The Journey So Far

Months in operation: 10

Episodes: 15

What We're Talking About:

• Watching our systems play out and work like they are supposed to! (most of the time 😁)
• Our last course launch for 2020 is October 26-30th.
•  Doing more of the same for the rest of the year while refining what needs to be tweaked, changed, etc.
• We’ve all been actively working on our own podcasts (linked below!) these last couple of months.

Links & Resources Mentioned:

Our book – Make Money as a Podcast Producer

Gina’s Podcast

Hailey’s Podcast

Mel’s Podcast (Coming soon!)

The Becoming Internet Famous Podcast is BTYB Podcast Production School: Learn how to master the hard skills & strategies needed to launch, manage, and grow podcasts for small business owners.

The Journey So Far

Months in operation: 10

Episodes: 14

What We're Talking About:

• Customer service
  • Starts before the sale!
  • "Every email is a sales opportunity."
• Communication
  • No one knows your brand like you do. 
  • The best way to get better at writing is writing and reading more!
• Sales conversations
  • One model isn't any "better" than another.
• Tracking + evaluating metrics
  • Track the right metrics, not the ones that make you feel good.
• Resourcefulness
• Leadership + learning to delegate
  • Learn your superpowers and hire out the rest when the time comes.
  • Start with tasks with immediate ROI for your business.

Links & Resources Mentioned:

Voxer

Tracking & Learning episode

Neville episode

The Becoming Internet Famous Podcast is BTYB Podcast Production School: Learn how to master the hard skills & strategies needed to launch, manage, and grow podcasts for small business owners.

The Journey So Far:

Months in operation - 9

Episodes - 13

What We're Talking About:

• We're on track to hit 100K in our first year!
• Control over your own business vs working for someone else.
• "You can't be what you can't see."
• Having real conversations about money, especially as women in business.
• Success is different for all of us.
• Entrepreneurship and online business can give you financial and personal freedom.
• Churn isn't always a bad thing

Links & Resources Mentioned:

Podcast Production School

SamCart

What is SaaS?

The Journey So Far

Months in operation: 9

Podcast episodes: 12

What We're Talking About:

• Each of our journeys into the podcasting space.
•  How podcasting can offer a much more tangible result for some business owners who aren't keen on writing/blogging.
• Making small goals at first and build up over time.
• Batch recording is your friend!
• You can make money offering podcast services and/or hosting your own show.

Links & Resources Mentioned: 

The Creator Speak Podcast

One Year From Now Podcast

Check out Gina's podcast here when it launches!

Mel's Interview with Jeremy Scroggins about the AT

The Houston Pod

Becoming Internet Famous is BTYB Podcast Production School: Learn how to master the hard skills & strategies needed to launch, manage and grow podcasts for small businesses.

The Journey So Far

Months in operation: 8

Podcast Episodes: 11

WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT: 

• Why we wrote a book in addition to our online course.
• Self-publishing a book on Amazon.
• Not needing to specialize in everything - the value of hiring out.
• Our process of hiring and working with a ghostwriter.
• Managing competing deadlines with course updates, launches, and webinars.
• Utilizing a book launch team to help with our Amazon algorithm.
• Getting clear on our messaging so we can add more value to the space.
• Our goals for the book.
• Launch dates: August 4th - 9th, 2020

LINKS & RESOURCES MENTIONED:

Sally Miller Self-Publishing

Haley Greene Creative

The Journey So Far:

Months in operation - 8

Episodes - 10

What We're Talking About:

• June was our 2nd lowest income month to date, but we're stoked about our progress and where we're headed! 
• We took a bit of a break in June to focus on planning as well as supporting our community.
• Our primary focus: the success of our students and their businesses.
• The addition of Quickstart for Podcast Production School students.

Links & Resources Mentioned:

Podcast Production School

The Journey So Far:

Months in operation - 8

Episodes - 9

WHAT WE’RE TALKING ABOUT:

• The importance of measuring what you’re doing based on data, not emotion.
• Paving your own way vs plugging yourself into someone else’s system.
• Working on your business vs working in it.
• Getting on the same page with your team and utilizing shared tools.
• The importance of structure and flexibility.
• Evaluate what you’re doing regularly.
  
  

WHAT WE'RE DIGGING:

Hailey – Her coaching workshops! Learn more here & on her Instagram.

Gina – The 10K Trainer App she's working through with her fam.

Mel – Buying her first house!

Links & Resources Mentioned: 

Podcast Production School

Monday.com

Walk to Mordor

Walk 1000 Miles

Show Notes

The Journey So Far

Months in operation: 7

Episodes: 8

The Timeline:

• 9/25/19: Gina, Mel & Hailey first talk about building a podcasting skills course
• 10/31/19: We get our first email list subscriber
• 11/29/19 - 12/2/19: Launch #1
• 1/25/20 - 1/27/20: Launch #2
• 1/28/20: Added a payment plan option
• 3/6-8/20: The three of us met in person for the first time at Podfest 2020 in Orlando
• 3/5/20 - 3/8/20: Launch #3
• 3/23/20: Rebranded from Podcast VAs to Podcast Production School
• 3/31/20: Transitioned from launch model to evergreen model
• 3/31/20: 787 subscribers 
• 4/30/20: 91 New opt-ins
• 5/31/20: Sales funnel in place. Sponsorships took effect (2 podcasts + 2 newsletters).

What We're Talking About: May 2020 Income Report

• Two of our beautiful team members had birthdays in May! (Gina & Hailey)
• Promotional efforts in May.
• Gina's experience with the sponsorship process and where it can be better.
• Completing our sales funnel.
• Publishing student income reports to the blog!
• Total sales as of May 2020 - $62,680. 

Links & Resources Mentioned

Podcast Production School

PPS Student Income Reports

Hustle & Flowchart Podcast

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Show Notes

The Journey So Far

Months in operation: 6

Episodes: 7

The Timeline:

• 9/25/19: Gina, Mel & Hailey first talk about building a podcasting skills course
• 10/31/19: We get our first email list subscriber
• 11/29/19 - 12/2/19: Launch #1
• 1/25/20 - 1/27/20: Launch #2
• 1/28/20: Added a payment plan option
• 3/6-8/20: The three of us met in person for the first time at Podfest 2020 in Orlando
• 3/5/20 - 3/8/20: Launch #3
• 3/23/20: Rebranded from Podcast VAs to Podcast Production School
• 3/31/20: Transitioned from launch model to evergreen model
• 3/31/20: 787 subscribers 
• 4/30/20: 91 New opt-ins

What We're Talking About: April 2020 Income Report

• Promotional efforts in April.
• Putting a sales email sequence in play.
• Finishing our rebrand to Podcast Production School!
• April 2020 expenses.
• Categories we track each month: Tools, Services, Marketing, Development, Cost of items.
• Our intentions for May 2020.

Links & Resources Mentioned

Podcast Production School

PPS Blog Posts

Monday.com

Show Notes 

The Journey So Far

Months in operation: 6

Episodes: 6

What We're Talking About: 

• Why we hired a professional copywriter.
• Working with Neville Medhora.
• The kinds of work we produced from our sessions.
• Getting clear in our messaging and what we really want to say.
• How content marketing is understanding the problems we help people solve.
• The importance of putting yourself in the room with experts. 
• Getting professional help that is objective.
• Outlining our content strategy. 

What We're Digging: 

Hailey - Coding through PDX Code Guild

Gina - Books! Rocket Fuel, Harry Potter book series, Maybe You Should Talk to Someone

Mel - Voiceover Marketing Playbook by Marc Scott

Links & Resources Mentioned: 

Podcast Production School

Neville Medhora of Kopywriting Kourse

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