Dan Franks In this episode, Starve the Doubts host Jared Easley talks with the awesome Dan Franks. It’s almost been a year since Dan was on the show back in December 2013 for the Holiday Mashup. And since then, so many amazing things have happened. One of them was the Podcast Movement in August 2014 which was definitely a HUGE success!Today, Jared and Dan will be talking more about their upcoming, out-of-the-box project, the Business Podcaster Summit, which is somewhat a spin-off from their recent success with Podcast Movement as they try to bring a full-on, conference experience reaching out to people all over the world.It’s all about converting your online connections into offline, in-person relationships. In this episode, you’ll learn about:The power of collaboration and in-person meetupsTurning online connections into offline, in-person relationshipsSteps in starting your own meetupEvents vs. recurring meetups (WP meetups, Podcast meetups)How you can start to become a speakerWhy a Virtual Summit?The Business Podcaster Summit - what you can expect, who will be there!How to use crowdfunding as your platform to fund your podcastBloggers turn podcasters: How to do itThe importance of implementing things into actionWhat to do when things aren’t coming togetherThe power of getting feedback and asking questionsDan’s current podcast Men Seeking TomahawksPromoting your podcast which other podcasters haven’t done yetItems mentioned:Getting out there and just talking to peopleGetting caught in online interactions and turning them into in-person relationshipsHow to turn online relationships into in-person relationshipsAttending meetupsAttending conferencesRelationships start online and converting them into offlineStarting your own meetup:Decide on what your meetup is all about - why should people be thereDecide who you want to attend the meetup - people in your podcast audience who are in that certain part of townDecide how to target those people - podcast, website, email listThe upside of not having a concrete agenda in your meetupThe ripple effect of the meetup they did in 2013:The Holiday Mashup - meeting Cynthia Sanchez of Oh So Pinteresting!Meeting PT, founder of FinCon Jared got an opportunity to speak at FinConGoing to one-time events versus recurring meetupsBeing a presentor in local meetup groups as your next stepWhy Virtual Summit?Bringing the Podcast Movement experience to people around the worldGiving people access to a full-on conference experience wherever they areImitating what the big guys are doingThe Business Podcast Summit as being business-focusedUtilizing social media to establish your podcastUsing crowdfunding to fund your podcastLeveraging automation in building and growing your podcastBringing in rockstar podcasters: John Lee Dumas, Chris Ducker, Kate Erickson, Natalie Sisson, Rob Cesternino, Leslie Samuel, Christian Psencik, and more!Podcasting as a way to:Building your brandGetting that word out about what you’re doing online or offlineTurning your podcast into a business - But how?Implementing things into actionWhen things aren’t coming together:Trust your intuition.Ask people what they think about what you’re doingDon’t be afraid to ask the hard questions.About his Men Seeking Tomahawks podcast:A variety show talking about sports, electronics, beer, music, and just about anythingRadio show formatDoing local events to spread the wordCheck out the summit at www.podcastersummit.com.www.menseekingtomahawks.comDan’s final thoughts for the listeners:“Don’t be afraid to explore ways to turn your online relationships to offline relationships.”“Think outside the box.”
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