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Leslie Samuel delves into his decision to fully embrace AI technology, prompted by the ubiquitous presence of smartphones and their impact on society. He shares personal encounters with Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses, AI-driven services like meeting transcription, and the potential of AI for daily activities. He examines how tech giants such as Microsoft are integrating AI into products and Apple's focus on AI in their upcoming iOS updates. Furthermore, he showcases a video illustrating AI's role in enriching auditory experiences. Leslie stresses responsible technology use to enhance human connections and experiences. He advocates for leveraging AI to boost efficiency while maintaining genuine human interactions, inviting listeners to join him on this transformative journey. Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Call the hotline @ (888) 835 - 2414

Send us a Text Message.Ever wondered how top entrepreneurs overcome challenges and scale their online businesses? Join us in an electrifying mastermind discussion where industry titans Cliff Ravenscraft, Pat Flynn, Ray Edwards, Leslie Samuel, and Michael Stelzner share their secrets, all brought to life through the power of AI. Discover how to align your business with your passions, identify your perfect niche, and tackle imposter syndrome. Pat Flynn emphasizes the need for authenticity and consistency, while Leslie Samuel provides a foolproof method for market validation. Cliff Ravenscraft reveals the mindset shifts necessary to conquer self-doubt, and Ray Edwards breaks down his acclaimed PASTOR method for writing persuasive copy that converts.But that's not all – we also dive into the fascinating world of AI-generated personas. Learn how ChatGPT can simulate expert advice from industry leaders and explore the revolutionary potential of a Mark Mason GPT model for tailored coaching. This episode blends human expertise with cutting-edge AI technology, showcasing how they can augment each other to revolutionize your entrepreneurial journey. Don't miss out on these invaluable insights that could transform your online business!

Leslie Samuel delves into the realm of video creation on this episode of Learning with Leslie. He stresses the importance of planning, mindset, eye contact, and smiling to boost viewer engagement. Leslie advises creators to act naturally, emphasizing self-analysis by critiquing one's videos and learning from admired creators. Anecdotes highlight the impact of small adjustments, such as smiling, on video energy. Leslie's practical tips cater to creators of all levels, urging continuous improvement through regular practice and intentional self-reflection. Viewers are encouraged to apply these strategies and share their progress on IamLeslieSamuel.com. Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Call the hotline @ (888) 835 - 2414

In this episode of Learning with Leslie, I share a panel discussion I was a part of at Google. Michael Levinson, Product Leader and GM at Google, speaks with three entrepreneurs to discuss the benefits of visibility for people of color. Dara Cook, Leslie Samuel, and Kareem Cook recount their entrepreneurial journeys, emphasizing the impact of their businesses. Discussions center on cultural identity, community influence, and the importance of representation and mentorship for aspiring entrepreneurs. Strategies for business growth, leveraging technology, and advocating for diverse role models are explored, highlighting the significance of bold actions, overcoming fear, and personal growth in driving success. Mentorship and sponsorship are underscored as pivotal for professional development, echoing a sentiment of responsibility in inspiring future generations. This episode is brought to you by Ecamm Live - the all-in-one video production app that helps you create professional videos without the need for editing. Save 15% by using the promo code "Leslie" at https://ecamm.com/leslie

Discover the resilience of email marketing as a cornerstone of your business when social media turns its back on you. Leslie Samuel's cautionary tale of being banned from YouTube spotlights the volatile nature of online platforms and the stark reality that, without warning, your digital empire can crumble. Yet, amidst the ruins, an engaged email list stands as a beacon of hope. This episode isn't just about the pitfalls of digital reliance; it's a treasure trove of strategies for growing a robust email list that not only weathers storms but thrives in them. From the compelling success story of Jason Van Orden to actionable tips using platforms like ConvertKit, learn to turn subscribers into a loyal community that powers your business engine.The dark web of channel bans and hacked accounts holds a grim lesson for online entrepreneurs, and Leslie Samuel's Interactive Biology channel serves as a prime example. My journey through the treacherous territory of online bans reveals why being one of the "good guys" in the digital space matters. Security is paramount, just as locks are to a storefront, so is two-factor authentication to your online presence. This episode is packed with insights on safeguarding your digital assets and keeping your audience within arm's reach. It's not just a conversation; it's a masterclass in fortifying your business against the unexpected and ensuring your voice is never silenced.

In today's episode, we dive into how AI is redefining blogging as we know it. Leslie Samuel shares personal experiences and insights into how Artificial Intelligence is revolutionizing blogging and content creation. The emerging AI landscape: ChatGPT, DALL-E, Google's BARD, and more. Practical applications of AI in various fields, including healthcare. The current state of blogging: Challenges and evolution in the age of AI. Building community and trust in the new digital era. Strategies for content creators This episode is brought to you by Ecamm Live, streamlining your video production process without the need for extensive editing.

In this episode, Leslie Samuel dives deep into why traditional goal setting often fails and shares an effective alternative that can transform your approach to success. He discussed the power of forming habits, the shares his journey with his Apple Watch, and how to reshape your focus from distant goals to daily accomplishments. Whether you're struggling with goal setting or seeking a different perspective, this episode will give valuable insights into becoming the best version of yourself.App I currently use for tracking habits - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/habit-tracker/id1438388363

From the archive: This episode was originally recorded and published in 2021. Our interviews on Entrepreneurs On Fire are meant to be evergreen, and we do our best to confirm that all offers and URL's in these archive episodes are still relevant. Leslie Samuel teaches creators like you how to use your passion to create the future YOU want to see. He is the host of The Leslie Samuel Show and creator of the video series “From Idea 2 Blog”. Top 3 Value Bombs 1. Consider your audience and your strength. 2. Choose a platform where you can show your strength. 3. Pay attention to where your audience is spending their time, identify the type of content they are consuming, and find out what your strengths are. Ready to choose YOUR PLATFORM? The Common Path to Uncommon Success is available NOW! Visit UncommonSuccessBook.com to order your copy today! Sponsors HubSpot Meet HubSpot's new AI-powered Campaign Assistant, a totally free-to-use AI tool tailor-made for the marketers and business builders who spend hours each day on content creation! Head to HubSpot.com/campaign-assistant to test-drive Campaign Assistant for free Belay Download BELAY's Bulletproof Budget template: the exact budget template they used to grow from a small startup to one of Inc. 5000's fastest-growing companies for nine straight years! Just text FIRE to 55123 Gusto Unlimited payroll for one monthly price with no hidden fees and automatic filing and payment of all federal, state, and local payroll taxes in all 50 states! Get 3 months free once you run your first payroll at Gusto.com/fire  

From the archive: This episode was originally recorded and published in 2021. Our interviews on Entrepreneurs On Fire are meant to be evergreen, and we do our best to confirm that all offers and URL's in these archive episodes are still relevant. Leslie Samuel teaches creators like you how to use your passion to create the future YOU want to see. He is the host of The Leslie Samuel Show and creator of the video series “From Idea 2 Blog”. Top 3 Value Bombs 1. Consider your audience and your strength. 2. Choose a platform where you can show your strength. 3. Pay attention to where your audience is spending their time, identify the type of content they are consuming, and find out what your strengths are. Ready to choose YOUR PLATFORM? The Common Path to Uncommon Success is available NOW! Visit UncommonSuccessBook.com to order your copy today! Sponsors HubSpot Meet HubSpot's new AI-powered Campaign Assistant, a totally free-to-use AI tool tailor-made for the marketers and business builders who spend hours each day on content creation! Head to HubSpot.com/campaign-assistant to test-drive Campaign Assistant for free Belay Download BELAY's Bulletproof Budget template: the exact budget template they used to grow from a small startup to one of Inc. 5000's fastest-growing companies for nine straight years! Just text FIRE to 55123 Gusto Unlimited payroll for one monthly price with no hidden fees and automatic filing and payment of all federal, state, and local payroll taxes in all 50 states! Get 3 months free once you run your first payroll at Gusto.com/fire

In this video, Leslie Samuel shares his perspective on social media and provides a step-by-step guide for creating a personal social media policy to take control of your social media usage. Learn how to define your social media objectives, acknowledge dangers, and set boundaries to implement guidelines that align with your goals and values.

On today's episode of the Next Stop, Nonstop podcast Erica Gregory and Lala Loves are discussing “How To Tap Into Your Sexual Confidence”. Be sure to write a review and tag @NextStopNonstop after you listen! The Intercourse Discourse: Sex Education Podcast: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnP_CHhmK7nArBU7II5nxFBn1L9MVovyE Lala's Bedtime Tales: Erotic Stories: https://open.spotify.com/show/5YmouZTiUYHdrPwsw3Ro9V?si=93504a37db6a44a7 Lala Loves: @LalasBedtimeTales (https://www.instagram.com/lalasbedtimetales/?hl=en) www.LalasBedtimeTales.com Sexual Education:  OMGYES: https://start.omgyes.com Books: Your Body Is Not An Apology by Sonya Renee Taylor: https://www.sonyareneetaylor.com/the-body-is-not-an-apology Come As You Are by Emily Nagoski: https://www.emilynagoski.com/home Girl Boner by August McLaughlin: https://augustmclaughlin.com/ A Worthy Love by A.E. Valdez: https://beacons.ai/aevaldezwriter The CrossFire Series by Sylvia Day: https://www.sylviaday.com/series/the-crossfire-series/ The Breathless Trilogy by Mya banks: https://mayabanks.com/series/breathless-trilogy/ The Cinderella Trilogy by K. Webster: https://www.amazon.com/Cinderella-Trilogy-3-book-series/dp/B094GJ23VZ Social Media Personalities: @SexWithEmily: https://sexwithemily.com/ @AskGoody: https://www.instagram.com/askgoody/ Jasmine Daniels: https://www.thevaginaliberator.com/ Breanna Lewis: https://www.instagram.com/pretty.sexucated/?hl=en Dr. Ashley Townes: https://www.instagram.com/dr.ashleytownes/?hl=en Leslie Samuel: https://www.youtube.com/interactivebiology #NXSNS Merch Shop: https://nextstopnonstop.com/shop FREE DIGITAL TRAVEL JOURNAL: www.NextStopNonstop.com/Freebies   If you want to leave me a voice message about this episode go to: https://anchor.fm/nextstopnonstop/message Next Stop, Nonstop is a travel and lifestyle podcast that promotes the importance of traveling and mental wellness for millennials. We discuss everything from travel to dating, and careers to mental health.  If you enjoy #NXSNS, support it by donating to: https://anchor.fm/nextstopnonstop/support  For more information about Next Stop, Nonstop Podcast visit:  www.NextStopNonstop.com  www.Instagram.com/NextStopNonstop  www.Facebook.com/NextStopNonstop   www.Twitter.com/NextStopNonstop --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nextstopnonstop/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nextstopnonstop/support

In this week's episode, we had the honor of hosting Leslie Samuel, a renowned educator and founder of Interactive Biology. Leslie shared his wealth of knowledge and experiences in building a successful brand and business around his passion for biology.During our conversation, Leslie delved into his journey as an educator and the inspiration behind Interactive Biology. He discussed his approach to engaging audiences, emphasizing the power of storytelling and the importance of making people feel valued and empowered. Leslie's genuine desire to serve others was evident as he shared anecdotes from his coaching sessions, showcasing his ability to help individuals recognize their own brilliance.We also explored the impact of AI on Leslie's work. He revealed how AI tools have transformed his content creation process, enabling him to generate ideas, script his videos, and even edit them with ease. Leslie embraced AI as a valuable resource, emphasizing its ability to enhance efficiency and effectiveness in delivering his message.Leslie's experiences in media and television were another highlight of the conversation. From being featured on shows like Strange Evidence to appearing in news segments, he shared how these opportunities have contributed to his personal brand. Leslie emphasized the importance of leveraging these experiences to establish credibility further and connect with his audience.Listeners were introduced to Leslie's various platforms, including InteractiveBiology.com for his biology-related content and IAmLeslieSamuel.com for his broader coaching and brand-building resources. His authenticity and commitment to making a positive impact were evident throughout the discussion, inspiring listeners to embrace their unique qualities and approach their passions with unwavering dedication.This episode featuring Leslie Samuel was made possible by our sponsor, Ecamm. Discover their innovative live show tools and learn more at socialmedianewslive.com/ecamm.Tune in to this captivating episode to gain valuable insights from Leslie Samuel and discover how you can build a brand and business around your passion while leveraging the power of storytelling and embracing the benefits of AI in your content creation journey.

In this special episode, Leslie Samuel interviews Michael Stelzner to share behind-the-scenes details about an event 10 years in the making— Social Media Marketing World.Learn more: SocialMediaMarketingWorld.infoReview our show on Apple Podcasts.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Leslie Samuel is the dynamic and engaging founder of . Originally from Caribbean island of St. Maarten, Samuel moved at age 17 to Michigan to attend Andrews University. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and Zoology and went on to earn a master's degree in biology with an emphasis in neurobiology. Samuel found his passion for biology while in the class Systems Physiology, especially when he started learning about the nervous system. Samuel at first put aside his dream of becoming a university professor and taught science and math in high school. He decided to start posting videos a dozen years ago and that led to his dream job as university professor in the Doctor of Physical Therapy program at Andrews University, where he has taught Gross Anatomy, Human Anatomy, Neuroscience, and Pathophysiology I and II. Today is a fast-growing website and thriving YouTube channel with more than a hundred highly engaging videos about human anatomy. More: On YouTube: Intro and Outro music "Vicious Pen" courtesy of Moby Gratis https://mobygratis.com/

Like so many founders, Lauren Gaggioli had been heads down in her Higher Scores Test Prep business for so long, she didn't realize how valuable it was. She wanted to know: was this course business sellable? In this episode, you'll learn how Lauren leveraged her podcast, consistent passive income, SEO traffic, list size, and course offerings to exit for $180,000.For more stories like this one, sign up for newsletter: https://TheyGotAcquired.com/newsletterFor the transcript, go to: https://theygotacquired.com/podcast/lauren-gaggioli-higher-scores-test-prep 

This week's episode is a replay of Episode 50: How Blogging Helped Leslie Samuel Get And Then Quit His Dream Career. It's hard not to smile while listening to today's guest talk about his journey and you'll see why. Leslie's story is something we can all learn so much from. Through determination and a genuine love of teaching biology, he managed to land himself his dream job as a biology professor without getting a Ph.D! Crazy, right? So many of us are stuck believing that we have to go the traditional route to pursue the things we love, but that really isn't the case anymore. Before Leslie landed his dream job, he started out as a high school teacher with a huge love for science and biology. Coincidently, in 2008, he also stumbled upon a way to make money online through blogging. He used his newfound skills to create a blog, Interactive Biology, where he taught Biology the way he wanted. He would make interactive, high-energy videos illustrating various concepts like how an action potential works. It was this very blog that ultimately landed him his dream job. By chance, he had received an email one day about an open teaching position in a doctoral program. Was he qualified? Absolutely not. Did it stop him from applying? Not even in the slightest. Leslie interviewed for the job and made it very clear that he wasn't qualified, but he showed them his blog that was evidence of his knowledge and teaching style. Within an hour of leaving that interview, he received a phone call saying he got the job. Leslie's story is living proof that you don't have to do everything the traditional route. You can feel (and be) unqualified for the job or position that you want, but if you truly love something enough and you put in the work, the opportunities will come! But the best part of Leslie's story is the fact that blogging opened up a whole new world of impact for him. He realized how many lives he was changing by teaching other people how to grow and monetize their blogs. He ultimately decided to leave his dream job as a professor to focus exclusively on his latest blog, Become A Blogger, where he is taking on the mission of “Changing The World One Blog At A Time.” Here is what we chat about in this episode: Why you should make a change in your life if you're unhappy. Why you don't need to pursue things the traditional way. How everyone has something they can share with other people. How the technology today makes it easy to start a side hustle. And so much more! Where to find Leslie: Website Resources Mentioned: Interactive Biology YouTube

Interactive Biology YouTube star (and fantastic teacher!), Leslie Samuel, joins us today to share his best tips for how to memorize A&P, how to overcome Imposter Syndrome during nursing school, and what to do if you've discovered that you need to go back and review A&P after you've already started your nursing classes. For show notes and links from the episode visit https://www.yournursingtutor.com/episdoe64

Leslie Samuel's dream was to become a University professor, so when he made the decision to leave that “secure dream" job and dive into the life of an entrepreneur he knew his life would never be the same. Leslie Samuel the founder of Interactive Biology on You Tube with over 199,000 subscribers is now a successful business coach helping bloggers, youtubers, and podcasters monetize their message. To Connect with Leslie Samuel --> www.Iamlesliesamuel.com------Ready to write your story? Get the free What's YOUR Story Writing Guide to get started.------Subscribe to the What's YOUR Story Youtube Channel to see the live show!------Are you ready to dive into your story but not sure how to start. Schedule a free call, let me help you create the roadmap towards knowing, owning, and sharing your story.------Now you can support what we're doing. Become a part of the WYS Member today!------Follow us on:InstagramFacebook

Is it really possible to love your work? Maybe you've heard people talk about this and want to hope that it could be your reality, but wonder if it's even an attainable goal. Work is such a significant way in which we invest our lives and something that impacts every area of life. Isn't it worth finding out?If this resonates with you, then you won't want to miss this episode. I'm joined by my guest co-host, Elizabeth, to discuss whether it's possible to find work you love and why it's so worth the effort to find out. We share about our own journeys of finding work we enjoy, why it's so important to invest time and money into your own growth, and why this is an excellent time to consider a transition in your work.Please join me for this episode and let's consider together why it's so important to find work that is both meaningful and enjoyable for you.Links and resources mentionedSimon Sinek - https://simonsinek.com/ 48 Days to the Work You Love seminar (begins July 22nd, $497, six weeks with two meetings each week - one meeting to cover the seminar material and the other meeting for group coaching) – email support@progrowthva.com for more information!48 Days Eagles community w/ Dan Miller, New York Times Best Selling Author of 48 Days to The Work and Life You Love – https://www.48dayseagles.com/a/10052/UzHBhAb4Dave Ramsey - https://www.ramseysolutions.com/The Ramsey Show - https://www.ramseysolutions.com/shows/the-ramsey-show?snid=shows.shows.the-ramsey-showDan Miller - https://www.48days.com/Rudder of the Day by Dan Miller - https://store.48days.com/product/rudder-of-the-day-book-plus-ebook/“There's Always Another Solution” by Dan Miller - https://www.48days.com/theres-always-another-solution/Lee LeFever - https://leelefever.com/Ray Edwards - https://rayedwards.com/Soundtracks by Jon Acuff - https://bookshop.org/a/1378/9781540900807 Jon Acuff - https://acuff.me/“Is now a good time to change careers? More workers are feeling good about it” - Fast Company article - https://www.fastcompany.com/90607167/is-now-a-good-time-to-change-careers-more-workers-are-feeling-good-about-itHelping More People Better Mastermind - https://www.progrowthva.com/mastermind/ Leslie Samuel - https://iamlesliesamuel48 Days Eagles Community Learn to create the work and life you love with a community of like-minded people. Huff Productions Offering on-brand time-saving solutions for the busy artist, podcaster, or entrepreneur.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

What happens when we make the choice to learn from those we respect, and then we take what has been invested into us and pour that into others? How does that impact them? Their families? Their work? Their friendships? Everyone they meet? We may never know the impact of our investment or even the simple acts of kindness we can choose every day.You won’t want to miss my conversation with my co-host Elizabeth. We discuss some of our key takeaways from The Copywriting Academy Live workshop, the importance of choosing kindness, and the ways in which we can intentionally invest into others.Some other highlights from our conversation include:-Learning by watching someone else lead well-The three mastermind groups everyone needs-The importance of changing our words - both to ourselves and othersPlease join me for this conversation and let’s reflect together on the impact we can have in the lives of others by choosing kindness and intentionally investing into those around us.Links and resources mentionedRay Edwards: https://rayedwards.com/Leslie Samuel: https://iamlesliesamuel.com/ Dan Miller: https://www.48days.com/ 48 Days Eagles community w/ Dan Miller, New York Times Best Selling Author of 48 Days to The Work and Life You Love: https://www.48dayseagles.com/a/10052/UzHBhAb4David Hancock/Morgan James Publishing: https://www.morgan-james-publishing.com/team/Helping More People Better Mini-Mastermind: https://www.progrowthva.com/mastermind/48 Days to the Work You Love Seminar: email support@progrowthva.com for more informationTaking the Leap Free Masterclass: https://www.progrowthva.com/takingtheleap/Disc Profile:Contact me for your 1 on 1 session and DISC Personality assessment. support@progrowthva.comNo More Dreaded Mondays - https://bookshop.org/a/1378/978030758877748 Days to the Work and Life You Love - https://bookshop.org/a/1378/9781642799781Andy Stanley: https://andystanley.com/48 Days Eagles Community Learn to create the work and life you love with a community of like-minded people. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Leslie Samuel teaches creators like you how to use your passion to create the future YOU want to see. He is the host of The Leslie Samuel Show and creator of the video series From Idea 2 Blog. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. Consider your audience and your strength. 2. Choose a platform wherein you can show your audience your strength. 3. Pay attention to where your audience is spending their time, identify the type of content they are consuming, and find your strengths are. Ready to choose YOUR PLATFORM? Pre-order The Common Path to Uncommon Success now and get amazing pre-order bonuses while they last! Sponsors: Qwantify: Rock a business that GUARANTEES success and revenue! Apply to become a Qwantify Partner today at Qwantify.com. Headspace: You deserve to feel happier, and Headspace is meditation made simple. Visit Headspace.com/fire for a free 1-month trial today!

Leslie Samuel teaches creators like you how to use your passion to create the future YOU want to see. He is the host of The Leslie Samuel Show and creator of the video series From Idea 2 Blog. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. Consider your audience and your strength. 2. Choose a platform wherein you can show your audience your strength. 3. Pay attention to where your audience is spending their time, identify the type of content they are consuming, and find your strengths are. Ready to choose YOUR PLATFORM? Pre-order The Common Path to Uncommon Success now and get amazing pre-order bonuses while they last! Sponsors: Qwantify: Rock a business that GUARANTEES success and revenue! Apply to become a Qwantify Partner today at Qwantify.com. Headspace: You deserve to feel happier, and Headspace is meditation made simple. Visit Headspace.com/fire for a free 1-month trial today!

You host, Katie Priest, speaks with Leslie Samuel of Become A Blogger on his business in coaching online entrepreneurs. Now if you got something out of one of our interviews, would you share this episode on social media? Just do a quick screenshot with your phone and text it to a friend or post it on your favorite social network. If you do that, tag us #LeverageToScale. What do you win? We're going to promote you and your business to ALL of our social media fans totally free. Next, if you thought this was a valuable use of your time, please support the show and give us a thumbs up, or a rating and review. We promise to read it all and take action.

There is a famous saying that goes something like this: “focus on the most important things, and everything else will fall into place.” Here at Harmon Brothers, we’ve tried hard to build a culture that encourages our employees to allocate their time to things that matters most...and it isn’t always work.For this episode, I sat down with Leslie Samuel, Fox 35 contributor and founder becomeablogger.com. He tells us how his faith and family have guided him on his journey to success. He also tells us how he got a coveted job as a professor without a doctorate and why he left that job in 2014.1:25 How Leslie went from a teacher to a blogger 8:05 Why Leslie is open about his faith 9:43 the moment Leslie bolstered his faith15:15 Leslies from POOP to GOLD momentYou can find links to Leslie Samuel’s website and other ways to get in contact with Leslie Samuel below.If you’re interested in learning more about Harmon Brothers, you can grab a copy of our book at harmonbrothersbook.com Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and share. Episodes published every Tuesday at 6 am EST. We’ll see you on the next one.

In celebration of the 200th episode of the Late Night Internet Marketing Podcast, I invited 4 of my closest business friends (Leslie Samuel, Ray Edwards, Mike Stelzner and Cliff Ravenscraft) to give you their best business advice as if they met you in an elevator and only had a few moments to change your destiny. They discuss the importance of perseverance, identity, content creation, service and much more. Grab the show notes and the transcript at https://latenightim.com/200.

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Meet Leslie Samuel creator of Become A Blogger and the host of the Blogging with Leslie podcast, where he teaches the craft of professional blogging. "Changing The World One Blog At A Time”. As a former university professor, he has a passion for education. Find Leslie Blog Help: http://www.fromidea2blog.com Website: https://www.becomeablogger.com Social Media: Facebook: fb.com/becomeablogger Twitter: @LeslieSamuel Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/blogging-leslie-blogging-online-business-entrepreneurship/id427471310 YouTube: https://youtube.com/lesliesamueltv/ We welcome your feedback, suggestions and support. Contact Marian LaSalle Please visit us on... https://patreon.com/NaturalCuriosity and our website https://NaturalCuriosity.Life Podcast: https://NaturalCuriosity.Life/iTunes or Android https://anchor.fm/naturalcuriosity ~Thank you for tuning in~ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/naturalcuriosity/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/naturalcuriosity/support

In this episode, Leslie Samuel shares how he became a profitable science blogger. We discuss narrowing in on the right niche topic and monetizing your blog. The post How to become a profitable science blogger with Leslie Samuel | GBP026 appeared first on GradBlogger.

Underestimating the power of blogging is a common mistake these days. Leslie Samuel makes it clear what can be accomplished with blogging and how applying simple blogging secrets (not really secrets at all) can make all the difference in your content creation efforts. We talk to Leslie, hear his story and extract a ton of useful blogging tips today. All this and more on the Late Night Internet Marketing Podcast.

#46: Leslie Samuel is the founder of BecomeABlogger.com, where he teaches people how to leverage the power of blogging.(Show Notes: https://REtipster.com/46)I think the idea of blogging (or podcasting, or running a YouTube Channel, etc.) applies to just about any business out there, because there is a lot of power in establishing yourself as an authority in your niche, and there are few better ways to do that than by starting an online platform and become a thought leader in your space.This is something I learned back when I decided to throw my hat in the ring by starting the REtipster blog back in 2012, and honestly, it has been nothing short of life-changing for me.A lot of people never even think about building a brand online with something like a blog. Likewise, a lot of people have thought about it, but they have no idea where to start.In either case, today's episode is going to be a crash course on how to do exactly that.

  It's hard not to smile while listening to today's guest talk about his journey and you'll see why. Leslie's story is something we can all learn so much from. Through determination and a genuine love of teaching biology, he managed to land himself his dream job as a biology professor without getting a Ph.D! Crazy, right? So many of us are stuck believing that we have to go the traditional route to pursue the things we love, but that really isn't the case anymore. Before Leslie landed his dream job, he started out as a high school teacher with a huge love for science and biology. Coincidently, in 2008, he also stumbled upon a way to make money online through blogging. He used his newfound skills to create a blog, Interactive Biology, where he taught Biology the way he wanted. He would make interactive, high-energy videos illustrating various concepts like how an action potential works. It was this very blog that ultimately landed him his dream job. By chance, he had received an email one day about an open teaching position in a doctoral program. Was he qualified? Absolutely not. Did it stop him from applying? Not even in the slightest. Leslie interviewed for the job and made it very clear that he wasn't qualified, but he showed them his blog that was evidence of his knowledge and teaching style. Within an hour of leaving that interview, he received a phone call saying he got the job. Leslie's story is living proof that you don't have to do everything the traditional route. You can feel (and be) unqualified for the job or position that you want, but if you truly love something enough and you put in the work, the opportunities will come! But the best part of Leslie's story is the fact that blogging opened up a whole new world of impact for him. He realized how many lives he was changing by teaching other people how to grow and monetize their blogs. He ultimately decided to leave his dream job as a professor to focus exclusively on his latest blog, Become A Blogger, where he is taking on the mission of "Changing The World One Blog At A Time." Here is what we chat about in this episode: Why you should make a change in your life if you're unhappy. Why you don't need to pursue things the traditional way. How everyone has something they can share with other people. How the technology today makes it easy to start a side hustle. And so much more! Where to find Leslie:   Website: Becomeablogger.com Course: fromideatoblog.com Resources Mentioned: 5 Steps To Figuring Out Your Calling Interactive Biology Follow along for more: www.lessonsfromaquitter.com https://www.facebook.com/lessonsfromaquitter https://www.instagram.com/lessonsfromaquitter/ https://twitter.com/quitterpodcast

If you’ve been think about creating a blog and aren’t sure where to start, Leslie Samuel can teach you how to become a blogger and create content that inspires others and keeps your audience coming back. It’s vital to first know who your audience is

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My guest this week is the awesome Leslie Samuel. Leslie is a former university professor and the creator of ‘Become A Blogger’ - a blog dedicated to the craft of professional blogging. He’s also the founder and host of a podcast called ‘Blogging with Leslie’ in which he interviews other bloggers who have built successful platforms.

Leslie Samuel is the creator of Become A Blogger and the host of the Blogging with Leslie podcast, where he teaches the craft of professional blogging. "Changing The World One Blog At A Time” is the mission he constantly strives towards. As the head of training for the Social Media Marketing Society, he helps to ensure that social media marketers get the training they need to stay on the leading edge of social media. Show  Notes: In this episode of The Entrepreneurial You podcast my guest Leslie Samuel started a blog which landed him a job as a university Professor then subsequently left that job to do his blog full time. Leslie's passion for teaching led him into the world of blogging and now he teaches others to create content with a global reach. Among the things we spoke about are: - The ways in which blogging is good for business; - How you can generate money from a blog; - How to optimize your blog for search engines; Make it about providing value, making your personality shine through what you are doing is one of the tips Leslie shared when creating content. If you've ever considered to start and grow a successful blog, this is for episode is you. Connect with Leslie Samuel 8 Video Series: How to Get Your Blog Started Website Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Book your spot for Leadercast Kingston 2019 - 40% OFF Visit our Sponsors: Jamaica Stock Exchange Email: Heneka Watkis-Porter

In this episode, I introduce you to my great friend, Leslie Samuel. The purpose of this episode give you a little glimpse of who Leslie is and how he shows up in this world. Leslie will not only be speaking at the Free The Dream conference this September, he's actually going to be the emcee for the event. Leslie Samuel is a close, personal, friend and member of my Green Room Mastermind. Leslie has inspired me over the past decade as I have watched him consistently accomplish so many of his “dreams” in life. My favorite story is how he had a dream of becoming a university professor, teaching Biology. Not having the desire to pursue the required PHD, he founded and later sold Interactive Biology, a blog dedicated to making biology fun for students and teachers worldwide. This blog landed him his dream job as a university professor in a doctoral program. After three years, he left that job to pursue his new dream of being full-time self employed. His desire was to have the freedom to spend more time with his family and focus on doing the work that mattered most to him. Leslie is also a very dynamic communicator with a powerful message. I'm honored that Leslie will not only be speaking at Free The Dream, but will also play the role as our official emcee for the event. There is no doubt that you will remain full of energy and excitement throughout the whole conference. Be sure to register for Free The Dream today! I have other podcasts that might be of interest to you. See my list of shows at http://CliffRavenscraft.com/podcast Let's Work Together! Would you like to connect with me through one-on-one coaching or through one of my paid mastermind groups? If so, visit my WORK WITH ME PAGE and submit an application today.

If you want to build a purpose-driven, personality-based online business, blogging should be the cornerstone of your business. And I can think of no one better than Leslie Samuel to discuss this topic. Click here to download or listen to this episode now. Tip of the Week: 3Ways to Be More Productive Instantly Start using Block Time. Block similar tasks. Batching similar activities and blocking time will make you more productive. Set yourself up for success. Disconnect from the internet and make yourself distraction-free. Buy experience. Experience is the best teacher. Doesn’t it make more sense to benefit from the mistakes other people have experienced? Masterminds, online courses, and training programs give you the lessons learned by the experiences of others (without having to endure the difficulty of the experience). Spiritual Foundations: The Gift of No Condemnation Romans 8 explains the Gift of No Condemnation, “There is now no condemnation to those who are in Christ.” You should have no guilt. You shouldn’t beat yourself up for your mistakes. Yes, make amends if you have hurt someone, but feeling guilty should be over. It is FINISHED. He paid the debt for all your sin…past…present…future. Some worry that living with no condemnation will cause you to go and sin more. No, this is not true. If you truly understand this, the Spirit will help you to actually sin less. Although it seems counterintuitive, stop with the self–loathing and condemnation and realize you’re loaded with peace, love and joy. Stop self–condemnation and celebrate your righteousness and receive what Jesus has to give you. Feature Presentation “Why You Should Become a Blogger and How to Do It“ How stumbling onto a website, “Make Some Money on the Internet” changed my life –Why blogging about a subject you know and love can propel your life in a new direction When I earned $70 online in one day I knew my future would be different – How blogging landed me my dream job as a university professor (even though I didn’t have a PhD) How to make the monumental crossroads decision: should you leave your side business or your job? The wise counsel of my wife and how it has influenced our family, our finances, and our future How to turn your blog into a business – Why great content alone is not enough to build your blog–based business If you are solving a problem, then you have the foundation for a business – How I sold a study guide and advertisements on my site to monetize my blog The Top 3 Most Common Mistakes People Make with Blogging Business mistake – The problem is they build a huge audience and yet they don’t have anything to sell. Ask yourself, “What problem am I solving?” Many bloggers don’t look at how to transform their blog into a business. A blog isn’t a business, it’s a platform. If you want to make money you have to sell something of value. When there is a button to show you how to buy, you have a business. Content mistake – The content they create has no plan. The content should attract the right people and lead them in the direction of what you have to sell. This may be common knowledge, but it’s not common practice. I created a course called Blogging Business Foundations to help you learn to attract the right person with the right problem to your business. Marketing mistake – They don’t have a strategic way to promote their content. They falsely believe, “If I build it they will come.” How are you marketing it? Are you promoting without a specific plan? Pay attention to how others who are successful are marketing their blog and learn from their example. How false information leads to failure – If you have no list, no experience, and you don’t work you’ll fail – Why 80–90% of businesses fail and how to avoid this pitfall. If you’re looking for a magic money bullet this is not for you – How to build a business that allows you to travel, spend more time with your family and make more money than your job. How blogging gives you the freedom to create the life you want and to determine the future you desire – What if you had the financial freedom to spend time with your family and to create only work you love. What if you could make more money in one month than you usually make in a year – Imagine freedom to support your family both financially and by being present in their lives. God’s timing is best – How building my blog-based business gave me freedom to be with my mom in her last days. Resources Mentioned In This Episode Leslie Samuel’s blog: www.becomeablogger.com The 5 Second Rule by Mel Robbins. “You know what you should be doing. Count backward from five and then just jump. Go do that thing. Take that leap of faith. What could possibly happen if it works out?” Leslie Samuel comments on Mel Robbins’ book. Subscribe to the show through Apple Podcasts and give us a rating and review. Make sure you put your real name and website in the text of the review itself. 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Leslie Samuel is the creator of the Become A Blogger. He has a passion for education and has taken on the mission of “Changing The World One Blog At A Time”.  In his podcast, Blogging With Leslie, he teaches solid lessons about how to build a blog that will have an impact, in addition to […]

Today I'm talking with Leslie Samuel from the blog, Become a Blogger. Leslie and I break it down step-by-step how to start a successful online business. If you follow the advice Leslie shares, you'll be able to cultivate an audience, understand their needs, create trust, and sell products to them that make their lives easier. It's not rocket science, but it is about authenticity! Resources: Become a Blogger Social Media Marketing World Learning with Leslie Pat Flynn MiloTree Some of these links may be affiliate. Subscribe to The Blogger Genius Podcast: iTunes Google Play Stitcher Transcript – How to Start a Successful Online Business Intro: [00:00:03] Welcome to The Blogger Genius Podcast brought to you by MiloTree. Here's your host, Jillian Leslie. Jillian: [00:00:11] Hey, everybody. Welcome back to the show. Today, my guest is my friend, Leslie Samuel. Leslie is a blogger, a podcaster, a business coach, and he is the creator of Become a Blogger, which is a blog focused on how to start and grow a profitable blogging business. Welcome to the show, Leslie. Leslie: [00:00:34] Well, thank you so much for having me, Jillian. I appreciate it. Jillian: [00:00:38] So a couple of things. One, I met you in real life at Social Media Marketing World. I went to your session, and I came up to you afterwards and sai,d "I wish you had been my science professor." Leslie: [00:00:54] Yes, we did meet there in real life for the first time. I was very flattered by your comments. Jillian: [00:01:02] Because you were a professor. Leslie: [00:01:05] Yes, I used to be a professor. Jillian: [00:01:07] You just have this lovely way that you teach, that I was so happy you were teaching me at Social Media Marketing World. Leslie: [00:01:16] I'm glad to hear that. Jillian: [00:01:17] And also I was a guest on your podcast. Leslie: [00:01:20] Yes, you were. Jillian: [00:01:21] Which was called Learning with Leslie. Leslie: [00:01:22] Yeah, your audience should go on and listen to that episode because you killed it. Jillian: [00:01:26] Oh, thank you. I'll put it in the show notes so you can hear that conversation. Leslie: [00:01:31] Awesome. Jillian: [00:01:31] And the other thing that you taught me, which I've taken to heart, is I was so impressed with your setup. We just recorded the episode, and it was over. I had just started recording episodes for my podcast. I was spending so much time editing each episode. And you said, "I just record it, and I post it." Jillian: [00:01:54] And I said, "What if a dog barks?" You're like, "Well, so? It's just part of life." Leslie: [00:02:01] Yeah, dogs bark in real life so that's all good. I've had episodes where someone's child would come in and they were like, "Oh, I'm so sorry." I'm like "No. Don't be sorry. That's what we do. This is a part of our lives." I just leave that all in. Jillian: [00:02:15] I love that, so I've started to do that. And I have to say, i t's helped me embrace imperfection. It's made my process that much easier and faster. Leslie: [00:02:28] And what you'll find is that you get better because now, there's no editing. If you mess up, you mess up, and that's OK. But I find that by pushing myself, I actually become better at what I do. I think it's good overall. Jillian: [00:02:44] I think you're right. I absolutely think you're right. So anyway, I have to thank you for that because you've saved me so much time, and you've helped me, I don't know, embrace the fact that this is live and that mistakes are going to happen, and that's okay. Leslie: [00:03:00] Part of that, when I started my podcast, I was a high school science and math teacher at a boarding academy, doing that full time. At a boarding academy, full time is no 40 hours. Perfection is the enemy of a blogger Leslie: [00:03:12] I mean, you work whenever you work. I knew that if I didn't do it this way, I would never get my podcast going. And I figured that done is better than perfect. Jillian: [00:03:23] I love that. Leslie: [00:03:24] It's going to be imperfect but people are going to find value in it. So yeah, that's the way I started and then, I just kept with it. Jillian: [00:03:31] I love it because you've inspired me. Hopefully then, we can inspire our audience that if there's something you're scared about or something you're thinking isn't perfect, just put it out there. Leslie: [00:03:42] Exactly. Jillian: [00:03:43] Okay, so you are a blogging expert. We talked right before this, and I thought that it might be interesting to discuss the idea of why start a blog. How to monetize your blog Jillian: [00:03:56] Back in the day, we used to start blogs, and we think we would somehow make money off of them but we weren't exactly sure how, and it was a way to get our voice out there. Jillian: [00:04:06] But if my goal were eventually to quit my day job and create something online and somebody will say, "We'll definitely start a blog," what would you say to that? Leslie: [00:04:20] Yes, that's a great question. When I look at a blog, a lot of people say start a blog so that you can have a business, and I tell people that a blog really isn't a business. Leslie: [00:04:33] What a blog is, it's a way for you to build a platform. Your blog is a platform where you can grow an audience of people that are interested in a specific topic. Leslie: [00:04:44] Now, if someone wants to make money online, they want to build a business, quite frankly, they're going to need people to sell to. They're going to need an audience and a lot of people, they create these awesome products and they want to sell it and then after they have gone through all this effort of creating the product, it's like, "Okay, so now, who do I sell this thing to?" That's where blogging comes in. Jillian: [00:05:11] People kind of have this idea like, "I know. I'm going to just run Facebook ads." Leslie: [00:05:18] Yep. Jillian: [00:05:18] "And that's how I'm going to do it." Leslie: [00:05:20] And while Facebook ads can be effective, if you want this ongoing audience of people to sell to, you need to actually build an audience. That's why blogging is so important. Leslie: [00:05:38] That's what it allows you to do. It's not a business but it can be built into a business because you have an audience of people that are interested in a specific topic. They have specific pin points that they need solutions for. If you can provide them with a solution, they are willing to part with their hard earned cash in order to get that solution. Jillian: [00:06:00] Right. Okay, so let's say, I have this idea for a product. Let's say it's a new mop. And I'm going to fly to China. I've got to get a factory to build my awesome mop. How would you think about a blog in that scenario? Leslie: [00:06:22] Oh, that's a good question. So you have an idea for an awesome mop. Now, what makes this mop awesome? I want you to think about what about this mop does the world need, and I want you to think about who needs this mop. Think about who needs your product Leslie: [00:00:00] Who is this person? I want you to get into all kinds of detail about what their day looks like, what they struggle with, when it comes to cleaning and all those types of things. You want to know that person because if you know that person, you can do what you need to do to attract that person. Alright. Jillian: [00:06:59] So it's that idea, remember, like fill the dreams, like if I build it, they will come? That is not true. Leslie: [00:07:08] That is not true. It's true in Field of Dreams. It's not true in reality. Alright. In reality, you have to actually understand who you're trying to attract. You need to create the kind of content to attract that person, and you have to go out there and actually start finding that person. Jillian: [00:07:30] So would you recommend that before I fly out to China and I have this dream of this mop, and I've made like a prototype in my garage, that I actually start my blog before any of this? Leslie: [00:07:45] Oh, most definitely. Because once again, if you have this mop to sell to nobody, you're going to sell it to nobody. You need to have that audience. You have to build that audience. How do you even know that the person that you are trying to target wants that mop? Leslie: [00:08:03] Do you have a relationship with enough of those people to be able to determine, "You know what. This is the solution that they actually want." I think a lot of us think about this ideal solution in our minds without knowing that people actually want to buy it. Leslie: [00:08:18] And by having a blog, by attracting that audience, by nurturing a relationship with them, by providing valuable content consistently over time, you can start getting feedback from them. Leslie: [00:08:32] Now imagine this, I'm assuming we're going to get into all of this even more, but imagine now, you have a blog of women that are passionate about cleaning, and they're passionate about cleaning not just because they're trying to be anal or something of that sort, but there's something significant in being in a place where you feel rested, you feel at ease, you feel comfortable because your home is well taken care of. Leslie: [00:09:02] Imagine, you have that audience of women, and you are providing them with valuable tips and then now, you have this idea for a product. Now, you can even get their input on some of the things that they would like to see this product do. Leslie: [00:09:18] Now, you can refine that over time and make it better and better. They're involved with that process. I guarantee you that when you release that product, they're going to want it because they have some input into it. There are all kinds of things in that that we can talk about but having that audience gives you a significant amount of leverage. Jillian: [00:09:39] Okay. I listen to you, and I go, "Yep, I need to start a blog, and I need to attract an audience." How do I do that? How to attract an audience with your blog Leslie: [00:09:49] Very good question. That's the million dollar question right there. How do I do it? The strategy, the tactics behind setting up a blog in 2018 and beyond, it's actually relatively simple. Leslie: [00:10:04] With WordPress, it makes it very easy. WordPress is the platform that I recommend for people to get started with their blogs because of how well-developed it is and all of the plugins, and so on that you can use. Leslie: [00:10:19] You can literally go to YouTube and just search for how to set up a WordPress blog. You can go to my blog, becomeablogger.com. I have tutorials to show you how to do that. So the setting up of the blog is not really a big deal. Jillian: And it's not expensive. Leslie: [00:10:38] It's not expensive. You can get hosting for like five bucks a month. You could pay someone, quite frankly, 20, 30 dollars and have them set up your blog for you. Of course, you could pay significantly more depending on what you want to do, but it's not a very technical process. Jillian: [00:10:56] Okay, so I can get one up in an hour or two. Leslie: [00:11:00] You can get one up in an hour or two easily. Alright, so let's get that out of the way. It's easy to actually set up. Now, what's a little more complicated is to understand how to blog effectively. Alright? Leslie: [00:11:19] Now, this is going to go back to really understanding the person that you are trying to attract. It comes down to understanding what kind of content they are looking for so that you can create that kind of content. Who is your customer avatar as a blogger? Leslie: [00:11:32] Now, what I recommend for people to do when they're getting started is to kind of write out a story of, some people call it customer avatar, of who this person is, what are they trying to accomplish, what are their goals, what are their struggles, will they encounter as they are trying to accomplish these goals. Write that story out so that you can have a clear idea of who that person is. Jillian: [00:12:00] And I would say that if that avatar could be similar to you, that's probably a good place to start. Leslie: [00:12:10] Yeah, most definitely. One of the people that you should know is you, even if it's an earlier version of you. When I'm creating content right now, I am creating content to attract me when I was in college, because I wish someone exposed me to this kind of content back then. Jillian: [00:12:32] I like that. Leslie: [00:12:33] So that concept of having an earlier version of yourself that you are trying to help, and that earlier version might be 10 years ago, it might be a year ago, it might be a few weeks ago because you are learning this process that you're teaching to people. Leslie: [00:12:50] I think that's one way to get started. So that's one thing you want to be clear on. You want to also be clear on, and I should have said this first but, what is your niche? What is your topic? A lot of people will say things like, "I want to do a blog about personal finances." Leslie: [00:13:14] Okay, that's a good place to start but there are so many personal finance blogs out there. Why should I come to you? Well, now, I'm just dealing with someone inside my coaching club right now that literally just posted this, and I just responded to this. She is now looking at personal finances for homemakers from a Christian perspective. You've niched down. Advice: niche down Leslie: [00:13:42] Now, if I'm a Christian homemaker, a woman between - I forgot the ages that she mentioned, but if I am that person and I'm struggling to get our family finances in order and I come to that blog, all of a sudden, I feel like, "Man, this blog is for me because I'm a Christian homemaker, I'm a woman, and she is talking about a topic that is of interest to me right now." Leslie: [00:14:11] So rather than being very vague, get specific. That has to do with the first part that I mentioned in terms of understanding who you are trying to attract. There's another guy in my coaching club. He's a woodworker but he's also a home-schooling dad. He's doing a blog about woodworking projects that a home-schooling dad can do with their kids. Now, if I'm a home-schooling dad that is interested in woodworking, when I come to that blog, I feel like this is the right one for me, and that's exactly what you want. Jillian: [00:14:51] Do you think you could ever get too small in a niche? Leslie: [00:14:54] Absolutely. If you've niched down so, so far that there are hardly any people in your niche, you have a problem. Now, at what point is that? I think it comes down to testing and also knowing the people that you are trying to attract. Leslie: [00:15:13] If I know that there are tons of homeschooling dads and that they would be interested in doing those kinds of projects with their sons and with their daughters, it makes sense for me to explore that as an option. Leslie: [00:15:28] Now, how do you know if it's not going to work? Quite frankly, you can do some research. You can kind of look in your niche. You could look on Amazon to see what kinds of products are for sale and look to see what kinds of books are selling in that industry. You can do some of that research. You can go to the Google keyword planner, and you can see, "Are people searching for these phrases that I'm interested in talking about?" Leslie: [00:15:54] And if you're seeing that, "Hey, nobody is going to Google and searching for this stuff," that's an indication that maybe you shouldn't be targeting that. Maybe you're a little too narrow. Jillian: [00:16:04] Got it. Leslie: [00:16:07] So yeah, there's all kinds of research that you can do whether it's using keyword planners, whether it's looking at stores like Amazon, whether it's looking at other blogs to see what's out there and see how well they are doing, and you just kind of take all of that data, combine it, make your best educated guess and then, you kind of move ahead. Jillian: [00:16:30] Got it. Now, I would say that this is something that I have to constantly remind myself. I come up with an idea. I fall in love with it. I think there are so many people who would love this and I, in the past, have done that. Jillian: [00:16:46] I force myself now to do the research. I would say that I fall into the trap of not doing the research, building something and then being like, "Wait, why don't people like this?" Leslie: [00:17:00] Yeah, I think it's a trap that so many of us fall into because we kind of get stuck in our own heads. "This is a great idea. The world absolutely needs this." That may be true but it may not be. Unfortunately, the technology has come far enough to allow us to be able to accurately, at least relatively, accurately determine whether people are interested in this stuff or not. Jillian: [00:17:31] So I recommend, to the people, don't fall into my trap and that you force yourself to do some research. It doesn't have to be a ton but you will save yourself so much pain if, in fact, you validate your idea. Leslie: [00:17:47] Exactly. Exactly. I must admit, when it comes to like keyword research and all this kind of stuff, I don't enjoy that. But if I'm starting a new project and I know that I'm going to be dedicating a significant portion of my time and my life to creating something that's of value that can be a business that I can take care of my family and all that kind of stuff, I think it's worth a few hours of research. Jillian: [00:18:16] Yes. Force yourself to do it. Leslie: [00:18:19] Exactly. Jillian: [00:18:19] Okay, so I've done research. Now, I know that there is a market for home-schooling dads who do woodworking. Brainstorm a list of topics for blog posts Leslie: [00:18:29] Yes, so the next thing that I would recommend is kind of brainstorm a list of topics. I tell people that do this because it makes it easier when it's time to actually create the content. If you understand who you're targeting, you understand what they're struggling with, you understand what they need to learn or what they need to know, you can start kind of outlining, "This is what I want to be covering." Leslie: [00:18:55] Alright. Now, I did this. For example, I started a blog that was a biology blog. I started a biology blog because I wanted to be a university professor but I was a high school science and math teacher. Leslie: [00:19:07] I didn't have a PhD but I wanted to teach at the university level so I started this blog to just teach at the university level with or without a PhD. Leslie: [00:19:17] What I decided to do was I knew I was targeting upper level biology students that were struggling in physiology so I was pretty specific at the time. I actually went back to my physiology notes, and I just started outlining topics that I want to cover from my physiology notes. Leslie: [00:19:40] Once I had those topics, I just went through, and I started with the first video. I remember it was an introduction to the nervous system and then, the second video was what is a neuron. I just continued in that sequence with the goal of providing the kind of content that my audience is struggling to understand. Jillian: [00:19:56] So you made them first as videos. Leslie: [00:19:58] I made them first as videos. That one, that blog, I focused on videos but I had like an article to go along with it which was mostly a transcript. Jillian: [00:20:09] And you did that so that you could pull people in on YouTube if they were searching for physiology, and then, you also had, on your blog, keywords and things like that so if anybody were searching in Google, they could see your blog posts. Leslie: [00:20:26] That's exactly it. It comes down to knowing and understanding your audience. I knew that my audience is struggling to understand these complex topics in physiology. I could have these long research articles on my blog with physiology but the students probably aren't going to spend the time to read all of that. Leslie: [00:20:47] In my research, I went, and I looked to see what other people were doing, and I asked myself, "How could I be different?" That's part of the research as well. I decided that my difference was going to be I'm going to create very simple videos that explain one concept at a time, and that's it. Jillian: [00:21:10] Okay, so how long was each video? Leslie: [00:21:12] Each video was five to 10 minutes on the long end. Jillian: [00:21:15] So like snackable pieces. Leslie: [00:21:18] Exactly. So now, I have a unique topic for a unique audience in a unique format. I'm creating that content. I'm attracting an audience relatively quickly because I knew the kind of content they were looking for, and I put it on a platform that was conducive to that kind of content. Jillian: [00:21:41] And also, I would say that you're a natural teacher. You're an engaging teacher so it's like that's your special sauce. By leveraging that, by getting people to see you teaching, like "Oh, this is a really cool guy. I want to watch his videos," versus, "I just want to read his blog posts." What is your unique value proposition as a blogger? Leslie: [00:22:00] That's a great point because one of the things that I talk a lot about is your unique value proposition. It could be the niche that you narrowed down to. It could be that specific aspect of the content that you are addressing but it could also be your personality and the way you do things. Leslie: [00:22:19] You're not going to go to a university, take Advanced Physiology and have some weird guy in front of the class saying, "Hey, welcome to this class where we're making biology fun." But that's exactly what I'm doing in every single one of those videos. Leslie: [00:22:36] That makes me different from everybody else that's doing it. And if you can find that point of differentiation, the answer to the question, "Why in the world should I listen to you?" If you can build that into every piece of content that you're creating, all of a sudden, you have way less competition because nobody is doing it exactly like you are. So if you have this mop -- Jillian: [00:23:04] Right, let's go back to this mop. Leslie: [00:23:07] This idea for a mop that you're creating but you are creating these short fun videos on really interesting things you can do with a mop, or really interesting ways that you can clean your house that the average person doesn't think about. Leslie: [00:23:28] Someone sent me a video the other day of ways to preserve food. There were all kinds of really simple but interesting things that they had in that video. One example was when you buy bananas, they spoiled relatively quickly but if you take the bag that it comes in and you wrap it around the place where the bananas connect, it's actually going to be preserved significantly longer. Leslie: [00:24:00] When I saw that, I was like, "Whoa, that's a really cool tip." I sent it to my wife. So if you can find little tips like that that you can share, that provides value to your audience of women that really want to clean because they love being in this environment where everything is well done or however you want to define it, that gives you an edge. Jillian: [00:24:24] Tell me what you think of this idea. I would ask your friends or your spouse or something like, "What is it about me that you like, that you think is quirky, that you think is different? What do I do that's different than other people?" Leslie: [00:24:42] That's one of the activities that I have people go through. I have them brainstorm for themselves but then, I tell them, "Hey, go to a few friends and family members, close friends that know you well and ask them what am I good at?" It may be completely unrelated to your niche but it may give you some idea. Leslie: [00:25:03] Someone might tell me, like you just did, that you are really good at teaching in a way that helps people to understand. Okay, so if I'm good at teaching, I can use that in the content that I create. That's why in all of the content I create, I emphasize teaching. I emphasize, "I want to help you understand certain concepts because I know that that's a strength of mind." So play to your strengths. Leslie: [00:25:30] I know we haven't gotten to the business aspect of it yet but I think these things are so important and often overlooked so that when people actually get to the business part, they don't really have a strong foundation. Jillian: [00:25:44] Right, or they are doing what everybody else is doing. Leslie: [00:25:47] Exactly. Jillian: [00:25:48] And thinking, somehow, if they like this person and I do exactly what they do, they're going to like me too. Leslie: [00:25:55] Exactly. And you are not that person. I always say when I first started making videos, teaching people about blogging, I learned from this guy. His name was Gideon van Schalkwyk, and he's a guy from Australia. He has a very specific way of teaching. How to find your voice as a blogger... practice Leslie: [00:26:09] I always say that when someone watches one of my early videos, I sound like a Caribbean version of him. Yeah, and that's it. But over time, and I also say this to encourage people, you may start off imitating somebody else but over time, you get to find your voice. And as you find your voice, you're able to put your voice into even your written content, and that is going to make you different from everybody else. Jillian: [00:26:39] And that's why I say start, because the beginning is going to suck, and you have to kind of get through that to find. You're not going to, one day, wake up with a voice or like how to do awesome video. I go back to our blog, I look at my early photos and I cringed. I thought that was good. Oh my God, because I've gotten so much better Leslie: [00:27:07] Yes, that's it exactly. And I think in the midst of everything that we're talking about, we're giving specific steps and strategies. Someone might listen to this and say, "Man, this is so overwhelming. I've got to think about this. I think about that. I got to do some keyword research. I don't even know what keyword research is and how to do it." Leslie: [00:27:26] The important thing is get started. Yes, because you're going to learn so much more by actually doing, than you're going to learn from this. Even listening to this podcast episode, you're going to learn a lot here. But then, when you start taking action on the things that we're talking about, that's when the learning actually happens. Jillian: [00:27:47] Yes. And like you will be embarrassed. Again, starting with what you taught me about just press record and then, put it up. Embrace that. You will cringe. Know that, and it's all good. Leslie: [00:28:07] It's all good. All the presentations where I literally will play my first interview, my first interview was with Pat Flynn, and I introduced him. It was kind of like, "Hey, this is Leslie Samuel. I'm so excited to bring Pat Flynn on. And I met him at this event. Pat Flynn, thank you so much for coming on here." Leslie: [00:28:30] And then, I play the second time I interviewed him, which was like after maybe 40 something episodes. It starts with me saying, "Hey. Hello, and welcome to another episode of Learning with Leslie, the podcast where you learn, I learn." Leslie: [00:28:42] And then, I go through his bio, and you can hear the enthusiasm, the energy and at the end, he compliments me because of how well I introduced him and how excited he was. When you listen to the first and you compared to the second, it is like night and day. But if I never did the first, I would have never gotten to the second. Jillian: [00:29:02] Totally. So again because I think that business and life are so intertwined, that by taking risks like this in your business, you'll be more apt to take risks in your life. Leslie: [00:29:16] Exactly. Jillian: [00:29:17] So it's all good. Leslie: [00:29:19] Definitely, I agree with you 100 percent. Jillian: [00:29:21] Okay, so let's go back. You create this blog with video because you know your audience will like the video, you're going to give it to them in snackable pieces, and you build it. And then what? Leslie: [00:29:37] So the next thing I want to talk about is how do you get people there, and then there's how do you make money from this? So let's deal with the "how do you get people there?" Leslie: [00:29:50] That starts with creating good content. I see so many bloggers, they hear they are supposed to create content, so they just put stuff out there. While we are saying, "Listen. Take action and put stuff out there," you want to make sure that you're putting stuff out there that provides value, that solves a problem, that provides a solution. Leslie: [00:30:14] It helps people in some way. I'm not going to overemphasize that right now because we kind of already spoken about that, but I think that's the foundation of getting traffic. Because if you start doing these other strategies and people come to your blog and they don't find value, what are they going to do? The importance of SEO for a blogger Leslie: [00:30:31] They're going to leave. So make sure you are creating content. That's going to be the foundation of this all. The next thing is you need to find ways to get people there. Now, there are different ways to do that. You can learn about optimizing your content for the search engines. That's called SEO, Search Engine Optimization. You want to familiarize yourself with that. Leslie: [00:30:55] It is not as complicated as people make it or that people think it is. It's really about creating good content and then giving the search engines the information that they need in a specific way but it's not very complicated. I would highly recommend for you to do some research on what it takes to drive traffic, what it takes to optimize your blog for the search engine. Jillian: [00:31:23] Google especially. Leslie: [00:31:24] Yeah, exactly. When I did say this search engine, you can assume that I'm just saying for Google. Jillian: [00:31:30] Yeah. And the thing that I was just at a conference learning about SEO, and if there was one takeaway that I really internalized is that Google's gotten really, really smart. And so if you write your content in a way that is helpful, using headers and stuff, that somebody could skim your content, understand it and get the answer to their problem that they're looking for easily, you're like 9/10 of the way there. Leslie: [00:32:02] That's exactly it. Creating good content solves a big part of that. Jillian: [00:32:08] It used to be that you could game the system. Leslie: [00:32:12] Yeah. Google is good. Jillian: [00:32:14] They're good. Leslie: [00:32:14] Google is good. If you think about what Google's goal is, they actually want people to come there, search for something else, and then, that's it. Like in a perfect world, they would leave and find the answer to their question. Leslie: [00:32:34] If they come to your site and then, they leave because it doesn't provide them with value and then, they go to another site and then, they leave and then, they go to another site and then, they leave and they keep doing that, that's not a good experience for that user, and it doesn't provide them with value. Google doesn't want that. Leslie: [00:32:51] Now, if Google sees that whenever someone searches for this particular topic, and they go to your site, they spend a bunch of time there, they start going to other pages on your site, and they do specific actions, that's going to tell Google, "Listen, this page here, it's solving the problem." Leslie: [00:33:10] They're going to start ranking you higher. Now, I'm making this very simple but that is the concept. That is what Google is trying to accomplish. They want to be trusted and to be trusted, they have to give answers to questions. Leslie: [00:33:26] So how well are you answering people's questions? That's one thing. The next thing that we have to talk about is social media because social media is still a great way to get your content out there in front of many people. Leslie: [00:33:42] What I generally recommend for people to do is contrary to what a lot of people teach. I hear a lot of people talking about, "Hey, you want to be on Pinterest, you want to be on Facebook, you want to be on Instagram, you want to do all this stuff." And I say "Okay, be on those platforms but focus on one, maybe two because there's so much that you can be doing on a daily basis." Leslie: [00:34:06] You want to make sure that you are focusing as opposed to trying to be everywhere. If you try to be everywhere, you're going to be everywhere poorly. But if you decide, "Hey, I want to use Facebook to grow my blog. I want to use Pinterest to grow my blog." You want to learn as much as you can about how to use that specific social network so that you can be using it effectively. Jillian: [00:34:31] And where do you, right now, where are you finding the most success? Leslie: [00:34:34] I am still finding the most success on Facebook. Jillian: [00:34:38] Interesting. Leslie: [00:34:39] It's a combination, it's kind of a mix between Facebook and Pinterest actually. On Pinterest, I find that I am getting more people over to my blog but they're not spending as much time. On Facebook, I'm getting fewer people. I'm talking about, when I say more, I mean for the amount of effort that I put in. I'm getting fewer people from Facebook. But when they come over to my blog, they actually stay significantly longer. Jillian: [00:35:09] And are you running ads? Leslie: [00:35:11] I am not currently running ads. All of my social media is organic. I know a ton about Facebook ads because I'm the head of training for the Social Media Marketing Society. We've done a ton of training on the topic. I am now going to be starting to invest way more heavily in Facebook advertising. Jillian: [00:35:34] Okay. Wow, you are getting organic Facebook traffic. Leslie: [00:35:38] I am getting organic Facebook traffic. Not a ton, but I rely more on search engines, more on Google. Honestly, I've gotten more traffic from Google than any social network and also, I have a decent-sized email list that I've built over the years from all of the work that I've done. My email list is a big part of what I do for my marketing. Jillian: [00:36:04] Okay. So let's talk now about now I've got people coming to my site. They're reading my content. I have created really good content, content that is specific and unique to me, meaning nobody's going to get this anywhere else. And then how do I start thinking about making money? Leslie: [00:36:25] Okay. So there are two things I want you to be thinking about. Number one, I want you to be thinking about building an email list. The reason for this is because this is going to be the way that you can communicate directly to the people that have said, "I want you to communicate with me". Leslie: [00:36:43] If you're just growing a Facebook page, it's great to have a Facebook page, and it's great to have a lot of people liking that page but you're not in control of the Facebook algorithm. They can tomorrow decide, You know what -- which they have, many times over -- that we're just not going to show you to the content to the people that like your page unless you pay for it. Why you want an email list Leslie: [00:37:04] By having your own email list where you are communicating directly to those people via email, you are setting your business up for the long term success. I want you to be thinking about how you can make email a priority. Leslie: [00:37:19] Number two, when it comes to monetizing your blog, I want you to always be thinking of this question: "How can I provide value to my audience?" Now, if I know that my audience has specific goals and I know that they have specific struggles that they're going to have, how can I create or recommend the solutions that people would be willing to pay for? Leslie: [00:37:48] That is the key. If you know what they're struggling with, you can provide them with products whether it's an ebook that you create or a course that you create or a mop that you're making, whatever it is. Jillian: [00:37:59] Or affiliates. There's a product on Amazon that I love. Leslie: [00:38:04] Exactly. Jillian: [00:38:04] Maybe I don't have to go to China and make my mop. Leslie: [00:38:07] No, you don't. Jillian: [00:38:08] Maybe it already exists. Leslie: [00:38:10] Exactly. Are there the top three or top five recommended mops for different purposes? And if so, are they available on Amazon? The answer is yes, and if they are available on Amazon, how can you create the kind of content that exposes your audience to those products? Leslie: [00:38:32] If I'm trying to decide on the best lens from my camera, I have a Panasonic Lumix GH 5. I will go to Google, and I will start searching for specific lenses for specific purposes for the Panasonic Lumix GH 5. I'm going to go, and I'm going to find all these blogs that are comparing different lens. I'm going to look at some of the footage and so on. Leslie: [00:38:54] I'm going to make all these comparisons and then, I'm going to make a decision. Now, if I have a blogger that I follow that is an expert on videography, and they use the Panasonic Lumix GH 5 to do the things that I want to do in my life, what am I going to do? Leslie: [00:39:12] I'm going to go over to their blog, I'm going to search for lenses, and I'm going to see. What do they say? What do they recommend? And they're going to recommend a lens, and I'm going to say, "You know what? This is the lens that I want and I'm going to click on the link, head on over to Amazon, I'm going to spend a thousand dollars on a lens and they're going to make a commission from that." Leslie: [00:39:29] It's all about thinking through. What problems will your audience face and how can you introduce them to or create the solutions to those problems? And then, let them know about it. That's all it is. How a blogger can build a longrelationship with his or her audience Jillian: [00:39:45] Yes, I would say the one thing that, especially in your session that you talked about at Social Media Marketing World, is that that viewer, that reader has to trust you. You have to build that relationship. Can you talk a little bit about that? Leslie: [00:40:04] Yeah, and that's one of the reasons why emphasize the email list. I'll illustrate this with a story. When I first learned about blogging, this was back in 2008, I went to this guy. I stumbled onto an e-book from a guy. His name was Jaro. And in that e-book, I was introduced to the concept of blogging as a business. I decided to go over to his blog. I read some content there, and I thought "this is good stuff." Leslie: [00:40:33] I saw he had a free guide so I got onto his email list to get that guide. And then, what happened next was I started getting emails from him. I noticed that man, these emails have such great tips in there to the point where whenever I woke up in the morning, let's say, I had 20 or 50 new emails and I saw his name as I glanced down, I would jump directly to that email to see what he has to say because I know it's going to be good stuff. Leslie: [00:41:06] Then a few weeks later, a month or two later, I don't know exactly how long it was, I got an email from him that he was opening his membership site at $97 a month for six months, and when I saw that, I literally didn't even read through the sales page, I clicked on the Buy button, and I signed up immediately. Leslie: [00:41:28] Why did I do that? I did that because he was sending me so much valuable information that I thought to myself "Man, if I'm getting all of this valuable content from him for free, why am I going to pay? What am I going to get if I pay him $97 a month?" That's exactly what you want. Leslie: [00:41:45] That's the kind of situation you want to be in. At first, they encounter you. They are aware of what you have to offer but they come to your blog, and they read or watch or listen to valuable content, then they see that they have this valuable resource. They sign up for that, and they just start getting value from you. Leslie: [00:42:05] They start connecting with you and understanding that you are an expert on this topic or you are someone that provides them with a value where this topic is concerned. And then as you do that consistently, they come to know, like, and trust you so that when you do recommend something, their resistance is down. They know it's going to be good because you've recommended it. That's exactly where you want to be. Jillian: [00:42:32] What I love about what you're saying is that you're thinking about the long term. This is a long term relationship. This is like I talk to people on my podcast, and I say "Is this a get rich quick scheme?" Almost always, it's not, and that this is about laying the foundation for a relationship, for trust and for the idea that you and your audience are going to grow together. Leslie: [00:43:03] That's exactly what it is. Jillian: [00:43:05] It's not like I'm going to go to China, I'm going to make a mop, I'm going to come back, I'm going to sell a million mops and became a billionaire or a billion mops, whatever. It's not like that. Leslie: [00:43:17] No, it's not. Jillian: [00:43:18] It's slow and steady. Leslie: [00:43:20] Exactly. It's about going on a journey with these people that are coming to know, like, and trust you and valuing them enough to not just be the guy that's just pitching them all kinds of mops because you know that the mops can make you money. No, it's not about that. Leslie: [00:43:38] It's about going on this journey, providing them with value consistently and doing the best that you can to give them what they need. What are they looking for? How can you give that to them? If I am looking for a lens, I want to be introduced to the best possible lens at the best possible price for the scenarios that I needed. And if you can provide me with that information, I love you for it. Jillian: [00:44:09] Yes, yes. So there is this emotional connection, and it is about giving things away. Leslie: [00:44:17] Yes. Jillian: [00:44:18] It's not just about, "I'm going to sell my mop. I'm going to do everything. I'm going to buy Facebook ads, and I'm going to sell that mop". No, it's about that connection. Why you want to give your content away for free as a blogger Leslie: [00:44:28] I had someone asked, the other day, ask me a question of, "I have this idea for a blog and I'm really struggling because there's so much that I can share but I don't want to share it all because if I share it all, they're not going to want to buy from me," and my response to them is, "No. If you share it all, they're going to trust you and if they trust you, they're going to buy from you." Leslie: [00:44:56] When I record a podcast teaching you how to use Facebook ads or how to make your first dollar with your blog, I'm not going to say, "Well, I'm going to show you how to set it up. And if you really want to make your first dollar, sign up." No, no, no, no, no. "I'm going to show you how to make your first dollar from your blog. Leslie: [00:45:15] Now, if you want extra guidance, you want me to hold your hand as you do this, you can sign up for my coaching club." But in terms of the content, I mean honestly, I have no shame in saying this publicly, everything I teach in my coaching club, you could probably find it for free on my blog. Leslie: [00:45:33] And I'm happy to have it there. I know it will take some more work on your part to go and uncover all of the information in the right sequence and all that stuff, but even in that, I'm looking for ways to take all of my content and arrange it so that if you don't want to spend one dollar with me, you could still build a successful blog. Leslie: [00:45:54] That's what I want to do for free. Now, I have ways that you can pay me to work with me, and you can pay me to get some of my other products and that kind of stuff but I want to provide value because that's how people come to know, like and trust me. Jillian: [00:46:09] I love that. I do. And by the way, I just have to say you can so know, like, and trust Leslie. But again, that's it. Maybe I'm being, I don't know, too Pollyanna or optimistic, but I do feel like the good people in this model, in this business model, the good people rise. Leslie: [00:46:32] Exactly. The not so good people may arise temporarily but it's not sustainable. It's not sustainable. And over time, you're going to see that the cream is going to rise to the top. Jillian: [00:46:47] Yes. Oh, Leslie, I so agree with you. So can you share how people can learn more from you, how they can reach out to you? Leslie: [00:46:57] Oh, most definitely. The best way to learn more from me is to go to becomeablogger.com. That's where I blog about all things blogging. Jillian: [00:47:06] Yes. And remember, he told you you can get everything you need on that site. Leslie: [00:47:10] You can get everything you need for free on that site. And if you want to check out more, you want to join my coaching club, you want to get me to answer your questions directly, via video like you asked a question and I answer, you can check out my blogger, coachingclub@bloggercoaching.com. Jillian: [00:47:28] And if you're a podcast listener, check out Leslie's podcast. Leslie: [00:47:32] Indeed, and you can find out all about that at becomeablogger.com as well. Jillian: [00:47:37] Terrific. Well, thank you so much for being on the show. Leslie: [00:47:40] And thank you so much for having me, Jillian. Why bloggers can grow their Instagram followers faster with MiloTree Jillian: [00:47:43] Are you trying to grow your social media followers, email subscribers? Well, if you've got two minutes, I've got a product for you. Jillian: [00:47:51] It's Milo Tree. Milo Tree is a smart popup slider that you install on your site, and it pops up and asks visitors to follow you on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Pinterest or subscribe to your list. Jillian: [00:48:07] It takes two minutes to install. We offer a WordPress plugin or a simple line of code, and it's Google- friendly on mobile and desktop so we know where your traffic is coming from. We show a Google-friendly pop-up on desktop and a smaller Google friendly popup on mobile. Jillian: [00:48:27] Check it out. Sign up today, and get your first 30 days free. Sign up for MiloTree now and get your first 30 DAYS FREE!

Let's talk about the Teachers Pay Teachers conference & Social Media Marketing World! Are conferences worth it? Two weeks after attending Social Media Marketing World, Angie and I are discussing our experience. In this episode, we also talk about how to get the most value out of conferences, and why you should attend the Teachers Pay Teachers conference. Disclaimer: Some of the links in this post are affiliate links. You don't have to purchase them through our links, but if you do, it's much appreciated!  Social Media Marketing World It was my second time, and Angie's first, attending SMMW 2018. Our conclusion was that it's a good conference to attend if you are already at the point in your business where you are running ads and utilizing a website and/or mailing list. The conference gave us motivation to refine what we were already doing in our businesses. Angie flew across country for this conference. With conference ticket, flight, and hotel, it was pricey. She concluded that it was a lot of money to spend for just one conference. I drove to the conference, and thought it was worth the money just to attend in order to network with other TpT sellers and get motivated to refine the systems she already has in place. Her favorite session was put on by Leslie Samuel, who has a great podcast on Blogging. The price averages around $900 for the conference tickets, but you can save money by buying it early. Another good option if you don't want to pay for travel expenses is the virtual ticket. With the virtual ticket, you get every session recorded to watch whenever you want. Go here to get the details.  Teachers Pay Teachers Conference The main takeaway from this conversation was that you should do whatever it takes to attend this annual conference. It's very motivating, and you will learn things specific to selling on Teachers Pay Teachers. Even if the sessions aren't what you're looking for, collaboration with other sellers during this conference is highly valuable. The 2018 conference is in Nashville, TN at the Opryland. Angie suggests finding a cheaper hotel to stay at if you're attending on a budget. We both agreed that it's a nice convenience to stay where the conference is taking place, but the venue is on the pricier side. Click here for more TpT conference information. Make sure to join our Teacher Seller Facebook group!

On this week’s Social Media Marketing Talk Show with Michael Stelzner, we explore LinkedIn Audience Network with Viveka von Rosen, the Facebook Instant Articles and AMP WordPress Plugin with Leslie Samuel, Facebook Stories on the desktop, and other breaking social media marketing news of the week!   What do you think? Find show notes and share your comments and questions here, or at http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/talk8

This week Erik talks through some of the changes he has made due to recent episodes. Make sure to check out Seth Godin’s altMBA to level yourself up! Mentioned in this episode: Cal Newport on Distractions, Focus and Deep Work Amy Blankson on Attention and Intention while using Technology Leslie Samuel on Productivity vs. Distraction on Social Media Rob Hatch on Ownership, Systems and Discipline Dr. Michael Brues on Chronotypes, Timing and Rhythms Shawn Stevenson on Caffeine and Screen Curfews to get better Sleep Please connect with me Subscribe, rate, and review in iTunes Follow @ErikJFisher Check out more Noodle.mx Network showsThe Audacity to Podcast: "How-to" podcast about podcastingBeyond the To-Do List: Personal and professional productivityThe Productive Woman: Productivity for busy womenONCE: Once Upon a Time podcastWelcome to Level Seven: Agents of SHIELD and Marvel’s cinematic universe podcastAre You Just Watching?: Movie reviews with Christian critical thinkingthe Ramen Noodle: Family-friendly clean comedy   SaveSave

Leslie Samuel is the owner of Become A Blogger and the host of the Learning With Leslie podcast, where he helps people create their own blogging experience by taking advantage of the technology we have today. He is the head of training for the Social Media Marketing Society and the founder of Interactive Biology, a website that serves approximately 80,000 people per month in 185 different countries and is dedicated to making biology fun for students and teachers. Mentioned in this episode: Cal Newport – Deep Work Cal Newport on Distractions, Focus and Deep Work – BTTDL169 Self Control App Kill Newsfeed Plugin Brett Kelly’s Evernote Essentials Leslie on Facebook Leslie on YouTube Please connect with me Subscribe, rate, and review in iTunes Follow @ErikJFisher Check out more Noodle.mx Network showsThe Audacity to Podcast: "How-to" podcast about podcastingBeyond the To-Do List: Personal and professional productivityThe Productive Woman: Productivity for busy womenONCE: Once Upon a Time podcastWelcome to Level Seven: Agents of SHIELD and Marvel’s cinematic universe podcastAre You Just Watching?: Movie reviews with Christian critical thinkingthe Ramen Noodle: Family-friendly clean comedy

On this podcast, our guest is Leslie Samuel of Become A Blogger and Social Media Examiner will show you how to grow your blog with the power of video. Be sure to check out Leslie at becomeablogger.com and also on YouTube and Facebook, just search "Become a blogger." How do you use video to grow a blog? Use video to simplify the information for your audience. Make it easy and fun to watch. Of course optimizing the video on YouTube! What is your workflow in creating the blog? Keeping it very SIMPLE!! Just recording the screen and drawing on it. Picked one day to record 3 to 5 videos some may have been as long as 8 minutes. Got a virtual assistant to help post the blogs. How did you compose your video? Have your video stand alone. People are watching for you to solve their problems there not send them elsewhere. Start with something engaging Deliver the value Have your Call To Action Lead them to the blog if they would like to expand on the topic and get additional information. Bloggers should consider a video first strategy. When you create the video first, there is so much more content you can create from the video such as a written transcript, podcast, or graphics. Where do you embed the video? Embed the video above your content because video is more engaging. Video embedded into a post, helps you to rank. Bounce rate keeps people on your page. Do you optimize your blog the same as your video? Be consistent and try to rank your content for specific search terms. Step outside your comfort zone for some amazing things to happen!     

Learn how to grow your business online from Leslie Samuel. The resources Leslie puts out each week on his Podcast is top notch and can have anyone navigating their way. Pauline and Leslie, talk about Leslie's journey; how he got his dream job as a professor all because he not only had passion but he had a Blog.

Learn how to grow your business online from Leslie Samuel. The resources Leslie puts out each week on his Podcast is top notch and can have anyone navigating their way. Pauline and Leslie, talk about Leslie's journey; how he got his dream job as a professor all because he not only had passion but he had a Blog.

If you want to build an effective online presence, gain influence with an audience, ask people to join your cause or buy into your ideas…it all starts with a blog. In my opinion, there’s nobody better qualified to teach us than my guest on today’s podcast, Leslie Samuel. Click here to download or listen to this episode now. Spiritual Foundations Do you believe it’s wrong, or at least tacky, to want to get rich? I’m not even talking about getting rich quick…just wanting to get rich in general. Does that bother you at all? Do you feel a little pang of guilt or fear you might be viewed as being a little cheesy? As Dave Ramsey says, “There’s a dignity to wealth creation through honorable business that is unlike anything else on Earth. In this episode I’ll share the real Secret of Wealth Creation…and one of the most important questions you can ask yourself. Tip Of The Week I have people ask me all the time about how I started my podcast, and how they should go about starting one the right way. I always tell them, “Cliff Ravenscraft is your guy.” If you’re serious about starting a podcast, then you need to check out Cliff’s Podcasting A to Z course. This week I have a short talk with my friend Cliff and we go through more details of why Podcasting A to Z is so transformational…but here are some facts that should wet your whistle in the meantime: The course has been going strong since March 2011, with over 600 students getting Cliff as their personal coach for 4 weeks. You’ll know exactly what equipment to get…and why. Have technical questions about how to dial-in your gear? No worries, Cliff has you covered. You’ll clearly define your message and the perfect target market During those four weeks, the students of Podcasting A to Z get Cliff’s full attention…you are the priority. And check this out…Over 600 students have gone through this course, not one single person has ever requested a refund. If you want to start a podcast, or if you have a podcast and you want to improve it and make it an excellent podcast, this is the way to do it. Feature Segment: “How To Become A Blogger” Yes, blogs are still alive. I believe they are still the best way to build a platform, and a business online. I am very excited to introduce you to my friend, Leslie Samuel. Leslie is a former university professor turned full-time blogger. He is also the host of the “Learning with Leslie” podcast where he teaches about blogging, online business, and entrepreneurship. Here are some snippets from our conversation about how to become a blogger: The biology of blogging (12:06) Are you experienced? (14:35) Teach what you know (15:24) It all started when… (17:07) Tiny hinges swing big doors (18:41) Learning as you go (21:19) The Philosophy of Free (22:57) Look below the surface (25:35) It’s harder than it looks (27:44) I thought we talked about this… (29:39) If they can do it, so can you (30:47) The three biggest mistakes bloggers make (34:49) Leaders are readers (36:31) The struggle is real (38:29) The Piano Man (39:28) Words to the Wise (40:30) Resources Mentioned In This Episode Podcasting A to Z Cliff Ravenscraft Learning with Leslie podcast The Greatest Salesman in the World Become a Blogger 2017 Content Calendar Spreadsheet How To Help Subscribe to the show through iTunes and give us a rating and review. Make sure you put your real name and website in the text of the review itself. We will mention you on this show. PLEASE USE THE APPLE PODCAST APP! Get The Transcript Right-Click and “Save As” to Get the PDF Transcript.

Have you ever browsed the internet and found yourself on the web for hours reading loads and loads of articles and blogs? Yes, we know the feeling, and in this day and age, the internet is flooded with content marketing which is a driving force in many successful businesses. So today, we are chatting with content marketing expert Mr. Leslie Samuel who is a full time blogger and coaches individuals on how to be successfully master the blogosphere. Leslie is going to share the importance of branding yourself and how to utilize content marketing within your business. Leslie is just a great guy, a great man of God, and you are really going to enjoy today's episode!

Have you ever browsed the internet and found yourself on the web for hours reading loads and loads of articles and blogs? Yes, we know the feeling, and in this day and age, the internet is flooded with content marketing which is a driving force in many successful businesses. So today, we are chatting with content marketing expert Mr. Leslie Samuel who is a full time blogger and coaches individuals on how to be successfully master the blogosphere. Leslie is going to share the importance of branding yourself and how to utilize content marketing within your business.  Leslie is just a great guy, a great man of God, and you are really going to enjoy today's episode!

Leslie Samuel and I chat about the best way to build a relationship, the components of a successful mastermind group, and the importance of showing your true self on your website and blog. Get the show notes and transcription at https://thekimsutton.com/pp024

Leslie Samuel and I chat about the best way to build a relationship, the components of a successful mastermind group, and the importance of showing your true self on your website and blog. Get the show notes and transcriptions at https://thekimsutton.com/pp024

Blog monetization is something we all need to think about for our business. But what's the right way to approach it and strategically integrate it without sounding spammy. My business coach Leslie Samuel hops on with me to talk strategy, delivering value and how to avoid the comparison trap.

#44: When Leslie Samuel immigrated to the U.S. at age 17, he hoped for the American Dream: an education, a secure job, and a traditional career path. But during his college years, Leslie realized he had an entrepreneurial streak. He made a few attempts at working for himself. He failed. He lost money that he'd set aside for his wedding. He tried investing in the stock market. He lost more money, savings that he'd set aside to pay his tuition. But he didn't quit. Leslie graduated, married, and accepted a job as a high school science teacher. He felt happy and secure. Yet his entrepreneurial itch persisted. He started building an online business in his spare time.  Leslie began earning an extra $14,000 per year on the side, a nice supplement to his income. A few years later, Leslie landed his dream job as a university professor. He loved his work. He earned a solid income. His wife gave birth to a healthy baby boy. Everything seemed perfect. But his entrepreneurial calling persisted. Ultimately, Leslie made the difficult decision to quit his dream job in order to become a full-time online entrepreneur. In this episode, he shares why he made this tough choice – and how he handled the fear and doubts that blocked the way.

This week I interview Leslie Samuel about Blogging. Leslie Samuel is a former university professor and the creator of the Become A Blogger - a blog dedicated to the craft of professional blogging. He has a passion for education and has taken on the mission of "Changing The World One Blog At A Time". The post Blogging with Leslie Samuel appeared first on Begin Self-Publishing.

In this episode, Leslie Samuel talks about how his blog, which has over 70,000 visitors per month, led to him becoming a college professor teaching anatomy and biology to graduate and doctoral students. Leslie is from the Island of St. Martin and he proudly shares some of his memories especially that of his dad's favorite drink. Even though he - Leslie, doesn't do a whole lot of Island cooking, yet he can hold his own when he has to. You will be inspired, entertained and empowered as Leslie takes us on his journey from St. Martin to the United States and his acclamation process. One of the statements that Leslie made is that if you are going to be successful, you need to find a way to do something different. He stresses the fact that you can't do what everyone else is doing and expect much success. You need to stand out from the crowd. Leslie mentions the following books that he has found helpful and recommends the latter as a place to start if you want to know if your idea will work or not. Leslie Samuel's Bio: Leslie Samuel is a former university professor and the creator of the Become A Blogger and Interactive Biology blogs. He has a passion for education and has taken on the mission of "Changing The World One Blog At A Time".In his podcast, Learning With Leslie, he teaches solid lessons about how to build a blog that will have an impact, in addition to interviewing other successful bloggers who have built successful platforms and turned them into thriving online businesses.He's a firm believer that what we do online can open the doors to lots of opportunities. His Biology blog landed him his dream job as a University Professor, which has increased his passion for letting the world know that Blogging is a force to be reckoned with.His message is simple - Create Content, Inspire Others and Change The World (while building a solid online business)!​ Contact Leslie: www.becomeablogger.com If you are enjoying this podcast, would you consider leaving a rating and review on iTunes?  www.successcaribbeanstyle.com/itunes Also, would you take a moment and like Facebook page: www.facebook.com/successcaribbeanstyle

Thanks for listening to “Speaking with TJ Walker.” Please subscribe to the show here https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/id1072936158?mt=2&ls=1   The show about public speaking, media training, presentation skills, crisis communications, and presentation training. Please send any speaking-related questions you have directly to TJ at tj@mediatrainingworldwide.com and he will answer them in future episodes.   Please connect with us at Media Training Worldwide and post your questions here http://www.mediatrainingworldwide.com/blog/   On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tjwalkerinteractive Twitter: https://twitter.com/tjwalker Linkedin: T.J. Walker Youtube  https://www.youtube.com/user/MediaTraining iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/id1072936158?mt=2&ls=1   Receive Free online Public Speaking or Media Training Course today http://www.mediatrainingworldwide.com/give-away.html Speaking Success on Podcasts, YouTube and Blogs with Leslie Samuel www.becomeablogger.com www.bloggercoach.com Twitter @lesliesamuel   Call +1.212.764.4955 now to discuss a customized media training or presentation training program for you or your organization.   For keynote speech and media inquiries, call +1.212.764.4955   Online media and presentation training at  http://www.mediatrainingworldwide.com/online-training.html   Media Training Worldwide teaches people how to speak effectively to the media and to live audiences. We train people on all aspects of media training, public speaking, PowerPoint Presentations, crisis communications and presentation training.    

Leslie Samuel is a former university professor turned full-time blogger. The owner of Become A Blogger, and the host of the Learning with Leslie podcast, all of his content is focused on building an online business, from blogging, to marketing, to social media. In This Episode, Leslie Talks About Blogging, what it is, and what you read more

Have you seen Facebook Instant Articles? Are you curious about how to publish them? In this episode, I interview Leslie Samuel, a blogging expert who runs BecomeABlogger.com. He's also the host of the Learning With Leslie podcast.  Show notes: https://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/203

In today's episode, Mark Podolsky, the Land Geek, talks to Leslie Samuel, former university professor and creator of becomeablogger.com and interactive biology blogs. His passion for education has led him on a mission to change the world one blog at a time. With a simple message of creating content, inspiring others, he is changing the world while building a solid online business. When he started to do research for his biology blogs, he saw that the other biology blogs were boring and made him yawn. He remembers getting his start with 400 people until he was able to build his community to 15,000 to 20,000 people a month. In the last month alone, he was able to get 95,000 to that blog and he hasn't even touched his blog for years! His blog gave him the chance to teach what he wanted to teach and it eventually landed him a job as a professor. To build his blog, he says he used a combination of a number of different things. He put his videos on YouTube, the number two search engine in the world and leveraged that platform. He also said he was specific with the way he came up with titles for his videos. He says when people need information, they search and once they find content, if it's good content, they'll subscribe and start looking for other videos. Eventually, YouTube is going to see that and start recommending your videos as you're searching. He also did “Strategic Outreach” where he approached other sites and bloggers in the same niche and formed alliances with them. This created a ripple effect for him. Essentially, blogging is about creating good content, putting it out there, making sure it's written from a unique angle, and getting the right people exposed to it. When asked what good content was, Leslie says it depends on your target audience and having an understanding of who you want to reach. It is content that helps a specific person accomplish a specific goal or overcome a specific struggle but does it in a way that resonates with that person. When identifying your target audience, Leslie suggests that you have to know exactly who you are trying to reach. The narrower that niche is, the better and it is because if you know exactly who your audience is down to a tee and you create content that's just for them, when the person finds you, they will know that the content you are creating is just for them. Make a list of questions that your target audience may have and start answering those questions by creating your blog post, which may consist of content, videos, or podcasts. Help your target audience accomplish their goals. Knowing and understanding the language they speak is also important. Leslie also makes sure he has written content. He even has someone transcribe his video so that he could have written content that Google will send a ton of traffic for because it's indexing the written content. Choosing the medium that resonates with your audience is important. Monetizing your blog can take the form of affiliate marketing. This entails signing up with a company that has a product or service for sale, featuring the product or service on your website, and getting commissions from those sales. Then eventually, you can start creating your own products such as a course or an ebook. Getting a person's email address is difficult but Leslie says that once you have their email address, you can start nurturing that relationship with them. In that relationship, once people get to know you, trust you, and see you as an authority in whatever niche you're in, they're more likely to buy from you. Building an email list is one of the most important things to do when building an online business. Email marketing is not dead, according to Leslie. He still thinks it's one of the most effective way to drive sales. He says it's more effective than social media and just about any other that we see out there. This, combined with webinars, are Leslie's way of promoting his blog. Webinars with a good email follow-up sequence make sales go through the roof. On getting exposure and traffic, being in all the social media networks may not be the solution. He suggests that you pick one and master it. Choosing one social media network and focusing on it is effective and that is how you can make an impact in the noisy world we live in. When asked if Mark had the Best Passive Income Model, Leslie said it was the Best Passive Income Model for Mark. TIP OF THE WEEK Leslie: Read No Excuses by Brian Tracy. It doesn't just go through the psychology and all that stuff but it also gives you actionable steps you can take. For me, the book was a game changer. Mark: Learn more about Leslie and go to becomeablogger.com where he's creating a ton of value. Thank you for listening to the Best Passive Income Model podcast. Your support helps me to invite guests who share their knowledge that you can use to grow your business.

Have you heard of Google AMP? Want to know how it will impact your blog? In this episode I interview Leslie Samuel, who runs BecomeABlogger.com, where he teaches people how to blog with purpose. He's also host of the Learning With Leslie podcast. Show notes: https://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/195

Today’s episode is about becoming a better blogger with special guest Leslie Samuel. Leslie is a former university professor and the creator of the Become A Blogger and Interactive Biology blogs. He has a passion for education and has taken on the mission of Changing The World One Blog At A Time. In his podcast, Learning With Leslie, he teaches solid lessons about how to build a blog that will have an impact, in addition to interviewing other successful bloggers who have built successful platforms and turned them into thriving online businesses.

In this episode, I interview Leslie Samuel the main guy behind Become A Blogger and the creator of Interactive Biology - the blog dedicated to Making Biology Fun! A really interesting chat about teaching higher level content to increase our credibility, showcase our talents to the world and live out our passions.

Leslie is the Host of the Learning With Leslie Podcast, a show dedicated to, changing the world one blog at a time. During each episode, he shares the lessons he has learned. As a full time university professor, he has followed his passions and built online businesses around biology and blogging. Below are two free resources to IGNITE your Entrepreneurial journey!FreePodcastCourse.com: A free 15-day course that will teach you how to create, grow, and monetize YOUR Podcast!TheWebinarCourse.com: A free 10-day course that will teach you how to create and present Webinars that convert!

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On episode nineteen with Leslie Samuel of www.becomeablogger.com sits down with me to talk all about wordpress. Visit the show's website at GaryLelandShow.com Please send questions for the show to GaryLeland@gmail.com Take a look at the magazine I publish for podcasters at http://Podertainment.com  

You're smart. You never believed the people who said “there's no money in Social Media”. You thought the people who said Social was all about “pictures of what people had for lunch” or “videos about cats” were missing the point. Yes, those things are popular on Social Media… and it's also true that Social Media is a vital marketing medium that can bring big rewards, monetary and otherwise when done right. Just ask Taylor Swift, Oreo, the folks behind the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, or even President Barack Obama. Just knowing Social Media Marketing is important, however, is not enough. You must know how to do it right – or at least how to not do it wrong. Today's episode will address what I consider to be the 5 Social Media Marketing Mistakes you are most likely making right now… and how to fix them. Tip Of the Week I have not one, but three tips for you this week! Tip #1: Smart Podcast Player First, I'm very excited about the new podcast player we are using on our website. You know, that little “play” button you click to hear audio on the web, such as listening to podcast episode? Up until now we were using a very primitive podcast player. But we just switched the Pat Flynn's Smart Podcast Player. Pat created the player for his own enormously popular podcast. Here's what he says about it: I created this custom player with my team because I wanted a better listening experience for my audience. They deserve the best. After sharing the player with my audience, I received hundreds of requests from other podcasters who wanted to use the player too, and so the Smart Podcast Player was born. You put an immense amount of time and care into creating your podcast; the player you use should reflect that. My team and I have put the same attention and care into building the Smart Podcast Player. I know that you (and your listeners) will love it. Some of the features and benefits: Works with any feed, from any host, anywhere. Looks amazing the design is clean and modern, and you can customize it to match your site perfectly. Lets your listeners explore, discover, and share. The Smart Podcast Player has an interactive library that allows your listeners to explore past episodes in your backlist without interrupting the episode that’s playing. The player also empowers your listeners to search your backlist by tag, download their favorite episodes in MP3 format, and share episodes with their friends. Your library of episodes updates automatically anytime you publish a new episode to your feed. All metadata is available, episode description included. Your listeners can control the speed of the currently playing episode just like they enjoy doing when they use today’s latest podcast mobile apps. It's also got rave reviews from podcasters like John Lee Dumas, Michael Hyatt, and Jaime Tardy of the Eventual Millionaire podcast. And this one is a big deal that I think doesn't get enough emphasis: there's a direct “Subscribe In iTunes” button on the player. The number of subscribers plays a big role in how your show ranks on iTunes. And now your podcast player can encourage those subscriptions, as in the picture you see below (you can actually click that picture and subscribe to this podcast… go ahead… I'll wait…) You can see the entire library of The Ray Edwards Show in the Smart Podcast Player, so you can see it in action, by clicking here. And once you've decided you can't live without the player, check it out at SmartPodcastPlayer.com Tip #2: Twitter Power 3.0 You may know Joel Comm as a New York Times Best-Selling author, and as a top social media influencer. I know him as the guy who convinced me to write and publish my first book, Writing Riches. Much of my success is tied to that book. It was published because of Joel's encouragement and advice. We have been good friends for many years now. I don't know Dave Taylor, but I have benefitted from his work at AskDaveTaylor.com many, many times (just as millions of others have). Joel and Dave just launched their co-authored book, Twitter Power 3.0, and I recommend you click here and buy your copy now. Twitter Power (the previous version) is already the world’s top-selling book on the subject of Twitter. It was endorsed by Tony Robbins (who, by the way, has 2.58 million followers on Twitter). This newly updated super-guide, Twitter Power 3.0 will show smart businesses and entrepreneurs how to use Twitter to massively grow their reach. And this new, improved, cutting-edge book is endorsed by none other than Guy Kawasaki, who says, “This book will give you a big head start toward mastering Twitter from two people who already have.” The book is also endorsed and praised by Robert Scoble, Mari Smith, Chris Brogan, Jay Baer, John Lee Dumas, Michael Stelzner, Kim Garst, and other top social media influencers. Look, you don't need anyone's expensive “Twitter Course” or “coaching” – you can dominate your market on Twitter simply following the advice in this book. Inside Twitter Power 3.0, you'll discover how to: Grow your number of followers PLUS increase your engagement on Twitter Make your content to go viral (you’ll be shocked at what works and what doesn’t!) Measure the Twitter metrics that matter most and fine-tune your strategy to maximize your results In celebration of the launch of Twitter Power 3.0, Joel and Dave are offering some generous bonuses when you order your copy of the book today. The bonuses you get include a brand new eBook called Social Poetry 2 (which features the top marketers/influencers online… even I make a brief appearance in the book). So, to get more followers and influence on Twitter, start by ordering your copy of Twitter Power 3.0. And, of course, claim all the free bonuses that come with your purchase. I don't make a single penny for recommending this book to you. The links in this post are not affiliate links. I just happen to think this is an excellent book, and I think you need to read it (if you want to be successful with Twitter). Tip #3: Social Media Marketing World 2015 Session Recordings Was traveling to San Diego for Social Media Marketing World 2015 just not an option for you this year? If so, you missed the marketing event of the year. I had the privilege of leading one of the tracks at the event, and I soaked up a ton of great knowledge from the other sessions. Below is a picture of me with my personal Mastermind Group, the Green Room Mastermind. In the photo is Pat Flynn, Cliff Ravenscraft, Mike Stelzner, Mark Mason, and Leslie Samuel. This is the first time we have all been in the same physical space at one time! (L-R) Mark Mason, Mike Stelzner, Pat Flynn, Cliff Ravenscraft, Leslie Samuel I know, I know, you're feeling left out. What if you could catch ALL the conference sessions at your convenience without any travel expenses or the need to replicate yourself? The good news is now you can! All you need is the Virtual Ticket to Social Media Marketing World 2015! For a fraction of the cost of a regular ticket, you’ll get full access to the recording of EVERY session. Yes, every keynote, all the panels and each great session–the ones people travel thousands of miles to see–will be at your fingertips. With your Virtual Ticket, you’ll have access to 100+ online recordings of everything. You can watch playbacks from your computer, tablet or smartphone at your leisure. You’ll also be able to interact with your peers via our private LinkedIn networking group. Click here to get your virtual ticket now. There's no risk, either – you can try the first two days once the recordings are posted and still cancel for a full refund if you decide it's not for you! Spiritual Foundations Satan Is No Longer Allowed To Accuse You Of Anything Recently a friend expressed worry that his troubles were because of Satan. My friend said to me, “I just know this problem is happening because Satan is the ‘accuser of the brethren', making sure God is aware of my every sin.” He was referring to a passage from Revelation 12:10: “Then I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, “Now salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren, who accused them before our God day and night, has been cast down.” (NKJV) Many people believe that this is still going on, and that the “casting down” comes at the end of time. But that is not true. A careful reading of Revelation in the context of the rest of the New Testament shows that this “casting down” of the “accuser of the brothers” has already happened. “Who shall bring a charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies.” Romans 8:33 In book of Job, Satan is in God's presence and us griping about Job (see Job 1:6-12). Now here's the question I have about this scene: what the heck is Satan doing at God's throne? That's God's most holy place. How can Satan be allowed there? It's pretty simple: we gave him our pass to the throne room of heaven. Adam bowed to the will of Satan in the Garden of Eden in Genesis 3, and that means's Satan was able to take Adam's place and could come before God. Satan became “the accuser of the brothers” – he did nothing but bend God's ear with lies about us. Then something amazing happened. The “last Adam”, Jesus Christ, gave his own blood and cleansed the things of Heaven (Hebrews 9:22-24). The work Jesus did, which he called “finished”, redeemed the place where Satan stood before God. There's no place in heaven for Satan. He cannot come before God and accuse you or me. Those days are over. The next bit of good news is who is in God's presence today – and that would be JEsus. He is there on our behalf (Hebrews 9:24). And so now who can condemn or accuse us? “Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died, and furthermore is also risen, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us.” Romans 8:34 Listen, as I read the book of Job I see it contains many theological knots. I can't untie half of them. I do know that much of it is bad theology, presented as just that. God himself says that Job's friends spoke wrongly about Him, invalidating much of the text as theology. Job wanted someone to plead on his behalf. (Job 9:33) We actually have what Job desired – we have Jesus as our representative, and he is interceding for us (1 Timothy 2:5). So… what does Satan do now? The only thing he can do: he comes to you and me, here on earth, and accuses us through our conscience. His only weapon is lies. His weapon is only effective if we believe the lies. He has no power. (Colossians 2:15) So if you find yourself thinking that God's will is for you to be sick, or hurting, or hungry… or that God is punishing you for your sins… don't buy into that garbage! Don't listen to Satan's lies. God justifies you, and nobody, not even the devil himself, has the power to come before God and accuse you. You, just like Jesus, have free and total access to God's throne of grace to “obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need”. (Hebrews 4:16) Revel in your righteousness, and know that all your sin-debt has been paid, you are free, and there's no one left to accuse you. Imagine yourself in the place of the woman caught in the act of adultery. Here accusers dragged her to Jesus, accusing her. He turned the accusers away and… When Jesus had raised Himself up and saw no one but the woman, He said to her, “Woman, where are those accusers of yours? Has no one condemned you?” She said, “No one, Lord.” And Jesus said to her, “Neither do I condemn you; go and sin no more.” John 8:10-11 That's what he's saying to you and me today: “Neither do I condemn you.” Feature Presentation: Are You Making These 5 Social Media Marketing Mistakes? Social Marketing is more important now than ever. If you don't believe that, or don't understand why its true, hasten thyself over to Social Media Examiner and get the  Sixth Annual Social Media Marketing Industry Report. It is 50 pages, and over 80 charts worth of data from 2,800 organized into an important and comprehensive report. It will open your eyes to just how important Social Media Marketing is to you and your business. Based on that report, Mike Stelzner gave a fantastic keynote at Social Media Marketing World 2015, where he outlined the 8 major trends all marketers must know about in 2015. After spending two and a half days at the conference last week, attending sessions, taking notes like a madman, listening to the podcasts and reading several books by presenters at the conference, plus reading a pile of articles on Social Media Examiner, I decided to create this Social Media-focused show. So here are the 5 Social Media Marketing Mistakes you are most likely making… and how to fix them. Pronto. Social Media Marketing Mistake #1 Failure to have a Strategic Social Media Marketing System. “Strategic” means: the identification of long-term or overall aims and interests and the means of achieving them. “System” means: a set of principles or procedures according to which something is done; an organized scheme or method. Thus, a Strategic Social Media Marketing System is: A set of principles and procedures of using Social Media with the overall aim of increasing the profitability of the enterprise. Do you have such a system? Is it written down? Does the document clearly define the intent of the system? Does it define, step-by-step, how to activities are to be conducted to achieve the Strategic Objective? Could anyone on your staff or team execute the instructions based solely on the written procedure? If not, you don't have a system. How To Fix Mistake #1: Develop a written document that spells out the principles and procedures of using Social Media with the overall aim of increasing the profitability of the enterprise. Social Media Marketing Mistake #2 Failure to have a consistent branding presence across Social Media Platforms. Your images, logos, and profile pages look different across all the different services, including your own blog. Your logo, colors, and design scheme are just a hodgepodge of what you used at the time you signed up for any given network. How To Fix Mistake #2: Get a professional logo design and headshot made, if you don't already have them. Know what your design color palette is and use it. Then, change your images, logos, and profile pages should look alike across all the different services, including your own blog. Your logo, colors, and design scheme should always match. And if you have a personal brand, use the same headshot on all the services… and make sure it looks like you! Social Media Marketing Mistake #3 Failure to understand the different Social Media services. The rules – both written and unwritten – differ from service to service. the proper way to be a valued member of each community is to understand its culture and behave accordingly. Proper behavior looks different on LinkedIn than on Google+ or Facebook, and Facebook profile etiquette is different from the etiquette for Facebook pages. And Twitter is different from all the rest. Unfortunately, many (most) marketers have never taken the time to really learn the culture of the networks they are part of. These same marketers then don't understand why their “social” marketing “doesn't work.” Here's a clue: If everywhere you go, you smell body odor, you might be the one who needs a shower. How To Fix Mistake #3: Study the most popular users of each service. Watch their behavior and interaction. Read a guide on the networks you want to be part of. You can find definitive guides and up-to-the-minute tips at Social Media Examiner for free. One powerful and important insight: spend most of your time on Social Networks being social. Interact. Respond. And don't make the mistake of being self-promotional all the time. My rule of thumb is to try to be 90% sharing and helpful, and to use only 10% of my Social Media activity to directly promote. Now go out on the playground… and play nice! Social Media Marketing Mistake #4 Failure to have a presence on the most important Social Media sites. Many marketers sign up for ever Social Media network, don't dig deep into any of them, and so have a lackluster presence everywhere. Yuck. Don't  do this. It just makes you appear to be one of the mediocre masses. You shouldn't – and can't – have a presence on all Social Media networks. How To Fix Mistake #4: I know I will get arguments on this, but in my opinion, here are the networks you should focus on, in the order of priority, from most important to least (but I think they are all important). Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Instagram Pinterest Google+ As I said, I know some will want to argue with be about this list, but I think it's right on target. Feel free to differ with me in the comments… or on Social Media!   Social Media Marketing Mistake #5 Failure to use strong visual content in your Social Media Marketing. Most Social Media Marketers are focused on words. As a copywriter, I understand. But copywriting and writing in general isn't really about the medium – it's about the message. If you're focused only on the text, you're missing out on huge momentum and potential profit. More and more, people are consuming visual content. How To Fix Mistake #5: Get visual – especially video-visual! One of the hottest trends, according to the data from the Social Media Marketing Industry Report (and Mike Stelzner's keynote), is video. In particular, native video. Meaning video that is posted and hosted on the network distributing it. The networks seem to be giving preference to video that is uploaded via their own network interface. So use Facebook to upload your video to Facebook, instead of uploading it to YouTube and linking to it on Facebook. The same is true of other networks as well. And for goodness sakes, don't forget pictures and those “quote memes” that seem so popular. You can make your own using Canva or Wordswag. And finally, there are infographics. If you want to capture complex ideas in a simple way people love, use infographics. There are a lot of great tools to make them yourself, among them Canva, PikToChart,  and Visual.ly. Which of these 5 Social Media Marketing Mistakes are you making, and what will you do this week to fix them? May I Ask A Favor? Subscribe to the show in iTunes and give us a rating and review. Go ahead and subscribe now, and give us your star rating and review on iTunes. We will definitely mention you on this show. We are also BACK on Stitcher.com, so if you prefer Stitcher, please subscribe there. If you don't already get the email newsletter, sign up for that and get the new free video: “3 Keys to Change the World and Make Your Business Grow.” Connect with me on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, or LinkedIn. Get The Transcript Click here to get the transcript. Transcripts provided by SuccessTranscripts – a great solution if you need your podcast, sermon, speech, or other audio transcribed.  

Thinking of launching a product, service or even a company? Want ideas of what to do and what not to do? In this special episode, we’re going to talk about how to push the boundaries when you launch. I'm joined by Leslie Samuel, one of our senior managers who I've been working with since the fall. We're going to explore how to launch products and learn lessons from experience and a lot of mistakes.  Show notes: https://socialmediaexaminer.com/138b

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In this week's episode, Leslie Samuel from Become A Blogger shares his first year of marriage story. Leslie is a blogger who loves playing piano and believes in changing the world one blog at a time. He has been married for over 8 years to his beautiful wife Marguerite, have a son, and lives in Michigan. […] The post 010 How to Manage Finances and Marriage Expectations as a Newlywed with Leslie Samuel appeared first on Our Peaceful Family.

Dan Franks In this episode, Starve the Doubts host Jared Easley talks with the awesome Dan Franks. It’s almost been a year since Dan was on the show back in December 2013 for the Holiday Mashup. And since then, so many amazing things have happened. One of them was the Podcast Movement in August 2014 which was definitely a HUGE success! Today, Jared and Dan will be talking more about their upcoming, out-of-the-box project, the Business Podcaster Summit, which is somewhat a spin-off from their recent success with Podcast Movement as they try to bring a full-on, conference experience reaching out to people all over the world. It’s all about converting your online connections into offline, in-person relationships. In this episode, you’ll learn about: The power of collaboration and in-person meetups Turning online connections into offline, in-person relationships Steps in starting your own meetup Events vs. recurring meetups (WP meetups, Podcast meetups) How you can start to become a speaker Why a Virtual Summit? The Business Podcaster Summit - what you can expect, who will be there! How to use crowdfunding as your platform to fund your podcast Bloggers turn podcasters: How to do it The importance of implementing things into action What to do when things aren’t coming together The power of getting feedback and asking questions Dan’s current podcast Men Seeking Tomahawks Promoting your podcast which other podcasters haven’t done yet Items mentioned: Getting out there and just talking to people Getting caught in online interactions and turning them into in-person relationships How to turn online relationships into in-person relationships Attending meetups Attending conferences Relationships start online and converting them into offline Starting your own meetup: Decide on what your meetup is all about - why should people be there Decide who you want to attend the meetup - people in your podcast audience who are in that certain part of town Decide how to target those people - podcast, website, email list The upside of not having a concrete agenda in your meetup The ripple effect of the meetup they did in 2013: The Holiday Mashup - meeting Cynthia Sanchez of Oh So Pinteresting! Meeting PT, founder of FinCon Jared got an opportunity to speak at FinCon Going to one-time events versus recurring meetups Being a presentor in local meetup groups as your next step Why Virtual Summit? Bringing the Podcast Movement experience to people around the world Giving people access to a full-on conference experience wherever they are Imitating what the big guys are doing The Business Podcast Summit as being business-focused Utilizing social media to establish your podcast Using crowdfunding to fund your podcast Leveraging automation in building and growing your podcast Bringing in rockstar podcasters: John Lee Dumas, Chris Ducker, Kate Erickson, Natalie Sisson, Rob Cesternino, Leslie Samuel, Christian Psencik, and more! Podcasting as a way to: Building your brand Getting that word out about what you’re doing online or offline Turning your podcast into a business - But how? Implementing things into action When things aren’t coming together: Trust your intuition. Ask people what they think about what you’re doing Don’t be afraid to ask the hard questions. About his Men Seeking Tomahawks podcast: A variety show talking about sports, electronics, beer, music, and just about anything Radio show format Doing local events to spread the word Check out the summit at www.podcastersummit.com. www.menseekingtomahawks.com Dan’s final thoughts for the listeners: “Don’t be afraid to explore ways to turn your online relationships to offline relationships.” “Think outside the box.” Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=CQWQVRBGQCK7E&source=url)

Are you looking for ways to make money with your professional blog? Do you want to know how to leverage your content to monetize your site? n this episode I interview Leslie Samuel, whose Interactive Biology blog makes biology fun for students and teachers. He's also the man behind Become A Blogger, a large site dedicated to the craft of professional blogging.  Show notes: https://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/117

Over the past 3 months, we have covered several things regarding content creation. From blogging to podcasting, websites to marketing. Further below, you'll be able see the list of the 20 sessions so far. With that, we will be having a short break. We'll come back mid-November with the second semester. There are a couple things I'd like to modify: Narrowing the focus for the semester Regular blog posts Improved newsletter eBook about website basics (middle of writing it now) Homework assignments (more engagement) Homework - What I need from you: Help spreading the podcast via social media (links below!) and iTunes reviews Your questions, comments, and other feedback Please let me know what you would like to see and hear from me. I would love to have a segment where I can answer questions that you may have about content creation. Leave your thoughts below in the comment section. Semester 1 Podcast Sessions: 1-1 I'm an impostor 1-2 You need more than a quality website; what is content creation? 1-3 Mark Sieverkropp share the benefits and struggles of content creation 1-4 5 key components for your website 1-5 Greg Hickman discusses the importance of a mobile-mindset 1-6 Jared Easley shares his researching and interviewing tips 1-7 Daniel J. Lewis shares how to overcome assumptions 1-8 Matt McWilliams talks about his principles for networking 1-9 Jim Woods talks about his process and tips for creating content 1-10 Doc Kennedy shares his experience creating videos 1-11 Dustin Hartzler help us dive deeper into WordPress 1-12 Leslie Samuel gives practical tips to take your blog to the next level 1-13 10 key things to make your website better 1-14 Online marketing tips from Joel Fortner 1-15 Podcasting tips from Dave Jackson 1-16 Dave Stachowiak shares some online leadership principles 1-17 Collaborative projects with Jim Woods and Erik J. Fisher 1-18 Joel and Dr. Pei talk to entrepreneurs about Relaunching and podcasting 1-19 Diving into eLearning and online training with Jeff Long 1-20 When to quit a creative project with Alex Barker   The post Semester 1 Wrap Up (1-21) appeared first on Creative Studio Academy.

Leslie Samuel joins us today to share his journey and experience with blogging. You can connect with him on his website (Become a Blogger) or on Twitter. Leslie started back when he was teaching high school. He started with freebie-trading, making some money, and then showing others how to do what he was doing. In August, 2008, he learned about blogging. He joined a course about blogging. Whatever you are passionate about or building a business about, you can build a blog, create content, inspire other, and change the world. [Tweet "You can build a blog, create content, inspire other, and change the world. - @lesliesamuel"] Why did you decide to leave your job as a professor to pursue blogging full-time? Because of his blog, Leslie was able to land his "dream job" as a professor. As a result, he got too busy between teaching, pursuing a PhD, and building his online business. He evaluated his situation, and realized that he could not leave his online business and the influence that he's built up. How did you deal with people that were negative or doubters? Leslie didn't really care about those opinions. One thing that was clear to him was that he going where God wanted him to go. He weighed the options carefully. The people that were close to him and knew him were very supportive of the decision. If his wife or family was doubtful, this would not have happened. What are some tips for someone trying to increase their traffic and engagement? Have a very clear understand of who you are targeting. Be clear on what problem you are trying to solve. Get as detailed as you can. Start creating that content! Write down a list of 50 questions, then start writing answers to those questions. Let people know about it. Social media is not for just self-promotion. Work at connecting with people in a real way. Then you can share your content. Connecting with other bloggers and grow together with them. What kind of topics would someone cover when they start blogging? Think of your target market. What questions would they have? They want to be educated about the process. Look for other things that your target market is looking for. What are some top ways people can try to monetize their blog? Affiliate marketing Create your own products Ads What kind of expectations should someone have regarding time and money as they get started blogging? If you are trying to seriously build something, look at 10 hours a week. When Leslie started blogging the second time, he hired out some work so he could focus on other aspects. Financially, it depends on what you are trying to do. There are a lot of things that you can do on your own to save some money. Become a Blogger Articles Podcast Become a Blogger University You gotta take action! You'll learn from your mistakes. Keep taking consistent action and you'll be surprised where that will take you. [Tweet "Keep taking consistent action and you'll be surprised where that will take you. - @lesliesamuel"] The post Leslie Samuel gives practical tips to take your blog to the next level (1-12) appeared first on Creative Studio Academy.

Voici la deuxième partie de mon voyage à Las Vegas dans le cadre de la conférence NMX 2013. Je parle, entre autres, des conférences que j'ai vues sur : "Fan Podcasts", Google+, "Storytelling podcast", La deuxième session de Cliff Ravenscraft (www.podcastanswerman.com), Ma rencontre avec Leslie Samuel de www.becomeablogger.co

Dans cet épisode, je vous présente une entrevue que j'ai fait avec Leslie Samuel qui est un blogueur ayant énormément de succès avec ses 2 blogs qui sont dans des domaines totalement différents mais qui nécessitent une grande qualité que Leslie maîtrise très bien, celle de l'enseignement !

Todays guest entrepreneur is someone who when you were at school you would have loved to have as your teacher. He makes learning cool, and fun, and has a desire to teach in new and exciting ways. So what makes him unique at least to my awareness of such folk, and brings him on to a show like Join Up Dots? Well, unlike many of the people around the world that specialize in education and particularly biology, today's guest has gone online and created a world that can bring his passions to the widest audience ever. Having the freedom to use state of the art video, and podcasting equipment he inspires and educates from a far. Many of the visitors to his site, comment that he has taught them more in a hour than weeks in a stuffy old classroom. So how has it done it, and created a career that is now so successful? How has this man from the island of St Maarteen in the Caribbean created an income and career that is built purely on his passions. And why the hell did he leave St Maarteen? Come on beach, sand, laptop what more can you want? So let me introduce to you as we discuss his life, failures and success, and of course Join Up some Dots with the one and only classroom entrepreneur Leslie Samuel.  

You’ve heard it time and time again on The Solopreneur Hour (and probably other places as well): find and follow your passion, whatever it is. In episode 44 Leslie Samuel, anatomy professor and internet marketer, shares his passion and unbridled enthusiasm for teaching. Like most successful solopreneurs, Leslie loves to learn something, then share it […]

This week our guest is Leslie Samuel! Leslie is a Biology Professor who is making money online by creating educational videos and blogging. He teaches biology at interactive biology and teaches blogging at become a blogger. Leslie’s website Interactive Biology Become a Blogger Learning with Leslie Podcast Links Mentioned Become a Blogger’s 2012 Year End […]

The Freelancers interview Leslie Samuel of the Become A Blogger Blog and The Learning With Leslie Podcast.

The Freelancers interview Leslie Samuel of the Become A Blogger Blog and The Learning With Leslie Podcast.

Leslie is the Host of the Learning With Leslie Podcast, a show dedicated to changing the world one blog at a time. During each episode, he shares the lessons he has learned. As a full-time university professor, he has followed his passions and built online businesses around biology and blogging.

It’s another week and it’s a new episode of the PM for the Masses Podcast. This is THE podcast about project management and project managers. So sit back, grab a cup of coffee if you can, and prepare to be entertained, educated, and inspired! Today is one of those inspiring episodes. This is episode 9 […]

In this week's episode, I am delighted to have my friend, Leslie Samuel, return to Podcast Answer Man. Some of you will remmember that I had Leslie on episode 251 to share his story about how his online efforts helped him land his dream job. In this episode, I've invited Leslie to share five tips […] The post 318 Five Blogging Tips For Podcasters & Flipboard Magazines appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show. I have other podcasts that might be of interest to you. See my list of shows at http://CliffRavenscraft.com/podcast Let's Work Together! Would you like to connect with me through one-on-one coaching or through one of my paid mastermind groups? If so, visit my WORK WITH ME PAGE and submit an application today.

New Media Expo has just concluded in Las Vegas, Nevada. Here's a look back at some of the sessions with Mike Russell from Music Radio Creative.Full show notes at: http://podcast.musicradiocreative.com/new-media-expo-2013-podcast-episode-28/

Not all Internet Marketers are created equal. Especially when it comes to Mr. Leslie Samuel. Leslie is a musician, professor, biology expert, blogging teacher and much more. Leslie also has an enormous passion for the power of blogging. He believes in the power of building a business by leveraging a blog and changing the world […] The post The Entrepreneurs of Faith Interview Series Feat. Leslie Samuel appeared first on Copywriter, Content Marketing Expert, Social Media Marketer.

#048: Today's guest is Leslie Samuel, a part-time blogger and full-time teacher with multiple blogging success stories under his belt. Podcast show notes available here: https://www.smartpassiveincome.com/session48

Leslie Samuel's Online Content Paves Way For Dream Job! I am so excited about this week's “Where Are They Now” interview with Leslie Samuel from LearningWithLeslie.com and Interactive-Biology.com. Leslie's story is full of so much valuable insight and inspiration. I know that you are going to love hearing about how a site with some online […] The post 251 Podcast Answer Man – Major BlogWorld Announcement – Interview With Leslie Samuel – And So Much More! appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show.

The Total Tutor will interview Leslie Samuel. He will provide tips to help high school students improve their grades in Biology. Dr. Jim Taylor. He will give his opinion on public education.  Also, I will interview Dr. Shaun Johnson of The National Opt Out Day. He will talk about why he joined this movement. In addition, I will interview Naresh Visa. Naresh will discuss the homeschool movement. He will talk about celebrities who home school their children.  Last, I will interview Joanne Herring from Charlie Wilson's War. She will talk about how she is helping Afghanistan.The show airs at 10:30 PM EST on my website.  

The Total Tutor will interview Leslie Samuel. The topic educational Biology Website where I upload free videos (similar toKhan Academy, but on Biology). The site is www.interactive-biology.com and has catered to 20,000 people from all over the world in the last monthalone. In addition, I will interview Patricia Sadar.  Also, I interview Darren Campo. The topic will be ow is technology helping students now in school as opposed to when you were in school? What advances have you noticed while teaching and the progress of students in their field?