Monthly Archives: February 2012

How Mayi Carles Sold 5,000 Copies of Her First Product

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Mayi Carles has been a long time listener of BlogcastFM, so I was really excited when she reached out to me with such a great success story. I always enjoy guests from the handmade community because they bring some really amazing perspectives. Not only that, she has a wicked cool accent that will be like music to your ears.

Here are some highlights from our chat:

  • How to Overcome the Internal Resistance You Face When Following Your Calling
  • Why Developing a Support System of Mentors and Coaches Plays an Integral Role in Your Success
  • Why Your Biggest Supporters are Often Your Competitors
  • Tapping into Your Creative Potential
  • The Importance of Pushing Your Own Boundaries with Your Content
  • Why You Need to Create Things That Have No Purpose
  • How to Get Good at Creating Video Content
  • Why You Should Launch a Product to Learn About Your Customers
  • How Mayi Leveraged a Small Guinea Pig Product and Caused it to Evolve into Something Big

Some people and resources mentioned during this episode include:

Mayi Carles is an artistic inventor, organizational master, and pocket-size creative business fairy with a severe cupcake addiction. She even finds time to call her mom everyday. You can follow her on twitter @mayicarles.One of our goals for 2012 is to become a top 100 show in iTunes. We can get there with your help and it will enable us to improve the how and bring on even bigger guests. So if you can, we’d be really grateful if you write us a review in iTunes.

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Building One of the Most Popular Zombie Podcasts in iTunes with Jason Cabassi

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For this episode, I decided to do something a little different.

One of my best friends used to write documentation for the iPod at Apple. About a year ago, he decided to start a podcast about his favorite TV show, the Walking Deadcast. Jason has some killer audio equipment in his studio which, unfortunately, he didn’t let me steal, but it definitely upped the audio quality. Once we have some additional funds coming in, we’ll upgrade ours as well.

Here are some highlights from our chat:

  • Jason’s Main Goal – Which Has Nothing to Do with Money 
  • How Podcasting has Evolved Since its Inception 
  • A Discussion About the Pros and Cons of a Two Person Podcast
  • Why You Need to Have a Genuine Interest in Your Subject
  • Tapping into the Audience of an Existing Property
  • Why You Have to ACT on Your Ideas
  • The Intrinsic Value of Content Creation
  • How Jason Creates a Relationship with His Fans
  • A Tip for Contacting Celebrities
  • How to Leverage The Comments on Your Blog to Create Content

Jason Cabassi has a long-held and vague childhood memory of teenagers stepping gingerly out of a church, creeping into the dark woods, naively believing they might be safe, only to be encircled and then engulfed by shambling rotted corpses, arms outstretched. It was on TV. You can follow him on twitter @jasonandkaren.

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How He Built a YouTube Channel with Over 200,000 Views with Tyrone Shum

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We’ve had Tyrone Shum on as a guest in the episode Tyrone Shum Discusses Outsourcing Strategies to Generate Revenue, Affiliate Marketing, and Membership Sites. One of my favorite things about talking to Tyrone is that he always provides me with actionable insights. In this episode, he gave some of absolutely fantastic tips on outsourcing elements of your blog and business.

Here are some highlights of our chat:

  • The Basic Things that You Can Outsource in Your Business
  • How to Document the Processes for Your Business
  • The Cost of a Full Time Virtual Assistant
  • A Step by Step Process for How to Outsource Your Video Content
  • An In-Depth View into Using Video to Generate Leads
  • Thinking Through an Entrepreneurial Framework
  • How YouTube is Shifting Focus to Channels
  • Tips for Figuring Out Exactly What Your Audience Wants
  • Why Outsourcing is Essential to Growing Your Business

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Tyrone Shum started his first internet business in 2005, working over 60 hours a week. He went out and looked for better ways to have an online business and discovered outsourcing. In 2009, he sold his business and now teaches people what he learned about outsourcing. You can follow him on twitter @tyroneshum.

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The Reality of What It Takes to be an Entrepreneur with Carol Roth

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I came across Carol when she actually interviewed David Siteman Garland on his show. A few days later, I found myself at Barnes & Noble speed reading and browsing through her book  The Entrepreneur Equation, which turned you be a real wakeup call and is also an New York Times Best Seller. She’s helped companies raise over 1 billion dollars in the past 16 years. Let me just say that Carol is  REALLY smart and she packed this episode with some great insights.

Here are just a few of the highlights from our chat:

  • How Carol’s Background Has Given Her a Solid Foundation in Business 
  • A Deeper Look at Outward Success and Why It Might Not Always Lead Where You Think
  • The Role that Financial Flexibility Plays in Building Your Business
  • How Coaching and Mentorship Accelerated Carol’s Growth
  • The Popular Kid’s Blessing and The Role It Plays
  • Why Trusting Your Gut Instinct is Really Important in Your Career
  • How to Build a Valuable Skill Set that You Can Sell
  • The Power of Connecting Other People to Opportunities
  • The Biggest Reasons Businesses Fail
  • Why the 4-Hour Work Week and Lifestyle Design isn’t for Everybody
  • The Importance of Self Promotion
  • How Your Own Criticisms Get in Your Way
  • The Key Elements of Carol’s Marketing and Promotion Plan for Her Book

Carol Roth helps businesses grow and make more money. Her blog at CarolRoth.com was recently named as one of the Top 10 small business blogs online. She holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania, where she graduated Magna Cum Laude. You can follow her on twitter @caroljsroth.

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