Episode 341 – What’s New With Digital Publishing with Michael Schmidlen

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Michael E. Schmidlen is a serial solo entrepreneur (aka “Solopreneur”) who has successfully run his multi-million dollar, home-based business for over 24 years. An Angel Investor and Published Collaborative Author, Michael is currently “working” on finishing his own first book, “THE Underwear Entrepreneur” – “The Definitive Guide To Working From Home”, where he shares his many business experiences and unique stories. The book is designed to be a blueprint for other small business owners, would-be entrepreneurs and start-ups to beat the overwhelming odds to create a successful, thriving small business model. He is also currently publishing two new business-themed magazines: CRUSHING IT Magazine and VIRTUAL COMPANY Magazine, in addition to running his home-based business.

He is also building a new B-2-B Hybrid Digital Marketing Agency, “Old Bulls Marketing”, where he will provide a vast library of tools, software apps/programs & resources to his fellow marketing partners.

Episode 258 – Hurry… Buy My Crap NOW! Would You Sell To Yourself That Way?

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Social media has somewhat evolved from a social networking platform to an advertising platform. I look at the ads as a distraction and generally with some trepidation. Then again, I run a small business and I have to sell what I do to people. The question you have to ask yourself is “Would I buy…

Episode 243 – Learning To Do Facebook Ads… The Right Way with Kamila Gornia

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Kamila Gornia is the “Blow Up, Scale Up” Marketing Strategist who helps entrepreneurs blow up and scale up their businesses to become true leaders online. By teaching her clients and community how to leverage their own natural personalities into strategic marketing campaigns that are both profitable AND fun, Kamila is proving over and over again…

Episode 236 – History And The Art Of Powerful Social Media For Your Business

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In the social media classes and boot camps I teach… people are confused.  They don’t understand why everything they have been taught about getting fans to their business pages has not paid off in new clients and increased business. That is because social media has evolved since last week, and since what they have been…

Episode 210 – How To Get More People To Your Website? Buy It or Earn It!

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One of my favorite recent questions I was asked in my Bacon Weekly Mastermind was – “How do I get more people to visit my website?”. That answer is both easy and complex… “Buy It or Earn It!”. It really depends on your business and if you can get a return on investment on advertising. If…

Episode 208 – What Are The 5 Big Things Keeping Business Owners Up At Night?

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I don’t know about you, but I sometimes lose sleep over my business. It’s complex and ever changing. I have dreams about procedures, systems, customers, and more. We own businesses because we want to control our destiny, but that comes with the burden of owning and controlling that destiny with our actions and decisions. Generate More Sales…

Episode 194 – How-To Turn Disruption & Chaos Into Calm & Clarity

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There is this great book called “Blue Ocean Strategy” that talks about not being in the space where all the sharks are feeding but go to the ‘Blue Ocean’ where the water is clear and there is less competition for food (clients). What you have to do is be disruptive, or become different enough so people will…

Episode 169 – Building And Marketing A Physical Product with Brad Costanzo

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Brad dropped additional knowledge bombs of sales and marketing goodness in the EXTENDED Interview. Be sure to click here to access all of our great extended interviews, transcripts and more within our Insider’s Club. You can try it for the entire month for only $1.00! [button link=”https://baconpodcast.com/dollar-special/”]READ MORE >[/button] Hi, I’m Brad Costanzo, host of…

Episode 154 – How-To Get People To Listen To Your Message (WIIFM) What’s In It For Me

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Back in the day… we only had 4-5 TV stations and a few radio stations that had our favorite programs or music. Today, we have dozens (if not thousands of choices) to consume media and content! Now you can watch or listen on demand and even program your own radio stations or TV channels. With…

Episode 150 – Proactive Profits – Make More Money With Online Advertising

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You have seen the ads “Make A Million Through Facebook Ads!” , “Killing It With Keywords!”, “Make An Instant Fortune With Instagram!”. Often, the only people making money are those selling those programs. I am not saying they are all bad or a waste of time, but are you asking the right questions before you…