My First 1,000 Subscribers — and a Survey

I made a big, bold, scary decision this past weekend.

I decided to set myself a goal of reaching 1,000 email subscribers this year. That’s a pretty big leap for me since my current list is at… (checks MailChimp…) 393 subscribers.

That means I need to earn 607 subscribers. Doable? Totally. A little scary? Yeah, that too. 😉

I also decided that I want to blog about the exact steps I’m taking and how they work.

So, my very first step is going to be taking a survey.

Why?  Two reasons:

I’m mainly trying to build …

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Investing in Your Business: What BSchool Did For Me

It’s that time of year again.  If you run in certain circles, you already know it: Marie Forleo is opening up enrollment for her mega-successful business course, BSchool.

The emails from affiliates start rolling in.  The reviews.  The sign-up bonuses.  It’s heady.  I thought I’d put my story out there for people, because I’m not an affiliate for BSchool. I’m not trying to sell you on it.  I’m more of an impartial reviewer—and that’s important, because BSchool is a big decision.

Two years ago, I was swept up in the excitement. A year …

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How I Made an Extra $1k Last Month (and Left $5k on the Table)

I just finished running my very first e-course, Content Intelligence Agency, which helped the students generate six-months worth of blog post ideas and put them into an editorial calendar, and it went so well!  Better than I could have ever hoped, really.

Oh, sure: there were a few hiccoughs here and there, mostly to do with technology (major takeaway: click EVERY LINK before launch!), but I think people really enjoyed it and got a lot out of it.

The content was great. I really believe I delivered a good value for …

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How to Get 67% More Leads

Let’s crunch some numbers:

Brands that create 15 blog posts per month average 1,200 new leads per month. (Source)
B2B companies that blog generate 67% more leads per month than those who do not blog.

I’ve said it before, and I’m sure I’ll say it again, but blogging is the best way to attract new visitors to your website, and should be the nexus of your social media strategy.  Without great content, how can you have great social media? What are you going to be tweeting or Facebooking that people …

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