The Fizzle Show

https://fizzleshow.co – sometimes we work incredibly hard, but don't see much progress toward our goals. When this happens, what should we do? How do we know if what we're working on will eventually lead somewhere, or if we should change course? In this special "office hours" Q&A episode, we cover this and much more.

https://fizzleshow.co - Nir Eyal is the author of Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products and Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life. In today's episode, Nir shares how to create sticky products and why some products capture widespread attention while others flop. He also explains how to avoid distraction ourselves, so we can "finally do what you say you will do."

https://fizzleshow.co – When Thomas Frank started blogging from his dorm room, he had no idea he would become one of YouTube's biggest creators. In this conversation, Thomas shares how he got started, how he produces his channel, and what he's done to grow his YouTube channel of productivity tips to 1.6 million subscribers and 91 million views.

https://fizzleshow.co – Preston Lee from SolidGigs.com joins us today to talk about getting started and succeeding as a freelancer. We cover finding clients, setting prices, and whether freelancers should be content marketing.

https://fizzleshow.co – In today's Q&A episode, we start by interviewing Sue McLeod, of suemcleodceramics.com. Sue has built a successful online education business teaching ceramic artists how to apply advanced glazing techniques. We also cover questions from Fizzle Members including how to sell when your audience doesn't have much money, and how to partner with a former employer on your new product.

https://fizzleshow.co – Noah Kagan is founder and Chief Sumo at sumo.com, appsumo.com and kingsumo.com. He’s built two multi-million dollar businesses and grown an email list of over 700,000 subscribers. He’s also the host of Noah Kagan Presents podcast. Noah is an incredible marketer, and one of the most resourceful business people I know. In this episode we cover maximizing a business for profit vs. revenue, staying relevant over the long-haul and knowing what's working in your business.

https://fizzleshow.co – Special guests Paul Jarvis, Sarah Peck and Melissa Smith join me today. Do we have to love our work? We start by talking about the pressure of today's "passionate work" mantra. We also discuss how to ask for and get what you want, and how to be more productive using a virtual assistant.

https://fizzleshow.co Lydia Lee runs Screw The Cubicle (at screwthecubicle.com) where she helps purpose-driven people discover the right business idea, bring it to life & own it, so they can quit the 9-5 and start living a life of freedom. She calls herself a “work reinvention coach.” In this episode, we talk work reinvention, meaningful work, "anti-bro marketing" and defining what's "enough".

https://fizzleshow.co – in this Friday Office Hours Q&A we answer member questions about upselling, pricing, and courses vs. ebooks.

https://fizzleshow.co Barrett Brooks and Jeff Goins join us today to discuss the question "what are you optimizing for?" Entrepreneurs all carry a certain amount of baggage. It's easy to lose sight of why we're building businesses in the first place. Knowing what you're "optimizing for" can go a long way to keeping you on track. We also talk about starting and running a successful conference.