Creator Empires Podcast

Jan van der Aa
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May 1, 2020 • 59min

24. Building Lingq and the Big Opportunity for Langpreneurs with Steve Kaufmann

Steve lives in Vancouver, Canada, is 74 years old, and speaks over 15 languages. He’s the founder of Lingq, a language learning platform where people can learn a language through listening and reading content that they enjoy. Lingq is available for about 35 languages. When Steve started with Lingq 15 years ago, he had a hard time getting traction with the business. For many years the business wasn’t profitable and he made every single mistake someone can make. In this interview, we’re going to take a look behind the scenes of Lingq. Some of the things that you will learn: - The story behind building Lingq - The challenges that come with building an online platform - The best way to sell your products online according to Steve - The big opportunity for Langpreneurs For the full article, go to: https://langpreneur.com/steve-kaufmann-lingq/ Join Langpreneur Business Breakthrough and take your online language business to the next level: https://langpreneur.com/lbb Join one of our LIVE events: https://langpreneur.com/
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Apr 24, 2020 • 48min

23. Building an Audience the Lazy Way with Daria from Real Russian Club

Daria is the founder of Real Russian Club. She runs a big YouTube and Podcast for Russian learners that bring in a stable income despite the fact that she never really had any ambition to start her own business. In this interview you’re going to learn: – The power of podcasting compared to YouTube – How much money you really can make on YouTube – The importance of ”being real” For the full article go to: https://langpreneur.com/daria-real-russian-club/ Join our course and learn how to turn your passion for languages into a profitable online business: http://langpreneur.com/lbb Our homepage: http://langpreneur.com
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Apr 17, 2020 • 55min

22. The Right Mindset for Powerful Copywriting and Email Marketing with Anthony Metivier

Anthony is the founder of the Magnetic Memory Method and the Branding You Academy. His ‘Magnetic Memory Method’ helps people to improve their memory, while the ‘Branding You Academy’ helps people build an online business that generates 7-figures per year. Anthony has a background as an author, and one of his specialties is copywriting; writing text that persuades people to take a certain action. However, according to Anthony, copywriting is much more than that… In this interview you’re going to learn: – The right mindset when it comes to copywriting – Why email marketing is still working in 2020 – What the biggest asset in your business really is – How to write email sequences that sell – How to generate lots of revenue with a small mailing list Click here to read the full article: https://langpreneur.com/anthony-metivier/ Join our course and learn how to create your own successful online language business https://langpreneur.com/lbb Sign up and join our live events: https://langpreneur.com/
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Apr 10, 2020 • 49min

21. The Role of AI, Technology and Apps in the Language Learning Industry with Silver Ilves

Silver Ilves, originally from Estonia, is the co-founder of the language learning app MagicLingua. He has a background in economics and IT and has worked for several dating websites, as well as for one of the biggest language learning companies in the world, Rosetta Stone. In this interview we’re going to learn: – How AI and upcoming technology will impact the industry – What some of the opportunities are for us as Langpreneurs – What the biggest challenges are when it comes to building an app – How to validate your product idea For the full article go to: https://langpreneur.com/silver-ilves-ai/ Join Langpreneur Business Breakthrough and learn how to take your online language business to the next level: https://langpreneur.com/lbb Apply for our exclusive mastermind and get personalized advice from us and other Langpreneurs to grow your online language business faster. https://langpreneur.com/mastermind
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Apr 3, 2020 • 48min

20. Teaching Languages the Smart way by finding your ‘Sweet spot’ with Lindsay Williams

Lindsay is the creator of ‘Lindsay Does Languages’. She helps language learners to learn better on their own and helps teachers create a sustainable online teaching business. These days, she’s best known for her blog and YouTube channel, but she also hosts a podcast. In this interview we’re going to learn: – How to start teaching online – Which platform you should pick (YouTube, IG, podcast or other) – How to teach languages in a smarter way and grow your business For the full article go to: https://langpreneur.com/teaching-languages-the-smart-way-with-lindsay-williams/ Join our Facebook group and meet other Langpreneurs: https://www.facebook.com/groups/langpreneur/ Join one of our LIVE events and take your online language business to the next level: https://langpreneur.com/
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Mar 27, 2020 • 56min

19. Building a Language Freedom Business through Paid Ads with Brett Whiteside from Ltfawg

Brett is the founder of ‘Learn Thai from a White Guy’; with his courses, he helps people to better understand and be understood in Thai. He focuses a lot on teaching the Thai writing system and pronunciation as this is the key to sounding like a Thai, according to Brett. Over the years, Brett managed to build a lucrative ‘freedom’’ business that has been allowing him to travel whenever he wants, wherever he wants, and for however long he wants. A big part of his success came from really understanding his audience and running ads on Google. In this interview we’re going to learn: – Brett’s background story – The challenges and opportunities that come with running online ads – How you can make a very good living with a small audience – How building a language ‘freedom’ business can change your life For the full article, go to: https://langpreneur.com/brett-whiteside-from-ltfawg/ Learn how to turn your language skills in an online business: https://langpreneur.com/
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Mar 20, 2020 • 33min

18. SPECIAL - How the Coronavirus Almost Destroyed our Language Business Event!

As you’ll undoubtedly be aware, the situation with coronavirus is changing by the day. As a result, we had to cancel the 'Langpreneur Business Breakthrough Event in Berlin on 28-29 March. We learned some time ago that every setback is an opportunity waiting to be uncovered though. And this is no exception. So, when it became clear that the Berlin event couldn’t go ahead as planned, we got to work. We asked ourselves how we could make this event even better than we had planned. In this episode, we show you what was going on behind the scenes and we share some of the lessons that we learned from the Corona crisis so far. Join Langpreneur Business Breakthrough (deadline March 27th): https://langpreneur.com/product/lbb/ Our website for more useful articles and info to grow your online language business: https://langpreneur.com/
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Mar 13, 2020 • 54min

17. Building a Massive YouTube Channel with 3.5+ Million subs with Lucy from ‘English with Lucy’

Lucy is the host and founder of the YouTube channel ‘English with Lucy’. Within four years, she built a channel that now has over 3.5 million subscribers and is one of the biggest language-related YouTube channels out there. What started as an experiment quickly turned into a full-time business, and has now become a widely successful YouTube phenomenon. Lucy monetizes her brand through AdSense, sponsorship deals, affiliate marketing, and is now also working on her own course. In this interview, we’re going to take a look behind the scenes. We will learn how Lucy got started on YouTube, some of the growth strategies she used, and what some of the challenges are of being a YouTube celebrity.
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Mar 6, 2020 • 1h 2min

16. Raising $1.7 Million for the ‘Fluent Forever’ App with Gabriel Wyner

Gabriel Wyner is the founder of the language-learning app, ‘Fluent Forever,’ and he’s also the author of the book with that same title. Gabriel has raised over $1.7 million USD with crowdfunding campaigns on platforms like Kickstarter, and so far he’s spent $3.5 million developing the Fluent Forever app. In this interview we’re going to learn: - Why developing apps is often much more expensive than most people think - Some of the things you need to take into account if you want to develop your own app - How Gabriel managed to raise so much capital on platforms like Kickstarter. Click here for the full article: https://langpreneur.com/episode-16-gabriel-wyner/ Learn how you can grow your language business and join one of our live events: https://langpreneur.com
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Feb 28, 2020 • 46min

15. The Power of Imperfection & Publishing Language Books on Amazon with Daniel Welsch

When Daniel was 21 years-old, he moved from the US to Spain. He ended up doing what most native English speakers in Spain were doing; teaching English. A few years after he started his English teaching career, he started a blog where he helps Spanish speakers to learn English. Today, Daniel has created what he calls an ‘’English teaching empire’’, without having any physical students, a boss, or a schedule. Most of his revenue today comes from book sales on Amazon and selling digital courses on his website. In this interview you will learn: – How Daniel beats his competition through imperfection – How you can publish your own books and sell them on Amazon – How to create an ecosystem around your business For the full article go to: https://langpreneur.com/podcast-15-daniel-welsch/ Join our live events and turn your passion for languages into a profitable online business: https://langpreneur.com/

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