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Entrepreneurs Journey Podcast By Yaro

Summary: Revealing interviews with online entrepreneurs, bloggers, information marketers and founders of technology startups hosted by Yaro.

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 Morgan Brown: How To Start A Blog About Home Loans As A Side Project, Turn It Into A $4,000/Month Income Stream, All While Still Working A Job | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:01:42

One of the wonderful pleasures of being a teacher online is you never know who is going through your materials and what they are doing with them. Years later people show up with amazing success stories, making big money, and you had no idea they were ever influenced by your work. [ Download MP3 | Transcript | iTunes | Soundcloud | Raw RSS ] Morgan Brown contacted me recently to talk about a company he works for called Qualaroo. During our email discussion Morgan told me he was a previous Blog Mastermind member and had actually gone on to build a profitable blog. Any time I hear about someone who took action and actually built a blog that makes money using the methodology I teach, I have to interview them to hear how they did it. You can now listen to that interview by clicking the play button above or downloading the MP3. Blogging About Mortgages Morgan previously worked in the mortgage world. He became quite experienced in the field, but did not like some of the practices going on in his industry. He decided to start a blog about it, which he began as a side project while maintaining his job (his job provided plenty of ideas for blog content). Initially his blog acted as a tool to help gain exposure for what he did at work, but as he studied more about blogging he realised it could become an income source. Eventually his blog became his full time project as his income reached the $4,000 to $6,000 a month level. Before he started blogging, Morgan's background was strong in traditional internet marketing, buying traffic, etc. He came across my Blog Profits Blueprint, loved it, and later became a member of Blog Mastermind when I taught it for the first time. Morgan then did something most people do not; he applied what he learned. As you will hear in the interview, Morgan would learn about powerful techniques and then go out and try them on his blog. For example, Morgan was initially writing shorter news posts, then read about my "Pillar Article" content format, and changed his writing style, which increased his traffic. He learned about conducting interviews, so he went out there and interviewed many of the leading bloggers and experts in his industry, leading to more traffic. Morgan was also innovative, coming up with ways to improve techniques. For example, in the second half of the interview you will hear how Morgan took the guest article writing idea and super-charged it, attracting over 100 new links to his blog. [Tweet "He then did something most people do not; he applied what he learned"] What We Covered During The Interview Morgan was quite detailed in this interview, talking about the exact techniques he used with his blog. Here are some of the things you will learn about. How Morgan was able to start a grow a successful blog while still having a full time job (he talks about when he would write articles). What methods he used to make money, starting with AdSense and then growing to include affiliate marketing and direct ad selling using the OpenX ad platform. How he brought on new writers once he hit a content production ceiling, including how much he paid per article. Morgan talks about several of the traffic techniques he used, including what worked during the early days and what he tried after his blog was already established. Eventually Morgan sold his blog to take what was a dream job opportunity for him at the time. He talks about how he was able to find a buyer and how much money his blog sold for. If you want to hear a complete blog success story, which was started and built as a side project, this is one inspirational interview you won't want to miss. Yaro Starak Resources Mentioned in this Interview Qualaroo Blog Profits Blueprint Blog Mastermind Cluetrain Manifesto Feedburner Naked Conversations: How Blogs are Changing the Way Businesses Talk with Customers Blown Mortgage Wordpress Movable Type Open X Google Analytics

 Jaime Tardy: From $70K In Debt To A Six-Figure Coaching Business, Podcast, Book And Masterminding With Millionaires | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Jaime Tardy has this uncanny ability to get along with everyone. This is an especially helpful skill when you run a podcast about interviewing millionaires - you end up with some very successful friends! [ Download MP3 | iTunes | Soundcloud | Raw RSS ] Jaime has just released her new book, The Eventual Millionaire, the same title as her blog and podcast. To help celebrate the release of her new book Jaime joined me on the EJ Podcast so we can learn about the book, her podcast and blog, and also how she currently makes a living. From $70,000 In Debt To Making $100,000 As A Coach Jaime, and her contortionist performer husband (!), found themselves in some pretty big debt due to buying a car, student loans and the usual expenses you accrue in your early twenties. When they decided to have a child they realised that getting on top of their money issues was critical. They wouldn't have two job incomes to carry their debt when Jaime stopped working because of the baby. In this interview you will hear how Jaime cleared her debt, how she started a new coaching business after her baby was born, which led to the creation of her Eventual Millionaire blog and podcast. The Master Of Masterminds During the interview make sure you listen towards the second half where Jaime talks about how she formed a powerful mastermind group. She managed to convince some fairly well known people like Pat Flynn to become part of her group, even though her own reputation wasn't quite as established by then. Her advice on how to create powerful masterminds with super-successful people is priceless. What We Covered During The Interview Here's what we talked about during the interview - We talk about how she met her husband and bought a house before turning 20 Jaime explains how she herself became a coach after working with one I ask Jaime to explain how she pre-qualifies her coaching clients and why she can charge as much as $600 an hour Jaime had 30,000 downloads of her podcast in the first month, so I asked her how she did it Jaime tells the story of she almost gave up on her blog, but after exposure on big sites like Yahoo and CNN, it took off There's some great advice in here about podcasting, masterminds and running a coaching practice, so don't skip this one. [Tweet "You can build your own belief by helping others build theirs."] Where To Find Jaime On The Web The New Eventual Millionaire Book Eventual Millionaire Blog And Podcast Jaime on Twitter Enjoy the interview with Jaime and please if you enjoy this interview and want me to keep doing them, help out by reviewing this podcast on iTunes. [ Download MP3 | iTunes | Soundcloud | Raw RSS ]

 Jules Watkins: Photographer, TV Producer & Director Gives It All Up To Teach Video Online (And Makes $200K+ Within Two Years) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:12:09

Jules had a previous life as a professional news photographer, then managed to find a backdoor into a career in television. He worked his way up to become a director and producer, working on such well known shows as Big Brother, My Sweet Sixteen and Pimp My Ride. [ Download MP3 | Transcript | iTunes | Soundcloud | Raw RSS ] Although he earned a reasonable wage in TV, the income was sporadic and he struggled to build any assets. He began to explore the internet for options, including time spent listening to many of the podcasts in the archives here on Entrepreneurs-Journey and my two free reports, The Blog Profits Blueprint and Membership Site Masterplan. Thanks to his work studying resources available on the internet and hearing so many case studies of people who were making money online, Jules built up a strong theoretical framework for how to run an internet business. The problem was that it was all theory, no practice and thus no money. Finally Jules took the leap and started his first online projects. He enjoyed moderate success with a blog about the flip pocket camera selling cameras via the Amazon Associates affiliate program, and an online video show about parenting, however progress was slow and the income was far from enough to support him and his family. This all changed when Jules made two decisions - He added a newsletter optin form to his blog to start building a list He decided to create and sell a training product From there he went on to sell about $19,000 of his first training product, using a clever technique to create the product and find partners to promote it. Since then he has released three more training products and sold over $200,000 in the last two years, with sales still coming in daily. How Jules Does It Make sure you listen all the way through this podcast interview. I made sure Jules listed each technology tool he uses to put together his training products and how exactly he is able to find buyers and create product so quickly. He also does something that I think is very unique in our industry - he sells products that are just one or two videos, rather than creating large courses with multiple modules. He still charges $97 for them, and people find them valuable, so there is definitely a lesson to learn in how Jules creates his products. What We Covered During The Interview Here's what we talked about during the interview - Jules explains how he became a photographer and how that led to becoming involved in television production I asked Jules to explain exactly what he did as a director-producer, including what TV shows he worked on (I was geeking out a bit here) We then transition to how Jules left the TV world to start internet projects, including his first project - a blog about the Flip pocket camera Jules talks about some of his other projects, including an online video show about parenting, and details how much money he made from all these early projects We then take an in-depth look at Jule's first product, including how he created it, found people to sell it for him and what technology he uses to deliver all his materials We end the podcast by reviewing where Jules is at today, including what products he has and how he has managed to sell so many training products predominantly relying on other people's traffic. As you will hear in the interview, Jules was a listener of this podcast, and recalls a time when he was skeptical about all these people I interview who claim they make money from the internet. [Tweet "Sometimes Your First Product Is A Stepping Stone To Your Profitable Product"] Now that he is on my show as one of them, he wants to hammer home the point that everyone can do this, as long as you put in the work. Where To Find Jules On The Web iPhone Video Hero Screenflow Video Hero I hope you find this interview motivating and get out there and create your own story,

 Lewis Howes: How A Tragic End To His Pro Football Career Led To Making Millions Online | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:04:18

Lewis Howes was a college football player in the USA, who had his career cut short due to a broken wrist injury sustained in a game. Lewis left the world of football with no income, no knowledge of how to make money or any job prospects. His sister provided a couch for him to sleep on, which he leveraged well by using the spare time to learn about how people were making money on the internet. [ Download MP3 | iTunes | Soundcloud | Raw RSS ] Lewis became very active on LinkedIn and turned himself into one of the most well networked sporting personalities on the site. He leveraged his connections to start hosting LinkedIn meetup events in the real world, which gave him an income stream, albeit a very time consuming one. When Joel Comm invited Lewis to come talk about LinkedIn marketing on a webinar, the doors opened to a new income opportunity. Although a beginner to teaching online, Lewis loved the format and went on to become a full time LinkedIn marketing trainer, selling his teaching programs via webinars. Lewis co-founded an online teaching company that made several million dollars over a period of three years. He conducted over 700 webinars during this time, and then decided he had enough of teaching LinkedIn and similar subjects. He took a break, then just recently came back with a bang, starting a brand new business called the School of Greatness, which began with a podcast, and has now grown into a coaching program. As you will hear during this interview, the school is more like a movement that Lewis is proud to lead, than just a training course. [Tweet "What dream could you achieve if you told the world you would get it done in 30 days?"] Inspiration And The Practical All Wrapped Into One Interview This interview begins with Lewis explaining what he is up to today and some of the key highlights behind the principles he runs his life on (including how he learned to play the guitar and salsa dancing using immersion). We then recap his career in the usual Entrepreneurs Journey Podcast style. During the second half of the interview, things get very practical. Lewis explains exactly how he makes money and teaches other people to make money online, primarily using Webinars as the main marketing tool. He breaks down what tools he uses to build his email list, take payments, run his membership site and conduct his webinars. Here are some of the other things we talked about... How Lewis learned to play the guitar, salsa dancing and how he become a professional handball player. Lewis offers two examples of members in his program and how they have gone on to quickly earn thousands of dollars online. We also hear the different income streams Lewis currently personally has, including advising startups, a podcast, his coaching program and other various sources. Websites Mentioned During The Interview LewisHowes.com School Of Greatness Podcast [ Download MP3 | iTunes | Soundcloud | Raw RSS ]

 Dan Faggella: How Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Master Turned His Skill Into An Online Training Empire | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:21:01

Dan Faggella is a talented Brazilian Jiu Jitsu martial artist and trainer. He started a gym in his hometown, then when he hit growth limitations combined with the unfortunate collapse of the roof in his building, decided to go online and sell digital training products. [ Download MP3 | iTunes | Soundcloud | Raw RSS ] He began by recording his training sessions to create a product and then threw himself deep into the world of internet marketing. Fast forward to today and Dan is making $45,000 in sales per month online promoting a range of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu digital products, with a sophisticated email marketing sales funnel and segmentation strategy. This is a LONG interview - over one hour and fifteen minutes - where Dan breaks down many of the key elements that make his business work. If you have ever wanted to take your offline practice or service business and transform it into an online digital training product business, you MUST listen to this. Dan was very generous with his time and open to all my questions. As a result, we got to really pull the curtain back and see how Dan does what he does. Dan's Survey During the interview Dan talked about how he basically "forces" his subscribers to fill out a survey so he can discover the motivation behind why a person has joined his email newsletter. Using the data he gets from the survey, he can then send tailored messages to certain segments with special offers for his products. This has proven to be a very effective strategy, enabling Dan to convert many more of his subscribers into paying customers. As we promised on the podcast, here is an example survey Dan uses - What We Covered During The Interview There are some absolute gold nugget techniques in this interview. In particular pay attention to how Dan first got traffic to his new product (this is something I have never heard anyone else do, and I have done a lot of interviews!) and his email segmentation techniques to increase sales. Here are some of the things we talked about... Dan explains how he became a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu figher and teacher, specialising in techniques for smaller people and how he opened a Gym to fund his university studies. Dan explains how he first created a digital product, then did interviews with top fighters and used them as a doorway to become a writer on many of the top BJJ magazines and blogs. We learn how Dan increased his exposure, including some very clever partnership techniques so he didn't have to become reliant on constantly doing launches to make money If you want to know exactly what "segmentation" is when it comes to email marketing, Dan explains exactly how he does it with surveys and tagging to his database [Tweet "Email segmentation secrets explained by @danfaggella in this revealing Entrepreneurs-Journey Podcast"] Websites Mentioned During The Interview Science Of Skill First Internet Income CLV Boost Dan Faggella [ Download MP3 | iTunes | Soundcloud | Raw RSS ]

 Which Link Building Techniques For SEO Work Today And Questions To Answer During Your Funding Pitch | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 39:08

Two episodes ago we had a reader question from John Paul who asked about link building techniques. [ Download MP3 | iTunes | Soundcloud | Raw RSS ] We spent the first half of this podcast episode, Everything Entrepreneurship #15, talking about where link building is at today, a topic I am very interested in because I spent the last week researching traffic strategies for my new e-guide. In the second half of this podcast Walter talks about his experience listening in to a woman who was part of a seed investment round in Twitter. We then talk about funding and doing a pitch for investment as a startup. During the show I mentioned a previous article I wrote about putting together a "pitch deck" for when we were looking for investors for CrankyAds, which includes the different areas we covered in our presentation. You can find the list of concepts to cover in your pitch deck in this article - How I Created Our Pitch Deck For Investors. [Tweet "Do The Same Old Link Building Techniques Still Work Today?"] Do You Have A Question For Our Show? To hear your question answered on our next show send me a one to two minute long MP3 explaining who you are, what you are up to and a question for Walter and myself and we will reply on our next episode. You can send the mp3 to yaro@entrepreneurs-journey.com. Or if you are shy, leave your question as a comment reply to this post. Enjoy this week's episode and we will talk to you again next week. Yaro and Walter [ Download MP3 | iTunes | Soundcloud | Raw RSS ]

 How Blue Oceans And Disruptive Innovation Can Be Your Path To Startup Success | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 39:24

Walter and I have a very strategic discussion on today's Everything Entrepreneurship Episode #14 as we look to concepts like the Blue Ocean Strategy and Disruptive Innovation as methods to carve out big profits by creating new markets. [ Download MP3 | iTunes | Soundcloud | Raw RSS ] The two books we mentioned during the call were - Blue Ocean Strategy: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make Competition Irrelevant The Innovator's Dilemma: The Revolutionary Book That Will Change the Way You Do Business We also talk about these topics during the podcast - How to turn an information publishing business into a hundred million dollar company Internal vs external forms of motivation The parallels between startup companies and internet marketing fundamentals And more feedback from Walter's experience in the startmate incubator program To hear your question answered on our next show send me a one to two minute long MP3 explaining who you are, what you are up to and a question for Walter and myself and we will reply on our next episode. You can send the mp3 to yaro@entrepreneurs-journey.com. Or if you are shy, leave your question as a comment reply to this post. Enjoy this week's episode and we will talk to you again next week. Yaro and Walter

 Search Engine Optimization Using The Long Tail, The Ultradian Rhythm For Productivity And The One Thing Startups Should Focus On | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 34:09

Welcome to the first episode of Everything Entrepreneurship with Walter and Yaro for 2014. This is episode #13, which felt a bit like a new years hangover episode. [ Download MP3 | iTunes | Soundcloud | Raw RSS ] We recorded this podcast at 10:30PM local time Monday night, after Walter had his first full day at the Startmate Incubator in Sydney. You will hear how that went and what the setup at Startmate is like during this podcast. I also talk about my first project for this year, a beginners guide to traffic for bloggers, which leads us into an interesting discussion about the Long Tail and how it is so relevant for SEO today. We also talk about these topics during the podcast - The only thing startups should focus on from day one How much pressure is Walter on to perform in the incubator and how they are measuring success What content is going into my new guide on blog traffic How bloggers can make use of the Long Tail to get traffic from search engines And yes, we talk about the weather too! You can read more about the Long Tail here. I hope 2014 has started with a bang for you and your business. If you need a little help to guide you this year, why not leave us a question we can answer during the show? Just write a comment reply to this post or even better, email your audio question in MP3 format to yaro@entrepreneurs-journey.com and we will play it live during the episode. Happy listening! Yaro and Walter

 Reflections On 2013, What Walter Discovered About Starting A Business After Listening To Podcast Interviews, And Our Plans For 2014 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 35:47

In episode #12 of Everything Entrepreneurship, the final for 2013, Walter and I look back over the previous year and talk about some of the most significant moments in both our personal and business lives. We review how these events changed us and changed the direction we took during the year. We also discuss what 2014 has in store for us. [ Download MP3 | iTunes | Soundcloud | Raw RSS ] Here are some of the subjects we covered during the podcast - To begin this episode I talk about the biggest change and by far the hardest event in my life so far, the passing of my mother. Walter talks about how dealing with the death and illness of people close to him has changed his outlook on life. Walter explains how he researched what people like him did to launch a successful business by binging on podcasts interviews with software engineers who became founders. We close out the episode by looking forward at what 2014 holds for us A big thank you to all of our listeners for supporting us during the first three months of this new podcast. We hope you continue to join us in 2014. If you want your question answered during our next episode, leave a comment reply to this post or email your audio question in MP3 format to yaro@entrepreneurs-journey.com. Yaro and Walter

 Outsourcing And Automating Your Email And Customer Service Process | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 44:44

In this Christmas flavoured Everything Entrepreneurship #11 episode, Walter and I head into a long discussion about email and how you can best outsource and automate this very important part of your online business. [ Download MP3 | iTunes | Soundcloud | Raw RSS ] During the episode I mentioned an article from the archives of EJ where I covered how I came up with my email management system, which you can read here - Inside My Business: The Evolution Of A Customer Service System Here is what we talked about - We begin with a brief segue about Doctor Who and the amazing prelaunch process that occurred online in the build-up to the 50th anniversary special episode. Walter explains what he is setting up to run automatically without him since he is about to devote at least six months of his life to a brand new startup and incubation process in Sydney and San Francisco. The rest of the episode centers around email automation, including how I currently handle emails and some of the various systems I have used in the past. If you want your question answered during our next episode, leave a comment reply to this post or email your audio question in MP3 format to yaro@entrepreneurs-journey.com. Merry Christmas! Yaro and Walter

 Chuck Frey Explains How You Can Make An Extra $10,000 A Year By Adding A Directory To Your Blog | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 37:10

Chuck Frey has an interesting niche, one you might consider very old-school and probably because of this, not something you have thought about adding to your own business. [ Download MP3 | iTunes | Soundcloud | Raw RSS ] Chuck makes money from directories. Do you remember directories? Those old style sites that list links to websites which you can search or manually dig through? Chuck suggests that you consider adding a directory - like a resources page with links to relevant websites, tools and products - to your website or blog. This adds value to your site, but can also become an income stream. As you will learn about in this interview, by charging a price for a premium directory listing, you can add a new and very passive income stream to your blog. All you need is the traffic to justify charging for an entry in your directory and perhaps a little groundwork to find paying advertisers. Hands Off Income What I really like about this method is that it allows you to monetize an area of your site in a way that most people do not. I bet if you are a blogger right now you probably have a resources page, which you link through to products and services via your affiliate link. That's standard advice for bloggers - sell affiliate products via a resources page. How about charging $1,000 a year for a premium advertisement on your directory resources page, then locking in five to ten sponsors? You just need them to sign up at the start of the year, pay the annual fee, and that's it. You know how much you are going to earn and receive it up front. Assuming of course you have traffic and deliver clicks to your advertisers, this could become a very stable, low-labour income stream to add to your business. It could be a full time income source if your site has enough traffic. If you are confused by any of this, have a listen to the interview with Chuck. We cover all the basics, including how Chuck has made money with his own directory, how he sets things up and how he recommends you get started. Make sure you check out Business Directory Profits, which is the guide Chuck mentions several times during the interview. What We Covered During The Interview Here's what we talked about during the interview - Chuck tells the story of how he first came up with the idea of paid directory listings We talk about Chuck's first website directory, what subject it was about and how he set up a system to make money charging for premium listings I ask Chuck to explain some of the technical options available to us to manage directories and was surprised to hear him suggest just starting with a standard WordPress page you manually update (how easy!) Chuck talks about pricing, how he recommends you find advertisers and how to keep the process as hands off as possible Where to Find Chuck Online Business Directory Profits Google+ Chuck's Twitter profile Chuck on Facebook See Chuck on Pinterest This is a short interview but I think you will find the idea worth thinking about. I'll talk to you again soon, Yaro Starak [ Download MP3 | iTunes | Soundcloud | Raw RSS ]

 How To Gauge Demand For Your Ebook, Mastermind Tips, Options For Non-English Speaking Entrepreneurs, And Horizontal Vs Vertical Business Strategies | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 39:01

Everything Entrepreneurship #10 features a host of great questions from our listeners, including our first ever audio question sampling the smooth aussie-accented sounds of Andrew Hellmich. Andrew asked about how to determine demand for an ebook project before putting in all the work creating the ebook. [ Download MP3 | iTunes | Soundcloud | Raw RSS ] You will also find out how Walter went with his Startmate incubator program application, which we talked about during the previous episode. Here are the other topics we covered during this episode - Carlos asked about the viability of creating an online business in another language like Spanish Alex challenged us with his question about the differences between horizontal and vertical business models (and I am still confused!) Chris is looking to form a mastermind group in his hometown, so asks for advice on what goes into a good mastermind We also cover testing for product demand to avoid creating a product that no one will buy I hope you enjoy this episode. If you want your question answered during our next episode, please leave a comment reply to this blog post or email your audio question in MP3 format to yaro@entrepreneurs-journey.com. Speak to you soon, Yaro and Walter

 What Founders Face On Pitch Day To Qualify For Startmate, Australia’s Premier Startup Incubator Program | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 37:18

In episode #9 of Everything Entrepreneurship, Walter talks about his experiences along with his startup partner Brett Geoghegan during a five hour long "pitch day" as a finalist to enter the Startmate incubator program in Sydney. [ Download MP3 | iTunes | Soundcloud | Raw RSS ] With 18 different investor-mentors to pitch to, it felt a lot like speed dating for entrepreneurs looking for backers. If you are considering applying for a top-tier incubator with your startup company, you have to hear Walter's story in this podcast. Here are some of the subjects discussed this episode - The differences between a public consumer startup versus a business to business startup What exactly happens during a pitch day for a premier incubator program How Walter and Brett are applying lean principles to choose what market to go after The differences between owning a platform that other companies use versus creating a tailored solution directly for the client This is very much a startup focused podcast episode. If that's where you are with your business or plan to be soon with a new idea, or you are just curious about incubator programs, download this podcast now. Yaro and Walter

 David Hooper, Author Of The “Six Figure Musician” Explains How Musicians, Writers, Entertainers And Creatives Can Make A Living In A World Where Everything Is Free | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 51:44

  This was a thoroughly enjoyable conversation podcast interview, with David Hooper, a musician turned music marketer. David, born in Nashville, has been involved in the music industry on some level for his entire life. [ Download MP3 | iTunes | Soundcloud | Raw RSS ] Although he started out performing music, it soon became apparent David's true talents lied in the realm of music marketing.   David became very proficient promoting his own gigs using street marketing and direct response advertising. This in turn led to roles teaching others how to promote their music, consulting and eventually writing a book called the "Six Figure Musician". Can Creative People Give Away Their Work And Still Make Money? Much of this interview focused on the idea of giving away your creative output - your music, or writing, or whatever it is you do - for free, and how that can lead to making an income. I asked David in an era when music is mostly free, available on podcasts and YouTube to consume on mobiles whenever we want to, how can a musician make a living, or even more - six figures a year? I was interested to hear his answer because as a writer, I am keen to hear how we might also give away all our writing in blog posts and free reports, and even possibly give away our training courses, and yet make a profit. David's answer focuses very much on ancillary opportunities that become available to you, once your music or your writing gets you exposure. Things like becoming a paid speaker, or paid to do gigs as a musician, or selling merchandise, or getting hired as a consultant. There is an interesting topic and as a creative I just know you will love this interview. Go listen to it now. Of course, it is free. What We Covered During The Interview Here's what we talked about during the interview - David talks about his background growing up in Nashville and what his original aspirations as a musician were. We discuss how he became a music marketer for himself, then a consultant/teacher for other musicians We dive into the big discussion of how the music industry has changed and what that means for people today who are trying to make a living from their music David shares plenty of examples from music artists who are making a living from their music but not predominately from sales of the music I ask David how he personally can make a living if he gives away his book, especially if he wants to make money beyond getting paid for services like consulting and speaking This is a great podcast for any person who is creative and trying to make a living from their creativity, in a world where everything is free online. Enjoy and stay musical! Yaro Starak [ Download MP3 | iTunes | Soundcloud | Raw RSS ]

 How To Compete In A Commoditized Market Like Hosting, Should Yaro Start A Blogging Service And Is Buying A Podcast A Growth Strategy | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 37:46

Welcome to Everything Entrepreneurship with Walter and Yaro, episode #8. [ Download MP3 | iTunes | Soundcloud | Raw RSS ] This episode we focus on Q&A, with Colin Gray from ThePodcastHost.com asking us about his podcast hosting service and how it could be a viable business when hosting is so commoditized. Jared Easley from StarveTheDoubts.com sent me an email asking whether you could buy another person's podcast as a growth strategy, which we talked about in the second half of the episode. After listening to a video conversation between Marie Forleo and Gary Vaynerchuk, I posed the question whether I should consider starting a high-end blog services business similar to what Gary and his brother are doing with Vaynermedia. Walter's response was pretty clear about what I would be up against with this business, given his background in consulting. Here are some of the subjects we discussed - How to compete in an industry like podcast hosting when price is the only differentiator What should you be prepared for if you start a new services based business Can buying a podcast work as a growth strategy for your own podcast What about buying a pinterest account, or tumblr blog, or twitter profile - are these other types of assets worth buying? If you want your question answered on the show like Colin and Jared in this episode, just ask us in the comments below and we will reply in a future episode. I'd really appreciate a review in iTunes too if you are enjoying Everything Entrepreneurship. Thanks for listening! Yaro and Walter

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