The Fizzle Show

<p><a href="http://fizzleshow.co/26">http://fizzleshow.co/26</a> That moment when you get the first email about a successful transaction... someone found your thing and then liked it enough to buy it... that moment changes you forever. But how do you get there? We discuss the meat and potatoes live with a special guest. Enjoy!Nov 01, 2013</p>

<p>Last week we heard the story of how Barron made his first product and sale. How can you make your own thing to sell? How can you get over the psychological roadblocks and self sabotaging tendencies and create something valuable enough to buy? Corbett breaks it down in seven steps. Nov 08, 2013</p>

<p><a href="http://fizzleshow.co/25">http://fizzleshow.co/25</a> We get this question ALL the time: "is it too late for this thing to work? Did I miss the chance for this opportunity to work out?" Get ready for some colorful answers.  Oct 25, 2013</p>

<p><a href="http://fizzleshow.co/24">http://fizzleshow.co/24</a> Discouragement, depression, fizzling out, burning out, quitting... the distance between what we expected and what actually happened causes all of these. In this episode you'll learn the only two expectations you SHOULD have and hear a handful of stories about the calibration of our entrepreneurial expectations. Oct 18, 2013</p>

<p>Email is still the single best relational currency online. But building and running the email side of your business is problematic. In this episode we answer listener's questions and explain an approach to email and building your list with authenticity and savvy. Savvy? <a href="http://fizzleshow.co/23 Oct">http://fizzleshow.co/23 Oct</a> 11, 2013</p>

<p><a href="http://fizzleshow.co/22">http://fizzleshow.co/22</a> - Lots of listeners want to know about getting more traffic to their sites. The guys answer listener questions about traffic in this episode. How to get it? How much is enough? What tactics are more important than others? Add to that a couple bonus questions and Corbett's years of experience growing his site and working with other bloggers and you've got a lean, mean encounter with answers to this pervasive question.  Oct 04, 2013</p>

<p><a href="http://fizzleshow.com/21">http://fizzleshow.com/21</a> - We've seen a trend recently in people buying every damn book, mastermind, hangout, conference, system, toolset, info product, membership, coaching, etc. Stop wasting your time looking for some magic bullet. Here's the resources you need to know about and where to start. This is part 2 of the conversation. Sep 27, 2013</p>

<p><a href="http://fizzleshow.com/20">http://fizzleshow.com/20</a> - We've seen a trend recently in people buying every damn book, mastermind, hangout, conference, system, toolset, info product, membership, coaching, etc. Stop wasting your time looking for some magic bullet. Here's the resources you need to know about and where to start. This is part 1 of the conversation. Sep 20, 2013</p>

<p>Are you missing out on the forest and getting lost in the trees? Earnest starters approach Corbett *all the time* for advice on their businesses. There are hundreds of business questions you could worry about. Which are *actually* important and which will waste your time? That's what we explore in this conversation. Get your notepad out and look for Corbett's "4 Parts of a Business" list. As you'll find out, this'll help you evaluate struggles and bottlenecks in your business and make some changes.Sep 13, 2013</p>

<p>How many times a month does someone ask you, "so what do you do?" You could make it up on the spot, maybe sound like a doofus, or a douche, or like someone who doesn't care. Your work matters, so lets learn how to talk about it matterfully as well. We offer our experience and hear from several experts who get pitched all the time. At the end you'll know how to put together a compelling elevator pitch. Sep 06, 2013</p>

<p>All of us at one point or another will face what Eric Ries calls the hardest part of any startup: to decide whether to quit, pivot or persevere. Why is it the hardest part? because most of us don't know what the hell to do! In this conversation we get into our own experiences with pivots, quits and perseverance. Expect 3 tactics and one pro tip as well as an answer to a listener question about free vs paid for stuff online.Aug 30, 2013</p>

<p>Flailing around, blindly trying this and that, praying and hoping for some traction. That's how many solo entrepreneurs start out. In this episode we answer the question "what do you wish you would have known before you got started?" Listen in and save yourself years of trial and error as the three C's and some of their favorite independent entrepreneurs share their most important mistakes. Aug 23, 2013</p>

<p>Your business may just be another way to play with yourself.  Harnessing some team-work thoughts could be a huge multiplier for you. I was alone in my business trying to make a thing on the side. It was my effort, my reward, my isolation, my procrastination. It was lonely. My friends thought I was weird. Fast forward 5 years, I'm in a team with Corbett and Caleb and I've never been more productive, more on fire, more in tune. It was a huge shift for me, but the results speak for themselves. Does teamwork make the dream work or is that just something high school basketball coaches say? How would playing with a team (instead of yourself) make your work better? You may not need a full team or partnership to get the multipliers that come with teamwork. More on that in the episode. Aug 16, 2013</p>

<p>This is a gambit-rich follow up on our previous conversation about douchebaggery in business. Where that conversation covered how to do it BADLY, this one covers the tactics, tips and tweaks of "selling" GOODLY, confidently, and successfully.  None of us were comfortable with sales at first, so in this episode we show you how we found our way. Also a reader question from a lovely Scottish listener and a big tip from the best salesman I know.  For show notes go to: <a href="http://FizzleShow.com/14Aug">http://FizzleShow.com/14Aug</a> 09, 2013</p>

<p>There are people who do business in ways that turn your stomach. They're willing to do unethical things, take advantage of people, and sacrifice their audience on the altars of profit and short term gains. In this episode we explore this kind of business and provide the counterpoint, complete with a mind-boggling quote from Walt Disney, some tough-love sentiment from John Gruber and advice from one of the original big bloggers to folks just starting out. Here's to the idea that we can all focus a little less on the tactics of making a buck and a little more on the art of providing real, human value. We talk about how you should determine "who the bad guy" is in your industry and how that can give you more direction, more purpose, and more focus. For show notes go to: <a href="http://FizzleShow.com/13Aug">http://FizzleShow.com/13Aug</a> 01, 2013</p>