How Sahil Bloom grew to 700K followers

One of the fastest-growing creators I’ve seen over the last few years is Sahil Bloom. Sahil is a writer, investor, and podcaster who first built his following on Twitter.

In just July of 2020, Sahil had about 5,000 followers on Twitter. Today, in September 2022, he’s just a hair shy of 700,000.

And over the last 12 months, he’s averaging around 50,000 new followers per month.

One thing that really helped Sahil on that path was that he innovated on how Twitter was used. He was one of the first people to really lean into Threads – especially on a consistent basis.

Despite all of that – Sahil says there's nothing special about him or his approach. He doesn't credit any special talent or insight, just hard work and consistency – something he learned as a Division I collegiate baseball player.

So in this episode, we talk about Sahil’s rocketship Twitter growth, how he attracts the support of others, how he’s changed his strategy as he’s grown, and why he believes his success all comes down to being Consistent.

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Essay of the Week: Why (and how) I designed my membership community to stay small

I launched my membership community,?The Lab, in March of this year.

In just 6 months, it has:

• gained 135 members
• generated $96K
• nearly doubled my business
• become my favorite place on the internet

Despite having such a huge, immediate impact on my business – I've actually made the decision that I'm going to keep The Lab small.

The community will not exceed 200 active members.

I've gotten a lot of questions about?why?I would throttle the growth and potential of my "cash cow."

So I wanted to break down why I've decided to keep The Lab small and why it might be a model for other membership communities to consider.

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About Jay Clouse

Hey, I'm Jay! I'm the founder of?Creator Science?and the host of?Creative Elements, a narrative-interview podcast exploring how today’s top creators make a living with their art and creativity.

I previously led the Community Experience team for Pat Flynn and Smart Passive Income, designing their paid membership community and cohort-based course programs.

You can connect with me on?Twitter?or?Instagram.