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Introducing Email Marketing Mastery Expert Tom Trush Over five years ago before there was even a show called Join Up Dots I sent an email out to our guest today Tom Trush. To be honest I can't remember how I found him. I can't even remember the reasons why I invited him on my fledgling show for episode 17 However I certainly can remember the majority of the conversation that we had that day such was the effect it had on me. Tom Trush is a Email Marketing Mastery and copyright expert and as he says "You know that feeling you get when you're not generating the leads you want from your marketing? Or the frustration of knowing you should be marketing more — but don't know what to write or where to focus your efforts? I fix these problems. (I'm also a three-time author and seminar speaker.) He now finds himself as the go to man for "Direct Response Copy writing", and don't worry I don't know what that is either…..but we will soon. How The Dots Joined To Gain True Email Marketing Mastery He states that it was a game of baseball, but not actually getting on the pitch, and working in a library that started the path that he followed into adulthood. And that is a hard one to join up the dots with in any shape or form. But after working in a library as a teenager, Mr Trush picked up two books that quite simply changed his life. "The Well-Fed Writer" and "The Millionaire Next Door" pricked his interest to such a degree, that he literally wrote the next chapters of his life there and then. By studying the subject, and developing his skills, it has know taken him all the way back to the library, joining the authors of those two books with three of his own Since October 2001, I've been writing marketing materials that give entrepreneurs and executives — in 120+ industries — an alternative to the typical corporate nonsense that makes most outreach efforts useless. From website content and direct mail to special reports and email campaigns, he now shows you how simply changing your perspective on prospects can help position you as an industry authority. Deliver higher returns on your marketing investments and allow you to reach larger audiences with less effort. As he says "The fact is, your prospects are more informed now than at any time in history. This takes real email marketing mastery. Easy accessibility to information has shifted the power away from anyone pitching products or services. To see success with your marketing these days, you must deliver extreme value to even have a chance at capturing interest and closing clients. So has things changed in his business and his mindset since the last time we spoke? And is copyrighting about simply speaking in the first voice, so it's like a conversation? Well let's find out as we bring onto the show to start joining up dots with the one and only Mr. Tom Trush. Show Highlights During the show we discussed such weighty email marketing mastery with Tom Trush as: Why email marketing mastery is always about speaking in the real voice and starting a conversation with your. How a call to action is such a key component to marketing that people often over look bigtime. Why swipe and deploy is such an amazing strategy to find the true emotion of the written word. And lastly......... How we can all get to the point where we lose the challenge and the thrill of building a business. However that is when the real work starts.

Introducing Maggie Tuczapska Facebook Ads is why our guest on today's episode of the Join Up Dots podcast is Maggie Tuczapska A lady who for over ten years now has been creating online businesses, and of course income for herself too. Starting her life in Poland, she now lives in the South of England where her eCommerce business develops. As she says "I discovered my big passion when I launched my first eCommerce business. It was 2007 and Google bots were still little crawlies. I was fascinated by consumer behaviour and the art of turning visitors into buyers, subscribers and followers. How The Dots Joined Up For Maggie Tuczapska Studying this topic for years, I discovered how to use the right words, colours and images to trigger positive emotions and build trust. After recent Google updates, these skills became essential in ranking well. Great content will always beat even the best marketing strategy. At the end of the day, why attract tons of visitors if none of them become a paying customer? So many people nowadays quote numbers as an indicator of success. This if of course a metric that shows progress, but business is ultimately about the bottom line. There's no point in having a billion Instagram followers if you are unable to pay your bills. So is there a huge failing that she sees time and time again when viewing other peoples businesses? And if she could go back in time and do things again then what would she change? Well let's find out as we bring onto the show to start joining up the dots with the one and only Maggie Tuczapska What Are The Key To Facebook Ads Success? The first thing is dont try it on your own. You will waste money. So hire a Facebook ads expert instead. The second thing is dont try to sell, but instead try to build a relationship. Facebook ads work best by trying to gain a click. Use your Facebook ads strategy to mine data first and foremost. Find out who your ideal customer is by the info you gain. Show Highlights Why it is so important to really focus down on the niche and needs of an individual customer not simply go after the masses. Facebook Ads are an amazing way of targeting the perfect customers. but don't go for the sale straight away. Go for the data. Maggie reveals how if her first business wasn't a success she might have not considered herself and entrepreneur. And lastly......... The reasons why colour and mood of your online business can kill your chance of success before it even starts.

Five years of podcasting is a hell of a journey for sure.Which is what this show today is all about.You see on the 3oth April 2014 an unknown chap from the UK powered up his microphone and went live to the world.He was scared.He was excited.And he was most definitely extremely naive about what it took to create a successful podcast and online business for sure.You see the world is full of people who look like they have it made.They post pictures onto the social media streams showing you how great their lives are.They tell you that you can have it too if you only want it enough.However they don't then tell you that it's taken them five years simply to get to that position in the lives.Five years...who wants to wait that long to get the dream?How The Dots Joined Up In Five YearsThe biggest mistake I made five years ago was thinking that things would take six months.If I only put a million percent of effort in everyday I would get where I wanted to be quickly.But that isn't how life is really....is it?If you get a Ferrari out on the roads of Britain, just because it can go 200 miles an hour doesn't mean it ever will.The potential to get there faster is not ever going to be achieved no matter how much you try.That is the same in business, and you have to accept that five years might be a better target to set.Five years is not a long time in the great scheme of things, if your life changes to the dream-life that you want.As they say "An entrepreneur is someone who will work like nobody else for five years, so they can live like nobody else for the rest of their life"So lesson number one: Work hard but don't force it.Lesson Number Two Learned Through The DotsI certainly never considered my health before I started Join Up Dots.I never needed to as it was always something that I had.Five years ago before the show, I worked in an office where I started at 8:00am and left at 4:00pm daily.It wasn't hard at all.It was very very boring, but could never be classed as hard so my health was good.Roll on a few years and the effort that I was putting into Join Up Dots was a very different story altogether.Hour upon hour of effort and toil took its toll on me and the health gave way.I started quite honestly to fall to pieces and it took me years to get myself back on track again.Back to Ferrari story, you cant work harder than your problems no matter what you think.You have to be clever and find away around those issues in the easiest way possibleFive Years On Where Am I Heading?That is the exciting part of working on a project like Join Up Dots.You can literally go in any direction you want to head in.Do you want more money to come into your life?Then make that happen.How about having more and more listeners and a global following?The same for that too.It might have been five years in the making but once you find your passion then you dont consider the years.You dont think "Wow this has taken five years what a struggle"Instead you think "It doesn't matter that five years has past I am just getting going"That is the real lesson everything that I have learned up to this point.You are on a journey throughout your life and there is no time limits to set.Five years, fifty years, one hundred years...its all the same.Thank you so much for anyone who reads this post or who listens to the Join Up Dots podcast.We would love to hear from you with your comments, or inspirational stories.Simply click here and we will connect.If you want to be a guest on the show then also simply click here

Introducing Street Dating Expert Johnny Berba Street dating expert Johnny Berba is today's guest joining us on the Join Up Dots podcast interview. Johnny is an amazing guy who has already been on the show back on episode 497 and shared his journey from lost soul to street dating success. He is a street dating expert who does things in a very different way to how most men operate across the world. Instead of trying to pick ladies up in I suppose the expected places..nightclubs and pubs. Johnny Berba walks up to ladies bodily on the streets of the UK and confidently gets telephone numbers and addresses. How The Dots Joined Up For Johnny Berba As he says "I decided that I would no longer hit the nightclubs and would drop all the pickup lines and routines. It was time to return to the streets to find a girlfriend. Just work on being myself and allow my conversations to freely flow in whatever direction they would naturally go." Gaining confidence in his new found skills he started going out on the streets of London. He would film his interactions for fun and posting them on Youtube. Not just his successes, as he also added the process of filming, monitoring, and allowing all the mistakes he was making shown to the world. Slowly and steadily he fined tuned them for better results. His channel started growing slowly and caused stirrings within the London dating world as many believed that being 'a natural' was not the way to go. Ignoring this, he stayed strong and continued to push his beliefs which eventually led to inspiring a large platform of guys to take action. Now his business is going from strength to strength. And it seems to me he is enjoying it more than ever. So has he got to the point where the money making aspects of running a business are getting easier and easier? And are there things now that he realised he was never going to enjoy doing, although were a big part of his earlier business. Well let's start joining up dots with the one and only street dating expert Johnny Berba. Show Highlights During the show we talked to Johnny Berba about such weighty subjects such as: How the street dating legend has grown from the geeky young man at school to a confident and successful businessman. Why by winning the inner game you will win the outer game not just in business but in life too. Johnny shares how his early stages of online life was based around comedic routines, more than a structured business plan. And lastly........... We talk about how Johnny has moved away from street dating and is expanding into new areas of income.

Today's guest joining us on the Join Up Dots podcast is the co-founder and CMO of TimeDoctor.com and Staff.com.These are tools that help manage remote employees productivity. Liam is also the co-organizer of RunningRemote.com which is the largest conference on remote work that's held in Bali each year in June. Running Remote has had speakers such as Joel Gascoigne from Buffer, Dmitriy Zaporozhets founder of Gitlab and Amir Salihefendic founder of Doist.Many more influential speakers and attendees too. Liam has been working in the remote work space for over 8 years with Time Doctor and Staff.com and ran a previous company which connected university students with remote tutors. His experience in remote work spans over 15 years and over 1 million remote workers have personally used one of his products over that tenure.How The Dots Joined Up For The Time DoctorLiam is an avid proponent of remote work and has been published in Forbes, Inc, Mashable, TechCrunch, Fast Company.As well as Wired, The Wall Street Journal, The Next Web, The Huffington Post, Venturebeat.Many other publications specifically targeting the expansion of remote work. The mission statement that feeds all the products and services that the time doctor is involved with stem from empowering workers to work wherever they want, whenever they want. Liam has an undergraduate and graduate degree in Sociology from McGill University. He lives in Canada but travels 3-6 months out of the year due to his ability to work wherever and whenever he likes. He chooses a new place to travel a few times a year but usually spends time in Austin, Las Vegas and Ubud each year and loves to encourage others to work remotely on his travels.So was he always focused on productivity and excellence or a lazy whatsit like so many people?And does he find it harder to want to work when he can go where he wants in the world?Well let's find out as we bring onto the show to start joining up dots with the one and only Mr. Liam MartinShow HighlightsDuring the show we tackled such weighty subjects such as:How 43% of the US population have worked remotely last year in 2019, a figure that is expected to continue to riseWhy the average time of doing work in the US is only 2 hours 36 minutes and the rest is just wasted unproductive hours.Liam shares how he sold his business and then discovered boredom that changed his life.And lastly..........Liam shares the difference between a blue ocean and a red ocean, and reveals why these are colours to take very seriously.

Summary Of Todays Show Welcome to today's show which is based around podcast questions that have been coming into the Join Up Dots headquarters over the last few weeks.We love getting podcast questions from our listeners as it really means that the world is listening to us and engaging. After all Join Up Dots wouldn't be around if it wasn't for the listeners would it?So thank you so much for sending them into the show and today we answer four of the ones that we received this week. We also share the winners of the recent Gargle Game who are now the proud winners of the Podcasters Mastery Starters Course.For anyone who hasn't ever heard about the world famous Gargle Game which has quite simply taken the world by storm then here it is. Live on the show David Ralph, will gargle a tune using his talent and specially selected water which the world then have to guess.Believe me you wont hear this kind of quality anywhere else on earth for sure. But of course this is about answering your podcast questions so lets start (you will have to listen of course for the answer) Listener Podcast Questions: One What do you think is the fastest way that I can get an online business up and running? I have been listening to your show for about six months now, and there seems to be a long term approach to everything you discuss. In your view (and I know what you are going to say LOL) is there a quicker way to have an online business.Thanks so for the energy you put into the show Kit Michell, US Listener Podcast Questions: Two Hi David, brilliant podcast. Love the gargling game too (even if i was a bit unsure at the beginning of what you were doing). Your show is very very different from any others that I have listened to. Do you think your enthusiasm and fun loses as many listeners as it keeps. The reason for asking is I am thinking of doing a video based show and of course want to grow an audience by doing things the right way. Lots of love Jenny Baxter, Sunderland, UK Listener Podcast Questions: Three David, if you could go back in time and start again would you do things any differently? Has the experience you gained made you realise any different ways? Mark Shaw, Toronto previously from Gillingham, Kent. Listener Podcast Questions: Four Dear David and the Join UP Dots team. I hear you talking a lot about personal branding. Why is this so important as I don't really understand why? Citza Jerkinzy, RomaniaWant To Ask Your Own Question?As we said we love answering podcast questions from our listeners, so if you have something bothering you then simply click here We will then answer the question live on a forthcoming episode of Join Up Dots Thanks for listening and lets make that dream happen.

Introducing Laura Gassner Otting Laura Gassner Otting is a professional motivational keynote speaker and the founder of Limitless Possibility. Where she empowers innovators, idealists, and iconoclasts to get "unstuck" in their thinking, push past their limiting beliefs, and achieve extraordinary results. She is turned on by the audacity of The Big Idea and that larger-than-life goal you just can't seem to shake. She is an instigator, a motivator, and a provocateur, and she has never met a revolution she didn't like. Her new book Limitless: How to Ignore Everybody, Carve Your Own Path, and Live Your Best Life is like a high-energy masterclass and brainstorming session all in one. With actionable tips to transform your vision for your career and do work with purpose. As she says "Many of us spend our lives pursuing a singular idea of success, one that was created for us by someone else. We give votes to those who shouldn't even have voices and strive to go faster and faster even as we find ourselves falling further and further behind. We chase gold stars, we check all the boxes, we lean in – and yet we still feel incomplete. When we don't define success in our own terms, finding our purpose and carving our own path becomes impossible. So how do you break the cycle so that you can live your best life? That's a good question isn't it? So has she defined her own route to success, or living one that is what similar folk are doing? And when she isn't being the greatest version of herself, how does she wind down her superpower and just relax and recharge? Well let's find out as we bring onto the show to start joining up dots with the one and only Laura Gassner Otting Show Highlight During the show we discussed such weighty subjects with Laura Gassner Otting such as: How to make a guest shine on a tv show by making them the best version of themselves they can ever hope to be. How at her core she is a introvert, and the reasons why she takes so much effort to prepare before she steps into the limelight. Laura shares how she was so scared in her early days in politics and seriously played the imposter syndrome to death. And lastly…… Why being authentic to one self is not the way that perhaps David Ralph first thought…but is so true.

Winston Clements is today's guest joining us on the show.A a man who is truly inspiring as you will hear due to more than the normal obstacles to overcome everyday.However with a powerful view on the positives of life, Winston is achieving more than most will ever do.He was born with a condition known as Brittle Bones disease and the main symptom is bones that break very, very easily!This disorder limited him especially during childhood because he had to undergo numerous surgeries and missed out on a lot of fun moments.As he says "I remember the intense sense of frustration I used to feel, at having to watch from my bedroom window.While my sisters and all the other kids in the neighbourhood played outside in the sunshine.The turning point for me came many years later… after I had successfully graduated from University with a degree in Computer Science.My confidence had taken a big hit because I was struggling to find employment, unlike most of my friends.Something needed to change!How The Dots Started Joining Up For Winston. Winston Clements decided to stop comparing his life to other people, to stop doubting in his own abilities and to stop letting a disability define him as a person!Breaking through the self-imposed barriers empowered him to build a successful tech career with some of the top companies in the world – and TODAY he issuing his speaking to share learnings and practical takeaways at live team events and conferences.As he says "In today's world stress, overwhelm and mental illness are becoming increasingly commonplace.This isn't helped by a society that likes to put us in boxes whether it is because of gender, disability or any other bias.Having been born with a severe physical disability, I've been able to achieve many things which perhaps are not expected of people in my situation.One big piece of advice I would love to share with your audience is around taking extreme ownership - a mindset that puts you in a far better position to achieve results as opposed to adopting a victim mentality.Well lets get him on the show so that he can share that with all of us today.So is it as simple as deciding to do something that makes all the difference in life?And where does he find the daily challenges appearing most, through his general life or the opinions of others?Well let's find out as we bring onto the show to start joining up dots with the one and only Mr.Winston Clements. Show Highlights During the show we discussed such weighty subjects with Winston Clements such as:How Winston used to have good days and bad days as a young child, and what he did to turn the majority into good.Why Winston Clements thinks that the mental challenge is in many ways so much harder to overcome than the physical one every-time.How he decided that he had the motivation to start earning his own money through his own passions.And lastly.......We reveal how you can all become a speaker on the circuit even though it isn't obvious what your message should be when you first start.

When it comes to creating your life most people get stuck before they start.It's not a surprise to be honest as generally people don't think they have a choice.Creating their lives is not part of the plan.You get told what your life is.You get told what is best for you.So you follow along with the guidance of others until your are living a life you hate.However as we show on Join Up Dots everyday that is madness.The world is full of amazing inspirational people who turned 360 degrees and now live the life of their dreams.You can hear thousands of them in our podcast archives simply by clicking here.But how can you start creating your life if you are lost and struggling?Let's show you as it's a lot easier than you might think.How To Start Creating Your Life1.What Do You Want To Do?First of all, you need to have a direction to follow.You need to start being clear on what you want to do and achieve in life.So many people try to get incredibly detailed at this point so that they can't go wrong.We don't think that truly works.What you need to do is simply start understanding your talents and what you love doing in your life.Don't worry about bills and money and all those boring things.Just start drilling down on your passions, enjoyment and what lights you up inside.If this is already a problem for you head over to our amazing free video course that helps you start from scratch.It can help you start creating your life through a sequence of videos, detailing our process of discovery.2. Is there Money In It?If you listen to a lot of people out there today they have some amazing advice.Find your passion and you never work again.When it comes to creating your life I agree with that wholeheartedly.....once you get to where you want to be.However creating your life isn't just about having an amazing time everyday.That's the goal for sure.But it's about paying your bills, keeping the lights on, and being sensible.Passion needs to earn money otherwise you are in a dodgy position for sure. So you need to make sure that your dream life has some way of being monetized even if it's not sexy ways.Sexiness can come later, at this point its about keeping the dream building going so let's be practical.3: Keep A Track On Your ThoughtsOur thoughts are our most powerful tool that we have in our box.We create in our minds and then go out and build those thoughts into something amazing.On the flip side of that we can create a miserable existence for ourselves simply by doing the same.Negative thoughts can make creating your life so unbelievably hard.Even impossible it's fair to say.Therefore if you are thinking negatively you will bring forth bad times and despair.If you are bouncing around like an excitable Tigger then that excitement will make magic occur.Keep track of your thoughts and keep them on the positive side of things for sure.4: Creating Your Life In SecretRight at the very beginning of your new life things are fragile.You are unsure of what you want to do.People are unsure why you want to do something different to them.They will destroy your dreams quicker than Lewis Hamilton in a nice car.The reason they do this, is they don't want their own life to seem even worse.Your friends and colleagues will make comments and laugh and kill those dreams in an instant.So if you really want to start creating your life the way you want to then keep your mouth shut.Don't tell people about anything until it becomes real and undeniable.Then they will all say "Yeah we always knew you would do something amazing"5: Work Harder Than You Have Done BeforeNow this is the part of creating your life that you will dread.That is because work has always been really hard up to now for you.It's been hard work as to be honest it's just a job you've been going to.Things will be different now as you want to work hard.This is where the phrase "Find your passion and you will never work again" comes from.Of course you will work as you continue creating your life but it won't FEEL like work.That is a huge difference to everything you have done in the past.Now you will want to crack on and create your dream life and effort won't come into it.6: Take Breaks And Leave It All BehindThrough building Join Up Dots to where it is today I got obsessed.I knew that I was onto something so worked harder and harder.Day after day I chipped away until I couldn't see the woods for the trees.This was a huge mistake and caused the dream to fall behind in it's momentum.Part of the process of creating your life is having breaks.Getting your mind fresh and relaxed so new ideas come into play.Going for walks in the countryside to get lots of lovely fresh-air.Sleeping more than you have done before.You will thank me for this piece of the puzzle as remember this one thingYou are creating your life to be wonderful not a prison of torture.It will take a little bit longer for sure, but not half as long as not taking breaks.7: Visualising Is A Huge Key To Creating Your LifeWoo woo stuff right?All this picture yourself in a Lamborghini and then suddenly there's one on your driveway stuff.Of course that is madness and is prone to failure.But how powerful is it to confirm what you want everyday, first thing in the morning to set your path correctly?Back in 2014 I used to look in the mirror when I was brushing my teeth and say"David you will earn five thousand per month through Join Up Dots"A simple message that I kept on ramming into my brain until i went flying past that goal.I also surrounded myself with powerful images of how I wanted my life to be like.Creating your life can be fun and hugely exciting to work on.It's like flicking through Amazon and saying "I want this, I want that..give it to me"Get those images around you so you can see where your life is heading.Otherwise how will you know you have achieved your goal?8: Celebrate Your Successes When Creating Your LifeCreating Your Life is difficult at the beginning for sure.You are turning the oil tanker of our life around and that is hard.So why do people only think they are a success when the big goal is achieved?I say this as I am a notorious non-celebrator and that is wrong.So many achievements occur everyday that we have plenty of opportunity to crack open the bubbly.Jot down the successes when they occur and "whoop and holler" to the skies.When things are hard and you think you aren't getting anywhere then you have the proof that you are.It's all down their in print for you to read and smile at your dark thoughts.That's good advice for sure!9: Once You Start Making Money Invest Back Into Your DreamOnce again we have to be practical and know that a dream life involves bills.Bills need to be paid, no getting away from it.Therefore as you are creating your life and cash starts coming your way don't spend like a maniac.Take what you have received and put a percentage away for your tax.Then also take 20% to put back into your business to develop it quicker.This could be to hire someone to perform a task that you are struggling with?It could be to hire a mentor who is where you want to be already.There is no doubt that creating your life will have times when you are strapped for cash.So give yourself a buffer financially to ease through these times and keep creating your life the way you want it to be.10: Enjoy The ProcessIf you aren't enjoying the process of creating your life then you are quite simply doing things wrong.How can you not love building a future that other people only dream about.How can you not get excited about never having to ask for time off again.As we have said through this whole podcast and article attempting what you want to do is hard.It's hard until you gain a bit of momentum and the rewards start coming in.So you can make it so much easier for yourself by enjoying what you are doing.Having faith in the process and enjoying every second it takes.We never said that creating your life is easy....but it most certainly can be the most fun you ever have for sure.Thanks for listening to the podcast or reading the article.Make sure you subscribe to the show or sign up for our lessons and tips we send out/Any questions you know where we are. All the bestDavid RalphHost and Founder Of Join Up Dots Podcast

Chris Spurvey is the Online Sales pro joining us on the show today.He is an entrepreneur, keynote speaker, podcast host and author of the best-selling business book It's Time to Sell: Cultivating the Sales Mind-Set too.He is a man who knows that the most important part of building a business is making sales.Not the kind of sales that are sleazy, hard-work, and devoid of morals but the kind of sales that make a business thrive.As he says "I believe that feeling good about sales is the foundation for success in business. I turn business owners and new sales professionals into confident and effective sellers.Also I help sales-minded entrepreneurs and leaders who are not scaling fast enough for their liking.I help them automate their lead generation and sell through relationships.Not being pushy, and leverage their book of business so they make more money.Which means more meaning, and more freedom.So why do so many people spend their time working on everything other than trying to close a sale?Why do people focus in on providing free content and communities and then get trapped delivering a never ending supply of free.Well lets find out as we bring onto the show, to start joining up dots with the one and only Mr. Chris SpurveyShow HighlightsDuring the show we discussed such weight subjects with Chris Spurvey such as:Why Chris doesn't like to be called an expert in sales and the reason why he pushes away from it.We discuss the theory of anti marketing, which could be the way forward to greater and greater profit.Chris and David talk about the dream of building a business. And the frustration that it will never be truly achieved.And lastly.........How during a drive home from a conference he was so excited to see that he had raised his frequency and the world was responding with smiles.