3 to 5 posts a week for three years beats 30 a week for six months. The defensible cadence and why the burnout cliff isn't a willpower problem.
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The burnout cliff
Two posts a day, every day. For six weeks. By week seven they hadn't posted in nine days.
A pattern I've watched operators run, over and over.
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The cadence that actually compounds
3 to 5 posts per week. For three years.
Not 30. Not "post when inspired." Three to five, a number you can hit on a job site week with two emergencies and one sick crew member.
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The math of the slow lane
156 × 3 = 468
Posts in three years. Almost five hundred pieces of content with your face in your service area. The algorithm has more than enough signal. The town has seen you enough times to remember.
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Why week six kills most operators
The burnout cliff isn't a willpower problem.
It's a cadence engineering problem. You set the dial to "aspirational" and then ran out of fuel. Set the dial to "defensible" and you don't crash.
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06.06
Gear (don't overspend)
Phone with a good camera. iPhone 13 Pro or newer.
$30 Rode lavalier mic. No exceptions on the lav.
One soft light. One tripod. $28 phone pole.
Total: under $400. Don't buy a Sony FX3 until you've made $100k from content.
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The first hire
An editor. The single highest ROI hire in content.
OnlineJobs.ph for $8 to 15/hr from the Philippines, or $25 to 50/hr US. Pay $50 to 100 for a test edit. Look at the first 2 seconds of the cut. Hire on hooks, not polish.
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The one job you don't delegate
You write or approve every hook. Always.
Body, editing, captions, scheduling, delegate. The first two seconds? Yours. That's the difference between 500 views and 50,000.
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06.09
The weekly workflow
MON Plan. Pick 5 topics. Match to intent doorways.
TUE Record. 4 hours. Don't edit.
WED Editor cuts. You approve hooks only.
THU Schedule. Write captions. 30 min.
FRI Review last week. Engage DMs. 30 min.
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What to post, you already know
Five types. One week. Rotate.
You don't invent categories here. Module 4 gave you the five types and the walk. Module 6 adds the missing axis: how often each one fires in a week.
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Educational
The backbone. Each one maps to an intent doorway from Module 3.
2 to 3× / week
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Authority
Honest proof, teardown, transformation, receipts. Never staged.
every job you close
03
Storytelling
One real customer, one real situation. The slow burn trust builder.
1× / week
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Series
Your named, numbered, recurring format. Same slot, every week.
1× / week, fixed
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Double Down
When one hits, drop everything and make five more like it.
on demand
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What to track weekly
3 second hold. DMs received. Lead magnet downloads.
Three numbers. One spreadsheet. Friday afternoon. Glance, decide what to repeat next week.
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What to ignore
Followers. Likes. Shares.
Vanity metrics. They feel good. They don't predict revenue. Usually the operator with 8,000 followers in his service area outearns the one with 80,000 nationally.
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When the engine actually engages
Day 90.
First three months are bench pressing an empty bar. Algorithm doesn't know who you are yet. The audience hasn't been built. Around day 90 is when both start to engage.
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What year 2 looks like
Content you posted in month 4 still booking calls in month 22.
That's the unlock. Compounding. Every piece you ship stays out there working. Year 2 you're harvesting work you did in year 1.
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This week's work
Block a 4 hour recording day. Next week. Now.
Pick your defensible number: 3 or 5 posts per week.
Post a job ad for an editor on OnlineJobs.ph.
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In trades, only views within 50 miles of your shop matter.