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Can an average entrepreneur get coverage and recognition in the national media without already being a well-known expert? When making a purchasing decision for a product or a service, we always look for the obvious expert, the authority in that particular industry.For us entrepreneurs, becoming an authority in a particular industry amplifies your message dramatically and converts your new audience into higher paying customers.To gain authority status in our industry, we would leverage our knowledge with authority marketing, which is the process for positioning yourself as an authority, or even a celebrity, in your marketplace.Today’s guest, Brian Ainsley Horn is a bestselling author, investor, and entrepreneur. He helps professionals and entrepreneurs leverage their knowledge to gain authority in their industry using authority marketing to get them national media exposure at Authority Alchemy.In this episode, you will hear actionable steps and examples on how to write for influential online publications to gain authority in your industry.Learn more about Brian and get the full shownotes at https://baconwrappedbusiness.com/buildauthority/Some Topics We Discussed Include:How Brain got into Authority MarketingHow Brian got interviewed on the Howard Stern ShowHow to write for ForbesHow to come up with topics to write aboutHow often to submit articlesHow necessary it is to have a social media following to get publishedBuilding an authority for a brand rather than a personality & Micro-SpecializationWriting Human Interest StoriesRealistic time frame to go from zero to publishedLove the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Bacon Wrapped Business Community today:baconwrappedbusiness.comBacon Wrapped Business FacebookBacon Wrapped Business LinkedInBacon Wrapped Business YouTubeBacon Wrapped Business Twitter

Gary Vaynerchuk builds businesses: Fresh out of college, he took his family wine business and grew it from a $3M to a $60M business in just five years. Now, he runs VaynerMedia–one of the world’s hottest social media-first digital agencies. Along the way, Gary became a prolific angel investor and venture capitalist, investing in companies including Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Uber, and Birchbox before co-founding VaynerRSE, a $25M investment fund. Gary was named to both Fortune and Crain’s 40 under 40 lists in the past year, has been profiled in the New York Times, Fortune and Inc. magazines, and is frequently sought to share his expertise on CNN, BloombergTV, CNBC, and many more. In this episode, Gary V is angry... Angry at the lack of action and many people pondering what they're going to do instead of doing it. Originally a rant from a Facebook live mention episode on April 19, 2016, you'll hear Gary's raw passion and emotion as he explains the real secret to success, and how it's not complicated, but it's not easy either. The question is, will you do what it takes?

Michael O'Neal the Proudly Unemployable host of The Solopreneur Hour, on iTunes 3x week, where he's interviewed over 400 people who have decided that they want to live life on their own terms and carve out a better path by being a "solopreneur." His success on iTunes also led to him co-hosting another podcast with veteran NFL superstar Hines Ward. You'll enjoy this episode because you'll hear what inspired and Michael on this path, how grew his own podcast to the top of iTunes who his favorite interviews were and why how he gets his guests (and who he turns away) who his favorite and guests were and which #1 bestselling author gave him the hardest time who his 3 dream interviews are (maybe you can make a connection with him) how he is obsessed with the art and craft of the interview how he built his SoloLab coaching program and how he delivers value with it. and much more Hear more of Michael at Solohour.com At the end of this episode you'll hear me make an offer to help you if you think I can. Click here to tell me more about your situation

Entrepreneurs are full of ideas. Some are great, some are terrible. But how do you know which is which until you put ideas into action? How do you avoid the time and money suck of half baked ideas? In other words, will your business idea fly? I invited Pat Flynn, host of AskPat and Smart Passive Income and author of a new bestselling book, "Will It Fly? How to Test Your Next Business Idea So You Don't Waste Your Time and Money", about how to validate your ideas before bringing them to life to discuss why and how validation works. When he was laid off from his dream job a few years ago, architect Pat Flynn discovered online business — and it was one of the best things that ever happened to him. On this episode of Bacon Wrapped Business, Pat tells us how he’s since helped other people go into business for themselves while avoiding half-baked ideas, misguided theories, and other forms of self-delusion. So if you have an idea (or 100) and wondering if you should start it or scrap it, this episode is for you.

Have you ever wondered how all these Ads on Facebook could help your business grow?In this episode, you will learn about generating high converting client leads with the use of advanced Facebook Ads from Adrienne Richardson. Adrienne has a degree in Public Relations and worked in an advertising agency out in Philadelphia before she decided to start a family.When she came back, she opened a marketing agency working on everything but centered on none. She then realized that Facebook Ads is the way to go and increased her income to 4,000%.She discusses how to make Facebook Ads stand out by not making it look like an ad but making it look intriguing and personalized. Learn more about Adrienne and get the full shownotes at https://baconwrappedbusiness.com/adrienne/Some Topics We Discussed Include:The counter-intuitive strategy of using certain types of images which have been outperforming the ones that most people useInterest targeting mistakes and how to use a special Facebook feature to supercharge your results.How to use video ads effectivelyAd budgeting tricks the pro's useLove the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How To Rate and Review Us»Join the Bacon Wrapped Business Community today: Bacon Wrapped Business on FacebookBrad Costanzo on FacebookBrad Costanzo on LinkedInBrad Costanzo on YouTubeBrad Costanzo on Twitter

Supplements are big businesses that seem complicated and expensive. Well, that is the truth for most people.But today's guest, Tony Grebmeier, co-founder of ShipOffers is going to dispel these myths and demonstrate an innovative way to get started and scale big in the supplement marketing space even if you don't have a product, experience or budget to spend in big upfront costs.Tony has an amazing, dramatic and inspirational story that you'll want to hear as well. He's also the host of his own Podcast called The Tony G Show: Entrepreneur Unplugged on iTunes.Some Topics We Discussed Include:Tony Grebmeier's journey growing up and his addiction recoveryCost of getting started in businessBestselling supplementsThe biggest mistakes that prospective clients makeLearn more about Tony and get the full shownotes at https://baconwrappedbusiness.com/tonyg/Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How To Rate and Review Us»Join the Bacon Wrapped Business Community today: Bacon Wrapped Business on FacebookBrad Costanzo on FacebookBrad Costanzo on LinkedInBrad Costanzo on YouTubeBrad Costanzo on Twitter

What good is a business website if it doesn't convert visitors into buyers? Conversion is as much art as it is science. That's why I invited Justin Christianson from ConversionFanatics.com on the show to talk about conversion strategies that work. Justin is the best selling author of Conversion Fanatic: How to double your customers, sales and profits with A/B testing and is a 13 year veteran of digital marketing having worked on hundreds of profitable campaigns. A self proclaimed numbers junky with a firm belief that the numbers don’t lie, has a knack for finding holes in marketing campaigns and offering simple solutions to quickly plug them, effectively improving the results. An avid student of marketing and business, he firmly believes that you must continue to improve daily in order to stay ahead and succeed. Other Sites Mentioned: Stiletto Coffee https://www.liveplan.com http://beautybox5.com

Author of The Perfect Day Formula Craig Ballantyne is a fitness and personal development guru from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and the author of The Perfect Day Formula: How to Own the Day and Control Your Life. He has been a contributor to Men's Health magazine since 2000, and his articles have also appeared in Women’s Health, Oxygen, GQ, Maxim, National Geographic, Men’s Fitness and Muscle and Fitness Hers In 2001, he created the popular home workout program, Turbulence Training, Craig’s online success has led him to create books and a coaching program to show other gurus how to take their ideas and help thousands of people. Craig has had many to overcome many obstacles on the way. His toughest battle was spending 6 months suffering crippling anxiety attacks until he finally discovered how to beat them with his 5 Pillars of Transformation. Craig is also the co-owner of the success newsletter, EarlytoRise.com, where you will find his daily essays on success, productivity, time management, fitness, weight loss and self-improvement.

Instagram has exploded as one of the most powerful social media networks for building a brand. But it's frustrating to many direct response marketers because of the limitations it places on users. This means they have to be smart and creative to reach their audience effectively. But the opportunities are endless for smart marketers who take the time to understand what works and what doesn't on Instagram. My wife and I have been building out our own Instagram following for her coffee brand, @StilettoCoffee and I've felt the frustration. Then I stumbled across a couple accounts run by today's guest, Alex Tooby and asked her to be on the show because she is absolutely killing it with her own Instagram accounts and she's helping others do the same. Meet Alex Tooby 26 year old from Vancouver BC, Canada Built a targeted, engaged, and profitable following of over 385k people (and counting!) I teach business owners, entrepreneurs and bloggers how to reach their ideal clients, build a community of loyal followers & bank massive profit on Instagram! Follow Alex Here http://AlexTooby.com http://instagram.com/instawithalex http://instagram.com/menandcoffee http://instagram.com/womenandcoffee

With a brand name like Hardcore Closer, you might expect today's guest, Ryan Stewman to be a pushy salesman. Ryan IS hardcore, his results are hardcore and his background is very hardcore, but his methods are smooth, polished and perfected. Who is Ryan Stewman? First and foremost he’s a salesman. Ryan has not had a salaried job his entire life. By mastering the art of being a super effective communicator, Ryan has closed more transactions than he has time to add up. Besides, no one likes looking at super inflated numbers that are just a guess. With his no BS approach to making things happen, Ryan has been able to help high income, and high net worth performers make adjustments in their businesses that have led to windfalls of profits for them. Ryan’s background is in the mortgage industry. He was a loan officer in Dallas, Texas for almost 10 years. During his time as a LO Ryan closed 1000s of loans for people across the country. Ryan has been the top producing salesman at every sales job he’s had. Doesnt’ matter if you are selling cars, homes, financial services, or consulting, Ryan can help you generate more leads with higher quality, increase your closing ratios and show you how to charge premium fees for the items you sell. Ryan was born and raised in Dallas, Tx and is probably the proudest Texan you will ever meet. I met Ryan a few years ago, he's an alumni my Boardroom Mastermind, where he shared amazing insights with our group and he's coached my wife Kenia in her mortgage business. In this hardcore episizzle, you'll hear how even a hardcore childhood, prison sentence and multiple setbacks in life couldn't keep Ryan down and how they actually fueled his success. And you'll see for yourself living proof that your past does not matter, it's what you do today and tomorrow that determines who you'll be. For more information on Ryan visit HardcoreCloser.com and his Clyxo profile This episode is sponsored by StilettoCoffee.com (use bacon for 25% off)