

Optimize to Monetize
Michelle Fernandez
Are you ready to unlock the power of 1% shifts to streamline your strategy, scale your offers, and start monetizing with more ease and less overwhelm?Welcome to Optimize to Monetize™, the podcast for online coaches, course creators, and digital experts who are ready to stop relying on hustle and start leaning into data, systems, and sustainable strategies that actually work.Hosted by Michelle Fernandez, marketing strategist, funnel expert, and creator of the 1% Conversion Effect™, this show is your behind-the-scenes look at what truly moves the needle in modern marketing. Michelle is your trusted guide on a journey to simplify, refine, and upgrade every part of your business, from your backend systems to your visibility strategy, your conversion flow to your CEO mindset.Each episode breaks down what’s working right now in marketing, funnels, traffic, automation, and leadership so you can scale with strategy and sanity. You’ll discover how to rely on data instead of doubt, create consistency without chaos, and build momentum one small, intentional shift at a time.Get ready to learn how to:Build scalable funnels that convert with confidenceAttract steady traffic without living on social mediaSimplify your systems and automate with purposeStrengthen your customer journey from discovery to referralLead like the CEO your business needsEmbrace the 1% shifts that create long-term profit and peaceMichelle brings years of experience working behind the scenes in 6-, 7-, and 8-figure companies. She’s managed hundreds of launches, optimized buyer journeys, and tracked the data that drives real growth, and now she’s bringing those strategies straight to you.Optimize to Monetize™ is the evolved version of The Traffic & Conversions Show, reflecting a deeper mission: to help you optimize what matters most so you can finally monetize what you’ve worked so hard to build. It’s not about following trends. It’s about strategy, sustainability, and scaling a business that supports your lifestyle and legacy.If you’re ready to trade burnout for balance, hustle for harmony, and confusion for clarity, this is your next-level playbook. Because when strategy meets soul, systems create freedom, and every 1% shift compounds into unstoppable growth, you don’t just build a business. You build a legacy.🎧 Tune in weekly for marketing insights, funnel fixes, mindset shifts, and practical strategies that help you grow your business smarter, not harder.It’s time to optimize everything that matters… so you can monetize what matters most.
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Jul 10, 2023 • 49min
How To Go From Disempowering To Empowering Thoughts with Mindi Huebner
Joining me today is Mindi Heubner! Mindi is an Intuitive Mindset Mastery Coach, an IBCP certified NLP practitioner, Health, Life and Success coach and Clinical Hypnotherapist. Mindi knows rewiring your brain is the key to unlocking your magic so that you can create a soul aligned business and extraordinary life. Her number one mission is helping women to reveal and release their limiting beliefs and embrace the confident, wildly successful humans they were made to be.Today is all about how to go from disempowering to empowering thoughts!In this episode…The importance of clarity, releasing limiting beliefs, and aligning conscious and subconscious minds.Mindi introduces the concept of affirmations and anchors as tools for mindset shifting.We explore the idea of finishing well, celebrating achievements, setting boundaries, and asking empowering questions.Mindi shares a common theme she sees often.We talk about the one exercise that helped me to rewire my thoughts that you can try too!SHOW NOTES: https://themichellefernandez.com/podcast/218Ready to Scale Without the Tech Overwhelm?You can't truly scale a profitable business without a systematic way to bring in new leads and clients every day. If you're ready to grow faster, reach more clients, and simplify your processes, OptimaFunnels is here to help. This all-in-one platform makes building high-converting sales funnels and automating your marketing a breeze, saving you time and money.Head over to OptimaFunnels.com to learn more and start your journey toward a simpler, more profitable business today!Leave a Review or Share Your ThoughtsIf you found this episode helpful, I’d love to hear from you! Leave a review or comment below. What resonated with you? What’s one thing you’ll be trying in your business? Your feedback helps me create more of what you need to grow your business!CONNECT WITH MICHELLE:Instagram: @themichellefernandezWebsite: themichellefernandez.com

Jul 3, 2023 • 54min
How Live Launching Can Sabotage Your Investing and Affluence Goals with Nicki Krawczyk
In this episode, Michelle Fernandez interviews Nicki Krawczyk, a professional copywriter and entrepreneur. They discuss the risks and drawbacks of live launching, including competition and the impact on sales. They also explore the power of live launching and its benefits, such as increased sales and creativity. Nicki shares insights on nurturing leads, creating emotional connections with an audience, and using must-monitor metrics to boost sales. They also touch on the misconceptions of success and the importance of not giving up on your business.

Jun 26, 2023 • 24min
5 Reasons To Run Facebook Ads
What are you doing to feed your business and keep it growing? Have you considered using Facebook ads to scale your business? Today, I’m sharing 5 reasons why you SHOULD be using Facebook ads to drive traffic and increase revenue. If you’ve tried it before and it wasn’t for you…think again!In this episode...Why you should be investing in marketing to keep your business growing and thrivingThe benefits of precision targeting, a massive user base, lead generation, and reliable sources for leads and sales.Why we should be continuously testing and optimizing campaigns to maximize their potential and achieve business objectives more efficiently.SHOW NOTES: https://themichellefernandez.com/podcast/216Ready to Scale Without the Tech Overwhelm?You can't truly scale a profitable business without a systematic way to bring in new leads and clients every day. If you're ready to grow faster, reach more clients, and simplify your processes, OptimaFunnels is here to help. This all-in-one platform makes building high-converting sales funnels and automating your marketing a breeze, saving you time and money.Head over to OptimaFunnels.com to learn more and start your journey toward a simpler, more profitable business today!Leave a Review or Share Your ThoughtsIf you found this episode helpful, I’d love to hear from you! Leave a review or comment below. What resonated with you? What’s one thing you’ll be trying in your business? Your feedback helps me create more of what you need to grow your business!CONNECT WITH MICHELLE:Instagram: @themichellefernandezWebsite: themichellefernandez.com

Jun 19, 2023 • 15min
Quarterly Planning To Increase Conversions in 2023
We’re heading into quarter 3 of 2023…this year is flying by! Today we’re diving into quarterly planning specifically for your marketing campaigns. What I love about planning is that no matter what you’ve done so far or haven’t done yet, it’s an opportunity for you to check in, align, celebrate and create possibilities going forward.In this episode…The importance of reconnecting with long-term goals and reviewing the last 90 days of data.Why we should be involving the team in the planning process.How to use a spreadsheet for identifying specific targets, and assigning responsibility to team members.The importance of the team taking ownership of the project and being accountable for its success or failure.SHOW NOTES: https://themichellefernandez.com/podcast/215Ready to Scale Without the Tech Overwhelm?You can't truly scale a profitable business without a systematic way to bring in new leads and clients every day. If you're ready to grow faster, reach more clients, and simplify your processes, OptimaFunnels is here to help. This all-in-one platform makes building high-converting sales funnels and automating your marketing a breeze, saving you time and money.Head over to OptimaFunnels.com to learn more and start your journey toward a simpler, more profitable business today!Leave a Review or Share Your ThoughtsIf you found this episode helpful, I’d love to hear from you! Leave a review or comment below. What resonated with you? What’s one thing you’ll be trying in your business? Your feedback helps me create more of what you need to grow your business!CONNECT WITH MICHELLE:Instagram: @themichellefernandezWebsite: themichellefernandez.com

Jun 12, 2023 • 34min
Personalized Marketing with Penny Kelley
Today is all about how to use personalized marketing to grow your business! My guest today is Penny Kelley is a Growth Marketing Strategist who leads clients from new entrepreneurs getting their first leads and sales online to experienced business owners achieving 2X, 3X, or even 10X revenue growth from our marketing strategies and sales optimizations.In this episode:Penny explains what personalized marketing is and how it can help online entrepreneurs grow their businesses.We talk about the importance of understanding your audience, segmenting them, and creating content that resonates with each segment.Resources Penny recommends to do audience research.The importance of testing themes in your content before investing in paid traffic.We discuss top-of-funnel strategies for attracting cold leads and segmenting them through quizzes.The importance of connecting with the audience and earning their trust and attention through personalized marketing.SHOW NOTES: https://themichellefernandez.com/podcast/214Ready to Scale Without the Tech Overwhelm?You can't truly scale a profitable business without a systematic way to bring in new leads and clients every day. If you're ready to grow faster, reach more clients, and simplify your processes, OptimaFunnels is here to help. This all-in-one platform makes building high-converting sales funnels and automating your marketing a breeze, saving you time and money.Head over to OptimaFunnels.com to learn more and start your journey toward a simpler, more profitable business today!Leave a Review or Share Your ThoughtsIf you found this episode helpful, I’d love to hear from you! Leave a review or comment below. What resonated with you? What’s one thing you’ll be trying in your business? Your feedback helps me create more of what you need to grow your business!CONNECT WITH MICHELLE:Instagram: @themichellefernandezWebsite: themichellefernandez.com

Jun 5, 2023 • 21min
Lessons Learned From My First Year In Business
Have you ever looked back on your first year in business? Today I'm sharing the 10 lessons I learned during my first year in business!In this episode: The importance of making choices and decisions, detaching emotions from outcomes, and learning what is needed to achieve goals.The significance of having processes and systems in place and knowing your numbers.Finding a balance between work and personal life, and working with clients who are a good fit for you.How to focus on your power, serve others, and be grateful for what you haveSHOW NOTES: https://themichellefernandez.com/podcast/213Ready to Scale Without the Tech Overwhelm?You can't truly scale a profitable business without a systematic way to bring in new leads and clients every day. If you're ready to grow faster, reach more clients, and simplify your processes, OptimaFunnels is here to help. This all-in-one platform makes building high-converting sales funnels and automating your marketing a breeze, saving you time and money.Head over to OptimaFunnels.com to learn more and start your journey toward a simpler, more profitable business today!Leave a Review or Share Your ThoughtsIf you found this episode helpful, I’d love to hear from you! Leave a review or comment below. What resonated with you? What’s one thing you’ll be trying in your business? Your feedback helps me create more of what you need to grow your business!CONNECT WITH MICHELLE:Instagram: @themichellefernandezWebsite: themichellefernandez.com

May 29, 2023 • 21min
How To Protect Your Email Deliverability
We all talk about how important it is to have an email list because we own the asset vs relying on the socials. However, what good is it to own the asset if no one is receiving it or it’s going to spam. So today I’m sharing how to protect your email deliverability and explaining why your emails may not be delivering and how to fix it.In this episode:What is email deliverability?Why does email deliverability matter?What affects your email deliverability?The importance of email verification and authentication.How to correctly use genuine images, shortening links, an unsubscribe button, and measuring bounces. How producing high-quality email content will give you genuine improvements in your email deliverability!Mentioned in this episode:SPF (Sender Policy Framework) DKIM (DomainKeys Identified Mail)DMARC (Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting & Conformance)SHOW NOTES: https://themichellefernandez.com/211Ready to Scale Without the Tech Overwhelm?You can't truly scale a profitable business without a systematic way to bring in new leads and clients every day. If you're ready to grow faster, reach more clients, and simplify your processes, OptimaFunnels is here to help. This all-in-one platform makes building high-converting sales funnels and automating your marketing a breeze, saving you time and money.Head over to OptimaFunnels.com to learn more and start your journey toward a simpler, more profitable business today!Leave a Review or Share Your ThoughtsIf you found this episode helpful, I’d love to hear from you! Leave a review or comment below. What resonated with you? What’s one thing you’ll be trying in your business? Your feedback helps me create more of what you need to grow your business!CONNECT WITH MICHELLE:Instagram: @themichellefernandezWebsite: themichellefernandez.com

May 22, 2023 • 52min
Creating Targeted and Magnetic Content for TikTok with Aubree Malick
Are you using TikTok yet?! Today is all about how business owners can use TikTok to reach new clients and market services in a fun way that reflects your personality AND saves time! Joining me today is Aubree Malick. Aubree is a boy mom, former teacher, TikTok enthusiast, and host of the Freelancer to CEO podcast. Through her podcast and programs, she helps overworked and underpaid moms and (soon-to-be former) teachers experience the freedom and joy that comes from designing a freelancing business with the skills they already have. After taking her own leap of faith four years ago and replacing her teaching income within two months, she became passionate about helping other women start and grow their own businesses to 5K+ months from home and has featured in Business Insider and Yahoo! Finance. When she’s not supporting members of her programs, you can find her looking for her next DIY project, binging her fav reality TV shows, or snuggled up on the couch with her boys.In this episode:Aubree tells us more about her, her journey and how she got to where she is today.Hear about her journey on TikTok and how it's the number one driver behind traffic, followers, AND sales.Aubree shares her tips to keeping your integrity and seeing a commitment through, like using a new social media platform.We talk about repurposing content from TikTok over to Instagram.How to deal with the trolls and bad comments on social media.Aubree shares her trick to posting 3 videos a day and how to use one piece of content to create multiple videos.We discuss the ideal ratio of the types of videos to share.SHOW NOTES: https://themichellefernandez.com/podcast/211Ready to Scale Without the Tech Overwhelm?You can't truly scale a profitable business without a systematic way to bring in new leads and clients every day. If you're ready to grow faster, reach more clients, and simplify your processes, OptimaFunnels is here to help. This all-in-one platform makes building high-converting sales funnels and automating your marketing a breeze, saving you time and money.Head over to OptimaFunnels.com to learn more and start your journey toward a simpler, more profitable business today!Leave a Review or Share Your ThoughtsIf you found this episode helpful, I’d love to hear from you! Leave a review or comment below. What resonated with you? What’s one thing you’ll be trying in your business? Your feedback helps me create more of what you need to grow your business!CONNECT WITH MICHELLE:Instagram: @themichellefernandezWebsite: themichellefernandez.com

May 15, 2023 • 12min
Top 5 Proven Techniques for Increasing Your Email Subscribers
Do you have an email address OR phone number for every prospect and customer? It’s the one thing every single business needs! An email list is something we own...we can’t count only on our social followers to reach our customers. So today is all about the top 5 proven techniques for increasing your email subscribers!In this episode:Why you need a great opt-in page!The 5 most common types of lead magnets3 questions to answer when brainstorming and creating your lead magnet, BEFORE you spend loads of time working on it!Cheers to a summer sales boost. Until next time! Let’s grow your business together!SHOW NOTES: https://themichellefernandez.com/210Ready to Scale Without the Tech Overwhelm?You can't truly scale a profitable business without a systematic way to bring in new leads and clients every day. If you're ready to grow faster, reach more clients, and simplify your processes, OptimaFunnels is here to help. This all-in-one platform makes building high-converting sales funnels and automating your marketing a breeze, saving you time and money.Head over to OptimaFunnels.com to learn more and start your journey toward a simpler, more profitable business today!Leave a Review or Share Your ThoughtsIf you found this episode helpful, I’d love to hear from you! Leave a review or comment below. What resonated with you? What’s one thing you’ll be trying in your business? Your feedback helps me create more of what you need to grow your business!CONNECT WITH MICHELLE:Instagram: @themichellefernandezWebsite: themichellefernandez.com

May 8, 2023 • 16min
Maximize Your Marketing Success: 5 Compelling Reasons to Start Tracking Your Efforts Today!
How’s business? Is it going well? What I’ve noticed is that when most businesses are doing well, making sales and everything seems to be working well, they put tracking their marketing campaigns on the back burner. Is that you?It’s like, money’s coming in, so the campaigns must be working. WRONG! Just think if you did have your eye on things, then how many more sales would you be getting. It’s vital to your business to know where every dollar you’re spending OR every minute of your time spent on your marketing is going.When your marketing campaigns fail to yield your desired results … it’s because you’re avoiding tracking. OR you’re not tracking accurately. So today I’m sharing why you’re not getting the results you want in your business and how to maximize your marketing success!In this episode:The importance of tracking your marketing campaigns and performance5 compelling reasons to start tracking your marketing todaySHOW NOTES: https://themichellefernandez.com/podcast/209Ready to Scale Without the Tech Overwhelm?You can't truly scale a profitable business without a systematic way to bring in new leads and clients every day. If you're ready to grow faster, reach more clients, and simplify your processes, OptimaFunnels is here to help. This all-in-one platform makes building high-converting sales funnels and automating your marketing a breeze, saving you time and money.Head over to OptimaFunnels.com to learn more and start your journey toward a simpler, more profitable business today!Leave a Review or Share Your ThoughtsIf you found this episode helpful, I’d love to hear from you! Leave a review or comment below. What resonated with you? What’s one thing you’ll be trying in your business? Your feedback helps me create more of what you need to grow your business!CONNECT WITH MICHELLE:Instagram: @themichellefernandezWebsite: themichellefernandez.com


