David’s Blog

• Ask David: Is There a “Right Time” to Come Out with a Product and Sell It to My Audience?

  OK, so as you know, there is a chicken or egg debate when it comes to mediapreneurship.

  Behind door #1: Build a fan base and an audience and then come up with a product/service/something awesome to sell to them.

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• Ask David: What Is the “Quickest” Way to Get Traffic to My Blog/Web Show or Podcast?

  Scott, a buddy of mine, reached out to me this past week about a new platform he is building.

  He has the essentials down. Great ideas on content.

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• How I Got Off the Content Treadmill

  Happy spring to everyone. I’m waiting for the rain to stop for once in St. Louis so we can play some freakin’ softball.

  I was talking the other day with a friend about what I call the “content treadmill”.

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• Does the word douche-a-saurus offend you? A Big, Big, Big Lesson in Being Yourself Online

  Big lesson today for any mediapreneur looking to dominate (that is you!). See if this resonates with you.

  When I started building The Rise To The Top in 2008, I basically “acted” like I thought I was supposed to act. Meaning, slicked back hair, suits, very little personality, very calculated.

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• The Big Business “Mistake” I Made (Very Few People Know About This)

  OK, so wow. Last week’s response to DSG TV was freakin’ awesome and it seems you guys definitely want more of my “behind-the-scenes David chronicles crazy stories”.

  I’ve got a good one today with a heck of a lesson. 

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• My First 100 Fans: How Did I Do It?

  This past week I spoke at this really cool event called Start St. Louis and one of the audience members asked me an interesting question:

  “David, how did you get your first fans for The Rise To The Top?”

  And what a FANTASTIC question that is.

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• How Do You Make Money from a Podcast or Web Show?

  The two most common questions I get are usually involving one of two things – how to grow an audience/subscribers, or how to make money, specifically from a web show or podcast.

  So the real question is – CAN you make money from your web show/podcast? The answer is a big time YES.

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• Steal This Setup: How to Create Awesome HD Online Videos for Less than $315

  So let’s talk a little web video today, especially the myth that creating awesome HD vids is super expensive.

  Here is a complete setup that I use that you can get for less than $315 – including the camera, tripod, microphone, editing software, and more (crazy, right?!).

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• Winner of The Rise To The Top and Citrix Online Custom iPad Announced

  We have a winner! Check out the video to see who it is.

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• 5-Minute Mediapreneur Case Study: Michael Kory

  You asked for it. You got it! Back by VERY popular demand!

  First of all, I don’t know today’s case study at all. Never met him. But, one day I was searching for healthy sweet potato chip recipes online and found him. And I was hooked.

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