EP 4. The Hidden Cost of Playing It Safe: Why ‘Nice’ Content Doesn’t Sell

When you make your brand “nice,” “digestible,” and inoffensive, it stops making people feel anything, and your sales pay the price. In this unredacted case file, I unpack how playing it safe diluted my voice, why high-engagement posts rarely equal revenue, and how to put polarity back into your content without going political (or being a jerk).

🔍 IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL UNCOVER:

• Why “palatable” content kills emotion (and emotion drives buying decisions)
• The real gap between engagement and revenue (virality ≠ sales)
• How to add healthy polarity without turning your brand into a political feed
• A practical plan to regain your edge: identify the “safe” posts, inject emotion, and share the opinions you’ve been softening

🗂️ CASE EVIDENCE FROM THIS FILE: 

• "You can't create loyalty when your content is forgettable."
• "If your content feels safe, it's probably not saying anything worth remembering."
• "High engagement doesn’t always equal sales; sometimes your lowest-performing post makes you the most money."
• "Polarity is the fastest filter: it attracts the right people and pushes away the wrong ones."
• "Playing it safe is just another way of saying you’re okay being invisible."

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