Why LinkedIn and the Rainmaker Platform Make a Perfect Match

By Rainmaker.FM

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On The Missing Link, host Sean Jackson and Mica Gadhia welcome Dylan Jones, one of their very helpful Missing Link LinkedIn group members, to share about his solid success with LinkedIn and how he drives traffic to his site that’s built on the Rainmaker Platform.

No, Sean and Mica did not pay him with cash, chocolates, or even booze to share how the Rainmaker Platform is working so well for him now.

Dylan will teach you what a content catalyst is and why LinkedIn is a crowdsourcing paradise. He shares two tips and tricks for searching for the perfect connection that …read more      

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The 7 Essential Elements of Effective Social Media Marketing

By Sonia Simone

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By now you know it’s a bad idea to be a digital sharecropper and build your business entirely on someone else’s land (like Facebook, Tumblr, or any other third party you don’t control).

But you may be asking yourself, “What type of social media marketing should I be doing?”

How are savvy businesses using social media effectively to find more customers, boost their reputations, and make more sales?

Here are the seven essentials that will turn your social media marketing from an annoying time-waster to an effective bottom-line booster.

1. Get your home base together

Your home base is your …read more      

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How to ‘Steal the Show’ Both Onstage and Off, with Michael Port

By Rainmaker.FM

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In this episode of Youpreneur.FM, host Chris Ducker talks to entrepreneur and world-renowned public speaker Michael Port about how to prepare for a speech or presentation and tips on how to steal the show.

Have you ever really wanted to absolutely nail a sales presentation or speech? Or to know exactly how to bring out your best self in any and every setting?

Here to share how to do just that is Michael Port. Michael is an uber-successful entrepreneur, world-renowned public speaker, New York Times bestselling author, and credentialed actor.

Today, Michael shares insights on how non-actors can steal the show in any …read more      

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How to Move Your Audience from Infatuation to Love

By Rainmaker.FM

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If you want to build a meaningful long-term relationship with your audience, you have to show up reliably over time.

In the third part of this four-part series on The Lede, hosts Jerod Morris and Demian Farnworth explain the simple, profound impact of showing up when you say you will, over and over again.

Two episodes ago, they discussed the importance of authenticity. In the last episode, they discussed why usefulness is an essential element of every piece of content you publish.

In this episode, Jerod and Demian build on those two episodes and explain what happens when you show up consistently …read more      

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How to Find Your Unfair Advantage with Derek Sivers

By Rainmaker.FM

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Today’s guest on Hack the Entrepreneur is a musician, programmer, writer, speaker, introvert, and entrepreneur.

He started out as a professional musician. Then he wanted a way to sell his own CDs on the Internet, but the means to do this didn’t exist at the time. So his entrepreneurial spirit took over and he decided to create a website to sell his own music and his friends’ music — soon his friends’ friends were interested, and CD Baby was born.

CD Baby went on to become the largest online seller of independent music and created $100 million in sales for 150,000 musicians. …read more      

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