Blogger Interview: David Garland from The Rise to The Top

In the hour I talked to David, I got so many valuable insights that he probably could have charged money for the advice he  gave in this interview. If I’d known these things in the first 3 months of my blog and implemented them, I would have grown really fast. It was clear he’s a really smart guy, who is very business savvy and you can learn alot from. I hope you enjoy it.

• Why being naive and optimistic is an asset
• The biggest makes that entrepreneurs make in their first ventures
• How he went from a television show on ABC to blogging
• The importance of a unique spin on content and creating it as if it’s for 2 million people
• How he uses video as a form of differentiation
• The Importance of good design
• How to create good video content in several different ways even if you are not a natural on camera
• The power of using Disqus to learn more about your audience and developing content of interest of them
• The secret of landing interviews with the A-list bloggers like Seth Godin
• Why it’s never too early to monetize
• Why shouldn’t wait to hit thousands of readers to monetize
• And much, much more….
  

David is the author and founder of The Rise to The Top. Follow him on Twitter @TheRisetoTheTop

Podcast: Download (Duration: 40:49 — 18.7MB)