Nine-Five Podcast

#018 When is the last time you reflected on where you are at in your career? What about your personal life?

Is it where you planned to be?

The world is fast-paced and it's not always easy to slow down and assess ourselves.

Today's guest Dallen is here to not only talk about his new product, The Self-Mastery Journal, but to help us get started on a path of fulfillment and overall happiness. As you can probably guess, Dallen has succeeded in doing this through journaling and is now helping others do the same.

In this episode, we discuss tips for journaling and how it can help you reach a more fulfilling life and career. Additionally, we also get into HOW Dallen created the Self-Mastery Journal.

Dallen takes us through the process from where he came up with the idea, all the way to how he started manufacturing physical products that are now available for purchase on Amazon.

There is also a special gift from Dallen for the Nine-Five Podcast listeners, so make sure you stick around until the end of the episode.

You can find the links to everything discussed in this episode by heading to the Episode 18 Show Notes page.

#017 Content creation is one of the most important aspects of any business (online or not). Unfortunately for most businesses and business owners, not many people know how to do it right.

Today, we are talking with Hitesh Sahni of Smemark about his content creation process. Hitesh has been helping many businesses with their own content and has it pretty much down to a science at this point.

In this interview we go through each step of content creation so you can start improving your own process. This includes:

• How to perform effective research
• Creating consistent and quality content
• Promoting and marketing the content you create
• How to scale the content creation process.

Stop spending time creating content for the sake of creating content.
Start creating content the right way.

If you want access to any of the links, transcripts, or the notes from this episode, you can head over to the Episode 17 Show Notes.

# 016 You only get one chance to make a good first impression.

When it comes to your business or brand, copywriting is arguably one of the most important things when it comes to making that impression. The problem is that we are not all expert copywriters.

That is why I brought Kate Bradley on the show today.

Kate is the CEO of Lately and she is here to talk with us about how to improve our writing skills so we can make that good first impression, build a lasting connection, and hopefully, make more sales.

In this episode we cover tips to help you write better sales pages, social media posts, and email newsletters. Kate also talks specifically about the process she uses when trying to position herself, and the Lately brand, online.

This episode is packed with a ton of value. You're not going to want to miss this one!

If you want to get any of the notes, transcript, or links discussed in this episode, make sure you check out the Episode 16 Show Notes.

# 015 There are many different ways to drive traffic to your website and business. Today we are talking with Anthony Gaenzle to discuss two of the most effective ways to generate traffic:

1. SEO (Search Engine Optimization)
2. PPC (Pay Per Click)

Both options can be an effective form of traffic generation, but must be done correctly. In this episode we discuss how and when to utilize both SEO and PPC in your own strategy to send more traffic to your own website.

If you want to get the links or transcripts for this episode, make sure you visit the Episode 15 Show Notes.

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# 014 One of the most difficult things to do as an entrepreneur is realize how valuable your product or service may be to someone else. When you create something to sell, it can be easy for us to discount what we've worked so hard to build because WE are the ones who built it.

In today's episode, we are talking with Rich White about mindset and how to position yourself, your products/services, and your business online to show the true value of what you have to offer.

In many instances, it's not the lack of value in what you have to offer, but the lack of confidence in what you are offering that drives us to lower our prices, discredit our offering, or feel that it doesn't stack up against the expectations of everyone.

In this episode, Rich talks about how to better understand pricing your own products based on the REAL value you have to offer and how to position yourself online to showcase that value.

To find all the links mentioned in this episode, make sure you check out Episode 14 Show Notes.

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#013 Email marketing contributes to more revenue, on average, than ANY other form of digital marketing. The average return, across all industries is 4,400%!

That means for every $1 put into email marketing, that business will get $44 back. That is insane!

That is why on today's episode I brought on Rahul Choudhary to talk to us about email marketing.

In this episode, we discuss:

• How to grow your email list (even if you haven't started yet)
• Using lead magnets and content upgrades (and what they are)
• Tools to help you with email marketing (our favorites)
• How you can improve your email marketing

If you want to find any of the links discussed in this episode, make sure you check out the Episode 13 Show Notes.


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#012 To continue to grow a business, every entrepreneur will need to consider outsourcing or automating tasks at some point. But when is the right time?

That's what this week's guest is here to discuss. Zsofia runs her own business in which she introduces outsourcing and automation to small businesses and solopreneurs so they can get more done while saving time.

In this episode, we cover both outsourcing and automation, how to know when it's the right time to begin, and tools you can start using today to increase your productivity.

You can find all the links discussed in the episode in the Episode 12 Show Notes.

Download the free workbook: Increase Productivity and Get More Done.

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#011 In this episode we are sitting down with Renee Dick A.K.A. "My Girlfriend Renee" for the majority who know her in the online space. In this episode, we are talking all about how she has been able to build a cult-like following through the use of social media and video content.

Renee has made herself extremely visible on Instagram through the use of video content (Instagram Live, IGTV, and more recently Instagram Reels).

When it comes to bringing people to her blog and her Boss Babe Shirt Club, Renee focuses on Pinterest to drive that traffic.

In this episode, we get into the strategies Renee has been using to grow her business and her brand, and ways you can incorporate these same tactics into your own business.

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To view all the links discussed in this episode, make sure you head over to the Episode 11 Show Notes.

#010 This week, we are talking with Daniel (Cold Email Wizard) about cold emails.

Daniel has created an entire business out of generating leads for his clients through the use of cold email outreach.

In this episode, I chat with Daniel about how he has been able to turn something that can come off as spammy into something that is very personal and highly effective for generating leads.

Daniel lays out his entire process on how he goes from finding potential leads, creating highly effective cold emails, and turning those cold leads into paying clients.

The process Daniel spells out in this episode isn't just effective for those looking to sell their services to prospective clients. This process can also help ANYONE:

• Gain more guest blogging opportunities
• Pitch yourself as a guest for someone's podcast
• Try to attract new podcast guests
• Potentially grow a larger audience/fan-base

And best of all, Daniel give you the exact tools he uses so you can start your cold email outreach TODAY!

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#009 In this episode with Lenny Richardson, we talk digital marketing. Lenny runs a digital marketing agency where he helps other entrepreneurs and businesses develop and execute their digital marketing strategies.

Lenny takes his clients through the goal-oriented process of developing a strategy to improve their presence online.

In this episode, we talk about how Lenny helps his clients with their strategies, and some tips you can use to help develop your own.

We cover some of the major mistakes Lenny has seen since starting his agency, as well as some actionable tips you can start implementing today to improve your online presence.

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