my digital identity saved my life.

and it has the power to change yours too (and perhaps save it).

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Taylin John Simmonds
April 01, 2024

The School of Thought Newsletter

Make money with your mind, not your time.

My digital identity saved my life.

And it has the power to change yours too (and perhaps save it).

I want you to think about something for a second…

… The World Bank released a report in 2023, that in the last 10 years the digital economy grew 2.5 times faster than the physical world.

If this is true of the last 10 years.
Then imagine the next 10.

The future of work is online - it’s official.

And the rare few who win will have 1 thing in common:

They’re building their Digital Identity…

But what is a Digital Identity?

It’s your online personal brand.

It’s the new resume for the digital world, except, it’s so much more…

… It’s the way you market your skills to literally millions of people, create value for others, and is honestly the most lucrative opportunity of our generation next to crypto meme coins.

Alex Hormozi and other tycoons predict the next billion dollar companies will be built off the back of personal brands.

(Hello Feastibles- Mr. Beast’s chocolate bar company)

Some even predict that any business without a personal brand will no longer be able to compete and maintain profitability in the next 10-20 years.

The big names are big names because they bought in.

And they did it because a Digital Identity leads to cheap traffic, higher margins, and more profitability.

If we believe this too, then a Digital Identity just became the most important asset for any person, business, or entrepreneur to invest in.

So. Reflect.

⇢ Why are you not building your digital resume?

⇢ And if you are, is the hard work leading to the results you’re looking for?

Probably not.

But why is that?

There is too much information out there.

It no longer helps, it confuses you.

And it confused me too…

What you may not know about me is that when i started writing online by working through a Digital Identity crisis.

I changed my niche 5 times in the first 6 months.

Had no idea how to write content.

And had never made a single dollar online.

It’s a waste of time trying to figure all this out on your own.

Figuring this out alone is a rat race. You need what works. And with a peanut butter buddy like me, you’ve got the shortcut.

But before we dive into that... hear out my story- it’s important.

Building My Digital Identity

My story is NOT about success.

Forget the Taylin you know online with 100,000 followers.

5 years ago, I was stuck in a college teaching job, barely making enough to buy groceries with no hope of paying off my 50K debt.

Teaching is fulfilling. Being broke is painful.

Watching my friends buy homes and go on vacations to Hawaii, while all my hard work was getting me nowhere, was just too painful to live with.

At 27 I was fearing the next 38 years of my working life.

That’s not living, it was surviving.

So, like a lot of people, and perhaps you right now.

The idea of being able to make money online looked amazing - a silver bullet.

❖ Freedom of location
❖ Freedom to work on what I want, when I want
❖ And unlimited earning potential

I was sold on the opportunity.

But I didn’t know how to get there.

I consumed growth guides from top creators on X and LinkedIn…

… But there was too much conflicting advice.

❖ Sell courses
❖ Become a ghostwriter
❖ Go viral writing life advice
❖ Pick a niche so you can make money.
❖ Launch an educational email course

Holy-guacamole Batman!

I was still learning how to write content, how Twitter worked, and how to not overcook my Ramen noodles.

Let alone sift through all this confusing misinformation.

At the time, it took me 5 hours to write one Twitter thread, and my posts were getting zero results.

It remember it being daunting, overwhelming and exhausitng.

(Especially while working a 9-to-5).

But now?

I have an audience of over 100,000 followers, across X and LinkedIn.

Have more opportunities than I can handle.

And I teach people how to do this every single day.

So, while I’d never tell you to quit your job, change your career or go all in on an online business right now.

I do deeply believe that building your Digital Identity is the ultimate investment in yourself and the future.

If you want to attract opportunities - not fight for them.

If you want your skills to have unlimited earning potential - not compete in a race to the bottom.

Then a Digital Identity is the only answer.

Courses and education will only get you so far. Methodological action will get you results.

That’s why this cohort exists.

So you can digitalize your identity, monetize your skills, and get yourself in front of the people who will buy them from you.

Using the tactics I use, you can do it in 6 months.

The 3 Digital Identity Tiers

You don’t need to build 100K + followers (unless you want to).

There are 3 tiers to a Digital Identity:

Tier 1 - High Profit 9-to-5er

The easiest to hit.

In a few weeks, you can get better job offers, network with more people and command a higher price for your skills.

All while working a full time job.

One of my students Rebecca proved this when she got 3 inbound leads in the first 2 weeks she started posting on LinkedIn.

Tier 2 - From Freelancer to Founder

This tier will get you better paying clients, massively boost demand, and even land you a super crazy Red Bull sponsorship (no guarantees here).

Business owners with a Digital Identity always have an unfair advantage.

Tier 3 - Elite Digital Identity

This is where your digital identity becomes a well known personal brand.

You’ll get more requests and inbound leads than you can handle.

And the focus moves towards selling digital products and building communities at scale.

When you have an audience at this level, anything is possible.

Even building multi-million SaaS companies like Dan Koe with Kortex.

Scaling a newsletter and selling it for millions like Sam Parr.

And landing a sexy date with Taylor Swift (again, no guaratees here 😉).

In the Digital Identity cohort, I’ll be giving 50 of you the exact system I used to build tier 1, 2, and 3 Digital Identities.

The systems I’ve used with Fortune 500 CEO’s, 3 people from the Forbes 30 Under 30 list, and all 50 students who attended Digital Identity V1.

There will also be all the content creation, audience building, and monetization systems I’ve used to scale 100’s of personal brands.

Plus I decided to throw in a tonne of bonuses for free that I will eventually sell as digital products in their own right.

❖ Offer DNA system
❖ The Niche Navigator
❖ Your First 10,00 Followers Content Frameworks

It’s everything I wish I had when I started, and more.

I want to turn 50 people into creators, with this system.

So If you’d like to work with me:

Smash this link - 50 spaces available.

Enrolment closes Friday, April 5th.

I’ll see you inside Digital Identity 2.0.

-Taylin John Simmonds

P.S. To see what my last cohort thought of DI. You should read below. They crushed it.