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Send us a textReferrals are the secret weapon of business growth, but not in the way most people think. In this episode of The Sign & Thrive Podcast for Notaries, host Bill Soroka reveals the power of smart referrals—not just getting them, but giving them.When you become the person who connects people, solves problems, and makes life easier for others, you don't just get referrals—you build a reputation that brings opportunities you never saw coming.What You'll Learn in This Episode:✔️ Why giving referrals is the fastest way to get them ✔️ How to position yourself as a trusted resource in any network ✔️ The Trust Triangle—why strategic introductions lead to more business ✔️ The 3-Tier Estate Planning Referral System that sets you apart ✔️ How to avoid common networking mistakes that sabotage relationshipsWhy This Matters for NotariesLoan signings aren't falling from the sky like they used to, but billions of documents still need notarization every year. By leveraging referrals, you can build a sustainable business that thrives no matter what's happening in the market.Bill shares real-life stories of how simple introductions have led to high-value clients, unexpected income streams, and long-term partnerships. Whether you're an introvert or a natural networker, these insights will help you become the notary everyone remembers.The 3-Tier Estate Planning Referral SystemWant to break into the lucrative world of estate planning notarizations? This framework helps you create easy referral pathways for clients and professionals:

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So after three days of judging images for the British Institute Of Professional Photographers, it's time for me to step down from my role as Chair Of Awards And Qualifications.  I have been in the role for three years and it is time for someone else to pick up the reins and run with it (if that isn't a mixed metaphor.) I have loved doing this and if it weren't for a million things I have to go on and do, I think I would do it forever!  So as I drive home from my last round of qualifications - possibly the best one I've ever been involved in - here are a few musings of things I have spotted. This is a 'Tales From The Land Rover' edition so please forgive the audio quality and any mild road rage! Enjoy!   Cheers P. If you enjoy this podcast, please head over to Mastering Portrait Photography, for more articles and videos about this beautiful industry. You can also read a full transcript of this episode. PLEASE also subscribe and leave us a review - we'd love to hear what you think! If there are any topics, you would like to hear, have questions we could answer or would like to come and be interviewed on the podcast, please contact me at paul@paulwilkinsonphotography.co.uk.    Transcript EP157 - After The Judging The Exhausting Journey Home So I'm driving home from Birmingham, just in a service station, having bought the most expensive cup of coffee in the world, um, but I need one. It's been a long few days, um, and I am beyond exhausted. Reflecting on Judging and Achievements I've just been judging for the British Institute of Professional Photographers. I was there as chair of judges and quals for the last time, maybe not for the last time ever, but certainly for the last time, uh, in this current guise., it's been three years, I've done it for three years, and I need some time to be able to do some other things, it's nothing more than that, that's all I need, it's just to be able to do some other stuff, because we're building up Mastering Portrait Photography, which, by the way, we actually got another royalty statement through this week, um, for the book, ten years later, and the book is still .selling, I cannot believe it, uh, selling all over the world, and it's such an honor to have something out there that is still ticking over, you know, a few hundred copies, I'd say it might be more than that, but it's hundreds of copies, every year, around the world, it's still in print, after ten years, and while much of the book I would update now, it's still reasonably, uh, current, the pictures certainly stand up for themselves, as do the Uh, all of the notes. I think the one thing I would change is the opening chapter, which is all about current cameras. And of course that's changed in 10 years. They're not at all like that. And that's kind of what we're doing. We're building this incredible website called Mastering Portrait Photography. That is what I always loved, which is images and explanations and diagrams and ideas. And I have a bookshelf from floor to ceiling full of those kinds of books. So, it's time to stop judging for a moment, and I've just spent the past few days doing it. I'm on the M40 heading south. I'm Paul, and this, this is the Mastering Portrait Photography Podcast. Well, wow, what a few days it has been, and what an honour and a privilege it's been to have the role of Chair of Qualifications and Awards for the world's oldest. Photographic society or association, um, just beyond belief that I was asked to step into that role and it saddens me to leave, particularly after these couple of days because it's been just the most exciting thing. It's been absolutely wonderful, but I have to do it. We have to find a way of getting a little bit more time to do the other things that I need to get to. So. Stepping Down from Chair of Judges I've stepped down, I stepped down a few months ago and said I'd run it to the end of the year, so I've just finished the last set of qualifications that I'll be chairing, for now anyway, and the last annual printmasters competition. I've got one more round of monthly images to, uh, chair the judging for, and then I am done for a little bit. So I'm not done judging, I'll still be judging both for the, sorry, for the BAPP, I'm sure. And for the Societies where I'm going to be in January, we're presenting again in January at the Societies Convention in London. Um, I'm doing a couple of workshops, a couple of masterclasses, but I'm also going to be judging. I'm also leading the judging for the Click, uh, Click Light event, uh, sort of towards the end of next year. I already know that's in the diary. So it isn't that I'm stepping away from judging, it's just I'm stepping away from the role that I currently have at the moment. Um, because it's just too time consuming, it's all I can do. Um, so what have the last few days, uh, been? The Joy and Challenges of Judging Well, we've judged hundreds of images, and I, it is, it's hundreds and hundreds of images. We've judged eleven panels, there are six judges. I chair a team, there's myself and six incredible photographers across all genres, um, of our art form. commercialphotography, portraitphotography, weddingphotography, landscape, wildlife, you name it. Uh, this broad skillset in the judges, um, was in the room. Six just wonderful people, um, and it's that I think I'm gonna miss if I stop judging, of course. It's being in a room with these massive talents who make me laugh and inspire me every time we do it. So we have judged 11 panels. of which five, uh, came out as a fellowship standard. That's the highest grade we can offer is fellowship. Fellowship at the British Institute of Professional Photography. I got my fellowship, uh, 2011, I think. I should know the dates to my own life, but I don't. Um, and I remember then wondering what, where that would take me. What did it mean? And where it's taken me is to where I am right now. We've written a book. I've chaired all sorts of associations, I've chaired, I've been the Chair of Quals and Awards for the, um, for the British Institute of Professional Photographers. Um, I've travelled the world, I've worked on cruise ships, I, just, so much stuff has happened, and it's all thanks, or at least it was triggered, by me doing my quals. Uh, so five fellowships, uh, three licentiates, um, three of the panels we saw of the eleven sadly were unsuccessful, um, but of the others, eight were successful, and a couple of those were uplifts, which means they came in at one grade, and they didn't just get the grade they came in for, um, they were deemed to be so good, they were uplifted to the next level, the next qualification, and they both came out at fellowships. And I've had the chance to see and talk to the most wonderful photographers and their images. One panel in particular really just blew me away. And it's rare that I look at a panel and I wish I'd taken those images. There are panels where I love the images, but they're not really my field or it's just, you know, a different thing to what I do. But this was a panel of portraits of artists and creatives and artisans, famous artisans, some of them unknown artists, others, and the way the work was presented, the way the author was so down to earth and humble about what he did, the way he'd captured characters in a moment in time, the way he'd styled each image in each studio, everything about these images just made me wish. I had captured them and that's how it's left me. But what a way to leave, right? What a way to finish my tenure, um, after three years in the role. What a way to decide it's time, um, and although I'd taken the decision a few months ago that it was time for me to step away, I couldn't have foreseen that the last round of judging that I would chair like this would be simply the best couple of days of my time in the seat. Absolutely. uh, amazing. So as I said, we've just judged the printmasters 2020. I don't know if I did say it or not. Obviously when I'm driving in the car, I'm on the motorway, uh, concentrating on the driving is my priority. Speaking into a microphone is very, very low down the list. Um, so of course I'm making it all up as I go along and trying to remember what I've said. I have no idea. Did I tell you that, um, we've just been judging the printmasters as well as some qualifications? I've no idea. So that's what we've been doing two days, one day printmasters, another day. Quals, the print masters, hundreds of prints, hundreds and hundreds of prints. Insights on Photography Competitions So what have I learned over the two days? Uh, well, let's sort of think of, uh, some things. Firstly, and this sounds obvious, but I'm in the same way that McDonald's print caution is coffee might be hot on the side of their coffee. It's such an obvious thing, yet people don't. So I'm telling some of the obvious things and yet people don't read the rules. Start there. Whatever else you do, read them. Don't ignore them, because we will find out. We have had one image confirmed as being generated by AI. I doubt it's the last. We're gonna see more. The judges spotted there was something not quite right about it, so we dug in. Sure enough, AI. That's not to say there isn't AI we've missed. AI now is so good that if it's presented to us, Unless we forensically check every file, I don't know what else we're supposed to do. Um, we spotted it, we got it checked, that's disqualified. There are others maybe in there, um, that have more than a smattering, um, of artificial intelligence involvement. But, you know, uh, the tools will get better and better and better at spotting it. Um, and maybe it'll get to the point where in all competitions we have to ask to see The original RAW file, but even that, you know, you can fake a RAW file. So, what do you do? Uh, either way, absolutely brilliant. Um, also if it says it has to be a commissioned image, that does mean you can't use images from workshops. Um, commissioned means you had a client who paid you to take the picture, that's what a commissioned image is. And of course, when images of models start popping up, this In a room with six of the most experienced photographers in the UK, there's always going to be one of them that's like, I know that model, I've seen those pictures, I know where that was taken, I know who took that. Um, and so yeah, sure enough, we had to ring around a little bit and find out, um, whether some images were, um, within the rules, um, and the confirmation, uh, came through one way or the other. And of course, just read the rules. Uh, I say this every time I do one of these mop ups. Paper and mounts. Paper and mounts. Paper and mounts. If you have any white paper showing of the printing paper, it's a good idea that the matte is either significantly different in colour to that paper, or is exactly the same as that paper. Um, one of my favourite, um, ways to mount an image, and there were quite a few we've seen over the past few days, The idea behind this was to have a white paper border around the print that sits then inside the mount. So there's a gap between the edge of the actual ink on the paper and then the cut of the mount. It creates a really beautiful sense of space as it sits into the opening. But the paper needs to be the same colour as the mount. Otherwise it looks really weird. I suppose you could have a black mount and white paper. Yeah, that would be fine. But a slightly off white mount and a pure blue white paper probably are not going to sit that comfortably, uh, together. So think about that. Think about how the whole image appears. So what else? The Importance of Mentorship Well, good mentors matter. I might write a title. I might, might, maybe I should write a podcast on that and that alone. Good. Mentors matter. They really do. We can see the work coming through from great mentors. Um, because the panel is considered, the way it's laid out is considered, the image selection is considered, um, having somebody else's eyes on to help you step outside of yourself. The problem is when you're looking at your own images is you are by definition attached to them. You can't get around it. That's the way it should be. You are attached to your own images, which means you're not looking at them objectively, or at least most of us can't look at them objectively. I'm sure there are photographers out there who profess that they can. I can't. I need another pair of eyes on. I have a mentor, and having a mentor is utterly, utterly crucial. Um, someone who can not just cast their eye over what you're doing, but help and shape and guide, give you ideas, bounce stuff off of you. Someone, ideally, who you respect, that you think what they've created and maybe what they can drag out of you will just make you a better photographer. That's your mentor's role. They don't have to necessarily be a better photographer, they have to be someone you respect. Um, so have a good mentor and talk to them. Being meant, I've said this, there's a podcast on this somewhere in my history. That being mentored, being a mentee is a skill in and of itself. It's not just a case of a mentor telling you how to get better. It's you driving that, you asking for the right help. You listening to what a mentor tells, tells you, you deciding what from what they're advising, what to do with it. You won't do everything a mentor suggests because your mentor is them and you are you. You know, unless your mentor is your twin or something, they're always going to tell you things that, well, I can see how that might work for you, but it probably isn't what I want to do for me. That's fine. That's completely fine. As long as it's a rational decision that you're going to do something slightly different. It's not just, nah, can't be bothered because can't be bothered, got no one nowhere. So have a good mentor, listen to them, use them, drive it, uh, and, you know, It just, you can see it in the panels that came through where the mentor, the relationship with the mentor, uh, was incredibly, incredibly good. Staying Current in Photography The next thing I'm thinking of is be current. And what do I mean by be current? Well, the trick, I think, is to love the world in which you work. Look at the art, look at the Tele, films, listen to the radio, be influenced by the world in which you work. Don't just, you know, it's the temptation always, I think, when you do things like fellowships, is to say, well, that's defined me, that's who I am. And we see it sometimes in the work, and frankly, we see it sometimes in the judging, where, um, just because it's always been, So that's the way it always will be. And that's, that's, that's not a great way to be. I don't think, you know, mix with new photographers, new generations of photographers. If you're like I am just that little bit more experienced in the industry, you know, my influences now have to broaden into the younger market because that's not my natural fit. So I've got to get out there and explore what's being created. On channels that maybe just maybe I wouldn't normally gravitate towards. You know, I can't say I am a TikTok king, um, but I do go on there. I do keep an eye on what's going on. I try to learn from it. Um, Insta, I have a big account on Insta, um, which right now is still reasonably current, but it won't be in the same way that Facebook probably isn't anymore. So, be current, be aware of what's on magazine covers or the latest and greatest websites. Have a. I don't know, have a link on your browser that gives you the top ten designed websites in the world at any one time. You can do these searches. In which case, have a look at what they're using as the imagery. As a photographer, that's our job. You can have a style, of course you can. But, you should all, always be absorbing and assimilating. And, some of what we've seen over the past few days, It felt a little bit like it was looking backwards rather than looking forwards and we should represent the future as photographers, not just what's gone on before. Again, I'm not saying throw away the classical techniques, of course I'm not, because they're there for a reason. Cliches are cliches for a reason and rules are essentially just cliches. So don't ignore it, but interpret it in new and exciting ways. Style images. Finish images, use post production, try different things that it would never have occurred to you to do. Just be exciting and be current. Capturing Genuine Connections Uh, for you wedding photographers or frankly anybody who photographs people who are in love, uh, or people I suppose because there's an extension to this, um, one of the things that came up a little bit was a disc or various discussions around whether A couple had been photographed and it looked like they were genuinely and authentically in love. The connection between the couple, um, there needs to be movement in that. It's like choreographing a dance when you have a couple sort of, um, in each other's arms or really close to each other. Don't think like a photographer, what do you want the end, what do you want the shape of them to be? Think like a choreographer and think, what would I like the movement to be? And then as a, as a photographer, think, okay, now I've got the movement and the shape and the emotion and the rhythm of this, what moment do I want to hit the button? Now of course you can pose it statically, that's not a problem, but it should feel alive. It should feel like they're moving, that they are in harmony with each other. There needs to be a connection between them. And then ultimately, there needs to be a connection with you, the photographer. Or more importantly. The viewer who sees the image in the end and to do that they must connect with your camera now You're holding the camera So they have to connect with you and then you have to guide them towards the lens if it's eye contact that you want But there has to be they have to like you and you have to genuinely like them It shows in the images when there's a relationship between the subject and the photographer You can feel it. It's, it's sort of there in the picture. It's there in their eyes and their muscles. It's there in the timing of the shot that you take. It's there in the way their shoulders rise or fall or the way he's not just holding her or she's holding him or she's holding her. Building Connections Through Photography It's the way that they bring each other closer together with laughter or emotion of some sort. So have a connection with your with your subject and get them to have a connection with each other. Um, one of the biggest things I've thought of, I've lost track of where I am, of course, because I'm in the car and it's, the road's busy. The Importance of Entering Competitions Um, but one of the things that occurs to me, it's the most important thing you can do with, um, competitions and qualifications is do them. Actually get off your hands and do them. I know some very good photographers who think that they won't win something or they won't qualify. And they certainly won't if they don't enter, that's certainly true, but if they do enter, who knows? I know some of the categories that came through for the print competition this year were eminently winnable. There are great images in those categories, but I know photographers producing equally good images Who had they simply entered, stood as good a chances as anybody else? Why not? I obviously can't enter because I'm, uh, judging. But with another association I enter all the time quietly behind the scenes. I don't really make a fuss about it because if I'm not entering, if I'm not pushing my style and my techniques, how can I consider that I'm qualified to either mentor or judge others? So I do it too, and yes, it's heartbreaking when your images don't. Well, of course it is. It can be expensive and soul destroying. You know, it's a real problem. But, equally, it can be hugely rewarding. So you, you can't win if you don't enter. You can't qualify if you don't try. Learning from the Process And the process, particularly with qualifications, the process is so much more important than Than the qualification itself, though that is absolutely not , not how it feels. It's only afterwards when you can say these things. You never, anyone if, if anyone's ever going for qualification. Um, and I say to them, um, you know, uh, how do you feel? And they're like, ah, it doesn't really matter. It's just a process. It's a journey that I'm like, no way. No, no, no, no way. I know you are not telling the truth. Why? You wouldn't put yourself through that kind of expense and that kind of pain and discomfort if it was just about the learning. But the learning is the bit of the puzzle. When you look back with hindsight, whether your panel is successful or not is the most valuable thing you'll do. Because that's where the lessons are. That's where the learning is. That's where the development is. The letters give you confidence. The letters help you shape who you want to be. And they certainly, if you know what you're doing, help you market yourself. But they're not a definition of who you are. The process of getting there, though, is, because it gives you, or it shapes, or it demonstrates, I don't know what the right word is, that you have the dedication to your craft, that you're willing to get down and push and push and push to be the very best that you can be. You're never going to be a finished article, or at least I don't think you can be. Using Insecurity as a Driving Force I think every day, I mean for me for instance, I wake up every day it's a mix of enthusiasm and energy and ambition and insecurity. I just think, oh I'm not very good but today I'm going to be better. That might not sound like the most reassuring thing in the world but it is what it is. You know, I've learned to use my insecurities as my driving force. I don't like feeling that way. God, I hate feeling that way. Why would I like feeling that way? You know, I look at some of the photographers out there that are Sometimes massively, they overrate themselves, but they're just hugely confident. And I'm not that guy. That's not my personality. Mine is to feel, I suppose, um, insecure about my work. But I use that insecurity and that sense of, I wish I was better as my driving force. And everyone has their own driving force. You'll have to find yours. I've found mine. I know what it is. I wish it was something slightly different. I wish it was something slightly more sort of positive, I guess. I saw a counselor would ask me why, why have I empowered other people to make me feel insecure or something. I have no idea. I've never been to a counselor, but I'm guessing that it's my, my, the energy that I use, the fire that I have might not be the most positive, um, and reaffirming way of doing things. But for me, it, it is who I am. And it pushes me to do things. It pushes me to try things. It gives me the energy to overcome hurdles and, and create videos or create the website or write a book with someone. Um, terrifying though it is, I just want to be better at it and so I'll keep trying it. Uh, so put yourself forward. The Magic of Light in Photography Another thing I'm just thinking of is the headlamps. Headlamps and taillights are all around me. Is learn how to craft lights, or just as importantly, learn how to see light. Learn how it lands on someone's face, or their figure, or a scene, or a dog, or a cat, I don't know. Saw some of the most exquisite, exquisite cat photography today. Saw some And the author of the panel has learned how to use light to bring out texture and form and character and personality in cats. That's her skill set. It's wonderful. And she's learned how to do it. And, you know, that's where photography stems from. It's all about light. If you're a daylight photographer, learn how to see it. Learn how to observe. Learn how to almost Smell it out. , you know, you see it. You, you, do you ever get excited be, I mean, even now I'm watching a car ahead of me and I can see the pool of light on the road ahead from its headlamps and it's dark in between the Land Rover and him or her, and then there's a pool of light in front of that car. Well, that pool of light might be quite an interesting thing to light somebody in. I spent my life doing that. I can't help it. It's like light is addictive. It's like a drug. Finding good light, or interesting light, or light that might give an effect, when, you know, the cars coming the other way, their headlamps are giving the car I'm following, kiss lighting, because of course it's bouncing off the sides of the metal, and I can see these kind of pockets of light along the side of the car, you know, that's just, oh, that'd be really interesting to photograph someone in that kind of lighting, you know, let's say a, you know, a car's headlamps are probably a bit low to the ground, But if you had a truck or something with overhead lights and you could get them to point down so they're above someone's head but you've got other trucks in the distance where they've got their normal almost ground level headlamps on and they they're going to create the backlighting yeah that could be really super interesting and it's that enthusiasm for exploring light that I think photographers need if they're going to create the truly stunning interesting images. I mean I would say that, I love light. You know, as an Elinchrom ambassador, you'd expect me to say I love light, but I do. I just find it, I don't know why, why, I have no idea why that might be a thing, but I love it. I absolutely love it. And so, yeah, you know, after all of that, I'm sure there's a million things, I'm sure there's a million things that I've missed. And had I spent the time thinking about it and driving home and writing up my notes and recording the podcast properly in the studio, it would sound a little bit better. I'd be jolted around a little less, um, but it probably wouldn't get done because we're so busy just at the moment. So apologies for me doing a Land Rover edition at 70 mile an hour because I can hear it's noisy, but otherwise I was not going to record one at all. Um, the time pressures are now such that I really do have to dedicate more of it to mastering portrait photography, to our website, to building the, um, room mock ups to drop pictures into for beautiful framing, to creating interesting ideas on images and writing up notes on old images. Have I said the videos? I must have said the videos. Oh, maybe I haven't said the videos. Exciting New Projects and Team Members We're creating these beautiful videos. We've got so many news joined us in the team. Katie's joined our team, who's amazing. She's great. She's a real breath of fresh air. She's young. And so she sees the world totally different to me. Um, so, you know, between us, I think, hopefully, it's a two way street. I'll help her understand mostly software. I'm pretty good at picking up software. Um, and so Blackmagic's DaVinci is now another one of the tools that I'm reasonably comfortable with and can get my head around. Um, so I'm helping her get up to speed with that, but in return, she's showing us a young view of creating videos, which there's no way I would have done. Sarah and I wouldn't have done it that way. But I'm really loving having that around. But it takes time. All of this takes time. And, um, running the workshops, you know, we now run regular workshops and they're going to increase. Workshops and Community Engagement Um, because we just love doing them but also it's part of our business model going forward. Um, and to have time I've got to stop doing so many other things that I've been involved in for a while anyway. So, uh, Yep, standing down and it's all for mastering portrait photography. On that note about workshops, we do have a space actually, we've got a mastering studio lighting workshop which is on Monday the 4th of November, so it's a few weeks away, but there's still a space on there. I love this day, I think this day is one of my favorite workshops, um, that we do, where we just play with lights, play with ideas, try things out, smoke machines maybe. GoBos, BigLights, SmallLights, um, HighKey, LowKey, you name it, we just play. Because that's by far the best way of learning stuff. Um, you can do whatever way you want. Some people are bookworms, some people like a video or two. For me, I like messing around, um, and coming up with ideas. So that's on Monday the 4th of November, if you fancy it. Why is it right, when you're overtaking someone, why do they accelerate? Bye. Anyway, um, I don't like motorway driving very much. Everyone's very aggy, people are very aggressive, they just, it's a weird, ever since COVID it seems to be a very weird world. Uh, anyway, where was I? Oh yeah, I just love playing in the studio, and that's the workshop. So it's Mastering Portrait, sorry, Mastering Studio Lighting, uh, on the 4th of November, if anyone fancies it, just Google Paul Wilkinson Photography Workshops, or head over to paulwilkinsonphotography.co.Uk, or similarly, you can go to masteringportraitphotography.com, and the workshops are in there, in the Academy. The same workshops, but they're in the Academy, uh, over there. Eventually we're going to fuse all of the workshops into Mastering Portrait Photography. There's one single entity, so at the moment they're sort of co existing on the two sites, um, but it's the same workshop. Uh, we will be putting more and more of them up on there. Subscription Benefits and Pricing If you subscribe, actually, to Mastering Portrait Photography, um, it's not a lot of money. It's 6. 99 at the moment, as at the time of recording, it's 6. 99 a month, which is actually the same price as the cup of coffee I've got sitting here in my Land Rover. So it's one very large pumpkin spice latte per month. Um, To join the website, but if you do that, you get an advance notice of the, um, workshops, um, and you get to, uh, jump on them earlier than anybody else. You get to be part of our community, the Facebook community, uh, which we're building, um, making that more and more vibrant and interesting. And, um, you can post pictures in there and people would jump in and give you tips. If you ask for it, if you don't really want it, then, you know, you can just post your pictures for the sheer joy of it. Uh, so that's all part of it. You get to download any of the tools for free, you get to download any of the room mock ups for free, you get to watch all of the videos and see all of the diagrams and there are hundreds of them. I did a count up the other day and it's still like 400 diagrams I think, it's a lot. Um, but the whole site is there 6. 99 a month. If you want to spend it, if you want to spend a little less on a bit of a discount and do it over a year then you can enter the annual one. Um, and so if you pay annually it's 69. 99 for the year. Uh, which of course is about, what's that, 10 percent cheaper. You know, have I got that right? It's 10, it's 12 months for the price of 10. There you go. I don't know what that is. It's a mathematical term. I'm going to have to look that up if I'm going to publicize this. Um, uh, but that gives you a slightly better rate. Slightly cheaper, but also gives you discount codes to the workshops. So not only do you hear about them early, but you get a little bit of a discount on them too. There are a couple of other options on there as well. If you fancy. And no, you're going to book onto our workshops or come to us for mentoring. There's two other options to, uh, for the membership if you want them, um, and you can have a look on our website for that. Just Google or search for Mastering Portrait Photography Pricing, or just head to our website and hit the pricing, uh, link. So that's where we are. Final Thoughts and Farewell I'm just heading south on the M40. Um, I've run out of things that I've remembered to say. That's not that I have run out of things to say. I just have run out what I have remembered to say. to say. So as I thread my, oh that blooming van's just overtaken me again, um, so as I head my way south on thankfully a relatively clear motorway, uh, I'm going to say thank you for listening if you have listened to the end of this podcast. I know it's a bit noisy when I'm driving in a Land Rover and recording it, um, if you're hearing it I managed to at least convince myself that the wasn't too bad, it didn't sound too rattly. Well, if you're not hearing it, it means I've pulled this podcast. I'm not releasing it because it's just not good enough, uh, audio, but thank you for listening to this point. 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dattrax: Welcome my Fellow House Fiends to where house music resides. Hope all is well in your corner of the world.We're moving into the cooler autumn in Toronto, Canada. How's the weather in your location?I've told some friends last weekend that I wish that I could quit this addiction/obession. Really. Truthfully. I'd love to be able to quit. Just bought 64 new tracks from Traxsource. I'm 50 years young, but should've been done with DJ'ing, going dancing to house music, buying house music decades ago. LMAO. This addiction drives me mad and yet has been so therapeutic, so wonderful. Mixed feelings.It is what it is. Although I wish that I could be normal and just golf, fish or collect stamps, any other 'normal' man's hobby. Geez.The most beautiful house music is being created today. Took me weeks to find these new 64 gems. Less than half are in this new mix that you're about to experience. Mixed with a few gems that came to mind. Good house music is timeless.I've heard this mix two times and going on a third today. I FREAKING LOVE IT. LOVED MAKING IT. This is one of my best works. My hope is that you love listening and dancing to this.I hope that I can give you this two hour escape from whatever is stressing you, so that this beautiful music can refresh you.Then you can tackle the obstacle that is in your way to attaining your objectives.I hope that you win the battles in your mind each day and then move forward with improving yourself, your life and all the lucky humans that cross your path. That's my Chinese fortune cookie for you. LolCheersdattraxImage: My doggie, Tommy. In this pic, he's sleeping but looks like he's doing some doggie Kung-Fu moves. This was such a cute pic. I put it through some filters. Free app:Prisma Art Effect Photo Editorhttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.neuralprisma&hl=en_CA---------------How do we describe the dattrax sound? Always Fun, Tech-Fused, Funky-Foot Stompin', Carved Deep and Woven & Laced with Sweet Smooth Hands in the Air Vocals... Strictly House Music- always dattrax.---------------DJ Bookings for Canada, the US, or Global: dattrax@gmail.comConnect on IG: https://www.instagram.com/house_music_by_dattrax/---------------Reach out to us and comment if you've enjoyed dattrax mixes.Just Google 'dattrax' and find all the places we've been a part of online.Please share with your family, friends, co-workers, and acquaintances who could use a dose of musical candy.Isn't music such a great escape?---------------As always - massive thanks to the fantastic vocalists, producers, DJs, and dancers (even in your homes, driving, in the gym or while walking about or walking your doggie) for their incredible advancement of this beautiful musical genre!! It makes us all feel young, vibrant, and extremely happy!!***Email us at dattrax@gmail.com if you want the playlist for this mix because Podomatic now has a 4,000-character (incl spaces) limit on episode description. This mix has 33 Tracks in 2hrs and 3mins!!!!!---------------Google "dattrax" and find the Podomatic link.Or you can visit our main mix site: https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/dattraxPodomatic is also a free mobile app.---------------Come and listen to the mixes of the BEST House Music DJs in Toronto, Ontario, Canada:https://www.facebook.com/groups/TorontoHOUSEDJMixes

dattrax: Welcome my Fellow House Fiends to where house music resides. Hope all is well in your corner of the world.It's chilly AF here in Toronto, Canada as we're in our Autumn season. Thank you for stopping by and giving this new mix a listen. Much appreciated. Here's a little something I wrote for myself, but want to share with you. Hope it brightens your day along with this new mix."Who knows why we are dealt the cards that we have gotten?Some are good cards, some are blessed.Some are poor all the way to horrific. Some rare encouraging people in our lives will tell us that we're special. That we are destined to do good. That we matter. Some tell us that we're nothing. Don't deserve anything. Less than nothing.Some will be kind to us and some will treat us with distain. What they do to us isn't as important as how we decide to react. At the end of the day..., more accurately... At the beginning of each day, we decide what we are. A chance to forgive ourselves and move forward. We decide to let go or to hold on. We decide on which thoughts to entertain and which to discard. We decide if we're going to be a victim or a volunteer. Each day is a new opportunity to reinvent ourselves. A wasted life or one that brings sunshine into each person that we encounter. We decide which choices to make. Which actions to take. We decide to start now or to put it off. To fight or make peace. We decide what we think, how we feel, what we do and who we are. We can decide who we want to become. Are we better than we were before? Than yesterday?" Well..., that's my Chinese fortune cookie for the day. All the best to you. I hope that you win the battles in your mind each day and then move forward with improving yourself, your life and all the lucky humans that cross your path.Cheersdattrax---------------How do we describe the dattrax sound? Always Fun, Tech-Fused, Funky-Foot Stompin', Carved Deep and Woven & Laced with Sweet Smooth Hands in the Air Vocals... Strictly House Music- always dattrax.---------------DJ Bookings for Canada, the US, or Global: dattrax@gmail.comConnect on IG: https://www.instagram.com/house_music_by_dattrax/---------------Reach out to us and comment if you've enjoyed dattrax mixes.Just Google 'dattrax' and find all the places we've been a part of online.Please share with your family, friends, co-workers, and acquaintances who could use a dose of musical candy.Isn't music such a great escape?---------------As always - massive thanks to the fantastic vocalists, producers, DJs, and dancers (even in your homes, driving, in the gym or while walking about or walking your doggie) for their incredible advancement of this beautiful musical genre!! It makes us all feel young, vibrant, and extremely happy!!***Email us at dattrax@gmail.com if you want the playlist for this mix because Podomatic now has a 4,000-character (incl spaces) limit on episode description. This mix has 48 Tracks in 2hrs and 25mins!!!---------------Google "dattrax" and find the Podomatic link.Or you can visit our main mix site: https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/dattraxPodomatic is also a free mobile app.---------------Come and listen to the mixes of the BEST House Music DJs in Toronto, Ontario, Canada:https://www.facebook.com/groups/TorontoHOUSEDJMixes

dattrax: Welcome my Fellow House Fiends to where house music resides. Thank you so much for taking a listen. I appreciate you. I hope this makes you smile a little.Coming out of the vaults...This is a test session from 2009 that I'm posting. It has no rhyme or reason. LMAO.It's not how I'd do it now, but... I was  35 yrs old when I made this. I'm 50 now, so that's 15yrs ago. I have no idea what I was thinking when I made this.House music is felt. Not explained. Enjoy or not. All the best to you and those you love.Cheersdattrax---------------How do we describe the dattrax sound? Always Fun, Tech-Fused, Funky-Foot Stompin', Carved Deep and Woven & Laced with Sweet Smooth Hands in the Air Vocals... Strictly House Music- always dattrax.---------------DJ Bookings for Canada, the US, or Global: dattrax@gmail.comConnect on IG: https://www.instagram.com/house_music_by_dattrax/---------------Reach out to us and comment if you've enjoyed dattrax mixes.Just Google 'dattrax' and find all the places we've been a part of online.Please share with your family, friends, co-workers, and acquaintances who could use a dose of musical candy.Isn't music such a great escape?---------------As always - massive thanks to the fantastic vocalists, producers, DJs, and dancers (even in your homes, driving, in the gym or while walking about or walking your doggie) for their incredible advancement of this beautiful musical genre!! It makes us all feel young, vibrant, and extremely happy!!---------------Google "dattrax" and find the Podomatic link.Or you can visit our main mix site: https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/dattraxPodomatic is also a free mobile app.---------------THIS IS THE BEST OPTION to Get Our Entire Collection +Notices of Any New Mix Posted:You can download the free "Podomatic" app, sign up with an email and password, search 'dattrax' and subscribe to 'house music by dattrax.' It has a cute pic of my youngest boy when he was little and over my DJ mixer.BOOM!! With the app on your cell, you'll have access to 180+ mixes, the last 35+ years of our lives in the cracks of time between family, friends, and work. The Podomatic app will list all the mixes from newest to oldest.---------------Come and listen to the mixes of the BEST House Music DJs in Toronto, Ontario, Canada:https://www.facebook.com/groups/TorontoHOUSEDJMixes

dattrax: Welcome my Fellow House Fiends to where house music resides. House music is so beautiful. It either grabs you or it doesn't. Doesn't need explaining or convincing. You feel it in your gut, you smile uncontrollably and you want to put your hands in the air or dancing.I've loved house music since I was 15yrs old. DJ'ing and starting buying vinyl records at 18. I'm 50 now and just bought 20 new tracks for this new session. It took over a month to hunt down these 20 that move me. After I waited for the 20% discount code that https://www.traxsource.com/ emails me as a subscriber. Then I listened to this batch for 2-3 days.House music is my #1 hobby, artistic outlet, therapeutic sandbox and emotional release. Anything to do with it. Finding/hunting for tracks, listening to mixes to be inspired, learn and enjoy. Mixing tracks that move me and dancing. I have rules there, so that I'm in maximum enjoyment and peace.I make my mixes for me. Second, for my best friend, Jimmy.Anyone else who likes or enjoys it is gravy—a bonus. I hope that this session will put a smile on your face and brighten your day. All the best to you. Thank you for choosing to listen to this new session.Cheersdattrax---------------How do we describe the dattrax sound? Always Fun, Tech-Fused, Funky-Foot Stompin', Carved Deep and Woven & Laced with Sweet Smooth Hands in the Air Vocals... Strictly House Music- always dattrax.---------------DJ Bookings for Canada, the US, or Global: dattrax@gmail.comConnect on IG: https://www.instagram.com/house_music_by_dattrax/---------------Reach out to us and comment if you've enjoyed dattrax mixes.Just Google 'dattrax' and find all the places we've been a part of online.Please share with your family, friends, co-workers, and acquaintances who could use a dose of musical candy.Isn't music such a great escape?---------------As always - massive thanks to the fantastic vocalists, producers, DJs, and dancers (even in your homes, driving, in the gym or while walking about or walking your doggie) for their incredible advancement of this beautiful musical genre!! It makes us all feel young, vibrant, and extremely happy!!***Email us at dattrax@gmail.com if you want the playlist for this mix because Podomatic now has a 4,000-character (incl spaces) limit on episode description. This mix has 25 Tracks in 1hr and 42mins!!!---------------Google "dattrax" and find the Podomatic link.Or you can visit our main mix site: https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/dattraxPodomatic is also a free mobile app.---------------THIS IS THE BEST OPTION to Get Our Entire Collection +Notices of Any New Mix Posted:You can download the free "Podomatic" app, sign up with an email and password, search 'dattrax' and subscribe to 'house music by dattrax.' It has a cute pic of my youngest boy when he was little and over my DJ mixer.BOOM!! With the app on your cell, you'll have access to 180+ mixes, the last 35+ years of our lives in the cracks of time between family, friends, and work. The Podomatic app will list all the mixes from newest to oldest.---------------Come and listen to the mixes of the BEST House Music DJs in Toronto, Ontario, Canada:https://www.facebook.com/groups/TorontoHOUSEDJMixes

dattrax: Welcome Fellow House Headz!! Ready for a new sonic excursion?How are things in your corner of the world? Are you kicking butt in all your endeavours? Are you staying positive despite challenging circumstances and people? Hi-five to you!! Let's escape a little through soul-refreshing house music. I loved making this mix. It took almost 3wks to prep 200 or so tracks for this mix. Then I dwindled it down to 120 or so.I was dancing and mixing through 66 tracks in almost 3hrs. Topic detour: As a 50yr old single/divorced man who has four wonderful children with the love of his life for 24yrs, I've had some interesting life experiences. 20yrs before dating her and the last almost 7 years not married to her.  A decade as a crazy restaurant manager in a downtown Toronto hotspot. DJ'ing for 35yrs or more. Working in digital marketing for 17yrs and specifically as an SEO and SEM manager for 14yrs out of those 17. I REALLY REALLY wish that I learned these few gems at 12yrs old. No one teaches boys anything useful about girls. When you ask men of varying ages what their main challenges are, what do they say? Money or women.  Life-Saving Advice for 12yr old Boys & Beyond "Watch where you put your signature or your dick." "Don't go after another man's wife." "Don't cum where you eat." "Don't fuck crazy." Did you laugh? Funny because they're true. That was my Chinese fortune cookie for you today.All the best to you. Cheers,dattrax---------------How do we describe the dattrax sound? Always Fun, Tech-Fused, Funky-Foot Stompin', Carved Deep and Woven & Laced with Sweet Smooth Hands in the Air Vocals... Strictly House Music- always dattrax.---------------Reach out to us and comment if you've enjoyed dattrax mixes.Just Google 'dattrax' and find all the places we've been a part of online.Please share with your family, friends, co-workers, and acquaintances who could use a dose of musical candy.Isn't music such a great escape?---------------DJ Bookings for Canada, the US, or Global: dattrax@gmail.comConnect on IG: https://www.instagram.com/house_music_by_dattrax/---------------As always - massive thanks to the fantastic vocalists, producers, DJs, and dancers (even in your homes, driving, in the gym or while walking about or walking your doggie) for their incredible advancement of this beautiful musical genre!! It makes us all feel young, vibrant, and extremely happy!!***Email us at dattrax@gmail.com if you want the playlist for this mix because Podomatic now has a 4,000-character (incl spaces) limit on episode description. This mix has 66 Tracks in 2hrs and 47mins!!!---------------Google "dattrax" and find the Podomatic link.Or you can visit our main mix site: https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/dattraxPodomatic is also a free mobile app.---------------THIS IS THE BEST OPTION to Get Our Entire Collection +Notices of Any New Mix Posted:You can download the free "Podomatic" app, sign up with an email and password, search 'dattrax' and subscribe to 'house music by dattrax.' It has a cute pic of my youngest boy when he was little and over my DJ mixer.BOOM!! With the app on your cell, you'll have access to 180+ mixes, the last 35+ years of our lives in the cracks of time between family, friends, and work. The Podomatic app will list all the mixes from newest to oldest.---------------Come and listen to the mixes of the BEST House Music DJs in Toronto, Ontario, Canada:https://www.facebook.com/groups/TorontoHOUSEDJMixes

dattrax: Welcome Fellow House Seekers!! Thank you for taking us for a spin. We appreciate you.How have you been? Good and bad things happened in your life?Be your best cheerleader. Fight and win the daily battles in your mind. You are your competition. Trying to better the older version of you.I think about all the house music DJs that I love to dance to in this great city; they're all different. I think about my DJ gigs, many of them are very different. I feel like dancing to some tracks. To some moments. I don't feel like it other times. Because I love dancing, I know what I want. When I'm DJ'ing, I'm giving myself what I want when I'm dancing. Have fun and play what moves you. Some will love it, some won't.  No big deal.As long as we 100% only play tracks that MOVE us. We'll be fine.My friend, Caco gave this mix's name: "Sound Hug Yaa-uuM" He said that some tracks feel like they're reaching out to hug him. I thought that this is a wonderful description of great house tracks. They hug you in sound and emotions.Just a few thoughts to share with you. Thank you for listening to this mix. Have a great week. I hope you crush everything you want to accomplish. All the best to you.Cheers, dattrax---------------How do we describe the dattrax sound? Always Fun, Tech-Fused, Funky-Foot Stompin', Carved Deep and Woven & Laced with Sweet Smooth Hands in the Air Vocals... Strictly House Music- always dattrax.---------------Reach out to us and comment if you've enjoyed dattrax mixes.Just Google 'dattrax' and find all the places we've been a part of online.Please share with your family, friends, co-workers, and acquaintances who could use a dose of musical candy.Isn't music such a great escape?---------------DJ Bookings for Canada, the US, or Global: dattrax@gmail.comConnect on IG: https://www.instagram.com/house_music_by_dattrax/---------------As always - massive thanks to the fantastic vocalists, producers, DJs, and dancers (even in your homes, driving, in the gym or while walking about or walking your doggie) for their incredible advancement of this beautiful musical genre!! It makes us all feel young, vibrant, and extremely happy!!***Email us at dattrax@gmail.com if you want the playlist for this mix because Podomatic now has a 4,000-character (incl spaces) limit on episode description. This mix has 41 Tracks in 1hr and 24mins!!---------------Google "dattrax" and find the Podomatic link.Or you can visit our main mix site: https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/dattraxPodomatic is also a free mobile app.---------------THIS IS THE BEST OPTION to Get Our Entire Collection +Notices of Any New Mix Posted:You can download the free "Podomatic" app, sign up with an email and password, search 'dattrax' and subscribe to 'house music by dattrax.' It has a cute pic of my youngest boy when he was little and over my DJ mixer.BOOM!! With the app on your cell, you'll have access to 180+ mixes, the last 35+ years of our lives in the cracks of time between family, friends, and work. The Podomatic app will list all the mixes from newest to oldest.---------------Come and listen to the mixes of the BEST House Music DJs in Toronto, Ontario, Canada:https://www.facebook.com/groups/TorontoHOUSEDJMixes

dattrax: Welcome Fellow House Muisic Aficionadot to where house music resides.I hope that all is well in your corner of the world. Thank you for taking a listen to our brand of house music. [We've loved this special art form since we were 15yrs old and now 50. We've gone past the stage where people might ask, 'Aren't you too old for...' by decades. LMAO].There are dozens of house DJs that I listen to, so I know that choice is abundant, so I appreciate it when someone would take time from their lives to check out a mix. It makes me happy thinking about people smiling and bopping their heads while driving or walking their doggies or working out or cleaning their homes to our mixes or any other activity.Till Next Time.Cheers, dattrax---------------How do we describe the dattrax sound? Always Fun, Tech-Fused, Funky-Foot Stompin', Carved Deep and Woven & Laced with Sweet Smooth Hands in the Air Vocals... Strictly House Music- always dattrax.---------------Reach out to us and comment if you've enjoyed dattrax mixes.Just Google 'dattrax' and find all the places we've been a part of online.Please share with your family, friends, co-workers, and acquaintances who could use a dose of musical candy.Isn't music such a great escape?---------------DJ Bookings for Canada, the US, or Global: dattrax@gmail.comConnect on IG: https://www.instagram.com/house_music_by_dattrax/---------------As always - massive thanks to the fantastic vocalists, producers, DJs, and dancers (even in your homes, driving, in the gym or while walking about or walking your doggie) for their incredible advancement of this beautiful musical genre!! It makes us all feel young, vibrant, and extremely happy!!***Email us at dattrax@gmail.com if you want the playlist for this mix because Podomatic now has a 4,000-character (incl spaces) limit on episode description. This mix has 65 Tracks in 3hrs and 5mins!!---------------Google "dattrax" and find the Podomatic link.Or you can visit our main mix site: https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/dattraxPodomatic is also a free mobile app.---------------THIS IS THE BEST OPTION to Get Our Entire Collection +Notices of Any New Mix Posted:You can download the free "Podomatic" app, sign up with an email and password, search 'dattrax' and subscribe to 'house music by dattrax.' It has a cute pic of my youngest boy when he was little and over my DJ mixer.BOOM!! With the app on your cell, you'll have access to 180+ mixes, the last 35+ years of our lives in the cracks of time between family, friends, and work. The Podomatic app will list all the mixes from newest to oldest.---------------Come and listen to the mixes of the BEST House Music DJs in Toronto, Ontario, Canada:https://www.facebook.com/groups/TorontoHOUSEDJMixes

dattrax:  Welcome Fellow House Fiends. Welcome to where house music resides. I'm a fanatic when it comes to work » SEO (and other digital marketing and business areas) and play » house music. I think obsessive-compulsive is the term that therapists would use. Add to that, I don't sleep. LMAO.I've loved house music since I was 15, and at 50, it still endlessly fascinates me. House music is a unique art form, and how each DJ can express themselves is endless in the possibilities. Whether I'm hunting for the goosebumps tracks that move me, listening to mixes, mixing or dancing to it. It relaxes me and does so much more for me.When it stops being fun, then I'll quit. I've been too old for this for decades. Do you have a passion in your life, like music or another art form? The ability to express yourself through your passion is a powerful life-affirming gift. If you can earn a living from that, then you're truly winning in life.Releasing negative emotions through a medium that we can use to work through our thoughts and feelings, that energy transfer is both therapeutic and transformative. Turning stress, pain or joy into something beautiful for someone else to enjoy. Nothing quite like that. That's my Chinese fortune cookie for the day. Now to some sweet sounds of the underground » 31 Tracks in 1hr and 38mins!!!All the best to you and those you hold dear.Cheers,dattrax---------------How do we describe the dattrax sound? Always Fun, Tech-Fused, Funky-Foot Stompin', Carved Deep and Woven & Laced with Sweet Smooth Hands in the Air Vocals... Strictly House Music- always dattrax.---------------Reach out to us and comment if you've enjoyed dattrax mixes.Just Google 'dattrax' and find all the places we've been a part of online.Please share with your family, friends, co-workers, and acquaintances who could use a dose of musical candy.Isn't music such a great escape?---------------DJ Bookings for Canada, the US, or Global: dattrax@gmail.comConnect on IG: https://www.instagram.com/house_music_by_dattrax/---------------As always - massive thanks to the fantastic vocalists, producers, DJs, and dancers (even in your homes, driving, in the gym or while walking about or walking your doggie) for their incredible advancement of this beautiful musical genre!! It makes us all feel young, vibrant, and extremely happy!!***Email us at dattrax@gmail.com if you want the playlist for this mix because Podomatic now has a 4,000-character (incl spaces) limit on episode description. This mix has 31 Tracks in 1hr and 38mins!!---------------Google "dattrax" and find the Podomatic link.Or you can visit our main mix site: https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/dattraxPodomatic is also a free mobile app.---------------THIS IS THE BEST OPTION to Get Our Entire Collection +Notices of Any New Mix Posted:You can download the free "Podomatic" app, sign up with an email and password, search 'dattrax' and subscribe to 'house music by dattrax.' It has a cute pic of my youngest boy when he was little and over my DJ mixer.BOOM!! With the app on your cell, you'll have access to 180+ mixes, the last 35+ years of our lives in the cracks of time between family, friends, and work. The Podomatic app will list all the mixes from newest to oldest.---------------Come and listen to the mixes of the BEST House Music DJs in Toronto, Ontario, Canada:https://www.facebook.com/groups/TorontoHOUSEDJMixes

You don't know what love is because you don't have a relationship with God.

dattrax: Welcome Fellow House Fanatics. Did you have a tough week? Let some fantastic house tracks wash all that away. Even if only for a few hours. This long weekend ends on Monday, July 1st as we celebrate Canada Day. Happy Canada Day Folks!!! What a wonderful country. Toronto has been my home since I was five years old escaping from Saigon, South Vietnam. I can talk about how much I love this city, this country and the people I've met along the way in the past five decades.The house music since I was 14 or 15 that I've experienced in this city has been mind-blowing to me. It's so inspirational. House music, whether receiving it on the dancefloor or giving it out as a DJ. It's the ultimate personal expression and therapeutic outlet. This is MixTwo of "Like a Kiss". This is a more aggressive and charging mix. MixOne is more mellow. It was soooo much fun to make. This was done in one take. MixOne took six attempts over a month and went in every direction except the vibe that I was chasing. The journey is part of the fun and discovery of this great genre of music—this beautiful art form.Have a fantastic rest of your week. All the best to you wherever you're coming from. Thank you for stopping by and giving this mix a listen. Enjoy this ride.Cheers, dattrax---------------How do we describe the dattrax sound? Always Fun, Tech-Fused, Funky-Foot Stompin', Carved Deep and Woven & Laced with Sweet Smooth Hands in the Air Vocals... Strictly House Music- always dattrax.---------------Reach out to us and comment if you've enjoyed dattrax mixes.Just Google 'dattrax' and find all the places we've been a part of online.Please share with your family, friends, co-workers, and acquaintances who could use a dose of musical candy. Isn't music such a great escape?---------------DJ Bookings for Canada, the US, or Global: dattrax@gmail.com---------------As always - massive thanks to the fantastic vocalists, producers, DJs, and dancers (even in your homes, driving, in the gym or while walking about or walking your doggie) for their incredible advancement of this beautiful musical genre!! It makes us all feel young, vibrant, and extremely happy!!***Email us at dattrax@gmail.com if you want the playlist for this mix because Podomatic now has a 4,000-character (incl spaces) limit on episode description. This mix has 32 Tracks in 1hr and 22mins!!!!---------------Google "dattrax" and find the Podomatic link.Or you can visit our main mix site: https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/dattraxPodomatic is also a free mobile app.---------------THIS IS THE BEST OPTION to Get Our Entire Collection +Notices of Any New Mix Posted:You can download the free "Podomatic" app, sign up with an email and password, search 'dattrax' and subscribe to 'house music by dattrax.' It has a cute pic of my youngest boy when he was little and over my DJ mixer.BOOM!! With the app on your cell, you'll have access to 170+ mixes, the last 30+ years of our lives in the cracks of time between family, friends, and work. The Podomatic app will list all the mixes from newest to oldest.---------------Come and listen to the mixes of the BEST House Music DJs in Toronto, Ontario, Canada:https://www.facebook.com/groups/TorontoHOUSEDJMixes

dattrax: Hiya Fellow House Fiends!! Welcome to where house music resides. How are things in your corner of the world? Ready for some sweet house tunes??!This mix took 6 attempts over the last month or so since my epic 5hrs mix for my 50th BDay in April, WOK with dattrax. 31 tracks in 1hr and 31mins!! A MixTwo is in the works and should be completed within a week or so. This second of this set should be more aggressive and hype!!Hope you enjoy these new tracks and new dattrax Re-Rubs (my poor man's excuse for production, just mixing in a vocal track that I want to refresh with a modern house instrumental. LMAO).Follow me on https://www.instagram.com/house_music_by_dattrax/Have a great week!Cheers, Dat---------------How do we describe the dattrax sound? Always Fun, Tech-Fused, Funky-Foot Stompin', Carved Deep and Woven & Laced with Sweet Smooth Hands in the Air Vocals... Strictly House Music- always dattrax.---------------Reach out to us and comment if you've enjoyed dattrax mixes.Just Google 'dattrax' and find all the places we've been a part of online.Please share with your family, friends, co-workers, and acquaintances who could use a dose of musical candy. Isn't music such a great escape?---------------DJ Bookings for Canada, the US, or Global: dattrax@gmail.com---------------As always - massive thanks to the fantastic vocalists, producers, DJs, and dancers (even in your homes, driving, in the gym or while walking about or walking your doggie) for their incredible advancement of this beautiful musical genre!! It makes us all feel young, vibrant, and extremely happy!!***Email us at dattrax@gmail.com if you want the playlist for this mix because Podomatic now has a 4,000-character (incl spaces) limit on episode description. This mix has 31 Tracks in 1hr and 31mins!!---------------Google "dattrax" and find the Podomatic link.Or you can visit our main mix site: https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/dattraxPodomatic is also a free mobile app.---------------THIS IS THE BEST OPTION to Get Our Entire Collection +Notices of Any New Mix Posted:You can download the free "Podomatic" app, sign up with an email and password, search 'dattrax' and subscribe to 'house music by dattrax.' It has a cute pic of my youngest boy when he was little and over my DJ mixer.BOOM!! With the app on your cell, you'll have access to 170+ mixes, the last 30+ years of our lives in the cracks of time between family, friends, and work. The Podomatic app will list all the mixes from newest to oldest.---------------Come and listen to the mixes of the BEST House Music DJs in Toronto, Ontario, Canada:https://www.facebook.com/groups/TorontoHOUSEDJMixes

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This is #JustATouchof_J .. Everything else is God. I'm just tryna put it all out there in pieces for you Baby!

Have you ever wondered what it takes to build a brand that thrives in the crowded e-commerce marketplace? Janelle Page, a brand-building expert, joins us today to unfold the strategies behind her success. She's the mastermind who's been turning heads with her product launches, teaming with celebrities and YouTubers to elevate brands to unprecedented levels. Janelle breaks down the art of weaving brand identity and storytelling into products that not only look good but solve real-world problems. From stylish protective eyewear to celebrity-backed health supplements, tune in to learn how Janelle's approach is revolutionizing the industry. When it comes to spreading the word about a brand, influencer marketing is the game-changer. In this episode, we dissect how to navigate through this landscape, striking genuine partnerships and leveraging platforms like TikTok and Amazon to maintain brand momentum. We get into the nitty-gritty of budgeting for influencer campaigns, the secret sauce of engaging organically with online communities, and the savvy of paid advertising to funnel traffic. Whether you've got a hefty budget to play with or you're scrappy and bootstrapping your way up, this episode is packed with actionable insights to help your brand shine. Beyond the confines of Amazon lies a vast expanse of e-commerce potential waiting to be tapped. This episode paints the transformative journey of Dolce Foglia, a brand that's soaring by mastering a clever blend of SEO and influencer marketing, with a strong B2B backbone. Janelle shares the blueprint for expanding into international marketplaces and prepping for the future of global online trade. If you're eager to discover the next chapter in your brand's story or just love a good entrepreneurial success tale, this heart-to-heart is your front-row ticket to inspiration. In episode 558 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Janelle discuss: 00:00 - Brand Building Strategies With Janelle 01:18 - Entrepreneurial Success and Brand Partnerships 08:36 - Influencer Marketing Strategies and Tips 15:27 - Choosing the Best Marketplaces for Launch 16:35 - Maximizing Sales With Amazon and Shopify 22:57 - Building Brands Through Storytelling 25:52 - Product Launch Strategy Without Revealing Secrets 31:34 - Expanding E-Commerce Success Beyond Amazon 31:58 - Expanding Amazon Brand Into Other Marketplaces Transcript Bradley Sutton: Today we've got Janelle back on. The show sold over 100 million dollars in her time on Amazon and other platforms, and now she's working with a lot of celebrities and YouTubers to launch their brands and she's going to share her best brand building strategies with you all today. How cool is that? Pretty cool, I think. Hello, everybody, and welcome to another episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast by Helium 10. I'm your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show. That's a completely BS-free, unscripted and unrehearsed organic conversation about serious strategies for serious sellers of any level in the e-commerce world. And, as we do, we start off these episodes with a serious strategy. And, as we do, we start off these episodes with a serious strategy. And one thing hope you guys know that in Helium 10, there is a full inventory management tool, and that's exactly how I am able to manage all of my accounts in just a couple of minutes a week, making sure I don't run out. I don't have too much inventory in Amazon. So if you guys want to find out more information about our inventory management, go to h10.me/inventorymanagement. And now we've got somebody who has done everything from inventory management to launching brands, to working with celebrities and whatnot. We got Janelle back. I believe this is the third time you're now on our show. Welcome back, Janelle. Janelle Hey, thank you, Bradley, it's a pleasure. I always enjoy shooting the bull with you and learning what you've been up to too. Bradley Sutton: I love it. I love it. Now. In the past, you've been on episodes. By the way, if anybody wants to check out her full backstory episode 294 and episode 401, you can hear about how she was working for companies that were doing nine figures a year on Amazon. We talked about stuff like my love for red iguana, uh, Mexican food from her, uh, salt Lake, uh, where she's at now. But we want to catch up because we haven't had you on since, like December of 2022. So you know, around that time, you were talking a lot about how you had done this crazy Shopify launch. I did $500,000 in a weekend and you were doing Kickstarter launches and stuff like that launch. I did $500,000 in a weekend and you were doing Kickstarter launches and stuff like that. So, since that time, what has been your? Janelle main things like in 2023 and now almost halfway through 2024? Wow gosh, I didn't realize it had been so long since we last talked. So last year I was saying 2023, I think I did over six or seven new brand launches and even like brand new brands and also new products, and they were all six to seven figure launches Shopify, and then we moved to Amazon. I've been partnering with YouTube, YouTube celebrities I guess we call them YouTubers and celebrities to build products and brands and that's what I've been doing. So I mean we could probably include links to a lot of those products or whatever would be the easiest way if people wanted to go check them out. But we did a power tool line Athena power tools. We've done more products with Matt's off road recovery If anyone's familiar with that YouTuber super, super fun channel. We did shop shades with John Malecki. He's an incredible carpenter, woodworker. Janelle He does like live edge furniture and those river tables We've launched these totally sexy like protective eyewear, personal protective eyewear Cause, like you know, safe is sexy and usually like the if you think about traditionally eyewear, like for people who are in the woodworking industry, they're like ugly, they're hideous, they're these big plastic goggles and nobody wears them. So you know, he even noticed in his own shop, like my people aren't wearing their protective eyewear. Heck, I don't even want to wear my protective eyewear. It was kind of a thing. So he came to me with this idea like I want to make, like you know, the Oakley or like the sexy shop shade. Janelle So maybe we'll throw some links because these products they turned out beautiful, the branding which you know I kind of love. That's why I'm seeing I want to make it super sexy. Super was a. Oh, Dr. Eckberg, we launched his supplement line, did incredible. So you've XCS. So I'll throw those links, cause I always think it's so helpful for people to see. I think when you you do a killer launch, you gotta have a killer video, you gotta have a great brand, the look and feel, the storytelling, and if they just go to my landing pages and check it out, I think maybe they'll get some ideas for their brands. Bradley Sutton: Okay, Now you know you're talking about brand building. That's actually part of your module that you recently recorded for the new Freedom Ticket 4.0. Anybody who's a Helium 10 member can go get that module. But what were some of the main points from there as far as brand building, and why do you think it's probably more important than ever before here in 2024 to talk about this subject? Janelle Yeah, definitely go check out the module, but for me, that's the only way I know how to build and sell brands. Is I build a brand Like I didn't come to Amazon, the traditional way that some people, like they use tools to look up, like what the top selling products are and they try to enter into, you know, the market and create something that already has search, demand, the customer and like thinking about, like a problem that I have. Or when I partner with, like, say, a celebrity or YouTuber, there's usually, like I was just saying with John, a problem that he wants to solve, like hey, man, I don't want to wear my personal protective eyewear because it's hot, ugly and I can't see through it and it's there's. I look like a goon and I'm on YouTube trying to look cool, so I don't want to wear this, so that's want to solve. I always tell someone if you've got a problem that you want solved, there's a chance that there's a lot of people like you out there that also want to solve that problem, and so that's how I approach a brand. Janelle Building a brand is first, let's solve a problem for a person, and I keep that person in mind Because then when you're trying to think well, which product should I launch next? It's like well, what other problems does a person a carpenter or woodworker have that I can solve? Because John is the avatar. He's intimately acquainted with all the frustrations or the opportunities within the realm of a serious or even just a hobbyist woodworker, and so you know the next product he starts talking about that he gets passionate about. He's like man, I want like a pocket chisel. You know like, yeah, you have like pocket knives that like you know like a switchblade or things like that, like guys like tools, it's like a power tool. But this is like not a power tool, it's like a cool like. Can you imagine having when you're doing woodworking, like a chisel is just kind of like a boring tool, but it's actually something they use a lot when you're doing like live edge type furniture work. So why not make a pocket ch almost like a switchblade? That becomes super cool and fun that people would geek out about. If you're a woodworker, you know, and so you have this ability to start creating stories and products to serve that person that you can geek out about. Janelle I just got off a console I was doing with a client that they own. Basically they're a wholesaler of ATV parts. You know the side-by-sides stuff like Polaris, St. Polaris, Hondas and stuff and they were asking for brand help because they're like we just feel like we're just hawking wares all day long. We really want to be a brand. So I spent the hour talking to them like how could this I haven't said the client name, but how could you become like the Tesla in the side-by-side space? That's what they want to be. They want to be the premium go-to innovation, like if, if you are into ATVs, this is the brand for you, because they have everything and anything under the sun and the way that they teach and educate and innovate is going to be, you know, heads up, shoulders above everybody else, instead of just selling a bunch of parts on Amazon or on their website. Janelle So that's what we're working to create. What's the story going to be? You know how do we convey that in our messaging. What's the look and feel like, who is our avatar? So we spent the whole time fleshing that out and you know they're excited now. Now they have a very clear direction on what type of content they're going to create, what type of ads, like messaging, to attract that ideal customer. And also we created a product roadmap for them. Like, where do we go next with our line extensions that will best serve this person that we now have in mind with everything that we do in our brand? So we create this movement kind of a thing. Bradley Sutton: You've talked about working with YouTubers, celebrities and stuff, and obviously I think when people come with that personal brand awareness, it's a leg up on the competitions. You've already got a bunch of raving fans and it doesn't necessarily have to be celebrities. Everybody might have some kind of specialty. I used to do the Zumba stuff and so I had probably a following on YouTube and stuff, and so that would have been something where, first of all, just like you said, I would have known the pain points that maybe other Zumba instructors had or people dancing Zumba, and then I already had the initial following. So I always think that if somebody does have something, yes, you should double down. Bradley Sutton: That being said, let's flip the switch. You know I'm sure you have clients who are not celebrities, so they're not YouTubers, they're not famous. So how do you and that's actually most of our listeners, you know potentially might not have a following? So if I'm just you know, joe entrepreneur, sally entrepreneur sitting out there listening to this podcast, how can I do what you just said? But where I kind of maybe don't have that headstart on the audience and the people who know me, etc. Janelle Love it? That's a great question. So, like there's people that you can hire that do this right and you can do it yourself. You can reinvent the wheel Like I have a vast network now. So when I am working with clients I usually will just be like hey, here's my guy that will build your influencer marketing program in-house. Like we're going to use him, like I have options, like we can do the training we can. I can show you how we've built it out and you know you can do this. Or I can bring in this guy and he will do it in three months and it's this amount of investment and you will have like a fully flown, blown out, like gifting program, influencer marketing program which, honestly today, like it's the fastest way to grow a brand like influencer marketing. So if you don't have the audience, you aren't the influence and you don't partner with one, you've got to build out an influencer program and you know there's a lot of people that take oh, do you use, join brands or use. You know like, uh, drawing a blank on all the 50,000 I've used over the years, but really it's, there's so many softwares now you can use and to have someone in house all day long just reaching out and doing gifting and getting influencer content Cause the thing with the influencer marketing why it's so beautiful is not only do you get these people posting on your behalf about your product, but they also create content for you that you can amplify. With paid, you can run ads behind it. That's the best type of content and the highest converting ad material that you're going to get is content from actual people using your products and talking about what they love about it Social proof built right in. So brands I think that everyone knows that that's what you need to do now to like generate traffic, generate brand awareness. Janelle And Amazon, to me, is like this ecosystem. I always think like, think of a wheel right, and there's all these different sales channels and Amazon is just one spoke in that wheel. It's a very important spoke, but your website's a spoke. You know Walmart.com is a spoke. You've got retail. You've got affiliates. You've got I mean how many other places that you sell? I don't know. Janelle I've sold on so many different marketplaces Temu, you know, TikTok shop. There's so many spokes now and I don't like to have just one that I rely on. All of these make my wheel run true, right and spin like a flywheel and I can get speed. So when I think about that, with influencer marketing, anytime we build out this influencer wheelhouse, which we need, or influencer marketing program, they're going to be driving sales on Amazon website Temu, TikTok. It doesn't matter, I am I am sales channel agnostic. What I'm doing primarily when I build a brand is I'm creating desire, demand and a movement so people can buy wherever they want to buy. Okay, so influencer marketing today is just. It's just how we market best. It's how I do it. It's been very successful. Bradley Sutton: Let's say I don't have that huge of a budget. Is TikTok the most economical way to find potential influencers? Or should I go use one of those services? Janelle Yeah, yeah, yeah. So Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, all those Influencers are on a lot of different platforms. I really like having a well diversified like just how I diversify in my investments. Yeah, have influencers on all types of platforms, but how to go find them? I mean, you're going to need to have. I say, if you want to launch a brand, you're going to need to have a budget to give away product or get product in people's hands, like you should plan on that. That's why sometimes you know, I see all these gurus on you know whatever YouTube or in my feed running ads saying you can make millions. You know, starting an Amazon business and you know, with only $2,000 investment and I'm just like man, that's so not true. You need money to get the product and the development and you've got to buy inventory, and then you're going to have a budget to give product, you and you've got to buy inventory and then you're going to have a budget to give product. You know, get product in people's hands to get some feedback or just some traction, or you've got to pay for it. You have to generate sales somehow. You have to generate awareness somehow. That's paid or that's organic or you can use your time. I do want to suggest and I have done this the scrappy way because I have more money than time now I will short circuit things by paying ads. It's the fastest way to generate traffic. Buy it right. If you don't, if you have more time than you have money, then there's organic strategies that work incredibly well. Janelle I mean 10 years ago, how I built my brands, when I had no influencer marketing strategy and I had no celebrities. I was partnering with is. I was literally in Facebook communities, on Reddit, and I was posting in communities that had people like me. I knew where my avatar was. So, like, let's just say, right now I'm working on that celebrity line with the Huffs they're dancers, right, let's pretend that I didn't have celebrities. But I wanted to create a supplement line for artistic athletes or dancers. I would be on every subreddit right now that has, you know, artistic athletes or dancers in their hip hop. Um, you know Zumba, like you said, salsa, cha-cha, tango, and I'd be talking about my product and what I've developed and what I'm working on. I'd start just from conception, taking them through that whole journey. I think there's been some great books written over the years, like show your work. Um, you know, build out loud, like taking them along on the journey, getting feedback the whole way, so that I start building that audience right. And then also Facebook. There's groups. There's so many Facebook groups about dancing. Janelle Right now I'm working with a brand that does flavoring right, and so we're in every group that has a baker's, confectioner's, like coffee makers anyone that's like would use flavoring we're in there. We're asking questions all the time about a new flavor we're developing, wondering if anyone has any. You know new flavors they want developed. We ask them about pricing. We ask them about bundles and people are like, oh, you can't make sales. You know posts in those groups where you get kicked out. I'm like, yeah, don't make sales posts. Get in there and ask questions, like I'm just doing. I'm like literally just put together what I call a Mother's Day bundle and I wanted to ask the group what would you pay, you know, for these products if I put them in a Mother's Day bundle? Like what would be the discount that you think would be like motivating you know to grab this and are these the three flavors that you think most mothers would like, based on, you know, the flavors that we offer? That post gets through all day long and I have all these people telling me what they think I should add, you know, for my mother's day, or the essential baking, you know, um, flavors that should be included in the bundle. You can just kind of be strategic. I think people are so like intellectually lazy or they're just looking for excuses to not have to do something. They're like, oh, that doesn't work. I'm like man, you're pathetic, like you couldn't figure out how to make that work. Like you know, just put a little elbow grease into that. So much free traffic. So now I don't do that anymore with my time, but it's one of the first hires I make is a VA. That's just my organic poster in these, in these forums, adding value. They're in there answering questions. Janelle The thing about you guys I think Helium 10 did this so well originally, um, and you still do it. You're in these Amazon groups and even in your own groups that you've cultivated on Facebook, answering questions. When somebody asks a question, you could count on Bradley answering it. I know you're not maybe doing that anymore, but you have people doing it. That's huge for the brand Any business. You can build a business like that in any industry. When I just built my marketing company. That's what I was doing. I was in chamber of commerce, answering posts, answering questions. I literally helped a guy I was dating. He was an electrician and he was like I don't have a lot of business. I'm like dude, get on Facebook in your county and every little like real estate group anyone that asks an electrical question you have someone that is just chiming in and answering and adding value, like you will have so much business coming out your eyeballs. It works, so just get in there and start organically drumming up your business if you don't have a lot of money but you have more time. Bradley Sutton: You know, let's say I'm going ahead and I'm going to push forward with this plan. You know, supplements, the supplements that you've done, the other products that you've been doing. What are your main marketplaces? You're starting off, you know, like you said, there's like 20 marketplaces probably nowadays. You know even Target now, you know, is starting something. Obviously, there's Walmart, there's TikTok shop, there's eBay, Esty, amazon, you know, like Shopify, WooCommerce, whatever. Do you have like a set, two or three that you suggest launching on, because it sounds like, unless I'm mistaken here, that you rarely do something that's exclusively Amazon or exclusively one marketplace. So what are like your two, three, four go-to marketplaces for somebody to start? Janelle Okay, perfect, yeah, so if it's a celebrity launch or YouTube or someone with an audience already like and I know I'm going to do six figures or a million dollars, it's like it's always Shopify, cause, like we control the audience, we have a list or we have a channel like a platform we're going to be posting on. We're going to control that flow of traffic, and the best place to do that is on your own website. So we drive them to Shopify. I've done Kickstarters. I do have strategies for Kickstarters that I will talk about maybe some other time. Just send them to your website. Shopify now allows pre-sales too. So even if you're like nervous, you don't know, like, will I get enough funding or I want to pre-sell it, you can do a pre-sell. The shop shades that I'll maybe include a link to that was all a pre-sell that we did. You know, we didn't know, like, how many units we'd want to initially order, how much interest there would be, but like, yeah, we, we blew it out of the water. So Shopify is number one. If, even if you didn't, if you didn't have any audience at all, then I'd probably say launch on Amazon, right, because you're going to steal keyword traffic. You're going to be like, basically, take the hotdog stand and instead of sitting it in your cul-de-sac where nobody's at, you're going to go to the state fair and put your hot dog stand out. You're going to sell a lot more stuff. So, even with celebrity launches, if you do Shopify, you know whatever or influencer, you have an audience. It's definitely Shopify or whatever. Your own website, I don't care if it's WordPress, but I really just love Shopify now because I just know, like the suite of apps that I need to install for everything, for optimization and you know, increasing average order value and my ATV, and you know I just have my little toolbox for high converting. You know Shopify sites, but I know some people like a WordPress site, fine, but go to Amazon for sure. Like we list everything on Amazon because there's just still a subset of people that want to buy everything on Amazon. It's just so easy for them. You know, and we call those Halo sales. Even with my celebrities and my YouTube launches, we still have a large portion of people that will go over to Amazon, even though it's not listed yet, and you can see that in Helium 10, you can see the branded search. Janelle So when I launched Euvexia that's a brand, new brand. Nobody had heard of it. This is Dr Sten. You know he has a pretty large following, like a couple million, on YouTube. They went and we see all of a sudden Helium 10, Euvexia has searches like overnight shooting up right. So we created that brand demand and you know we weren't on amazon yet because we didn't have products shipped in there. We just launched on our website. So, yeah, we probably lost some sales, people who wanted to buy it on amazon. Maybe you can say well, maybe everyone who wanted it actually ended up buying on your, on your site. But I I do believe a lot of people won't buy on a website. They're just like, especially the older generation they don't want to put their credit card in, they don't want to have another password, they have to whatever. So I just think you're silly to not list on Amazon and I have strategies that you know. We have one of my very large brands. We will hold back certain products that we don't list on Amazon because we still want that consumer to come to our website ultimately, so that we can capture their information, we can pixel them, we can remarket to them and so some of our best used or like our limited editions won't ever go on Amazon because people have to go buy that on our website. So there's different strategies you can use, but just make sure the halo sales that you will get on Amazon especially as you incorporate influencer marketing, you start doing paid media, even you know, creating some organic like where you're blogging or you're doing YouTube and you're just driving your own traffic You'll have people that will still go to the Amazon looking for your product, that halo sales, and you want to be there to capture it. So, website, amazon those are the top two. If you didn't do anything else, you'd probably be just great. You're probably capturing 80% of the market. Janelle I then will usually move to other Amazon places. First I'll go to Walmart.com. Usually it just depends A lot of my brands because we're in the beauty space. We can't be on Walmart if we also want to be in Ulta or Sephora, so we have to keep that in mind. So Walmart.com is not always where I can go, but I do like to go to Walmart.com if I can. And then it's expanding. Amazon Canada, amazon UK those are my order that I go to. I haven't played around with many other marketplaces. I know it seems that everyone starts being like oh, you should do Amazon India, and there's Amazon Japan. I tried a couple of those. It was very minimal return. I'm not saying it won't ever work, but for me right now no, I don't have anyone on Brazil, Japan, so yeah. Bradley Sutton: You mentioned Shopify being the first place to go, so obviously the beauty about Amazon is it's got that existing traffic Shopify you won, remember, I think before I was even a Amazon. Janelle I don't want to say, I don't want to refer to myself as an. Bradley Sutton: Amazon guru. Janelle People always call me Amazon guru, but before Amazon was like a big thing that I spent a lot of time teaching people how to do well, Um, YouTube was my thing and I still love YouTube. I still do. Uh, in fact, today I do a consult for YouTube channel strategy. I've done a lot, built a lot of channels and brands on YouTube and I think YouTube is one of the greatest ways to drive traffic. And same thing with blogging. You do that with content articles you can write. So a strong SEO strategy where you're bringing in traffic to your website. So I'm a I'm a big content creation junkie because it works. So people will say, oh, I mean, I tried YouTube. I didn't get any traffic. I'm like you have to understand YouTube is an algorithm, just like Amazon, and you know how. Helium 10 has great courses teaching you how to understand the A9 algorithm. YouTube has the exact same thing. There's courses. I have courses and we teach, we consult. There's lots of people out there that do that and teach you how to build a YouTube strategy to drive traffic to wherever you want them to go. Strategy to drive traffic to wherever you want them to go. Usually it's your website and a lot of that YouTube strategy also will carry over to Halo sales on Amazon. So that's probably my favorite way influencer marketing and content creation, your own content creation. The brand should always be creating content and educating to drive sales. That's how you control your destiny. You add value. You teach people why they should use your product. You help them solve their problems. You help them scratch their itch. You become the go to person and the trusted brand in your, in your space. Bradley Sutton: You know you mentioned some steps as far as finding that, these pain points and stuff. You know going into Reddit and going into Facebook groups, but but talk more about your process before your, before the actual product is made. You know, like you know, are you doing a lot of samples? Are you just getting some? You know like 20 samples and actually testing it in the market. Are you just deciding that on your own? Are you getting focus groups, like? What's your entire process about? That goes from, hey, finding that initial pain point to validating it and then all the way up to actually having a product. Janelle Yeah, yeah, yeah. This is funny because I don't do. I mean I do now because I understand the value of creating the story, but I guess I've been in marketing long enough that I know the power of a story and a story well told. So I always just say story, sell right. And so I guess I know that I can tell a story that will be compelling. And when I first started, my very first brand was a toy brand and I just knew I would crush it because the story was like kids were sitting around on their iPads and playing video games all day. And this was like in 2014, when everyone's like there was no e-sports team, there wasn't kids making millions of dollars, you know, playing video games. It was like grandma and mom were so, so, deathly concerned that their kids were all going to have their brains turned to mush. And so I create this kick fire classics brand line and the whole story is just going to be like good old fashioned fun get your kids off their butts and outside of playing. And I knew that if I ran ads in front of every mom and grandma about these classic toys, that they could get Johnny to get them off the iPad and you get outside, you know, flying a kite or playing with juggling balls or you know the Diablo, it would sell. It was just I didn't need to do market validation that that that whole sentiment existed. I was a mom and I hung out with moms and they were all having the same, you know, battle cry of like our kids are, you know, they don't know how to get outside and have fun. So that that was. I launched the brand, I told that story and it crushed, you know. Janelle And then my second brand was a weight loss supplement and I'm like I understand, as a woman living in America, like everyone wants to be thin, you know, and you have to bust your butt to stay thin and and if you can create a weight loss, a meal replacement weight loss shake that tastes good, that helps people lose weight, and you tell that story and you have, you know, results, it's going to sell. So I guess I don't really ever go into a market. I've never. Even now I'm like right now, with this celebrity supplement, like we have created the whole product line, the core four. We're doing a stack right and I work with Derek and Julianne Huff who are these beautiful artistic athletes and they're very well known in the space. I think that's easy because they have followers and they're going to, no matter what they say. You know, we could probably one of our investors is like you could just, you know, bottle dog poop and put it in a bottle and people would buy it. And that's not what we want to do. But you know that's how well-known they are and trusted in the space. But I really don't even think we had to validate anything, but because I understand the power of story and I want to build a movement and a community. Janelle I am getting people involved, I am getting their audience to. You know, we are doing what we call a pilot run, which is not everybody does. It's kind of more expensive, it's unheard of but and I wouldn't say unheard of a lot of people it's heard of but people don't do it because the extra time and cost. I want to do it as part of the story, because Derek and Julianne, this works for them. But I want to get it into the hands of their top dancers, like Derek's on tour right now and he's got, you know, he's like 50 to 100 dancers with him. What if I can get all of them using this right now and giving us feedback. You know that's going to create content, that's going to create story and I just want, on tour for the media, to see all of his dancers backstage pouring their little powder packets from the foil and being like what is this stuff that everyone's taking? It's kind of creating that curiosity and building hype. Janelle So I'm doing this strategically for my own PR, but I don't need to do this, but I want to to make the story better, if that makes sense. It's like, uh, Paulo Acosta, who does you know his secret juice? And he has that bottle and he has secret juice written on the outside. If you don't know who he is, he's a UFC fighter. Just Google it. He drinks that and everyone wants to know what the hell is in that juice that he's drinking. It's brilliant. It creates such a stir and you know what it's like. We're going to go launch him a supplement drink and then everyone's going to know what was in that dang bottle, right? So that's the thought behind a product launch. When you can build that, everyone's kind of excited. They know you've been working on something. I started posting and teasing out content with Derek and Julianne just on my own socials and they're teasing it out and that's going to be a part of the huge buildup to the launch. If you have an audience, that works great. If you don't have an audience, this also works really well to build the audience as you go along, because people want to be a part of something and feel like they're helping create this product. Bradley Sutton: What is just some other, just general strategy Can be about anything you want to talk about. That that, hey, our audience could probably learn a thing or two from your experience. Janelle Gosh, you know, sometimes we I really enjoyed your session that you did at BDSS. It was more like life stuff. I think sometimes we all talking about you know business, business and you you talked about your like near death experience. I'm going to say near-death you died. You literally died and got brought back to life, right. So I think, just like the longer and maybe this happens as we get older, like we're more generative, we start thinking about, like what kind of legacy do I want to leave? Like I know, like earlier, when I was in the grind, I mean I was a single mom with four kids under the age of five, like hustling, working like four or five jobs, like I had to bust my ass to get where I am Right. And now I feel like I'm really just so blessed or lucky or I mean whatever it is. Janelle I've been very fortunate in my career. I play a lot of pickleball, I get to travel the world, I spend a lot of time with kids, I work with incredible brands, incredible people and I think, just remembering that, you know what like there's, I don't know, you do have to pay the dues, you have to work hard, but we're doing it all for a reason. There can be joy. I've always been happy. I can look back in every phase and it's not like I was like man. That period of my life sucked. It was like that building was super incredible, and to be where I am now and to look back it even makes it such an even more happy memory. To be like I busted my ass and I'm here now and it was all worth it and I love what I'm doing. I even love the hard part shoveling manure in the trenches and so I just maybe reminding people that, like, remember why you're doing it and if you're not enjoying the doing of it, when you get to where you're trying to go, it won't be all of a sudden beautiful, like there has to be that magic along the way. I don't know. Janelle I just think if you wake up too many days in a row thinking that I don't want to do this, like you're not doing the right thing, and then I don't know what comes next, I don't know if there's another life and I mean I just want to be able to say this life I lived my best life and so Whatever that means to you. Maybe just take a moment to look at your life and how you're living. Is this your best life and are there any changes that you need to make? Because you almost didn't have a second chance. You know, and it was over and I think you have a new perspective. I have a new perspective. I lost a lot of people I love just in the last few years to cancer. They died young and I'm so grateful I'm alive and I don't take that for granted every day. I'm just like it is a gift and I just I love making money. Bradley Sutton: Always got to remember the more important things. You know like, like we, sometimes we can get caught up in the whole business and an entrepreneurial journey and stuff and we forget about what really what really matters at the end of the day. So that's a good, good advice. I like that. Janelle Favorite end of the day. So that's a good um, yeah, good advice. I like that favorite helium 10 tool. I'm like magnet. I'm just like. The keyword research tool for me is just like I go look up all the time. I think this is the one I use the most and all my employees is like did you do the keyword research? Like what does it look like? And you get ideas too. Like when I'm doing keyword research, I can see like whoa, this is a good product extension. Like you know, in the search, in the search results, when I see like like the other day I was doing you know, with Glamnetic, we're doing some press on nail launches, and I was just like, oh, like, people are looking, they're calling them false nails. Like I never really even heard of that, you know word. I thought it was press on nails or fake nails, but false nails. So I just think it's a, it's a treasure trove, not only to you can get product ideas from there. And it's like, okay, well, I'm going to do a whole new line. That's like optimized for faults, that whole word Cause there's like hundreds of thousands of searches that can, you know, aggregate on that right there. So I think it's important. Bradley Sutton: You know, you mentioned, uh, you know so many different, different things that you've been working on. How can people, maybe you know, find you on the interwebs out there or see a couple of these projects you're working on, either in social or just websites out there? Uh, throughout some, websites. 0:30:23 - Janelle Okay, so janellepage.com is is my website, and then there's also on that website you'll see like I probably should update it, but there's a lot of projects I've worked on on that website. So it's j-a-n-e-l-l-e-p-a-g-e like a page in the book.com. You can go there and then, like shopshades.com. Euvexia is E-U-V-E-X-I-Acom. Athena Power Tools let's see Vital Kind. We don't have our website up yet, but in a couple months you'll be able to see Derek and Julianne's brand that we'll be launching, working right now with some really big pickleball pros. We're launching a pickleball line, so that'll be exciting. Don't have the name yet, the name yet, but I'll start posting about that as we develop it. We have our kickoff meeting on Monday. Um, I don't know if we put anything in the notes. Oh, matt's off-road recovery. You can check out that. Robbylayton.com, um, oh, m1 motorsports that's our motorcycle line. Glamnetics a great line, gee, is that. Is that good enough or they can all be like that's good, that's great stuff. Bradley Sutton: I'm sure people get to be able to get some ideas and take a look at what you've been working on. Janelle That one's a hard one to spell, but that one and flavor frenzy. They're beautiful Cause they were originally Amazon brands that didn't have a clue about DTC and I helped them build out their DTC strategy and we're crushing and B2B, so we built out that whole thing. So Dolce Foglia is like D O L C E Foglia is F O G L I A com, and you will see the beautiful website we've built. Just think how fun because if these if a lot of the listeners are Amazon only brands, I want them to see like what you can do. They went from Amazon. Now they have a true e-commerce where we have full build out of like SEO strategy and influencer marketing and we built out the B2B side. It'll link you over to their B2B flavor frenzy and maybe just get you excited about the potential. Let's was like literally just an Amazon brand that's now crushing on all different platforms and we're moving into like Temu and all these other different I guess I didn't talk about any of those Like a lot of other countries have marketplaces that are like bigger than Amazon, as we start to list there. Bradley Sutton: So that's maybe something we can see in a year when we have you back on the show and see how those marketplaces are doing. I know a lot of them are making a lot of noise out there, so it'll be interesting, all right. Well, Janelle, thank you so much for joining us. It's always a pleasure to have you on the show and look forward to where we can hang out in person soon. Janelle Awesome Thanks, Bradley.

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If your notes are a disorganised mess, this episode is the one for you.  You can subscribe to this podcast on: Podbean | Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify | TUNEIN   Links: Email Me | Twitter | Facebook | Website | Linkedin Mastering Your Digital Notes Organisation Course. Take The NEW COD Course The Working With… Weekly Newsletter Carl Pullein Learning Centre Carl's YouTube Channel Carl Pullein Coaching Programmes The Working With… Podcast Previous episodes page   Script | 321 Hello, and welcome to episode 321 of the Working With Podcast. A podcast to answer all your questions about productivity, time management, self-development and goal planning. My name is Carl Pullein, and I am your host of this show. This week, I have a special episode for you. No question; instead, I want to share a way to think about your productivity tools, particularly how your notes app fits into the whole scheme of things.  There is a trinity of productivity tools—your calendar, task manager, and notes app—that when connected, will enhance your overall effectiveness by reducing the friction between organising and doing work.  Today, I want to focus on the notes app because this is the tool that is most often neglected. Within this Trinity of tools, your calendar is number 1. Everything flows from your calendar because that is the tool that will prevent you from being overly ambitious and give you the reality of the day. There are twenty-four boxes in your calendar, each representing an hour, and that's all you get each day.  You cannot change that, for time is the fixed part of your productivity system.  Your task manager tells you what tasks you have committed to and when you will do those tasks. Its relationship with your calendar is critical because if you have seven hours of meetings, you're committed to picking your kids up from school, and you have a hundred tasks to do; you will know instantly you have an impossible day. You can then either reschedule some meetings or reduce your task number. So, where do your notes come into this trinity?  Your notes support your tasks. It's here where you will manage your projects, interests, goals and areas of focus. It's also where you can keep your archive, which, if used well, will become a rich resource of inspiration, ideas and creativity. But more on that later.  Of all the productivity tools you use, your notes app is the one where you can be a little relaxed. Your notes do not need to be perfectly curated and organised. Most notes apps today have powerful search built in, and I would argue that the ability to search within your notes is a critical part of your choice when choosing a notes app.  I suspect Evernote's popularity over the years (despite its recent changes) is due to two factors: its search, which is arguably still the best in the field, and its brilliant web clipper.  The ability to search your notes means that as long as you give any note a sufficiently descriptive title, you will be able to find it quickly and effortlessly.  As a side note, I highly recommend that you learn all the different ways your notes app can search for your notes. Just Google your notes app of choice's search functions. For instance, you can search “OneNote search” or “Notion search”. Learning this will save you a lot of time in the future.  Evernote has a keyboard shortcut on the Mac operating system that I've been using for years. However, for a brief period in 2019, this feature stopped working while Evernote was transitioning from the old “legacy” version to the new Evernote 10, which was very frustrating.  During that six-month period, I realised how important it was to be able to search your notes quickly in terms of overall productivity.  Your notes do not just support your projects. They can also support multiple parts of your life, from tracking your goals to keeping your eight areas of focus front and centre of your life.  Moreover, you can keep track of your hobbies, wish lists, book notes (if you read Kindle books), self-development topics, and interests. And all this information can be taken with you wherever you are through your mobile phone.  All this is great, but what if you have a notes app up and running, but it has become neglected and lacking in a little TLC (tender loving care)? Well, fear not. As you do not need to be as strict about how tidy your notes are, getting things back on track can be a little project you do over a few weeks or months.  Here's how to get things started. First, create five folders. What these are called in your own notes app will depend on the app you are using. If your preference is OneNote, this would be your notebooks, Evernote would be stacks and Apple Notes would be folders. To help you, this is the highest level you have in your notes app.  These five folders should be named as follows: Goals, Areas of Focus, Projects, Resources, and finally, your Archive. Again, depending on what app you are using, you will also need an Inbox for collecting your notes.  To give you a quick summary of what goes in each folder, for your goals, this is where you put the goals you are currently working on. Really, this is a place where you keep track of your goals. For example, if you are saving money, you can track how much you are saving each month. Similarly, if you are losing weight, you can track your weight each week and add the numbers here.  Your areas of focus is where your eight areas go. If you are unaware of these, you can download my free areas of focus workbook from carlpullein.com. What you do with this folder is create a subfolder for each area and have a note in each defining what each area means to you and what you need to do to keep it in balance. Next up, your projects folder. For each project you are currently working on, you would have a subfolder. There, you can keep notes on any meetings you attend, checklists, links to any files you need, copies of relevant emails and contact details for collaborators.  You can also keep a master projects list here, which will give you quick access to any of the projects you are working on.  Then, there is your resources folder. This is for your interests, hobbies, further education, and anything else you want to keep. Think of this as your commonplace notebook area. If you are not sure what a commonplace book is, here's the Wikipedia definition: “Commonplace books are a way to compile knowledge, usually in notebooks. They have been kept from antiquity and were kept particularly during the Renaissance and in the nineteenth century. Such books are similar to scrapbooks filled with items of many kinds: notes, proverbs, aphorisms, maxims, quotes, letters, poems, tables of weights and measures, prayers, legal formulas, and recipes.” Your resources folder is unique to you, and you don't want to overthink it. I love all things related to James Bond, and I have a subfolder of articles, links, and videos related to all things James Bond. There's stuff in there about the films and locations, clothing and props, and products the James Bond from the books used.  It's a gold mine of information related to something I have a deep interest in and it's unique to me.  And your archive. Contrary to popular belief, this is not one step away from the trash. Your archive is a rich resource of discarded ideas, old projects, and stuff you were once interested in. It's here where you can potentially make connections only you could make. Your life experiences, knowledge, and way of thinking make you who you are, and many of the ideas and things you were once interested in may be the spark to something very special.  When Steve Jobs was at university, he took a calligraphy class. At that time, it was a passing interest, yet several years later, when they were designing the Mac User interface, many of the things he learned in that class came back to him. Today, whether you use a Mac or Windows machine, you can thank Steve Jobs that you have hundreds of fonts to choose from.  Nobody had made the connection that multiple fonts to choose from would allow people to use their computers to be creative. Perhaps nobody would have done had Steve Jobs not taken that calligraphy class.  That's the power of your archive. Yes, I know Steve Jobs didn't have the benefit of Apple Notes in the early 1980s, but that passing interest sparked an idea we all benefit from today.  It's the randomness of your archive, built up over many years, that will become a place for you to, at the very least, reminisce. This is where you have the freedom to dump stuff. You never know when or if any of what you put in there will become useful again.  Once you have your folder structure set up, you can go through all your old notes and move them into your new structure. Now, I want to stress that you do not need to do this in one go. Take your time, enjoy the process and reminisce as you go through your old notes. This should never be a chore; it should be treated as a fun project.  Remember, because of the powerful search your notes app has, all your notes, new and old, are searchable. So there is no rush to do this. You could decide to do this while watching TV in the evening or perhaps while commuting to work if you use a bus or train. Maybe you have a long flight coming up; you could use some of that time to go through your notes.  One tip I can give you here is that as you go through your old notes, you should ensure that the titles of your notes mean something to you. If you come across notes with an image, for example, you may find that the title is something IMG6654. You want to change that title as it won't be searchable in that format.  You can also add tags if you wish to. Be careful not to tag something with the same name as the name of your folder or subfolder. To give you an example from my James Bond subfolder, I use tags to denote whether something is related to a book, film prop or location. I use a coded tagging system. So, anything related to a location would be tagged JB Location. Anything related to a film would be tagged JB Films.  Likewise, I have a subfolder in my resources called Places to Visit. The tags I use here are the place names. So, I have tags for Paris, London, Seoul, Tokyo etc.  Your tags are there to aid search, so if you decide to use tags, make sure you use names that mean something to you. You do not want to be too clever here. A good adage to go by is, “When tagging, tag as if you were being your dumb self.” Now, if you want to learn more and go into more detail, I have just published a brand new course called Mastering Digital Notes Organisation. In this course, I go into detail on setting up your notes, how to process new notes, and the importance of the three underlying foundations of provenance, categories, and series.  This course will also show you how to build a rich resource of information that you will want to revisit repeatedly. Details on how to join the course are in the show notes, or you can go directly to my website, and the links and everything you need to know will be right there.  Thank you for listening, and I wish you all a very, very productive week.   

Stress shrinks your brain. Neuroscientist Lisa Genova explains how to strengthen it. Up next, How to double your brain power | Tiago Forte It may not feel like it when you can't find your phone or "lose" your sunglasses sitting atop your head, but your memory is an amazing ability -- and one we want to protect. So it's little wonder that any blips or blank spaces can send us spiraling into concern. Some recall issues here and there are normal, says neuroscientist and author Lisa Genova, and not every lapse means looming problems. (And don't worry, forgetting names is a surprisingly tough thing for our brains to do!) But, Genova says, there's ways we can improve our memory, increase resilience and recall and be more comfortable with ourselves and our minds. From making lists and getting Google's help to giving yourself a pop quiz, getting some meditation in, and just plain paying attention, these tips will have your steel trap gleaming. 0:00 Introducing the problem 1:19 #1: Practice paying attention 1:45: #2: Bulk up your hippocampus 3:18 A 9-second meditation you can try 3:59 #3 Secure your sleep 5:14 #4 Drink caffeine 5:36 #5 Create associations (the Baker-Baker Paradox) 6:36 #6 Repetition 7:14 #7 Write it down 8:03 #8 Self-testing 8:31 #9 Just Google it 9:14 Forgetting is human -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- About Lisa Genova: Lisa Genova is the New York Times bestselling author of the novels Still Alice, Left Neglected, Love Anthony, Inside the O'Briens, and Every Note Played. Still Alice was adapted into an Oscar-winning film starring Julianne Moore, Alec Baldwin, and Kristen Stewart. Lisa graduated valedictorian from Bates College with a degree in biopsychology and holds a PhD in neuroscience from Harvard University. She travels worldwide speaking about the neurological diseases she writes about and has appeared on The Dr. Oz Show, Today, PBS NewsHour, CNN, and NPR. Her TED talk, “What You Can Do to Prevent Alzheimer's,” has been viewed more than five million times. The New York Times bestseller REMEMBER is her first work of nonfiction. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Go Deeper with Big Think: ►Become a Big Think Member Get exclusive access to full interviews, early access to new releases, Big Think merch and more ►Get Big Think+ for Business Guide, inspire and accelerate leaders at all levels of your company with the biggest minds in business Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is #JustATouchof_J .. Everything else is God. I'm just tryna put it all out there in pieces for you Baby!

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dattrax: Welcome to all the people out there who love house music. This is where house resides. I just turned 50!!! Old, bald, Chinaman. but... I have loved house music since I was 15 years old. House has been an outlet for me to release ALL my negative energy... whether I'm listening to house music. Hunting, finding, mixing, dancing or enjoying house music. Talking about it with other people. Dreaming about combinations. Every track that I love.  I dream of how to introduce it to people. It's all about the combos!! Transforming the negative—anger, despair, hopelessness—and turning that energy into something beautiful, something that will make you smile. As you smile, you have a vivacious spark that grows into something good. Because we all need a little encouragement, we all have dreams and plans. We want to design our lives. It must first be the image in our minds in detail. Our real battles are with our minds. Stop talking bad to yourself. You fucked up. Great. It's over. Done. Forget about it. Let's dance.  Love everyone. Avoid negative. That's my Chinese fortune cookie rant for you. Much love, dattrax.I mixed and danced my heart out on this one—almost five hours!!! I made some goodies for you. Enjoy this journey. You're going to LOVE THIS!!!!!Connect with us!!! Please tell us how you feel through these sessions. How are you? I hope for the best for you.   You can do what you want to do. Take that first step. Thank you for listening to our house music sessions from Toronto, Canada. We are thankful for our lives and this fucking beautiful, gorgeous, wonderful, fascinating music.Where you can take what you like and combine it with something else you like. It's beautiful. A musical collage of all the sounds that you love, mashed up in the way that you like it. There's nothing like house music. All the best to you. Massive hugs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ---------------How do we describe the dattrax sound? Always Fun, Tech-Fused, Funky-Foot Stompin', Carved Deep and Woven & Laced with Sweet Smooth Hands in the Air Vocals... Strictly House Music- always dattrax.---------------Reach out to us and comment if you've enjoyed dattrax mixes.Just Google 'dattrax' and find all the places we've been a part of online.Please share with your family, friends, co-workers, and acquaintances who could use a dose of musical candy.Isn't music such a great escape?---------------DJ Bookings for Canada, the US, or Global: dattrax@gmail.com---------------Any support would be appreciated if you'd like to donate or support our music addiction. This is our PayPal Donate email that you can use: dattrax007@gmail.comMerchandise for you and your house music loving friends: https://www.bonfire.com/store/dattrax/---------------As always - massive thanks to the fantastic vocalists, producers, DJs, and dancers (even in your homes, driving, in the gym or while walking about or walking your doggie) for their incredible advancement of this beautiful musical genre!! It makes us all feel young, vibrant, and extremely happy!!***Email us at dattrax@gmail.com if you want the playlist for this mix because Podomatic now has a 4,000-character (incl spaces) limit on episode description. This mix has 118 Tracks in 4hrs and 52mins!!!---------------Google "dattrax" and find the Podomatic link.Or you can visit our main mix site: https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/dattraxPodomatic is also a free mobile app.

The conversation starts with a discussion about the importance of choosing a unique and memorable name for a business or brand. The hosts share personal experiences and give advice on how to come up with creative names. They also talk about the value of owning multiple domain names and the potential for selling them at a higher price. The conversation then shifts to topics like the availability of food delivery services in small towns, the size of different cities, and the influence of real-life stories on movies and TV shows. In this part of the conversation, the hosts discuss inappropriate messages they receive on social media and share funny anecdotes. They also joke about starting a website to judge people's genitals. They talk about the importance of being mindful of what you post online and how it can affect your personal and professional life. The conversation ends with a discussion about Twitch streamers and the potential for making a career out of online content creation.Episode HighlightsChoose a unique and memorable name for your business or brand.Consider buying multiple domain names to redirect traffic and protect your brand.Research the availability of food delivery services in your area.The size of a town or city can vary greatly, and population numbers may not always align with expectations.Real-life stories and experiences can inspire movies and TV shows. Be mindful of what you post online as it can have consequences for your personal and professional life.Inappropriate messages and pictures are not acceptable and should not be sent to others without their consent.Creating online content can be a viable career option, but it requires dedication and hard work.Twitch streamers have the potential to make a significant income through their online presence.Having a strong online presence can open up opportunities for brand deals and collaborations.Episode Quotes"Google the name that you want and make sure that it's not already a thing.""Do something creative like wecrackedembacks.com. They're going to remember it.""Just Google your shit. That's, I guess that's the theme. Google your shit. Own it all.""Do you want another happy dead in you?""Hey, send them all to me. I'll just use them and just tell people they're mine if they're impressive enough. I'm like, look at this. Look at this hog. This is all me, baby.""This dude goes, I want you to send me a picture like this. And it's just a guy sitting with his feet on the table and his feet up, these are my feet, and he, because he wants a foot pick or peak picks. And he goes, I want you to wear the judges wig."Support our friends of the showCopper Johns Beard Company: https://lddy.no/1c3fvGenessee Brewery - https://www.geneseebeer.com/Deluxe Edition Network - https://www.deluxeeditionnetwork.com/The Best Friends Gang Supply Co. https://bestfriendgangsupplyco.com/Whiskey Towers - https://whiskeytowers.com/?ref=jALaEM7_LmRwkFSasquatch Tea Company - https://sasquatchtea.com/?fbclid=PAAaZ1eF4usnIJ3I_vUYf4qye4bNU7zS1A-2EG61x0SNCsCBY31WoCMjK2DswMustache Mate - https://mustachemate.com/Black Beard Fire - https://blackbeardfire.com/beardlawsDraft Top - https://drafttop.kckb.st/beardlawsPast Ball Podcast - https://beacons.ai/pastballThat One Story Podcast - https://anchor.fm/that-one-storyYore Town Podcast - https://beacons.ai/yoretownFindlay Hats (Code BEARDLAWS) - https://www.findlayhats.com/Fat Baby Bourbon - https://fatbabybourbon.comPuffin Dirinkwear - https://get.aspr.app/SHICI Use Code BEARDLAWSAll Citizens - https://vpr.ink/bVWJzqvwBooze Veteran - https://boozeveteran.com/ Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/beard-laws-podcast-1. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

dattrax: Hello Fellow Seekers of House Music!! Welcome to where house converges. All dozen plus sub-genres of house. I love a little bit of everything. Looking to create a groove that people gravitate to each time I play. Where I'm DJ'ing to 100 people that love my choices and styles house music VERSUS 10,000 who don't give a shet about who's DJ'ing because they're there reasons beside the house music.This mix was inspired by the mass amount of tracks that I bought from Traxsource in March. Went on a DJ bender of sorts. LMAO. This mix is so much fun.All the best to you and till the next time.Cheers, dattrax---------------How do we describe the dattrax sound? Always Fun, Tech-Fused, Funky-Foot Stompin', Carved Deep and Woven & Laced with Sweet Smooth Hands in the Air Vocals... Strictly House Music- always dattrax.---------------Reach out to us and comment if you've enjoyed dattrax mixes.Just Google 'dattrax' and find all the places we've been a part of online.Please share with your family, friends, co-workers, and acquaintances who could use a dose of musical candy.Isn't music such a great escape?---------------DJ Bookings for Canada, the US, or Global: dattrax@gmail.com---------------Any support would be appreciated if you'd like to donate or support our music addiction. This is our PayPal Donate email that you can use: dattrax007@gmail.comMerchandise for you and your house music loving friends: https://www.bonfire.com/store/dattrax/---------------As always - massive thanks to the fantastic vocalists, producers, DJs, and dancers (even in your homes, driving, in the gym or while walking about or walking your doggie) for their incredible advancement of this beautiful musical genre!! It makes us all feel young, vibrant, and extremely happy!!***Email us at dattrax@gmail.com if you want the playlist for this mix because Podomatic now has a 4,000-character (incl spaces) limit on episode description. This mix has 40 Tracks in 2hrs and 16mins!!!---------------Google "dattrax" and find the Podomatic link.Or you can visit our main mix site: https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/dattraxPodomatic is also a free mobile app.---------------THIS IS THE BEST OPTION to Get Our Entire Collection +Notices of Any New Mix Posted:You can download the free "Podomatic" app, sign up with an email and password, search 'dattrax' and subscribe to 'house music by dattrax.' It has a cute pic of my youngest boy when he was little and over my DJ mixer.BOOM!! With the app on your cell, you'll have access to 170+ mixes, the last 30+ years of our lives in the cracks of time between family, friends, and work. The Podomatic app will list all the mixes from newest to oldest.---------------All tracks bought from https://www.traxsource.com/ and https://www.beatport.com/This mix was created on a Native Instrument's "Traxtor Kontrol S4" controller MK3 version, a crappy PC laptop, and sometimes, we'll additionally use two Stanton 150 direct drive turntables with Traxtor's control vinyl records. That's the best for maximum fun and tactile feel and control.---------------Come and listen to the mixes of the BEST House Music DJs in Toronto, Ontario, Canada:https://www.facebook.com/groups/TorontoHOUSEDJMixes

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This is JustATouchof_J .. Everything else is God. I'm just tryna put it all out there in pieces for you Baby!

dattrax:  Welcome Fellow House Fiends. This is where house music resides. How have you been?“...if a painting really works down in your heart and changes the way you see, and think, and feel, you don't think, ‘oh, I love this picture because it's universal.' ‘I love this painting because it speaks to all mankind.' That's not the reason anyone loves a piece of art. It's a secret whisper from an alleyway. Psst, you. Hey kid. Yes you.”Donna Tartt - The Goldfinch, 2014.I read this and thought about how specifically art touches some and not others.How that is okay and as it should be.This has massive implications for any artist.Zero pressure.Some are drawn to your art. Your medium of choice. Your style. Your techniques. Or whatever combination.Some aren't drawn no matter what and for whatever reason. Nothing anyone can do about it.This also relates to a post I read a few years ago about how some people physically react to music.Some people like me.Also relates to two people in my life, both music producers. One was into electronic music in general, and the other into house music.They both observed after listening to many of my mixes that most of the tracks I played were in minor keys.I don't have any classical music training, so I asked them what that means.Take care of yourself.Cheers, dattrax---------------How do we describe the dattrax sound? Always Fun, Tech-Fused, Funky-Foot Stompin', Carved Deep and Woven & Laced with Sweet Smooth Hands in the Air Vocals... Strictly House Music- always dattrax.---------------Reach out to us and comment if you've enjoyed dattrax mixes.Just Google 'dattrax' and find all the places we've been a part of online.Please share with your family, friends, co-workers, and acquaintances who could use a dose of musical candy.Isn't music such a great escape?---------------DJ Bookings for Canada, the US, or Global: dattrax@gmail.com---------------Any support would be appreciated if you'd like to donate or support our music addiction. This is our PayPal Donate email that you can use: dattrax@gmail.comMerchandise for you and your house music loving friends: https://www.bonfire.com/store/dattrax/---------------As always - massive thanks to the fantastic vocalists, producers, DJs, and dancers (even in your homes, driving, in the gym or while walking about or walking your doggie) for their incredible advancement of this beautiful musical genre!! It makes us all feel young, vibrant, and extremely happy!!***Email us at dattrax@gmail.com if you want the playlist for this mix because Podomatic now has a 4,000-character (incl spaces) limit on episode description. This mix has 63 Tracks in 3hrs and 19 mins!!!---------------Google "dattrax" and find the Podomatic link.Or you can visit our main mix site: https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/dattraxPodomatic is also a free mobile app.---------------THIS IS THE BEST OPTION to Get Our Entire Collection +Notices of Any New Mix Posted:You can download the free "Podomatic" app, sign up with an email and password, search 'dattrax' and subscribe to 'house music by dattrax.' It has a cute pic of my youngest boy when he was little and over my DJ mixer.BOOM!! With the app on your cell, you'll have access to 170+ mixes, the last 30+ years of our lives in the cracks of time between family, friends, and work. The Podomatic app will list all the mixes from newest to oldest.---------------Come and listen to the mixes of the BEST House Music DJs in Toronto, Ontario, Canada:https://www.facebook.com/groups/TorontoHOUSEDJMixes

dattrax: Welcome Fellow House Hunters!! This is where house music rests.I want to thank you for stopping by and trying out my mixes. I appreciate you and hope you'll enjoy listening and dancing to the house music that moves me. Put together with love in musical collages that I create to amuse myself, fuel my curiosity and act as an outlet to work out and work through my negative thoughts and emotions. I make each mix for two people: myself and my best friend, Jimmy. If I don't love it, then delete it. Back to the drawing board another time. If Jim likes a mix, then I'm extremely happy. When someone else likes a mix, that's just extra blessings and more gravy. + EGO!!!!!!!!!!! LMAO!!! ---------------How do we describe the dattrax sound? Always Fun, Tech-Fused, Funky-Foot Stompin', Carved Deep and Woven & Laced with Sweet Smooth Hands in the Air Vocals... Strictly House Music- always dattrax.---------------Reach out to us and comment if you've enjoyed dattrax mixes.Just Google 'dattrax' and find all the places we've been a part of online.Please share with your family, friends, co-workers, and acquaintances who could use a dose of musical candy.Isn't music such a great escape?---------------DJ Bookings for Canada, the US, or Global: dattrax@gmail.com---------------Any support would be appreciated if you'd like to donate or support our music addiction. This is our PayPal Donate email that you can use: dattrax@gmail.comWorking on a t-shirt and baseball cap online store with dattrax and house music related designs. Email me if you want more information.---------------As always - massive thanks to the fantastic vocalists, producers, DJs, and dancers (even in your homes, driving, in the gym or while walking about or walking your doggie) for their incredible advancement of this beautiful musical genre!! It makes us all feel young, vibrant, and extremely happy!!***Email us at dattrax@gmail.com if you want the playlist for this mix because Podomatic now has a 4,000-character (incl spaces) limit on episode description. This mix has 37 Tracks in 1hr and 43mins!!!---------------Google "dattrax" and find the Podomatic link.Or you can visit our main mix site: https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/dattraxPodomatic is also a free mobile app.---------------THIS IS THE BEST OPTION to Get Our Entire Collection +Notices of Any New Mix Posted:You can download the free "Podomatic" app, sign up with an email and password, search 'dattrax' and subscribe to 'house music by dattrax.' It has a cute pic of my youngest boy when he was little and over my DJ mixer.BOOM!! With the app on your cell, you'll have access to 170+ mixes, the last 30+ years of our lives in the cracks of time between family, friends, and work. The Podomatic app will list all the mixes from newest to oldest.---------------Come and listen to the mixes of the BEST House Music DJs in Toronto, Ontario, Canada:https://www.facebook.com/groups/TorontoHOUSEDJMixes---------------Image Credit:I used this free AI image generator:https://www.midjourneyai.ai/I just gave it a prompt: "Create an Asian man with a samurai costume in front of a DJ mixer and CD turntables." BOOM!!! Yellow Panther is DJ'ing house music, Baby!!!The future is here, and it's insane.Then I ran a ton of filters from this free app called Prisma:  https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.neuralprisma&hl=en_CA&gl=US

dattrax: WELCOME!!! I don't know if you came by accident or intention, but thank you for taking a listen to this new house music mix. If you love house, then you'll have no regrets here. If you don't love house, then thank goodness that the internet is vast and you can always find your tribe who you can connect with and speak your language and can energize you. There's nothing like house music for personal expression. In mixing or dancing; giving or receiving. There's nothing more important than creating art that personally moves you.Turning personal negative, pain, suffering or trauma energy into creative beauty. I wish all the best in your daily lives. I hope that you love, forgive and express often.Until the next dattrax mix is completed.Cheers, dattrax***Working on a t-shirt and baseball cap online store with dattrax and house music related designs. Email me if you want more information.**Image Credit: My friend, Andres at IG: @dancecommittee92---------------How do we describe the dattrax sound? Always Fun, Tech-Fused, Funky-Foot Stompin', Carved Deep and Woven & Laced with Sweet Smooth Hands in the Air Vocals... Strictly House Music- always dattrax.---------------Reach out to us and comment if you've enjoyed dattrax mixes.Just Google 'dattrax' and find all the places we've been a part of online.Please share with your family, friends, co-workers, and acquaintances who could use a dose of musical candy.Isn't music such a great escape?---------------DJ Bookings for Canada, the US, or Global: dattrax@gmail.com---------------Any support would be appreciated if you'd like to donate or support our music addiction. This is our PayPal Donate email that you can use: dattrax@gmail.com---------------As always - massive thanks to the fantastic vocalists, producers, DJs, and dancers (even in your homes, driving, in the gym or while walking about or walking your doggie) for their incredible advancement of this beautiful musical genre!! It makes us all feel young, vibrant, and extremely happy!!***Email us at dattrax@gmail.com if you want the playlist for this mix because Podomatic now has a 4,000-character (incl spaces) limit on episode description. This mix has 75 Tracks in 3hr and 33mins!!---------------Google "dattrax" and find the Podomatic link.Or you can visit our main mix site: https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/dattraxPodomatic is also a free mobile app.---------------THIS IS THE BEST OPTION to Get Our Entire Collection +Notices of Any New Mix Posted:You can download the free "Podomatic" app, sign up with an email and password, search 'dattrax' and subscribe to 'house music by dattrax.' It has a cute pic of my youngest boy when he was little and over my DJ mixer.BOOM!! With the app on your cell, you'll have access to 170+ mixes, the last 30+ years of our lives in the cracks of time between family, friends, and work. The Podomatic app will list all the mixes from newest to oldest.---------------All tracks bought from https://www.traxsource.com/ and https://www.beatport.com/This mix was created on a Native Instrument's "Traxtor Kontrol S4" controller MK3 version, a crappy PC laptop, and sometimes, we'll additionally use two Stanton 150 direct drive turntables with Traxtor's control vinyl records. That's the best for maximum fun and tactile feel and control.---------------Come and listen to the mixes of the BEST House Music DJs in Toronto, Ontario, Canada:https://www.facebook.com/groups/TorontoHOUSEDJMixes

dattrax: HIYA Fellow House Fiends. How are you??!! Welcome!!! I hope that you're doing well and if you're not, then I wish that you're making plans to change that. Whatever stress or challenges you're going through. I'm cheering for you!!I'm also going to take you away for two hours. Is that ok with you???!! 39 Tracks in 2hrs and 5mins!!This puppy took three attempts. LMAO. If I could DJ a few hours per night, my skills would be better. Lol My DJ'ing was so much better and tighter when I was young and spinning a lot.Now, my blending is more sophisticated, but the tightness is blah. Every one of my mixes has mistakes. It's just tolerable since I've never been able to make perfect no-mistakes sessions.Thank you for taking this puppy for a spin. If you love house and beautiful vocals, then you'll LOVE this.All the best to you and those you love.Cheers, dattrax---------------How do we describe the dattrax sound? Always Fun, Tech-Fused, Funky-Foot Stompin', Carved Deep and Woven & Laced with Sweet Smooth Hands in the Air Vocals... Strictly House Music- always dattrax.---------------Reach out to us and comment if you've enjoyed our mixes.Just Google 'dattrax' and find all the places we've been a part of online.Please share with your family, friends, co-workers, and acquaintances who could use a dose of musical candy.Isn't music such a great escape?---------------DJ Bookings for Canada, the US, or Global: dattrax@gmail.com---------------Any support would be appreciated if you'd like to donate or support our music addiction. This is our PayPal Donate email that you can use: dattrax@gmail.com---------------As always - massive thanks to the fantastic vocalists, producers, DJs, and dancers (even in your homes, driving, in the gym or while walking about or walking your doggie) for their incredible advancement of this beautiful musical genre!! It makes us all feel young, vibrant, and extremely happy!!***Email us at dattrax@gmail.com if you want the playlist for this mix because Podomatic now has a 4,000-character (incl spaces) limit on episode description. 39 Tracks in 2hrs and 5mins!!---------------Google "dattrax" and find the Podomatic link.Or you can visit our main mix site: https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/dattrax---------------THIS IS THE BEST OPTION to Get Our Entire Collection +Notices of Any New Mix Posted:You can download the free "Podomatic" app, sign up with an email and password, search 'dattrax' and subscribe to 'house music by dattrax.' It has a cute pic of my youngest boy when he was little and over my DJ mixer.BOOM!! With the app on your cell, you'll have access to 170+ mixes, the last 30+ years of our lives in the cracks of time between family, friends, and work. The Podomatic app will list all the mixes from newest to oldest.---------------All tracks bought from https://www.traxsource.com/ and https://www.beatport.com/This mix was created on a Native Instrument's "Traxtor Kontrol S4" controller MK3 version, a crappy PC laptop, and sometimes, we'll additionally use two Stanton 150 direct drive turntables with Traxtor's control vinyl records. That's the best for maximum fun and tactile feel and control.---------------Come and listen to the mixes of the BEST House Music DJs in Toronto, Ontario, Canada:https://www.facebook.com/groups/TorontoHOUSEDJMixes

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We gotta pay taxes, what!?! Many kids are shocked to learn just how much is taken out of that first paycheck. In this episode, we break down the basics of what are taxes, why we pay them, and what's with all those "W" forms. Oh, and who is Uncle Sam? Let's talk taxes in this episode of the Cash Kid Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Transcript There are only two certains in life…. death and taxes. - Said everyone as I’m told it’s a pretty old joke. What are taxes, who pays them, why are there so many W forms involved, and why do we pay taxes? Oh, and who is Uncle Sam? Well, you’re about to find out in this episode of the Cash Kid Podcast. The Cash Kid Podcast is underway! Intro tease: So you’ve got some cash. Maybe from an allowance, or that money your grandma gave you for your 7th birthday. Here you go, sweetie. Thanks, Grandma. Whatever it is, what are you going to do with it? Spend it, hide it away… or maybe invest it? Let’s start learning how to make that money grow. Time to learn how to be a cash kid. Okay. So let's talk about taxes. I hear this topic causes a lot of anxiety in adults. I'm hoping we can educate my generation about it earlier to have a better understanding of it and maybe develop less anxiety. Joining us today is Joe Proffitt with Dark Horse CPAs. Mr. Proffitt, welcome to the show. Joe Proffitt: Hey, great to be here, Cash Kid. I very much appreciate the time. And I agree if we can start talking about taxes younger, maybe I wouldn't have freaked out about them when I got to be an adult as well. Cash Kid: Yeah. So welcome. And first off, just tell us a little bit about yourself. Joe Proffitt: Sure. I'm a CPA based out of Little Rock, Arkansas. I work with clients all over the country, from small business owners to individuals that don't necessarily own a business but need help with their tax planning and filing. And the main thing for people to do what I do. Basically, the U.S. tax system is complicated and sometimes you need a little bit of help and things get to be more than you can handle on your own. Cash Kid: Yeah. So what does Dark Horse CPAs do for its clients? Joe Proffitt: Great question. So Dark Horse specializes in serving small business owners. Specifically, we provide tax and accounting services ranging from basic bookkeeping to what we refer to as CFO engagements. We essentially help business owners compile their financial information and put it into a format that allows them to know where they're at financially to help them with projections as needed, or on the side of the tax work we do, compliance work with the basic business tax filings or just essentially try to help make sense of the really complicated tax structure we have here in the U.S.. Cash Kid: All right. Let's talk about taxes, Mr. Proffitt. We’ll, start simple. What is the basic reason why we pay taxes? Joe Proffitt: Great question again. So taxes provide money to the government so that they can provide services for we the people. In an ideal world, taxes provide a range of services, whether it be assistance for individuals needing a little bit more help provides money for constructed roadways. Essentially, taxes are the way the government gets money from its citizens so that it can continue to function as the government. Cash Kid: What all do we pay taxes on? Joe Proffitt: Pretty much anything that you're going to spend any time you spend money or receive money, you're probably going to be subject to some sort of tax. So you get sales tax on groceries, cars. You have various tax for major purchases like a home purchase, you pay property taxes, or when you do own various pieces of personal property. So the major categories of taxes across the U.S. are going to be your income tax, your property taxes and your sales are what we refer to as excise taxes. And the sales and excise is based on things that you actually go out to purchase and are based on the usage that way. Cash Kid: In episode one of of season 2, a financial teacher at a local high school stated a lot of his students were shocked when they got their first pay check to see how much they paid in taxes, leaving them with a lot less than what they thought they would take home. Can we break down the different taxes in what we pay for and why we pay them from our paycheck? Joe Proffitt: Absolutely. And I remember it hurt my feelings the first paycheck I got and when I was a kid, seeing how much they hold out. And so when you receive any anyone that goes out and works for an employer and receives a paycheck, they're going to have your federal income tax withholding, state where it actually occurs depending on where you live. And then you're going to have additional taxes that we refer to as FICA. And what FICA is, that’s FICA, is the Social Security and Medicare tax withholdings. Now, the federal and state can vary, but FICA is based on set percentages and it goes into the Social Security system and the larger Medicare system. It essentially helps provide Social Security income and Medicare coverage for the elderly and people that are in that retirement phase. Cash Kid: Ok, we pay taxes buying everyday things and in our paychecks. So why do we have to file our taxes every year in April? Joe Proffitt: I ask myself that same question all the time. Now with if you have a straightforward tax situation, say you receive a W-2, you just work one job, you receive a W-2, then a lot of the time, the way tax withholding works, it's an estimate of what your actual tax is going to be for the year because we we don't all pay a flat tax based on the income that we have. So throughout the year, the withholdings from our checks for the income tax piece is a guess at what our year in income is going to be and what tax bracket we go in. Basically, the more income you make in the U.S., the higher your tax rate as the income level goes up. So we file tax returns at the end of the year to confirm exactly what our taxable income was for the year, to take advantage of any tax credits that are on there to report any income that wasn't otherwise reported, say, if you're self-employed or if you're operating, say, a lawn mowing business, if you're wanting to make some extra money on there. And that's where we get to either true up to pay in what we owe additionally to the IRS or request a refund if we overpaid throughout the year. The point at which we get even with the IRS or the state that we're filing in. Cash Kid: And maybe Mr. Proffitt just if you can explain quickly, what's a W-2? Joe Proffitt: Right. Gotcha. And just to clarify, a W-2 is a year in tax form that goes out by the end of January every year for anyone that receives a paycheck from an employer. So if you go and work in part time job or if you're a full time employee of a company, you're going to receive a W-2. So anyone that receives a regular paycheck with tax withholdings, you'll receive a W-2 at year end, and that's what you use to file your taxes. Cash Kid: Yeah. So are there tax benefits that teens and college students can take advantage of that will allow us to get a bigger refund? Joe Proffitt: That is a really good question. So with teen college students there, if they are providing their primary support, there are various educational tax credits, two specific ones to pay attention to are the American Opportunity Tax Credit and the lifetime learner tax credit, and whether they apply for those on their individual return, if they file and support themselves or if they're still being supported by their parents and listed as a dependent, they're that's a great resource for those people as well, whether, again, whether they're still on their parent's taxes or if they're independent and filing on their own. For teenagers, the the majority of the time, the best thing for teens is to just make sure that you have sufficient withholding. The standard deduction when you're a dependent is lower than if you're an adult earning the same wages. But most of the time, what I see with kids that are working part time jobs, you'll usually have good withholding that you end up getting a refund. So honestly, the best thing to do is just make sure that you fill out. Actually, we need to take a step back for a moment. Whenever you first go to work for an employer, you're going to fill out a form. A W-4, and I know I'm talking about a lot of W forms is something that whenever you go to work for an employer, they're going to hand this to you and expect you to know how to fill it out. And what it tells them is how much to withhold on your taxes. And for the vast majority of teens that are out there working a job, you're going to want to put single and zero on this W-4 form because that makes sure that you have the most held out of your check that you can and really that's the main trick to it is just making sure that you have sufficient withholding. Cash Kid: Do tax laws and regulations change a lot, making it harder for the everyday person to keep up with the rules? Joe Proffitt: So year after year we'll have a few minor changes here and there. And every so often we have a major overhaul of the tax system. There was one that occurred back in the 1980s, well before, well before your time, but there was an additional big tax law change back in 2017. Most of the time it's pretty business as usual other than specific changes with various different tax pieces. And that's where people like me come in because my career is based on staying up to date on any tax law changes. And that's why that's why the accounting profession exist in the first place, at least from public to to help people keep up with tax law changes and make sure they're taking advantage of everything that is allowed to them. Cash Kid: What advice do you give your clients when dealing with taxes? Joe Proffitt: Preparedness, Proactive planning is the best. Is one of the best resources that you have. Just finding an accountant that you feel comfortable communicating with and having an issue that I see often working for various clients is that they come through. We file their tax return, but there's not very much we can do once we're outside of the year. So honestly, just proactive planning during the year is one of the best, best benefits that or the best advantage that anyone can take when it comes to tax compliance. Making sure that you don't pay more than you actually are required to pay in your taxes. Cash Kid: Yeah. I don’t want to pay more than required for sure. Is there anything we haven't asked you that you would like to share with our audience? Joe Proffitt: Something to bear in mind whenever for your audience. I mean, anyone listening here is going to have a more entrepreneurial spirit, and I admire that very much, especially at such a young age. I will say that there is a difference in going to work the way you're paid, in the way you pay taxes when you receive a paycheck, meaning that you'll get a W-2 at the end of the year, your taxes are withheld from your check during the year. Now, if you go out and are operating as an independent business, basically like a like a small business owner would where you're not receiving a paycheck, then you may have to make tax payments throughout the year on your own. And if you get to that point, then definitely you'll want to either reach out to your parent or guardian, someone that's at least got access to the resources that you'll need or potentially even reach out to an accountant just in order to get a little bit of additional information. Because there's one one specific tax when you're self-employed, it's called self-employment tax. And it can be a big, nasty surprise for people when you go from receiving a paycheck to working for yourself. And so that would just be one of the main pieces, I would say, for anyone that's wanting to strike out to business on their own. Yeah, I'm sure. Cash Kid: I was going to say is an example like let's say a kid runs a lawn mowing business. Would they need to keep like a book of their expenses and jobs? Joe Proffitt: So you'll need to keep track of the income that you're receiving from your various customers. And you'll also, especially want to keep track of any expenses that you have. So we're talking gas purchases, any additional equipment that you buy, any repairs that you have to pay for, because these are the things that reduce what your taxable income is. If, let's say, a child or a you know, let's call it business owner, call it what it is, they make $10,000 in a year and that's their gross revenue, what they received from their customers. You'll want to have a listing of all of those expenses that you paid. Otherwise you're going to end up paying tax on the full amount of that 10,000 that you made, even though that's not the money that you kept, You had $3,000 in expenses. So really, you should only pay tax on $7,000 and great resources are out there for keeping track of your expenses. To start off with a smaller business like that, I recommend spreadsheets. Whether you're you prefer Excel, Google Docs, whatever your preferred spreadsheet platform, it will just make life much easier for you. And when it comes to expenses, you want to list who you paid, when you paid them, what it was for and how much it was. And that's the kind of information that you'll send to your account accountant a year end, and then they can put together your business filing. Cash Kid: Mr. Joe Proffitt, we appreciate your time and your expertise. Thank you for joining us on the Cash Kid Podcast and advancing the financial knowledge of the kids everywhere. Joe Proffitt: Absolutely has been a great pleasure and let me know any time you want me to come back. (music) Now back to the question on who is Uncle Sam? Have you heard this before? Uncle Sam looks like an older man with white hair and beard, in a top hat, pointing at you. Just Google it Cash Kids. It’s a personification of the United States of America or more specifically, the internal revenue service IRS. During the War of 1812, the United States Army received supplies from a variety of organizations and individuals, one of which was Samuel Wilson, a meat packer from Troy, New York. He labeled his barrels of beef with “U.S.” to indicate U.S. government property, but soldiers referred to the “U.S.” as Uncle Sam. So when you hear someone say, “Uncle Sam is gonna get you eventually.” They very well could be talking about tax season, and how the government or “Uncle Sam” will get those tax dollars from you one way or another. Cash Kids, we have more terms, discussions, and skills to learn. Thank you for tuning in to this episode. If you have a question, please, reach out to me at cashkidspodcast@gmail.com and I’ll answer it in a future episode. You can also reach out via our website at cashkidpodcast.com. Follow us on Instagram and wherever you are listening, leave a review! We need your help reaching a larger audience and building the financial skills of the next generation. Cash Kid, out! Disclaimer: The information presented represents the views and opinions of the guests. This show does not intend to provide personal investment advice through this podcast. This content has been made for informational and educational purposes only. To make a full and informed investment decision, we advise you to speak with a financial advisor and for kids, definitely your parents first before investing.

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In this episode we are getting into the mysterious ancient site known as Stonehenge. Join us as we take a brief look at the agreed upon history of Stonehenge before getting into some of the myths, mysteries and of course a bunch of theories surrounding the megalithic site. Who built it? what was it used for? was this a cemetery for the elite? perhaps a fancy calendar? was it a crystal healing center? or possibly an alien landing pad? tune in to find out as we discuss all of this and more in today's episode. Just Google it for this week is: Stonehenge restoration Music Credit: Jeffrey Campbell - Stoner (Young Thug Cover)

This show is brought to you by Franklin Straps, Analog Pedals, Mean Beard, and Green Beard!Just Google them I promise!This episode I'm solo and do a ten year album retrospective from my band The Natural State Band. Im actually not upset by this. lol. I let the tunes play and then I talk a little about them. Oh and I talk some gear used too!Join our discord! https://discord.gg/MykAxR5M

Throughout the centuries, one question continues to be asked throughout time immortal, echoing through generation after generation as the millennia fly by while still never being adequately answered: “Who's the King?” Hard to answer, we know, given the plethora of Kings one could choose - Martin Luther King, Carole King, Don King, Gayle King, King Cotton, Nat King Cole, Rodney King, King Cole Gillette, Billie Jean King, King Arthur Flour, Regina King, Stephen King, King Koopa, the Kings of Comedy, and, naturally, King Ralph. Alas, none of those are the one true King, but take heart, dear listeners, as our boys Sid and Keith have got the right answer, the simple cup of the carpenter that turns out to be the one True Grail - Cash. Money. Paper. Dolla Dolla Bills, y'all. On this week's Overlap Podcast, we get the Royal treatment on how the Money Monarch Myth can put you on the path to Full Fiscal Failure. Our boys will help get you to where you'll be making stacks on stacks on stacks for your business with cash flow management tips and tricks - you'll be graduating from it being All About the Benjamins to All About Them Clevelands, Son. (Just Google it. We'll wait.) So get ready to make them money moves on this week's Overlap Podcast (and, seriously, find “King Ralph” streaming somewhere - it's a freakin' classic - Peter O'Toole and John MFing Goodman. That's all you should need to know.)  

In this episode, we'll show you 3 notorious tourist traps in NYC. By shedding light on these deceitful practices, we aim to arm tourists with knowledge and awareness, empowering them to navigate the city with confidence and avoid falling victim to these cunning schemes. Here are 3 common tourist traps in NYC: Scammers to see the Statue of Liberty Pedicabs & horse-drawn carriage rides Break dancers in parks & crowded areas Alright, let's look at each tourist trap below.

Why do we keep attracting drama into our lives? Unresolved trauma may be the hidden culprit. In this episode, we explore the connection between unresolved trauma and burnout, and how escapism can become a vicious cycle. From personal experiences of overcoming addiction and depression to finding resilience and creating a healthier workplace, our guest Sharon Fekete delves into the transformative power of healing. Remember, it's not about competing in the Trauma Olympics, but rather understanding ourselves and breaking free from the patterns that keep us stuck in drama. About Sharon: Sharon Fekete, Founder of The Doctor Whisperer & 13th Ave Media, guides physicians with strategic whispers and amplifies businesses through social media. She published 'The Broken Road to Mental Health, in Life & Business' and speaks on mental health in the workplace, sharing her struggles with addiction and depression. Sharon also speaks at medical conferences on hospitality in healthcare, building dream teams, and branding. As a podcast host, award recipient, wife, stepmom, fur baby mom, and avid bike rider, Sharon embraces the notion that we are all on a lifelong journey of growth. Resources: 1) “Just Google her name” 2) Sign up for a free Breakthrough Session with Dr. Sharon: http://www.bookachatwithsharon.com 3) Take the first step to decode your burnout: http://decodeyourburnout.com  

Today's episode is crazy special. We get to be updated on an amazing story from last season. Larry and Connie Van Oosten were looking forward to a quiet retirement in the small, peaceful town of Erie, Illinois. They'd worked hard and planned well. Little did they know that a man had spent over a year and a half working hard on a plan to kidnap and terrorize them to get to their hard-earned retirement savings. They had an unshakable faith in God that helped them survive the ordeal, but would it be enough to help them stay strong once they realized the kidnapper was someone they knew? This is Season 4, Episode 23. Our book this week is Rescued For a Reason and our guests are Connie and Larry VanOosten. I'm going to quickly recap their story but you can listen more in depth by following these links to listen to the two part episode that describes their story more in depth: Season 3, Episode 21: Where is Your God Now, Part 1: The Kidnapping Season 3, Episode 22: Where is Your God Now, Part 2: The Aftermath We all want to believe that we are safe in our home, and usually we are. The problem is that we don't always get a warning when that is going to change. That's why I wrote “In God We Trust, Everyone Else Gets a Background Check”. It will be available on June 27th and I've packed it full of practical tips, bible verses, and encouragement. Make sure you listen to next week's episode when I'll read a short passage so you can get a taste of what it's all about. “If you forgive those who sin against you, your heavenly Father will forgive you. But if you refuse to forgive others, your Father will not forgive your sins.” Matthew 6:14-15 NLT I know this sounds Pretty straightforward, but of course, this is hyperbole. I'm not suggesting that we can lose our salvation if we are struggling to forgive someone. But I am suggesting that we consider how harboring a spirit of unforgiveness puts distance between us and God. It strains our relationship. Forgiveness is a lot of things but first and foremost it is an act of obedience. We often think it is a feeling that must develop before we can apply it. I know I've been guilty of that myself. Multiple researchers have shown that smiling, even when we don't feel like it, can make a difference in our physical well-being. Just Google “research about how smiling makes you happy” to see it all. The act influences the feeling just as much as the feeling influences the act. That's how we should approach forgiveness in really tough situations. If we forgive even when we don't feel like it, that conscious act of obedience will soften our hearts and allow God to minister to us even more deeply. Please visit my website to access more episodes, read my blog posts, or check out ways you can financially support the podcast so that together we can impact more people, more families, and more communities. If you would like to contact me about booking me as a speaker, or ask about my consulting and investigative services, please email me at lori@theunlovelytruth.com. Buy Rescued for a Reason Email Larry and Connie Show your support! Share the episode Follow me on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn Let me know how The Unlovely Truth has made a difference in your life.

Whats the deal with UAPs? In this episode we are focusing on AARO - All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office and their briefing to the Senate Committee on Armed Services which took place on April 19th of this year. Tune in as we get into a background on AARO, their leadership and where they are in their investigations into the UFO phenomena. Is this any different than Project Bluebook, AATIP, or any other government agency that has studied the phenomena? Has the Mothership arrived? or is there a cover-up afoot? We get into all this and more in today's episode and remember, what the American Public doesn't know, is what makes them the American Public. Just Google it for this week: https://lweb.cfa.harvard.edu/~loeb/LK1.pdf Link to the hearing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFjegRAahmA&t=2275s&ab_channel=TheWashingtonExaminer Music Credit: Tale As Old As Time - Remix by Barrett Tamaren-Leddy

Tune in as we are diving into the history of one of the most sacred objects to ever exist... the Ark of the Covenant. In this episode we take a look at the biblical tale of the Ark, before getting to some theories on what it could be and where it could possibly be located. Was the Ark a powerful weapon bestowed upon the Israelites by God or some other powerful entity? Was it destroyed by conquerors? or did the Ark even exist? if so, could it be hidden somewhere waiting to be discovered? Hit play to find out. Just Google it for this week is: The foundation stone at Temple Mount Music credit: The Melodians - Rivers of Babylon (acoustic cover by Alex Lipkin)