Episode 284: 800,000 Followers and Still Working Day Jobs (FS284)

Show Notes: http://fizzleshow.co/284 Can losing your job be the best thing to happen to you? How do you convert social media followers to website traffic? Once you have a big social media audience is selling a product or service easy? These are the questions we are fielding today from our Fizzle Forums in the round up! Although quite specific to each person posing the question there is a lot to unpack and hopefully enough for most of our audience to relate to on some level. In this episode, we look at each of these topics and really try and draw out the best advice we can muster for you and your business. We examine what it means to really go beyond the call of duty and give your business your all, we discuss the value of social followings and what remains ever valuable in today’s online climate. We also talk about monetization and the importance of a personal touch on Instagram. We look at good examples of familiar and prominent entrepreneurs to exemplify approaches to these issues, notably Joe Rogan and Gary Vaynerchuk, names you will most surely be used to hearing! So for all this and much more be sure to tune in with us Fizzlers! Key Points From This Episode: • Losing my job was the best thing that ever happened to me! [0:05:10.8] • Going beyond the basics and being consumed with finding your clients. [0:13:15.3] • The genesis of this approach to success. [0:16:45.9] • Converting Instagram follows to website traffic. [0:21:59.3] • Making a launch fun and personal on a social media platform. [0:30:58.2] • Monetization of a large social following. [0:37:20.3] • The constant importance of writing in the evolving landscape of content. [0:43:56.2] • And much more! Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: • Fizzle — https://fizzle.co/ • Yelp! — https://www.yelp.com/ • Derek Halpern — https://socialtriggers.com/ • Gary Vaynerchuk — https://www.garyvaynerchuk.com/ • Jab, Jab Jab, Right Hook — https://www.garyvaynerchuk.com/the-one-thing-i-didnt-clarify-enough-in-jab-jab-jab-right-hook/ • Aubrey Marcus — https://www.aubreymarcus.com/ • Joe Rogan — https://www.joerogan.com/ • Kylie Jenner — https://www.instagram.com/kyliejenner/?hl=en • Simplified Planner — https://www.emilyley.com/collections/simplified-planner • Elon Musk — https://www.forbes.com/profile/elon-musk/#675c97937999 • Patreon — https://www.patreon.com/ • Courage and Clarity — https://www.courageandclarity.com/ • Corbett Barr on Twitter — https://twitter.com/CorbettBarr • Chase Reeves on Twitter — https://twitter.com/chase_reeves • Start A Blog That Matters Course — https://fizzle.co/start-a-blog-that-matters • Fizzle 80/20 Copywriting Guide — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/writing-copy-for-web • Fizzle Toolkit — https://fizzle.co/toolkit • Fizzle Goals Course — https://fizzle.co/courses/goals • Fizzle Journaling Course — https://fizzle.co/courses/journal • Fizzle Roadmap — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/small-business-roadmap-1-clarity • Fizzle Craft + Commerce — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/craft-commerce • Fizzle Project Management for Entrepreneurs — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/project-management-for-entrepreneurs • Fizzle Try 5 — http://fizzle.co/try5 • Fizzle Hosting — https://fizzle.co/hosting