The Do You Even Blog Podcast

Desirae is a full-time content marketer at THE Shopify (in addition to her A+ personal finance blog Half Banked ). For full takeaways from this episode, head to https://doyouevenblog.com/podcast/desirae Straight-up, this conversation is  amazing  for anybody looking to make a full-time (and then some) living from writing and/or digital marketing. Desirae drops incredible knowledge bombs on what it...

Burnout stinks! For bloggers, for entrepreneurs. In this episode (and blog post at https://doyouevenblog.com/blogger-burnout  ), I got tips from several bloggers on how to avoid and combat blogger burnout. Enjoy!

Today's fantastic guest is none other than Chris Peach from the Money Peach blog and podcast! For text takeaways and shownotes, head to https://doyouevenblog.com/podcast/peach On this podcast, we chat about: Making it DIFFICULT for people to join your email list. Growing an audience with activities that DON'T scale How he's grown his blog and podcast. More strategies for acuiring an...

Today's FQF: "How can I easily (and cheaply) protect my blog? From hackers? What's the best way to backup my WordPress site? All these question and more! ALL links and resources mentioned can be found at  https://doyouevenblog.com/site-security-backup-wordpress-blog/ As a reminder, if you'd like to submit a question (or even guest host the DYEB podcast), email me! pete (at) doy...

Today's guest has blogged about vacuums, electric car conversions, pilot's licenses, and finance. He has gone straight from long-haul trucker to marketing manager (how on Earth?). For FULL takeaways from this episode, head to https://doyouevenblog.com/podcast/mike Today I'm thrilled to speak with Mike G from Ninja Budgeter. Mike's backstory is so dang intriguing, and what he ha...

She's done it all. A blog, a finance consultancy, a millennial personal finance meet-up series, a successful podcast, paid products and courses, and more. For full show notes and takeaways, head to https://doyouevenblog.com/podcast/jessica Today I'm joined by Jessica Moorhouse, who has a really fun backstory in filmmaking and newspaper, and has since transitioned into being a full time &...

I'm fired up about this incredible SEO tip I learned yesterday from Grant Sabatier,  which was a response to a new "Fan Question Friday!" I would like to start doing on a regular basis. For the full blog post, head to  https://doyouevenblog.com/seo-category-pages In this episode, we are going to explore SCO category pages, Why they are so incredibly important for getting your blog f...

Building trust is HUGE for bloggers, and today we're going to look at a few creative (and standard) ideas for building social proof on your blog. For the show notes and text takeaways, head to https://doyouevenblog.com/podcast/proof WIN A T-SHIRT. Also, head to that link above, leave a comment, and I'll choose one person to send a free DYEB T-shirt too! woot woot!

Caitlin is the founder of Proofread Anywhere and the Work at Home School, both of which are absolutely huge online businesses. In this episode, we chat about... how most people overcomplicate making money and starting business why Caitlin got fired a few years back (and then proceeded to make millions from a blog/online biz) the single best "strategy" for growing blog traffic when you&ap...

J.D. Roth is a blogging legend. He is one of the proud few OG bloggers who has been at this for over 20 years, built an incredible successful personal finance blog ( Get Rich Slowly ), SOLD IT, started another great blog, BOUGHT Get Rich Slowly BACK... (For takeaway summaries and show notes, head to  https://doyouevenblog.com/podcast/jd ) His journey has been a wild and crazy one, but filled with...

Just a quick update on some REALLY COOL blog tools I've found recently. SmarterQueue - single best social media management tool for Bloggers KWFinder - Awesome SEO tools at half the price of competitors Bear, Sinoguo, GorillaPod, and more! For links to all tools mentioned, head to https://doyouevenblog.com/podcast/new-blog-tools

Jillian from Montana Money Adventures goes DEEP on what it takes to launch wildly successful BLOG INFO PRODUCTS, online courses, etc...as well as combatting and defeating imposter syndrome. Jillian is an amazing blogger, and just released a new course on mini-retirements, Mini-Retirements Mastered . This episode is super long with a surprise at the end, but I know there is a TON of wisdom here for...

We talk to J Money in the bathroom, Tanja from ONL, Matt from Optimize Your Life, Bobby from M$M, and more. Today's HOST of the DYEB podcast is the legendary Mrs. Adventure Rich, from https://www.adventurerich.com/ She's an AMAZING host, and I think she should do her own podcast :) Enjoy :) Show notes can be found here: https://doyouevenblog.com/podcast/finconlive  

How can you stand out in a crowded niche in 2018? Do people actually want to read your stuff? How is Bobby going to make $1M in 2018? For the holidays, enjoy this bonus, long, unfiltered, unedited episode with Bobby Hoyt from Millennial Money Man!  I believe this is our roung 3 podcast interview. :) No show notes today, but you can get links here: https://doyouevenblog.com/podcast/bobby3

The transition from full-time EMPLOYEE to self-employed can be...tricky. * How much money do I need to make before I quit? * Is this sustainable? * Can I legit do this?? Here to share his story (and how he's done this transition) is Nick True from Mapped Out Money. Some of you might know Nick from the FinCon team (he does their marketing), and I'm incredibly excited to share his work wit...

Tanja from Our Next Life is a blogging celeb these days. (Show notes and takeaways here: https://doyouevenblog.com/podcast/tanja Nevermind the fact that she was 100% anonymous for years. Nevermind the fact she's only just begun to monetize her blog a little bit. Doesn't matter. She's built up an incredibly tight-knit and loyal community of followers and proven herself as a top-tier...

Giveaways CAN be an incredible tool for growing your email list, with a few twists. For the full blog post, head here: https://doyouevenblog.com/blog-giveaway In this solo episode, I want to dispel 2 small rumors or misconceptions bloggers may have about launching a blog giveaway, and also walk you through, case-study style, my recent giveaway. We're gonna talk strategies, one or two of which...

This episode is incredible for bloggers looking to grow their traffic in 2018. John from ESI Money is an OG blogger, math wizard, former big-time corporate marketer...and a methodical, deliberate, delightful guy. This episode is split into 3 parts: Me and John LIVE from FinCon 2017 Me and John, part 2 via Skype Me, John, and Steve from Think Save Retire! Steve joined us LIVE on the FinCon recordin...

Product Launch formulas are a dime a dozen, and often involve 37 email sequences and 1.7 different launch templates. Enough of that.  I want to walk you through the results of my 30-day challenge, and provide you, fellow BLOGGER, with a simple, minimalistic strategy for launching info products. This is based off a blog post, found here:  https://doyouevenblog.com/info-product-launch-checklist/ Enj...

Tech startup founder + your blog = what would happen? That's what we explore today with Rize and The Bit Daily's Erica Amatori. Erica is a successful (like, actually successful. Founded several companies, one of which got acquired) entrepreneur and startup veteran....and today we apply her thinking to blogs. How would she grow a brand new blog from the ground up? Really, really aggresive...

Chris is taking a one-year mini retirement to blog full-time and try to sustain his family! This is a follow-up round 2 episode...as we try and get him producing revenues from his blog. This is long and uncut. Enjoy! OG show notes here: https://doyouevenblog.com/podcast/chris2

Deacon (Well Kept Wallet) is on track to grow his blog into 7-figures in 2018. He is a long-time personal finance blogger with an amazing debt story, and loads of good blogging wisdom (especially for focus, high-level strategies, and even SEO) to drop for us. The for brief takeaways and show notes head to https://doyouevenblog.com/podcast/deacon We chat about... * The big strategies and focus to m...

Today's guest is NOT a big-time blogger or entrepeneur, but DON'T let that fool you into thinking she DOESN'T have incredible insights to offer us! Linda from Mad About Genealogy is knowledgable, passionate, and (extremely) driven to succeed. We talk about... * Why being a "super blogger" has  nothing to do with outcomes/success * How Linda's building the premiere sit...

When should you quit your blog? Honestly? Today's bonus episode was inspired by DYEB contributor Araminta Robertson's guest post, found here:  https://doyouevenblog.com/is-the-hustle-worth-it/ Enjoy :)

Facebook ads are intimidating, especially for those of us not making serious money from out blogs. Luckily, we have an pro coach in our corner…who can and WILL show us that Facebook ads are 100% doable for any blogger, regardless of budget. Monica Louie is THE go-to name for Facebook ads for bloggers; She’s a consultant, coach, and course creator. In this episode we talk… Facebook Ads - Like, a lo...