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Barron Cuadro is founder of Effortless Gent, a top men's style blog. He's also one half of Fifth&Brannan, a new men's fashion label based in San Francisco. In this interview, Barron shares how he built Effortless Gent into a popular blog and business that attracts over 50k unique visitors per month. We find out how Barron launched his first E-Book through the site, and how he and his partner Katie started Fifth&Brannan with a highly successful Kickstarter campaign.

Corbett Barr is the founder of Think Traffic, a site that helps entrepreneurs grow thriving and profitable online audiences, and he's also co-creator of Fizzle. In this interview we fill in the gaps between where he started and where he is now. Find out how Corbett started blogging, why he started Think Traffic and how he grew his following in the early days. We also discuss the question: what would you do differently if you were starting all over again.