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If you are just getting started in the online space,or trying to figure out how to better engage with your business or brand, the online world can appear to be a confusing and different space. Unless you flip the script and start looking at it like you would any live event or interaction.   http://www.amandamock.com/052

Creating better content is all about making videos,podcasts, blog posts and more all for your customers. That’s why it’s important to take some time and ‘super spy’ on your customers to make sure you are talking about what they actually care about.   http://www.amandamock.com/051

On today’s episode of the Do Shit Podcast, Megan Pangan from Get In The Lab joins us as we look into just that. The real secret sauce? It’s planning before you even push that record button. Check out today's episode as Megan takes us through her process of creating great videos, even before hitting record.   http://www.amandamock.com/050

As Danielle was about to experience a professional highlight of stepping on the stage to give a TEDx talk, Danielle Watson found her personal life in a spiral as she was severed divorce papers the day before. http://www.amandamock.com/049

Putting yourself out there and finding your voice isn’t always easy, especially when you are trying to find confidence in yourself and your product. Our copy Queen Lauren Vanessa Zink hops on as we keep the conversation going from another episode where we talk about finding your voice and extend it to overcoming a fear of selling.   www.amandamock.com/048

Customer Experience is everything, that’s why you want to make sure you aren’t doing any of these 5 things that might be pissing off your customer. Russel Lolacher from the Up Sell Podcast joins us today as we talk about what those 5 things are and what you can do instead. http://www.amandamock.com/047

Danielle Watson of The Purse Process joins us after her TEDx talk to discuss getting to know yourself more. How we can use the ugly and the dark to dig in, see what we need and improve. Danielle and I discuss dealing with hardship and the struggle of life altering experiences even in the midst of achieving great success. What you will learn in this episode:The importance to allow negative feedback to exist and allowing in the positive feedback.That constructive criticism should only be considered constructive if you respect the person. The importance of giving yourself reminders of your strengths instead of waiting for others to give it to us (Notes to Self).How you have to focus on the ugly and the negative at times to allow yourself to have your pain and process through it, as long as we move on past it.Danielle encourages day drinking. The one thing you can do after this episode: Embrace the darker things that happen to you, allow yourself to feel those emotions so you can process and move past them. Resou

If you have ever struggled with writing copy for your website or blog, or maybe figuring out what to record for a YouTube video or even a podcast, then you will want to listen to today’s episode. Our resident bad ass in copy Lauren Vanessa Zink ofTinyHappyEmpire.com hops on the show today as we talk about finding your voice. We go over some of the normal physiological blocks that pop up when it comes to feeling genuine with your copy and content as well as how to get past it (hint: just make shit). This week’s actionable item: Find a piece of marketing that you need to do regularly and make it a part of your weekly schedule. Make the writing a priority, because doing the work of writing is the best way to find your voice. HERE IS A MORE IN DEPTH OUTLINE OF OUR SHOW TO HELP YOU GETMORE SHIT DONE Lauren has a tattoo of a bird on her hip and Amanda has a semicolon on her right wrist and theTri-Force on her upper back.Change your perspective on entrepreneurship, marketing, and your voice. We are taugh

One of the most common question Megan from Get in the Lab (getinthelab.me) gets is how to systematize creating video. The easy answer is to use the simple 5 step system we share in today’s episode. But the full answer is to build on top of the system shared in this episode to create better content going forward. In today's episode Megan and I talk about the basics that you should be doing and then how true production of quality content comes with time and small incremental improvements. We talk about publishing first, and improving as you go along, as any small time content producer should be doing. This Week’s Action: Make your content using the 5 simple steps, then after it’s gone live improve ONE THING ONLY. Here is a more in-depth outline of our show to help you get more shit done ● Don’t get caught up in the details and stay away from being perfect. It’s better to go live than stay stuck in the process of making it perfect. ● Keep it basic before you get fancy, only improve

What do Weird Al and an online marketing have in common? Cross promotion! In this episode of the Do Shit Podcast we discuss the basics on what you should be doing to better cross-promote and get the most out of it. We provide a few simple steps to make sure you are getting in front of the right places that will get you the most results.   We also share Weird Al’s genius cross promotion strategy where he released 8videos for 8 days straight at the launch of his album Mandatory Fun.   In this show you’ll learn: What is cross promotion How cross promotion should be used in the online space How to figure out what you should be promoting and creating content around   This Week’s Action: Zero in on a blog, vlog, or podcast that you could complement well with what your specific area of value is, and start pitching! Here is a more in-depth outline of our show to help you get more shit done Cross promotion: Where you are either leveraging someone else audience for your own gain

Content marketing is a buzzword in the online world. Vlogs, blogs, infographics, the possibilities are endless really.With so many options through social media, blogging and more it can be hard to piece together a strategy that will drive traffic to your site and ultimately contribute to your bottom line.   In this episode of the Do Shit Podcast we go over the basics of building a smart content marketing strategy that generates traffic. We will go over how to structure your content, picking out hubs, and even how to find what to write about. In this show you’ll learn: What a content marketing strategy is How driving content online really works How to structure your content to see better results This Week’s Action: Pick your main (hub) topic and then brainstorm no more than 6 sub-topics and focus on that for your content strategy Here is a more in-depth outline of our show to help you get more shit done What a content marketing strategy is - all things in terms of content online. Images, vi

The hardest part in making a video, podcast, or even a blog post is figuring out where to start and how to end it. At least that’s how it feels when you are first starting out.     In this episodes Megan Julia Pangan joins me as we talk about how to make a killer intro and outro for your videos or podcast. We share our feelings on what it really takes, and most importantly the concept of just doing it and figuring it out on the way.       In this show you’ll learn:   How to add an intro and outro to your show   Places to get intros and outros made for you on the cheap     This Week’s Action: Look at what’s working already, figure out what you would need to do with it to play with the big boys and then start doing it.   Here is a more in depth outline of our show to help you get more shit done   Just do it and then figure it out after. Don’t get in your own way by overthinking your content or your intro or outro.  

Veronica Vidal Praeger is the owner ofDuncan Creative (http://www.duncancreative.com/) where she provides branding and graphic design in a full service setting. She join us today in our hot seat to see what we can do to make her business more successful. We find that she isplaying small with her business instead of going big with the areas that she could see success in. Take a listen to see how we help her play a bigger game,so you can too. In this show you’ll learn: How playing small keeps you from growing a business How to stop having a lack mindset so you can see more results in what you do How to focus on your business to get bigger and better results The Steps needed to go from playing small to playing big This Week’s Action: Look at what’s working already, figure out what you would need to do with it to play with the big boys and then start doing it. Here is a more in-depth outline of our show to help you get more shit done To play a  bigger game you have to stop abusing yourse

Everyone wants to get more done in less time, but we all have the same 24 hours in a day. Why is it that some seem to get so much done, while others struggle to finish a simple task? The answer is simple, systems. In this episode of the Do Shit Podcast Amanda and Natalie share how they use productivity tools and create systems to get more done. They will share how they see where they are wasting their time, and then laser focus on what they want to improve so they can get better, faster, and stronger at tasks in their businesses.

When it comes to social media everyone wants to know what our social media strategy is. What is best to ask is how you can use social media to form your own strategy? Each audience is different so creating and managing your strategy is key to making sure you can connect and attract your audience. Amanda and I found 5 mistakes we’ve seen people make and have made ourselves that have been key to us changing up how we use social media to connect with our audiences. Below you’ll find those strategies outlined, but in this week’s show we’ll go more in depth on each one of the 5 mistakes. In this show you’ll learn:How to find out what platforms your audience are using to come up with the best strategy for youWhy you need to have a strategy and a plan - and what the difference is.How to measure your results and not your popularity.What the 5 major social media strategy mistakes are and how you can prevent them. This Week’s Action: Share content from other partners or people you wa

I’m sure you’ve seen Facebook pages with thousands of likes and have wondered how you can do that for yourself? One of the ways is by buying Facebook likes. there are many ways to do this one is by just setting up an ad for the “everyone setting” which is everyone on Facebook can see it. This will get you some likes, but also will spend your money fast. Amanda and I have found ways to advertise our brands to the right people, convert them into likes then to email subscribers and beyond. In this show we are going to talk about how you can set these up the right way. In this show you’ll learn:What is the difference between advertising a service vs. buying likes?How much should you spend on a facebook like campaign?How do you target your audience and other audiences like yours?How do I know if my campaign is successful?Why you should have content for before, during and after your campaign already scheduled. This Week’s Action:If you haven’t already- Create your Facebook

Ever wonder what is a good click rate in an autoresponder?Want to know how to make a person clickon a link in an email that will drive traffic to your site?   This is one of those million dollar questions anyone haswhen they start email marketing. We all hear that our lists are our mostprofitable assets that can make you money, win over fans, and get the word outabout your brand. So how do you go about getting someone to click on your linkin an email and making them care? This is what Amanda and Natalie are going todive into this week to give you some insight on how to deal with this illusivequestion.   In this show you’lllearn: ● What is a click through rate? Why does it matter? ● How to find out what your audience wants and how togive it to them. ● Why you should create an autoresponder sequence thatmakes sense and gives value. ● How to make the marketing “Long Game” work for you. ● How to write your first autoresponder   This Week’s Action: Redoyour first autoresponde

How to Close a Sale is something that some business owners find to be the hardest part of gaining a new client. Some feel that selling is something that is a talent. Amanda and I believe selling and being able to close a sale is more like a skill. In order to promote your business you have to learn how to network and speak your customer’s language the same thing goes for making a sale. Amanda and I go over the 5 step strategy we’ve practiced to close a sale. We break down these five steps more below if you’re looking for a cheat sheet. In this show you’ll learn: ● What you need to do when you’re going to ask for the sale ● Why you need to make sure you get a yes or a no when you close the sale. ● How to send a quote or pitch a service to your clients ● Why Sales is NOT a talent but a skill ● Why tracking your numbers is essential to success This Week’s Action: Createa sales conversation process that hit all 5 points (see below) Here is the breakdownof the 5 steps you need t

  Are you trying to build your community? Find new clients? See what your target market is up to? Welcome to the advantage of using facebook groups to build, grow, and attract all three things. You have to know what you’re doing when it comes to having a facebook group strategy. This is a very long game strategy. I know we have said that before, but it is. You have to make sure that you are paying attention to the group’s guidelines, and that you’re providing value that way when you make a right hook- ask for the sale- it works. Amanda and I spend a lot of time in Facebook groups in order to marketing ourselves and get to know the community, we find guests for the podcast, and connect with other people who are in the same phases and ask questions to tap into the group’s resources.   In this show you’ll learn:The difference between a “Right Hook” and a “Jab”How to market your services or products within a facebook group without being spammyWhy you

Getting someone to open your head really comes down the headline or subject line of your email. It’s the first thing they see and directly affects your open rate on an email marketing campaign. Since Amanda and I both use email marketing as one of our tactics, we decided to break down what we do to get people to open our emails and connect with the content. What is a good open rate? Everyone’s is different and there is no magical number to shoot for. We will say this whatever you had last week, try to do better than that. Try to add more people to your list- after all your list will be the thing that makes you money. (Ask Natalie - She’s learning this business lesson “the hard way.”) Regardless if you're thinking about building a business, a resource or just a community you need emails to ensure that you're connecting with those who want to connect with you and your audience. In this show you’ll learn:Why you should know what your trigger words- and how to use them!What is