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Dave Jackson Blogger Interview by Kate Luella (September 2012)I had a great time interviewing Dave because of his friendly expert advice on all things podcasting, and more.  He discusses Powerpress and Feedburner for bloggers.His blog is here http://davidjackson.org/His business http://schoolofpodcasting.com/And more awesome Blogger Interviews are available here at:http://kateluella.com/ENJOY Dave's interview MENU below, and you can fast forward to what you like:2.55 Bloggers Hosting Choices4.30 Libsyn.com7.00 ID3 tags8.20 RSS8.50 Feedburner11.00 Stats from iTunes13.50 Moving your podcast media hosting14.30 Free hosting options15.40 Best audio mic for $49 (USB/Mixer compatible)17.00 How to grow your blogging audience by 20%19.30 Blogspot bloggers best hosting choice21.30 How to advise iTunes of a new URL media location without disrupting your iTunes subscribers22.40 Moving your media hosting from Libsyn to your own WP hosting account23.50 Libsyn player APPs26.00 Podcasting opportunities for bloggers32.00 The Law of Reciprocity34.20 Apple Affiliates35.00 iTunes popularity declining and why35.50 Libysn v Blurbrry hosting36.00 Podtrac Players37.05 SpeakPipe40.20 USA, Canada, Australia popularity41.30 RSS feed limits43.00 Dave's site downloads 2,000 for a podcast he hasn't touched for years45.00 Dave said you need this to be a successful podcaster46.00 Dave's podcasting

DAVID JENYNS Blogger Interview by Kate Luella (September 2012)It was truly wonderful to interview David about his opinions on online business growth, his background is prudent for all things marketing and business management.  Ergo, his interview was nothing short of insightful, and I really enjoyed it.  Thanks David. :)Business: http://www.melbourneseoservices.com/Blog: http://www.davidjenyns.com/His interviews are at http://www.podcastinterviews.com/You can see more awesome Blogger Interviews like this one at:http://www.BloggerInterviewsPodcast.com/ENJOY Dave's interview MENU below, and you can fast forward to what you like:2.30 David defines his business role4.55 David explains his business filter and the process he has in place for that filter5.35 David "Minimal Viable Product" research technic7.30 His advice for when you are first starting out online9.15 His business strategy plan10.10 Why you can't do everything online yourself (Rich Schefren inspiration)11.15 What the "core asset of your blog" means11.40 SEO is a blogger's friend and how to maximise your SEO12.00 The primary purpose of social media for bloggers13.00 Don't rely on one source (Jeff Johnson inspiration)14.00 Common mistakes many bloggers make19.10 How to grow your business skill set with consultants22.00 Blogging marketing tips22.40 The two types of small business owners25.00 Content leverage system (Pete Williams inspiration)26.00 Finding your blog content syndication system27.50 Bloggers sacrificing short term profit for long term gains28.00 The four key core assets of blogs to achieve long term gains31.00 Online tools bloggers should be using34.00 Understanding your blog goals and how to test them34.30 Dave's podcasting strategy35.30 The ways podcasting instantly benefits everyone38.00 How to ensure you have the correct target market for your blog, and to get proof of that target demographic39.00 Audio or Video podcasts for bloggers?41.05 Tips for blogger podcasts42.25 Why podcasting has been good for Dave43.05 The analytics that Dave determines his success from his podcasting

Suzi Butcher Blogger Interview from PackaBook.com (December 2012)

http://www.packabook.com/Subscribe to these awesome interviews over here at http://bloggerinterviewspodcast.com/ or on iTunes or ON YOU TUBE!What a lovely interview to finish up 2012 interviews with, Suzi Butcher of PackaBlog.com.  A great blog about books set in different locations around the world, which you can buy, read and then travel to and you know you will experience that location even more after reading about it prior.  In this interview Suzi also discusses her analytics and her overall plans for her blog.  She shares with us how she selects books to blog about, and other monetisation plans like creating an APP she's got on the go right now! We also talk about Amazon affiliates, her subscription list strategy and her assessment of social media a a blogging accessory.  It was a great interview for me, Suzi is not short of a word, and I found it hard to get a word in, which I can assure you is an interviewers dream if they are on topic, which she was.  What a great way to end 2012 interviews.  I'll see you all back in January 2013 with a new line of bloggers, sharing their journey with you, I can't wait!MENU of interviewIntro.55 Suzi's background to her blogging journey2.20 Why Suzi started blogging and why she started PackaBook.com4.07 Why Suzi called her blog Packabook 4.20 Suzi explains why her blog is not just a blog for travellers4.45 Suzi discusses similar blogs to hers, and why they are different5.10 Potential for travel guides and more on her blog5.50 Why Suzi doesn't define her blog as a travel even though its for travellers6.50 Suzi's first blog and how she got it to here7.25 Suzi's day job as a TV journalist8.00 Guest blogging and how she manages that9.50 Suzi's plans to use maps to find her books on her blog10.00 How Amazon Kindle has changed the landscape of self-published authors and why she is weary of them12.00 How Suzi finds books to add to her book blog list14.00 Suzi's target demographic14.20 Why Suzi likes Pinterest for new book lovers16.20 Pat Flynn's Facebook Page for eBook writers16.35 Analytics -- and why Suzi doesn't watch them too much anymore17.30 Her affiliate link strategy plan18.00 Her future ideas for her blog growth19.10 Why Suzi will be ready when Oprah calls her on her show!20.10 Social media and how Suzi utilises it, even though Facebook now restrict her feeds to 20-30% of her FB subscribers!20.40 (& 30) Her ideas for a new APP24.10 Her passionate subscribers and what they get when the subscribe to her blog27.25 Her own writing ambitions with three half written books on the go!31.20 Suzi's weariness of internet marketers who only want to sell you something!32.30 Monetisation tactics and needing more traffic to get there!36.10 Suzi's hope for her destination book guide to break down cultural differences

P Part Two - Shane Melaugh Blogger Interview by Kate Luella (November 2012)Hybrid Connect - AWESOME   http://budurl.com/HybridConnect (pop up light box to collect emails on overdrive!!)It was truly a thrill for me to chat with Shane Melaugh of http://imimpact.com/, who also hosts a podcast from his blog.We chatted about his blogging journey, how his blog came about and how his journey has now made him a full time product creator -- my dream!!  Shane has now a few very successful products in his catalogue, and most recently one of his latest products "Hybrid Connect" is about to get a new launch with all the finishing touches to the opt-in lightbox (with way too many features to list) being a "must have" list building tool for all bloggers and online business people.  I'm going to set that one up on my site, if you want to see it working, and you can buy it over here (aff link) if you are ready to put your email list building through the roof!  I think I'll do a "Shane Review" (which means "a very thorough review" of the tool in a few months and share it with you, and Shane of course!PS: This interview has been cut into two interviews to keep them not too long!So for more info on Shane's blog go here http://imimpact.com/And don't forget to leave a review on iTunes or a comment or question for Shane on our blog http://bloggerinterviewspodcast.com/.INTERVIEW CONTENT MENU:PART ONE:1.25 Shane's IM Impact Podcast Show1.55 Shane discusses his past and current podcast shows he co-hosts with Paul McCarthy2.55 How Shane now defines himself3.35 Why Shane started up IM impact.com 5.10 Affiliate marketing according to Shane5.35 Reviewing products on his blog10.00 Three components Shane believes are necessary these days to "make money online"11.20 The time & cost commitment Shane makes to publish quality reviews12.40 Shane's personality trait which gives him the skillset to do his reviews14.15 How he drives traffic with his most popular blog posts14.50 When Shane kicked off IM Impact in 2008, his journey & branding concerns16.15 Shanes goals for IM Impact17.00 What Shane means by making his blog a "template" for other online business people20.20 Shane's analytic tools he uses20.50 Hybrid Connect for opt-ins!!PART ONE1.10 Products which make Shane the most money2.00 Shane's first product2.40 Swiss Made Marketing which is earning Shane a bundle of cash!3.35 SEOcockpit -- (it's like Micro Niche Finder on steroids -- his words not mine!)6.10 SEO and guest posting for branding purposes9.40 The Warrior Forum, WSO products for traffic13.40 The problem with the Warrior Forum (according to Shane)14.55 Tips for bloggers looking to find and secure Affiliates to sell and promote their products20.00 Safe-Swaps and solo ads23.30 Shane's new products and plans in the pipe-works to come out soon25.35 Shane's feelings on doing coaching26.30 My intention to do a "Shane Review" (listen to the recording and you'll understand this joke!)

Part One - Shane Melaugh Blogger Interview by Kate Luella (November 2012)Hybrid Connect - AWESOME   http://budurl.com/HybridConnect (pop up light box to collect emails on overdrive!!)It was truly a thrill for me to chat with Shane Melaugh of http://imimpact.com/, who also hosts a podcast from his blog.We chatted about his blogging journey, how his blog came about and how his journey has now made him a full time product creator -- my dream!!  Shane has now a few very successful products in his catalogue, and most recently one of his latest products "Hybrid Connect" is about to get a new launch with all the finishing touches to the opt-in lightbox (with way too many features to list) being a "must have" list building tool for all bloggers and online business people.  I'm going to set that one up on my site, if you want to see it working, and you can buy it over here (aff link) if you are ready to put your email list building through the roof!  I think I'll do a "Shane Review" (which means "a very thorough review" of the tool in a few months and share it with you, and Shane of course!PS: This interview has been cut into two interviews to keep them not too long!So for more info on Shane's blog go here http://imimpact.com/And don't forget to leave a review on iTunes or a comment or question for Shane on our blog http://bloggerinterviewspodcast.com/.INTERVIEW CONTENT MENU:PART ONE:1.25 Shane's IM Impact Podcast Show1.55 Shane discusses his past and current podcast shows he co-hosts with Paul McCarthy2.55 How Shane now defines himself3.35 Why Shane started up IM impact.com 5.10 Affiliate marketing according to Shane5.35 Reviewing products on his blog10.00 Three components Shane believes are necessary these days to "make money online"11.20 The time & cost commitment Shane makes to publish quality reviews12.40 Shane's personality trait which gives him the skillset to do his reviews14.15 How he drives traffic with his most popular blog posts14.50 When Shane kicked off IM Impact in 2008, his journey & branding concerns16.15 Shanes goals for IM Impact17.00 What Shane means by making his blog a "template" for other online business people20.20 Shane's analytic tools he uses20.50 Hybrid Connect for opt-ins!!PART ONE1.10 Products which make Shane the most money2.00 Shane's first product2.40 Swiss Made Marketing which is earning Shane a bundle of cash!3.35 SEOcockpit -- (it's like Micro Niche Finder on steroids -- his words not mine!)6.10 SEO and guest posting for branding purposes9.40 The Warrior Forum, WSO products for traffic13.40 The problem with the Warrior Forum (according to Shane)14.55 Tips for bloggers looking to find and secure Affiliates to sell and promote their products20.00 Safe-Swaps and solo ads23.30 Shane's new products and plans in the pipe-works to come out soon25.35 Shane's feelings on doing coaching26.30 My intention to do a "Shane Review" (listen to the recording and you'll understand this joke!)

It was fantastic to finally have a chat with Caroline & Davina about their popular blog http://usefulgraphicdesigntutorials.com/.  We chatted about many things pertinent to their tutorial site, including their online mentors, tutorials, subscribers and YouTube.  We also discussed product creation, namely Caroline’s divine new eBook Impact with Images (go see here for more details http://usefulgraphicdesigntutorials.com/offers/images-on-pinterest/) and what Davina’s plans are to publish her own eBook in the near future too!

Visit the girls at their tutorial site http://usefulgraphicdesigntutorials.com/ and here’s a link to Caroline’s popular Facebook Page too http://www.facebook.com/UsefulGraphicDesignTutorials.

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Intro

2.15 ClickNewz.com

3.35 The inspiration for UsefulGraphicDesignTutorials.com

5.40 Their online mentors

6.25 Their online strategy

7.30 Their first eBook Launch!

10.00 Setting up their affiliate management plan

10.35 Their target demographic

13.30 Davina’s new eBook (on the Kindle market)

14.05 Future plans for selling their tutorials

15.00 How they find working in a partnership

16.10 Google docs, Dropbox & Google Hangouts

17.45 Sharing screens with Skype & Google Hangouts

19.75 Future plans for a forum

20.50 Subscribers and their list building strategy

22.35 Ed Dale, mentor and motivator to the girls, the 30 Day Challenge

25.20 Aweber and Autoresponders

26.00 Google Analytics and YouTube Metrics (and monetising them)

27.20 An example of them using their analytics (and surveys) to change their strategy

29.50 PLR – what’s that?

30.30 Guest Posting, how, when and why

32.50 Syndicating their blog posts

35.30 Future webinar training plans

36.20 Their successful YouTube strategy

Mary Blackburn Blogger Interview by Kate Luella (November 2012)Mary is a delightful person to chat with, she has been blogging for quite a few years now on her blog http://www.easyglutenfreeliving.com/ and our topics covered everything from starting out blogging, building a subscriber list, creating her own products, how she runs her sales, her guest posting and more.Visit Mary at her main blog http://www.easyglutenfreeliving.com/ And you can find more of these kind of interviews here http://www.bloggerinterviewspodcast.com/And you can subscribe to this podcast via iTunes or on the blog http://www.bloggerinterviewspodcast.com/Intro1.49 Her other "job"2.10 How she defines herself3.20 Personal blogging4.00 What inspired http://www.easyglutenfreeliving.com/5.20 Why people have gluten free diets6.25 Her Celiac diagnosis and starting her blog6.40 Developing her blogging ambition with Lynn Terry of Clicknewz.com9.27 Starting out blogging in 200910.45 Social media strategies11.20 Her analytics12.20 Gluten free turkeys!15.15 Gluten Free Celebrities16.26 Her future plans for http://www.easyglutenfreeliving.com/ and more products18.45 Selling on Clickbank and running a sale20.39 Her subscribers22.40 Her online blog strategy22.55 Her plans for next year!25.30 Her target demographic and how she blogs for them27.45Competitions30.20 How she writes her eBooks33.00 Managing photos for her eBooks34.55 Mary's tips for newbie bloggers36.00 The pros & cons of blogging37.10 My dog barking!

Dan Norris Blogger Interview by Kate Luella (November 2012)It was wonderful speaking with Dan Norris today of http://inform.ly/ and the Web Domination Podcast Show.  Dan has a background in web design, and more recently is developing his new APP for monitoring site analytics in one dashboard, called Informly.  In this interview Dan shares his tips and advice for “wannabe” guest posters, we discuss why a blog would invite a guest poster, the pros and cons of guest posting for both blog owners, and guest posters.  We also discuss other areas of interest including conversion incentives and his online business strategy atm.If you want to know more about Dan visit:http://inform.ly/ or visit his podcast show “Web Domination”.Here is Dan’s two guest posts on Pro Blogger which he refers to in this interview:1.    http://www.problogger.net/archives/2012/08/13/10-vital-stats-for-blog-health-and-how-to-track-them/2.    http://www.problogger.net/archives/2012/09/30/are-you-wasting-time-guest-posting/If you want to subscribe to this podcast show and you want to receive the transcriptions of these interviews, simply go to http://www.bloggerinterviewspodcast.com/ or subscribe in iTunes.Please leave a review in iTunes if you enjoyed this interview…  TY.  ;)Interview Fast-Track MENU:Intro2.25 Fast Web Formula Forum3.30 Inform.ly (APP)5.30 Why Dan sold his 6yo web design business last year6.30 Web Domination Podcast9.00 Why Dan started to guest post years ago9.50 Content Marketing Strategies10.10 Why and How Dan chooses who to guest post for11.10 What Dan recommends people should guest post11.30 How Dan approached Darren Rouse (Pro Blogger) to guest post on his blog12.50 Dan’s conversions he achieved from his guest posting on Pro Blogger14.25 Why conversions from Pro Blogger are generally low14.50 Tips for better conversions from your guest posting18.10 Why Dan uses case studies in his guest posting18.45 Dan recommends people start with this step first when starting out guest posting20.20 What Dan thinks of Guest Posting Rules21.90 Backlinks from guest posts22.30 Dan the “Blog Snob”27.00 How to get quality guest post writers onto your blog28.10 Where to find guest bloggers you want on your blog29.45 Why ezine articles on your blog is crap31.00 The real value to a blog from guest posts  33.20 Conversions on Dan’s website (including incentives)37.00 How to determine if a blog is a quality blog41.10 Commenting on blogs (Comment Luv & Disqus)44.20 The Inform.ly APP45.50 His APP price point46.30 The Affiliate Model v Premium Models for online recurring products47.10 Mailchimp v Aweber 49.55 Web Domination Podcast

Tash Hughes Blogger Interview by Kate Luella (November 2012)I had a lovely chat with Tash, a professional online writer, who has built up a large "online writing" service, on her blog http://wordconstructions.com.au/blog/.  Tash then told me she has another awesome little blog (seasonal xmas blog) http://lovesanta.com.au/blog/.In this interview Tash explains why she blogs, how her website traffic increased and she found her way to the top of the organic Google search results within weeks with her blog.  She explains how she manages her email lists, how she monetises her blogs and what her plans are for the future.You can find more about Tash here:http://www.wordconstructions.com.au/andhttp://lovesanta.com.au/Make sure you give us a review on iTunes at Blogger Interviews Podcast -- link here:https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/blogger-interviewss-podcast/id562165365?mt=2&uo=4Or you can subscribe to our podcast show BLOG if you want copies of the transcripts too:http://bloggerinterviewspodcast.com/Here's the MENU fast-track of what we chatted about:Intro1.30 Problogger Event2.10 WordConstructions.com.au clients2.30 Registration of a ".com.au" blog in Australia3.40 LoveSanta.com.au (blog & website strategy)4.90 How Tash got her website to the top of Google analytics search results within a couple of weeks with her blogging6.15 How Tash deals with running a "seasonal" blog7.20 How Tash manages here SantaLove's subscriber list8.10 Monetising her SantaLove blog9.45 WordConstructions.com.au -- why she started blogging for it many years ago10.50 Blogging on her business blog (eg. Comments, calls to action etc)12.00 Content creation work -- blog posts and other work Tash does13.10 How Tash's clients mostly find her13.20 Where Tash looks for new clients14.00 Tash's analytics15.20 What Tash will blog about (topics)16.50 Tash's longterm goals (including blogging)17.30 Tash's coaching thoughts (including a membership site)17.49 Facebook Groups20.00 WordConstructions blog subscribers and how Tash manages them20.35 How Tash monetises her business blog22.40 What Tash's more popular posts that drive traffic to her site the most are23.25 Tash talks about incentives to sign up26.20 Tash's autoresponder plans26.30 PLR? (silly question)27.17 Taking Tash's blog to the next level now27.55 Tash's advice for newbie bloggers and the advantages of blogging32.00 Blogspot blogs v Wordpress.org blogs

A fantastic interview with James Schramko (November 2012)James discusses his perspective on so many annoying things bloggers deal with at some time or another!  I am lucky enough to be in James' current paid internet marketing forum http://www.fastwebformula.com/ and since joining, I've never looked back.  His training is superior to most online atm, and he visits his forum, and responds to all of his members queries, like me, daily.  If you really want to know how much online depth of knowledge James has, check out his "products page" on his SuperFastBusiness.com website here http://www.superfastbusiness.com/products/.  It will inspire you to take your online marketing journey further.We discussed "discounting" and putting things on sales to increase turnover, we also talk about opt-in boxes, autoresponders and email list management.  I am sure you will learn some useful strategies, as I did, from this interview!Don't forget I feature James in my new video workshop Bloggers Who Podcast for Success over here:http://www.bloggerswhopodcast.com/ And I've created a new website which you can subscribe to his podcast at:http://bloggerinterviewspodcast.com/ and you can comment there or in iTunes direct too!And don't forget James has two podcast shows atm:https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/james-schramko-superfastbusiness/id529116499andhttps://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/freedom-ocean-profitable-internet/id421956134To see more about James see below:http://www.superfastbusiness.com/and http://www.freedomocean.com/James also did an interview recently with Tim at Foolish Adventure Podcast, which gave you a great background to James and his online experience.MENU:2.36 The breadth of James' current online product range\3.40 The correlation between discounting and marketing issues4.30 Using a "sale" as a promotional tool6.00 How discounting can train customers incorrectly6.30 Why people buy on sale6.45 The problem with websites like Groupon.com7.11 Longterm customers7.40 Why not offer samples of the product before you sell it?8.36 Marketing tactics 10110.20 Why people buy something at all11.20 How to pre-launch your product idea14.40 Email opt-ins and pop-up boxes (light boxes)15.00 James new email opt-in strategy and incentives he recommends you use15.50 James current main traffic sources16.40 Own The Racecourse (OTR) James wrote -- multiple traffic source strategy17.15 J. Abraham and "The Parthanon Theory"17.40 The way James uses autoresponders19.50 How James manages his multiple email lists with groups and tags20.30 Office Auto Pilot -- Keeping his newsletters relevant to the recipient22.00 How he takes care of his customers with new products they need22.20 "Lunatic Millionaire" -- his upcoming product launch22.50 James' advice to Bloggers who want more growth with their income