It is two and a half months late, but here is my complete annual review for 2020. The year of lockdown, becoming debt free again, and SwitchPod taking off profitably.
In this review I’ll share my lessons learned in 2020, share how much gross revenue each of my three businesses brought in, and be open and honest about what it has taken over the past 10 years to go from hating my day job to thriving financially.
Read MoreIn this podcast episode I chat with my wife Jen about what's next for me online, what kind of videos, podcasts, etc. I should be making, discuss my website redesign, and share an open and honest look at what it is like to be a creator online balancing multiple businesses, passions, and goals.
Read MoreIn this podcast episode I chat with Greg Farnum all about cameras and which ones we’d buy.
Read MoreIn this podcast episode I chat with Tommy Calloway about how to improve lighting in your videos.
Read MoreIn this episode I chat with Curtis Judd about how to record high quality audio, what gear he recommends, and common audio mistakes to avoid.
Read MoreMost people are afraid to talk about money, but I'm not. You can't do your work, make your art, or run your business if you can’t get your money right.
In this podcast episode I share my journey getting out of and going back into debt, how money affected the tiny decisions I’d make, the impact debt had on me creatively and professionally, what finally got us out of debt again, and the steps you should take up the “money ladder”.
Read MoreIn this podcast episode I chat with Tom Martin about what a YouTube channel should do behind the scenes if it wants to get more views through search and suggested recommendations.
Read MoreIn this podcast episode I chat with Sarah Beth, a yoga teacher on YouTube, about how she grew her channel to almost a million subscribers and a thriving online business over nearly ten years of uploading videos.
Read MoreIn this podcast episode I chat with Matt Giovanisci of Swim University & Money Lab about how to get more traffic from Google to a website. He shares what he has learned from 10+ years of experience optimizing his websites for search engines, doing content audits, and create epic content.
Read MoreIn this episode I talk with my wife Jen about how over the past 9 years of working from home we’ve figured out what boundaries, rules, and setups allow us to get the most done.
Read MoreIn this podcast episode I chat with my buddy Chris Ducker about how to build, scale, and monetize a personal brand, whether you should name your brand after your name or something else, what to do when your name is common or already being used online, and how having a strong personal brand can help future proof your business.
Read MoreIn this episode I chat with Jacob Cross, who I’ve hired to help me film for clients before, but who piqued my interest when he said he and his wife edit YouTube videos for 8 different clients at once on top of the video production work they already do. We discuss how you can find potential video editing clients, how to reach out to them, what the workflow is like, and how to charge them.
Read MoreIn this episode I chat with Mike Kilcoyne, who I got to know well when he signed up for my Freelance Filmmaker Accelerator Program last year. We discuss how he niched down to what clients he could serve best, how to make them repeat clients, when the right time to hire help is, and how to land and work with clients in other cities then where you live.
Read MoreIf you're like me, you're overwhelmed with everything that is going on right now. The global pandemic is turning the economy into an unknown mess, we want to make sure our finances and our lives don’t implode, and there is an ever-growing pile of work to do to help your business survive all of this. But sometimes, what’s most important is to just take a break.
Read MoreIn this episode I talk with photographer and video creator Tyler Stalman about how important it is to become a “full stack creator”, his term for being able to do the multiple types of creative work needed in today’s competitive landscape.
Read MoreWith the CO-VID19 coronavirus, the world is a bit crazy right now. But I wanted to do my part to share how I’m trying to weather this as an entrepreneur and small business owner and give you some tips for how to best spend your down time during any pandemic quarantines.
Read MoreIn this episode I talk with Thomas Frank, a full-time YouTuber, about what it is like to run a channel with millions of subscribers, work with sponsors, grow a team, and what goes on behind the scenes of planning, filming, editing, and sharing a YouTube video.
Read MoreIn this episode I talk with Jason Zook, one of the most creative entrepreneurs I’ve ever met.
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