575: 3 Questions, a $10k Launch, and 8,516 Warners: My 2023 Mid-Year Progress Report
Aug 10, 2023
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The podcast host gives an inside look into their side hustle progress, including new habits, email marketing tests, product launches, and website updates. They discuss the benefits of nightly journaling and introduce the three question journal. The hosts share their experience using a playlist quiz to drive email signups, and highlight a success story of someone creating a side hustle through social media. They also discuss frustrations with their email service provider and provide updates on podcasting and their personal life.
The host emphasizes the importance of evolving the business to be less reliant on personal involvement and shares his plans for the future of the show.
The host discusses the positive impact of implementing daily habits like walking a mile and maintaining a gratitude journal on his happiness and well-being.
Deep dives
Projects and Experiments in the Business
The podcast episode provides an overview of the host's projects and experiments in his online media business. He reflects on the 10-year anniversary of the podcast and contemplates the future of the show. Additionally, he discusses the importance of evolving the business to be less reliant on his personal involvement. He also mentions the launch of the Three Question Journal and a podcast playlist quiz as new projects.
Forming New Habits for Happiness and Productivity
The podcast episode delves into the host's new daily habits. He shares his commitment to walking a mile every day and maintaining a gratitude journal. He explains how these habits have positively impacted his happiness and well-being, allowing him to celebrate his daily accomplishments, practice gratitude, and plan for success.
The Business of Blogging and SEO Strategy
The podcast episode explores the blogger's approach to the business side of blogging. He discusses his focus on creating content with SEO intent, specifically targeting long-tail keywords related to side hustles. He shares his strategy of leveraging the podcast's extensive library of episodes to provide unique and valuable insights in his blog posts.
Promotions and Growth Strategies
The podcast episode highlights the host's efforts to promote products and foster audience growth. He talks about his one-off email promotions, where he sends relevant and timely content and offers to his subscribers. He also discusses his participation in a bundle sale called BC Stack, which generated revenue and new email subscribers. Additionally, he mentions his exploration of dynamic ad insertion for monetization purposes.
I hope you're having an awesome start to your year so far.
The first half of 2023 has been filled with exciting new projects, experiments, wins, challenges, and everything in between for Side Hustle Nation.
In this progress report, I want to give you an inside look behind the scenes at what I've been working on so far this year. The goal is to provide a transparent view into running this side hustle that's now over 10 years old.
There's been some new habit installations, email marketing tests, product launches, podcast experiments, website updates, and more. I'll share what's going well, what's still a work in progress, and what's on the horizon for the rest of 2023 and beyond.