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 Am...
Oct 17, 2017•37 min•Ep. 11
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 epi...
Oct 11, 2017•42 min•Ep. 10
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 ...
Oct 03, 2017•57 min•Ep. 9
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-v...
Sep 05, 2017•30 min
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...
Sep 05, 2017•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 6
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://jbdc...
Aug 29, 2017•50 min•Ep. 5
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 ...
Aug 24, 2017•44 min
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 (mo...
Aug 16, 2017•22 min
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 produ...
Aug 15, 2017•27 min
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 Down...
Jun 27, 2017•53 min
Welcome to the Optimistic Entrepreneur Podcast! Optimistic Entrepreneur! This Podcast is focused on you the Optimistic Entrepreneur This short introduction explains how my podcasts have evolved and why I have now launched my third Podcast, the Optimistic Entrepreneur Podcast! I started out with "A Conversation with the Six Minute Strategist" which was a great excuse to speak to lots of interesting people that I knew and to get them to share great information. I really enjoyed it but there were t...
Jun 26, 2017•5 min
Its my great pleasure this week to welcome Chloe Thomas to the Online Courses Insider Show. Chloe is an ecommerce expert and author of the newly published book, Customer Manipulation. Chloe provides a framework to help you to understand where you need to focus your market efforts to have the most impact on your ecommerce business. This Week’s Guest: Chloe Thomas In this Episode you will discover: Who is Chloe Thomas What is Customer Manipulation and why do it How Chloe described her book – imagi...
Jul 08, 2016•39 min
Today its my great pleasure to welcome Phil Pallen to the Online Courses Insider Show! Phil was a mesmirising keynote speaker at New Media Europe 2016. Phil is a Brand Expert who helps a very wide range of clients all over the world build and promote their brands. This Week’s Guest: Phil Pallen In this Episode you will discover: What Brand Building does for you Why bother with Branding Where does Phil start with a new client How Phil combines, Photography, Typography and all the other elements w...
Jul 01, 2016•41 min
Today its my great pleasure to welcome Rachel Martin and Dan Morris to the Online Courses Insider Podcast. Rachel and Dan are the founders of BC Stack, a project where they bundle an amazing array of courses and products into a digital “Stack” and then market this stack globally to a wide audience. I was very honnoured to be invited to participate and had to get them on to the show to share it with you. If you are a Digital Entrepreneur, is this something you can do? This Week’s Guests: Rachel M...
Jun 20, 2016•43 min
Today I am delighted to Welcome Rob Cubbon to the Online Courses Insider Podcast. Rob has been a digital entrepreneur for 10 years and as he freely admits has tried many strategies in his business over this time. Today we discuss the newly unveiled Amazon Video Direct platform and its potential for helping us to grow our businesses. This Week’s Guest: Rob Cubbon In this Episode you will discover: What has changed in Rob’s business over the past six months The impact that Udemy’s price change has...
Jun 03, 2016•40 min
Today I am delighted to welcome Ian Anderson Gray to the Online Courses Insider Show. Ian is a technical wizard and when I heard that he had found a way to Livestream on Facebook from his Desktop and that the software was free, I had to get him on to the show to discuss his breakthrough. It also quickly became apparent that the OBS Studio software was also potentially a way to create Online Courses without having to invest in Screenflow or Camtasia. Check out our Free Introductory Tutorial to OB...
Jun 02, 2016•34 min
My Guest this week is Rob Wilson an expert marketer who is particularly adept with Using Active Campaign and this week's episode is all about how to establish build and grow your email marketing, in particular (but not exclusively) using Active Campaign. This Week's Guest: Rob Wilson Founder of the BizSysMan, building business improving systems. Over 20 years in IT at the Director level. I work as the bridge between IT and the business to produce business systems that produce a return on investm...
May 27, 2016•49 min
My Guest today is Gabby Wallace who I am delighted to interview on this the first episode of the new branding for the show. Gabby has had amazing success with her Youtube channel and it has been one of the major contributing factors to her success. Today she shares some great ideas about how you can be successful too! If you find this helpful, then grab the Cheatsheet I created from the content in the show which you can get below! Guest: Gabby Wallace Gabby Wallace earned her Masters Degree in T...
May 20, 2016•1 hr 6 min
In this week's episode I am delighted to welcome Nathan Williams from Crazy Eye Marketing who shares with us the step by step explanation of his lead funnel. Nathan is an expert marketer and his lead funnel expertise is going to completely blow you away as he shares exactly how and why he constructs his lead funnel the way he does. This Week's Guest: Nathan Williams In this Episode Discover: How Nathan transitioned from the Military to becoming an online entrepreneur We discovered a mutual backg...
May 13, 2016•42 min
This Week's Guest: Joan Sotkin It is my pleasure to welcome Joan Sotkin to the Online Learning Podcast. Joan is an experienced Online Entrepreneur and is now turning her attention to creating online courses. She is truly inspirational and I hope you enjoy our wide ranging discussion. You can find out more about Joan at her website - http://prosperityplace.com John's New Youtube Video Optimisation Course You can enroll in John's new Youtube Video Optimisation Course by following this link. At the...
May 06, 2016•57 min
This week's Guest: Paula Guilfoyle Its my great pleasure to welcome Paula Guilfoyle to the Online Learning Podcast. Paula is a profile course creator and educator. She shares her story with us as well as a whole load of great tactics and tools which you can use to develop your online courses and digital entrepreneur business. Meet Paula Paula is a Qualified CPA with over 15 years' experience in the fields of Accountancy, Business Management,Process improvement, Internal Audit, Group accountant, ...
Apr 29, 2016•36 min
This Week's Guest: Jackie Burgoa In this week's episode we discuss Digital Marketing with Growth Hacking Expert Jackie Burgoa. Discover the strategies Jackie used to get her courses ranking in Udemy through using smart and actionable strategies to drive her courses to the top of Udemy organic ranking. This episode is pure gold for Udemy instructors seeking to improve their courses' rankings in Udemy. Meet Jackie "Hi! I'm Jackie. I have a degree in Architecture from U.C. Berkeley. An MBA from Nov...
Apr 22, 2016•1 hr 9 min
Today its my great pleasure to welcome Ben Hunt-Davis MBE to the Online Learning Podcast. Ben won a Gold medal in the Great Britain Eight in Rowing at the Sydney Olympics in 2000. The experience of training, competing and winning at the Olympics is the cornerstone of his consulting company and his message, "Will it Make The Boat Go Faster?". Ben shares his story and his inspirational message in this interview ‘An Olympic gold medal is a crazy thing to want, and a crazy thing to work towards. The...
Feb 12, 2016•52 min
I am delighted to welcome coder and gamer Mark Price to the Online Learning Podcast! Why Mark sees Udemy as a starting point for his online business Advice for new Udemy Instructors Why asking students to introduce themselves in your course works so well Deep dive into Mark's Amazing Programming course! Why students want Udemy courses that benefit their lives Why Mark includes lot of exercises and projects in his courses Why Mark has an amazing Chat room on his website to support his course Why ...
Feb 05, 2016•34 min
Its my great pleasure to welcome Izabela Russell back to the Online Learning Podcast to discuss the 2016 New Media Europe Conference which is being held in London on 18th/19th June 2016! Last year NMEU 2015 was a fantastic success and 2016 is going to be even bigger and better! Find out about Inspire Day and Learn Day! Get all the news about the Black Tie Gala Dinner! Find out who is speaking! Yes! I am speaking again too! To find out what I am going to be speaking about click on the link to go ...
Feb 05, 2016•18 min
In today's Episode of the Online Learning Podcast, I am delighted to welcome Cha-zay Sandhriel who brings an amazing array of left brain and right brain experience to her Udemy courses. We discuss how she came to be such an amazing Udemy instructor and she explains why she wants to share her Money and Metaphysics course with you for just $1! In this Week's Episode: Cha-zay Sandhriel In this Episode we discuss: How a major business disaster has changed her perspective on life Why she found hersel...
Oct 23, 2015•44 min
In today's Episode of the Online Learning Podcast, I am delighted to welcome four guests from the New Media Europe Conference 2015; Jelle Derckx, Jonathan Tilley, Katrina Buderuus and Cliff Ravenscraft. After these great people gave scintillating speeches I was lucky enough to grab them for a few minutes each for an exclusive interview for the Online Learning Podcast In this Week's Episode: In this Episode we discuss: Jelle Derckx How "Think and Grow Rich" inspired Jelle to blog about personal d...
Oct 09, 2015•43 min
In today's Episode of the Online Learning Podcast, I am delighted to welcome four guests whom I had the pleasure of meeting at New Media Europe 2015. First I have a great chat with Mike and Izabela Russell, the founders of NMEU 2015, then Amy Schmittauer from SavvySexySocial.com shares some great advice on video making and finally Chris Ducker tells us all about Periscope and Youpreneur.com In this Week's Episode: Mike and Izabela Russell, Amy Schmittauer and Chris Ducker In this Episode we disc...
Sep 18, 2015•18 min
In today's Episode of the Online Learning Podcast, I am delighted to welcome Vickie Maris who has created on of the most unique courses on Udemy - a real living history course. She has interviewed her mother about life as the wife of a US Airforce Aviator during World War II. We also have an interesting discussion about Periscope - the new live streaming App from Twitter. In this Week's Episode: Vickie Maris In this Episode Vickie and I discuss: How Vickie came to put her course together How she...
Sep 11, 2015•47 min
In today's Episode of the Online Learning Podcast, I am delighted to welcome Kristen Palana, a Professor of Multimedia from the American University in Rome and a successful Udemy instructor. Kristen shares her mastery of colour psychology and explains how you can use colour to effectively stand out in Udemy and make your courses more engaging for your students. In this Week's Episode: Kristen Palana In this Episode Kristen and I discuss: How her Colour Psychology course to help be more impactful...
Sep 04, 2015•37 min
