📚 I can’t be the only one who believes there’s something magical about walking into a Barnes and Noble, with the faint smell of books and coffee in the air! Or maybe the colder seasons make you want to curl up with a good book and a glass of wine 24/7 too? Ever since I was a little girl, I’ve always enjoyed immersing myself into someone else’s words, thoughts, their story process and learning something fascinating from them. I think that’s why I love podcasting so much! So on today’s episode, I wanted to give you a little look into what’s on my nightstand currently. I recommend some great reads for business and personal growth, as well as a fun fictional novel in there too! ☕️

📌 Books Mentioned:
Be Seen by Jen Gottlieb
Big Idea to Bestseller by Jake Kelfer
Guy Raz by How I Built This
How Are You Really? By Jenna Kutcher
The Ballad Of Snakes And Songbirds By Suzanne Collins

🎁 With the holidays coming up, if you are searching for that perfect gift for someone, even someone you might not know very well, grab one of these books and bring them that added layer of quality and value to their festive season! I’ve put all the books on my Amazon list here, however maybe you’re in need of a much deserved Barnes and Noble date to buy it in person! If you buy one of these books, or have already read one, leave me a review here on the B-Word and tell me which one you liked best! 

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🤩 Bringing you a very cool episode today where I got to be a guest on Amy Traugh’s podcast, The Motivated Mompreneur. It’s very exciting to have Amy be a founding member of the Podcast(H)er Network, that I am the owner and founder of! If you haven’t heard about the Podcast(H)er Network, in this episode we dive into the logistics of why I started it and why Amy chose to move her podcast over to the network. Plus, it gives you a beautiful introduction to The Motivated Mompreneur podcast, which I highly recommend you check out after this! So let’s get to the good stuff! 🎉

💡Key Highlights:
• The value in how collaboration and community has helped grow my podcast.
• Your podcast is ultimately for your listener and why you don’t need to be selling to them all the time so you can build trust and credibility.
• Being selective about the guests you have on your show and building genuine relationships with them through an abundance mindset.
• My trailblazing entrepreneurial journey from creating digital courses, to a membership, to the network.
• Rejection from large networks and seeing the real need in the small to medium podcast community.
• The podcast networking community is like the best sorority you’d ever want to be in.
• How to sign up for the Podcast(H)er Network and its amazing benefits.

💫 You need to put in the time and work in your podcast to see the results, but joining and investing in a network with a team working for you behind the scenes collapses that timeframe in half, so you can grow faster and reach more listeners! 🎤

Connect with Amy:
Podcast
Instagram

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I’m so excited to dive into this episode! Last week I hopped on my Instagram stories to ask what you all wanted to see more of on this podcast, and my biggest request was all about when, how and why to create a freebie for your podcast episodes. The second was how to build your email list. These 2 things actually go hand in hand! That’s why I’m including my own freebie The Ultimate Episode Checklist for Solo and Guest Episodes that is a must-have for podcasters and will help you determine everything you need! 

🌟Key Highlights:

• Four questions I ask myself when seeing if the content for an episode could use a freebie.
• Does the episode need a companion piece to help listeners implement what you're teaching?
• Can you elevate and really add value to the episode with a freebie?
• Does the episode need a visual?
• The bonus of utilizing and offering your freebie in more than one place.
• Understanding when to not force a freebie.

So don't miss out on this episode's freebie The Ultimate Episode Checklist and grab that download here!  At the end of the day, you want to take those extra steps in your podcast process so that when you have an opportunity to create a freebie, it helps grow your email list and forms a better connection with your listeners! If you create your own freebie after this, tag me on Instagram @itsjoannebolt because I would love to see what you come up with!

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💗 When I started my podcast years ago, I did tons of research and actually landed on a podcast course from my amazing guest on the show today, Stefanie Gass! Stefanie is a Christian business and podcast coach, boundary boss, and multi-six-figure CEO. She helps women grow their online businesses and make money online using podcasting! She is the host of a top 20 globally ranked business podcast, Online Business for Christian Women. So I knew I just had to have her on to discuss her success journey in podcasting, how she found her specific niche and her thoughts about cutting certain social media platforms out of your marketing! You are going to want to listen to this more than once! 🎧

🌟Key Highlights:
• When she really niched down into 3 levels of her podcast audience, her revenue and sales started to take off.
• It’s okay to “start fuzzy” and not know exactly what you’re doing in the beginning.
• How your podcast can be your main marketing tool.
• Less is more when it comes to your offers. Don’t dilute your sales with confusion.
• Listening to your people is the absolute best way to find success in your business.
• You don’t have to be on every social media platform like instagram or tiktok if you don’t want to be, or feel like it’s taking from you more than it’s giving.
• How the podcast world might evolve and if it’s the right long form content for you.

🎤 So many mic drops in this episode! Head over to my instagram @itsjoannebolt and send me a DM with your biggest “aha!” moment from this episode and be sure to give Stefanie’s podcast a whirl here!

As always, remember your message does not have to be perfect. It is perfect for someone!

Connect with Stefanie:
Website
Podcast

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🎙️As a podcaster or entrepreneur, you should already know how important the art of copywriting can be to your business.Today on the podcast we’re welcoming Krystle Church! Krystle is the founder of the KC Copy Studio, a boutique copywriting agency that specializes in sales copy. She is also the host of The Freedom Found Podcast and is passionate about helping women amplify their voices. We’ll be breaking down the difference between copywriting and storytelling, and why weaving story-selling into your marketing is a neglected strategy to bring you more business! 🙌🏻

💡Key Highlights:
• Having a balance of vulnerability, reliability and strategy in your marketing.
• Storytelling doesn’t always mean sharing your own journey, but understanding your clients and mirroring their stories back to them in order to connect.
• The unexpected way podcasting can make you money.
• Storytelling, as well as podcasting, is a skill that takes time to hone and develop, but the pay off can be great.

You always have the option to take that leap and go all in, whether it be changing your copy on IG, website, or even starting a podcast! Your message doesn’t have to be perfect, because it will be perfect for somebody! 💗

Remember, it is YOUR business, and you have the power to take it, grow it, put a microphone on it and scale it to where you want to go!

Connect with Krystle:
Instagram
Website
Freedom Found Podcast

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Welcome back to the B-Word podcast everyone! ☕Join me for a cup of coffee as I sit here and ruminate over my journey and pathway into podcasting. I’m going to be sharing why I think it’s such a powerful medium for anyone's business, irregardless of what they're doing. If you’ve been on the fence about starting your podcast, this is your sign! ✨

🔑Key Highlights:
• The mindset shift when you actually start to pick up on what your favorite podcasters are teaching you and how it can change how you do things. 
• Many experiences where I purchased offers made by podcasters I appreciated and trusted.
• The influential grape vine of learning about one podcaster from another and so on. 
• Seriously imagining what word of mouth through podcasting could do for your business.

So I want to pose these questions and I would love to hear back from you! 📱Text me at 678-736-8055 and tell me: How did you find out about my podcast The B-Word? Who do you need in your world that you would want to be introduced to? Any podcast recommendations for me?  

💗Remember your message is important to someone, so go put a microphone on it! 🎙️

Podcasters Mentioned:
Amy Porterfield
Jenna Kutcher
Lindsey Schwartz
Lori Harder
Chris Harder

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✨Today we're diving deep into a topic that's near and dear to my heart: the magic of interviewing your ideal client avatar on your podcast. If you're finally ready to get serious about your podcast and take it to the next level, this strategy is an absolute game-changer! I don’t say that lightly and I'm here to tell you why! 🙌🏻

Key Highlights 💡
• What an ideal client avatar is.
• How understanding their dreams and goals can help you make relatable content that resonates every time you create.
• Building credibility, trust and connection with your audience by intentionally having guests on your podcast that embody your ideal client avatar.
• How to get those guests to share your podcast in order to expand your reach.

Interviewing your ICA on your personal podcast is truly the secret sauce to boosting your credibility, creating valuable content, fostering a tight knit community and opening the door to new listeners who may not have discovered you otherwise! 😍

🩵If you’ve never invested time into creating and researching your ICA, you can download a worksheet similar to the one that we use here!  

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🌟If you’re not incorporating Human Design into how you work and do business, then you’re doing it wrong! Thrilled to have Human Design mentor and business strategist, Anna Nichols on the podcast today, as we chat on how implementing Human Design can transform your business, your team and help you attract the right clients! This incredible self awareness tool allows you to make sense of your personal habits, your purpose, how you make decisions and even how you interact with the world. Let’s get started!

⚡Key Highlights:
• How Anna got started in Human Design and increased her business success.
• An introduction into the 5 energy types and how they operate.
• When you act in alignment with your type, you show up better, have more energy, work more efficiently and benefit the people around you.
• How to surround yourself and build the right team environment in order to balance each of your gifts.
• What to expect when working with a Human Design mentor in relation to your business.

🤩 So many great tid-bits in this one! Once you get to know yourself on this level and start doing things that are aligned with how you are meant to flow, you will not only have fun showing up as your best self, but other people and potential clients will be undeniably attracted to that!

I would love to know, what is your human design type and how are you going to use it in your business? Tag me on instagram or send me a message! 💗

Connect with Anna on IG @iamannanichols and access her free Human Design chart here!

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👏🏻 Ready to talk content creation? Welcome back to part two with my bestie Allie Casazza and a few other amazing ladies, as we talk all about the ins and outs of everything you need to know to get started in making engaging content and utilizing SEO tools.  We honestly don’t want to keep these secrets to ourselves! Your content deserves to be heard by the right audience that is going to engage with what you make and lead to sales, so paying attention to details when it comes to keywords can be a game changer. We touch on how to have fun with your content, while also thinking about it strategically! So grab a glass of something and a pen, because you are definitely going to want to take notes! 🥂

Key Takeaways:

• Finding your authentic voice online and staying true to yourself.
• Should you be posting videos or just audio grams on Youtube?
• How to utilize SEO keywords in your podcast show notes and episode transcripts. 
• The power of incorporating Pinterest in ways you didn’t know existed. 
• Creative ways to make your content more interesting and engaging.
• Building a quality email list to protect your brand and content.

💕 It might be a cliche, but working ‘smarter not harder’ while still playing with social media is the key to bringing your content to the next level and ultimately expanding your reach! We hope you found some elevating tips on this episode and would love to connect with you on socials about what you found the most helpful! 🙌🏻 And if you missed part one of this awesome chat, definitely go back and take a listen here! 

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🙌🏻 If you’re an entrepreneur or podcaster constantly worried about what to post or when to make content in general, then this episode was made for you! Join myself, my bestie Allie Casazza and a few other ladies in part 1 of this fun, stress free chat as we dive deep into the world of content creation, where everything is content! We'll share light hearted moments, insights and strategies on how to harness the power of recording in your every day. So grab your favorite beverage, settle in, and let's get started! 🍷

📌 Key Takeaways:
• Embrace the “everything is content" mindset and take a less complicated approach to recording at home using our tips.
• Authenticity trumps perfection and often resonates more with an audience than perfectly scripted content.
• There is power in a story and being vulnerable with a message you’d like to share that could resonate with your audience on a deeper level. 
• It’s normal to evolve and change your direction, even if it’s not for everyone. 
• How to phrase not publishing a podcast interview when you weren’t happy with the recording. 

Creating content can be a wild ride, filled with unexpected twists and turns. Embrace the process, be open to evolution, and remember that not everyone will resonate with your content—and that's perfectly fine! The key is to stay true to yourself, keep recording those moments, and trust that the right audience will find you. 👀

💕 We could have chatted for hours on this topic, so tune in next week to hear part 2! New to content creating? I would love to know what you found helpful from this episode over in my DM’s!

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