This episode helps you address the most important question of being an online entrepreneur – Why does it matter?
Does Your Online Business Fill Your Life with Purpose?
Smart Questions from our Brilliant Audience
A collection of great questions from our smart audience!
[11] 5 Steps to Website Security You Can Trust
What can you do, as a site owner, to protect your website from the evildoers who will stop at nothing to harm your site for their own nefarious purposes? The first step is the most important.
The Best of ‘The Writer’s Brain’ Part Three: Storytelling
Welcome back to a special edition of The Writer Files called “The Best of the Writer s Brain,” a series neuroscientist Michael Grybko and I started in 2015 where I enlisted his help to give us a tour of the inner workings of the writer’s process.
The Secret to Becoming an Online Expert
Ever wonder how all those online experts became famous? This episode reveals their secrets.
Getting Your Big, Scary Projects Finished: A Conversation about Growing Gills
A look into why it’s so hard to move forward with creative work
[12] What if You Could Simply Eliminate SEO from Your Life?
Could it really be possible? Well, back in March of 2017, no less an authority than Brian Clark wrote a blog post on Copyblogger with that very headline. Let s hear him out before we make our judgment.
The Best of ‘The Writer’s Brain’ Part Four: Writer’s Block
Welcome back to a special edition of The Writer Files called “The Best of the Writer’s Brain,” a series neuroscientist Michael Grybko and I started in 2015 where I enlisted his help to give us a tour of the inner workings of the writer’s process.
Two Keys to Becoming a Webinar Superhero, with Tim Paige
Webinars remain one of the best list-building and product promotion vehicles. The event nature of a live online meetup combined with compelling content is a winner, even if you don t call them webinars.
The Biggest Challenge to Running an Online Business
Online entrepreneurs must overcome many factors to succeed online. But one challenge stands out the most.
7 Ways to Improve Your Marketing by Harnessing the Power of Evil
Think marketing is evil? Only if you’re doing it right …
[13] How to Create Content that Deeply Engages Your Audience
Now that we know who we re talking to and what we want to say, we just have to fine-tune how we say it to achieve maximum impact.
More International ‘Writer Porn’ with Journalist Adam Skolnick
Award-winning journalist, author, and serial guest, Adam Skolnick, is back on the show as our international correspondent to catch us up on the globetrotting life of a travel writer, his journey to self-publishing, and more writer porn.
[54] How to Build a Community that Attracts the Right Kind of Members
How do you build a community up from nothing, attract the right kind of people, and repel the kinds of fanatics and fools who threaten to derail all of your hard work? In this edition of Site Success, Sean Jackson and Jerod Morris discuss some of the fundamental elements of building a community the right way … from the start.
How to Get More Comfortable (and Effective) at Selling
Selling is a skill, not an innate talent. But that doesn’t mean it’s always comfortable to learn.
[55] 3Q for Writing Irresistible Headlines that Will Accelerate Your Audience Growth
You can waste a lot of time creating amazing content if you don’t invest similarly in writing irresistible headlines. What’s the point of great content if you can’t get anyone to click on it in the first place? In this episode, we walk you through the mindset and techniques you need to write the kind of headlines that will fill your audience funnel with the kind of people you need so that your content can work its long-term magic.
How Bestselling Author & Investigative Journalist Scott Carney Writes: Part Two
In Part Two of this file, the award-winning New York Times bestselling author, investigative journalist, and anthropologist, Scott Carney, returned to talk about the dangers of putting yourself into the story, what he’s learned in his 20+ years in mainstream publishing, and how he juggles his multiple creative adventures.
The Creative Way to Use Video Marketing on LinkedIn
LinkedIn is rolling out a lot of new features for marketers; including video. If you are looking for creative ways to connect on LinkedIn, then this episode will inspire you.
[56] Brian Clark’s Best Advice on How to Write Better Headlines
Brian Clark has written a lot of headlines. And the vast majority of those headlines have been very effective in achieving their simple goal of getting you to click on a post and read it. In this discussion, we tease out Brian’s best and latest advice on how to write magnetic headlines that readers won’t be able to resist clicking on.
How to Kill Your Sales and Mess up Your Business: Lessons from a Used Car Salesman
When does traditional sales advice actually push prospects further away?