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Tan and Amanda Say Goodbye and Reveal Plans for 2017

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Podcast Episode 52 – Tan and Amanda Say Goodbye to Aussie Bloggers Podcast

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Tan and Amanda decide to call it quits on Aussie Bloggers Podcast.  In this moving episode, they reveal what guided their decision, why it’s a necessary step and what their plans are for 2017.

Tan and Amanda Discuss:

  • How Tan and Amanda met
  • The story behind how their podcast began
  • Why their partnership worked and how yours can too
  • Why they like to showcase Australian Bloggers instead of American Bloggers
  • Why it’s important to discuss your personalities before you begin
  • How to have an equal partnership
  • Simple tips for learning from You Tube
  • How to discover if your guest is going to be a good fit for your blog or podcast
  • How to find your audience
  • How to avoid RAM (Random Acts of Marketing)
  • Processes you can apply to your own partnerships
  • Why Tan and Amanda don’t micro-manage each other
  • How nuzzle saves Amanda 3 hours of work
  • The step by step process of podcasting
  • How to schedule your own social media posts
  • Why you should remind your partner how good they are
  • Why communication and reliability go hand in hand
  • Why Aussie Bloggers Podcast is ending
  • What is happening in 2017

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Blogger Secrets You Need to Know Part 2

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Blogger Secrets Tan and Amanda found in their Reflections on Information Shared by Bloggers: Part 1

Podcast Episode 51 – The fascinating discussion between Tan and Amanda on past bloggers and special secrets revealed…

tanja turner aussie bloggers podcastTanja Turner is a Digital Consultant, blogger and podcaster who supports individuals and small businesses in using Technology. As well as co-hosting the Aussie Bloggers Podcast, she hosts her own radio show once a fortnight at Coach on Fire Radio Network.

Her passion is empowering women who are not sure where to go with technology. She runs courses, workshops and retreats – teaching and training in Podcasting, WordPress, blogging, producing digital content products such as ebooks, and building online courses.

She has won numerous awards for her work in technology and education, and in the past, held the position of chair of the Girls in IT committee, helping raise awareness in IT career paths for girls finishing high school.

She’s based in Brisbane, Australia, where she received her original qualifications of formal education and holds a Diploma of Teaching, Bachelor of Education, and Master of Education (Information Technology). She is also a Certified Trainer and Master Practitioner of Neuro Linguistic Programming which she uses to help clients overcome the fear of new technologies.

aussie bloggers podcastAs a blogger, are you wondering …. Can Social Media help me? …. Where to start?

Amanda has gained 11,000 Pinterest followers very quickly and teaches others how they can do this too!

“I have a passion for social media, as a small business owner myself, I can appreciate how confusing social media can be for the average business owner. I love writing and sharing my social media experiences and sharing positive quotes. I’m a social media enthusiast. I have real experience in the trenches of social media for small business, as I manage three businesses of my own online. I’ve built a social media platform of over 30,000 followers across Google+, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, and Pinterest and keeping up to date with all the latest tips and tools is a real challenge.”

Amanda says that there is no fast quick fix solution when it comes to social media, connecting with potential clients or even gaining a large reader base for your blog. It is a lot of hard, focused and consistent work to achieve. She believes that as a small business owner, you owe it to yourself and your family to at least give social media a good six months.”

With Amanda, you will find inspiration, personal reflections and social media education on her blog.

Tan and Amanda reflect on past episodes with:

 

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Blog Building, Blog Marketing, Twitter, Pinterest and More!

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Tan and Amanda Reflect on Information Shared by Bloggers: Part 1

Podcast Episode 50 – An interesting discussion between Tan and Amanda on past bloggers and what worked and what didn’t.

tanja turner aussie bloggers podcastTanja Turner is a Digital Consultant and podcaster who supports individuals and small businesses in using Technology. As well as co-hosting the Aussie Bloggers Podcast, she hosts her own radio show once a fortnight at Coach on Fire Radio Network.

Her passion is empowering women who are not sure where to go with technology. She runs courses, workshops and retreats – teaching and training in Podcasting, WordPress, blogging, producing digital content products such as ebooks, and building online courses.

She has won numerous awards for her work in technology and education, and in the past, held the position of chair of the Girls in IT committee, helping raise awareness in IT career paths for girls finishing high school.

She’s based in Brisbane, Australia, where she received her original qualifications of formal education and holds a Diploma of Teaching, Bachelor of Education, and Master of Education (Information Technology). She is also a Certified Trainer and Master Practitioner of Neuro Linguistic Programming which she uses to help clients overcome the fear of new technologies.

 

aussie bloggers podcastAs a blogger, are you wondering …. Can Social Media help me? …. Where to start?

Amanda has gained 11,000 Pinterest followers very quickly and teaches others how they can do this too!

“I have a passion for social media, as a small business owner myself, I can appreciate how confusing social media can be for the average business owner. I love writing and sharing my social media experiences and sharing positive quotes. I’m a social media enthusiast. I have real experience in the trenches of social media for small business, as I manage three businesses of my own online. I’ve built a social media platform of over 30,000 followers across Google+, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, and Pinterest and keeping up to date with all the latest tips and tools is a real challenge.”

Amanda says that there is no fast quick fix solution when it comes to social media, connecting with potential clients or even gaining a large reader base for your blog. It is a lot of hard, focused and consistent work to achieve. She believes that as a small business owner, you owe it to yourself and your family to at least give social media a good six months.”

With Amanda, you will find inspiration, personal reflections and social media education on her blog.

Tan and Amanda reflect on past episodes with:

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Kathryn Eggins: Fitness, Diet and Travel Blogging

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Ever Wondered What a Lifestyle and Wellness Coach Blogs About?

Podcast Episode 48 – Interview featuring amazing blogger, Kathryn Eggins

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Kathryn started out as a travel blogger while travelling the world, and now inspires strong, creative and independent women who have big, passionate goals to create the life they want.

A few years ago, I became involved in the fitness industry. I love teaching fun group fitness classes and encouraging other women to take care of themselves. While this is not the main focus of my new blog, it has inspired me to encourage women to see the power they have within themselves.

She travelled the world as an entertainer and event manager, performing on stages throughout Europe and Asia and took up travel blogging because she found reading other people’s tips useful before arriving in a city or town. Kathryn wanted to share her experiences in the hope it would inspire and help others, too.

During her fascinating episode with Kathryn Eggins, we found out:

  • How she got started as a travel blogger
  • What the media suggests about fitness
  • How to get PR for your blog
  • How to reach out to the media through personal stories
  • The best way to write an effective story
  • Where to go to send your press release and who to send it to
  • Ways to find inspiration for blog posts
  • Her thoughts on videoblogging
  • Why she prefers short posts
  • How video posts can work for bloggers and why
  • Words of wisdom about starting a video blog

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Imogen Lamport Talks Style, Blogging and Connecting with Readers

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A Must Listen to this Awesome Interview about Style Blogging

Podcast Episode 47 – Interview featuring the amazing and successful stylist, Imogen Lamport!

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Imogen Lamport is a professionally trained and internationally certified image consultant and this is her story….

“I’ve been working with clients as a personal stylist for over a decade now and love seeing my clients become more stylish, it’s what keeps me here sharing my passion with you as I know that image can be a key to confidence and empowerment for so many women.

Now I didn’t start out stylish, not at all!  In fact I’d say I started out decidedly unstylish, though I’ve always had a passion for clothes and started sewing my own clothes as a teenager.    Fortunately this skill taught me about construction and clothing design, but it was my ‘non-manufacturing standard’ body shape that made me start my quest to discover why my friends, who were the same size as me, looked good in clothes that made me look terrible.  I have been on a quest since I was 16 to discover what made my unique body look and feel great (and it wasn’t my school uniform!).

Fortunately I know that you don’t have to be born with style, you can learn how to be stylish at any age!

Back in the early 1980’s I read the book Colour Me Beautiful which fascinated me and made me realise that there was some kind of science behind the art of style and through my life, through other jobs in publicity (Penguin Books Australia) and communications (CSC) previous to me discovering image consulting, I’ve always been intrigued by the how and why of style.    So when I discovered it soon after my son was born (and he’s now a strapping teenager who is taller than me) I realised that this was the career I’d been looking for all  my life.

After taking training as an image and colour consultant Imogen set up my personal styling business  Bespoke Image.  In 2006, my dedication led me to become President of the AICI (Association of Image Consultants International) Australian chapter. I worked tirelessly to raise the industry’s standards of training and professionalism, bringing the AICI’s First Level Certification exam to Australia. In 2007, I  was honoured as Chapter Member of the Year.   From 2012-2016 I served as VP Business Development on the International Board of AICI.

In 2009, I  was awarded the Certified Image Professional certificate from the AICI, an achievement that acknowledges a highly competent level of training and experience and am  proud to be one of only a handful in Australia to have reached this level.

I also conduct workshops for fashion retailers and retail optometrists, and have been volunteering my time to faciliate workshops with cancer patients through the wonderful Look Good Feel Better organization for the past 10 years.

What I love to do is share my considerable knowledge with everyone from stay-at-home moms to corporate executives so you can get up, get dressed, get out the door, and get on with life feeling and looking great.

Over the past few years I’ve written and published 4 books on style related subjects:  The Finishing Touch: perfecting the art of accessorizing, Never Short on Style: dressing and finessing the petite frame, Travelling Light: learn the art of packing light and Your Essential Style Guide: 151+ secrets from an image consultant.  Most recently I co-authored the book Svelte in Style: How to Look and Feel Great While Losing Weight‘”

In this fashionably interesting episode, you learn:

  • The science of style through blogging
  • Where her blog first originated
  • How she grew an international audience before her Australian audience
  • Her experiences about blogging and how readers connect with her
  • Blogging and her personal relationships with others
  • How having a mailing list can help monetise your blog
  • Marketing your blog
  • Why Pinterest and Facebook work for her
  • Best tip for growing your subscriber base
  • What sort of content is the best content to create when using optins
  • How to build and retain a community through Facebook Groups
  • How to use Facebook groups to connect your readers together

 

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Amy Stevens

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Podcast Episode 45 – Travel Blogging and Partnerships

Amy Stevens was born and raised in Australia and has worked in areas as diverse as veterinary nursing, amy stevens aussie bloggers podcastcorporate television, office administration, security and health care. She relocated to Namibia after falling in love with wildlife photographer, filmmaker and author Austin Stevens. Amy spent a total of three years travelling with Austin across southern Africa and around the world. They are now settled in Australia. Amy launched the blog ‘African Adventures’ in 2016, which describes the highs and lows of adventure wilderness travel and is accompanied by her husband’s spectacular wildlife and scenic photography.

During her interview with Tan and Amanda, Amy discusses:

  • How Amy and Austin first met
  • How her blog first began
  • How she built an online presence before even starting her blog
  • Where she taps into people on social media
  • The challenges of beginning a new blog
  • How to begin your new blog
  • Getting her blog online within 7 days

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We Are Podcast Conference Review: How to Blog Like a Podcaster

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What Bloggers can Learn from Podcasters at the We Are Podcast Conference

Podcast Episode 43 – Interview featuring Tan from Tanja Turner.com

tanja turner we are podcastTanja Turner is a Digital Consultant, author and podcaster who supports individuals and small businesses using Technology and online products.

She is co-host of the Aussie Bloggers Podcast and hosts her own radio show once a fortnight at Coach on Fire Radio Network.

Her passion is empowering women who are not sure where to go with technology. She runs courses, workshops and retreats – teaching and training in Podcasting, WordPress, blogging, producing digital products such as ebooks, and building online courses.

She manages the front end of WordPress builds, and works between her clients and her developers, ensuring the whole process of building a website runs smoothly for both parties. She manages builds from simple blogs to complex membership and e-commerce sites. By holding her client’s hand every step of the way, she makes every technology task simple and easy for them.

She has won numerous awards for her work in technology and education, and in the past, held the position of chair of the Girls in IT committee, where she was helping to raise awareness in IT career paths for girls finishing high school.

She’s based in Brisbane, Australia, where she received her formal education and holds a Diploma of Teaching, Bachelor of Education, and Master of Education (Information Technology). She is also a Certified Trainer and Master Practitioner of Neuro Linguistic Programming which she uses to help clients overcome the fear of new technologies.

During her time of learning and teaching, she has received many many certificates, awards and appreciation for her work, including the prestigious Queensland, Outstanding Teacher Excellence Award for ICTs in Education.

In this episode, Tan reflects on the We Are Podcast Conference and tells us:

  • What Kate Toon shared about SEO
  • Why you shouldn’t be writing for Search Engines as a priority
  • How Clint Salter believes you should nail your niche
  • How to market yourself
  • What Aaron Fifield talked about with regards to sponsorship
  • Andrew Griffiths and his thoughts about insecurities
  • Ways to be authentic
  • How Nathan Chan markets
  • Ways Ronsley Vas stays ahead of competition and you can too
  • How to make a difference
  • The #Merrybiz way to have a great mindset
  • Why you should rewire your brain

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Clare Reilly: Community Minded

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Blogging on a Budget and with an Awesome Community

Podcast Episode 40  – Interview featuring Clare Reilly from “The Life of Clare”

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Clare Reilly lives on the Bellarine Peninsula near Geelong with her super understanding and supportive husband, very effervescent two and a half year old, and five chickens. Almost five years ago Clare and her husband started the journey towards living a more simple, sustainable and local life after realising they only have $100 to their name.
Clare shares their simple living adventures on her blog and YouTube channel, writing about delicious family meals, budgeting and trying to live a more simple life and sourdough bread, while living in suburbia.
She sells sourdough starter kits via her website and teaches sourdough bread workshops in Geelong and is currently working on her first ever course about simple living in Suburbia.

In this endearing interview, Clare reveals:

  • How an adventure began her blog, “The Life of Clare”
  • Meeting people through blogging
  • How Instagram can begin a community of like minded people
  • How to go from Instagram to Snapchat
  • Using Instagram to drive traffic to your website
  • Using your iphone to edit your youtube videos
  • How to stay on budget with blogging and subscribers
  • Learn about Claire’s online products and her Kambucha and Sourdough kits
  • What plugin Claire uses to sell her products
  • What software Claire used to create her ebook

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Christina Butcher: Romancer of Hair, Love and Travel!

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Learn What it’s Like to Blog with Your Husband!

Podcast Episode 25 – Interview featuring Christina Butcher
Hair Romance Aussie bloggers PodcastChristina Butcher is a full-time blogger and New York Times bestselling author.

When she’s not fighting bad hair days at Hair Romance (http://www.hairromance.com/) or inspiring adventures with her husband Jim at Mr & Mrs Romance, (http://mrandmrsromance.com/) she’s helping bloggers grow their

Little Blog Big (http://littleblogbig.com) with live workshops and networking events.

 

So if you’re wanting to be a full time blogger, head over to the Aussie Bloggers Podcast show and listen to our interview with Christina!

In this episode, you learn:

  • How Mr and Mrs Romance work together online and offline
  • Christina’s passion and how it has helped her to make money from blogging and you can too!
  • Why an E-Book can launch your blog even further
  • Diverse ways you can monetise your blog
  • How to schedule your ideas
  • How many ideas you need to come up with for your blog
  • How to come up with new blog post ideas
  • Why you need to go “Back to the Basics”
  • Where to go to find “Trending Topics”
  • How to achieve a work/life balance and why Christina doesn’t believe in it
  • How the Hair Romance blog began

 

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Carly Jacobs and Smaggle

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Where Did Smaggle Come From? You Need to Know This!

Podcast Episode 24 – Interview featuring Carly Jacobs – Life Hacker!

 

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Carly is the founding editor of Smaggle which launched in 2007 back when blogging was weird.

She has appeared in The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, Cosmopolitan and Cleo magazines. She’s the co-founder of of blog school Little Blog Big and co-host of podcasts Straight & Curly (for life improvement junkies) and Sweet Teen Club (for those of us who can’t leave the 90s behind).

Hoop earrings are totally her thing, Benedict Cumberbatch is her Beyonce and she almost got run over by Myf Warhurst while out jogging one day.

So if you’re wanting to be a blogging sensation like Carly, head over to the Aussie Bloggers Podcast show and listen to our interview with her and find out all her saucy secrets on how to make it as a blogger today!

In this episode, you learn:

  • What made Carly begin blogging 9 years ago
  • How to make a living blogging
  • Why you should begin with an Agency to build your brand and Monetise
  • Carly’s next big step
  • How Carly became ‘Blog Wife Besties’ with Christina Butcher
  • How to work with a partner in the blogging world
  • Where the name “Smaggle” came from

 

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