#42 · Maximizing surface area: how I scaled to $139K/mo

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Can you share your best tips for improving copyrighting and writing more concisely?

First, eliminate unnecessary words. Ask yourself if you can say the same thing in fewer words and then rewrite it that way. For example, a sentence that was 14 words and 69 characters can often be reduced to 8 words and 43 characters without losing meaning. Get out of the habit of using filler words like “really”; replace them with stronger alternatives (e.g., “rapidly” instead of “really fast”). Second, understand the platform you’re writing for. In cold‑email outreach, you can add value in several places: use the sender’s first and last name in the subject line, craft a compelling teaser of 10‑something characters, and give the attachment a descriptive title. Personalization matters—show that you’ve done the research, mention something specific from their profile, and make the email feel tailor‑made. By keeping every element short, impactful, and platform‑specific, you increase the chances of a click and a response. These two principles—ruthlessly concise writing and platform‑aware personalization—are my core tips for better copywriting.

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Someone sent Nick cold outreach that read: 'Yeah this is an outreach, but unlike those cheap [copywriters], I'm here to steal your time and money to prove that' with a linked doc of value (22 headline titles). How would you improve outreach copy like this?

The lowercase writing style implies he actually wrote it himself, which is a good sign if he's pitching copywriting services, but the line itself is grammatically off ('this is unoutreach' isn't a real phrase) — something like 'unlike everyone else in your DMs, I'm not here to steal your time and money to prove that' reads much better. I also like framing like 'I know the way to get ahead in this industry is to provide value upfront, so here's a bunch of value' before linking the asset. Using a Google Doc for the asset is smart — you can pack in extra links inside the doc without hurting your email deliverability the way multiple links in the email body itself would. And to go further with personalization, reference specific things about the person to prove you actually researched them, not just their business — I had someone build me an entire SaaS app in Lovable based on the principles from one of my videos and then reach out with it as their outreach, which is an extreme but very effective example if you genuinely like the person you're reaching out to.

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Do you have videos to help with content writing or copywriting?

Yes, I have a resource. I recorded a four‑hour in‑depth course on cold email after a viewer requested it. If you search for “Nick’s cold email course” it will appear. The course walks through everything I use to close hundreds of thousands of dollars in deals with complete strangers, entirely through cold email. It covers my copywriting cadence, format, the four key lines you should include in every copywriting email, and includes a segment where I review real emails from my inbox, rewrite them, and explain the process.

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How can I deeply research prospects and personalize cold emails when I find it hard to get information? How deep should research go, and can you give a quick guide?

Don't personalize the whole email—personalize only small snippets using enhanced variables. For example, use a template like 'Hey {first name}, love {thing we have in common}, fun to see you mention that on {platform} where I got it.' Then continue that vein to your offer. If AI writes the whole email, it will likely produce something stupid and obvious as AI‑generated. Keep the AI constrained everywhere and feed it only small variables (enhanced variables) with examples, letting it spin the initial info into a tightly woven, human‑sounding message. For research, use Claude to look up the person, compile company info, and grab all social media profiles; if you can't, use scrapers or similar tools.

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