Blog Like a Boss Podcast

In this episode I'm sharing 7 core beliefs that I've developed over the last three years since starting my business. These core beliefs have allowed me to continue to evolve and become more aligned with my heart's desire and purpose. I'm also opening up and sharing something I've not shared with anyone (until now) - listen in and find out what's been on my heart and mind lately and what to expect from me in the coming months. Did you love today's episode?1. Take a screenshot and share it to your IG stories. Tag me @theannahuff 2. Leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts! Content got you feeling overwhelmed? I get it! That's why I've opened up a few spots on my calendar to hop on a complimentary clarity call to help you sort through all the things and get clarity about your next move. On this call we'll figure out the one thing that's keeping you stuck, the next steps for getting unstuck and how I can support you in making your goals a reality - book your free call here

In this episode we're talking about how a content planning system will not just keep your content and marketing organized, but how it can also help your content to reach more of your ideal audience and convert them to subscribers and eventually...clients Did you love today's episode?1. Take a screenshot and share it to your IG stories. Tag me @theannahuff.co 2. Leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts!   Content got you feeling overwhelmed? I get it! That's why I've opened up a few spots on my calendar to hop on a complimentary clarity call to help you sort through all the things and get clarity about your next move. On this call we'll figure out the one thing that's keeping you stuck, the next steps for getting unstuck and how I can support you in making your goals a reality - book your free call here.

What happens when things don't go as you plan in your business? Entrepreneurship is Join me as I sit down with my good friend and Entrepreneur School founder, Kelly Sinclair, of KS & Co for a real convo on launching and what happens when it doesn't go as planned.  You might be surprised at what we have to say about our most recent failed launches, things we didn't expect and how we're moving forward today.    Follow Kelly on Instagram www.instagram.com/ksco_kelly and Entrepreneur School at https://www.instagram.com/ksco_entrepreneurschool/ Check out her Brand Message Mastery course here.    Did you love today's episode?1. Take a screenshot and share it to your IG stories. Tag me @theannahuff.co 2. Leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts!   Content got you feeling overwhelmed? I get it! That's why I've opened up a few spots on my calendar to hop on a complimentary clarity call to help you sort through all the things and get clarity about your next move. On this call we'll figure out the one thing that's keeping you stuck, the next steps for getting unstuck and how I can support you in making your goals a reality - book your free call here.

Does content planning really matter? Today I'm sharing the three content planning mistakes that you might be making that are costing you time and money. I'm covering the mistakes that I made as a beginning content creator that I wish I would have known about sooner. The three key takeaways from today's episode are: 1. This is the thing that you might be doing even if you're a content planning pro. Learn how to make sure your content is positioned correctly to get the best results. 2. How most people are content planning and why it's not sustainable. I'll share a better, more sustainable, way to plan content without spending hours every week. 3. A mindset destroying habit that you may have formed thinking it would help you get to success faster. And what you can be doing instead to keep imposter syndrome at bay.You need to be creating content and you need to be planning content. But you don't need to be spending hours every week doing it.  It's time to learn how easy that it gets to be. Did you love today's episode? Take a screenshot and share it to your IG stories. Tag me @theannahuff.co Leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts!Don't forget to register for the Profitable Content Plan Challenge. A free 3 day challenge just for online entrepreneurs who are ready to ditch overwhelm and start creating content with confidence. Schedule your FREE 30 minute clarity call with me. On this call we'll figure out the one thing you need to be focusing on to create content that sells your offers, establish a roadmap for getting there, and talk about how I can support you in reaching your goals – book your free call here.

In this episode Anna shares her top three tips for productivity and getting things done consistently. By setting yourself up better in order to take action, you'll be able to run your day versus having it run you. Living and working from a place of proactive instead of reactive. Not to mention, through the practice of prioritizing and light planning, you can save immense time in the long run that can go towards other things - and who doesn't want more time?    Download The Complete Guide: Anatomy of a Blog Post that Converts  Join the Blog Like a Boss Facebook Community Stay up to date with the podcast and connect with Anna on Instagram @theannahuff Click here for more ways to work with Anna

In this episode, Anna is sharing how and why perfectionism is destroying your success. As women and as entrepreneurs, you've likely had the experience of holding yourself back at some point or another. You may even be currently holding yourself back from something in which case, this episode is for you. Anna details her experiences of perfectionism, how she practices ‘done over perfect', how self-care aids in her letting go of perfection, and what it means to be truly authentic. So often she sees her clients attaching their worth to their business or the outcome of their content and she's been there before but after recognizing that this is no way to live and that self-worth is not inherent of the success of our business, she has been able to make heaps and bounds of progress and help her clients do the same!   Download The Complete Guide: Anatomy of a Blog Post that Converts    Join the Blog Like a Boss Facebook Community   Stay up to date with the podcast and connect with Anna on Instagram @theannahuff   Click here for more ways to work with Anna

Anna gets personal this week and shares her personal why behind creating a blog and how it really allowed her to harness her talent and creativity to share with others and step into a power that she felt she had lost. She dives into motherhood and her experience with postpartum depression and how she used blogging as an outlet and self-care practice to overcome her struggles. Lastly, Anna dives into how you can step into your own power and why you should! We've likely all had experiences of holding ourselves back out of fear of judgment from others but you could be the driving force behind someone stepping into their power and there is something profoundly liberating about allowing yourself to be authentic and share your gifts with the world.    Download The Complete Guide: Anatomy of a Blog Post that Converts    Join the Blog Like a Boss Facebook Community   Stay up to date with the podcast and connect with Anna on Instagram @theannahuff   Click here for more ways to work with Anna

Anna breaks down the importance of having a captivating blog title in this episode as well as several ways to format your blog titles that will draw readers in. If you're reading a blog post, you're likely in search of a question you want answered or interested in a specific topic and as a blogger you probably aren't the first person to write on a topic so using the examples from this episode to title your blog posts can significantly assist in guiding a reader to choose your blog post over someone elses on a similar topic. From addressing your audience to using power words, keywords, superlatives, numbers and more, your blog title is not the place to skimp out. Similarly to any other content you produce, blog titles should be strategic and intentional!   Want to take it a step further with your blog posts? Download The Complete Guide: Anatomy of a Blog Post that Converts    Join the Blog Like a Boss Facebook Community   Stay up to date with the podcast and connect with Anna on Instagram @theannahuff   Click here for more ways to work with Anna

This week, Anna is breaking down the anatomy of a blog post. Anyone can write a post but creating a blog post that converts requires intention and purpose. Anna dives into how to create content that is fully aligned, supports your offers and ultimately moves the needle on your goals. Lasly, she shares how you can better understand what your clients need and want (a key piece to creating blog posts that convert) and if you tune into the end she shares how you can get her downloadable checklist to use when publishing your content and ensure your blog has the perfect anatomy!    Download The Complete Guide: Anatomy of a Blog Post that Converts  Join the Blog Like a Boss Facebook Community Stay up to date with the podcast and connect with Anna on Instagram @theannahuff Click here for more ways to work with Anna

This week, Anna is sharing her thoughts on ICA's. What's an ICA you ask? Your Ideal Client Avatar. A quick google search will come up with plenty of formulas, exercises, and questionnaires so you can understand your ICA but Anna is breaking down exactly why many of these exercises don't actually work. Good news though, Anna shares how to tap into the community and audience you already have to get a clear picture of your most valuable readers or customers depending on the type of business you have. She also shares why many ICA exercises are full of generalized assumptions, why “fake it ‘til you make it” is not the best plan for knowing your ICA, and five questions you can ask your audience in order to really understand them and in turn, create better serving content!    Join the Blog Like a Boss Facebook Community Stay up to date with the podcast and connect with Anna on Instagram @theannahuff Click here for more ways to work with Anna

Back from having Covid, this week Anna is discussing saving time with content batching - what it is and how it can help in your content creation process. She goes in depth on the possibilities content batching can create and how you can ultimately create more content in less time. She also shares how content batching allows you to let go of the pressure to just post anything for the sake of posting and bring strategy to your content, how to break the processes up depending on the amount of tasks you have, aligning your content to your goals as well as your customer journey, and more!    Join the Blog Like a Boss Facebook Community   Stay up to date with the podcast and connect with Anna on Instagram @theannahuff   Click here for more ways to work with Anna

Here to debunk the beliefs that say you need a ton of time to put out high quality and quantity content, Anna is back to break down her own content creation system. You should know by now that blogging isn't dead, in fact can be really valuable in growing a business so you're going to need a content creation system in order to save time and gain visibility with your blog content.    Anna takes you through the three key pieces to her content creation - getting organized, preparing and planning your calendar, and then creating the content itself. These three parts are what will allow you to show up consistently and get ahead in the process so you don't feel like you're always two steps behind or flying by the seat of your pants. Anna also shares the importance of having a place to house all your drafts and content, how to save documents so you can easily find it later, creating templates, what to think about when preparing your calendar, and her secret repurposing content formula so you can get the most out of it!    Mentioned in this episode: Ubersuggest Free Keyword Tool BuzzSumo Content Marketing Platform Answer the Public   Connect with Anna: Join the free Blog Like a Boss Facebook Community Connect with Anna on Instagram @theannahuff Work with Anna

In this episode Anna is helping you in planning your content marketing for the quarter, six-months, or even the full year! Content marketing is all about creating, publishing, and distributing content that will help you reach your target audience and ultimately turn that audience into paying clients no matter what kind of business you have. Having a content marketing plan is key to help you stay on track, stay consistent in your marketing efforts, and reach your blogging and business goals. The idea of content marketing (especially when you think beyond a week or two) can feel daunting which is why Anna is breaking it down piece by piece so you can work right along with her in developing your own plan with time saving hacks.    Join the Blog Like a Boss Facebook Community   Stay up to date with the podcast and connect with Anna on Instagram @theannahuff   Click here for more ways to work with Anna

Social media, blogging, and putting your expertise on display for others can be scary. Maybe you've thought of starting a blog but fear judgement from others, worry that there's no stability in blogging, or that you can't find success in it. In this episode Anna shares her own backstory on where she came from, how and why she dove into the blogging and online business space, making the transition from teacher to blogging CEO, and overcoming the fears and hesitations she had about blogging to find her own version of success.    Anna tells about her first job, why she thought she had to go to college to become successful, the humbling ah-hah moment when she realized she was doing it 'wrong', becoming steadfast in her goal to understand the blogging sphere and how to grow and monetize her blog, why you don't need a ton of followers on Instagram to make money, and so much more. Stay up to date with the podcast and connect with Anna on Instagram @theannahuff

Blogging isn't dead. You have a gift to share and a story to tell and someone out there needs to hear it. Your blog is the tool to use to amplify that message. Whether you're an influencer, entrepreneur, course creator, digital product seller, or just ready to share your story, blogging can help you generate more leads and sales in your business. The Blog Like a Boss podcast is for women who know they have a purpose and believe they can serve others with their passions through blogging. Join host Anna Huff as she shares tactical solutions for creating consistent content, simple steps for leveraging SEO to reach your ideal audience, and systems for using social media to strategically connect with your community.    @theannahuff www.midwestsocialcreative.com Blog Like a Boss Facebook Community