If you consider yourself a generalist, here's the good news: doing great work in the future will require the skills of a generalist, especially if you work independently or on a small team. And more and more of us are working independently these days. 40% of American workers will be freelancers by 2020 (and according to Freelancer's Union, 33% of us already are) and freelancers need to be generalists to be successful. You have to know a little bit of everything.
Adam is a podcaster. He’s good at it. He enjoys it. He also follows all the blogs and gurus you’re supposed to, and they all tell him: you’ve got to blog, got to tweet, got to facebook, got to be everywhere!
Below is a blog roadmap that not only attracts a thriving audience, but also has the path to a product built right into the strategy. The video below is one that many Fizzle members consider the most helpful video in our entire library. (Fizzle has over 430 lessons at the time of writing.)
You may not feel like it, but you are absolutely skillful enough to create high performing and impactful stuff. (We’re talking about blog posts, podcasts, infographics, products, etc.) You’re capable of it, but if you’re like many of us indie entrepreneurs, you haven’t yet.
Why don’t entrepreneurs just get started on the projects they talk about all the time? We hear from aspiring and current business owners all the time who have dreams of taking on projects big and small, often times hearing from them multiple times about the same project.
Every one of us entrepreneurs wants our businesses to be more popular. We want more eyes on our website and more love for our products. And yet, we also want to do good work. Businesses used to be able to make, package and sell crap and still be profitable.
(click play on the video above, or click here if you're reading this in email) As the traditional publishing industry has shrunk over the past decade, some writers are actually finding it easier to earn a full-time living.
You want to make blog posts, podcasts, products that are going to get found, hit a nerve, be seen and shared and loved. In this episode we share my favorite new research trick to come up with killer ideas for what content to make.
"In December, I want to look back at the year and answer two questions: 1. how did we do? and 2. what do we want to do better next year?" That's a quote from Chase in our podcast episode on conducting a yearly review for your business. He continues:
Questions from 4 listeners today take us into the realm of the USP (Unique Selling Proposition). We share some of our insights about getting to clarity in your offers to increase conversion and engagement. Enjoy!
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