Today we’re interviewing our first craftsman who’s not a woodworker.  Alec Steele found his passion early in life and has been blacksmithing since the age of 11.  We talk with Alec about starting his business at 16 years old and the journey that lead him to be one of the fastest rising YouTube makers and how he’s leveraging and expanding his business through merchandise sales and courses.

Alec has grown his YouTube channel toover 950k+ Subscribers in less than 2 years, and become one of the most recognizable makers in our growing community. He was featured on the History channel's Forged in Fire TV show and his contagious personality has inspired a wave of makers to begin blacksmithing. 

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MFP 051: Catching Fire with Alec Steele

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If you're looking to grow your YouTube this is the episode for you! 1 Million subscribers is a huge milestone and not many people get there. Today we'll talk about how it's possible and how Brad recently hit 1,000,000 on his channel Fix This Build That. We'll also talk about how John has been driving growth on his channel and focusing on his avatar.

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MFP 126: The Road to 1 Million YouTube Subscribers

We’re in the midst of an unprecedented time in our economy with the corona virus and covid-19 putting us in lockdown and shutting the doors of countless businesses.  We don’t know exactly where this thing is going but we thought it was a great chance to talk about getting scrappy when times are tough and how to survive this downturn.
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MFP 125:  Surviving Hard Times – 2020 Corona Virus

We’re two months into the new year and hopefully you’ve been able to stay with new year resolutions or business practices you put into place this year.  But  it’s easy to fall back into old habits if you don’t have good systems in place.  John and I just recently got back from Workbench Con where we did a presentation on business systems and we want to share that with you if you weren’t able to make it.  And today it’s going to be all about scheduling your time and managing your e-mail and documents.
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MFP 124:  Organizing Your Digital Life

We’re stoked about today’s guest who honestly shared some of what I think is the most valuable content we’ve had to date.  Tim Schmoyer is one of the premier YouTube experts, but the knowledge you’ll get in this episode goes way past YouTube.  He talks about finding your perfect customer, weaving your brand story, and finding and filling the needs of your customers.  You’re gonna love this one.

Since 2011, Tim Schmoyer has been one of the leading YouTube strategists in the online video industry. His company, Video Creators, has been featured by FOX, Forbes, BBC even YouTube themselves as his team trains creators and brands to master YouTube and use it as a place to spread messages that change lives. Their clients have organically grown by over 14 billion views and 61 millions subscribers under their guidance. Today he lives in Cincinnati, Ohio, with his wife and seven children.

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MFP 123: Building a Community with Tim Schmoyer of Video Creators

Welcome to 2020!  We're teaching a class at WorkbenchCon this year and one of you will get a chance to attend for free!  Well at least get the ticket for free.  You'll still have to cover travel, lodging and Bud Lights.  Enter down below and if you are a current or former Patron be sure to click on the bonus entry.  If you aren't then don't do it...you've been warned ;)

MFP 051: Catching Fire with Alec Steele

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