We’re rolling into the new year with a look back at what happened in social media in 2017. There were a ton of changes on our favorite platforms and we’re going to talk about which ones changed the game and how we’re changing with them to set ourselves up for success in 2018.

Today we’ll be talking with our friend, April Wilkerson. We’ll dive into April’s story, how she got into the DIY space, and turned a love for learning and doing new things into a full time business as one of the biggest DIY influencers on Youtube.

April and her brand, Wilker-do’s has over 540k+ Youtube subs and over 100k Instagram followers. She’s one of our favorite IG accounts to follow and interact with, and she has an amazing business to go with. Today we’ll talk about authenticity, organic growth, diversifying your income streams and going all in.

We’re jumping back to 1995 and talking e-mail. As old as e-mail is it’s still a vital part of any business operating online. You’ve heard us talk about it before and today we’ll dive deeper into the details and give you some strategies to grow and use your e-mail list.

Facebook...the platform we love and hate. As much as Facebook irritates us sometimes, it’s very powerful when used to your advantage. We’ll talk about how we use Facebook, what the killer features are, why we sometimes hate it, and some new things we’re excited about.

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We’re hitting video production basics today. We’ve gotten a lot of people wanting get started making video and they still have a lot of questions. So we’ll be talking about our gear, preproduction planning, the filming and post production work. We’ll share our experiences and tips to help you get your video game rolling.

In this week's episode we dive deep with a legend in the youtube woodworking space, Marc Spagnoulo, The Wood Whisperer. The WoodWhisperer has over 420k Subscribers on youtube, 600k pageviews a month at thewoodwhisperer.com, and 240k + Likes on Facebook.

Marc has been producing content online for over a decade now. He is an author, podcaster, video producer, and woodworking enthusiast. Also developing products and courses with his online guild, Marc is quite the “entrepreneur” for all things woodworking. In this episode we get some awesome insights on Self evaluation, transitioning careers, building an online content business, and running your own race. Brad and I Learned a ton during this interview, and we are stoked to share with you guys.

Show notes:

https://madeforprofit.com/episode22

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Guide to Pricing Handmade Goods:

https://madeforprofit.com/pricingguide

You know we love Instagram, we have a love/hate relationship with Facebook, we’re grinding it out on YouTube, and we just got done telling you why you should be on Pinterest. But what we keep hearing is “ain’t nobody got time for all that”. So today we’re going to talk about managing your total portfolio of social media options and some of the tools and techniques John and I use to do it full time as well as how I did it when I was still working a day job full time.

https://madeforprofit.com/episode21

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As a business owner or side hustler you want to focus on what’s most important to your business. John and I are both big believers in the 80-20 rule. It’s a method to show what’s truly driving your business and will help you focus on the vital few activities, clients, or products that make you the most money.

https://madeforprofit.com/episode20

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I know you might be thinking why do I want to look at a bunch of crafts, recipes and pictures of kitchens, but Pinterest is a powerful tool you can use to drive your business. We’ll tell you why and how we use it and why you should be too.

https://madeforprofit.com/episode19

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Today we’re changing it up a bit and interviewing our friend, Ben Uyeda from Homemade Modern. We are excited to have him as our inaugural guest interview talking about using design, Networking, the creative process, and self awareness to grow your business.

https://madeforprofit.com/episode18

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