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Darren Rowse and I did a special one hour podcast discussing advanced blogging strategies to generate more traffic and make more money from blogging.

The podcast has just gone live at Problogger.net and you can get it now from here -

Free Blogging Tips Podcast with Darren and Yaro

Here is the timeline of what we discussed in the podcast, which goes for just over an hour:

• Yaro on the convergence between the Internet marketing and blogging world
• How to build buzz and traffic by releasing a viral PDF report
• Tips on how to build relationships with other bloggers
• Darren talks about techniques to capture more repeat readers using your blog archives
• Customizing pages based on where your traffic comes from
• Why adding an email list newsletter to your blog is critical
• Tips to monetize your blog or newsletter using direct sponsorship
• Testing how your ads convert on your site to increase your income from sponsors
• Using split testing software (openads) to improve the performance of ads on your blog
• Testing different elements of your blog using crazy egg
• Buying sites with the profit you make from blogging

Surprise Offer

At the end of the recording Darren and I talk about a special offer I’m making just for his readers who are interested in joining Blog Mastermind. It’s a limited time offer, ending this Friday and the link for the special offer page is only available in the podcast and at Darren’s blog.

I explain why I made the offer in the podcast too, so if you are curious you will have to listen to the conversation right to the end.

You can get the podcast direct from Problogger.net in this link -

Free Blogging Tips Podcast with Darren and Yaro

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I sat down with Mike about a month ago and recorded this interview. I wanted to focus more on Mike’s history and how he went from car salesman working 70 hours a week to an Internet marketer in charge of a 7 million dollar business. Mike has some great stories from his years working at car dealerships and we learn a lot about how he managed to transition from working as an employee to being in charge of an Internet business.

Mike also spends some time in the interview talking about one of his core skills - building buzz using viral marketing - and you will learn about what it takes to create a viral marketing event online.

I hope you enjoy the interview and as always, if you haven’t already done so, please check out my podcast archives for more interviews like this, all free.

Show Notes

1. Mike background growing up in Long Island NY
2. Mike’s time in the car sales business
3. How a SPAM email led Mike to the Internet Marketing world
4. How Mike was “caught” running an Internet business which led to him being forced to quit the car sales business
5. Mike discusses viral marketing with some examples
6. How to build buzz online
7. Tips for starting your own Internet business and a discussion of the three key ingredients for success
8. Wrap-up

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You have likely heard this name circulating all over the web lately - Timothy Ferriss, author of the 4-Hour-Workweek - who I had a chance to interview last week and I deliver today in podcast format for your listening pleasure.

Tim has been popping up on interviews at many blogs and websites, and his book and name are fast becoming standard reference points for anyone looking to break out of the 9-5 working grind and build a flexible and fun lifestyle.

Tim explains how people can live a life of freedom, spend time traveling and doing what they enjoy, and live like a millionaire while earning only a standard salary. Of course Tim didn’t just make this stuff up - he’s been living what his book teaches for years, traveling around the planet and achieving some amazing feats, including:

• First American in history to hold a Guinness World Record in tango
• National Chinese kickboxing champion
• MTV breakdancer in Taiwan
• Hurling competitor in Ireland
• Actor on hit TV series in mainland China and Hong Kong

Tim has done a lot in his 29 years, but what will interest the readers of Entrepreneurs-Journey.com is how he has progressed from working as an employee (and getting fired multiple times), to a true business owner, working ON the business a few hours a week, and not working IN the business for 60 hours a week.

I recently finished reading Tim’s book, The 4-Hour Workweek, and I have to say it’s a fantastic manifesto, especially for entrepreneurs who need to be shown how it is possible to let go and allow others take over aspects of your business, or for employees, who need to learn how to take more control and negotiate an arrangement with your employer where you can provide greater value for the company you work for, but also increase the amount of freedom you have to do other things.

This podcast interview provides a nice introduction to Tim and his concepts, I hope you enjoy it.

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I’m doing a podcast interview with Mike Filsaime next week and I’m curious whether you have any specific questions you would like me to ask him?

I can’t promise I’ll ask every suggested question you offer, but I would appreciate any ideas for interesting topics you would like us to cover in the podcast.

Just leave a comment reply to this post with your suggested question for Mike.

In case you don’t know Mike, here’s a great video that goes through the entire history of his business. It’s great watching this if you want to see how someone went from doing nothing online to becoming an Internet marketing expert generating millions.

http://www.mikefilsaime.com/history/

A lot of my typical “business history” questions are answered by watching this video, hence I need ideas for new questions to ask Mike - something different and interesting that he possibly has not been asked before.

I look forward to reading what you come up with and if possible I need your questions in the next 72 hours since I’m doing the interview early next week.

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I have a special treat for you in my latest Entrepreneurs-Journey Podcast, an interview with Brian Clark, the guy behind the very popular Copyblogger.com blog.

Note the sound quality was a bit sketchy with this recording so I’ve up the bitrate and consequently the file download is topping 20MB. I apologize to all you dial-up users, but I promise you the podcast download is worth the wait. For you broadband users it will be nothing and the enhanced sound quality makes a difference, although it’s far from perfect.

Brian and I recorded this interview late last week so it’s very current and you will learn a lot about the guy behind one of the shining star blogs of 2006. Brian has an extensive background including time spent as a lawyer and an early adopter of the Internet as a tool for commerce. He’s been consulting to web companies before, during and after the dotcom boom and subsequent crash and his experience comes through in this interview. I hope you enjoy it and make sure you leave a comment to tell Brian how much you liked this show because he really doesn’t appreciate the attention :-).

Show Notes

• The show starts with a brief history of Brian’s younger days
• Brian discusses his first Internet ventures - email newsletters and consulting to dotcoms
• Post dotcom crash, Brian talks about the businesses that were left and how they used sound direct marketing principles taken from the offline world
• Brian alludes to some of the previous Internet projects he has worked on how he structures relationships with other talented people to help them bring their talent online
• We hear some comments about venture funding
• I ask Brian for some secrets to the success of his Copyblogger.com blog
• We learn about the original motivations behind launching Copyblogger
• Brian discuses some of his current projects, including Tubetorial
• We hear about Brian’s plans for the future including what his wife thinks about him working so hard
• At the end of the interview I ask for Brian’s wisdom regarding starting up a business in today’s online climate

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