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#243: How to Make Six Figures from Niche Blogging Sep 14, 2022

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Yes, you can make six figures from niche blogging, if you know what you're doing. If you think of blogs as assets, the goal is to buy low and sell high.

I have my friend and blogging expert, Chelsea Clarke on the show to talk about how she does it.

Chelsea currently owns six niche websites. She buys them, uses different strategies to grow their income, and then sells them. She also teaches others how to do it themselves.

This runs counter to many of the bloggers I interview on the show whom either accidentally got into blogging and turned it into a business, or people have been blogging for years and would never think if selling their blogs because they are personal.

Niche blogging for profit, with the intention of buying and selling blogs is a whole different business model.

In this episode, Chelsea and I discuss:

Why you want to pick a niche for your blog
Strategies for growing your niche blog
Pros and cons of building a site from scratch vs. buying an existing site
How much it costs to buy a blog
How to buy a blog
How to value your own blog
And much more!

Chelsea opened my eyes to a new way to make serious money from blogging. Hope you enjoy this episode as much as I did.

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Grow your social media followers and email list the easy way…

If you are looking for ways to grow your community whether that be email whether that be social media, right now head to Milotree.com install the MiloTree app on your blog and it will do the work for you. Let it do the heavy lifting for you.

Let it pop up in front of your visitors and ask them to follow you on Instagram Pinterest, YouTube, Facebook, join your list, check out the exit intent but really get your community growing. And we'd love to help you with MiloTree. And I will see you here again next week.

#242: Best Strategies to Increase Your Site Visitors Right Now Sep 07, 2022

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I have SEO, Steve Wiideman, on the show to talk about simple ways to optimize your site for more traffic now.

What I like about this interview is that nothing Steve shares is hard to implement. You don't have to be a techie to do well with SEO.

Steve and I discuss:

Whether you should worry about Google algorithm changes, and how to know if you've been impacted
Why you want to dissect your competitors' blog posts to see how to beat them
Why you want to add the most important information at the top of your blog posts (so Google might give you the featured snippet)
Why deciding on the goal of your blog post up front is so important
And why SEO is all bout the long game

To succeed at growing your business, provide value in the content you create, in the most direct way possible, and make sure you have a well-thought-out strategy behind it.

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MiloTreeCart Update - Easiest Way to Sell Digital Products to Your Audience

Before I get started today, I wanted to give you an update on MiloTreeCart. This is the payment solution, David, my husband and I have created for you to sell digital products to your audience with ease. With MiloTreeCart, you can sell memberships and workshops and coaching.

And we've just rolled out the ability for you to sell digital downloads of any size of any file type, and we will deliver them directly to your customers. So, to check this out, go to milotreecart.com and just play around.

Also, what I am discovering is it is a perfect platform for you creators who have audiences who do not like learning new tech platforms but who want to get started selling. I am watching bloggers with audiences tap into new income streams of thousands of dollars. It is so exciting.

If you are one of these people, you're a blogger or creator, you have an audience a significant audience, but you are not selling anything to them. Please get on a call with me head to milotree.com/meet. And we'll set up a call because there is money waiting for you.

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#241: How the Social Media Landscape Is Shifting Aug 31, 2022

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I have my friend and social media strategist, Neal Schaffer, on the show for his third appearance to talk about how social media is shifting right before our eyes.

Neal and I both started seeing things change this summer, with the explosion of not only TikTok, but also BeReal.

TikTok is 100% entertainment and has nothing to do with our friends or our social graph. BeReal is all about our friends. These are the most exciting new platforms right now.

The question is... Can Instagram and Snapchat catch up?

We talk about how we are craving real connections in the world, and how we're seeing thing shift toward more authenticity.

What social media trends are you noticing? I'd love to know so please email me.

Get On a Call With Me to Talk About Your Digital Product Future

I want to give you an update on MiloTreeCart.

This is the payment tool, David, my husband and I have launched to help you, creators and bloggers, sell digital products like memberships, workshops, eBooks, courses, you name it directly to your audiences.

As you know, I've been getting on lots of calls with people who have audiences. If this is you, and you are not selling directly to them, I can help you turn on a whole new income stream.

For example, I was working with a crafter last week, she has about 20,000 TikTok followers, she decided to do a one hour Zoom workshop set up her sales page in MiloTreeCart went out, sold it and boom made over $750.

Now she can take that recording and resell it over and over as a mini course.

If this sounds like something you'd like to do, and you have an audience, set up a call with me go to milotree.com/meet.

We'll talk about a product idea get you selling and wait until you see this bucket of money just waiting for you.

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#240: Best Tips for Getting Started with Digital Products Aug 24, 2022

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I have digital product expert, Eden Fried, founder of the Rebel Boss Summit on the show today.

As you know, we, at MiloTree HQ, are all about enabling bloggers and creators to sell digital goods directly to their audiences with our new tool, MiloTreeCart. So this interview was right up my alley.

Eden and I talk about:

What digital products are
How to find an idea for a product
How find an audience to serve
How to promote your product
The power of joint ventures to grow your sales
And so much more!

If you are not selling products and services directly to your audience, you are missing out on a whole new income stream. This is important for your business!

Please listen to this episode. Then try out selling your first digital product on MiloTreeCart. It's the easiest platform to test on.

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Let it pop up in front of your visitors and ask them to follow you on Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest, YouTube, Facebook, join your list, check out the exit intent but really get your community growing. And we'd love to help you with MiloTree. And I will see you here again next week.

#239: Write More Blog Posts in Less Time Aug 17, 2022

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I have blogging coaches, Michele Brosius and Gina Lincicum, from Connect & Learn, on the show to talk about a PLR (private label rights) content.

This is content you purchase the rights to, and use it to help you write blog posts faster.

I knew so little about PLR until this episode, so it was great to get all my questions answered by Gina and Michele.

In this episode, we discuss:

What PLR is exactly
Best practices for using it to write posts
How to make PLR content your own
How to target specific keywords with PLR content

If you are looking for rapid blog traffic growth, this episode is for you. Enjoy!

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Take the MiloTreeCart Digital Product Quiz to Find Out What Product You Should Create First!

I just created a quiz to help you determine what type of digital product you should sell first.

You answer a bunch of questions and it will tell you whether you should start with a paid workshop coaching or consulting or a digital download.

So, go get the quiz at milotreecart.com/quiz and go start building your digital product empire.

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#238: How to Rank for Low Competition Keywords to Get More Traffic Aug 10, 2022

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I have Brandon Gaille on the show from The Blogging Millionaire and RankIQ.

Brandon has been teaching bloggers how to grow their traffic for years with his podcast. And now with his tool, he helps bloggers identify keyword opportunities to explode their businesses.

Here are some of the topics we dive into:

How a health crisis turned Brandon into professional blogger
How he identified an opportunity for traffic, and started sharing about it
How the key to traffic success is low competition keywords
How RankIQ helps you identify these keywords
Why you don't want to keyword stuff
Why you don't want to spend time on posts you can't rank for

If you are looking for rapid blog traffic growth, this episode is for you. Enjoy!

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#237: How to Use the Law of Attraction to Expand Your Business Aug 03, 2022

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Wondering how to use the law of attraction to expand your business? Wait until you listen to today's new podcast episode.

I have Molly Mandelberg on the show, from Wild Hearts Rise Up. She coaches spiritual women entrepreneurs and helps them grow their businesses.

She offers her clients new ways to get their message out. We talk about the nuts and bolts of building a business on the internet, and we also talk about strategies to get into the right mindset to grow a successful business.

Here are some of the topics we dive into:

Why female entrepreneur have a hard time selling
How to overcome shiny object syndrome
How to outsource tasks in your business
Tools Molly recommends entrepreneurs use
How to use the law of attraction to attract clients and customers to you
How to deal with mindset and reverse negative thoughts

If you need an uplifting, new way of looking at your business, I think this episode is for you. Enjoy!

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I thought I would start with a quick thank you to all our new MiloTreeCart customers.

So, people have heard me talk about it. It's the easiest way to sell digital products they've gone to milotreecart.com signed up for their free accounts, created products, have created sales pages, have started selling workshops, memberships, coaching, digital downloads, it is so exciting to watch.

And feedback I am hearing is that people love how easy it is to use. They love the free sales pages with the fill in the blank templates. They love that they don't pay anything until they start making money. Therefore they're able to test quick, easy and often.

If you have an audience and you are not selling products and services directly to them, you are missing out on thousands of dollars, and it is so much easier to set up than you can imagine. So please head to milotreecart.com. Sign up for your free account.

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#236: Best Ways to Build Your SEO Traffic in 2022 Jul 27, 2022

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In this episode, I'm interviewing SEO strategist, Casey Markee, about what you need to know to build your Google traffic in 2022.

We dig into pressing SEO topics such as:

The Google May Core Update
The five factors that determine Google's search results
The pros and cons of using AI writing tools
Link building strategies
Duplicate content
Domain Authority
And whether Google actually punishes bloggers for transgressions

This episode will give you all the information you need in 2022 to grow your blog traffic with confidence. Enjoy!

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Intro 0:04 Welcome to The Blogger Genius Podcast brought to you by MiloTree. Here's your host, Jillian Leslie.

Jillian Leslie 0:11 Hello, my friends. Welcome back to the Blogger Genius Podcast. I'm your host, Jillian Leslie. And I'm a serial entrepreneur, I founded Catch My Party, the MiloTree pop-up app and our new payment tool called MiloTreeCart to empower creators, like you to easily sell and get paid for digital products on the internet.

Jillian Leslie 0:33 So, digital product is anything from a paid workshop, to a membership, to coaching to services, to eBooks, to digital downloads, if you have an audience and are not selling digital products directly to them, you are missing out on thousands of dollars in income.

Jillian Leslie 2:20 MiloTreeCart is something you all should be using; especially you creators who want to tap into new income streams who have audiences and who are intimidated by complicated tech. Check it out milotreecart.com. Email me at jillian@milotree.com. I'd love to help you get set up.

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#235: How a Paid Workshop Helps You Grow Your True Fans Jul 20, 2022

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Want to know how a paid workshop helps you grow your true fans? Today, I've got Carrie Forrest from the blog, Clean Eating Kitchen, on the show to share her story.

Carrie has grown a very successful food blog, but over the last few years, she felt like something was missing in her business, interacting directly with her audience.

By creating paid workshops, she's been able to show up live with her community, and build real relationships.

The reason why you want to grow your true fans is because these are the people in your community who will buy all your offers, give you guidance, and help you plot the direction of your business.

As someone in the wellness space, Carrie also found this connection incredibly satisfying.

She's been able to be of service to her community and better understand what her audience wants from her, as she moves her business forward.

The relationships she's been able to cultivate by hosting paid workshops, has made her fall in love of her blog even more! I think you'll be inspired by her story.

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Join the Paid Workshop Live Training on July 21st at 1:00pm CT

I'm incredibly excited to announce that on July 21st, which could be tomorrow, depending on when you're listening to this, because this is going to drop on the 20th.

On the 21st at 12:00pm Central Time, I am hosting a live training, where I will be showing you how you can launch a paid workshop in under 15 minutes.

I'm going to go through how to set up a free sales page on MiloTreeCart, and also give you a 14 day launch calendar with everything you need to launch your own workshop.

#234: How to Test your Product Idea Fast Jul 13, 2022

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Today, I'm talking about how to test your product idea fast. And I've got a story to tell you about this.

But before I launch into the episode, I have to say that we've been told the best way to grow our businesses is to give away our best content for free.

But what if there was an easy way to monetize what you know by setting up a paid workshop?

And what if I could show you how to start selling it in 15 minutes?

Come to my live training on July 21st at 12:00pm CT…

"The Paid Workshop Launch Plan!"

Grab Your Seat for Only $10!

Here's what one attendee wrote after my last paid workshop training:

"Thank you Jillian, for the amazing info on how to set up a paid workshop. I am so excited to offer this to my audience and to start connecting with them." —Carrie

My goal is to save you time, money, and energy, with simple set up and no complicated tech.

And by hosting a paid workshop, you get to build a stronger relationship with your audience.

If you are an artist, chef, coach, crafter, marketer, whatever your skill…

How is that not something you want?

At the end of the one-hour live Zoom training, you will know:

Exactly WHAT TO TEACH and how to leave your audience wanting more!
How to SET UP YOUR FREE SALES PAGE for maximum impact!
How to MARKET, CREATE, and HOST your workshop effortlessly!

You will also leave with this added toolkit…

Our FREE 14-Day Launch Calendar to give you daily tasks and all the templates you need to launch your workshop
A FREE Canva presentation template to use for your workshop
A FREE 1:1 strategy call with me to get direct feedback on your workshop!

(While we'd love you to show up live, if you can't make it, no prob. I'll be sending a link the live video afterwards.)

YEP, I'M DOING IT!

Isn't it time you started building a new, powerful income stream on your terms?

And why am I charging $10?

Because you will show up differently if you pay. It will motivate you to move and create and grow! 💪

Can't wait to see you live on the 21st at noon CT! ❤️

If you sign up now, I've got a SPECIAL BONUS for you! It'll be in your welcome email after purchase.

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