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Ryan wants to grow his audience for piano music.

We talk about which platforms to focus on, how to stay consistent, and whether or not live streaming should be a part of his strategy for audience building.

He's currently publishing one video a week (which is good), but ideally he needs to increase his posting to multiple times per week to really grow his audience.

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Wondering if you should launch a Kickstarter?

Cameron and Anthony were considering launching a Kickstarter campaign for their new coffee business too, but there were a LOT of things they hadn't considered.

Before you spend a lot of time and energy creating a Kickstarter video and Kickstarter campaign, listen to this conversation.

They ultimately decided not to launch a Kickstarter. It's not free money! There's a lot more to consider and you need to do your homework.

Overlap is a book I wrote for anyone wanting to start a business while working a full-time job.

This weekly lecture series features my commentary on the book, one chapter at a time. It differs from the audiobook in that it's not merely a reading of the book.

The way I'm approaching this series is by thinking of it in terms of how I would deliver the book to you in my own words if we were speaking together personally.

Make a habit tracker and track the five most meaningful habits that will have the biggest impact on your life.

http://FiveHabitTracker.com

Not sure if you should track your habits?

We cover five reasons habit tracking is a good idea:

1. Discover Patterns

2. See Where You Fall Off

3. Keep Yourself Accountable

4. Remember How Far You’ve Come

5. Log the Data for the Future

Side Projects is a weekly show featuring Cory Miller, who has a side project called http://vlogology.com where he helps people get started vlogging.

Until recently, the site was mostly a langing page that lead to an email list signup. Cory shares weekly insights on vlogging in his email newsletter.

However, his vision for Vlogology is much greater than a newsletter. He's been working hard behind the scenes to launch an entire "course" that is publicly visible and accessible on his site. He wants Vlogology to be a valuable resource that people will share.

While working hard to finish his course, he decided to just launch what he has already and commit to publishing a new lesson publicly every week. This way, he's able to invite people to subscribe to get notifications via email.

This is the first episode in an on-going series that anyone with a side project will enjoy.

Most other habit trackers have many rows for tracking dozens of habits—ranging from the big important habits, all the way down to silly habits.

You see people making cool designs, marking boxes with "X"es, or filling them with pretty colors.

But at some point, the focus shifts from doing the important things to tracking habits for the sake of tracking habits. 🤔

Eventually, you’re tracking so many habits, you also have to build the habit of tracking habits!

• I wanted something simple.

• I needed something practical.

• I just wanted to focus the most important habits in my life.

The Five Habit Tracker is an exercise in limitation.

You can track your habits with a hand drawn habit tracker or with a digital habit tracker.

Learn to draw your own habit tracker—I've listed out detailed instructions and downloadable digital templates: http://FiveHabitTracker.com

Save yourself a dozen hours with the printable PDFs.

I talk with my brother, Ryan McCabe, about making money with his music business.

Ryan is a talented pianist currently making money by playing various gigs for events and venues.

In this episode, we start off by discussing the difference between DBAs, LLCs, and S-Corporations.

Ryan is looking for other ways to monetize his piano-playing skills besides performances. We talk about creating and selling products, building an audience, staying consistent with output, and teaching what you know.

We cover course creation as well as how to validate your course idea before you make it—even if you don't have much of an audience right now.

Finally, how soon should you try to monetize your audience? What is the golden ratio of giving vs. asking?

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Start a Business From Scratch is a weekly show featuring my brother, Cameron McCabe, and his business partner, Anthony German, who are starting up their own specialty coffee bar business.

The call starts out with Anthony giving an overview of the coffee bar business, where they hope to go, and their vision for the company.

We talk about the unique experience a small coffee vendor can provide to its customers that can set it apart from other coffee shops.

We also cover the practical aspects of business partnerships, whether or not to take on investors, and more.