Audience Building through Hub and Spoke Content Strategy

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Audience Building through Hub and Spoke Content Strategy

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Startups For the Rest of Us

Startups For the Rest of Us

Episode 802 | Marketing Not Scaling, Where to Publish Content, and More Listener Questions (A Rob Solo Adventure)

Host: Rob Walling

Timestamp: 00:27:06 - 00:30:00

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"I would do it on my own website... You want to get them on your email list."

Market Gap

Founders struggle to build an audience for their products.

Many entrepreneurs face challenges in establishing a presence and audience for their SaaS or content ventures. This often results in wasted effort on platforms that don’t provide long-term value. Founders need a reliable way to build an engaged audience that will convert into customers. Traditional platforms like Medium may offer short-term visibility but do not allow for the ownership of the audience or content. This lack of control can hinder engagement and retention, ultimately affecting sales and growth.

Summary

The idea is to implement a 'hub and spoke' content strategy where the main content is hosted on the entrepreneur's own website (the hub), while smaller pieces of content are shared on various platforms (the spokes) to drive traffic back to the hub. This method allows for greater control over audience engagement and helps in building an email list, which is crucial for nurturing leads. By sharing summaries or links on platforms like LinkedIn or Twitter, founders can attract potential customers to their own sites, where they can establish a more meaningful relationship and drive conversions.

Categorization

Business Model
Content
Target Founder
Content Creator
Difficulty
Medium
Time to Revenue
< 1 month
Initial Investment
< $100

Potential MRR (18-24 months)

Conservative
$1,000 - $3,000 MRR
Moderate (Most Likely)
$5,000 - $10,000 MRR
Optimistic
$20,000 - $30,000 MRR

* Estimates assume solo founder/bootstrap scenario with competent execution

Scores

Clarity
8/10
Novelty
7/10
Feasibility
8/10
Market Potential
8/10
Evidence
7/10
Overall
7.6/10
Found on October 14, 2025 • Analyzed on October 14, 2025 12:47 PM

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