The Branding Fix

Pinterest deserves more attention than Instagram reach or Google traffic fears because it has 640 million monthly users and over 80 billion searches a month, with 96% of top searches being non-branded, giving bloggers a strong chance to show up.

We break down Pinterest’s recent announcements, including brands being able to promote creators’ pins (opt-in) and the ability to link an Amazon storefront for simplified affiliate tagging, while emphasizing a blog-first strategy for ad revenue and email list growth. We cover community chatter about traffic drops and why not to panic, and then we also explain what Pinterest is rewarding now. We share pacing guidance, using the same URL, video pins, collage pins, and practical scheduling options like Pinterest’s native tool, as well as Tailwind, and Buffer.

WHAT WE GET INTO:

→ The Pinterest Presents 2026 news, decoded for bloggers (visual search + shopping engine, AI tools, Amazon affiliate tagging)

→ What the new algorithm (TransActV2) rewards: fresh pins over repins, save-worthy over click-worthy

→ Pin ideas + hooks that actually get clicked (and keyword/SEO basics)

→ How to make MULTIPLE pins for one blog post, lead magnet, or landing page

→ Why Pinterest is the billboard that feeds your blog AND your email list

→ LIVE: we build 5 pins from your blog post on air

👇 Are you on Pinterest for your blog — all in, barely, or not at all?

TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Why Pinterest Matters

02:04 Pinterest Updates Overview

03:58 Monetization Features

05:58 Traffic Drops Reality

07:50 Pinterest RPM Surge

12:17 Live Q&A Strategy

21:53 Cross Posting Tweaks

31:30 What Pinterest Rewards

36:54 Fresh Pin Cadence

41:50 Hooks and Pin Types

46:19 Video Pin Essentials

46:48 Collage Pins Strategy

48:07 Multiple Pin Angles

50:01 Seasonal Pin Timing

52:29 Repetition And Saves

56:55 Always Add Destinations

01:01:23 Pinterest As Search

01:02:53 AI Images Warning

01:04:45 Video Pins Boost

01:06:03 Analytics That Matter

01:09:20 Impressions Drops Fix

01:11:20 Scheduling Tools

01:13:38 Amazon Affiliate Links

01:15:39 Monetizing Pinterest Traffic

01:22:26 Design Testing Over AI

01:34:36 Wrap Up And Next Week

👇 JOIN THE FIX YOUR BRAND CHALLENGE:

https://youtu.be/M8ZPlEzd_90

💼 ABOUT THE BRANDING FIX:

We're two solo bloggers documenting how we rebuild and future-proof our content and brand.

🔔 New videos every Friday! Live co-working every Monday at 10am EST.

🎧 Also available wherever you get your podcasts.

Visit our website: https://www.thebrandingfix.com

FREEBIES TO GET STARTED:

- Get 15 Free Brand Boards: https://thebrandingfix.myflodesk.com/branding-boards

- Get 3 Free Lightroom Presets: https://thebrandingfix.myflodesk.com/u860o8ig3h

Subscribe for more branding tips: https://www.youtube.com/@thebrandingfix?sub_confirmation=1

Everyone's grinding to publish NEW blog posts while their biggest asset rots: the posts they already have. Most old posts didn't fail because they were old — they failed because they were thin, and in 2026 thin content is a death sentence (AI does thin better than you ever will). The good news: updating those posts is the highest-ROI move you can make. In this live coworking session we show you exactly how we take a post from thin to unskippable.

WHAT WE GET INTO:

→ Why updating an old post beats writing a new one

→ Filling posts with experience + opinion — including the case FOR and AGAINST

→ Getting specific about who the reader is and their real intent

→ Building the "rabbit hole": internal links that pull readers deeper into your blog

→ Clean heading structure (one H1, H2s, H3s — and why you rarely need H4)

→ LIVE: we audit your old posts on air

👇 When did you last UPDATE an old post (not publish a new one)? Be honest.

TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Stop Chasing New Posts

00:26 Thin Content Is Dead

01:06 Old Posts Are Gold

02:15 Why Updates Beat New

05:03 Audit Your Content Catalog

11:54 Keep Growth Not Perfection

20:17 Three Step Update Test

24:36 Step Two User Intent

27:47 Step Three Rabbit Holes

33:41 Opinions Build Your People

36:16 Hot Take Community Fear

37:43 Canceled Creator Dilemma

38:36 Art Versus Artist

40:20 Internet Bubble Reality

40:51 Boundaries And Backlash

41:53 Why Drama Travels

42:57 Blog Update Recap

44:42 Real Photos Over AI

46:30 Prioritize With Search Data

47:25 Pinterest Next Week

48:18 Interlinking With Intent

49:37 Track Updates In Sheets

51:03 Drop Low RPM Freebies

54:40 Rebrand And Archive Old Content

57:40 Funeral For Content Pillar

59:35 Lead Magnet Reality Check

01:00:48 Focus Your Niche Clusters

01:02:09 Final Wrap And Next Steps

👇 JOIN THE FIX YOUR BRAND CHALLENGE:

https://youtu.be/M8ZPlEzd_90

💼 ABOUT THE BRANDING FIX:

We're two solo bloggers documenting how we rebuild and future-proof our content and brand.

🔔 New videos every Friday! Live co-working every Monday at 10am EST.

🎧 Also available wherever you get your podcasts.

Visit our website: https://www.thebrandingfix.com

FREEBIES TO GET STARTED:

- Get 15 Free Brand Boards: https://thebrandingfix.myflodesk.com/branding-boards

- Get 3 Free Lightroom Presets: https://thebrandingfix.myflodesk.com/u860o8ig3h

Subscribe for more branding tips: https://www.youtube.com/@thebrandingfix?sub_confirmation=1

You were told to "build an email list!" So you added a "Subscribe to my newsletter" box and got crickets. But after marketers ruined email for everyone, email isn't broken even though YOU get annoyed with your own inbox. But the reality is nobody wants to subscribe to a newsletter.

They'll hand over their email for ONE thing: something specific, instantly useful, and worth their time. But getting them to stay and look forward to your emails? That's a whole other ball game.

In this live coworking session, we break down the lead magnets that actually work in 2026 (hint: not another PDF guide, checklist, or printable), how to get people to sign up without becoming the creator who won't stop pushing their freebie, and how to get people engaged so they stay. So we'll show you how to turn your lead magnet into a journey that gives subscribers a quick win, builds a relationship, and makes them want to stay. We also break down how to structure the journey, keep the core information on your blog, link each email to relevant posts, and set up segments/tags and automated workflows (or manual updates for longer journeys). We also share promotion ideas (carousels, reels, Pinterest) and workshop examples from viewers in different niches.

WHAT WE GET INTO:

→ Why "subscribe to my newsletter" fails, and what the lead magnet trade really is

→ The 3 lead magnets that work now: email mini-courses, challenges, and do-it-with-me journeys

→ Why a journey beats a static PDF every single time (they leave knowing YOU)

→ Where the sign-up lives: landing pages, embed forms, tasteful pop-ups

→ How to promote by DOING it, not selling it — plus Pinterest + the Instagram GRO auto-DM play

→ LIVE: we turn your freebie idea into a journey on air

👇 What does your sign-up say right now? Drop it; we'll fix it live.

TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Why Newsletters Fail

01:06 Lead Magnet Journey Shift

02:35 Inbox Overwhelm Reality

06:13 Live Chat Examples

09:54 Challenges Email Frequency

13:27 Blog Versus Email Value

17:35 Stop Gating Downloads

20:34 Lead Magnet Brainstorming

24:35 Mini Courses Challenges

31:35 Where Signup Lives

31:55 Setup Landing Workflow

36:36 Promotion Mindset

38:07 Promote Without Selling

38:28 Carousel Hooks That Convert

41:16 Show Your Daily Challenge

43:25 No Pitch Needed

44:32 Pinterest Promotion Layer

45:20 Welcome Email Journey

46:32 Workshop Teacher Pain Points

49:48 Advanced Topics Versus Beginners

52:46 Monthly Challenges As Newsletter

01:00:10 Nine Day Business Challenge

01:02:08 Make Your Sewing Angle Specific

01:04:55 Do It Even With Two

01:07:35 CTA Fatigue And Value

01:11:59 Teacher Burnout Support Systems

01:12:45 Burnout To Motivation

01:14:11 Lead Magnet Focus

01:15:40 Five Day System

01:16:55 Promote With Visuals

01:18:14 Mindset Over Templates

01:19:22 Emails Link To Blog

01:24:24 No Gatekeeping Content

01:25:22 House Party Content Model

01:30:59 Two Sewing Lead Magnets

01:33:53 Build Evergreen Brand

01:37:34 Welcome Series Basics

01:40:51 Next Steps

👇 JOIN THE FIX YOUR BRAND CHALLENGE:

https://youtu.be/M8ZPlEzd_90

💼 ABOUT THE BRANDING FIX:

We're two solo bloggers documenting how we rebuild and future-proof our content and brand.

🔔 New videos every Friday! Live co-working every Monday at 10am EST.

🎧 Also available wherever you get your podcasts.

Visit our website: https://www.thebrandingfix.com

FREEBIES TO GET STARTED:

- Get 15 Free Brand Boards: https://thebrandingfix.myflodesk.com/branding-boards

- Get 3 Free Lightroom Presets: https://thebrandingfix.myflodesk.com/u860o8ig3h

Subscribe for more branding tips: https://www.youtube.com/@thebrandingfix?sub_confirmation=1

Everyone's chasing trends because we've all been told that's how you grow. But trending content brings you the worst audience there is: tourists. “Tourists” who show up briefly, don’t engage, and don’t convert into subscribers or customers, which leaves creators exhausted despite rising views or follower counts, so you have to start from zero every week.

In this live coworking session, we show you the opposite: how to take your people on a JOURNEY so they actually stick around, get to know you, and trust you. Do this and you'll never have to chase a trend again.

We recommend building a real business by taking people on a consistent content journey across blog, email, and social media so they feel like they know you, trust you, and move from stranger to reader to subscriber to customer and fan. We discuss using analytics to evaluate whether trends actually drive meaningful metrics, clarify the importance of a unique point of view and signature style, and emphasize brand foundations like clear pillars (not categories) through the Fix Your Brand Challenge. We also preview a future live deep dive on lead magnets.

WHAT WE GET INTO:

→ Why trends bring fickle "tourist" audiences that never convert

→ The Fix Your Brand foundation: clarity, your Northstar, content pillars as journey "routes"

→ Journey content on every surface: challenges you do alongside them, email mini-courses, and a signature series for social

→ How showing the process (not just results) builds real parasocial trust

→ LIVE: we design your signature series on air 👇 Are you chasing trends because you don't know what else to post? Be honest.

TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Stop Chasing Trends

01:06 Tourists vs True Fans

02:51 Why Trends Don’t Convert

13:03 Niche Trends vs Platform Trends

14:37 The Tourist Problem Explained

18:11 Be the Fail Safe Choice

19:24 Brand Clarity and Content Pillars

22:22 Journey Content and Lead Magnets

26:21 Signature Series Deep Dive Plan

29:54 Fixing a Mixed Content Brand

35:40 Evergreen Content Seasonal Packaging

37:42 Evergreen Holiday Binge

39:13 Parasocial Journey Content

42:06 Consistency And Programming

45:31 Trend Crossover Ideas

49:04 Sewing Series Brainstorm

53:30 Faceless Content Tactics

56:25 Transformation Stakes Framework

01:01:12 Pinterest Affiliate Reality

01:10:25 Wrap Up Tourists To Residents

👇 JOIN THE FIX YOUR BRAND CHALLENGE:

https://youtu.be/M8ZPlEzd_90

💼 ABOUT THE BRANDING FIX:

We're two solo bloggers documenting how we rebuild and future-proof our content and brand.

🔔 New videos every Friday! Live co-working every Monday at 10am EST.

🎧 Also available wherever you get your podcasts.

Visit our website: https://www.thebrandingfix.com

FREEBIES TO GET STARTED:

- Get 15 Free Brand Boards: https://thebrandingfix.myflodesk.com/branding-boards

- Get 3 Free Lightroom Presets: https://thebrandingfix.myflodesk.com/u860o8ig3h

Subscribe for more branding tips: https://www.youtube.com/@thebrandingfix?sub_confirmation=1

We're doing a free email course in one live, because your email list is the only audience you actually OWN: no algorithm, no gatekeeper, no pay-to-reach. The crazy part is almost nobody teaches bloggers how to do it well.

This live “email deep dive” argues that an email list is the most valuable asset creators can build because social followers are “rented” and algorithms gate access, while email lets you reach people directly. The hosts address common objections that email feels spammy and outline three main struggles: not knowing what to send or how it drives traffic/income, inconsistency, and starting with an empty list. We recommend relationship-first lead magnets (mini email courses/challenges) over tired PDFs, using landing pages instead of embedded forms, and avoiding aggressive pop-ups. We also compare platforms (Flodesk, ConvertKit, Mailchimp, MailerLite), explain workflows vs one-off broadcasts, and cover subject lines, conversational writing, single CTAs, replies, segmenting by interest, list purging, and basic GDPR/spam compliance requirements

Don't have a list? You'll know exactly how to start one by the end.

WHAT WE GET INTO:

→ Why email beats every follower count (owned + algorithm-proof)

→ Choosing an email service provider (what actually matters for beginners)

→ The lead magnet that gets people to sign up + how to grow your list

→ Turning a blog post into an email + subject lines that get opens

→ How to write & structure emails people actually read (+ the welcome sequence)

→ Email best practices AND what NOT to do

→ Segmenting: giving people exactly what they want from you

→ Using email to drive traffic to your blog (especially for Q4)

→ LIVE: drop your freebie idea or a subject line and we'll fix it

👇 What's your email status? Drop it — no shame, we'll meet you there.

TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Why Email Still Wins

01:04 Email Deep Dive Roadmap

02:01 Poll and Audience Mindset

02:41 Email Feels Spammy

05:36 Chat Reactions and Fears

10:28 Three Common Email Problems

11:59 Lead Magnets That Work Now

14:31 Newsletter Is Relationship

16:25 Signup Pages and Popups

19:04 Promoting Your Lead Magnet

21:27 Stop Selling in Onboarding

25:28 Quality Subscribers Over Volume

29:42 Quick Q and Lead Magnet Fit

31:01 Lead Magnets Basics

31:08 Reviving Old Subscribers

31:40 Simple Signup Strategy

33:42 Platforms to Use

40:12 Landing Pages Workflows

46:50 Avoid WordPress Automation

49:50 Turning Viral Traffic

54:01 Plan Newsletter Cadence

56:26 Subject Lines That Work

59:26 Write Like a Human

01:06:40 Segmentation Overview

01:08:33 Interest Based Segments

01:10:26 Click Tracking Tags

01:11:32 Segment Email Cadence

01:14:11 Start Segmenting Today

01:16:35 Purge Unengaged Subscribers

01:18:42 Challenge Titles And Hooks

01:22:13 Low Pressure Story Emails

01:25:01 Martha Stewart Show Dont Tell

01:30:37 Email Dos And Donts

01:32:59 GDPR And Compliance Basics

01:40:12 Choosing An Email Platform

01:42:43 Final Wrap And Next Steps

👇 JOIN THE FIX YOUR BRAND CHALLENGE:

https://youtu.be/M8ZPlEzd_90

💼 ABOUT THE BRANDING FIX:

We're two solo bloggers documenting how we rebuild and future-proof our content and brand.

🔔 New videos every Friday! Live co-working every Monday at 10am EST.

🎧 Also available wherever you get your podcasts.

Visit our website: https://www.thebrandingfix.com

FREEBIES TO GET STARTED:

- Get 15 Free Brand Boards: https://thebrandingfix.myflodesk.com/branding-boards

- Get 3 Free Lightroom Presets: https://thebrandingfix.myflodesk.com/u860o8ig3h

Subscribe for more branding tips: https://www.youtube.com/@thebrandingfix?sub_confirmation=1

Q4 makes most of a creator's yearly income, and it starts in about ten days. Most people wing it and miss it. But we won't, not this year. In this live coworking session we hand you the exact FRAMEWORK we used to build our whole Q4 calendar, and this is not a rigid template, it's a plug-and-play system you drop your own niche and products into.

Then we show you the repurposing engine that fills all three months without burning you out: how we turn ONE blog post into 60 pieces of content. Bring your niche.

WHAT WE GET INTO:

→ Why a framework beats a template (it flexes to any niche)

→ The 3 layers: money moments, content types, timing (what needs an October head start)

→ Plug YOUR niche in

→ The repurposing engine: 1 blog post → 60 pieces across the quarter

→ How to assemble it into an executable 3-month calendar

→ LIVE: drop your niche and we'll build your Q4 framework on air

👇 Open a doc and drop your niche, build yours with us.

We also discuss not changing original post dates when updating, showing “last updated,” avoiding Google AdSense in favor of networks like Mediavine/Raptive (and their starter programs), and focusing on consistent habits and realistic growth.

TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Q4 Countdown Kickoff

00:53 Why Calendars Fail

02:25 Plan With Strategy First

05:16 Layers 1–3 Framework

06:31 Seasonal Lead Time Wins

08:49 Newsletter Before Blog

10:59 Blog Layer New Posts

11:47 Updates and Clusters

14:32 Live Q&A Monetization Talk

16:40 Update Workflow Tips

28:55 Show Last Updated Date

34:33 Nine Layers Recap

35:27 Affiliate Focus Strategy

35:38 Newsletter First Planning

36:01 Blog Posting Cadence

36:29 Updates And Clusters

37:30 Layer Seven Longform

39:25 Layer Eight Pinterest

40:08 Layer Nine Social

41:07 Live Poll And Q4

42:27 Deep Dive Video Approach

45:29 Pinterest Pin Volume

47:42 Depth And Brand Pillars

51:22 Skip Ahead If Overwhelmed

54:35 Grow Automation Shortcut

56:08 Platform Specific Repurposing

01:03:26 Deadlines Versus Seasonal

01:09:35 Final Recap And Next

👇 JOIN THE FIX YOUR BRAND CHALLENGE:

https://youtu.be/M8ZPlEzd_90

💼 ABOUT THE BRANDING FIX:

We're two solo bloggers documenting how we rebuild and future-proof our content and brand.

🔔 New videos every Friday! Live co-working every Monday at 10am EST.

🎧 Also available wherever you get your podcasts.

Visit our website: https://www.thebrandingfix.com

FREEBIES TO GET STARTED:

- Get 15 Free Brand Boards: https://thebrandingfix.myflodesk.com/branding-boards

- Get 3 Free Lightroom Presets: https://thebrandingfix.myflodesk.com/u860o8ig3h

Subscribe for more branding tips: https://www.youtube.com/@thebrandingfix?sub_confirmation=1

Instagram has changed and you need to change with it. It stopped being a place where your followers see your posts and became a place where strangers FIND them, and bloggers and content creators never adjusted. This is our full, free Instagram course deep dive: with six lesson modules, and everything you need to know to grow and make money.

This Instagram course has two doors.

Bloggers: if Instagram sends you no traffic, it's not that you're posting wrong but there's no path from the post to your site, and we build one live on screen.

Instagram creators: if it stopped working, the reason is in Lesson 1, and it's not the algorithm being unfair.

WHAT WE GET INTO:

→ LESSON 1: What changed (the interest graph, why follower count is nearly meaningless, why you should never delete a post)

→ LESSON 2: The 3 formats and the ONE job each has (Reels / Carousels / Single image / Stories)

→ LESSON 3: What each format actually needs (the build specs most accounts get wrong)

→ LESSON 4: Captions as writing (the first-line hook, the "tiny blog post," and searchable captions)

→ LESSON 5: DM automation with GRO, we are building LIVE on screen (comment → auto-DM → link)

→ LESSON 6: The full blogger loop — billboard → blog → email list

👇 Is Instagram growing for you, flat, or did it just stop working? Tell us.

TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Instagram Has Changed

00:23 Two Strategy Paths

01:54 Interest Graph Era

03:03 Search And SEO

04:58 Post For Strangers

08:06 Format Jobs Explained

08:43 Reels Discovery Playbook

15:29 Carousels Link Strategy

17:20 Single Images And Stories

21:46 Live Q And A

25:11 Fixing Wrong Audience

31:16 Captions And Voiceovers

37:50 Captions and Search

38:28 Hashtag Reality Check

39:21 Live Setup and Chat

40:37 GRO Account Basics

45:11 Internet Dropout Reset

48:51 GRO Defaults Setup

53:21 Free Plan Workflow

59:03 Paid Plan Advantages

01:02:53 Scheduling and Queue

01:04:06 Stories and Live Replies

01:07:24 Blogger Content Strategy

01:13:18 Cadence and Community

01:18:18 Rapid Fire Q and A

01:18:56 Poll Results Check-In

01:20:23 Why Strategy Matters

01:21:38 Reviving a Dormant Account

01:23:57 Retraining the Algorithm

01:26:45 Q4 Calendar Preview

01:28:16 Skip Corporate Events

01:30:04 Getting Comfortable Being Seen

01:37:08 Vulnerability Formats That Work

01:39:00 Football and Real-Life Support

01:44:03 Final Takeaways and Next Steps

👇 JOIN THE FIX YOUR BRAND CHALLENGE:

https://youtu.be/M8ZPlEzd_90

💼 ABOUT THE BRANDING FIX:

We're two solo bloggers documenting how we rebuild and future-proof our content and brand.

🔔 New videos every Friday! Live co-working every Monday at 10am EST.

🎧 Also available wherever you get your podcasts.

Visit our website: https://www.thebrandingfix.com

FREEBIES TO GET STARTED:

- Get 15 Free Brand Boards: https://thebrandingfix.myflodesk.com/branding-boards

- Get 3 Free Lightroom Presets: https://thebrandingfix.myflodesk.com/u860o8ig3h

Subscribe for more branding tips: https://www.youtube.com/@thebrandingfix?sub_confirmation=1

People sell thousand-dollar blogging courses and five-figure coaching programs for information that's stale the second you buy it. So instead of buying one, we built ourselves a PERSONAL curriculum: a complete, free course to go from zero to a profitable blog, in order, with no gaps.

The keyword is personal: a generic course dumps the same lessons on everyone; a personal curriculum meets you where you're actually stuck. In this live coworking session, we hand you the whole thing AND show you how to build your own personalized version: no course to buy at the end. We talk about why blogging is making a comeback as creators seek non-algorithmic, long-form connection and better monetization, and we explain why our own traffic dropped when we wrote primarily for Google by keyword chasing and stripping personal experience out of posts.

We outline what’s changed: blog for depth using interlinked content clusters built from three pillars and 10 specific user questions each, write from lived experience or “learning in public,” and prioritize brand recognition and human-first search intent over faceless, search-only strategies. We warn against AI-written, AI-optimized, or AI-generated content, citing reports of Google de-indexing blogs, and urge deleting all AI posts and images.

We cover practical setup and promotion: self-hosted WordPress with a simple theme and minimal plugins for performance, plus promotion via one social platform, Pinterest, long-form video or podcasting, and a newsletter built around journey-based mini-courses rather than freebies, and lots more. Plus we answer your questions live, replay crew: pop your thoughts and questions in the comment section.

👇 Where are you stuck right now? Drop it and we'll place you

Also Watch: https://youtube.com/live/tSdkPxKTxU8https://youtube.com/live/0vNeQeU977E

Wordpress Tutorial for Beginners: • Wordpress Tutorials for Beginners

Also here is the video we talked about where Google is Now Banning AI Websites: • Google is Now Banning AI Websites

TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Blogging Comeback Era

00:41 Why Traffic Dropped

01:17 Start a Blog Now

02:21 Crash Course Setup

03:00 Blogging for Depth

04:34 Build Topic Clusters

07:18 Learn in Public and Blog About It

11:04 Skip Trends and Fluff If Short on Time

13:06 Brand Over Faceless Blogging

18:10 Write for Humans

19:21 Deindexing Warning for Bloggers

20:42 Delete AI Content

26:14 One Post a Week Plan

28:04 Live Q and A

32:51 Poll and Holiday Check In

33:51 No AI Grammar Sprucing

34:15 Be Imperfect and Human

36:24 Gut Ideas That Wont Rank but Build Brand

36:58 Signature Voice Matters

37:39 Examples of Personal Lingo

40:37 Experience First Blogging

46:03 Real Photos Not AI

47:36 Simple SEO Structure for Blogging

48:10 WordPress Setup Basics

50:57 Promotion With Long Form

54:05 Social Platform Strategy

01:06:09 Pinterest That Stands Out

01:11:54 Newsletters You Own

01:14:23 Mini Course Opt In

01:14:51 Freebie Churn Warning

01:16:10 Unsubscribe And Purge

01:18:00 Segmentation And Cadence

01:19:42 Poll And Live Q&A

01:21:02 Gro Tool Roadmap

01:23:15 Pinterest Scheduling Basics

01:27:17 Pinning Consistency Mindset

01:32:15 Affiliate Filler Pins

01:37:15 Original Pins Strategy

01:41:42 Final Cleanup And Wrap

👇 JOIN THE FIX YOUR BRAND CHALLENGE:

https://youtu.be/M8ZPlEzd_90

💼 ABOUT THE BRANDING FIX:

We're two solo bloggers documenting how we rebuild and future-proof our content and brand.

🔔 New videos every Friday! Live co-working every Monday at 10am EST.

🎧 Also available wherever you get your podcasts.

Visit our website: https://www.thebrandingfix.com

FREEBIES TO GET STARTED:

- Get 15 Free Brand Boards: https://thebrandingfix.myflodesk.com/branding-boards

- Get 3 Free Lightroom Presets: https://thebrandingfix.myflodesk.com/u860o8ig3h

Subscribe for more branding tips: https://www.youtube.com/@thebrandingfix?sub_confirmation=1

For bloggers and creators, one season makes most of the year's money: October, November, December. Holiday spending, gift guides, Black Friday, Cyber Monday, end-of-year everything. It's the Super Bowl of our whole business, and most people show up in mid-November, panic, throw up a few affiliate links, and miss it.

Pros don't wing the Super Bowl; they train and prepare for it in advance.

Today is the start of the last month of the offseason, so we're building your thirty days. If you're already monetized, this is your income plan. If you're not, it's still the biggest traffic window of your year and the best chance you'll get to grow an audience.

TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Q4 Is The Super Bowl

02:15 Create Less Promote More

03:26 Poll And Planning Check

06:06 Rookie vs Veteran Strategy

12:33 Workshop Audience Pillars

15:32 Repeat Yourself To Win

16:56 Pinterest Pinning Playbook

21:02 Seasonal Angles On Evergreen

25:58 Add One Social Platform

31:41 Short Video Visibility Mix

39:10 Show Your Opinions

40:22 Q4 Plan Poll

41:29 Why Showing Works

42:59 Super Bowl Season Mindset

45:12 Stop Using Stock Photos and AI

46:02 Personal Stories Convert

50:17 Audit Your Analytics

52:51 Traffic And Monetization

56:27 Rookie vs Veteran Strategy

01:00:46 Challenge Content Hubs

01:15:04 Next 30 Days Checklist

01:18:06 Final Thoughts and Tips

The reason you're burnt out isn't that you're not working hard enough; it's that you're making everything from scratch, from a blank page, every day. So watch this: in one hour, we take ONE blog post and turn it into a full week of content for Instagram, Pinterest, and your email newsletter, and we're doing it live, on screen, no new ideas.

This is a build-along. So open a second tab, grab one of your own posts, and make a week of content WITH us before the stream ends. Create once, promote forever.

WHAT WE GET INTO:

→ The repurposing mindset: you're a library with a billboard, not a content factory

→ One post → Instagram: the hook, the carousel angle, the reel, the story with a link stake

→ One post → Pinterest: multiple pins, each with its own hook

→ One post → Email: the newsletter that drives back to your blog HQ

→ LIVE: drop your post topic, and we'll repurpose YOURS on the spot

👇 Drop ONE blog post topic (or something you know a lot about) and follow along.

TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Burnout Content Fix

01:11 Why Repurposing Works

03:49 Live Poll And Setup

05:35 Screen Share Troubles

12:07 Blog Post Breakdown

13:30 Instagram Carousels

16:33 Instagram Reels Angles

23:31 YouTube Long Form Ideas

28:02 YouTube Shorts Strategy

30:47 Audience Examples Workshop

43:18 Weird Niches And Opinions

48:08 Post Your Personality

49:11 CEO Mom Podcast Strategy

54:14 Blog First Confidence

58:12 Blog Dates And Categories

59:11 Authentic Video Presence

01:03:26 Repurpose One Blog Post

01:03:57 TikTok And Facebook Angles

01:07:36 Pinterest Hook Pins

01:10:09 Email Newsletter Versions

01:12:12 Vibe Reels B Roll

01:16:51 Quote Graphics That Travel

01:18:27 Affiliate Income And Reuse

01:22:15 Batching And Wrap Up

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