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24 AugFeatured

From Podcast Host to Full-Blown Personal Brand Entrepreneur, with Colin Gray

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By Chris Ducker

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The Podcast Host, Colin Gray, joins the show as he shares how he’s developed his podcast into a long-standing business based around his personal brand.

Chris and Colin also talk about the CEO mindset, marketing strategies for your podcast, and what he has planned for The Podcast Host in the future.

On this episode of Youpreneur FM, we shine the spotlight once again on the topic of podcasting, specifically on how to build, monetize, and grow your personal brand around one.

Here to shed some light on this as well as share his own experiences is The Podcast Host and Youpreneur Member, …read more      

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24 AugFeatured

5 Ways Your Fans Can Help Optimize Your Site for Conversions

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By Neil Patel

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I’ve been watching Facebook closely for a long time.

I’ve tested hundreds of ad iterations.

I’ve worked hard to build organic reach for myself and my clients.

Here’s what I’ve concluded: Facebook is awesome. But it’s also tricky.

Why? Because the algorithm is constantly shifting, forcing marketers to up their game, readjust their techniques, and reorient their strategies.

Here’s the thing. If you have a social presence for your business, Facebook has decided that your organic reach needs to shrink.

Again.

You know, of course, that this isn’t the first time the social giant tweaked its algorithm.

In June, Adam …read more      

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24 AugFeatured

Let Digital Commerce Summit Help You Elevate Your Business in 2016

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By Jessica Frick

Let Digital Commerce Summit Help You Elevate Your Business in 2016

You’ve seen a few posts here about our upcoming event, Digital Commerce Summit — especially about the myriad benefits it will deliver to attendees.

Today, we have one more quick note for you about our inaugural event … but this note isn’t aimed at potential attendees (more for them here).

Instead, today’s information is aimed at potential sponsors. That’s because Digital Commerce Summit sponsorship allows us to help you build your business.

How? By helping you get your brand and message in front of people who — with their actions — demonstrate that they are passionate about digital products …read more      

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24 AugFeatured

Why You Hate Writing

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By Robert Bruce

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The blank page is a nightmare.

The great writers of the ages have feared it more than evil spirits, wasting disease, and visiting in-laws.

Yet, if you want something to happen, you’ve got to spill the ink on that thing.

You’ve got to do it every day.

Like a detective, the writer is always digging.

And when that digging unearths an idea, the writer is desperate for a way to get it down.

The pain of facing a blank page might be cured by facing what you’re not doing.

And what you’re not doing is three simple moves that can help correct this ancient problem.

1. …read more      

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23 AugFeatured

How Bestselling Author Jay McInerney Writes: Part One

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By Kelton Reid

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The bestselling author of 11 books, including the eighties-defining Bright Lights, Big City, Jay McInerney, took a break to chat with me about his new book, the writing process, and some timeless tips from his mentor, Raymond Carver.

Vanity Fair called Mr. McInerney “Our modern-day Fitzgerald,” and his most recent book — Bright, Precious Days — is described as “… a sexy, vibrant, cross-generational New York story — a literary and commercial triumph of the highest order.”

The author is a renowned short story writer, screenwriter, and actor who has lived in New York for three decades and rubbed elbows with a …read more      

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