The Power of Focused Marketing, 02/25/2021
 In this episode of Y.E.L 2.0, your host Peter Voogd reveals the true power of focused marketing and the 10 steps to building an online empire!
 Episode Highlights:
  - Decide what you are going to claim and what you want to be considered the master at
  - Pick something that you’ve researched thoroughly before diving head-first into your craft
  - Find out who is already searching for the topic that you have chosen and who you have the most fun working with
  - Figure out the problems and ambitions of your audience by simply asking them
  - When preparing for and delivering a speech in Dubai, Peter did not feel nervous for the first time in his life
  - With enough due diligence and preparation, you can take the anxiety out of any process
  - Determine what is unique about your story and present it in a way that connects with your audience
  - The worst things you can do is make your story up on the cuff or verbally vomit all over your listeners
  - People make the mistake of selling themselves rather than the solution to the prospect’s problems
  - Make sure that your content is simple and easy to find before you start promoting it
  - By giving away free content, you can create raving fans and force yourself to create bigger and better content
  - Build alliances with a network of promotional partners that are in a similar mindset as you
  - Focus on consistently innovating and exceeding customer expectations as you stay in a state of growth and change
  - Never forget that the only way to get to a million is to start with one
  - Differentiate your brand with your experience and unique perspective on a subject and how you simplify your content
  - By staying authentic and consistent, you can become confident rather than feeling like an imposter
  
 3 Key Points
  - Knowing the steps, understanding business, becoming a marketer of the doing, and learning how to test repeatedly are the steps to building an online empire.
  - It’s vital to understand that your customers are marketing geniuses, so if you can figure out their problems and ambitions, you will set yourself up for a 7-digit empire.
  - Tell your story in a way that creates engagement for people that will make them want to work with your brand.
  
 Tweetable Quotes:
  - “You’ve got to figure out what you really want to get good at and what is going to keep you engaged.” - Peter Voogd
  - “The worst thing you can be is just another.” - Peter Voogd
  - “Your customers are marketing geniuses.” - Peter Voogd
  - “If pressure creates anxiety, you haven’t prepared enough.” - Peter Voogd
  
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 Resources Mentioned:
  - Peter Voogd’s Website
  - Peter Voogd’s Instagram
  - Peter Voogd’s LinkedIn
  - Peter Voogd’s YouTube
  - Game Changers Academy