The Blogger Genius Podcast

Today we are talking about how to grow your income on Clubhouse, the new, live audio-only platform people are buzzing about. I'm interviewing social media strategist and Clubhouse expert,  Lisa Monks , on creative ways to use Clubhouse to build your blog and online business. In this interview, we talk about: What makes Clubhouse different from other social media platforms The nuts and bolts of how...

Hi friends. This is Jillian Leslie. I am founder of MiloTree and Catch My Party , host of this podcast. Typically I talk about business growing online businesses and blogs. But today I thought I would do a special episode, because we live in Austin, Texas. So many people have asked me what this experience has been like with this crazy weather situation, I thought I would share what the experience...

I want to talk about why video and showing your face are so important right now. It's because we are starved for connection. In this time when we are isolated and confined, there's no better way to let people in to get to know you. This is why platforms like TikTok are exploding right now. Who doesn't want to see people dancing, showing their personality, and having fun? And this can be such an ad...

Want to know all about the new Google updates and cutting edge SEO strategy to take your blog to the next level? I'm interviewing SEO strategist, Casey Markee, about all this and more. You will see that he is an expert and we break it all down. In this interview, we cover: The best long tail keyword strategy for creating posts How to optimize the "tech" side of your blog How to optimize your conte...

Yep it's time to discover how to sell and win big on Etsy. We see it over and over again. The bloggers and online entrepreneurs who figure out how to sell products to their audiences are the most successful. But selling products can seem intimidating. And there's where selling on Etsy comes in. We don't think there's any platform better for validating your ideas and setting up shop. In this podcas...

In this episode, we're talking about how to launch a successful course through trial and error. This is my Part 2 Blogger Genius Podcast interview with HollyAnne Knight from  String & Story . If you haven't listened to Part 1 , I recommend you do that first. In Part 2, HollyAnne shares how she honed in on free motion quilting as her quilting niche, then how she created her first course teaching qu...

Want to know why the blogging riches are in the niches? Today's episode will explain it. I'm interviewing HollyAnne Knight from String & Story , who not only teaches people how to quilt, she teaches free motion quilting, a modern form of quilting. And she's built a very successful business in a very niche lane. HollyAnne shares how, as a way to deal with her postpartum depression after her first c...

I'm excited to share my newest podcast interview with Cheryl Garove, from the blog, Grounded by Grace . In her blog, Cheryl doesn't hold anything back. She discusses her food addiction and her family's addictions to drugs and alcohol. She does this with bravery, clarity, and of huge dose of grace. Many people would feel uncomfortable writing so deeply about their struggles. But what Cheryl has don...

Happy New Year! For those wanting to up their SEO game in 2021, this is the episode for you. I'm interviewing Marieke van de Rakt, the CEO of  Yoast , the must-have WordPress SEO plugin. She shares all about how to get your content to rank in Google. In this episode, we discuss: Why you need to write something people want to read The importance of keyword research before writing your blog post How...

I want to announce that if you are ready to grow your blog in 2021, join our MiloTree Entrepreneur Coaching Group , which is starting January 12. This might be the only time we host the Coaching Group in 2021, so don't miss this chance! It's for six weeks. We meet twice a week, live on Zoom. There is a private Facebook group for connection and questions. This group is all about personal attention....

This episode is one of my most popular from 2020. It explores how  Lauren McManus went from a blogging failure to massive success.  I find Lauren's story interesting, especially the part where she and her business partner started a blog that didn't go anywhere. Not everybody hits it big with that first try. After the failure, they started another  blog that was a huge success by all standards.  Th...

Here are my 9 ways to get your blog off on the right foot in 2021. After a crummy year, I'm starting to feel much more optimistic about the New Year. So, I recommend you take this time during the holidays to get yourself prepared to jump in in a new way come January. Some of the ideas I present relate to mindset shifts, like believing in abundance and focusing on your audience's needs over your ow...

What is Pinterest saying now to be successful on the platform? I've got Alisa Meredith from Tailwind back on the show for her fourth visit. She is a dear friend and alway willing to share the most cutting edge news about Pinterest. As we all know, Pinterest wants "new content" on the platform. But what is new content? Back in February this was a new pin. Now they've now come out and said that a ne...

If you listen to this podcast, you know I talk a lot about how to write content that attracts your ideal audience. If you listen to this podcast, you know I talk a lot about how to write content that attracts your ideal audience. I think of my content as the top of my purchasing funnel. If I can get it right, I've set myself up for success—whether that be selling MiloTree subscriptions , selling c...

Just in time for Thanksgiving, I'm releasing a guided meditation on gratitude. Given how strange and unsettling this year is, I thought intentionally focusing on something positive in our lives—all things we're grateful for—could help make this time a little easier to stomach. My hope is that this will offer a few minutes of peace and calm. Just recording it, offered that to me. It's so easy to fe...

Want to learn how to drive enormous traffic to your blog? Today I'm talking with Melanie Ferguson from  Southern  Crush  at Home for a Part 2 interview. Melanie starting focusing on her blog about a year ago, and since then has grown it large enough to be accepted into the ad network, MediaVine, which has a minimum of 50k sessions per month. You will learn the strategies Melanie used to leverage h...

In this episode I share my thoughts on the perfection of B- work and how to get stuff done in your business. This is a personal solo episode I recorded about my deep and conflicted relationship with perfectionism. I call myself a "recovering perfectionist" and believe I will be dealing with its affects for the rest of my life. There have been times my perfectionism has served me well, but in my li...

Today I'm talking with my friend and Pinterest expert, Jennifer Priest, from Smart Creative Social, about how to be effective on Pinterest today. Pinterest is getting a bad rap these days because people are seeing their traffic from the platform plummet. Jennifer and I debunk some of the myths swirling around Pinterest, and talk about how there is no one way to have success on the platform. Unders...

Today we're talking about why it's worth growing an engaged Facebook audience and how this could be a game-changer for your business. I'm interviewing Melanie Ferguson from  Southern  Crush  at Home . Melanie has a Facebook page with over 100k followers. We talk about how valuable followers are when growing your online business because they show up for you. And Facebook is one of the best ways to...

Ready to learn how to win selling on Shopify? If you are a blogger, you know I recommend finding something to sell to your audience, and Shopify might be the perfect platform for you to do it on. This is why I'm excited to share my interview with Shopify expert, Elle McCann. In this episode, we delve into lots of important Shopify strategies and tactics including: Selling on Shopify vs. Etsy What...

In today's episode of The Blogger Genius Podcast, we're digging into how to easily design Pinterest pins to get more traffic. Face it, there's no better way to get traffic to your blog than Pinterest. And now that Pinterest has come out and said it wants "new content," it behooves you to create lots of new pins for the platform. But how do you do that without burning out? I've got my friend and gr...

If you want to know how to use analytics to increase your end of the year blog income, this is the episode for you! Who doesn't need more money over the holidays? As we approach the end of the year, I always recommend bloggers dust off their holiday content and give it a refresh. But a good question to ask is what posts should you update, and how do you do it successfully during this unusual holid...

Here are the 5 secrets successful bloggers know to grow their blogs. Given that I work closely with bloggers in our MiloTree Coaching Group , and I interview successful bloggers on my podcast, I get to see consistent patterns. In this podcast, I share what I see works for many bloggers and online entrepreneurs today. The word I use over and over again is "intentionality." The more intentional you...

In this episode, Lauren Myers from the Etsy shop, Ohh How Charming, and I talk about why Etsy is a great platform to be selling on now. Not only does Etsy handle much of the hassle of running an online store, but they have a built-in audience of  millions  wanting to buy from you. With Etsy, you don't have to worry as much about driving traffic to your shop. You get to focus on product creation, p...

n this episode with my friend and SEO expert, Paula Rollo, we talk about how to use Google Analytics to know what to blog about. How many time have you asked yourself, what kind of content should I invest my time in to grow my business? How do I get the biggest bang for my buck? We're discussing ways to use your analytics to figure out, not only what your audience wants from you, but also what Goo...