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This was an eye-opening interview with Terry Dean. Terry runs MyMarketingCoach.com and has been in the online marketing world for the last 21 years! So as you can guess we cover a LOT in this episode. What you will learn in this episode: * How to increase conversions on your website * Why you NEEd a lead magnet on your website * How to tell stories in your email marketing to increase sales * Constipated content – You will have to wait and hear what that is haha * Terry’s golden glove technique * How Terry made $96250 with one email! You will get a tonne of value from this episode, enjoy and be sure to share. In regards to my email list and autoresponders I will be getting my act together in the coming week.

Hello!! This episode was a week over due but it is a great one! In this episode featuring my first Dr(yay) we cover some great topics about how I and Matthew started with really niche products. Check out my interview on Matthew’s website here. Matthew has great take aways for businesses who get stuck around the 2 – 3-year mark. We cover topics on: * Why you need to invest in yourself * Why most businesses get stuck around the 2/3 year mark. * Some great tips and resources that you will find useful * Why you need to focus on each task * How to work smarter and look at the right people around you. * Why automation is key in growing an audience There is a lot of similarities between me and Matthew and very excited to be a speaker at his free conference(more info coming soon). Resources: * I also am going to install Snap WordPress plugin after writing this post 🙂 * Fiverr – GREAT resource! My avatar and my podcast cover came from it. It can take time to find a good gig but once you do it is awesome! You can contact Matthew at Enthead.com or shoot him an email at matthew@enthead.com    

This episode is not just to brag on how I make money online. It is to give you an idea of how you can do the exact same thing. I also cover a lot of lessons learned from each of the different revenue sources. The three ways I make money online are:  * Affiliate income  * Sponsored posts – AKA Ad space. * Ad platform – Google ads, Bing ads and the likes  There are some key takeaways from this episode: * Have multiple sources of income! This is KEY!! * Start with one affiliate – make sure it pays out between $50 – $100(VERY IMPORTANT) *  Why you shouldn’t chase the money! * How much money you can earn from 1 million visits Episodes I mention in this episode(the irony) * One million visits in 3 days – What I did * How to sell ad space on your blog Courses mentioned: * Kopyrighting Kourse – This helped me earn over $20k – $40K++! Thank You, Neville! P.S Check out my new About page! I also owe a thank you to this post from Neville’s site! If you liked this episode, please comment below and let me know. I am happy to do similar episodes in the future.  

They say content is king, and that certainly is true. When you are thinking about content and how to actually create content that people will care about. The simple answer is to solve people’s problems; this really helps if you are your audience.  In this episode I cover: * What I did when I launched my travel blog to stand out. * Why I created a Facebook group for one piece of content * How to make epic content that solves people’s problems If you did create some epic content as a result of listening to this episode, then leave it in the comments, and I would love to check it out. Thanks for listening, PLEASE head on over and give the ole podcast a review, I really appreciate it. Links mentioned: Irish Around Oz Sunset Travellers My free 10-day course Bla bla bla 😀 <- this makes sense if you listened until the end. Cheers, Stephen  

The old email list, why do we need one? Many of us who start a blog/website and we don’t start collecting an email address Many of us who start a blog/website and we don’t start collecting an email address till a year or two into our journey. Start collecting your email list today! It is essential for your business and I can guarantee that if you rely on a platform like Facebook/Instagram etc it is a dangerous game. The three I recommend in order of my personal preference are(all affiliate links): * Mailchimp  * Aweber  * ConvertKit  While in this episode I do mention about Mailchimp being bad it is a great place to start out especially if you don’t have the budget. At the end of the day, what is the first thing college students go to when they are looking for a job? Exactly their email inbox. UPDATE: In the example I give about the guy who made 100K from a small email list was slightly incorrect lol. He actually had a list of 250 people and made over 10k in 7 days from the launch(still really good going!). The same principles apply, you can literally have an entire business just from an email list. Email is far from dead and if you want to start my 10-day free blog course you can go to NicheAround.com/Free So go out there and start your email list today! I recommend starting with ConvertKit if you have the cash. Thanks for listening remember to focus on giving value and the money will follow, Stephen(Steve) Palmer

Yes, this is a podcast about podcasts 🙂  When I quit my job in 2014, I started listening to podcasts and immediately saw the benefit in my business and life. These five podcasts have helped me in business, inspiration and health. I honestly wouldn’t be talking to you today without these podcasts nor would I have earned over six figures in the first year. The five podcasts I mentioned are as follows:  I have just linked to their websites, but you can search on Itunes or any podcast app to find them 🙂 * Entrepreneur on Fire – By John Lee Dumas * Smart Passive Income – Pat Flynn * Ask Pat – Pat Flynn * The Art Of Paid Traffic – Rick Mulready * The Model Health Show – Shawn Stevenson What you will learn in this episode: * Why you should always give value versus chasing the money * Why I found these podcasts useful when I quit my job * How I learnt about SEO, copywriting and many other topics from these episodes. The podcasts will now be coming out every Wednesday starting February 1st! Yay!! Plus there might be a few bonus episodes in between the episodes but rest assured there will be one a week. Next week I will be talking about why you need an email list. Thanks or listening and goooo get it in February! If you enjoyed this episode be sure to subscribe rate and share.

What exactly happens when we quit our job and take our passion full time? If you have ever thought about quitting your job or if it’s something you should do right now then you will love this episode. In this interview, I talk to Melissa Morris from MelissaVMorris.com who is a productivity and time management expert. My favourite quote from this episode is when Melissa describes how she “helps free hamsters from wheels” We cover podcasts, books and resources that have helped Melissa to follow her passion and live the lifestyle she wants to live. At the end of the day that is what I created this podcast for, to help you build a lifestyle that supports how you want to live. Be that chilling on a beach sipping an ice cold beer or helping millions of people with a product or service. My audio is also a bit muffled in this episode, not sure why. Links Mentioned: * Leadpages – I’ve been using this for over two years now and it has been a game changer, Melissa also covers how important it has been at developing her business. Keep in mind it is not cheap and best to purchase when you can afford it. * Courses Melissa has done and recommends: * Evan Pagan – Launching your digital product * Amy Porterfield’s Course – The list builders lab – I didn’t meet Amy in the Facebook group I was referring to Melissa in the episode * Screw the 9-5 Facebook Group – This is where I actually discovered Melissa, and I highly suggest you check it out. * Screw the 9-5 Podcast – I haven’t listened to this yet but will be on my to listen to the list now. * The smart passive income podcast – Pat Flynn’s got some great episodes; Melissa recommends checking out three episodes. From episode 192 – 194, Pat discusses the various ways to make passive income online. * EOFIRE Podcast * The Freedom Journal by John

The dot com lifestyle ups + downs Location freedom, travel freedom, money freedom and just all round FREEDOM. The concept has been something I have been trying to achieve for many years. When I finally did live the “dot com lifestyle” I didn’t realise there would be so many up and downs. It should be renamed to the dot com roller coaster lifestyle. In this episode, I talk about my hi’s and lows from living this life for the past two years. Links mentioned: * My 10-day free email course – start your blog and get 1000 visits in 10 days – Nichearound.com/free * John Chow – The man who I robbed the saying “dot com lifestyle baby” from. Thanks, John! What I talk about in this episode: * Office politics – the lovely girl that helped me quit my job * Freedom – Isn’t that what life is all about? Doing what you want to do * Job security and how it is a common misconception * Being secluded from the world and business environment. * How life is long and why you need to build a solid foundation. * Travel and the dot com lifestyle I wish you all the best if you do decide to live the dot com lifestyle, it is not for everyone but if its for you then go for it! 😀 Steve Palmer P.S Start you blog today for only 3.95 p/m 😉

Podcast Episode Summary: 7 Essential Tips For Starting A Blog Starting a blog can be a scary time, and in this episode, I cover some essential tips that you should know before starting a blog. In this episode, I go into a lot of things that you might not think about when you are starting a blog. It is sponsored by myself; I am hosting free 10-day training on how to start a blog and get 1000 visitors. Register here. Links mentioned:  * Start your blog with Blue host for only $4.95 per month * Lean Domain Search – The tool I discuss in the episode that I use for finding domain names. * CostaRicaDaddy.com – haha I hope someone buys this someday. * Start A Blog – 50 things everyone should know before you start a blog. What you will learn in this episode: * Why choosing a dot com domain is so important. * What to do before you even start your blog. * The permalink structure you should use * What to do about other social media platforms out there. * How to become a Costa Rica Daddy – Jokes! haha Thanks, be sure to review, comment and subscribe! Speak to you next week! Steve Palmer

Summary of episode Todays, the episode is a guest interview with Thinh Dinh, he is the first guest on “The Niche Around Podcast”. Thinh recently featured me on his website Entrepreneurs Setup where I showed my current setup(which I tend to keep pretty mobile). His niche website asks what exactly do entrepreneurs have in their office and what tools, resources and apps do they use. In this article, we cover Thinh’s reason behind his blog, and how his blogging journey has changed over the past 4 years. Thinh was also influenced like myself by Pat Flynn’s website Smart passive income. Towards the end of the audio we did get a little bit cut off due to a new recording software I was trialing. If you are just starting out and want to get your blog up and running I recommend BlueHost, sign up here for only $3.95 per month. What you will learn in this episode: * What Thinh wish he knew before he started blogging  * His list top 3 resources he would recommend(and he uses a LOT of resources) * Analysis Paralysis – Why you need to take action rather than know and learn everything * Why giving value is better than just chasing the money. * What else Thinh is working on. Resources mentioned: His top 3 resources: * Evernote – Thinh’s advice, don’t make too many clippings but store as much information as you can. * ToDoIst – Thinh’s go to for to do lists. I mentioned previously on episode 5 how important it was to do a daily to-do list. Flexible in the way it manages projects. It makes entering new tasks quick, and it has a lot of support for virtually all devices. Thinh also explains how the Karma additional gamify’s it. * Momentum habit tracker – Our habits define us, and this tool just does one thing. It helps you stick to your habits. The app sits in your menu bar when you click on the menu you bad you tick off each task every day. I am looking forward to checking this one o

7 free tools that I have used over the past 5 years to help you write a better blog post. In the past, I created a long blog post and followed it up with a podcast version of the blog post. Both had great content, but I felt it would better for you to make each post a combination of the two while providing value via each medium(audio, text, video) Some of you prefer audio, and some of you prefer reading/video. So this way you get great content in the show notes and all the resources mentioned are in one place Links mentioned in the video, blog post or audio: * SumoMe * Grammarly * Yoast SEO plugin * Pretty Link plugin * Pixabay * Canva * Awesome Screen Shot  * BlueHost Let’s being the 7 free tools for writing a better blog post: 1) Sumome.com Love this tool, used it for the past 12 months and it has just gotten better and better! It is completely free and beats any other sharing tool hand over fist. I mean it once you install this versus many of the other WordPress plugins out there you will never look back. The premium version is great, and I used it for 3 months. However, I didn’t see the value in it for me and went back to the free version. Love the heat map, sharing buttons and click tracker! 2) Grammarly.com Wow, me write good. Haha <- Grammarly overload Previously my spelling was atrocious; I consistently made mistakes, and even after using the WordPress spell check 100 times there was still stuff I missed! So when I discovered this “new better” tool Grammarly I said “I’ll give it a go.” Well, I was so impressed that I purchased the premium version in a matter of weeks of using it. The free version is just as good as t

Podcast Episode Summary: Based on the great feedback I got from my previous post on successful bloggers I decided to create a podcast version of the episode. I break down each point one by one and go into more detail than the blog post. Links Mentioned: My first website ever The blog post on successful bloggers What you will learn in this episode: As it is the audio version of the blog post, I do go into a lot more detail and can explain each point clearer. * Why you shouldn’t turn into a hater * The importance of writing goals and to-do lists * How important patience is when starting a blog * The fear of success and how more common it is than you might think * Why bloggers don’t actually fail If you enjoyed this episode be sure to read the blog post. If you are looking to start a niche blog I do recommend Bluehost. I will have some tutorials coming on Youtube very soon so be sure to subscribe here. If you enjoyed this episode please review on Itunes/Stitcher etc

Podcast Episode Summary: How to sell ad space your niche blog Selling ad space on your blog is one of the best ways to generate passive income. You don’t have to split the income like with Google Adsense You don’t get a tiny percentage of the sale like with Affiliate marketing Essentially all the income is yours. I share my successes and strategies that I have used selling ad space on my niche blog over the past two years. Thanks for all your feedback on my last blog post about what successful bloggers don’t do. I will be turning that blog post into a later episode on the podcast. Once again I really appreciate your feedback and reviews on Itunes/Stitcher etc. Links mentioned: My niche blog If you are wondering about the island of Bali I mentioned, read my blog post on it What you will learn in this episode: * How I went from zero ad revenue to over $5k per month in about 6 months * The strategy you can implement today on you blog * Why it is so important to actually ask for an advertiser to pay you. * My story of being essentially broke on a remote island off Bali and getting $1500 in my bank account the next day. Keep in mind there was no Western Union and only 1 ATM on the whole island. * How to sell ad space as a package on your blog * Why it is better to sell your ad package over 3 months instead of month to month. * How to sell ad space on your niche blog If you are looking to start a niche blog I do recommend Bluehost. I will have some tutorials coming on Youtube very soon so be sure to subscribe here. If you enjoyed this episode please review on Itunes/Stitcher etc. I will be coming out with a new episode every week and potentially two – three episodes if I have additional guests on.  

Podcast Summary How I Got 1 Million Views On My Niche Blog: I basically cover my story and what I did back in November 2014(not 2013 like in the podcast) to  get well over 1 million page views in 3 days. It is not just an episode about me, more so I wanted to inspire you. I also explain what kind of ad revenue you can expect from having a million views on your blog. It is all about building your audience in your niche blog and then expanding out of your niche. Links: Passport article(Nichearound.com/passport) Pat Flynn’s mention about me(YAY) My Irish Around Oz blog Facebook debugger – This was a game changer for any mistakes I made when clicking publish What you will learn in this podcast: * Why you have to build your audience first before you will be successful. * How much money you can make from getting over 1 million views on a blog post * The lessons I have learnt since publishing the post. * How to think outside of your niche * The method I have used to create headlines * A new tool I discovered to update your link on Facebook(how did I not know about this before!)  

Podcast Episode Summary On How To Make Money With Affiliate Marketing: The most requested episode from my email list, how to make money with affiliate marketing. In this episode, I cover 7 ways to make money with affiliate marketing and essentially what I have learnt over the past two years. If you are looking for ways to make money online then affiliate marketing is the fastest and best way to get started. Plus the upfront costs are virtually zero. I also try and tie all of the points into what I would do if I was starting a niche blog. Links mentioned: Bluehost – My recommended hosting company(affiliate link) Godaddy – My recommended domain hosting company(affiliate link) How to start a niche blog What you will learn in this episode: * Why it is important to start with a high paying affiliate that everyone will use over and over again. * The main way I make money with affiliate marketing * Why it is not best to start off with Amazon or one of the many smaller paying affiliates * How writing a guide on your niche affiliate program is essential to making money online. * How to write for your audience * Why solving your audiences problem is extremely important. * Why telling a story that your audience can relate to. * Why you have to promote your guide and affiliate article. Promote, Promote, Promote * Don’t give up it will take time but you will succeed.  

Podcast Episode Summary On How To Start A Niche Blog: In this episode, I cover 5 vital steps you need to start a niche blog. This was what I discussed in my first blog post(nichearound.com/start). I cover what I have learnt over the past 2+ years running my niche blog. I decided not to edit a lot of the mistakes I made in my first episode. Not only does this keep it a lot more genuine but I feel that you will relate to it more. You will also learn a bit about me and what else I have done in the past while providing you value on what you need to get started on your niche blog. Links mentioned in the podcast: How to start a niche blog Most powerful passports article(over 1 million views in 24 hours) Bluehost(aff link) Irish Around Oz(my blog for Irish people in Australia Sunset Travellers(our other niche blog about a couple travelling around the world one sunset at a time) Mailchimp Pat Flynn – Smart passive income podcast John Lee Dumas – Eofire podcast   In this particular podcast you will learn: * The 5 vital steps you need to start a niche blog * The mistakes I made when starting my niche blog * How and what exactly is a niche blog or product * What strategies I used with my new niche blog * Why it is important to be your audience * The importance of actually doing rather than just listening or reading Be sure to subscribe, review and share the podcast if you found it useful. Be sure to add me on snapchat @nichearound for daily internet marketing tips! If you got value from this episode please leave a comment and I will reply. I am also looking for people who have quit their job and have created a niche blog. If this is you then please shoot me an email: Steve@nichearound.com for a chance to be featured on the show. Otherwise get out there and start building a niche