes with a built-in referral feature that will supercharge your email list growth.

Tools for Content Creation

Posting consistently is the #1 way to grow your following faster.

However your time as a founder is precious and you can't spend all day creating content.

That's why I leverage these awesome tools to slash my writing time in half...or more.

Typeshare is my go-to resource for content inspiration. It is chocked full of unbelievable templates for writing emails, Twitter threads, and LinkedIn posts.

It helps eliminates writer's block and easily allows me to get my posts written in less than half the time it did before I started using Typeshare.

Copy.ai is a powerful AI content generator that delivers premium results in seconds.

All you have to do is tweak it to your liking.

It helps you write high-quality content FAST and comes with heaps of additional tools and templates.

Tools for Monetization

Building your audience is just part of the formula. You also have to have a way to monetize said audience.

One of the easiest ways you can do that is through digital products and mentorship.

Here are a couple tools I use to help generate revenue with my audience.

I've used Kajabi to generate over $180k in the last 6 months.

Use it to sell your own digital courses and products.

It’s super easy to create revenue funnels, it hosts all of your content and comes with powerful analytics so you can make data-informed decisions for your business.

Word of mouth is likely the most powerful persuasion mechanism in the world.

I use Testimonial to get testimonials from my customers and close more deals.

It’s simple and easy to use, and allows you to collect both text and video testimonials.

It also has built-in tracking metrics so you can promote your highest-performing testimonials.

Tools for Growth

You always want to be growing and improving. Otherwise you'll be the biggest bottleneck in your business.

Here's what I use to continually up my game.

80% of my success has come from mentors. They give me guidance and help me avoid serious mistakes.

I love MentorPass because it allows me to find niche-specific mentors, and I don’t have to try and chase them down for a call.

I search for the mentor I want to speak with, book a time on their schedule, and download their knowledge into my brain.

It’s not enough to just level up yourself as a founder. You also need to systemize processes so you can scale.

Notion allows you to create a central operating system for your team.

In it you can house SOPs, checklists, and more.

There you have it, 9 of my "must-use" no-code tools.

I hope you found them helpful.

Take some time this upcoming week to apply them to your business, and hit me up on Twitter in a few weeks with how you're going.

Let's win together 🥇

Matt

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