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In this episode, I interview Mary Fernandez to discuss what makes a brilliant content marketing strategy, and more importantly, how you actually implement the strategy. Mary is a blogger, visibility strategist, the content marketing manager of Opt-In Monster, and host of the Persuasion Nation Series Podcast.

Her blogging journey began as a teacher who wrote blog posts about ballet. The idea behind these blog posts was that her ballet students could visit her blog to learn beyond the formal lessons. This beginning gradually evolved into a love for content marketing. 

Mary explains that guest blogging was a huge boost to her email list, and that her guest blogging efforts garnered many more subscribers over a much smaller period than before. In this episode, she talks about how she got these opportunities and how you can get more guest blogging opportunities.

The most important element of a content marketing strategy is to write for the needs and wants of your audience. To fulfill this requirement of content marketing, you must do some prior research to discover what your audience wants.

70% of people who leave your site will never come back again. This is why Mary uses an Exit-Intent Pop-Up to get more subscribers.

If you want a content marketing strategy that grows your audience and generates more revenue, this podcast episode is a must-listen.

Learn

-How to get more of your visitors to subscribe to your blog

-How to develop an effective content marketing strategy

-How to implement your content marketing strategy once you make it

-What Mary does to increase Opt-In Monster’s visibility

Key Links from the Show:

https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/edit-flow/ – The Edit Flow WordPress plugin

www.persuasion-nation.com – Mary’s blog and podcast

Mark Podolsky, the Land Geek, has several podcasts including the Best Passive Income Model podcast which I was recently a guest on. Now the tables have turned and he was the latest guest on my Breakthrough Success podcast.

In this episode, we talked about how Mark operates several podcasts and uses them to build a passive income. Mark uses his podcast to generate income in the same way I use social media to generate income—via the indirect route.

The podcast is designed to gain people’s trust and funnel the warm prospects through the process of buying his products. 

Mark just started his podcast for fun, but he was keen to see his numbers grow. He felt that when they didn’t grow, he was at a bit of a low point. After reflection, he decided that even helping just ONE person was enough to feel worthwhile. Now his numbers have soared.

Learn

–How Mark recommends getting guests…even if you haven’t launched your podcast yet 

–How to make revenue from your podcast

–How to repurpose your podcast episodes

–The biggest mistake you can make with a podcast

Key Links from the show:

www.thelandgeek.com – Mark’s Mentioned site

https://www.ziglar.com/ – Mentioned person on the show 

www.meetedgar.com – Mentioned social media organiser.

Wondering how you can live your ideal life? In this podcast episode, you’ll learn exactly how!

Our guest for this episode is Jim Palmer, the bestselling author of several books including Decide: The Ultimate Success Trigger and he’s the founder of the Dream Business Academy. Jim sent me a copy of his book and I was quickly blown away by it’s value and Jim’s story. 

When Jim started his business, it took an entire year before he got his first client. During this phase, he nearly burnt the candle from both ends by taking a job at Target where he showed up at 4 am to stack shelves.

Even when he felt like his business was successful, he got a wake-up call from his wife when she asked when they’d go on vacation. When she asked, it had been five years since the last vacation, and even though Jim was crushing it, he felt like his business wouldn’t function without him.

Decide is the wake-up call that you need for your business. It’s more than a mindset book. It’s the book that finally gets you up and taking action on your dreams. Jim’s goal is to allow people to live the life of their dreams rather than to just work for the sake of making a living.

Learn:

—How to develop the abundance mindset

—The best way to learn

—How to accomplish what you set out to do

—How people view value

—How to personalize a situation so you get yourself out of your comfort zone

—How to take action even if you don’t feel like it

Key Links from the Show:

www.getjimpalmer.com – Jim’s website

Decide to get Decide today!