Pat has been a two-time guest here on BlogcastFM. He is somebody who is always a great guest to interview because he’s always got so much valuable insight to share with people.  I’ve been fortunate enough to spend quite a bit of time hanging out with him at BlogWorld.

Here are some highlights from our nine-minute chat:

• Why Pat is Expanding Beyond Written Content 
• The Surprising #1 Source of Pat’s Traffic
• What It Takes to Stand Out in a Really Crowded Niche
• The Power of Being Completely Transparent in Your Efforts

Pat Flynn is a professional blogger, serial entrepreneur, podcast host, author, mentor, coach & most importantly – a father and a husband. You can follow him on twitter @patflynn.

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With the New Year right around the corner, we thought it would be a great opportunity to clear out our queue of video interviews. This one in particular will probably be of interest to any of you who are considering applying to be a speaker at BlogWorld in 2012.

Here are some of the highlights from my seven minutes with Deb:

• What Goes into Organizing BlogWorld
• What Deb Looks for in a BlogWorld Speaking Proposal
• The Red Flags that Kill Your Proposal
• How to Educate People with Your Content
• A Key Tip to Continuing a Conversation with People Who Attend Your Speaking Session
• and Much More…

Deb Ng is a social media enthusiast, oversharer, Conference Director for BlogWorld, and the author of Online Community Management for Dummies. You can follow her on twitter @debng.

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The New Year is right around the corner and we have a ton of new podcasts coming for you at the start of the year.

We also still have a queue of video interviews from BlogWorld LA that we haven’t shared with you yet. Today you get to here from none other than Darren Rowse himself. I snagged a few minutes with him and he had some great things to share in this interview.

• Why You Need to Create an Emotional Connection with Your Readers
• Trends in the Blogosphere
• What Makes People Stand Out in a Crowded Market Full of Noise
• A Look at the Process Behind Managing ProBlogger
• The Impact of Taking Small Actions Over Time

Darren Rowse, most famously of ProBlogger, has been blogging about Blogging and Photography (and a little Tweeting from the Trenches of a Family with 3 Boys). He is a full-time blogger making a living from the medium since 2004. You can follow him on twitter @problogger.

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Originally published October 25, 2010 and republished as a BlogcastFM Classic on December 22, 2011.

In our survey, some of you had asked us to do a segment where we follow a blog in progress, so we did. April and I spoke shortly before BlogWorld. She was the winner of the 1-hour consulting session that we gave away here at BlogcastFM.  When I spoke to April, her blog was only one month old. She took just one of the ideas from the consulting session that I did with her and got some phenomenal results.

Here are some highlights from our chat:

• Going Through the Forums in Your Niche to Identify Key Problems You Can Solve 
• How She Went from 20 People Reading Her Blog to 800 Visits in One Day by Writing a Series
• How the Series She Wrote Resulted in 11-13 Email Subscribers Per Day
• Why the Series Put Her on the Etsy Must Read for Success List (like a guest post on Problogger for her niche)
• Positioning Your Series in Such a Way that It is Incredibly Appealing to Other Bloggers (even when you are the smallest blogger)
• The Keys to Making Sure that Nobody Participating in Your Joint Series Drops the Ball
• How Even a Small Group of Writers Collaborating Can Reach a Large Audience
• The Amazing Relationships that Resulted from Writing a Joint Series
• Using the Power of Small Bloggers to Connect with Big Bloggers

Blacksburgbelle was started by April and her mother-in-law to help other creative women lead more fulfilling lives doing what they love.  Their mission is to teach people how to fill their days with creativity, inspiration, time with friends and family, and of course, money, honey.  You can follow her on twitter @blacksburgbelle.

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