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✈️ How to Find Your High-Value Niche
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Yong-Soo Chung
November 29, 2023
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Today, I'm diving deep into the topic of finding your niche and how it can skyrocket your audience growth. I'll share my journey and the three-step process I used to discover my niche, gain a 25% jump in my audience in just nine days, and establish myself as an authority in my field.
Today, you’ll learn:
💻 How to Find Your Niche
💰How to Leverage Your Expertise
📈 Understand Niche Demand and Supply
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Finding Your Niche: "It's one thing to build up expertise in a subject and another thing entirely to be acknowledged as the expert." — Yong-Soo Chung (08:54)
Building Trust: "The secret ingredient here, and really isn't a secret to be honest, is trust." — Yong-Soo Chung (09:33)
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💬 Final Word
Hey all,
If you missed it, Charlie Munger passed away yesterday at the age of 99.
He was not only one of the best investors of all time, but a hero of mine.
His philosophy on life and business will continue to live on forever.
If you’ve never read Poor Charlie’s Almanack, I highly recommend it.
RIP Charlie - you’re a legend!
Yong-Soo Chung — Serial Entrepreneur, Podcaster
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