The Emotional Hack That Makes AI 10x More Powerful • Dustin Stout
Most people are doing AI all wrong. They approach it like robots talking to robots, then wonder why they get robotic results. I've discovered something| Dustin Stout
Most people are doing AI all wrong. They approach it like robots talking to robots, then wonder why they get robotic results. I've discovered something| Dustin Stout
When machines started making bread, bakeries didn't vanish. They evolved. They became art. Factories churned out identical loaves by the thousands. Cheap.| Dustin Stout
It's a really exciting time to be alive. many of us lived through the dot-com boom and didn't realize just how much the world was about to change. With| Dustin Stout
No SEO optimization, no lead magnets, no keyword research. Just my real thoughts as I build a multi-million dollar empire online.| Dustin Stout
The post The Great AI Plateau: What Happens After Everyone Has the Same Tools appeared first on Dustin Stout by Dustin W. Stout. Your AI advantage just expired. And you probably didn’t even notice. Right now, every competitor in your space has access to the exact same models you do. GPT, Claude, Gemini, Llama — they’re not competitive advantages anymore. They’re table stakes. The bare minimum to stay in the game. The gold rush is over. The early […] The post The Great AI Plateau: Wh...| Dustin Stout
Here's something most marketers won't admit: AI has already won the content war. Every day, millions of perfectly competent blog posts, social captions,| Dustin Stout
As the recent fate of Vine shows us, you should never put your audience solely in someone else’s hands. Are you working to grow or build an audience| Dustin Stout
When using social media to share links many prefer to use URL shorteners. Short URLs make long links look cleaner, but there are also other benefits.| Dustin Stout
Have you ever felt creatively stifled? Could there be some external force inhibiting you from living up to your creative potential? Are you in an| Dustin Stout
When disaster strikes and a crisis thrusts itself upon your otherwise pleasant day, will you be ready to conquer it with creativity? This past week was,| Dustin Stout
For planning, organizing, scheduling, and executing on your blog editorial calendar, CoSchedule is the best tool I've found.| Dustin Stout
As a blogger, sometimes we just run out of ideas to write about. Consider this your go-to fix for blogger's writing block. You've been here before, right?| Dustin Stout
If you're still asking startups "What's your moat?" in 2025, you're missing the revolution that's happening right before your eyes. The entire concept of| Dustin Stout
Free tools are a trap. There, I said it. And I know that statement just made half of you want to close this tab and find someone else who'll tell you what| Dustin Stout
If you're hiding your pricing behind a "Book a Demo" wall, you're not being strategic—you're being a coward. There. I said it. And before every VP of| Dustin Stout
Jump ahead of the class with these Periscope pro tips! Know what to do before, during and after every broadcast!| Dustin Stout
Want to know how to use Twitter effectively for your personal brand or business? If so, this post has everything covered for you.| Dustin Stout
Twitter lists allow you to supercharge your networking with the people who matter most. Apply these tips about and watch your network grow!| Dustin Stout
You know what's worse than being wrong? Being right too early. I've discovered I'm cursed with a peculiar gift—the ability to see 2-3 years ahead of most| Dustin Stout
There I was, hunched over on my kitchen floor. Tears and snot streaming down my face like a waterfall. Screaming in uncontrollable anguish. A full-blown| Dustin Stout
The post The $20,000 Mistake: Why Making Cancellation Hell Is Business Suicide appeared first on Dustin Stout by Dustin W. Stout. Your customers aren’t prisoners, and your subscription service isn’t Alcatraz. Yet somehow, thousands of businesses operate under the delusional belief that making it impossible for customers to leave will magically transform dissatisfied users into loyal brand advocates. It’s like thinking that locking someone in your store will make them want to shop there ...| Dustin Stout
The post Your AI Content Is Garbage Because You’re Making These 5 Fatal Mistakes appeared first on Dustin Stout by Dustin W. Stout. Let’s be brutally honest: 90% of AI-generated content reads like it was written by a committee of robots having a particularly boring day. You’ve probably experienced this yourself. You feed ChatGPT or Claude what seems like a reasonable request, and what comes back is so generic, so mind-numbingly vanilla, that you’d get more engagement posting […] The...| Dustin Stout
Most products fail because their creators think like creators, not users. I've been staring at this uncomfortable truth for weeks now. What started as a| Dustin Stout
You probably don't know this, but many creators with massive followings struggle to make a living. It's a counter-intuitive reality in the digital economy| Dustin Stout
Most people are sitting on the sidelines while AI education explodes into a trillion-dollar market right in front of them. Here's what's actually| Dustin Stout
I watched a team implode today. It was painful to witness, but entirely predictable. They chose what appeared to be the "easy path" – the quick fix, the| Dustin Stout
I'm undermining the future I'm building. And that might be the smartest thing I've ever done. Let me explain. As the founder of Magai, I spend my days| Dustin Stout
Someone recently asked me a thought-provoking question: "Do you believe that in order to have a successful business, it needs to be difficult?" My| Dustin Stout
Using ChatGPT for content marketing will revolutionize the way you create content and engage with your audience.| Dustin Stout
Artificial intelligence isn't just changing things—it's completely rewriting the rules of existence. Yet almost nobody seems to have the right perspective| Dustin Stout
The post The AI Influencer Illusion: How the Halo Effect Is Sabotaging Your AI Education appeared first on Dustin Stout by Dustin W. Stout. Most people teaching AI online learned everything they know from the same YouTube video you could watch in 15 minutes. There, I said it. And before you dismiss this as cynicism, consider the psychology at play: you’re probably trusting certain AI educators not because of their expertise, but because they’re really good at looking like […] The post T...| Dustin Stout
Most success stories skip the ugly parts. The rejections that sting for weeks. The bank account that shrinks while friends ask when you're getting a "real| Dustin Stout
Late 2022 broke me in ways I never expected. After 8 years of entrepreneurship, I found myself doing the unthinkable: applying for jobs. Not just casually| Dustin Stout
Have you ever had one of those ideas that really has great potential, but you just haven't started it yet? Maybe it's a big idea, and you just haven't| Dustin Stout
Most entrepreneurial advice tells you to never give up. That persistence is everything. That winners push through when others quit. That your breakthrough| Dustin Stout
A simple walkthrough for creating effective Google Analytics Goals to track your progress. Do you have goals as a blogger? I’m not talking about| Dustin Stout
Create a strong personal brand across all your social platforms with this no-nonsense guide. When people visit your social profile, are they impressed?| Dustin Stout
The fear of failure is something we can all relate to. It can stop us from reaching our greatest creative potential and stifle our dreams. And if we let| Dustin Stout
Wouldn't it be nice to sit down and look at your content calendar for the next 365 days and actually have a well though-out plan?| Dustin Stout
I spent 15 years building a reputation as a social media expert, and then I threw it all away for something that didn't even exist yet. That's not how| Dustin Stout
I’ll just come right out and say it— follower counts are mostly worthless. Having a million followers doesn’t mean anything unless those followers are| Dustin Stout
Creating a blog is not difficult. Putting together a design or paying for someone to make it for you is a short-term problem. Marketing your articles on| Dustin Stout
Widen your gaze: It’s not just about optimizing your posts for highest engagement, that doesn't scale. I'm going to show you what does. There are| Dustin Stout
Failure has a way of whispering lies that sound like truth. After four years of watching dreams crumble, businesses collapse, and bank accounts drain, I| Dustin Stout
Here's something that will shock you: The world's greatest athletes fail more than they succeed. Michael Jordan, widely considered the greatest basketball| Dustin Stout
Understanding these three basic design principles will help you create stunning visual content that looks like it was done by a professional.| Dustin Stout
These four downloadable social media image templates will give you everything you need to create images for every social network.| Dustin Stout
Could you use a 2,000% increase in traffic from Pinterest? You read that right. Two-thousand percent increase in Pinterest traffic.| Dustin Stout
What are all the Facebook image sizes you need to know in 2025? This is your one-stop guide to everything from cover photos, ad sizes, and more.| Dustin Stout
When someone visits your blog, you want them to be wowed. But if you don't have the capital to pay a Web Designer, how do you make sure your blog design| Dustin Stout
Want to know how to write a blog post that get massive amounts of traffic and social media shares? I reveal my step-by-step process in this post. Be forewarned, it's not for the faint at heart.| Dustin Stout
Do you have an Evergreen content strategy? Here's why you should have one, and how to start writing less and getting more traffic.| Dustin Stout
Easily find all the copyright free images you could possibly need for your website, blogs or social media posts with this one-stop list of resources.| Dustin Stout
A one-stop resource for the exact pixel dimensions to every Instagram image size and video resolution in square, portrait, and landscape.| Dustin Stout
In an attempt to save the world from outdated social media icons I've created my own social icon set and you can download them for free!| Dustin Stout
Looking for the latest social media statistics? Want to know which social media networks are the most popular in 2025? Here they are by the numbers.| Dustin Stout
