How do you get your audience engaged? How do you communicate with them throughout the year? How often should you be selling to them? How do you form your community? 

Today, Jessie Festa, a leaderboard affiliate and successful blogger at Jessie on a Journey and Epicure & Culture, answers these important affiliate marketing and product launch questions! 

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[0:00:08] - Introductions [0:01:08] - Meet Jessie on a Journey... [0:02:31] - Physical Promotions & Affiliate Promotions as a Travel Blogger [0:05:19] - Warming Up Your Audience [0:09:55] - Do You Mention the Product(s)? [0:12:24] - How Do You Promote Products Outside Your Niche? [0:16:56] - Affiliate Promos vs. Product Launches [0:20:14] - Finding New Partnerships [0:22:07] - More Advice... [0:28:32] - How Often Do You Sell? [0:34:04] - Concluding Thoughts ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jessie's solo female travel blog: https://jessieonajourney.com/get-started/ Jessie's online responsible tourism magazine: https://epicureandculture.com/ Jessie's online courses: https://jessieonajourney.com/create-a-travel-blog/

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Overwhelmed with the hundreds of business projects, deadlines, and ideas filling your mind?

Sagan Morrow is a productivity strategist for multi-passionate creatives, and she offers a unique perspective as a freelancer, romance novelist, burlesque dancer, and blogger herself. In this episode, she shares tips for implementing strategic planning in your business. Learn how to create an actionable plan, choose the most important projects, balance short- and long-term goals, track deadlines, and more!

--------------------------------------------------- Show Notes: [0:00:43] - Introduction [0:02:13] - Meet Sagan Morrow! [0:04:46] - How Do You Juggle So Many Different Things? The 5 Questions... [0:09:58] - Additional Tips for the 5 Questions [0:12:52] - How to Track Different Projects [0:16:22] - Sagan's Planning Strategies [0:19:14] - Time Blocking Techniques [0:23:55] - Hobbies & Work-Life Balance [0:30:35] - Where to Find Sagan [0:32:15] - Concluding Thoughts Mentions:

Find Sagan: Website: https://saganmorrow.com/ Free Cheat Sheet: https://saganmorrow.com/savetime Sagan's books, including The Business of Writing & Editing: https://saganmorrow.com/books/ Sagan's eCourse (Productivity Powerhouse) https://saganmorrow.com/productivity-powerhouse/ Begin Your Biz Challenge: https://saganmorrow.com/begin-your-biz/ Indie Author Weekly Podcast: https://saganmorrow.com/indie-author-weekly/ @Saganlives on IG: https://www.instagram.com/saganlives/

Asana: https://asana.com/ Trello: https://trello.com/

In this episode, Corina Holden--a wife and mom of three little boys who built her blog during mornings and nap times--shares tips for new bloggers on building a successful online business.  

Learn how to make affiliate promotions stick, including practical tips for preparing yourself and your audience!

[0:01:13] - Meet Corina...[0:03:40] - Tips for Bloggers Just Starting Out [0:08:00] - Treat It Like a Business…[0:11:27] - How Corina Started Making Money from Her Blog[0:13:22] - What Does It Take to Be a Successful Affiliate?[0:17:33] - Make It Personal & Practical for Your Audience![0:20:59] - Warming Up Your Audience[0:25:18] - How Much Time in Advance Do You Prepare? [0:30:12] - Closing Thoughts

Find Corina: 

• Frump Fighters: https://frumpfighters.com/ 
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frumpfighters/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frumpfighters

Todd Herman's 90 Day Year: https://www.90dayyear.com/

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Struggling to balance everything in your life, including business AND family responsibilities?

Lindsay is a Rapid Transformational Practitioner, mom of three, and owner of a six-figure coaching business. In this episode, she shares creative guidance to help you structure, organize, and schedule your business in ways that are sustainable. (Especially helpful if you're a work-at-home mom, but also includes quick tips you can start putting into practice today, regardless where you find yourself in life.)

[0:00:49] - Introductory Thoughts [0:01:37] - Meet Lindsay Maloney [0:04:37] - It's ALL About Learning Lessons… [0:05:30] - How Sharing Your Real Story Makes Connections[0:07:56] - Tips for Balancing Work-from-Home & Real Life  [0:10:14] - How Setting Work Time Makes You More Productive[0:12:14] - Building Margin & Setting Expectations[0:15:45] - Ways to Cope as an Introvert [0:20:53] - Using Organizational Systems (i.e., Asana) [0:25:58] - Build Your Workflows NOW[0:28:26] - Not Everything on Your List Must Be Done...[0:31:47] - Working on Weekends[0:33:30] - Concluding Thoughts

Asana: https://app.asana.com/ 

From Lindsay: 

• IG: @lindsay_maloney
• Website: https://lindsaymaloney.com/ 
• Stand Out Coaching Academy: https://lindsaymaloney.com/soca-wait-list 
• Book Your Dream Clients podcast: https://lindsaymaloney.com/podcast 
• Free Facebook Group: www.DreamClientCommunity.com  

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As all entrepreneurs will tell you, growth often happens in the hard moments, when you're digging into the nitty gritty of growing your business. But that doesn't mean you should leave personal and professional development to chance either! In this podcast, Jami provides FOUR inspiring ideas to challenge and grow yourself as an entrepreneur this year, sharing practical examples from her own business. Get inspired and make 2020 your most successful year ever! ------------------------------------------------------Show Notes:

[0:00:45] - Introduction/Review of Previous Podcast Topics[0:04:44] - The Importance of Reading Biographies & Business Books[0:08:09] - Jami's Year of Innovation (2020)[0:09:38] - Jami's Reading Plans[0:12:47] - Join or Form Your Own Mastermind Group [0:17:05] - Ask Targeted Questions of People in the Next Phase [0:20:36] - Pick an Online Course for This Year [0:25:28] - Setting Goals & Starting 2020 Strong[0:28:29] - Concluding Thoughts ------------------------------------------------------

Michael Hyatt: https://michaelhyatt.com/ 

BOOKS:"Living Forward: A Proven Plan to Stop Drifting and Get the Life You Want" by Michael Hyatt

"DotCom Secrets: The Underground Playbook for Growing Your Company Online" by Russel Brunson

"Expert Secrets: The Underground Playbook for Creating a Mass Movement of People Who Will Pay for Your Advice" by Russel Brunson

"Ask: The Counterintuitive Online Formula to Discover Exactly What Your Customers Want to Buy...Create a Mass of Raving Fans...and Take Any Business to the Next Level" by Ryan Levesque

"Launch: An Internet Millionaire's Secret Formula To Sell Almost Anything Online, Build A Business You Love, And Live The Life Of Your Dreams" by Jeff Walker Kajabi (Jami's eCourse platform): https://kajabi.com/ 

Facebook Ad eCourse from  Beth Anne Schwamberger (Brilliant Business Moms)

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The start of a new year is the perfect time to review your business - what went right, what went wrong and how to improve in the year ahead. Planning and goal setting is important, and reflecting on our strengths and weaknesses is a fantastic launch pad.

[0:00:45] - Introduction[0:02:13] - Why Self Reflection is Important [0:04:16] - Look at the Losses, Celebrate the Wins[0:05:58] - Spend Time Processing the Year[0:06:35] - Break Your Normal Routine[0:08:41] - Schedule the Time/s[0:11:14] - Survey Your Audience[0:14:45] - How Do You Measure Success? What Worked, What Didn't?[0:15:47] - What Can You Take Off Your Plate? [0:17:41] - Expectations From the Last Year, and to the Next[0:20:31] - Notice the Patterns[0:24:57] - The Ultimate Productivity Bundle

We're entering an amazing time of year to launch a new product or prepare a launch for the upcoming year. But how do you stand out from the crowd? How do you create the perfect campaigns for your audience? How do you get your list ready for a launch?

In this episode, Jami discusses how she uses email marketing for her own business, including examples from her own launches. She also shares interview clips with Abby Lawson, who talks about building the best email launch promotion possible.

Don't launch another product without catching this episode! 

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[0:00:07] - Introduction[0:02:29] - Creating Conversational & Catchy Email Subject Lines [0:07:30] - Sending High-Performing Emails [0:10:07] - Your Mailing Schedule: Send MORE Emails than You Think You'll Need[0:13:21] - Being Authentic[0:15:15] - Abby's Launch Email Schedule[0:18:35] - Priming Your Audience [0:21:53] - Hard Sell vs Soft Sell Approach[0:25:00] - Creative Launch Emails[0:30:14] - How Do You Approach Affiliate Sales?[0:34:26] - Concluding Thoughts

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Visit Abby's website: https://www.justagirlandherblog.com 

Email Service Provider Jami mentioned: ConvertKit

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Wondering how to use Pinterest in 2020, even when traffic seems to be falling everywhere?

Kate Ahl is a Pinterest expert and owner of a Pinterest management company, so she stays up-to-date with the latest Pinterest updates and trends! In this episode, Jami and Kate discuss how you can use Pinterest marketing successfully for affiliate campaigns. Kate also provides some of the latest tips to make the most of your time and effort on this now-saturated and ever changing platform. 

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[0:00:44] - Introductions[0:01:42] - How is Pinterest Working for Kate's Business in 2019?[0:03:11] - How to Use Pinterest for Affiliate Campaigns [0:07:29] - What Lead Time is Required for Pinterest?[0:08:36] - Finding Keywords on Pinterest[0:11:44] - Pinning Schedules [0:13:27] - Does the 80/20 Rule Still Apply for Pinterest? [0:15:43] - Traffic is Down. How Do You Stay Motivated? [0:20:57] - Pinterest & Affiliate Marketing Trends for 2019-2020[0:24:53] - Concluding Thoughts 

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Visit Kate's website: https://www.simplepinmedia.com/ 

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"Right now, right now, there are people that need your knowledge. There are people that are stuck right now, and they're waiting for you to ship. They're waiting for you to press publish."

Brian Dixon has been involved in Ultimate Bundles for several years now. At the beginning, he was the behind-the-scenes marketing manager and strategist who worked with a number of bloggers, authors, and course creators. Today, he's working on a membership site for writers and provides clarity coaching, to help people determine their audience, their message, and their products. 

Join Brian as he discusses how to develop an idea by starting with YOUR people! (Hint: It's not as overwhelming as you might think.)

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[0:00:45] - Introductions[0:02:34] - You've Got an Idea? It's Time for the 93-Year-Old Grandmother List![0:05:26] - Brainstorming, Researching, & Organizing Your Ideas[0:07:48] - What's the Biggest Challenge?[0:11:01] - Tips for Getting Things Done[0:14:20] - The Perfectionist Side: Just Get It Out There![0:16:44] - Solopreneur, You Don't Have to Do Everything Yourself[0:20:19] - Online Platform Recommendations [0:24:44] - Brian's New Book - "Start with Your People" [0:27:48] - Concluding Thoughts

Are you a blogger or entrepreneur who feels like you're ready to take the next step and hire some virtual assistant help, but you're overwhelmed and don't know where to start?

Gina Horkey started as a virtual assistant, and now she runs a blog that's dedicated to teaching others online how to enter this line of business! In this informative episode, she talks about how to know when it's time for extra help and what tasks you should outsource (and why), along with some practical tips for finding and training the perfect virtual assistant for your business.

Show Notes: [0:00:07] - Introductions [0:00:35] - Gina Horkey's Journey as a Virtual Assistant & Entrepreneur [0:03:33] - How Do You Know When You Should Bring on a VA? [0:05:56] - Hire BEFORE You're Ready [0:06:57] - Pricing Considerations for Hiring a Virtual Assistant [0:09:25] - What Do You Look for in a VA? [0:11:43] - Eisenhower's Matrix [0:14:07] - Ranking Tasks by ROI [0:17:10] - Where Do You Find Somebody, & What Do You Look For? [0:22:11] - Picking Your Top Candidates [0:23:26] - Hiring a Contractor [0:25:09] - How Long Does the Training Period Last? [0:29:09] - What are You Looking for When YOU'RE the Virtual Assistant? [0:31:50] - Concluding Thoughts

Mentions: Visit Gina's website: https://horkeyhandbook.com/

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