Summary: This week Dan is calling in from yet another noisy cafe in the Philippines and Ian is hot off a weekend of motorbike races and pole positions. Ian’s Trophy Collection From The Weekend Listener Andrew Ashby dropped the guys a line this week with a simple question: I know you’re a busy dude, but if you have any free-time I’d love to hear more about your background. I’ve picked some of it up from LBP podcasts, but I’m interested in learning more. That’s when the guys realized that newer folks might not know The Story of Dan & Ian. Two parts intrigue, one part San Miguel Light, three parts determination, and a splash of some good fortune and skillz, it is a tale that’s filled with hard-scrabble and laughter that makes the LBP what it is today. Listener Questions Do you have any insight on moving beyond the freelance sites for my copywriting business. Since the marketplace nature tends to drive rates down, I’d like to expand or at least optimize that system. Are you aware of any one else in the web-world that has been successful on similar paths? – From Dan Ferrari Meeting people who follow the site and say “Dude I love your blog I read it every day you are the best for new music” has been the most rewarding thing so far. But who’s really making money in music? The dj’s and promoters are who throw these events. I’ve looked into sponsoring tours or launching our own but I’m fairly risk averse. Basically, we have an audience that’s spread out across the world. They trust us to be the number one source for electronic dance music. What are some ways I should look to monetize? - From Ben at White Raver Rafting Also in the listener questions part of the show, you’ll find out the Why Confidence Is Going To Be Your Most Valuable Growth and Marketing Asset Mentioned Justin Hayes from Super Human Pursuits Mobility Wod Native Squat Challenge (see photo to the right) Squat Quick Test: Is it your Ankles or Hips? Episode 363: Pre-Squat Hip Opener Mob-Rx Episode 25: Heel Cords of a Cheetah, Achilles Well Being Case Study: Tight Ankles = Bad Squatting Why Sitting Wrecks Your Mad Hip Action Great Things Require A Clear Goal (The Power Of Clarity) – Steve Pavlina Ideal Life Costing and Dreamlines – Tim Ferriss, The Four Hour Work Week Just The Tips Instapaper Verify Your Google Authorship (h/t Chris Trynkiewicz – Essentials of Online Business) You need to verify authorship to TMBA and LBP. It will show your avatar in SERPs which increases CTR big time (one study showed 32%). Here’s how: https://plus.google.com/authorship Use this tool which was updated today to check if you did it correctly (your avatar should show up in the preview): http://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/richsnippets Paramore – Where The Lines Overlap Get Your Voice On The LBP Leave us a message. It’s easy to do, and if you mess up, you can easily edit your message until you are ready to send it our way. Have fun. Leave a comment. Go make it happen! Episode length: 34:03 Download options: If you want to download the audio, you can sync with the iTunes store Android, Apple, Palm & other listeners can listen on Stitcher Radio Catch the LBP on Zune Or right-click here for a direct download. If you’ve found the podcast at all helpful or entertaining, we’d love if you could click over to our iTunes page and give us a positive review or visit Stitcher radio and give us the good ol’ Thumbs Up. This will help us to get more listeners and invest more in the podcast! If you know some ways we can make it better, please send us an email: Dan at lifestyle business podcast . com.
