Launch Your Blog Biz

Lauren McManus
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Have you ever thought of quitting your full-time job to create a life of freedom -- through blogging? Welcome to the Launch Your Blog Biz podcast, where your host, Lauren McManus, shares her story about quitting her 9-5 job as a tax accountant to transition into life as a full-time blogger. She and her business partner, Alex Nerney started with a small health and wellness blog that they grew into two blogs and a 7-figure online business — in just two years. In this podcast, Lauren takes a deeper dive into the world of blogging to discuss her best tips and strategies for starting a blog, building an audience, and earning a full-time income online. You can also learn more at Createandgo.com.

  1. 11/30/2023

    Selling on Marketplace Platforms

    In this episode, I'm sharing some brand NEW content -- straight from our updates on our Six-Figure Course Creator course that I'm working on right now.It's all about the pros and cons of selling products on marketplace platforms like Etsy, Amazon, Skillshare, Udemy, etc.We're big proponents of selling your products on your own platforms like Teachable, Clickfunnels, Kajabi, etc. But you can make really great money selling on marketplace platforms too.It's just really important to have the right expectations in place when you sell on these types of platforms.Episode Highlights How my brother makes over $20k/month selling courses on Udemy and Skillshare Price and competition on marketplace platforms Rules on self-promotion on marketplace platforms How to get to page 1 of search results on marketplaces For more information and resources, check out the podcast page on our website. P.S. The above text contains affiliate links, which means that we receive a commission when you purchase from these recommendations. This is no way affects what we recommend but it does help support our podcast and the content that we share at Create and Go!

    30 min

  2. 10/19/2023

    Changes in the SEO Landscape: AI, EEAT, and More

    We have something exciting to share with you today - our first ever VIDEO podcast!You can watch the video on YouTube here.  As many of y'all know, we've been spending the last couple of months updating our blogging courses - from scratch.  These updates feature us fully on camera for the first time. In honor of these content upgrades, I think it's only fitting that we finally record one of our podcast episodes on video too! As I was thinking about these updates, I thought it would be great to get Noah back on the podcast to talk about some of the updates in the SEO world - ahead of our SEO course updates. Consider it a little sneak peak of sorts. The rise of AI writing tools like Jasper (our favorite) has brought with it a need for change in the Google algorithm. Now that everyone and their grandmother can write blog posts about any topic in the world, in a fraction of the time, Google needs to be even better at making sure helpful content stays at the top. Their Helpful Content Update was designed to do just that with these two key components: EEATmaking sure content is as helpful as possibleSounds pretty obvious while also being pretty vague, right? Watch or listen to our latest podcast episode to learn more about the helpful content update and what this means for the current and future SEO landscape.Episode Highlights Current changes in the SEO landscapeUsing AI in your content and how it relates to SEOHelpful Content Update: two key items to considerEEAT: what's newFor more information and resources, check out the podcast page on our website.

    37 min

  3. 10/05/2023

    Transforming Motivation Into Discipline

    Today’s topic is actually one that was requested by Greg. In the last episode, I mentioned at the end that if anyone had any topic suggestions that they wanted to share, please do so. You can comment below on this episode page and share your thoughts or suggestions!At first, I wasn’t sure about this topic of motivation over discipline. My brain immediately went to “avoiding procrastination” and I think that’s a very high-level and over-discussed topic.We all know to procrastinate less and put in more work, right?I’m also a pretty disciplined person. I always have been. So my first thoughts were also that maybe I'm not the person to help here when it comes easily to me. But then I realized... Wait, it's not always easy for me.So, I thought about how I feel when I'm struggling with discipline. What DO I feel and WHY do I feel it? What’s hindering my discipline? Maybe this is different for everyone, but I do think that what I'm sharing in this episode can help everyone in some way.We're here today because motivation is the easy part. It's easy to get motivated for a new diet, to learn a new language, or to even start a business.What's not so easy is turning that motivation into discipline to follow through on your desires and intentions. Sure, having a plan helps tremendously. But it's more than that.That's what we're discussing in today's episode.Episode Highlights Motivation for starting something newWhy that motivation wanesHow to turn motivation into discipline Why getting fired up for your business is so importantFor more information and resources, check out the podcast page on our website.

    16 min

  4. 09/21/2023

    Business Sustainability in an AI-Get-Rich-Quick World

    Finding some stability in your online business can be really tough in a get-rich-quick-ai-enhanced world.It seems like there are 5 billion side hustles out there and every 5 minutes, you're getting an ad or a post from someone making $5,000 doing something online. But what does this mean for business sustainability?A lot of these side hustles and platforms provide income and traffic that come in waves.But what happens when the wave crashes? Sure, you can pivot to the next hustle. Been there, done that. It can be really profitable, but if you don't do it right, it's certainly not going to be sustainable. We're very much living in a time right now of quantity over quality and I think it sucks. There is way too much s****y content on the internet and on our phones and on our TVs, and it's because of us. It's because we spend too much time on these devices and this is what makes others profitable.How do we ensure that we are building our business in a sustainable way that is going to survive the next 2-5 years and beyond?That's the real question and this is what I'm talking about in the latest episode of the podcast.  Episode Highlights: Income and traffic wavesNew game of quantity over qualityHustle and bust cultureHow to focus more on sustainabilityAdditional resources and show notes For more information and resources, check out the podcast page on our website.

    18 min

  5. 09/07/2023

    Know Your Role in Your Business

    Understanding your strengths and weaknesses and what you bring to the table in your business is so important. Identifying the characteristics in your personality that make you really great at a particular task and also what makes you not so great at other tasks can help you remove blockers to your growth.Sometimes and for some people, this can be really easy. But in some cases, people have huge blind spots when it comes to the areas they are lacking in.This isn't about pigeonholing yourself or creating limiting beliefs around the things you suck at. It's about identifying what you're GREAT at, knowing that this is where your strength lies, and knowing where to fill the other gaps.This applies to whether you’re running a business by yourself or as part of a team – and it’s also good to know this because it can help you understand your colleagues better.Episode Highlights Different types of roles you can have in a businessHow to identify your strengths and weaknessesHow this can help you to run your business betterAdditional resources and show notes For more information and resources, check out the podcast page on our website.

    20 min

  6. 08/24/2023

    New Owner, New Projects, and Juggling Acts

    Since Noah bought out half of Create and Go, we have been super hard at work on new content - YouTube, podcast, and course updates. It's all very exciting but not always easy. Noah has definitely felt a huge responsibility stepping into an already-established business and learning where he fits in as a new owner.We've been cutting costs and taking on the responsibility for almost all of the work again as we begin to rebuild our foundation from the ground up. I'm talking about everything except for customer service and some affiliate program management, which is still handled by Cathy Dean on our team. But down to every video edit, thumbnail, and email... We're back to basics for the moment as we decide what's truly important in this business both for ourselves and especially for our audience.  Sometimes, that's just necessary in order to move forward in the right direction. There have been some struggles along the way and definitely some burnout here and there. Noah is on the podcast today talking about taking navigating new responsibilities in the business. We're also sharing some insight into our thought process for what's going on right now in the business. Episode Highlights Noah's experience buying a blog and how it feels stepping into an established business like Create and GoCutting costs, taking responsibility, and rebuilding our foundationWorkload struggles and dealing with burnoutInstagram and shorts contentWhat we're focused on nowAdditional resources and show notes For more information and resources, check out the podcast page on our website.

    33 min
  7. Inspiration to Ghost Town: We’re Back But What Happened?

    08/10/2023

    Inspiration to Ghost Town: We’re Back But What Happened?

    We are [FINALLYYYYY] back with another episode of the podcast – after a 1 year and 4-month hiatus. Wow! This hiatus wasn’t necessarily planned, although, at some point, there was a conscious decision to drop the podcast from our priorities. I never recorded anything to let y’all know that we were going to stop recording episodes. Actually, I did record an episode and then I deleted it. I’ll explain more about why in this return episode. But it saddens me to know that we went from being a really big inspiration to our audience to kind of a ghost town somewhere along the way. We never actually went anywhere. I never stopped working on the business, but I let myself fade further into the background because of a lot of personal and business-related reasons. The truth is, I lost my mother and I very nearly lost my father as well. Alex and I weren’t seeing eye to eye on much as business partners anymore. We became pretty terrible co-parents to the business. Our lives were just on different paths with different goals and that’s okay and to be expected but our business has suffered because of it. But a lot has happened in the last year and a half. Noah, our SEO and YouTube manager, bought Alex’s ownership in Create and Go!Since then, Noah and I have been working tirelessly behind the scenes to rebuild the foundation of our business to make it stronger than ever! To hear the full story of what has happened over the last year and a half as well as what we’re working on now, listen to the latest podcast episode! Episode Highlights Why I took a year and a half off of the podcastHow we tried to sell Create and GoAlex’s exit and Noah’s buy in to the businessWhat we’re working on nowFor additional resources and show notes, visit the episode podcast page on our website. For more information and resources, check out the podcast page on our website.

    15 min

  8. 03/22/2022

    Ads, Redesigns, and Rebrands

    029. Hey, y’all! This episode is a little different from my usually-at-least-somewhat-planned-out content. Sometimes I actually script out entire episodes because I have a lot to say on the topic and I want to make sure I say it right or say everything I want to say. But this time, it’s the opposite. I had 3 words written down in my notes before I hit the record button: Ads, Redesigns, and Rebrands. The truth is that I’ve been super bogged down by a lot of difficult things going on in my personal life. Both of my parents went into the hospital around Thanksgiving of last year. My mom passed away and my dad damn near did too. Because of all of this, it’s been hard to find the time or desire to create a creative space in my business these past few months. I’ve been trying to keep my head above water and juggle a lot of personal stuff.  Long story short… this episode is just an honest chat about some of the things I’ve been prioritizing lately. They're not flashy or particularly exciting topics, but advertising and optimizing your products is an important part of any business--especially if you’ve hit the stage of growth that we have.  Today, I’m sharing some of our experiences with paid ads for our blog, including using an ads company for almost a year now.  I’ve also been spending most of my limited work time on redesigning our sales pages, and I’ve found a helpful work-around for improving the sales pages within Teachable, which should lead to higher conversion rates.  Finally, I’m talking about why I’ve rebranded one of the courses, and what that means for our students. So if you’re dealing with any of these business steps right now, or might be in the future, I hope the info and experiences I’m sharing today will help you in that process.   What I’m talking about in this episode:  Ads (webinars and more)Redesigns (new sales pages!)Rebrands (new course name change – Six-Figure Course Creator)For additional resources and show notes, visit the episode podcast page on our website. Resources and Mentions: LeadPagesTeachableCourse Mentioned: Six-Figure Course CreatorTutorial: How to Start a Successful BlogStart your first blog with our Free 5-Day Blogging BootcampFor more information and resources, check out the podcast page on our website.

    19 min
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Have you ever thought of quitting your full-time job to create a life of freedom -- through blogging? Welcome to the Launch Your Blog Biz podcast, where your host, Lauren McManus, shares her story about quitting her 9-5 job as a tax accountant to transition into life as a full-time blogger. She and her business partner, Alex Nerney started with a small health and wellness blog that they grew into two blogs and a 7-figure online business — in just two years. In this podcast, Lauren takes a deeper dive into the world of blogging to discuss her best tips and strategies for starting a blog, building an audience, and earning a full-time income online. You can also learn more at Createandgo.com.

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  • Creator
    Lauren McManus
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2023
  • Episodes
    36
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 2024 Launch Your Blog Biz
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