Hey Reader,
Have you been putting off launching your website, or reworking the one you have, because it doesn’t look the way you want it to yet?
Yea, I've been there. Here's the thing though:
You don’t need a fancy website to get started.
You don’t need perfect branding, a beautifully curated color palette, clever copy, or a bunch of bells and whistles.
What you need is a clear message, a simple structure, and a way for people to connect with you. That’s it. (add in a way to buy from you if you've got something to sell)
I’ve seen so many new creators/entrepreneurs get stuck in this crazy design limbo for months. So many of us have delayed launches waiting to “look legit,” or because we keep tweaking pages that no one is even visiting yet.
✅ A simple, clear website that works ＞ a fancy, pixel-perfect site that’s never launched.
If you’re starting from scratch, or doing a refresh, focus on this first:
- Who do you help?
- What do you help them do?
- What’s the first step they can take to work with you, learn from you, or follow along?
That’s all your homepage needs to say. That’s what people are actually looking for.
You can always make it prettier later. But you can’t build momentum from a draft no one can see. So if your site is sitting in “unfinished” mode… consider this your nudge (or permission) to hit publish and take it live anyway.
Progress over polish, always.
I hope this helps
~ Jeff
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*Keep scrolling for I’m listening to, links to check out, and a content creation idea!
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I appreciate you.
Jeff Gargas
COO / Co-Founder, Teach Better Team
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P.S. When you're ready, here's how I can help:
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🎧 What I'm listening to:
⚡️Things to Check Out
âś… Instagram Stories Strategy for 2025
- Struggling to get consistent engagement from your Instagram Stories?
- Unsure how Stories fit into your broader content strategy as we head into 2025?
- Apply the 50-30-20 Instagram Stories Content Pillar Framework to Your Content Mix: 50% Value Content, 30% Engagement Content, 20% Connection Content
- 👉 Watch the video podcast for more.​
🤖 How to Build AI Simulators That Transform Work
- Digital twins are AI simulators that mirror how you think and work.
- Personal simulators get you value the fastest and help you quickly build your AI skills.
- Creating a twin just needs clear inputs: your public content, strategic frameworks, lived experiences, and unique insights.
- There are five simulator types that support GTM teams: personal productivity, exec alignment, peer planning, customer insights, and influencer engagement.
- Teams building simulator ecosystems spend less time on routine tasks and more time on strategic work.
- 👉 Read more here.​
📢 OpenAI Released Two New Models
- The o3 and o4-mini reasoning models can agentically use and combine every ChatGPT tool - web search, Python data analysis, visual reasoning, and image generation.
- Both models have full access to tools within ChatGPT and custom tools via function calling in the API.
- Access to these models began last week for ChatGPT Plus, Pro, and Team users, with Enterprise and Edu users gaining access this week.
- Free users can try o4-mini by selecting 'Think' in the composer before submitting their query.
- 👉 Read the article here.​
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đź’ˇCONTENT CREATION IDEA
Use Testimonials or Feedback to Start
You can (and should) use your testimonials and/or feedback as a starting point for new content. Go take a look at an awesome message someone sent you in a DM, or that testimonial from a past client.
Then ask yourself:
- What problem did this person say I helped them solve?
- What result did they get from working with me, using my product, or reading my content?
- What question or hesitation did they have before they took action?
Each of those can become a post, a video, TikTok, IG reel or story, or a YouTube short.
Using these interactions, you could:
- Talk about the challenge they faced (and how others might be facing the same thing).
- Share your approach or mindset that helped them get unstuck.
- Highlight the result, and give a takeaway your audience can try themselves.
This is a great way to not only highlight your work and how you serve people, but it's also just a great way to get through writer's block.
You’ve already made an impact. Now just pull the story and share the lesson with the rest of your audience.
Happy creating!
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