The Do You Even Blog Podcast
Pete McPherson
Helping bloggers, podcasters, and online business entrepreneurs grow their business! Host Pete McPherson chats with the world's TOP creators, including names like Seth Godin, Michelle Schroeder-Gardner, Neil Patel, Matt Mullenweg (creator of WordPress), John Lee Dumas, and way more.Topics include blogging (duh), SEO, affiliate marketing, podcasting, and monetization (especially digital products and FUNNELS!). ;)
Episodes
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Jan 22, 2026 • 42min
Answering your productivity Q's
PKM (second brain), how to IDENTIFY potential automations/systems, when to use AI for content (and when NOT to), and more!Want 1 roundup email of fun & useful resources for creators? JOIN MY NEWSLETTER!https://petemcpherson.com/OTHER WAYS I CAN HELP YOU:Do You Even Blog: A+ blog posts, podcast episodes, and YT videos to help you grow your audience.Bulletfinity.com: infinite bullet points!Promptimizer: Organize & deploy your AI prompts faster than you can say "Hey ChatGPT!".Aff Tracker: All your affiliate links in one place.List Gadget: Skyrocket your email list engagement
Jan 13, 2026 • 17min
"Am I working on the right thing?"
My biggest fear right now (plus what I'm doing about it)Want 1 roundup email of fun & useful resources for creators? JOIN MY NEWSLETTER!https://petemcpherson.com/OTHER WAYS I CAN HELP YOU:Do You Even Blog: A+ blog posts, podcast episodes, and YT videos to help you grow your audience.Bulletfinity.com: infinite bullet points!Promptimizer: Organize & deploy your AI prompts faster than you can say "Hey ChatGPT!".Aff Tracker: All your affiliate links in one place.List Gadget: Skyrocket your email list engagement
Jan 9, 2026 • 14min
A productivity opportunity for 2027...
An idea, an opportunity, and a question to think about.Want 1 roundup email of fun & useful resources for creators? JOIN MY NEWSLETTER!https://petemcpherson.com/OTHER WAYS I CAN HELP YOU:Do You Even Blog: A+ blog posts, podcast episodes, and YT videos to help you grow your audience.Bulletfinity.com: infinite bullet points!Promptimizer: Organize & deploy your AI prompts faster than you can say "Hey ChatGPT!".Aff Tracker: All your affiliate links in one place.List Gadget: Skyrocket your email list engagement
Jan 7, 2026 • 7min
Why I haven't been podcasting (important lesson!)
My brain was tricking me, and you can learn from this!Want 1 roundup email of fun & useful resources for creators? JOIN MY NEWSLETTER!https://petemcpherson.com/OTHER WAYS I CAN HELP YOU:Do You Even Blog: A+ blog posts, podcast episodes, and YT videos to help you grow your audience.Bulletfinity.com: infinite bullet points!Promptimizer: Organize & deploy your AI prompts faster than you can say "Hey ChatGPT!".Aff Tracker: All your affiliate links in one place.List Gadget: Skyrocket your email list engagement
Dec 8, 2025 • 20min
Tips for quitting your day job in 2026
The world is crazy--but that doesn't mean you can go out on your own! Here are my honest (and blunt) advice for "quittin the ole' day job" and moving into self-employment.Question? Email pete@doyouevenblog.com, I'd love to hear from you!!https://doyouevenblog.com/https://petemcpherson.com/
Nov 21, 2025 • 35min
Answering your questions! (blogging, YouTube, automations, and more)
Just a grab bag of the issues & questions y'all sent in!Want 1 roundup email of fun & useful resources for creators? JOIN MY NEWSLETTER!https://petemcpherson.com/0:00 Intro 1:43 Selling SaaS Products4:52 Top of Funnel Activities6:45 Blogging Landscape 2026 7:04 Blogging Viability 10:49 YouTube vs. Blogging14:41 Systems22:56 Facebook Ads Experience28:21 Phases of Business Growth33:39 Outro OTHER WAYS I CAN HELP YOU:Do You Even Blog: A+ blog posts, podcast episodes, and YT videos to help you grow your audience.Bulletfinity.com: infinite bullet points!Promptimizer: Organize & deploy your AI prompts faster than you can say "Hey ChatGPT!".Aff Tracker: All your affiliate links in one place.List Gadget: Skyrocket your email list engagement
Oct 15, 2025 • 60min
DMARC, DKIM, and the Secret to Staying Out of the Spam Folder - Email Marketing w/ Cheryl Rerick
Forget algorithms and deliverability myths — learn how to send emails real people actually open, click, and reply to.FIND CHERYL's STUFF:https://www.instagram.com/cherylrerickmarketing/https://cherylrerick.com/https://cherylrerick.com/deliverability-webinar/https://cherylrerick.com/time-to-conversion/Want 1 roundup email of fun & useful resources for creators? JOIN MY NEWSLETTER!https://petemcpherson.com/OTHER WAYS I CAN HELP YOU:Do You Even Blog: A+ blog posts, podcast episodes, and YT videos to help you grow your audience.Bulletfinity.com: infinite bullet points!Promptimizer: Organize & deploy your AI prompts faster than you can say "Hey ChatGPT!".Aff Tracker: All your affiliate links in one place.List Gadget: Skyrocket your email list engagement
Sep 17, 2025 • 20min
Creator businesses are dying (a rant)
This episode contains a few curse words, be forewarned! I'm about to drop what FinCon *confirmed* for me last week--something I've been feeling for months now.Sorry in advance for the rant.Want 1 roundup email of fun & useful resources for creators? JOIN MY NEWSLETTER!https://petemcpherson.com/OTHER WAYS I CAN HELP YOU:- Do You Even Blog: A+ blog posts, podcast episodes, and YT videos to help you grow your audience.- Bulletfinity: Free note-taking app!- Promptimizer: Organize & deploy your AI prompts faster than you can say "Hey ChatGPT!".- Aff Tracker: All your affiliate links in one place.- List Gadget: Skyrocket your email list engagement
Jul 16, 2025 • 25min
My system for figuring out what to work on ("trifecta method")
This has been a game-changer for me lately! Felt lost, created a spreadsheet, used AI, felt better ;)Want 1 roundup email of fun & useful resources for creators? JOIN MY NEWSLETTER!https://petemcpherson.com/OTHER WAYS I CAN HELP YOU:- Do You Even Blog: A+ blog posts, podcast episodes, and YT videos to help you grow your audience.- Topical Map AI 1,000 keywords in 1 click.- Promptimizer: Organize & deploy your AI prompts faster than you can say "Hey ChatGPT!".- Aff Tracker: All your affiliate links in one place.- List Gadget: Skyrocket your email list engagement
Jul 7, 2025 • 20min
Want people to actually listen to you? (literally) Listen to this.
Easy & practical tips for SPEAKING better (YouTube? Podcast? Speaking? Sales? Webinars? everything).Enjoy!Want 1 roundup email of fun & useful resources for creators? JOIN MY NEWSLETTER!https://petemcpherson.com/OTHER WAYS I CAN HELP YOU:- Do You Even Blog: A+ blog posts, podcast episodes, and YT videos to help you grow your audience.- Topical Map AI 1,000 keywords in 1 click.- Promptimizer: Organize & deploy your AI prompts faster than you can say "Hey ChatGPT!".- Aff Tracker: All your affiliate links in one place.- List Gadget: Skyrocket your email list engagement
