The distribution playbook

One thing that worked.
Ten places it goes.

You already made the thing. The growth isn’t in making more — it’s in making one good idea travel. Here’s the exact loop, the same one the studio runs for you.

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The rule

Distribution beats creation.

Most founders publish once and move on to writing the next thing. That’s the leak. A single idea with a real number or a real story in it can carry a month of touches across every channel — but only if you deliberately point it at more than one surface.

The work below is a loop, not a launch. You run it on this month’s idea, then again on next month’s.

Step 1

Pick the pillar — not a blank page.

Don’t brainstorm. Look at what already earned attention: the post that got replies, the email someone actually answered, the point that landed in a call. One real idea, with a specific number or a story attached.

Nothing written down yet? Answer five things out loud — the story, the number, the belief most people get wrong, what it cost you, and the one thing someone should do tomorrow. That’s your pillar. (The studio will interview you for exactly these.)

Step 2

Atomize into six surfaces.

Same idea, six shapes. Each one has a different job — don’t just paste the same text six times.

Email

The full argument, to people who already trust you. One idea, one call to action.

💼

LinkedIn

The professional cut. Hook in line one; put the link in the first comment, not the body.

𝕏

X thread

The idea broken into a numbered sequence — one clear beat per post, a real detail in each.

🃏

Carousel

The visual version. Slide by slide, in your own colors, with the call to action on the last card.

🎥

Short video

A 30–45s script: hook, one point, end on where to go. Not a lecture.

📰

Newsletter

A short blurb another writer could lift straight into their own issue — borrowed reach.

Step 3

Run every piece through the gate.

Before anything ships, three checks. This is the difference between distribution and spam.

  • Does it sound human?Cut the “in today’s fast-paced world” openers, the empty tricolons, the “unlock / game-changer / elevate” filler. If a bot would write the sentence, delete it. People scroll past anything that smells AI-written.
  • Is there a real number or story?Specifics travel; abstractions die on the timeline. “Opens went from 31% to 52%” beats “we improved engagement” every time.
  • Does it point somewhere you own?Every asset ends at a list, not a like. A view you can’t email again is rented attention — and the landlord can raise the rent or evict you tomorrow.
Step 4

Space it — then run it again.

Don’t dump six posts in one afternoon; they compete with each other instead of compounding. Spread the same idea across two weeks so it keeps resurfacing to different people at different times.

DAY 1Email to your list
DAY 2LinkedIn post
DAY 3X thread
DAY 5Carousel
DAY 8Short video
DAY 10Newsletter blurb

Then take next month’s pillar and start over. That’s the whole engine.

Keep this

The pre-send checklist.

Copy it. Run every post past it before it goes out.

  1. One idea per asset — not three crammed together.
  2. A real number or a named thing inside the first two lines.
  3. Hook rewritten until it stops the scroll (say it aloud — does someone lean in?).
  4. Zero placeholder phrases: no “game-changer,” “unlock,” “in this article.”
  5. Every asset ends at a link you own.
  6. That link has a reason to click — a named offer, not a bare “subscribe.”
  7. Voice matches how you actually talk, not how AI writes.
  8. No claim you can’t back up if someone asks.
  9. Spaced across days, not dumped in an hour.
  10. Saved as a template so next month is faster.

Or let the engine run it.

MarketMaster does every step above from one paste: six gated assets, your brand’s colors and logo, a two-week calendar — all yours to approve before anything ships.

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