Ken Guient
@kenguient.bsky.social
Digital Growth Writer | Helping creators build a profitable audience using simple, predictable systems. Sharing my best frameworks daily.
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Ken Guient
@kenguient.bsky.social
· Mar 24
This is Chris Voss.
He is the FBI's top hostage negoiator.
For over 24 years he has saved lives using a simple psychological playbook.
Here are his 7 game-changing frameworks for negotiating anything:
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He is the FBI's top hostage negoiator.
For over 24 years he has saved lives using a simple psychological playbook.
Here are his 7 game-changing frameworks for negotiating anything:
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I would rather network than compete.
Too many benefits to working together.
Too many benefits to working together.
December 10, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I would rather network than compete.
Too many benefits to working together.
Too many benefits to working together.
5 tips for writing better content:
1. Start with a strong hook.
2. Use short sentences.
3. Focus on one idea.
4. Write how you talk.
5. End with a clear takeaway.
It’s not about being so clear that your audience stays for the content.
1. Start with a strong hook.
2. Use short sentences.
3. Focus on one idea.
4. Write how you talk.
5. End with a clear takeaway.
It’s not about being so clear that your audience stays for the content.
December 10, 2025 at 3:16 PM
5 tips for writing better content:
1. Start with a strong hook.
2. Use short sentences.
3. Focus on one idea.
4. Write how you talk.
5. End with a clear takeaway.
It’s not about being so clear that your audience stays for the content.
1. Start with a strong hook.
2. Use short sentences.
3. Focus on one idea.
4. Write how you talk.
5. End with a clear takeaway.
It’s not about being so clear that your audience stays for the content.
Shoutout to those who are building online while:
- Maintaining your relationships
- Keeping up your mental health
- Working 40+ hours at a job
- Sticking to a gym routine
- Posting 3x a day
You are a different breed.
- Maintaining your relationships
- Keeping up your mental health
- Working 40+ hours at a job
- Sticking to a gym routine
- Posting 3x a day
You are a different breed.
December 10, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Shoutout to those who are building online while:
- Maintaining your relationships
- Keeping up your mental health
- Working 40+ hours at a job
- Sticking to a gym routine
- Posting 3x a day
You are a different breed.
- Maintaining your relationships
- Keeping up your mental health
- Working 40+ hours at a job
- Sticking to a gym routine
- Posting 3x a day
You are a different breed.
The biggest mistake I see with personal branding…
Waiting until it's "perfect."
Just start showing up.
Waiting until it's "perfect."
Just start showing up.
December 9, 2025 at 10:18 PM
The biggest mistake I see with personal branding…
Waiting until it's "perfect."
Just start showing up.
Waiting until it's "perfect."
Just start showing up.
I tried the “post more” strategy and I burned out.
Then I tried posting once a day with intention.
When that worked, I started posting twice a day.
Once I added an engagement strategy, my growth doubled.
Content became fun again. Gained followers and built a world.
Effort ≠ progress.
Then I tried posting once a day with intention.
When that worked, I started posting twice a day.
Once I added an engagement strategy, my growth doubled.
Content became fun again. Gained followers and built a world.
Effort ≠ progress.
December 9, 2025 at 5:12 PM
I tried the “post more” strategy and I burned out.
Then I tried posting once a day with intention.
When that worked, I started posting twice a day.
Once I added an engagement strategy, my growth doubled.
Content became fun again. Gained followers and built a world.
Effort ≠ progress.
Then I tried posting once a day with intention.
When that worked, I started posting twice a day.
Once I added an engagement strategy, my growth doubled.
Content became fun again. Gained followers and built a world.
Effort ≠ progress.
Write your thoughts down.
Make them tangible.
Bring them into the real world.
It'll be easier to make sense of them.
Make them tangible.
Bring them into the real world.
It'll be easier to make sense of them.
December 9, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Write your thoughts down.
Make them tangible.
Bring them into the real world.
It'll be easier to make sense of them.
Make them tangible.
Bring them into the real world.
It'll be easier to make sense of them.
Posted for over 520+ days and have 7k+ followers including some big names in the industry.
It wasn't always like that. The biggest changes I made:
• Optimized profile
• High-quality content
• Authentic engagement
Beginner Hell doesn't have to last forever.
This is how you get out.
It wasn't always like that. The biggest changes I made:
• Optimized profile
• High-quality content
• Authentic engagement
Beginner Hell doesn't have to last forever.
This is how you get out.
December 8, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Posted for over 520+ days and have 7k+ followers including some big names in the industry.
It wasn't always like that. The biggest changes I made:
• Optimized profile
• High-quality content
• Authentic engagement
Beginner Hell doesn't have to last forever.
This is how you get out.
It wasn't always like that. The biggest changes I made:
• Optimized profile
• High-quality content
• Authentic engagement
Beginner Hell doesn't have to last forever.
This is how you get out.
Views don’t pay the bills.
Proof does.
Proof does.
December 8, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Views don’t pay the bills.
Proof does.
Proof does.
I personally don't think I have anything interesting to say on X.
And 99% of what I post is nothing new.
But the fact that I'm willing to post at all puts me ahead of every potential creator who's just "thinking" about posting.
Let that sink in.
And 99% of what I post is nothing new.
But the fact that I'm willing to post at all puts me ahead of every potential creator who's just "thinking" about posting.
Let that sink in.
December 8, 2025 at 1:16 PM
I personally don't think I have anything interesting to say on X.
And 99% of what I post is nothing new.
But the fact that I'm willing to post at all puts me ahead of every potential creator who's just "thinking" about posting.
Let that sink in.
And 99% of what I post is nothing new.
But the fact that I'm willing to post at all puts me ahead of every potential creator who's just "thinking" about posting.
Let that sink in.
My secret to growth online?
I engage 10x more than I post.
I engage 10x more than I post.
December 7, 2025 at 5:14 PM
My secret to growth online?
I engage 10x more than I post.
I engage 10x more than I post.
Me in 2019:
• Watched YouTube
• Liked tweets
• Took notes
Me in 2025:
• Wrote daily
• Built an audience
• Made money online
Same internet.
Different intention.
• Watched YouTube
• Liked tweets
• Took notes
Me in 2025:
• Wrote daily
• Built an audience
• Made money online
Same internet.
Different intention.
December 7, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Me in 2019:
• Watched YouTube
• Liked tweets
• Took notes
Me in 2025:
• Wrote daily
• Built an audience
• Made money online
Same internet.
Different intention.
• Watched YouTube
• Liked tweets
• Took notes
Me in 2025:
• Wrote daily
• Built an audience
• Made money online
Same internet.
Different intention.
Most creators chase attention.
The smart ones chase alignment.
The smart ones chase alignment.
December 6, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Most creators chase attention.
The smart ones chase alignment.
The smart ones chase alignment.
I made my first $8k online when I followed this simple rule:
Solve one problem for one group of people on one channel.
Solve one problem for one group of people on one channel.
December 6, 2025 at 1:12 PM
I made my first $8k online when I followed this simple rule:
Solve one problem for one group of people on one channel.
Solve one problem for one group of people on one channel.
If you look back at your old posts and think they are cringy, congrats.
You are on the right path.
You are on the right path.
December 5, 2025 at 10:19 PM
If you look back at your old posts and think they are cringy, congrats.
You are on the right path.
You are on the right path.
You are your greatest salesperson.
You can talk yourself into anything.
You can also talk yourself out of anything.
You can talk yourself into anything.
You can also talk yourself out of anything.
December 5, 2025 at 5:19 PM
You are your greatest salesperson.
You can talk yourself into anything.
You can also talk yourself out of anything.
You can talk yourself into anything.
You can also talk yourself out of anything.
Here’s how you turn random content into consistent leads:
1. Sell the vision up top
2. Repeat the right problem
3. Share bold opinions
4. Build a content funnel
5. Start convos in DMs
Simple shift. Huge upside.
1. Sell the vision up top
2. Repeat the right problem
3. Share bold opinions
4. Build a content funnel
5. Start convos in DMs
Simple shift. Huge upside.
December 5, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Here’s how you turn random content into consistent leads:
1. Sell the vision up top
2. Repeat the right problem
3. Share bold opinions
4. Build a content funnel
5. Start convos in DMs
Simple shift. Huge upside.
1. Sell the vision up top
2. Repeat the right problem
3. Share bold opinions
4. Build a content funnel
5. Start convos in DMs
Simple shift. Huge upside.
Taking action will always be the fastest path to hitting your goals.
The alternative is sitting and "learning."
And that literally gets you nowhere.
The alternative is sitting and "learning."
And that literally gets you nowhere.
December 5, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Taking action will always be the fastest path to hitting your goals.
The alternative is sitting and "learning."
And that literally gets you nowhere.
The alternative is sitting and "learning."
And that literally gets you nowhere.
There are always reasons NOT to start building online:
- Too old
- Too late
- Too hard
- Too risky
- Too young
Here's a reason to start: Freedom.
- Too old
- Too late
- Too hard
- Too risky
- Too young
Here's a reason to start: Freedom.
December 4, 2025 at 9:59 PM
There are always reasons NOT to start building online:
- Too old
- Too late
- Too hard
- Too risky
- Too young
Here's a reason to start: Freedom.
- Too old
- Too late
- Too hard
- Too risky
- Too young
Here's a reason to start: Freedom.
The secret to standing out? Relatability.
Perfection doesn’t sell.
Honesty does.
Share your story, not just your stats.
Show your flaws, your wins, your process.
When your audience sees themselves in you, they stick around.
Perfection doesn’t sell.
Honesty does.
Share your story, not just your stats.
Show your flaws, your wins, your process.
When your audience sees themselves in you, they stick around.
December 4, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The secret to standing out? Relatability.
Perfection doesn’t sell.
Honesty does.
Share your story, not just your stats.
Show your flaws, your wins, your process.
When your audience sees themselves in you, they stick around.
Perfection doesn’t sell.
Honesty does.
Share your story, not just your stats.
Show your flaws, your wins, your process.
When your audience sees themselves in you, they stick around.
Charge what you're worth or you'll wish you did.
December 4, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Charge what you're worth or you'll wish you did.
My first testimonials came from 30-minute calls where I provided value up front.
I was then able to leverage those testimonials for future products.
I'd take this over working for free any day.
I was then able to leverage those testimonials for future products.
I'd take this over working for free any day.
December 4, 2025 at 1:14 PM
My first testimonials came from 30-minute calls where I provided value up front.
I was then able to leverage those testimonials for future products.
I'd take this over working for free any day.
I was then able to leverage those testimonials for future products.
I'd take this over working for free any day.
Your bio should answer at least 2 of these questions:
- Who are you?
- What do you do?
- What are you building?
- What is your expertise?
Show people why you are worth following.
- Who are you?
- What do you do?
- What are you building?
- What is your expertise?
Show people why you are worth following.
December 3, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Your bio should answer at least 2 of these questions:
- Who are you?
- What do you do?
- What are you building?
- What is your expertise?
Show people why you are worth following.
- Who are you?
- What do you do?
- What are you building?
- What is your expertise?
Show people why you are worth following.
I've always been a firm believer in value upfront and overdelivering.
These days everyone has something to sell.
Want to build advocates?
Normalize overdelivering.
These days everyone has something to sell.
Want to build advocates?
Normalize overdelivering.
December 3, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I've always been a firm believer in value upfront and overdelivering.
These days everyone has something to sell.
Want to build advocates?
Normalize overdelivering.
These days everyone has something to sell.
Want to build advocates?
Normalize overdelivering.
If you want to build a business online, it will take more than fancy logos and a cool website.
It takes building a skill set.
Stack those skills, build leverage, and then scale.
It takes building a skill set.
Stack those skills, build leverage, and then scale.
December 3, 2025 at 1:13 PM
If you want to build a business online, it will take more than fancy logos and a cool website.
It takes building a skill set.
Stack those skills, build leverage, and then scale.
It takes building a skill set.
Stack those skills, build leverage, and then scale.
Your ideal customer has:
- Goals
- Aspirations
- Their idea of success
These should be priority when building a product or making content.
- Goals
- Aspirations
- Their idea of success
These should be priority when building a product or making content.
December 2, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Your ideal customer has:
- Goals
- Aspirations
- Their idea of success
These should be priority when building a product or making content.
- Goals
- Aspirations
- Their idea of success
These should be priority when building a product or making content.