The Blogger Genius Podcast

Is it possible to start a membership and quit your 9-5 job? This is exactly what my guest Amanda DiNovo, the blogger behind Manda Panda Projects, recently did. Amanda shares how she built her crafting membership and a subscription business, and how she did both organically. Amanda talks about how she started her blog and business as a crafter, and how she came across our party ideas site Catch My Party, when she was first starting out. Now, because of her success, Amanda is leaving her full-time job to focus solely on her blog and online businesses. In this episode, we discuss: How Amanda attracts an audience using Facebook Lives How she created challenges to engage her audience How Amanda builds community and why that makes people stay How Amanda saw a need in her crafting audience and started selling a paper napkin subscription business And so much more! If this episode inspires you, and you want to set up your own membership, you can do it in 10 minutes with MiloTreeCart to collect recurring payments, and a private Facebook group for community. It's easier than you think! Show Notes: MiloTreeCart MiloTree Pop-Up App Manda Panda Projects Personality Quiz: What Digital Product Should I Create? Catch My Party Become a Blogger Genius Facebook Group All Blogger Genius Podcast Episodes Subscribe to the Blogger Genius Podcast: iTunes Stitcher YouTube Spotify Amazon Music Other related Blogger Genius Podcast episodes you'll enjoy: How to Build a Seven-Figure Membership with Tamara Bennett The Truth About Courses Vs. Memberships with Alisa Meredith How to Grow a Successful Membership by Loving Your Members with Amy Sadler Imagine a World Where You Could Sell Digital Products and Tap into a New Income Stream with Ease… If you are interested in selling paid workshops, digital downloads, memberships, subscriptions, or coaching in under 10 minutes, get MiloTreeCart at our lifetime launch price of $349. Just a one-time payment. MiloTreeCart is built for non-techies. No coding, design, or website needed. If you're a female creator, this is for you! You get fill-in-the-blank sales pages, checkout pages, and payment collection, plus, a dashboard to manage your sales. Also, MiloTreeCart integrates with all major email service providers. And of course, there's a 30-day no questions asked money back guarantee. We're only happy when you are! Find out more about MiloTreeCart here!

Have you wondered how to get unstuck in your life? Do you feel like you need a new path, but don't know what it looks like? Today on the podcast, I'm interviewing mid-life coach, Suzy Rosenstein. Suzy helps women in mid-life figure out what they want, and how to use their inner wisdom to get up the courage to make changes. In this episode, we discuss: How fear keeps us stuck How to hone in on what we really want How to identify our limiting thoughts and change them How to use stream of consciousness writing to get us in touch with ourselves And so much more! If you are feeling like things aren't going the way you'd like in your life, but you don't know how to fix it, this is the episode for you! Show Notes: MiloTreeCart MiloTree Pop-Up App Suzy Rosenstein Personality Quiz: What Digital Product Should I Create? Become a Blogger Genius Facebook Group All Blogger Genius Podcast Episodes Subscribe to the Blogger Genius Podcast: iTunes Stitcher YouTube Spotify Amazon Music Other related Blogger Genius Podcast episodes you'll enjoy: How to Overcome Negative Self-Talk with Laura Fuentes Are Limiting Beliefs and Imposer Syndrome Holding You Back with Maria Conde The Perfection of B- Work and How to Get Stuff Done solo episode with Jillian Leslie Imagine a World Where You Could Sell Digital Products and Tap into a New Income Stream with Ease… If you are interested in selling paid workshops, digital downloads, memberships, subscriptions, or coaching in under 10 minutes, get MiloTreeCart at our lifetime launch price of $349. Just a one-time payment. MiloTreeCart is built for non-techies. No coding, design, or website needed. If you're a female creator, this is for you! You get fill-in-the-blank sales pages, checkout pages, and payment collection, plus, a dashboard to manage your sales. Also, MiloTreeCart integrates with all major email service providers. And of course, there's a 30-day no questions asked money back guarantee. We're only happy when you are! Find out more about MiloTreeCart here!

DON'T MISS THIS! Black Friday Special, purchase MiloTreeCart now and get over $1,000 in bonuses! Today, I'm sharing my entrepreneurial journey with my husband, David, that started in 2009. If you are wondering how we built the businesses we have— Catch My Party, our MiloTree Pop-Up App, and now MiloTreeCart, our payment tool for bloggers, this is the episode for you. I tell the whole story of how all the businesses fit together. I share the lessons we've learned along the way, and how we think about building products today. I also share the patterns I see that hold bloggers back, and how we hope to support them growing their income by selling digital products in 2023. Show Notes: MiloTreeCart Black Friday Special MiloTreeCart Black Friday Waitlist MiloTree Pop-Up App Catch My Party Become a Blogger Genius Facebook Group All Blogger Genius Podcast Episodes Subscribe to the Blogger Genius Podcast: iTunes Stitcher YouTube Spotify Amazon Music Other related Blogger Genius Podcast episodes you'll enjoy: How to Build a New Income Stream Fast and Easy with Cristy Harfmann Best Tips for Getting Started with Digital Products with Eden Fried How to Test your Product Idea Fast with Jillian Leslie Imagine a World Where You Could Sell Digital Products and Tap into a New Income Stream with Ease… If you are interested in selling paid workshops, digital downloads, memberships, subscriptions, or coaching in under 10 minutes, get MiloTreeCart at our lifetime launch price of $349. Just a one-time payment. MiloTreeCart is built for non-techies. No coding, design, or website needed. If you're a female creator, this is for you! You get fill-in-the-blank sales pages, checkout pages, and payment collection, plus, a dashboard to manage your sales. Also, MiloTreeCart integrates with all major email service providers. And of course, there's a 30-day no questions asked money back guarantee. We're only happy when you are! Find out more about MiloTreeCart here!

Hosting paid workshops to increase your income is a great way to get started selling digital products. A paid workshop is easy and fast to put together, and if you can solve a problem for your audience, it be very lucrative. Today on the podcast I have wreath-maker, Etsy shop owner, blogger, and TikToker, Ashley Greenwood, from 3 Little Greenwoods, on the show to share how she built her Etsy shop, became a TikToker with over 40k followers, and has made close to $3,000 hosting paid workshops teaching crafters how to make seasonal wreaths. In this episode, we discuss: The economics of selling wreaths on Etsy Burnout from making handmade goods How to grow a following on TikTok How to host paid workshops using MiloTreeCart and why it's fun Building out more digital products to sell to your audience And so much more! If you plan to grow your income in 2023 by selling digital products to your audience, this is the episode for you! Show Notes: MiloTreeCart MiloTreeCart Black Friday Waitlist MiloTree Pop-Up App 3 Little Greenwoods 3 Little Greenwoods Etsy Shop Become a Blogger Genius Facebook Group All Blogger Genius Podcast Episodes Subscribe to the Blogger Genius Podcast: iTunes Stitcher YouTube Spotify Amazon Music Other related Blogger Genius Podcast episodes you'll enjoy: How a Paid Workshop Helps You Grow Your True Fans with Carrie Forrest Best Tips for Getting Started with Digital Products with Eden Fried How to Test your Product Idea Fast with Jillian Leslie Imagine a World Where You Could Sell Digital Products and Tap into a New Income Stream with Ease… If you are interested in selling paid workshops, digital downloads, memberships, subscriptions, or coaching in under 10 minutes, get MiloTreeCart at our lifetime launch price of $349. Just a one-time payment. MiloTreeCart is built for non-techies. No coding, design, or website needed. If you're a female creator, this is for you! You get fill-in-the-blank sales pages, checkout pages, and payment collection, plus, a dashboard to manage your sales. Also, MiloTreeCart integrates with all major email service providers. And of course, there's a 30-day no questions asked money back guarantee. We're only happy when you are! Find out more about MiloTreeCart here!

Ready to find out how the new Google Update can get you more traffic? I have SEO, Steve Wiideman, back on the show to share what the update is all about, and how it could change your content strategy. I always love the way Steve breaks things down for non-techies like me. Here's what Steve and I discuss in the episode: What exactly is the Google Helpful Content Update Why your content needs to be focused on solving your visitors' problem Why you want to study the search results for the keyword you want to rank for How to use Google Search Console to improve your posts How to monitor your posts and readjust when necessary And so much more! Steve is excited about this update, because he thinks if you can master what Google has explicitly said it's looking for, you can do well with growing your traffic. Show Notes: MiloTreeCart MiloTreeCart Black Friday Waitlist MiloTree Pop-Up App Steve Wiideman Become a Blogger Genius Facebook Group All Blogger Genius Podcast Episodes Ahrefs Answer the Public Hotjar Subscribe to the Blogger Genius Podcast: iTunes Stitcher YouTube Spotify Amazon Music Other related Blogger Genius Podcast episodes you'll enjoy: Best Strategies to Increase Your Site Visitors Right Now with Steve Wiideman Best Ways to Build Your SEO Traffic in 2022 with Casey Markee How to Test your Product Idea Fast with Jillian Leslie Imagine a world where growing your social media followers and email list was easy… If you are looking for ways to grow your community whether that be email whether that be social media, right now head to Milotree.com install the MiloTree app on your blog and it will do the work for you. Let it do the heavy lifting for you. Let it pop up in front of your visitors and ask them to follow you on Instagram Pinterest, YouTube, Facebook, join your list, check out the exit intent but really get your community growing. And we'd love to help you with MiloTree. And I will see you here again next week. Sign up for MiloTree now and get your first 30 DAYS FREE!

Let 2023 be the year of passive income. In this podcast episode with Morgan Nield, we talk about how to create an easy passive income stream with these 10 tips. I define passive income as "making money while you sleep." This is why I'm such a big fan of bloggers selling digital products (ebooks, guides, templates, workshops, courses, etc.) because these products can be a great way to start building consistent passive income online. Morgan and I talk about how she teaches people to create quick and easy online courses. Many of you know, I'm not a fan of people spending lots of time creating online courses and classes because there they take a lot of resources upfront, and you don't know if they will pay off. Morgan and I, however, see eye to eye on how she teaches course-building. Her strategy is all about: Validating your course idea before you create anything Preselling your course Building off of where you find traction Getting feedback from your customers Avoiding shiny object syndrome Giving your customers a quick win And much more! If you're looking to tap into new passive income ideas in 2023, I think you'll find this episode unbelievably valuable. Show Notes Digital Product WORKSHOP REPLAY – How to Turn on a New Income Stream MiloTreeCart MiloTree Pop-Up App Morgan Nield Simplify Your Sales Podcast Join Jillian's Newsletter to Hear about the MiloTreeCart Black Friday Sale Become a Blogger Genius Facebook Group All Blogger Genius Podcast Episodes Subscribe to the Blogger Genius Podcast iTunes Stitcher YouTube Spotify Amazon Music Other Blogger Genius Podcast Episodes You'll Like: How to Sell and Win Big on Etsy with Morgan Nield The Truth About Courses Vs. Memberships with Alisa Meredith Why the Blogging Riches are in the Niches with HollyAnne Knight (Part 1) How to Launch a Successful Course Through Trial and Error with HollyAnne Knight (Part 2) Imagine a world where growing your social media followers and email list was easy… If you are looking for ways to grow your community whether that be email whether that be social media, right now head to Milotree.com install the MiloTree app on your blog and it will do the work for you. Let it do the heavy lifting for you. Let it pop up in front of your visitors and ask them to follow you on Instagram Pinterest, YouTube, Facebook, join your list, check out the exit intent but really get your community growing. And we'd love to help you with MiloTree. And I will see you here again next week. Sign up for MiloTree now and get your first 30 DAYS FREE!

Did you know you could build a better blog by niching down? Today, on the Blogger Genius Podcast, I'm interviewing Kate Shungu, from the blog, Gift of Hospitality. It took Kate a couple of tries to find her niche but once she did, she was able to explode her growth. Kate ultimately pivoted her food blog to: "vintage recipes for the modern cook." Having such a good niche gave Kate directions. And what she's found is the constraints of not being able to write about everything has helped her. And as a busy mom, not having to do everything, has made her blogging life easier. If you are wondering whether niching down can help you achieve your blogging goals, this episode is a must! Show Notes Digital Product WORKSHOP REPLAY – How to Turn on a New Income Stream MiloTreeCart MiloTree Pop-Up App Gift of Hospitality Join Jillian's Newsletter to Hear about the MiloTreeCart Black Friday Sale Become a Blogger Genius Facebook Group All Blogger Genius Podcast Episodes Subscribe to the Blogger Genius Podcast iTunes Stitcher YouTube Spotify Amazon Music Other Blogger Genius Podcast Episodes You'll Like: Secret Ways to Monetize Your Blog with Corinne Schmitt & Christina Hitchcock The Best Blog Content Tools You've The Best Blog Content Tools You've Never Heard Of with Britt Reber Boost Your Blog Traffic by Building Your Authority with Christine Pittman Imagine a world where growing your social media followers and email list was easy… If you are looking for ways to grow your community whether that be email whether that be social media, right now head to Milotree.com install the MiloTree app on your blog and it will do the work for you. Let it do the heavy lifting for you. Let it pop up in front of your visitors and ask them to follow you on Instagram Pinterest, YouTube, Facebook, join your list, check out the exit intent but really get your community growing. And we'd love to help you with MiloTree. And I will see you here again next week. Sign up for MiloTree now and get your first 30 DAYS FREE!

Kate Doster, email marketing specialist, share how to sell anything with this email sequence. You'll want to have notebook handy. Kate breaks down how to lead your potential customer on a journey as you speak to their needs, share the benefits of your product, talk to your potential customers' objections, answer their frequently asked questions, and ultimately get the sale. In this episode Kate talks about: Why email performs better than social media for sales Why we value what we pay for Why moms struggle with selling Why we want to mirror our customers' lives back to them in what we write Why you want to offer money back guarantees And so much more!! If you are looking for an email sales sequence that converts, this is it! Copy this sequence! Show Notes Digital Product WORKSHOP REPLAY – How to Turn on a New Income Stream MiloTreeCart MiloTree Pop-Up App Kate Doster Kate Doster's 2 Years of Emails Join Jillian's Newsletter Become a Blogger Genius Facebook Group All Blogger Genius Podcast Episodes Subscribe to the Blogger Genius Podcast iTunes Stitcher YouTube Spotify Amazon Music Women Aren't Bad at Technology, Technology is Bad for Women Hello, my friends. Welcome back to the Blogger Genius Podcast. I am your host, Jillian Leslie. I have been building blogs and businesses online since 2009 when David, my husband and I started Catch My Party. And since then, we've launched our MiloTree pop-up app. And now, MiloTreeCart, which is the easiest way for you female creators to sell digital products to your audience, like digital downloads, or workshops or memberships, coaching courses, you can do it all with MiloTreeCart. It's so interesting. I was on a bunch of coaching calls this week, and I kept hearing a theme. Women telling me they were bad at tech. And I want you to know I feel that way sometimes about myself. But the truth is, I think tech is bad at us. I don't think that tech pros are building platforms, tools for females, for women. And guess what we are because I understand what it's like to be a creator wearing so many hats having to manage so many platforms. So, our philosophy is always how can we get you up and selling within 10 minutes with sales pages that are seriously fill in the blank. This is where you get to put B- work to the test, go start putting products up and seeing if your audience wants to buy them. And we listened to you because you said you wanted a lifetime deal one time payment. That's it, you own it forever. You can buy MiloTreeCart right now for our introductory price. At $349. We offer a 30-day no questions asked money back guarantee. So, there is no risk, head to milotreecart.com to sign up and to no longer feel that you are bad at technology. Other Blogger Genius Podcast Episodes You'll Like: #126: How To Show Up Authentically And Sell To Your List with Kate Doster #021: How To Set Up An Easy and Effective Email Sales Funnel with Kate Doster (Part 2) #020: Why Email Marketing is Exciting and Easy with Kate Doster (Part 1) Imagine a world where growing your social media followers and email list was easy… If you are looking for ways to grow your community whether that be email whether that be social media, right now head to Milotree.com install the MiloTree app on your blog and it will do the work for you. Let it do the heavy lifting for you. Let it pop up in front of your visitors and ask them to follow you on Instagram Pinterest, YouTube, Facebook, join your list, check out the exit intent but really get your community growing. And we'd love to help you with MiloTree. And I will see you here again next week. Sign up for MiloTree now and get your first 30 DAYS FREE!

This week on The Blogger Genius Podcast, I have Lisa Princic, membership coach, on the show to talk about why memberships are such good business. What makes a membership a good business model: Good source of recurring revenue If you can scale your number of members, you can grow your income without doing more work If you can create community, you can build a unique experience for your members and they are less likely to leave Memberships are ever-changing and "alive," unlike courses which can feel stale quickly Memberships don't have to be expensive to set up. You can use MiloTreeCart to collect payments, then host your membership in a private Facebook group, in a Slack channel, on Discord, or on Notion. If you are looking for a new revenue stream, and you like connecting with people, definitely consider launching a membership. Show Notes Digital Product WORKSHOP REPLAY - How to Turn on a New Income Stream MiloTreeCart MiloTree Pop-Up App Lisa Princic Membership Training Freebie Become a Blogger Genius Facebook Group All Blogger Genius Podcast Episodes Subscribe to the Blogger Genius Podcast iTunes Stitcher YouTube Spotify Amazon Music Hello, my friends. Welcome to the Blogger Genius Podcast. As many of you know, I am your host, Jillian Leslie, I'm so super happy to be here. I create businesses on the internet. I've been a blogger since 2009. And I love sharing information tips and tricks to help you grow your own blogs and businesses. This week has been really fun and exciting. I led another paid workshop, this time on how to build your digital product empire with MiloTreeCart, which is the payment tool that we've created. It was great. I went step-by-step explaining what digital products were; why they are so valuable, how to come up with an idea how to create your sales page, get out there and sell and how we support you in that whole process. The thing I explained, having now done this podcast for four years, the most successful bloggers, I interview are ones who are selling products to their audiences. And that's why I want to inspire everybody to do that. Now, if you missed it and want to catch the replay, you can buy it for $10. Go to empire.milotreecart.com and there will be some special bonuses in there. So, it might be worth it. And the reason I charge is because I know if you pay me $10, you're going to show up differently, you will be more inspired, you will take it more seriously. So again, if you want the replay, just go to empire.milotreecart.com. I think it'll give you a really good foundation on what to build, why to build it and how to do it successfully. Other Blogger Genius Podcast Episodes You'll Like: How to Build a Seven-Figure Membership with Tamara Bennett The Truth About Courses Vs. Memberships with Alisa Meredith How to Grow a Successful Membership by Loving Your Members with Amy Sadler Imagine a world where growing your social media followers and email list was easy… If you are looking for ways to grow your community whether that be email whether that be social media, right now head to Milotree.com install the MiloTree app on your blog and it will do the work for you. Let it do the heavy lifting for you. Let it pop up in front of your visitors and ask them to follow you on Instagram Pinterest, YouTube, Facebook, join your list, check out the exit intent but really get your community growing. And we'd love to help you with MiloTree. And I will see you here again next week. Sign up for MiloTree now and get your first 30 DAYS FREE!

Episode Summary: Today, I'm talking to business coach, Rick Mulready, about how to have success as an online entrepreneur or blogger. Rick says you need to start where you want to go and work backwards. For Rick, this was to make $1 million. If you know that the riches are in the niches, it's important to focus on creating specific content (blog posts, social media posts, a podcast, etc.) that attracts your ideal customers to you. Other strategies Rick recommends: Test your ideas regularly to make sure what you are offering is what your audience wants Interview your past clients to get their feedback and insights It's not enough to just have a great product or service; you also need to have the right mindset and be able to deal with failure productively If you want to grow a successful blog or business, without burning out, this episode has some great nuggets of wisdom. Come to My Digital Product Live Training on Oct. 6th at 1pm CT Before I launch into the episode, I need to ask you a question. Are you feeling burnout? Are you feeling like you are a slave to the algorithms and they're constantly changing. And it gives you anxiety then please come to my workshop on October 6, where I'm going to show you how easy and necessary it is for you to build your digital product empire even if you have no idea what to sell. My goal with the workshop is to show you how to use social media and Google to your advantage. So, you can make more money by selling your expertise directly to your audience. And once you get it going, there's no ceiling to this new way to monetize. So, put your financial fate back into your own hands. I'm going to show you how. This is especially for bloggers who feel like they are running themselves ragged. Head to empire.milotreecart.com and sign up $10, October 6, 1pm Central Time and I can't wait to see you there. Show Notes: New $10 WORKSHOP – Oct. 6th – How to Turn on a New Income Stream MiloTreeCart MiloTree Pop-Up App Rick Mulready The Art of Online Business Become a Blogger Genius Facebook Group All Blogger Genius Podcast Episodes Amy Porterfield Pat Flynn Subscribe to the Blogger Genius Podcast: iTunes Stitcher YouTube Spotify Amazon Music Other Blogger Genius Podcast Episodes You'll Like: How to Up Your Price with Josh Elledge 14 Simple Tips to Grow Your Audience with Lisa Simone Richards 8 Best Tips on Selling and Why You Need This NOW! with Jillian Leslie Imagine a world where growing your social media followers and email list was easy… If you are looking for ways to grow your community whether that be email whether that be social media, right now head to Milotree.com install the MiloTree app on your blog and it will do the work for you. Let it do the heavy lifting for you. Let it pop up in front of your visitors and ask them to follow you on Instagram Pinterest, YouTube, Facebook, join your list, check out the exit intent but really get your community growing. And we'd love to help you with MiloTree. And I will see you here again next week. Sign up for MiloTree now and get your first 30 DAYS FREE!