020: Taking the First Steps into Online Course Creation [Dr. Dave Eng]

#0098 Top 3 Key Takeaways:

1. How to decide if your own business is right for you (and will it make you happy)
2. Understanding your Ikigai: What that means and how it can help you to live a more fulfilling life
3. Determine how to build a business and a brand that is in alignment with your core values

One of the best ways to gain more exposure for your brand is by taking advantage of audiences that already exist. Show up places where someone has already gathered your potential audience. One of those best audiences to connect with are those of podcasts.

However, simply showing up on these shows isn't always a slam dunk. That is what today's episode is for.

Jason Cercone helps people develop strategies for becoming that knockout guest that every podcaster wants to have on their show. Today, he's sharing some of those secrets with us.

To get the links and resources discussed in this episode, head over to the Episode 98 Show Notes.

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#0097 Top 3 Key Takeaways:

1. How to decide if your own business is right for you (and will it make you happy)
2. Understanding your Ikigai: What that means and how it can help you to live a more fulfilling life
3. Determine how to build a business and a brand that is in alignment with your core values

If you're core values are not considered in your business, how far do you think you'll make it?

My guess is not very far. Burnout is a very real thing, and if your business isn't aligned with what will truly make you happy, that could be a reality for you very soon.

Today, Karl Jacobson is here to talk about how we can better align our business with those goals. And for those of you who don't yet have a business, how you can ensure that the business you're building does.

To get the links and resources discussed in this episode, head over to the Episode 97 Show Notes.

Are you ready to start your own podcast? Book a Call with Nick to find out how we can develop a plan to your new show launched in just 8-weeks!

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#0096 Top 3 Key Takeaways:

1. Ways to effectively use incentives to grow your business
2. Addressing the question: “Won’t people only sign up for the free trip or incentive?”
3. Why discounting your products or services could be terrible for your business

Have you thought about using incentives to grow your email list or bring in more potential leads?

Well today, Marco Torres is with us to share his amazing platform designed to help you provide insanely valuable incentives to bring in more potential leads.

Not only will Marco be sharing his platform, but he also shares ways we can effectively use incentives to grow our business.

To get the links and resources discussed in this episode, head over to the Episode 96 Show Notes.

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#0095 Top 3 Key Takeaways:

1. How to cut through the noise and BE KNOWN for something in your industry
2. Using consistency to build momentum and propel your brand 
3. 3 ways to get more eyes on your personal brand, even if you’re starting from scratch

You're stuck, trying to build your brand from scratch.

You don't have the money to pump into ads, so you're getting drowned out by all the big players. What's the point of even trying?

Well today's guest is give us that advantage back. Chris Ducker is like the personal branding wizard and he is here today to help us build a profitable personal brand.. FROM SCRATCH.

To get the links and resources discussed in this episode, head over to the Episode 95 Show Notes.

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#0094 Top 3 Key Takeaways:

1. How to make your course standout against the competition before they even purchase it
2. Why you need to “forget everything you know” before starting to create your course
3. The elements to a truly successful course, and one that your students will stay engaged with to the end

As much as it seems like they are, online courses aren't exactly a set-it and forget-it type of thing. At least not if you want your course to succeed.

Tracey Lewis Stoeckel is today's guest, and she helps creators and coaches develop their online courses in a way that not only gets people excited about taking them, but so they will want to FINISH them.

This is a huge deal when there is such a huge percentage of course takers that never finish a course.

So if you've been looking for the winning formula, you've come to the right place.

To get the links and resources discussed in this episode, head over to the Episode 94 Show Notes.

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#0093 Top 3 Key Takeaways:

1. The importance of collaborations and why getting out of your comfort zone might be the best thing you ever do for your business.
2. Standing out against the competition, by leveraging your craft.
3. Why doing things that fuel your creativity is good for you and your business.

Building a business based around something you enjoy doing is a bit of a double edged sword.

On one hand, you are doing what you enjoy!

On the other hand, you're potentially turning what you enjoy into work...

These are all things that today's guest, Jenna Noelle Porter faced while building her photography business. In today's episode you'll hear her story and how she was able to overcome some of the obstacles blocking her path (including the mindset), to ensure that she continues to enjoy what she does.

To get the links and resources discussed in this episode, head over to the Episode 93 Show Notes.

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#0092 Top 3 Key Takeaways:

1. Coming up with new and creative content ideas that make people fall in love with your brand.
2. How to find your creative groove before creating.
3. What is the creative process for a professional UGC (user-generated content) Creator and how to we use that to our advantage when creating content.

Content Creation isn't easy. How do you grab someone's attention when our attention spans are quickly depleting.

If you aren't grabbing attention in the first 3-seconds, as Mindy Thomas mentions in the episode, you might lose them.

Mindy Thomas is a professional content creator, creating UGC (User-Generated Content) for companies that want to use her creativity to their advantage. And today, she is going to be telling us all about her process.

To get the links and resources discussed in this episode, head over to the Episode 92 Show Notes.

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#0091 Top 3 Key Takeaways:

1. Insanely smart short and long-game ad strategies to reach prospective clients.
2. The Iceberg Strategy - What it means and how this will help you meet your customers half way.
3. Learn how to meet your potential clients BEFORE they have a problem, and how this alone can help you beat your competitors to the customer.

If you've spent way to much money on ads and had little results to show for it, stick around and don't give up yet.

Today, we are talking with Darrell Evans, and ads are his bread and butter. In the episode Darrell breaks down how he and his company work with clients to get inside the minds of their potential clients and ultimately gain more leads.

I've never heard anyone break down ad strategies the way Darrell does in this episode and it makes TOTAL sense for those of you looking to build a genuine audience and customer-base that knows, likes, and trusts you.

To get the links and resources discussed in this episode, head over to the Episode 91 Show Notes.

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#0090 Top 3 Key Takeaways:

1. What the experience has been like to suddenly drop a 9-5 job and start a business.
2. Why it’s important to start branding yourself NOW, even if you don’t have a business yet.
3. Defining your CLEAR NICHE so you can speak directly to your audience.

Lindsay Hanson kicked off her entire entrepreneurial career by straight up quitting her job. No established business, no clear direction, just a feeling that where she was at, was not IT.

Soon after, she hired a business coach to help guide her along those beginning stages of her own fitness brand.

Now, Lindsay is pivoting again and focusing on helping other kickstart their own entrepreneurial careers and find what truly makes them happy.

Lindsay shares her experiences from what it was like exiting her 9-5 job to start her own brand, all the way to the point and the pivot she's at now. And why she decided NOW is the right time for her to pivot.

To get the links and resources discussed in this episode, head over to the Episode 90 Show Notes.

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#0089 Top 3 Key Takeaways:

1. How becoming a publish author boosts credibility and opens doors to new opportunities
2. The B.E.A.T.S Method - Mapping out the beats to your life to tell your amazing story
3. How to easily publish your own book by using content you’ve already created

Through his marketing skillset, Vince Warnock has helped companies reach 8-figures, was named in the list of Top 50 Marketers by Adobe, and went on to become a public speaker and best-selling author, among many other incredible accomplishments.

Now, with a publishing company that he has created himself, Vince is helping entrepreneurs build authority and credibility in their industry by helping THEM become best-selling authors... Helping YOU become a best-selling author.

Vince's goal is to help 200 entrepreneurs accomplish this, and he is already pushing back the 80+ mark to kick off the second quarter of this year.

Are you ready to start your own podcast? Book a Call with Nick to find out how we can develop a plan to your new show launched in just 4-weeks!

To get the links and resources discussed in this episode, head over to the Episode 89 Show Notes.

If you enjoyed the episode, be sure to leave a review of the Nine-Five Podcast on Apple Podcasts.