Mike has a website site in a hot niche - survival prep - but it's not being monetized as well as it could be. There's a ton of content on his site, but there's a missing link between the content he's publishing and curating, and the money. In this hotseat, Chris and Pat go deep into how Mike can begin to properly monetize this highly potential niche site. Mike's Website: http://thehomeforsurvival.com Resources Mentioned in This Hotseat: ADSense:...

Beth Anne and her sister are looking to self-publish a book, but they aren't sure whether they should put it on Amazon as a Kindle book, or sell it directly on their own site for more profit, but less exposure. Here, Chris and Pat break it down as they both have experience as published authors. Beth Anne's Website: http://www.brilliantbusinessmoms.com Resources Mentioned in This Hotseat: Amazon: http://www.amazon.com Virtual Freedom: http://www.virtualfreedombook.com Steve Scott:...

Jonathan is a public speaker who is looking to find new venues and conferences to speak at. He's looking for events with his specific target audience not just to spread his message, but to collect more coaching clients too. Pat and Chris give Jonathan specific advice on how this can be achieved. Jonathan's Website: http://theexpressiveleader.com Resources Mentioned in This Hotseat: Rick Calvert: http://www.blogworld.com FinCon: http://finconexpo.com Tim Ferriss:...

Francois has a popular hiking site targeting the French audience, however he's exhausted from the pressure of having to do two hard launches for his product a year, and he's worried his audience feels the same. We explore automation and passive income streams in this session so Francois doesn't have to push hard if he doesn't want to, and we also explore the common feeling of not wanting to sell at all in the first place. Francois' Website: http://www.randonner-malin.com Resources Mentioned...

In this hotseat, Jake and his ecommerce site need help getting people to become more than just one-time buyers. How do you get customers to keep coming back, and furthermore what's the process for building a community on an ecommerce site? Pat and Chris lay it down. Jake's Website: http://fishflix.com Resources Mentioned in This Hotseat: New Business Podcast Episode 01: http://www.chrisducker.com/facebook-marketing-with-amy-porterfield "Fireproof" IMDB page:...

Stephanie is looking to build her tribe and is looking for advice on expanding her reach through guest posting and landing interviews. Beyond that, however, Chris and Pat go deeper into what she needs to do to truly build a base of raving fans who can take her brand to the next level. Stephanie's Website: http://misscorneroffice.com Resources Mentioned in This Hotseat: Chris Ducker: http://www.chrisducker.com Smart Passive Income: http://www.smartpassiveincome.com Derek Halpern:...

Mike is like a lot of brick and mortar entrepreneurs when it comes to the online world... they're late to the party! He's built a successful micro-batch bird feed processing company and now wants to launch the eCommerce side of things by creating and providing content and more. Pat and Chris brainstorm several ideas to get him on the right track. Mike's Website: http://sweet-seed.com Resources Mentioned in This Hotseat: SPI Podcast Session #133:...

Dan is focused on helping people do their life's work. He has built a great online brand for himself through blogging, has a professional looking website and is even making a little money through coaching. But now it's time to take it up a notch. Chris and Pat talk about what they would do next, if they were Dan! Dan's Website: http://themeaningmovement.com/ Resources Mentioned in This Hotseat: Smart Passive Income: http://www.smartpassiveincome.com National Public Radio:...

In this hotseat we cover everything from marketing funnels, branding, outsourcing and a whole lot more! Shelley, who runs a great business for authors, is struggling with scaling the revenue side of the business, and all this makes for an awesome collection of ideas and concepts in this episode. Shelly's Website: http://www.trainingauthors.com Resources Mentioned in This Hotseat: Virtual Staff Finder: http://www.virtualstafffinder.com Virtual Freedom Book:...

Fernando is a dog trainer. He has a great offline business helping dog owners live great lives with their four-legged friends. He also has a podcast and a membership site. With that said, however, he’s finding it difficult to truly monetize his online efforts. We mastermind some ideas for him - and for you! Fernando's Website: http://thegreatdogadventure.com Resources Mentioned in This Hotseat: FoodTruckr Podcast: http://foodtruckr.com/category/podcast/, 1000 True Fans:...

In this episode we hear from Stephanie who runs a swimming school. You can’t get any more ‘offline’ than that! She’s very hands-on in the business and wants to start bringing the concepts of what she does more online and begin creating passive income streams. This is a great brainstorming session! Stephanie's Website: http://theaqualife.ca/ Resources Mentioned in This Hotseat: Runners Connect: http://runnersconnect.net 1DayBB Community: http://1daybb.com/community

In this hotseat, Heather has a great holiday rentals business. She’s been blogging since 2005 and podcasting for the last two years, too. With a 70% open rate for her marketing emails she should be sitting pretty - but there’s one problem: she only has 1,200 on her list. This is where we help her find that breakthrough. Heather's website: http://www.cottageblogger.com Resources Mentioned in This Hotseat: LeadPages: http://1daybb.com/leadpages The Power of Habit:...

In our very first hotseat, you’ll hear from Brendan who is struggling with letting go in his business. He loves to write and serve his audience, but with a podcast going live in January, he’s struggling between feeling inauthentic if he doesn’t handle the workload himself, and potentially setting himself up for burnout if he does. Brendan's Website: http://gireviews.net Resources Mentioned in This Hotseat: 1DayBB Community: http://www.1daybb.com/community, Elementary Librarian:...

If you've found this recording, you're special! This is simply a test recording / placeholder for Pat Flynn and Chris Ducker's upcoming podcast launch. Shh..don't tell anybody. Just kidding! You can tell as many people as you'd like. Make sure to subscribe to get the show directly uploaded to your device as soon as it launches on January 13th, 2015. Resources Mentioned In This Hotseat: http://www.1daybb.com