It has become a bit of a time-honored tradition for me to do gift guides around the holidays. I often get asked for recommendations on office, podcast, and pen gear. I write the gift guides up on my personal site, but this episode goes into a bit more depth for people who work from home, podcast, and more!

• Gift Guides
• How I Light my Live Streams

Sponsored by: Hostinger | Yes Plz | iThemes

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Streamlined Solopreneur helps overwhelmed solo business owners go from overwhelmed to having their time back.

Each week, Joe Casabona shares one practical idea — a system, tool, or strategy to help you get your time back without selling your soul to AI...and run your business without sacrificing the rest of your life, or your health.

Looking for a place to start? Take the Solo Systems Starter Quiz. 60 seconds, 8 questions, and I will tell you what system you should build first, and exactly how to build it. https://streamlined.fm/quiz 

Connect with Joe on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jcasabona/

A long standing tradition of WordCamp US is to have multiple tracks to cater to different folks in the community and the first few episodes of this series will be no different! This week, it’s the User track.

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Joe Simpson did something that, in my opinion, is very difficult to do. He created a local community out of virtually nothing. Living in Castilla, CA, he built the WordPress Santa Clarita Valley meetup from scratch. And the way he did it, as well as his personal story, is fantastic. I’m so happy I got to speak to Joe on this topic; he offer a unique insight with takeaways for everyone!

• Joe A. Simpson Jr. | Twitter
• WordPress Santa Clarita Valley Meetup

Sponsored by: Hostinger | Yes Plz | iThemes

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Streamlined Solopreneur helps overwhelmed solo business owners go from overwhelmed to having their time back.

Each week, Joe Casabona shares one practical idea — a system, tool, or strategy to help you get your time back without selling your soul to AI...and run your business without sacrificing the rest of your life, or your health.

Looking for a place to start? Take the Solo Systems Starter Quiz. 60 seconds, 8 questions, and I will tell you what system you should build first, and exactly how to build it. https://streamlined.fm/quiz 

Connect with Joe on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jcasabona/

With WordCamp US 2020 cancelling its virtual event, and many other WordCamps not happening now through 2021, the WordPress community needs something to help fill the void. WordPress: Year in Review is designed do to just that. In this podcast mini series, you’ll get insights into the WordPress community and how it’s changed and responded to the global pandemic.

Learn more at https://wpyearinreview.com.

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Virtual summits are all the rage these days, but my friend Dave Shrein was doing them before they were cool. I participated in his event last year for his agency Campaign Donut, and I thought it was so well-run, I had to have him on the show to talk about it. Dave's story is great and he offers lots of actionable advice. It's always great when I can take something from an interview and implement it, and I did just that with Dave.

Show Notes

• Dave Shrein
• Campaign Donut
• How to Identify Your Ideal Customer Avatar | Marketing Made Easy
• Dave's Free SEO Course
• Topic Clusters | Hubspot
• How A Podcast Can Replace A Live Event
• Allie Nimmons and Freelancing / Mental Health
• Unleashed Summit
• eCamm Call Recorder
• ThriveCart
• eCamm Live

Sponsored by: ExpressVPN | Yes Plz | iThemes

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Streamlined Solopreneur helps overwhelmed solo business owners go from overwhelmed to having their time back.

Each week, Joe Casabona shares one practical idea — a system, tool, or strategy to help you get your time back without selling your soul to AI...and run your business without sacrificing the rest of your life, or your health.

Looking for a place to start? Take the Solo Systems Starter Quiz. 60 seconds, 8 questions, and I will tell you what system you should build first, and exactly how to build it. https://streamlined.fm/quiz 

Connect with Joe on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jcasabona/

Lately on this show we've been focusing on big picture stuff, but it's really the small changes that make a big difference. Proof of that is Bud Kraus. He was trying to grow his newsletter and got nowhere….until he made a small change that grew it over 1,000 people in one year. Bud spills is secrets in this episode and tells you how you can do it too. 

Show Notes

• Bud Kraus
• What I'm Doing To Get People to Sign Up For My Newsletter
• Build Your List Using ConvertKit with Angel Marie
• HTML and CSS: Visual QuickStart Guide
• ConvertKit
• Mailchimp 
• LearnDash
• Restrict Content
• Uncanny Owl
• Gravity Forms 
• Gravity View

Sponsored by: Yes Plz | iThemes | TextExpander

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Streamlined Solopreneur helps overwhelmed solo business owners go from overwhelmed to having their time back.

Each week, Joe Casabona shares one practical idea — a system, tool, or strategy to help you get your time back without selling your soul to AI...and run your business without sacrificing the rest of your life, or your health.

Looking for a place to start? Take the Solo Systems Starter Quiz. 60 seconds, 8 questions, and I will tell you what system you should build first, and exactly how to build it. https://streamlined.fm/quiz 

Connect with Joe on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jcasabona/

I love talking to Brian Krogsgard. And if you need proof, we had a SUPER long pre-show that I'm going to release as bonus content when I roll out the Build Something Membership. 

And speaking of, that's the main topic for today's conversaiton with Brian: building membership through community. We talk all about how Post Status has changed since we last spoke, alll the way back in Episode 3. We get into building the membership, innovating, and what keeps your members from churning.

Show Notes

• Brian Krogsgard
• Post Status | Twitter
• Commerce Journey
• Ledger Status
• Episode 3: Brian Krogsgard and Post Status
• Episode 4: Cory Miller & iThemes
• Professional WordPress Development
• Marketing Made Simple
• Growing Your Audience on Instagram with Andrea Zoellner
• Sony a6400
• Google AMP
• Wirecutter
• WooCommerce Memberships

Sponsored by: Yes Plz | iThemes | TextExpander

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Streamlined Solopreneur helps overwhelmed solo business owners go from overwhelmed to having their time back.

Each week, Joe Casabona shares one practical idea — a system, tool, or strategy to help you get your time back without selling your soul to AI...and run your business without sacrificing the rest of your life, or your health.

Looking for a place to start? Take the Solo Systems Starter Quiz. 60 seconds, 8 questions, and I will tell you what system you should build first, and exactly how to build it. https://streamlined.fm/quiz 

Connect with Joe on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jcasabona/

Monetizing your podcast doesn't just mean sponsors. There are methods you can employ to generate income from your show - whether it's direct dollars or warm leads. Here are 4 ways to monetize your podcast, from landing sponsors to generating commission. And if you'd like to learn more, check out the course Podcast Liftoff.

Show Notes

• Get Podcast Liftoff (use BUILD at checkout for a 15% discount)
• Sign up for Build Something Weekly
• ConvertKit
• My Pitch Deck
• Podtrac
• Memberful
• Wishlist Member
• Substack
• ThirstyAffiliates
• YOURLS
• Amazon Affiliate Program
• Target Affiliate Program

Sponsored by: Yes Plz | iThemes | TextExpander

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Streamlined Solopreneur helps overwhelmed solo business owners go from overwhelmed to having their time back.

Each week, Joe Casabona shares one practical idea — a system, tool, or strategy to help you get your time back without selling your soul to AI...and run your business without sacrificing the rest of your life, or your health.

Looking for a place to start? Take the Solo Systems Starter Quiz. 60 seconds, 8 questions, and I will tell you what system you should build first, and exactly how to build it. https://streamlined.fm/quiz 

Connect with Joe on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jcasabona/

Webinars can be a great way to grow your audience, but are a tough business. Today's guest, Emily Hunkler, is a pro! She is able to host consistent webinars and virtual meetups for GoWP at a time where it helps most. In this episode, Emily lets us in on how she does it. 

Show Notes

• Emily Hunkler
• GoWP
• GoWP's Niche Agency Owners Facebook Group
• What to Focus on in a Recession with Brad Morrison
• 7 Ways Your Clients Can Benefit From Podcasting
• Improving Customer Relationships with John Vuong

Sponsored by: ExpressVPN | Yes Plz | iThemes | TextExpander

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Streamlined Solopreneur helps overwhelmed solo business owners go from overwhelmed to having their time back.

Each week, Joe Casabona shares one practical idea — a system, tool, or strategy to help you get your time back without selling your soul to AI...and run your business without sacrificing the rest of your life, or your health.

Looking for a place to start? Take the Solo Systems Starter Quiz. 60 seconds, 8 questions, and I will tell you what system you should build first, and exactly how to build it. https://streamlined.fm/quiz 

Connect with Joe on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jcasabona/

I have a confession that won't be much of a confession once you start listening to this episode. I'm a big fan of David Sparks. I think he does great work in several different areas an I'm excited to talk to him about how he does it. We also both happen to be big fans of Disney and Star Wars. When we spoke, he was just coming off his first ever Sabbatical - so we'll get into that and how he manages to put out what must be dozens of hours of field guides while also running a law practice. 

Show Notes

• David Sparks
• Macsparky Field Guides
• Mac Power Users
• Focused | #104: Sleep and Sabbaticals 
• Automators
• Myke Hurley and Relay FM
• Find the Right Podcast Membership Benefits with Stephen Hackett
• Teachable
• Airtable
• DEVONthink
• Better Touch Tool
• Setapp
• MindNode

Sponsored by: Yes Plz | iThemes | TextExpander

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Streamlined Solopreneur helps overwhelmed solo business owners go from overwhelmed to having their time back.

Each week, Joe Casabona shares one practical idea — a system, tool, or strategy to help you get your time back without selling your soul to AI...and run your business without sacrificing the rest of your life, or your health.

Looking for a place to start? Take the Solo Systems Starter Quiz. 60 seconds, 8 questions, and I will tell you what system you should build first, and exactly how to build it. https://streamlined.fm/quiz 

Connect with Joe on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jcasabona/