In this episode, Jess and Margy share some tips for getting a paid sponsorship for your podcast. Getting clear on your target audience, knowing what products or services your listeners need recommendations on, putting together a media kit about your show, and knowing how to price and structure packages are all things you can benefit from when seeking a sponsor. To order some really cute tops, visit CarlyJeanLosAngeles.com

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This episode was produced by Produce Your Podcast, a production company founded by today's guest, Traci Deforge. Traci talks about her business, business partner Russ, her own podcast (Journey to There), and how to grow your audience. To check out Traci's production services, click here.

Julie Ryan, an experienced entrepreneur with the business credentials to impress anyone, also has the ability to communicate with people and pets (both living and deceased). In this episode, she talks with Jess and Margy about her experiences getting booked on shows as an Interview Connections client and how she goes on podcasts to talk about "woo-woo" topics. 

It has been a busy few months at Interview Connections, but now that things are settling down, Jess and Margy are back on the air to talk about ROI and SEO. Here’s what they talk about in today’s episode:

• Data driven returns
• • SEO - Podcast episode about backlinks here
  • List building and specific landing pages
  • • Mark Walker’s podcast episode with us
    
    
  • Sales and new clients
  • • Tanya Conner-Green
    • Richard Chapo
    • Chris Dayley
    
    
  • Growing community
  • • Heather Dominick
    
    
  
  
• Relationship driven returns
• • Examples:
  • • Dave Sanderson
    • • Dave’s interview with us
      
      
    • Jim Palmer
    
    
  
  
• Check out our music video that we made after being mentioned in a Forbes article!

Cassi is leaving the Interview Connections team, so for her last episode of RTP, she and Alex talk with Kevin Bupp about what it's like being on both sides of the mic. Kevin discusses his experiences being a guest and a host, how he manages his time when it comes to podcasting, how important it is to be a guest expert, and how he has managed to develop such a successful show with zero marketing. 

Resources Mentioned:

Real Estate Investing for Cash Flow

We Know What You Did on Fear Street

Interview Connections client and business consultant Mariko Briley talks with Jess and Margy about how she has grown, automated, and generated leads for her coaching business, and gives advice on what you can do to grow your own.

Resources Mentioned:

Mariko Briley

Costantino's Venda Ravioli

Tanya Conner-Green has been a client of ours for six months and has already made back 8x what she has invested with us, and she received this ROI before her interviews went live. In this episode, she tells Alex and Nathan how she made that happen and what she does to always make sure she's the best guest she can be.

Resources Mentioned

How We Hustle Podcast

Whole Hearted Business Coach

Erica Mandy had a career in broadcast journalism when she decided to leave it all behind to start her own podcast news network, the NewsWorthy. In this episode, she talks with Alex and Cassi about what inspired her to start podcasting and what marketing strategies she's implementing that are rapidly growing the popularity of her show. And if you're thinking about podcasting or are new to the medium, Erica gives great advice on how to get your show going. 

Resources Mentioned:

the NewsWorthy

Womensplaining

Fan of the Band

We Know What You Did on Fear Street

Nik Hawks and Lee Selman (Paleo Treats co-founders, power couple, and Interview Connections clients) talk with Margy and Alex about the benefits they’ve seen from being guest experts, what makes a great interview from the guests perspective, and how they don’t get tired of retelling the same stories over and over again on multiple podcasts. They also offer some international travel suggestions, including a recommendation of a trek in Patagonia.

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Paleo Treats

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