Aussie Bloggers Podcast

Partnerships | Why they like to showcase Australian Bloggers instead of American Bloggers | Why it's important to discuss your personalities before you begin | How to have an equal partnership | Simple tips for learning from You Tube | How to discover if your guest is going to be a good fit for your blog or podcast | How to find your audience | How to avoid RAM (Random Acts of Marketing) | Processes you can apply to your own partnerships | Why Tan and Amanda don't micro-manage each other | How nuzzle saves Amanda 3 hours of work | The step by step process of podcasting | How to schedule your own social media posts | Why you should remind your partner how good they are | Why communication and reliability go hand in hand | Why Aussie Bloggers Podcast is ending | 2017

Kate Toon | Zanni Louise | Clare Reilly | Vanessa Smith | Keith Keller | Tan and We Are Podcast | Aravind Krishnan | Amy Stevens | Beatrice Brown | Imogen Lamport | Kathryn Eggins | Reflections on all these amazing bloggers and what they have brought to Aussie Bloggers Podcast. Tan and Amanda chat about each one and their own blogs.

Bloggers reflection time with Tan and Amanda discussing Helen Edwards from 'Recycled Interiors' discusses blogging and building your business | Lauren Paris from 'The Mummy Mentor' talks about Getting known in the media | Dale Reardon from 'My Disability Matters' shares his technical knowledge with WordPress | Kirsty Rice from '4 kids, 20 suitcases and a beagle' teaches us how to build relationships with followers | Keith Keller and how to do Twitter in 20 minute chunks | Bec Wyld from 'Wyld Family Travel' speaks about travel on a budget and with a young family | Angie Wilson from 'Gnome Angel' shows us how to create your own style with your blog | Annette Hill from 'I Give You the Verbs' talks about her stories and how to begin blogging and Amanda Hoffmann teaches a 3 part series on Pinterest

Media suggestions about fitness | How she got started as a travel blogger | How to get PR for your blog | How to reach out to the media through personal stories | The best way to write an effective story | Where to go to send your press release and who to send it to | Ways to find inspiration for blog posts | Her thoughts on video blogging | Why she prefers short posts | How video posts can work for bloggers and why | Words of wisdom about starting a video blog

Marketing your blog as a style blogger | The science of style through blogging | Where her blog first originated | How she grew an international audience before her Australian audience | Her experiences about blogging and how readers connect with her | Blogging and her personal relationships with others | How having a mailing list can help monetise your blog | Why Pinterest and Facebook work for her | Best tip for growing your subscriber base | What sort of content is the best content to create when using options | How to build and retain a community through Facebook Groups | How to use Facebook groups to connect your readers together

Get email subscribers | Why she felt confused about blogging when she first began | Why she had to unsubscribe to all her email subscriptions | The path to getting to 78000 subscribers on her email list | How to focus on one task | What a Call to Action really is | How to make your Call to Action not so intimidating | The difference between personal blogs and business blogs | The truth about your ‘About Me’ page | What your About Me page should really say

Find out: How Amy and Austin first met / How her blog first began / How she built an online presence before even starting her blog Where she taps into people on social media The challenges of beginning a new blog | How to begin your new blog |Getting her blog online within 7 days

Learn: Crafting your blog as a commercial venture | Turning your blog into your day job and how it can be done | Why he makes his information free while still deriving an income from it | Partnering with others to build a sustainable income | Adapting your blog to use his own model | Why blogging can be the catalyst for other ideas | How he discovered blogging | His blog and how Money Grows on Trees came to life | How his blog helps people save money as well as cutting their carbon footprints | How research helped him get his blog off the ground | How credibility can help your own blog| Establishing your story so that readers will read it| Why one product is better than another and how to show that to your readers

Kate Toon | Clint Salter | Aaron Fifield | Andrew Griffiths | Nathan Chan | Ronsley Vas | Merrymaker Sisters all spoke at the We Are Podcast Conference 2016. Tan reviews their presentations and shares with bloggers the many ways they too, can market, get sponsors, change their mindset and overcome their insecurities when blogging.

Twitter images are better with tweets and why | How Keith was challenged by Brian Tracy in 2010 | Why twitter and why the 30/30 model works | What is flipboard and how to use it | Keith's 'miraculous' app he loves to use and why | How you can use your twitter lists in Nuzzle | How Twitter can help you know who is reading your blogs | How to use your Twitter stats | What you can do with your stats this month on Twitter

A short episode to explain why Vanessa began blogging and how she became an early adopter of blogging | Why it's important to blog to suit you | What simple tips work for her | Her frank admission about using short posts and how that works for her | The truth about why Bloggers and Bacon has gone from posting five times a week to one day a week | | What people don't know: How to move forward with blogging

Make money from your blog | Clare talks about - How an adventure began her blog, “The Life of Clare” | Meeting people through blogging | How Instagram can begin a community of like minded people | How to go from Instagram to Snapchat | Using Instagram to drive traffic to your website | Using your iphone to edit your youtube videos | How to stay on budget with blogging and subscribers | Learn about Claire’s online products and her Kambucha and Sourdough kits | What plugin Claire uses to sell her products | What software Claire used to create her ebook

Blog to Book! How to get opportunities to publish your book | How sharing parenting experiences leads to blogging opportunities | The path from blogging to being sought out by a publishing house | How an organic online friendship led to publishing opportunities | The process of publishing a children’s picture book | The editing process of having a shorter post can work | Why reading aloud is so important | How blogging can lead to becoming a coach or mentor

SEO and Copy for your blog. What works and how to make it work even better. | We learn: Why Kate left the corporate world | How search engine’s work | What google’s rules for SEO are | Why you need structure around your blog | Processes to use when starting your keyword planning | Why you should solve a problem in your blog | Why Kate began her 10 day challenge and ecourses | Why use Video with your blog | Where to get Kate’s Free blogging template | Why Kate wrote a controversial article about Fiverr and the surprising results

Pinterest Analytics can be useful to build your blog. Use it to: Verify your site if you get API error key messages | Analyse your repins and what it means for you | Export data and improve on this data | Find what your audiences are interested in | Get free information from your analytics | Find your followers' interests to engage with them | Find the businesses and brands your followers engage with and why it's important for you | Find time for analysing your Pinterest account | Work out how a social media strategy can help you become more productive

Pinterest is something bloggers can explore and use to their advantage. Amanda discusses step by step, How to get Pinterest followers| How to make a good first impression on Pinterest | How to be found as an authority on Pinterest| How to find people on Pinterest | How to create you Pinterest cover| How to make a Pinterest board| Why you may use a secret board | Why you need a branded board and how to create one | How to curate other awesome content How many pins each board should have when you begin pinning | How to have FUN with Pinterest!

Pinterest | Why bloggers should use Pinterest | How Amanda went from a few thousand followers to 8000 followers in ONE week | Who you should be following in Pinterest | What setting your 'search privacy' should be set on | The step by step to use for bloggers to get started with Pinterest | Why your photo matters | How to create a Pinterest Board | How many Pinterest Boards you need | Why you need to align your categories with your boards | What is a collaborator and why use them | Why set your foundations in Pinterest | How to update your Pinterest Profile

How ‘I Give You the Verbs’ was born | Why a niche doesn’t have to be the be all and end all for your blog | Why you don’t need to be a “how to” girl in your blog | How and where to begin | Why you can blog about anything you love | That you can be a hobby blogger | How to be an authentic blogger | How to do your own thing | Why she is posting videos of herself singing | That she is a person, not a brand | How to be a one woman cheer squad | That we should be each other’s cheer leaders.

Learn: Her weird obsessions | When she went to WordPress and why | How a beginners quilt class found her passion | How a $600 investment helped her to grow her blog | Why you should grow your own style with blogging | Why it's so important to pay attention to your style card | Tools Angie uses to show her photos in the best light | Why consistency is so important | Why your logo colour should match your fonts and images and more! Tune in and tell us what you think with a rating and review.

Learn: How the travel blog began | Secrets to managing a blog, travel, jobs, and a school routine with two girls | The sacrifices the family make to lead the ideal lifestyle | How to organise your blog while you travel | The process every blogger should go through to blog while overseas | What to do if you can't get internet while overseas | How to work together with your spouse while blogging | The importance of goal setting | The best way to travel with kids on a budget

Get More Followers. Learn - How to get people to retweet you | How Keith began his love of twitter | Steps you can follow to get more followers | Keith's role in the world of twitter | Why you should be retweeting | How to find the cool people on Twitter | Why you need complimentary energy and should be joining up with people | What it means to do 3 x 20 minute chunks in twitter time | How to advertise to 3.4 million people for FREE

Kirsty Rice is blogger of 4 kids, 20 suitcases and a beagle - She discusses How 4 kids, 20 suitcases and a beagle began | Why you should write about what you’d like to read about | What ex pat life is really like | Why people like to relate to you | How to build relationships with your followers | How to be real and authentic when blogging and MORE! It would also be really helpful if you jump over and rate and review our show on iTunes.

Dale is all about Disability, blogging and websites. He discusses how he went from lawyer to blogger | How he managed to get over 10 000 page views from a blog less than 6 months old | Which way to go when you first design your website | Why Dale uses the Avada Theme | Which are the best fonts to use when building your website | Which security is best for your website | Why you need to back up your website and how | Where you should back your website to... Listen here - rate and review us and we will be eternally grateful!!

In this episode, Lauren talks about: How her passion became a blog | Where you can enjoy your own success and opportunities | Ways you can engage with your community | How to promote yourself without relying on a Facebook Page | How to find time to blog when you’re a Mum | Ways to get your blog known with the media and MORE! Subscribe, rate and review this episode and stay tuned for more..

Why she left the area of social work to begin in the digital world | How she began her recycled interiors blog and turned it into a business | How she created her community engagement | Why people will engage in a group rather than your FB page | Why you need to monitor who comes into your group | How to use your groups to engage with your blog | How often you should post to your group | The best way to plan your content | Why your blog needs fresh content | How to make money from blogging | Should you use sidebar ads on your blog? | How to make your blog a vehicle for your business and MORE! Subscribe and show your appreciation by giving us a review and a rating.

Tan and Amanda give highlights of each episode they have recorded to date.

In this episode, you learn: How Mr and Mrs Romance work together online and offline | Christina’s passion and how it has helped her to make money from blogging and you can too! | Why an E-Book can launch your blog even further | Diverse ways you can monetise your blog | How to schedule your ideas | How many ideas you need to come up with for your blog | How to come up with new blog post ideas | Why you need to go “Back to the Basics” | Where to go to find “Trending Topics” | How to achieve a work/life balance and why Christina doesn’t believe in it | How the Hair Romance blog began |

In this episode, you learn: What made Carly begin blogging 9 years ago | Carly’s Blog School she runs with Christina Butcher | How to make a living blogging | Why you should begin with an Agency to build your brand and Monetise | Carly’s next big step | How Carly became ‘Blog Wife Besties’ with Christina Butcher | How to work with a partner in the blogging world | Where the name “Smaggle” came from |

In this episode, you learn: Why every blogger should build a personal brand | Why Kelly goes to Problogger each year | Kelly’s framework she developed around Passion, Prioritising, and Productivity and how these 3 give you Practical Perfection | What to do when you fall into overwhelm | The concept of white space and how you can use it in your life to become for efficient | Why Kelly began blogging during a stressful period of her life | Why Kelly decided to go from 4 blogs back to 1 personal blog and how it helped her

• How she structures her day • Why she began blogging • How you can develop gratitude in your life • Her very own blogging tips • About her books • Why you should listen to your readers • How to blog successfully • Who the influential people are in her life • Why you need to KISS • How to get her FREE e-book – Find Your Fearless

• How to be polished online • How to sound like you’re talking intimately in a blog • Why you should sell a ‘story’ instead of a product • What is authentic blogging • Why you need to have a structured business blog from time to time • How to come up with a Blog Post idea • Why it doesn’t matter how you actually blog • How she went from ‘Bikini’s and Love’ blogger to the Huffington Post • The trends coming up in blogging • The point of blogging • Why we don’t take anything at face value anymore

In this Episode, you learn ....... • How to overcome social media overwhelm • Why you don’t have to be on every social media platform • Which is the best platform to use for your blog • Strategies to move your social media marketing along • How many times a day you should be posting • Which day to post? • What works with FB ads • Why you need a FB group instead of a FB Page • Why you should use FB Live • The best way to manage your FB group • How to forge your own path • Why you won’t get anything done if you try to follow everyone else

• How to break the Twitter barrier • Reach millions of people in Twitter in one day • The difference between reach and followers • How to apply the 80/20 rule to your social media • How to build up cyberkarma • Learn the 4:1 rule or Keith’s own 10:1 rule • Hear the amazing ‘IKEA’ box story • How to use Twitter as a JV tool • Learn about Twitter 30/30 • Find out about the Twitter Magic 1,2,3 • How many times a day you should check your Twitter feed • Where you can find his free e-book, “Crack the Twitter Code”

Lauren June McFarlane discusses the following topics with Tan and Amanda: How to create blogging systems that work | Setting the course for blogging foundations | Sharing processes for blogging | How to batch your work | Eliminating Procrastination | How to start a blog and keep your eyes on your blog as a business | Why you should own your genius and get paid for it | Why it’s important to set your boundaries with your business blog | You can listen to episodes here or on iTunes - and remember to rate and review!

Carly Findlay talks to Tan and Amanda about: Why she began blogging in the first place | How she went from blogger to freelancer | What it means to blog for social good | The opportunities you can get through blogging | How to get involved in the blogging world | Working with brands and sponsors | How to fix things when it all goes wrong | The trials of living with a disability | Dealing with silent bullies | Growing your readers and what it takes to get to 3 and a half million readers To find out more and listen to our episodes on iTunes, tune in and rate and review!

In this episode, Amanda talks to Tan and Amanda about: How a dare in 2012 changed her life direction to ‘anything goes’ | Why blogging is a marathon and not a sprint | COP - What a cop is and why it works (Consistent, Persistent, Original) | How to fit blogging in with the rest of your life | How to use evernote to keep your blog up to date | All about her cookbook “cookerandalooker” | Discuss her blogging journey and what has worked for her | Why it’s okay to ‘fear’ posting your blog | It’s okay to hit that ‘publish’ button even when you feel sick | Head over to iTunes and subscribe for this episode and more!

Jennie discusses: Why she's called The people connector | Tips for your Problogger Networking Opportunity | What you need as a blogger to promote yourself | Why you need to be the first to arrive and last to leave at Problogger this year | How introverts can mix easily at networking events | Why it’s important to know why you are networking | Why the best networking is done after an event | Why bloggers should lead a purposeful life | Why social media is the greatest gift for bloggers | How bloggers can bring up emotions through their purpose Head over to iTunes and subscribe for this episode and more!

In this episode, you find out: Why daddy bloggers should not only write but read as well | How he became a tree changer and eventually the Dadinator | What inspired him to become a daddy blogger | The Daddy stories that make him so popular | Why people can relate to him as a Daddy Blogger | Why you should be a father before a blogger | Why being master of the house can be unhealthy | The importance of men to share their blogs, emotions and thoughts | How the use of Blab can be a powerful medium for men to share | Where the Dadinator shares his own stories and messages on DAS (Depression, Anxiety and Stress) | What it means to be a chaotic writer | Why it’s okay not to schedule your writing | How the Dedicator found the 1950’s man in himself and more!

Amanda discusses her travel blog and why it began 11 years ago - Why she called her blog, “Not a Ballerina” - All the lessons she learnt while blogging - How often you should post on your blog - Points that attract someone to read a blog - How to keep visitors coming back to your blog - How to stop the burn out as a blogger - How to nurture your community - How to set up your readers so that unpleasant comments are kept to a minimum - Ways to monetise your blog - How to set boundaries between your online life and your home life and what it means to ‘batch’ your work and how to do it effectively.

Mel discusses, how she went from building a restaurant to building a blog - What sort of voice you should use to be able to communicate with your readers. Why you should follow a format when you blog - How to talk to your audience and practical tips to get your words down on paper to sound real - Which voice recorders you can use to speak your blog - The best way to drive business to your blog - Why you should blog regularly - What blogging consistently can do for you - Why you should go the ‘slow burn’ when blogging.

Adam Franklin is the Amazon #1 best selling co-author of Web Marketing That Works. - He is also the host of a top rating iTunes podcast, is an international social media speaker and the marketing manager of Bluewire Media – the web marketing firm he co-founded in 2005. - Adam’s Bluewire Media blog is currently Australia’s #1 business blog and has been named in the top 20 blogs for the last 5 years. - He has also written for The Australian, Sydney Morning Herald, Smart Company and StartupSmart and dozens of widely read blogs. He has been interviewed on 2UE, 4BC and ABC radio, as well on many popular podcasts. - Adam co-created the free Web Strategy Planning Template which has been seen by hundreds of thousands of marketers worldwide, and his weekly 'Bluewire News' email goes out to over 20,000 readers.

Jo Saunders is known as the LinkedIn Demystifier as she helps professionals connect and communicate authentically with their target audience using LinkedIn. In this episode, Jo shares her wisdom and you will learn: Her worldwide social marketing business - When she discovered her love for writing and what she did to manage over 100 pen friends - What it means being known as the linkedIn Demystifier and what that means to Jo and her brand - How bloggers can use the power of linkedIn to better their blog and amplify themselves - How bloggers can give a great digital first impression on LinkedIn - Why you need to pay attention to your LinkedIn headline and profile - How to write your summary to get readers to click through to your blog - What types of Call to Actions you can use on LinkedIn - Why you should publish your content on LinkedIn and why you should never ditch your blog - Why links from LinkedIn to your blog are important - Which metrics matter on LinkedIn and what they mean to your blog - How up can tell how you rank in your own network and industry and why you need to remember to market your content and ways in which to share it.

Emma and Carla Papas are well known as ‘The Merrymaker Sisters’ (also real life sisters and sister best friends). In this engaging interview, Emma and Carla talk about health, happiness, and their 'merry life'. In this episode, you learn: What made the Merrymaker Sisters quit their government jobs and begin a blog in the first place - How they built their big business from a simple blog - How you can turn your blog into a thriving business too! - Ways to create an income stream from your blog - How to make your audience buy from you - How to extend your brand - How to create a product and pre-sell it and Why it's importance to show kindness

Alison shares: Her history and why she began blogging. Her intentions for continuing to blog. The three challenges she finds that people are faced with in life and suggests ways for people to overcome them. The process for creating your life story using photos and video. The tips she has for listeners on how clients can value and empower themselves. How she finds it important to listen and counsel her clients and the ways this helps them. How you can turn sorrow and sadness into gratitude using photos. Why it’s important to be natural in your own settings when you take photos and shoot video. Why what you do now is the most important thing to do in your life. Her book titled, “The Human Touch” which comes out in 2016.

Jema’s blog teaches and educates others on what she’s learned over the last 15 years on health, nutrition and how to make living health Easy and Do-Able for everyone.  She discusses how she started blogging, teaching and educating others all around the world on getting and staying “wellsome”.

Kym works with small to medium-sized businesses to develop social media and marketing strategies with activities that work to attract more customers, generate more revenue and achieve your business goals. So if you’re wanting to be a social media superstar like Kym, listen to our interview with Kym, the Social Media Guru of our time!

Jody Danson talks about video blogging, how she started and talks about her controversial video on breastfeeding! In this episode, you learn: - How mummachat came to be and where Jody Danson came from. - Why everyone should be vlogging (blogging using video). - The step by step process on how to create your own video blog. - About her controversial video on breastfeeding tips. - What to do if you’re dealing with threatening comments or cyber bullies. - How to move forward and begin your first video log. - What NOT to do while in front of the camera. Find more at http://www.aussiebloggerspodcast.com.au

Podcast Episode 4 – Interview featuring Amanda interviewing Tan Tan first interviewed Amanda in Episode 2. Now Amanda finally gets to interview Tan and talk to her about her new blog, http://www.WriteYourCancer.com, what blogging was all about when Tan began teaching blogging over 10 years ago, and where the word ‘blogging’ actually came from!

Trish Springsteen talks to Tan and Amanda about being super productive with your blog, finding inspiration to write and different ways you can repurpose your blog, saving you time and making you money in the process.

Co-host Tan, interviews Amanda and discovers her world of Bookkeeping, running a blogger mastermind group and scheduling her time between her many projects!

Linda is the founder of Media Connections and ThoughtSpot PR. She is also one of the founders of popular community called Family Capers. WHAT IS LINDA'S ADVICE TO BLOGGERS? PR does not care how many people you have following you, it's your positive influence, their loyalty and audience quality that they look for. Ignore Mummy guilt, stop thinking and just write. Understand that a new blogger cannot expect a large following in only 3 months. Keep writing, be consistent and have the more realistic goal of blogging for 12 months before you get results.