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Craig and Ken are back at it giving updates on their businesses, lives, and the intersection of those two. MastermindJam2 is getting closer to launch, and Ken is excited about the prospects of a much better mastermind platform and the multiple monetization opportunities it presents.  It’s been a long road but Ken sees the light ... Read more52: Getting the Band Back Together

After a long hiatus between episodes, Ken and Craig return to discuss business priorities for 2017.

This week is a tribute to Alan Thicke, writer of The Facts of Life theme song, among many others. Today Ken and I are catching up on our businesses, and talking about some next steps for both of us. Craig has his first professional coaching call set up, as he’s looking to further refine the ... Read more50: The Facts of Life

It all comes down to eyeballs sometimes.  Both Ken and I are finding ourselves in a situation where more traffic (and maybe a lot more traffic) will make business really perform better.  Going through the process of testing, evaluating, and implementing some of these traffic generation techniques will be exciting to follow along with in ... Read more49: Traffic Cures All Ills

As a business grows and matures it experiences the eventuality of getting some of that “been around for a while” organic juice. Both Ken and I have seen this lately with MastermindJam and PodcastMotor.  More organic search, site traffic, and ‘cold’ customers coming to our site in the past couple of months, and the only ... Read more48: The Importance of Staying Power in Growing Our Businesses

This week Ken and I are talking about a new project that I’m developing.  After the discussion last week about being a newbie programmer in training I’ve settled on an initial product to develop. The app is going to be called Monsoon, and you can find it at monsoonapp.com.  While I’m sure the final product ... Read more47: Customer Discovery and a New App

This week Ken and I do a bit of thinking about what we’re looking at with our businesses now that we both find ourselves with a little time on our hands. One of the tools that Ken has been using is Poindexter to map out what a business model could look like down the road.  Pretty ... Read more46: Mapping Our Future Plans

Just as quickly as some things start, they can also end.  The show today is all about a few of updates from us, a few new directions we’re taking in our businesses, and lessons we’ve learned along the way. Nugget saw some fantastic growth in it’s initial launch, and was poised to grow quickly as a ... Read more45: New Directions (no, not the boy band!)

This week Ken gives the latest updates on Nugget, the community that he's been working on with Justin Vincent.

Ken and Craig debate how to price Ken's newest side project, Nugget.

Craig and his family are now in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. Craig and Ken discuss what's new with MastermindJam and PodcastMotor.

Craig and his family have begun the first leg of their epic European trip. Craig and Ken discuss what's new with MastermindJam and PodcastMotor.

Craig and Ken invite Dave Rodenbaugh from the Rogue Startups Podcast to recap another fantastic MicroConf in Las Vegas.

Craig and Ken discuss their goals for MicroConf 2016 in Las Vegas.   ——— If you enjoyed the show: please, right now, head over to iTunes and leave us a 5-star review. Leave your comments on our site at this episode’s show notes, or send 140 characters of love our way on twitter.

Driving traffic to your site is the lifeblood of learning, growing, and optimizing your business. Without it you’re really just guessing at what works, what your customers want, and how viable your business really is. Hot off the heels of a mention on Startups For the Rest of Us, Ken is looking to capitalize on ... Read more38: All This World Needs is More Traffic

Craig details the launch of his new course: Epic Podcasting. Craig explains who it’s for, what it’s about, and the ongoing benefits if you sign up during launch. Craig and Ken discuss the concept of headspace, and how finding ways to have freedom of mind, and freedom of your own thoughts, can benefit your quest ... Read more37: Launching the Epic Podcasting Course

Ken gives updates on lead magnets he is building. Craig talks through his anxiety caused by giving notice at his day job.

Shiny object syndrome is a tough thing to overcome, but with the success of our businesses these temptations wane.  Keeping focused on Priority #1 is key to the long term success of any entrepreneurial venture. The big day of going full time on PodcastMotor is coming for Craig and along with that brings all sorts ... Read more35: My Future’s So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades

This week, Craig leads off with updates on PodcastMotor. Craig next delves into the revenue model of the new travel content sites he’s acquired. Ad revenue plus affiliate marketing plus advanced audience segmentation equals success. Design your business with the end in mind, and cater to customers that spend money. Ken talks through traffic building ... Read more34: Here’s What’s Great About Masterminds and Hookers

Ken is a marketing genius!  Revamping the pricing of MasterMind Jam has been a booming success.  All early indicators are pointing towards a pricing schedule that more reflects the different value that customers will expect has been really great.  No more does everyone pay the same price, now price is determined by company size/success, letting ... Read moreEp 33: Relaying Value through Price, and A Few New Tools