The Blogger Genius Podcast

If you want to learn how to make serious money as an Instagram influencer, this is the episode for you. Today my guest is Maria Koutsogianni from the blog, Food By Maria. She is a food stylist, recipe creator, and photographer. But more than all of that, she is an Instagram influencer. She has over 170K followers and she has been incredibly successful in building a business off of IG. She shares about her staff, expanding her reach to other platforms, and much more.

If you’re curious about diverse income streams, our guest expert this week, Lars Hundley, is perfect for you. He has an e-commerce business called Clean Air Gardening. He not only sells gardening products on his website, but also on Amazon. He's an e-commerce expert!

As business owners, we are all looking to make a profit from our businesses. If you’re going to spend hours, days, months, and even years trying to grow a business, you have to find a way to make it profitable. One of the best ways to make your business more profitable is to scale it. Scaling your business simply means that you find ways to make it grow. You produce more by outsourcing tasks that don’t make money, so that you, as the business owner, can focus on those tasks that increase profits

In this post, we're delving into what you need to know NOW to get more traffic from Pinterest. Pinterest comes out with updates and changes like any social media platform. The difference is that success on Pinterest remains virtually the same even with changes because the foundation is never updated. If you are following good Pinterest strategies, such as: Using Pinterest as a search engine Focusing on your SEO Correcting problems

If you're interested in how to overcome burnout as an entrepreneur, this podcast episode is for you. And that’s why I am so excited about my guest on today's episode of The Blogger Genius Podcast, Jason Zook. Jason has started some of the most unique businesses I have seen and has dealt with everything an entrepreneur struggles with.

Welcome to episode 57 of The Blogger Genius Podcast. Today, Deepak Shukla, our SEO expert, is back on the show talking about why LinkedIn is the new Facebook, especially if you're looking for a social platform to grow your business.

Welcome to episode 55 of The Blogger Genius Podcast. Today my guest is Nicole Ketchum, the designer behind the acrylic chandelier craze.  In this episode we talk about how to design and manufacture a product in China. We discuss what it takes to get the word out, what common mistakes entrepreneurs make when designing a physical product, what it's like to have to take out a loan to fund your inventory, and so much more.

Today I'm talking with Coley Arnold and Lindsey Holt, founders of Junk in the Trunk Vintage Market. We talk about how social media can build your business. We also discuss how Coley and Lindsey, both vintage collectors, stumbled into starting a vintage market event business, built it with Instagram, word of mouth, and a lot of guts!

Welcome to episode 53 of The Blogger Genius Podcast. Today I’m interviewing Tori Tait from ToriTait.com. If you want powerful and easy Pinterest tips from a Pinterest insider, Tori is your woman!  Tori works for Pinterest, designing images for brands. So she knows how the platform works. You don't want to miss her tips for creating images that stand out, how to think about keywords, communities, hashtags, and more! If you use Pinterest to drive traffic to your site, you will LOVE this episode!

Welcome to episode 52 of The Blogger Genius Podcast. Today I'm interviewing Andrew Wilder from the site NerdPress. In this episode we discuss the simple technical mistakes bloggers make and how to easily fix them. We talk about stuff like site speed, recipe markups, and what he thinks of the new WordPress editor called Gutenberg. Make sure you're covered on the technical aspects of blogging by definitely listening to this episode!

Welcome to episode 51 of The Blogger Genius Podcast. This week my guest is Gina Bianchini, founder and CEO of Mighty Networks, an online platform to help you build your brand in a variety of ways. Gina and I go into detail on how to build a vibrant online community, why Facebook groups are waning,  and why there's real value in getting your fans to interact with each other.

The tables are turned in this episode. Paula Rollo, community manager of MiloTree and founder of Beauty Through Imperfection, is interviewing me! I this episode we talk about my background as a blogger and entrepreneur, how I stepped away from a career in Hollywood when my daughter was born, what it's like working with my husband, and why I try to embrace failure as much as possible! Please reach out and let me know what you think. I hope you like it!

What I thought I'd do for this episode was go back into my archives and I would pull out one of my favorite episodes. In fact, this isn't just one of my favorite episodes. This episode has been downloaded so many times. It's an interview I did with my friend Courtney Whitmore from the blog, Pizzazzerie. Courtney creates beautiful recipes. She's a a cookbook writer. But what is most special about this interview is that Courtney shares how to get brands to pay you what you're worth.

Today I'm interviewing Meredith Marsh, YouTuber and creator of the blog, VidProMom. In this episode, we explore how to win with YouTube! We talk about ways to monetize your channel, how much you can really make with YouTube ads, down and dirty tricks to creating video on the fly, what metrics matter most on the platform, how often to publish, and so much more!

Today I've got Deepak Shukla back on the podcast for Part 2. Deepak runs an SEO agency called Pearl Lemon, and he is an expert in SEO. Today we are talking about online reputation management -- one new strategy that will grow your traffic. It's all about managing your online reviews and testimonials because this can have a major impact on how your blog or business shows up in search. You will be blown away by the tactics we discuss, so check it out now.