If you've always wanted to start writing for yourself but came up with every excuse under the sun, Ship 30 for 30 is for you. I went from thinking I never had the "time" to write to publishing every day.It was a transformational experience and it teaches you more about yourself than you could possibly imagine. At the end of the challenge, I'd gained 3,000+ Twitter followers. More importantly, I left with a newfound sense of confidence, stronger writing capabilities, and lifelong connections.
I have found Ship 30 for 30 to be a transformative experience. I truly mean that. And it’s such a wild thing. How simple yet how profound this simple act can be. But I’m left more energized than ever before, more creative, and more clear in thought than ever before. For the first time ever,I feel excited to sit down for 45 minutes, completely uninterrupted, and doing nothing except for think and write.
Ship 30 for 30 is life-altering. Dickie and Cole are phenomenal teachers.The curriculum is so clear that the only way to fail is to not do the work. You'll come out of Ship 30 for 30 a better writer, a better thinker, and a better person.
At the end of the cohort you'll realize that you are capable of achieving more than you thought possible.
You also realize that Ship 30 isn't just about writing for 30 days. It's a paradigm for how you should live your life: Systematically, surrounded by supporters, and with everything you've got.
An immersive course teaching you the fundamentals of writing online.
A community of like-minded thinkers.
The constraints you need to finally start writing consistently.
All beginner writers face the same 10 problems:
We designed Ship 30 for 30 to address each and every one of these problems. Building a writing habit is the most valuable thing you can do to improve your thinking and accelerate your trajectory. For anything you want to do, writing is the foundation. And doing it consistently online is the highest leverage habit in human history.
• Distractions • Over-editing • Perfectionism • Procrastination • Self-confidence • Generating ideas • Impostor syndrome • Writing consistently • Choosing a platform • Finding time to write
The accountability you've been missing.
Maybe you've tried writing before. But, time and time again, you fall off. Something comes up. What starts off exciting becomes too difficult. And before you know it, you're back to square one. But this is because there was no accountability.
You tried to start writing on your own, almost doomed from the beginning. But Ship 30 for 30 solves that problem. You write alongside hundreds of other writers all with the same goal as you: to start writing and publishing consistently.
This creates accountability unlike anything you've ever experienced.
Writing alone is hard Writing with a community is easy
Demolish your bad writing habits.
There are 3 killers of great writing.
Bad Habit #1: Overthinking
So many talented writers think success is about having the best ideas. It’s not. We have learned the best ideas come as a RESULT of producing a TON of ideas. Which means not overthinking the process.
Bad Habit #2: Over-editing
Have you ever re-written and edited a piece of work for so long, you started to hate it? This is one of the most common challenges among writers. They spend so long on a piece of writing that by the time they “finish” it, they hate it—and then never end up publishing it as a result.
Bad Habit #3: Falling out of practice
As soon as you skip a day of writing, it becomes easier the next day to skip again. Skip enough days in a row, and you’ll forget you ever had a daily writing habit in the first place. Getting started (or started “again”) is the HARDEST part for writers.
Stop publishing into the void.
The biggest mistake early writers make? Publishing weekly blog posts into the void. In the beginning, you think you know what you want to write about, and you think you know what people want to read. But newsflash: you don't. With this assumption, early writers enter a sloth-like feedback loop, which makes writing consistently impossible. Instead, you want to make noise and listen for signal. By writing 30 essays in 30 days, you work through months worth of ideas. And by leveraging platform algorithms like Twitter, you get immediate feedback on your writing.
Okay, so now I really can't deny that #ship30for30 isn't making a positive dent in my twitter growth. 🚀
— Luis is shipping videos 🎥⚡ (@luishipero) March 9, 2021
No more blinking cursor on a blank page.
If this feeling sounds familiar, you're not alone.
In fact, you're just like the 1,408 other writers who joined Ship 30 for 30.
Well, you're like they used to be.
Because within days of joining Ship 30, the problem goes from having nothing to write about to having too many ideas to write about (which is a good problem to have).
How? Using our Endless Idea Generator.
Few things flood my brain with dopamine more than planning.
Planning feels so productive, but it's the cheapest dopamine there is.
And if you too suffer from a planning addiction, this story of two men learning to fish is for you: pic.twitter.com/DEJbkA3OAF
Writing weekly blog posts is the worst thing you can do in your first year of writing. Slaving over a hot keyboard just to publish something that six people (three of which are your family members) will read? No thanks. Instead, you should start smaller with Atomic Essays. Short, single ideas expressed in under 250 words. And instead of writing weekly, you should write them daily - every day for 30 days. During Ship 30 for 30, you'll write 30 Atomic Essays in 30 days, just like this one.
Build an audience. Build a business. Build authority. Build a library of content.
Writing online opens up limitless opportunities.
We've had students go on to build audiences with thousands of raving fans. Others went on to launch courses, eBooks, newsletters, and their own businesses. And some have gone on to become published authors (from the content they created during Ship 30 for 30!)
Whatever your goals are for writing online, Ship 30 will get you there, faster.
Alright! The C2C LAB 🧪 is officially open 🎉
No more pre-sales, no more waiting & ahead of time.
Learn how to become an intentional consumer and a prolific creator.
— ⚡️ Ev Chapman | The Daily Creator | 1️⃣4️⃣2️⃣ Days (@evielync) May 31, 2021
Form lifelong friendships with like-minded thinkers.
"I came for the writing, but I stayed for the community."
Writing on the internet can feel lonely. But, it doesn't have to be.
The internet has made it easy to find others just like you. And inside Ship 30 for 30, you'll learn alongside a group of others from every time zone, continent, background, and profession.
And the best part? Every single one of them has the same goals as you:
To finally start writing online.
Want to see this community in action? Check out the replies of this tweet!
12 hours left to hop aboard the next Ship 30 for 30 wave!
• Build lifelong friendships • Publish 30 pieces of written content • Learn the fundamentals of writing online
If you're one of the 429 August Shippers, introduce yourself and meet your shipmates in the replies! pic.twitter.com/tWtGW054xn
1. A cohort-based curriculum to learn the fundamentals of writing online
You'll take part in a 4-week curriculum packed with frameworks for writing, editing, and growing online.
Week 1: How the game of online writing works, mindsets for success, building your writing habit, and endlessly generating new ideas
Week 2: Tactical writing advice: headlines, structure, rate of revelation, editing, and writing engaging content.
Week 3: Maximizing engagement, writing and repurposing content on different platforms, and how to build relationships with other writers.
Week 4: Creating your own Category of 1, how to double down on what's working, and how to differentiate yourself with your voice, format, and structure.
2. Write and publish every day for 30 days
Ship 30 for 30 is about moving quickly.
But instead of just learning them and then having your notes sit in a folder for eternity, you will put them into practice immediately by writing and publishing every day for 30 days.
You will write and publish every day for 30 days with a community of 200+ writers across different writing platforms like Twitter, Medium, Quora, and finally on your own personal platform.
In just 30 days, you'll create an entire library of content that you can build on for months, if not years. And by writing and publishing every day, you'll overcome the fear and friction of shipping your work.
For most writers, creating their niche takes months or years.
But with Ship 30 for 30, you'll create yours in under 30 days.
3. Study with a mix of live sessions and asynchronous videos
The Ship 30 for 30 curriculum is a new kind of cohort-based course.
Every week, you unlock a new module of videos and posts to learn the ins and outs of writing online. You'll watch these on your own time (or with others in the community), and then put them into practice.
Then, two times per week, we host a live Office Hours session breaking down that week's learnings, answering your questions, and workshopping essays written that week.
We pack a year's worth of curriculum into a 30 day sprint, and we promise that every member will leave with a strong foundation for becoming a prolific online writer.
4. Join a community of writers on the same journey as you
Writing online doesn't have to be lonely.
But for most beginner writers, it certainly feels that way. Which is why Ship 30 for 30 is the best onboarding program to writing online.
Instead of writing blog posts into the void, you'll surround yourself with like-minded people with the same goal as you: to start writing more and publishing more consistently.
5. Build lifelong friendships with community accountability
The internet has democratized access to friendship.
No longer are your friends limited to the people on your street or at your school. Now, you have access to millions of people with the same interest as you. But, you need to know how to find them.
And Ship 30 for 30 is that place. We have writers interested in every single topic under the sun, and we ensure you are meeting as many of them as possible.
6. Unlock a compendium of writing resources from all prior Ship 30 for 30 cohorts
On top of the ever-improving curriculum, Ship 30 members will gain access to all recordings and resources from prior Ship 30 for 30 cohorts.
On top of that, you'll unlock a database of resources for improving your writing, exclusive discounts to tools and apps to write with, and even get 30 days of writing prompts you can follow along with.
Also, every member receives a free copy of The Art and Business of Online Writing from Nicolas Cole.
For an example of some of the prior sessions you'll unlock, check out this special session we did with Jack Butcher.
Meet the Captains of Ship 30 for 30
Dickie Bush
Dickie Bush is a macro investor and the creator of Dickie's Digest, a weekly newsletter focused on growth principles, building in public, and enabling full-stack internet creators. He is passionate about providing writers and creators with the tools, resources, processes, and mindsets required to find points of leverage and achieve exponential growth—both personally and professionally. And he is an adamant believer in the power of building a daily writing habit.
Nicolas Cole
Nicolas Cole is one of the most-read writers online with more than 100 million views. He is the author of The Art & Business of Online Writing, and has had work published in TIME, Forbes, Fortune, Business Insider, Harvard Business Review, and more. He is also the founder of Digital Press, a thought leadership agency that has written on behalf of more than 300 CEOs, startup founders, NYT best-selling authors, Grammy-winning musicians, Olympic athletes, Silicon Valley venture capitalists, and more.
January Ship 30 for 30 Course Overview and Schedule
Course dates: January 3rd, 2022 - February 6th, 2022
Two live sessions on different days each week! (all sessions are recorded and distributed with detailed notes in case you can't make it.)
Week 0: Onboarding week (January 3rd - January 9th)
During onboarding week, you will learn everything you need to write and publish every day for 30 days.
We take you through a guided workflow for intentionally building your writing habit based on scientific habit-building principles. You'll set up your writing workflow using our custom-made community templates so when Day 1 comes, you can focus on writing.
Halfway-through onboarding week, you'll join the community Slack and meet your accountability partner - a fellow Ship 30 member interested in the same topics as you.
And at the end of onboarding week, introduce you to the Endless Idea Generator, which you can get a sneak peek of in the video below!
Week 1: How the game of online writing works (January 10th - January 16th)
Starting on a Saturday, you will write and publish every day for 30 days along with every other Ship 30 for 30 member.
"Writing and publishing, every day?"Yes. But don't worry - it's way easier than it sounds. Especially once you start to learn our frameworks.
You'll learn: • How to break the bad habit of not writing • How to give yourself permission to create junk • How to create your niche with 3 Content Buckets • How to turn one idea into one hundred ideas with the Endless Idea Generator • How to write about yourself using the Golden Intersection (which you can get a sneak-peek of below!)
Week 2: Tactical writing advice for capturing and keeping attention (January 17th - January 23rd)
By the time Week 2 rolls around, you'll be hooked on writing online - especially after publishing 7 pieces of written content!
And during Week 2, we dive into the nitty gritty. Ship Captain Nicolas Cole will deliver a masterclass with things he's learned writing over 1000 articles online since 2014.
You'll learn: • The difference between mass audiences and niche audiences • How to write headlines people can't help but read • Frameworks for measuring the "pace" of your writing • How to edit your writing for clarity and conciseness • How to write with rhythm and cadence that keeps readers moving - including the legendary 1/3/1 framework, which you can watch below!
Week 3: Maximizing engagement and distribution with content repurposing (January 24th - January 30th)
By Week 3, you're really humming along. You've published 14 pieces of content and have started to put your learnings into practice. You're also starting to gain clarity about the topics you like to write about (and the topics readers enjoy reading about).
Now, it's time to up your distribution game. During Week 3, we introduce you to other writing platforms outside of Twitter, including Medium, Quora, and LinkedIn.
We also show you how one piece of writing can turn into 4+ new data points by repurposing and reposting on different platforms (while also putting it on your own personal, owned platform).
And finally, you'll learn how to start making friendships with other beginner creators that will begin to compound over time.
Here's a sneak-peek of our how-to guide to start writing on other platforms.
Week 4: Becoming known for a niche of your own (January 31st - February 6th)
By the time Week 4 rolls around, you will have written and published 23 pieces of content. You will have accomplished in three weeks what takes most writers six months to a year.
And now, you have 23 data points. And with those data points, it's time to study them to figure out what's working and what you should double down on.
During Week 4, we introduce you to our framework for creating a Category of 1. Instead of "finding your niche," you're going to create it.
We'll take you through a step-by-step guide for building credibility in your domain and establishing yourself as an authority figure.
And this is the best part about Ship 30 for 30. You condense, the slow, painful months or years of writing online into a 30-day sprint.
And you'll emerge with clarity, experience, and excitement for the future.
Beyond Ship 30 for 30
We make seven promises to every Ship 30 for 30 member on the first day of the program. Our goal is for every member to leave with:
• A daily writing habit • A clearer, calmer mind • Confidence in your abilities • 30 pieces of published content • A foundation for months of future writing • Lifelong friendships with like-minded people • The frameworks, skills, and techniques to flourish as an online writer
From there, you're off to choose your own adventure. We've had members launch products, find new jobs, build courses, and write books.
And you'll also gain access to the Ship 30 for 30 Member Ship, an online writing academy filled with videos, courses, and live sessions for you to take your daily writing habit and turn it into an asset with incredible leverage.
And our highest-performing members are invited to our advanced program, Write The Ship, where you will learn how to create your own category to build a business (or drive traffic and credibility toward an existing business).
Stop overthinking.
Finally start writing in 2022.
Do you struggle to write consistently, starting out with great ambition but then falling off?
Do you find yourself overthinking every piece, held back by a frustrating perfectionism that keeps you from hitting publish? Are you familiar with the dread of the blank page and the blinking cursor staring back at you?
Do you spend time "planning" to write by researching the newest tools, note-taking systems, and platforms?
Then you are just like the 1,418 Ship 30 members used to be.
And on the other side, many have used their writing to launch products, sell their expertise, and to build a business.
Others have built an audience of lifetime readers, become leaders in their industries, and used their writing to develop an aura of authority. And most importantly, they've started writing to clarify their thinking and share their unique perspective.
And you're one click away from leaving these problems behind and unlocking the unlimited upside that comes with writing online.
Ship 30 for 30 - Live January Cohort Enrollment
🎥 8 live workshop sessions with examples, walkthroughs, and Q&A sessions for students
💻 10-module curriculum at your own pace (with lifetime access to these recordings)
✍️ Templates and frameworks to help you generate ideas, write clearly, and learn the rules of writing online.
🎬 Lifetime access to session recordings with detailed show notes, resources, and transcripts.
⭕️ Private community of writers with channels for different topics, platforms, niches, and geographies.
💻 Access to the recordings from all previous Ship 30 for 30 cohorts.
✍️ Leave with 30 pieces of written content and a strong understanding of how to write online.
Other courses charge up to $6,000 to help you start writing online.
But our goal is to increase the total number of people writing on the internet. And that's why Ship 30 for 30 costs a fraction of the other courses out there. Our price: $349. Ship 30 for 30 is the most valuable online writing course for the price.
And our alumni would agree!
"Joining the Ship 30 community was the best investment I've made in 2021 so far. My ability and confidence as a content creator have skyrocketed." - Justin Furtado
“This is the most value I have ever received from an online class.” - Mariko Gordon
Life is busy. We know you don't have time to write all day.
By writing short, atomic essays, you will spend no more than 60 minutes writing every day.
But this 60 minute habit of writing and publishing daily is the highest leverage habit in human history.
On top of the daily writing, there are two (optional) live sessions per week as well as a weekly self-paced curriculum. While you don't need to attend these to complete the course, they are highly recommended.
What if I've never written online before?
Then Ship 30 for 30 is the right place for you. Ship 30 for 30 is tailored for beginner online writers. In fact, 85% of Ship 30 for 30 members have never published anything online. And by the end, they've gone from never publishing to writing and publishing 30 pieces of content.
You will learn in 30 days what takes most writers months, if not years, to learn.
Instead of slaving away over blog posts that you send into the empty void of the internet, Ship 30 for 30 accelerates your writing trajectory with immediate feedback. Not to mention, you'll learn the basic fundamentals for becoming a prolific online writer (and actually put them into practice by writing every day).
What if I can't attend the live sessions?
We do our best to accommodate every time zone with our live sessions.
But for those that can't attend, we send a recording with detailed show notes and takeaways within hours of every live session.
What if I'm not very tech savvy?
Don't worry, you're not alone.
We have members of every age, background, and experience level. And during onboarding week, we make sure every member is comfortable with the different technologies we will use. These include:
• Slack • Zoom • Twitter
What's your refund policy?
Your Ship 30 for 30 investment is 100% risk free.
If you engage with the course materials and attend the live sessions, yet are unsatisfied in any way, we will refund your purchase.
Want a sneak peek of some of our best frameworks? Check out our recent webinars!
Over 2,180 writers have built a daily writing habit through Ship 30 for 30.
Get to know a few of them here!
Stop overthinking.
Finally start writing in 2022.
Ship 30 for 30 - Live January Cohort Enrollment
🎥 8 live workshop sessions with examples, walkthroughs, and Q&A sessions for students
💻 10-module curriculum at your own pace (with lifetime access to these recordings)
✍️ Templates and frameworks to help you generate ideas, write clearly, and learn the rules of writing online.
🎬 Lifetime access to session recordings with detailed show notes, resources, and transcripts.
⭕️ Private community of writers with channels for different topics, platforms, niches, and geographies.
💻 Access to the recordings from all previous Ship 30 for 30 cohorts.
✍️ Leave with 30 pieces of written content and a strong understanding of how to write online.
