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CDL 019 – A Day in the Life – Parent Entrepreneur

06/26/14 • 29 min

Crazy Dad Life - Building Online in the Off Hours Entrepreneur | Social Media | Online Business | Parenting | Productivity

People ask me all the time how I balance family, career, and my online platform. They ask what a typical day is like for the parent entrepreneur.

In this episode, I give a glimpse into the “typical” day for a parent entrepreneur. I walk you through the day from hitting your alarm clock to setting it for the next day. Along the way, I identify moments where you can inject energy and attention to your side business.

It’s hard for parents like you to handle all of the responsibilities of family and work while also trying to build something online. A side business is hard work and it’s completely understandable to struggle with everything at once.

Take a look at your day and see where you can build margin to build that side business. See where you can fit a few minutes here and there. You’ll be surprised how all of that time ultimately comes together and you start to see momentum in realizing your vision of success.

Also, this week’s 5 Things I Learned (5TIL) covers:

Crazy mom bloggers (literally)
Amazon’s new entry into the smartphone market
What the NBA might be doing with their logo
Libraries fighting back the hands of time
The demise of the Computerworld magazine

If you love the content you hear on the show and the message really resonates with you, I’d love to hear your review on iTunes. Head to crazydadlife.com/love and you’ll be able to subscribe to the show and leave that awesome review.

Links in this episode include:

As always, keep grinding and let’s work together in building online in our off hours!

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People ask me all the time how I balance family, career, and my online platform. They ask what a typical day is like for the parent entrepreneur.

Also, this week’s 5 Things I Learned (5TIL) covers:

Crazy mom bloggers (literally)
Amazon’s new entry into the smartphone market
What the NBA might be doing with their logo
Libraries fighting back the hands of time
The demise of the Computerworld magazine

Links in this episode include:

As always, keep grinding and let’s work together in building online in our off hours!

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Previous Episode

CDL 018 – 5 Rules of Consumable Content

You’ve just released a new blog post, podcast, or article. You’ve poured yourself into your work. You’ve strived to create epic content that will be read and shared by your audience. It’s sure to go viral!

You wait for traffic to your website. You wait for the flourishing engagement in your comments section. You wait for industry recognition and adulation of another killer post.

Yet, nothing happens. Why?

In this episode of the Crazy Dad Life podcast, I discuss the 5 rules of consumable content. How can YOU make your content better? How can YOU make your content resonate with your target audience? How can YOU create consumable content?

The 5 Rules for Consumable Content:

Keep it Relevant
Keep it Short
Keep it Simple
Keep it Focused
Keep it Organized

Additionally, the 5TIL this week discusses:

A tool that you can use to create MP3 files from a YouTube video.
SnapChat’s new Our Story product
Priceline’s purchase of OpenTable
Amazon’s “Marketplace for local services”
3D printer for kids

Links in this episode include:

CrazyDadLife.com/Love (to subscribe to the podcast and leave a review)
Video2Mp3.net
Kids 3D Printer – The Printeer
Amazon’s Marketplace for Local Services

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Next Episode

CDL 020 – What To Do After You Hit Publish

You’ve just written perhaps the best thing ever written on the internet. You hit the “publish” button and you sit back and await your fame and fortune.

But, nothing happens.

Why?

Hitting the Publish button, in many ways, is just the first step in creating content. In this episode, I dig into what happens after you hit Publish. This is where the real work starts.

You’ll hear 2 key objectives when sharing your content...

Don’t be annoying
Get it in front of people

You’ll also hear about various distribution strategies including email lists and social media channels. The strategies I share come from years of blogging and my personal methods for growing readership.

In addition, I share techniques for planning out the time between posts and how you can take advantage of automated tools.

And I touch on THE most important aspect...the follow-up. Make sure you engage with your readers. Join the conversation and enjoy the value you receive as much as the value you provide.

This week’s 5TIL (5 Things I Learned) covers:

Product placement tool PlaceIt.net
Barbie joining LinkedIn
The issues with Apple’s Podcast app
Keurig brewing full pots of coffee
Keurig’s method of enforcing Digital Rights Management (DRM) for their K-Cup pods

Links discussed on this week’s show include:

As always, thanks for your support! If there is anything you would like covered in the show, just leave a comment below or hit me on Twitter @CrazyDadLife.

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