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Your brand could move people from bored, unmotivated, and ignoring you to driven, curious, interested, and dynamically involved in your business. Chances are that’s not happening for you. In this episode Chase shares insights about story that can help your brand do just that, including:

On episode 44 of the Fizzle Show we shared a bit at the end about some of the inbox management practices we've come to love. Below is a list of those and others that didn't make it into the show. Share your tips in the comments.

My first business was a gourmet dessert catering company in New York. We hand crafted miniature pies from scratch for weddings and events. We went on to get featured on TheKnot, and even supplied mini-pies for the wrap party of the IFC cult tv series Whisker Wars.

Conversion. List building. Signup forms. Giveaways. Lead magnets. Conversion. Etc. The best thing about this episode is how much Corbett talks. If you want to grow your email list, get your notepad out, pour yourself a coffee/tea and press play. This is a good one covering:

Nothing had a bigger effect on my business when I was getting started than Book Yourself Solid. Nothing. I literally went from doing a handful of small projects for boring clients to being completely booked up months in advance with spectacular clients at rates that were 10x higher than I started with.

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