The Do You Even Blog Podcast

For key takeaways from the interview and show notes, head to http://doyouevenblog.com/podcast/11This episode is a bit different. I have two guests today, both of whom are new-ish bloggers who have done incredible work and seen amazing results in their first 3 months of blogging.It's my pleasure to bring you a casual conversation with Lily from The Frugal Gene and Ms. FAF from Frugal Asian Finance.Lily -> 9k views/month in 3 months, 2-3 podcast bookings, 1k+ Twitter followers....and she also brings in roughly $7k/month just from her AirBnB rental(!)Ms FAF -> 17k views/month in 4 months, incredible engagement on every single post, and she has incredibly helpful monthly blog reports.We chat aboutHow these 2 ladies have helped each other grow their blog traffic and engagement.The supreme importance of real-world blogging relationshipsHow bloggers over-emphasize traffic and analyticsIs having paid software really going to make a dent in accomplishing your goals?Gender/ race opportunities and limitations in blogging (why isn't anyone talking about this?)Enjoy the ad-free episode, and join us at http://doyouevenblog.com!

For the 3 key takeaways from today's episode (plus show notes), visit https://doyouevenblog.com/pt-money/Philip Taylor (@ptmoney, ptmoney.com, FinConExpo.com) is a founding-father of blogging communities. He is the driving force behind one of the most successful digital media/blogging/finance conferences, as well as a long-time personal finance blogger.In this sit-down, we talk:-FinCon origins and PT's favorite moments,-Harnessing the power of a blogging "tribe," and creating loyal, passionate communities,-Being your own blogger,-Which bloggers he'd pick for his FinCon basketball team,-and more.He's an amazing, accomplished, and friendliest-of-friendly guy. Show him some love on Twitter and say hello at FinCon!This episode is brought to you by an incredible blog graphics tool: Snappa.comSnappa.com is a quick and easy tool to create stunning images and graphics for your blog! I've used it since beta, and have never looked back. No photoshop skills or expensive graphic designers necessary.Everything is incredibly user-friendly and well laid-out. Snag a FREE account today. There's no excuse not to :-) 

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Rosemarie has become a blogging master. It's fair to say she is brilliant. An ultra-successful blogger and a master of quick growth, she grew her blog...from $0 to full-time income in 10 months,from $0 to $18k / month in 1.5 years,from $0 to $100k / month in 2.5 yearsIn this interview, we dive into:How to get in contact with influential people, craft perfect pitches, and build real relationshipsA step-by-step walkthrough for huge Pinterest traffic growth.Why she STOPPED publishing her monthly income reports, and what she's doing instead (hint: it's so dang good)Lessons learned from being a state trooper and opening an in-home daycare& more! Show notes here: https://doyouevenblog.com/pinterest-group-boards/

For the top 3 takeaways from today's episode (and show notes), visit http://doyouevenblog.com/podcast/8/.Eden (@edenfrieden, http://edenfried.com) is a pro blogger who has steamrolled herself to blogging success in an incredibly short time.She was almost a full-time law school student before she quit everything to blog…full-time.In this episode, we dig into:What it took to DO that,How she struggled for 6 straight months,How she overcame it and grew a HUGE following on Facebook and PinterestHow she monetizes consistently, even before she had thousands of followers.This is by far my favorite episode so far, and I KNOW you're going to get some wisdom from Eden. Enjoy!

Neil Patel is a world-class blogger and digital marketing guru, founder of 3-4 multi-million dollar busineses, and a brilliant (if not controversial) online marketer.I was fortunate enough to chat with him today, and we hit on:-why some entrepreneurs "have it," and some others just don't,-how he views his role in his businesses,-why he's a hard person to work for,-the importance of learning from real-life hustle and failuresToday's show notes is right here --> http://doyouevenblog.com/podcast/7Say hello to Neil on Twitter, or NeilPatel.com, or QuickSprout (the Quicksprout blog is amazing).

We all know to produce good, quality content, right? It's shouted at us from the rooftops...but how do we KNOW when we actually achieve that?Shouldn't there be a simple framework to keep in the back of our minds as we work?There should!Today's episode is a bite-sized lesson on the SCARF framework for creating good content. For the full-blog post, including other handy resources and a cheat sheet, check out http://doyouevenblog.com/create-good-content

Here's a rundown of topics covered today -->Anfernee's 4-step framework for crafting QUALITY content that gets views/shares/revenues (FARS)How he deals with difficult "transition phases" in his life (he's currently undergoing one , as am I)Why ebooks and other overused info products are counter-productiveHis time spent in a startup acceleratorHow to validate business ideas, product ideas, blog ideas, etc.Why hustling is HARD (for most of us)Today's show notes can be found at: http://doyouevenblog.com/podcast/6/Anfernee is the founder of an Australian B2B content marketing agency, https://www.simplecreativemarketing.com/. Say hello to him on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/AnferneeC

Nick Loper is THE side hustle podcaster, and one of the most well-known internet entrepreneurs out there. The founder behind SideHustleNation.com, Nick has been blogging and podcasting about online business for years.Today, he was kind enough to sit with me and discuss his TEDx talk, his thoughts on content promotion, why he took freezing cold showers every day for 500 days straight, launching new projects, side-hustles, and more.Nick is FULL of wisdom, and drops a few life-changing nuggets throughout the episode. Hope you enjoy!Today's SHOWNOTES can be found at http://doyouevenblog.com/podcast/5

I'm in love with this episode with Brendan Alan Barrett from StartInPhx.com (Today's show notes are at http://doyouevenblog.com/podcast/4)I'll admit I was hesitant to bring Brendan on the show at first, as he's not a "typical" blogger (whatever the heck that means, but you get the point).He's not making money the traditional ways, he's not trying to grow 493,209,102 page views each month, and he's not publishing blog posts consistently.Why? He doesn't need to.Brendan is taking a different approach to blogging/content marketing (a very well thought-out approach) that we can ALL learn from.There are serious gems of knowledge and wisdom throughout this episode, especially in the last 20-30 mins.About BrendanBrendan Alan Barrett is a top sales producer who has generated millions of dollars in revenue.In addition to running his own sales organization in the civil engineering and construction industry, Brendan provides coaching and consulting to sales teams and business owners. His practice focuses on identifying and prioritizing prospects that can be turned into sales quickly.In doing so, Brendan helps his clients to generate revenue and customer testimonials that fuel more scalable and less labor intensive business development efforts for year-over-year growth.Enjoy the show!