1. List five possible partners
30 minWrite five names: a journal club, a niche newsletter writer, a university study group, a research Discord, and a professional association reading group.
Pick where you want to go. Every route starts with a move you can make within the hour.
Write five names: a journal club, a niche newsletter writer, a university study group, a research Discord, and a professional association reading group.
Message the person who runs it. Offer something concrete, a free month or a co hosted pilot, not a vague 'collab'.
Hi, I run Margin Notes, which lets people publish annotations beside any article and get paid a few cents per view. I would love to set up a free four week team layer for your group. I do the setup, you just read and note. Interested?
Agree a start date, a simple goal and one check in. Set up their space in your app yourself so it is effortless for them.
After the pilot, write one page: what each side does, any revenue split, how either can leave. Both sign or confirm by email. Keep it plain.
Thanks for running the pilot of Margin Notes with me. Here is a short summary of what we agreed for the next three months. Could you reply 'agreed' if it matches your understanding, or tell me what to change?
Leave an email and we nudge you at 24 and 72 hours with your next move. Optional.
Or to keep this voyage on your profile.
A book club where finishing and discussing each chapter earns a shared pot back.
Teach live in small rooms where students pay per minute and you get paid the second the call ends.