I am delighted to welcome Rob Cubbon back to the Podcast Get the Show Reel with my detailed notes and links from our conversation by clicking on this button  Click here to Download the Show Reel Rob is a serial online entrepreneur and his continuing success means that he has already made the mistakes that you and I are going to make when we follow in his footsteps.  So it seemed like a great idea to avoid all that by asking him to share his advice about Printing T-Shirts on Demand with Merch by Amazon In this Episode we cover: What is Merch How you get started Other T-Shirt Design sites How Rob got started on Merch Copyright and Design issues and policies Details of a design Step by Step starting out on Merch Keyword Research Its all about the Niche Design Tools Styles Pricing Links to Merch by Amazon Researching your Own T-Shirts Find Out More About Rob You can find out more about Rob at http://courses.robcubbon.com/courses/category/Free Rob's Merch Online Video Course If you want to accelerate your own Merch business to success, then here is the link to Rob’s Course – Just click on the Image.   You can enroll here with a 68% Discount for just $19 - Affiliate Link (thank you for supporting the Optimistic Entrepreneur Podcast) Get the Show Reel with my detailed notes and links from our conversation by clicking on this button Click here to Download the Show Reel  

Today I am delighted to welcome Dave Espino to the Optimistic Entrepreneur Podcast.  We are talking about how to list your online course on Amazon! Today…is a GAME CHANGER We all know that Amazon Video Direct has not been a great success for Online Course creators.  Its just to complicated and fiddly.  And those pesky closed captions.. Well, what if you list you online courses on Amazon without having to go through the whole AVD rigmarole? Dave has worked out how this can be done and in today's episode of the show he discusses how he did this and the great benefits this strategy offers online instructors. This also applies to any digital assets you may have including audio books, ebooks and even podcasts! The main benefits are: You list your course, you don't have to upload it again It works for any platform including Udemy, Thinkific, Teachable and many more… There is no cost for listing There are Eight steps to complete the process - and Dave shows you exactly how this is done, step by step in his course "Hidden Revenue Exposed" You access a market place of 300m people, 20x that of Udemy There is little or no competition for online courses right now Hidden Revenues Exposed You can find out all about the course and enroll by following this link https://jbdcolley.com/AmazonDigital (This is an affiliate link and if you do enroll I will receive a financial reward but you will not pay any extra.  Thank you.) Amazon Listing Course - List Your Online Video Course on Amazon (BONUS COURSE) I enrolled in Dave's course right away and so far have listed 10 of my courses on Amazon.  I have found that my experience of Amazon meant that I had extra things I wanted to add to Dave's course to make it easier, faster and to help you to avoid some of the newbie mistakes I made.  You can find my course below. http://thesixminutestrategist.teachable.com/p/amazonlisting Please note = you need to enroll in Dave's course to get any benefit from my course - I do not share the method with you in my course - only the tips, tricks and tactics I worked out while I was listing my own courses. Special Offer - Two for the Price of One For the rest of the month of October - if you enroll in Dave's course using my link and send me an email of your receipt that I can match to my affiliate account, I will send you a free coupon to my course.  This offer expires on 31st October 2017 at midnight. Email me your receipt to john [at} jbdcolley [dot] com. Find out more about Dave  You can find out more about Dave at his website: http://daveespino.com/

I am delighted to welcome Internet Marketing Expert Greg Jeffries to the Optimistic Entrepreneur Podcast.  Having seen the success Greg was having (he publishes his income reports), I was very keen to get him on to the podcast as a guest to ask him about his marketing strategies. Greg is a very successful internet marketer who is focusing on Affiliate marketing using very focused SEO and Long Tail Keywords. In June 2015 Greg made $1,548.08 In August 2017, just two years later, he made $18,034.23  [In the show reel, I have provided a summary of his earnings over the last two years by affiliate programme so that you can see exactly where he has been making his money and this may help you to decide where to focus your efforts.  Incidentally, I have done the same with another internet marketer, Mark Woodward.] There is something seriously smart going on and I wanted to find out more. Greg is very open about his approach and helps us to understand why is affiliate marketing business is so successful. Greg is very much focused on Long Tail SEO for his marketing activities.  In particular, Greg focuses on Transactional keywords (intent) and by going after the long tail, he has less competition which greatly improves his organic search results and ranking in Google. Greg has a very systematic approach He understands SEO He identifies niches and acquires domains with niche keywords He creates a niche website He identifies the competitive and profitable keywords associated with that niche using Keyword.io (I also use Market Samurai) He gets his on page SEO right He gets his off page SEO right, particularly with some neat back linking strategies He tracks his progress with Google Analytics He identifies and promotes affiliate products, particularly identifying attractive products in Affiliate networks He builds and cultivates an email list. He scales his content distribution Find Out More About Greg You can find out more about Greg at his site, http://imsource.org - which is a great resource for finding out more about internet marketing and resources you can promote. SEO Affiliate Domination Course If you want to discover Greg's system for SEO Affiliate Domination you can find all his strategies laid out in an easy to follow (I know, I enrolled) course which he has published on Teachable.    To Get $100 off this course, download the show reel and in there you will find this exclusive offer for Optimistic Entrepreneurs.   You can only access this through the Show Reel because I want this to be for serious students and I do not want this link spammed around the internet. Download The Show Reel - 4 Steps to Affiliate Income  I have created a Show Reel for this episode which takes Greg's interview a step further.  I share with you the 80+ products and services he promotes as an affiliate along with the total of his earnings from those properties over the last two years. I have done a similar exercise for successful internet marketer Mark Woodward, summarising his earnings in 2017. The Show Reel also takes you through the four key steps you need to follow in order to start generating your own affiliate income, including a detailed explanation of on page SEO.  Click here to Get Instant Access to the Show Reel How to Find Keywords I have published Two Blog Posts about how to find Keywords which you can find here: How to Find Keywords Part 1 - https://jbdcolley.com/how-to-find-keywords-part-1 How to Find Keywords Part 2 - https://jbdcolley.com/how-to-find-keywords-part-2

  Its my great pleasure today to welcome extraordinary videographer, Scott Hamlin to the Optimistic Entrepreneur Podcast. Scott shares his expertise on creating Promotional Videos, its virtually a step by step guide on how to create them. Discover My Video Courses - Exclusive Offer $10 (Shhhh - its our secret) Video Design Mastery: Create Awesome Videos Fast! https://www.udemy.com/video-design-mastery-create-awesome-videos-fast/?couponCode=OEP00810 Promo Video Mastery  https://www.udemy.com/promo-video-mastery/?couponCode=OEP00810   Join the Optimistic Entrepreneur Mastermind Group on Facebook at  https://www.facebook.com/groups/optimisticentrepreneur/ Please leave an iTunes Review for the Podcast at: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id731469236   The Show Reel for this episode may be downloaded from here:  Download Your Podcast Show Reel Here The Show Notes for this Episode my be found on my Blog here:  http://jbdcolley.com/OEP008 Find Out More About Scott. You can discover more about Scott at https://kinetictextanimator.com You can access Scott's Software Products here: Kinetic Text Animator Anibits Mega Bundle (Full Disclaimer: These links are affiliate links and I will benefit if you decide to buy these products from Scott - Thank you)    

Its my great pleasure to welcome Bruno to the Optimistic Entrepreneur Podcast Bruno is an online marketer who has focused on Facebook Groups and unlocked the secret sauce of how to generate leads without getting banned by the Group Owner! Bruno takes you through six clear steps: The Mindset behind Groups How to Find the Best Group How to Attract your Ideal Clients How to Generate Leads How to Close Your First Sales How to Manage Your Leads Bruno's approach focuses how you can scale your business and avoid be overwhelmed. You are going to love this Episode for the detail and inspiration that Bruno shares. Find Out More About Bruno You can find out more about Bruno at https://www.multiuniversal.com/evolution/about  You can join his webinar at: http://evol.li/15-leads (This is an affiliate link - if you do join Bruno's programme, I will be rewarded for the introduction - thank you) Bruno also offers help with: Google Ads setup + management FB Ads setup + management Building a Website Sales Funnel

Carlo and I connected on Linkedin and I thought it would be interesting to compare notes on how to develop and market a business online. This took the form of a Q&A session and discussion with both of us throwing in our ideas. We hope you find these useful.   You can download the Show Reel by clicking on this link. It includes: Notes from the episode Links mentioned in our conversation Two Max Discount Coupons for my Fiverr and Youtube Hacking Courses Please go to the Show notes at http://jbdcolley.com/OEP005 to download the show reel.

I am delighted to welcome Henry to the Podcast. Henry is the Co-Host of the How Of Business Podcast, which he was kind enough to invite me on back in Episode 66 of his podcast.  You can find the Episode here:  http://thehowofbusiness.com/episode-066-john-colley/ Find out more about Henry at The How of Business http://thehowofbusiness.com Prosperity Place - Joan Sotkin My thanks to Joan for her introduction to Henry.  You can find out more about her at https://prosperityplace.com Scrivener Software You can find out more about Scrivener at https://www.literatureandlatte.com/scrivener.php

I was very flattered to be asked by Ilona Hetsevich from the JoomlaLMS Blog for an interview to discuss elearning and Podcasting.   I hope you find this episode helpful and it inspires you to look more closely at how you can become more successful by embracing eLearning and how you might incorporate a Podcast into your business. Discover How to Podcast with Pat Flynn Follow this link to find out everything you need to know about Podcasting and how to get started in Pats amazing post and videos (more elearning I'm afraid) on the subject. https://www.smartpassiveincome.com/tutorials/start-podcast-pats-complete-step-step-podcasting-tutorial/  

In this week's episode I am delighted to welcome Tom Hunt to the Optimistic Entrepreneur Podcast. While I was on holiday, I came across this great post by Tom Hunt on creating traffic and the right way to do it.  I was really taken by the post and read it several times.  Then I realised I had to get Tom on to the Podcast to share his story and this content with you. Tom is a serial entrepreneur who has worked out a system which he is sharing with you, to drive prospects to your site and your products. In the interview he shares his story with us, so that you can understand that this is all based on his experience gained creating his businesses. You can find his blog post - which I strongly recommend that you read at  http://tomhunt.io/blog/how-to-get-free-traffic/ You can find his video series (which is free but requires a sign up) here:  http://tomhunt.io/free-traffic-forever-video-1 Tom has a great blog post on driving traffic from Facebook Groups which you can read here: http://tomhunt.io/blog/facebook-group-marketing/ If you want to know more about Joesph Campbell and the Hero's Journey - again, required reading in my view, you can find it on Amazon here: US: https://www.amazon.com/Heros-Journey-Voyage-Self-Discovery/dp/1845902866 UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/Books/Hero-Thousand-Faces-Collected-Works-Joseph-Campbell/1577315936/ref=as_li_ss_tl  

Optimistic Entrepreneur Podcast Episode 2 Crowdfunding under a Microscope with Andrew Monk, Founder and CEO of ioLight In March 2017, ioLight successfully raised over £300,000 on Crowdcube and Andrew shares this experience with you step by step. If you are considering your own crowdfunding, you will not want to miss this episode as Andrew is very open with his stories of his experience and provides some excellent advice. You can download a PDF ShowReel of our conversation here Click Here to Download Crowdfunding Under A Microscope and Get Andrews Great Tips and Strategies Show Sponsor - Galvanic Pip This Podcast is proudly sponsored by The Pip, the world's most advanced stress management device, The Pip has been helping thousands of people with their stress for the past five years and now you have the chance to get involved as an investor. Visit the Pip on Crowdcube and earn some great rewards for yourself, including a free Pip. Capital at Risk, be sure to read the Crowdcube terms and conditions. Check out the Pip's Campaign at http://jbdcolley.com/pipcampaign Links Mentioned ioLight web page http://iolight.co.uk/ ioLight YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo7dLC89D0PUGQsw52R6Iqw Cambridge Industrial Design http://www.cambridge-industrialdesign.com/ Red Book Productions http://www.redbookp