The Maker Letter ¡
the ugly truth about broad content đ
Giving everything away for free sounds noble.
It also sounds like a fast track to burnout when youâre not funded by venture capital.
See, that strategy makes sense if youâre trying to raise $50M.
If youâre playing the startup game.
If youâve got time to bleed and a team of 17 making carousels.
But for people like us?
Weâre not building unicorns.
Weâre building freedom.
We donât need a million followers.
We need a handful of Big Dogs who pay well, stay long, and respect our time.
They chase reach.
We chase results.
They want mass.
We want meaning.
Thatâs why I stopped trying to âgo viralâ and started using Dog Whistling, a content strategy designed to quietly attract premium clients with one post a day.
No sales calls.
No value bombs.
No endless nurturing.
Last quarter?
12 new clients for group mentorship. No funnels. No fluff. Just documents and directness.
Want to install this framework in your content?
You can join The Dog Whistle workshop today at 4PM.
Weâre not building empires.
Weâre building incomes that buy us time, peace, and options.
Grab a seat here:
https://boardroom.thrivecart.com/dw/
(The link won't work after 4PM UK)
If you can't make it, I'll send the replay within 24 hours.
Power to you,
Jacob "not a VC" Pegs