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Ever gone through a huge life change and come out disoriented?

Ever felt like you can't process life, because life just keeps happening?

In this episode:

• actionable methods for handling change
• why processing takes so long
• special tips for over-acheivers

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Links to things discussed in this episode:

• Patreon
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  - - - the place to access audio extras and soon the third part of each topic we discuss.  Oh yeah, and to help keep the show alive!
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• Places to talk to us online:

  • Ticket2Blog.com
  • Instagram for T2B
  • Facebook for T2B
  • New Blogger Support Crew (also Facebook)
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  • Berna on Instagram
  • Berna's website
  • Jema's website
  • Jema's Facebook
  • Jema's Instagram

How do I do less?  How do I deal when that old voice sneaks up and says, "Come onnnnn. You can do better than that. I can think of 10 more things to do!! Overachieve!!!!"?

In this episode:

• seven practical habits to keep you from overachieving
• how to achieve without burning out

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Links to things discussed in this episode:

• Patreon
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  - - - the place to access Berna's digital detox aftermath... and to let us know you want us to keep making the show.
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• How to Prioritize Your Life
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  - - - the episode where we talked about the Toyota 5 Whys method
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• Resources to help you figure out your scripts:
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  - - - Brene Brown's TED Talk
  - - - Daring Greatly - Brene Brown book
  - - - Feeling Good by David Burns - book with exercises
  - - - Families and How to Survive Them - by John Cleese!
  - - - 12 Tools to Help You Become Fearless & Unstoppable
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• Are Blogging Courses Worth It?
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  - - - the episode where Jema emphasizes the most important part about what you choose isn't the quality of the resource, but that you make time to use it in your life.
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• Why You Should Quit Social Media
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  - - - the 10 minute TED talk about how social media is designed to be addictive
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• Depth Year
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  - - - the David Cain article that sparked an immediate adoption of a new rite of passage... not doing anything new for a whole year!
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• Places to talk to us online:

  • Ticket2Blog.com
  • Instagram for T2B
  • Facebook for T2B
  • New Blogger Support Crew (also Facebook)
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  • Berna on Instagram
  • Berna's website
  • Jema's website
  • Jema's Facebook
  • Jema's Instagram

How long of a marketing life can I squeeze out of one article or video?

In this episode:

• how long to market a piece of content
• what Jema should do, and what she does do
• the type of marketing that most benefits your audience
• what to do if you don't feel like marketing OR creating

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Links to things discussed in this episode:

• Give Me a Content Marketing Plan
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  - - - the episode where we explained how you can leverage clickbait techniques to identify the value you're providing.
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• The First Step to a Budget That Doesn’t Suck
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  - - - Berna's rockstar post on how to start getting out of debt. (That she might leverage into other content.)
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• Patreon - where you can vote with your dollars 
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  - - - for a world where we can all make a living without losing our minds or selling our souls (Ticket 2 Blog Patreon!)
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• Too Dark & Not Enough: Traveling As A Dark-Skin, Curly Haired Filipinx!
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  - - - the article Berna talked about in her "win."  It hit home with many many people who flooded her inbox and DMs!
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• New Blogger Support Crew on Facebook,
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  - - - where you can do Berna's homework with her!
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• Places to talk to us online:

  • Ticket2Blog.com
  • Instagram for T2B
  • Facebook for T2B
  • New Blogger Support Crew (also Facebook)
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  • Berna on Instagram
  • Berna's website
  • Jema's website
  • Jema's Facebook
  • Jema's Instagram

How long should it take me to promote a blog post or video?

Is there a marketing strategy or effective marketing techniques that make promotion easier?

In this episode:

• how to carve out time for marketing
• tips to make marketing easier
• how to avoid marketing overwhelm
• why you should definite schedule social media marketing
• secret places to market

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Links to things discussed in this episode:

• Give Me a Content Marketing Plan
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  - - - the episode where we explained
  > 4 things to ask before marketing
  > 4 things to do to market a piece of content
  > how you can leverage clickbait techniques for GOOD!
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• Consistency.  Screw it.  Here's why.
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  - - - the popular, timeless T2B episode that can be marketed over and over again for years.
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• How to vote with your dollars 
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  - - - for a world where we can all make a living without losing our minds or selling our souls (Ticket 2 Blog Patreon!)
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• New Blogger Support Crew on Facebook,
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  - - - where you can do Berna's homework with her!
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• Places to talk to us online:

  • Ticket2Blog.com
  • Instagram
  • Facebook
  • New Blogger Support Crew (also Facebook)

What should my marketing routine be for the content I create?

When I'm burned out on constantly creating new stuff, how can I use that time to promote previous stuff?

In this episode:

• Jema's marketing routine revealed
• How to know when something is worth marketing
• 4 things to ask before marketing
• 4 things to do to market a piece of content
• a shortcut to figuring out and communicating content value

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Links to things discussed in this episode:

• The SEO Challenge
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  - - - that helped Berna realize not all content is silver-platter ready for readers.
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• Jema's articles she'd interlink with if she writes a new health article:
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  - - - Fructose vs. Sugar - Why I Don't Eat Fructose
  - - - Wim Hof Breathing
  - - - How I Make Kombucha
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• The clickbait tutorial 
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  - - - that Jema most recently used to help an intern fast-track value identification.  Jump to "#4. Classic Formulas"  Try not to throw up.  ROBIN HOOD!
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• How to vote with your dollars 
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  - - - for a world where we can all make a living without losing our minds or selling our souls (Ticket 2 Blog Patreon!)
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• New Blogger Support Crew on Facebook,
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  - - - where you can do Berna's homework with her!
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• Places to talk to us online:

  • Ticket2Blog.com
  • Instagram
  • Facebook
  • New Blogger Support Crew (also Facebook)

Wonder if you're being paid fairly?

Want to ask for more but don't know how?

This is your episode!  We answer:

• How much should an affiliate get paid?
• How much can I charge for affiliate marketing?
• What is considered a fair cut in an affiliate relationship?
• Is it okay to ask for more than the average affiliate percentage?
• How do you negotiate a deal?

and the biggie:

• How much should bloggers charge?!

(Get ready for some advice you've probably never heard before!)

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Links to things discussed in this episode:

• The Affiliate Marketing for Beginners episode: how to talk with your audience about affiliate marketing w/o feeling douchey.
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• Is Online Affiliate Marketing Legit?: episode where Berna learned how to protect herself in affiliate relationships and how they work
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• How to Make Money Without Selling Your Soul: the episode where Jema explains why you should set your freelance prices higher than you think.
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• The L.A. Storyteller who gave Jema the best negotiation advice she's ever heard.
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• How to vote with your dollars for a world where we can all make a living without losing our minds or selling our souls (Ticket 2 Blog Patreon!)
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• New Blogger Support Crew on Facebook, where you can do Berna's homework with her!

• Places to talk to us online:

  • Ticket2Blog.com
  • Instagram
  • Facebook
  • New Blogger Support Crew (also Facebook)

Worried about getting screwed over because you're an affiliate marketing beginner?

Still confused about what affiliate marketing is and how it works?

This is your episode!  We answer:

• What can you do to protect yourself as an affiliate marketer?
• What are the best affiliate programs to join?
• How do affiliate relationships usually work and why?
• Should you be selective about affiliate relationships? Why?
• What should be in an affiliate marketing contract?
• Should there be end dates to affiliate relationships?
• What about paid links?

Links to things discussed in this episode:

• The Affiliate Marketing for Beginners episode where we talk about how to avoid feeling gross or being gross about affiliate marketing.
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• You can vote with your dollars for a world where we can all make a living without losing our minds or selling our souls (Ticket 2 Blog Patreon!)
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• The two affiliate relationships Berna is managing:
  • Plastiq - she racked up free airline miles by using Plastiq to put her bills on credit cards.  You can, too!  Get a freebie if you use code "berna".
  • How Not to Freak Out About Finance - a personal and business money course for newbie entrepreneurs.  (Update: she did this one, too!  Use "FRIENDSOFBERNA" at checkout)
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• Jema's free flights manifesto (with Berna's free flight's video!) that explains how she just flew to Peru for $20.
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• New Blogger Support Crew on Facebook, where you can ask fellow bloggers for things like contract samples

• Places to talk to us online:

  • Ticket2Blog.com
  • Instagram
  • Facebook
  • New Blogger Support Crew (also Facebook)

Worried that affiliate marketing will feel like selling out?

Worried about people thinking you've turned into a douchy salesman?

This is your episode!  We discuss:

• Why affiliate marketing doesn't necessarily mean selling out
• Why affiliate relationships even exist
• How affiliate relationships can actually help your audience & multiply your message
• What it takes to feel good about affiliate relationships
• A definition of "selling out"
• Why guilt is a common feeling when starting affiliate relationships

Links to things discussed in this episode:

• The place where our true believers provide fuel for the anti-sell-out-blogging train (Patreon!)
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• The two companies Berna is thinking of becoming an affiliate of:
  • Plastiq - the way she put her bills on credit cards and racked up free airline miles. (Update: she did it!  Click the link or use code "berna")
  • How Not to Freak Out About Finance - a personal and business money course for newbie entrepreneurs.  (Update: she did this one, too!  Use "FRIENDSOFBERNA" at checkout)
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• The episode where Jema warns Berna about the challenges that come with hiring help (that Berna is now experiencing!)
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• Places to talk to us online:

  • Ticket2Blog.com
  • Instagram
  • Facebook
  • New Blogger Support Crew (also Facebook)

• Does the resistance I feel to SEO, affiliate marketing, and building my email list... mean I'm not cut out for blogging?
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• How do I stay true to my voice if I end up freelance writing instead of blogging?
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• What do I do when people ask me to do things I'm good at... but that aren't the things I most want to do?
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• Is there really a way to get paid for being asked for help... but not actually being the one to help someone?!

Links to things discussed in this episode:

• The place you can go to help the show keep existing (Patreon)... that we weren't even going to talk about in this episode!
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• The House Sitting Academy that Jema recommends to anyone looking into full-time house sitting & rent-free travel. 
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• The beginner blogger course Jema recommends: Ditch the Daily Grind.
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• The interview Berna just did with a journalist.

• Places to talk to us online:

  • Ticket2Blog.com
  • Instagram
  • Facebook
  • New Blogger Support Crew (also Facebook)

• Is it really worth it to be creating a whole platform on your own? 
• Is running a blog sucking creative energy and taking away from the reason you started a blog in the first place?
• How do you know when to quit your blog?

Links to things discussed in this episode:

• The Ticket 2 Blog SEO Challenge
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• Our Patreon where you vote for this show to keep existing
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• The list of questions to ask yourself if you're thinking of focusing your creative energy outside your blog.
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• Show Your Work - the book by Austin Kleon that's helping Berna get some creator clarity.
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• How to house sit like Jema.