The Blogger Genius Podcast

Have ever wondered how to outsource the tasks you hate? It's by hiring a VA you can trust. In today's episode of The Blogger Genius Podcast, I'm talking to Kristy Yoder, who runs her own VA agency. We talk about: Why hiring a VA is a good investment Why hiring VAs from other countries can be beneficial How to onboard and train your new VA How to let your VA go if things don't work out And more! If...

Looking for proven strategies for making money online? Today I have niche blogger and content marketer, Casey Botticello , on the podcast to share the ways he generates income. Casey and I do a deep dive into his niche blogging strategy. Niche blogging means creating blogs focused on specific topics that you can monetize through advertising, affiliate marketing, and digital products. As you'll hea...

Can you be a successful introverted entrepreneur? Today, on the podcast, I'm interviewing Tara Reid , a coach who specializes in helping introverts grow their online businesses. Tara shares her personal story of how she built her own successful business, and explains how she uses sophisticated sales funnels to sell digital products, coaching, and memberships. Tara explains that one of the keys to...

If you're looking to transform a new blog into an SEO powerhouse, my interview with Kristi Dosh will give you awesome tips and takeaways! Kristi is an OG blogger, and has really mastered blogging SEO and what it takes to be a successful niche blogger. We talk about: Easy ways to optimize your posts with SEO Niche blogging for profit Aged domains and what they are How having an SEO blog strategy th...

Yes, Pinterest still drives traffic if you know these things… Consistency Keywords How to optimize static pins I've got Pinterest strategist Amy Ford, from  Bloom and Grow Media , on the podcast, to share her cutting-edge Pinterest strategies. At  Catch My Party , the first company we built and still run, we get the majority of our traffic from Pinterest, but the platform has definitely changed fr...

In this episode, I'm interviewing SEO strategist,  Casey Markee , about the best ways to build your Google traffic and get more blog visitors. We dig into up-to-the-moment SEO topics and strategies such as: The Google May Core Update The five factors that determine Google's search results The pros and cons of using AI writing tools Link building strategies Duplicate content Domain Authority And wh...

If you're looking for the easy way to do affiliate marketing in 2023, listen to my new episode of the Blogger Genius Podcast, where I'm interviewing Matt McWilliams , also known as the "affiliate guy." Matt has helped large companies and online entrepreneurs create and manage their affiliate programs, and he has great tips for people who want to build a robust affiliate marketing income stream. Du...

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...

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 wha...

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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...

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...

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 buildi...

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...

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 ta...

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...

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 att...

In today's episode, Jessica Holmes, from the dessert blog, Sweetest Menu , shares her 9 copywriting secrets to write successful blog posts. Before becoming a professional food blogger, Jessica was a copywriter, so she knows what she's talking about. In the episode, we discuss: How Jessica finds the most engagement by sharing her baking "fails" with her audience How she doesn't always rely on keywo...

Today, I'm talking about why you want a strong personal brand. Gone are the days when you can hide behind your blog, and just show off your beautiful photos. And this is why I have Christine Gritmon on as my guest. She is a personal branding expert. As you'll see, Christine has a very strong personal brand herself that involves lipstick and nails. She's all about tying in your brand with who you a...

Yes, you can make six figures from niche blogging, if you know what you're doing. If you think of blogs as assets, the goal is to buy low and sell high. I have my friend and blogging expert, Chelsea Clarke  on the show to talk about how she does it. Chelsea currently owns six niche websites. She buys them, uses different strategies to grow their income, and then sells them. She also teaches others...

I have SEO, Steve Wiideman , on the show to talk about simple ways to optimize your site for more traffic now . What I like about this interview is that nothing Steve shares is hard to implement. You don't have to be a techie to do well with SEO. Steve and I discuss: Whether you should worry about Google algorithm changes, and how to know if you've been impacted Why you want to dissect your compet...

I have my friend and social media strategist,  Neal Schaffer , on the show for his third appearance to talk about how social media is shifting right before our eyes. Neal and I both started seeing things change this summer, with the explosion of not only TikTok, but also BeReal. TikTok is 100% entertainment and has nothing to do with our friends or our social graph. BeReal is all about our friends...

I have digital product expert, Eden Fried, founder of the Rebel Boss Summit on the show today. As you know, we, at MiloTree HQ, are all about enabling bloggers and creators to sell digital goods directly to their audiences with our new tool, MiloTreeCart . So this interview was right up my alley. Eden and I talk about: What digital products are How to find an idea for a product How find an audienc...

I have blogging coaches, Michele Brosius and Gina Lincicum, from Connect & Learn , on the show to talk about a PLR (private label rights) content. This is content you purchase the rights to, and use it to help you write blog posts faster. I knew so little about PLR until this episode, so it was great to get all my questions answered by Gina and Michele. In this episode, we discuss: What PLR is exa...

I have Brandon Gaille on the show from The Blogging Millionaire and RankIQ . Brandon has been teaching bloggers how to grow their traffic for years with his podcast. And now with his tool, he helps bloggers identify keyword opportunities to explode their businesses. Here are some of the topics we dive into: How a health crisis turned Brandon into professional blogger How he identified an opportuni...