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Chris Ducker is a serial entrepreneur and bestselling author. Twice a week he shows you how to catapult your business growth with solution-driven products and services, personal branding, relationship ​building and much more!

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January 26, 2016

Leveling-Up Your Copywriting Skills, with Ray Edwards

This episode is all about copywriting and improving your wordsmith skills when it comes to online marketing. Ray Edwards joins the show to talk about writing with influence and persuasion, communicating with your clients in a way they’ll listen, and so much more.

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January 19, 2016

How to Craft the ‘Perfect About Page’ for Your Blog

Did you know that the most visited page of any website (blog, podcast, or otherwise) is the About page? In this episode, Chris breaks down the seven most important pieces of any About page, what content to publish, and where …

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January 12, 2016

Entrepreneurial Self-Publishing & Goal Setting, with John Lee Dumas

John Lee Dumas of Entrepreneur on Fire joins the show for a third time as he talks about his latest endeavor, the Freedom Journal and why it’s the missing piece in the goal setting process. He also walks us through the process he followed to achieve one of his goals and much more on this edition of Youpreneur FM!

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January 5, 2016

The Power of the Logged-In User Experience, with Jerod Morris

More and more online content creators are producing behind-closed-doors experiences for their audiences. To talk about this, Jerod Morris of Rainmaker Digital discusses the logged-in experience and what it’s like to truly create a community behind closed doors.

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December 29, 2015

How to Achieve Your Goals (Both Business and Personal) in 2016

On this special episode of YoupreneurFM, it’s all about making the most out of the new year as Chris shares his top tips and tactics on taking action.

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December 22, 2015

How to Get Started Using Webinars to Build Your Brand, with Omar Zenhom

Omar Zenhom of Webinar Ninja joins the show today to share how to truly build the business of you through the power of webinars, the do’s and font’s of webinars and why they are so effective.

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December 15, 2015

How to Convert Your Podcast Listeners Into Email Subscribers, with Tim Paige

What are you doing to get your podcast audience onto your email list? If you haven’t got an answer to that, our guest Tim Paige talks about how to convert your listeners to subscribers, and much more.

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December 8, 2015

How to Navigate the Traditional PR World, with Janet Murray

PR Specialist Janet Murray joins the show today as she sits down and chats with Chris about how business owners can get traditional based PR, as well as her top tips for your email pitches.

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December 3, 2015

How to Create, Market, and Manage a New Membership Site, with Ryan Lee

In this episode, Ryan Lee joins the show again to share his knowledge about membership sites and recurring revenue since launching his own membership site back in 2001. He also shares the good and the bad he’s learned along the way so tune in!

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December 1, 2015

How to Maximize Your Social Media Marketing Efforts with Virtual Staff

With time being one of the most valuable commodities for an entrepreneur, outsourcing social media work can become a top priority. In this episode, Chris shares what social media tasks to give to your virtual staff (and what not to), and how to maximize your marketing efforts in the process.

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November 24, 2015

The Ultimate Guide to Content Marketing for Entrepreneurs, with Joe Pulizzi

The godfather of content marketing, Joe Pulizzi joins the show to discuss how to best use the power of content to successfully grow your business – and why he wears an orange suit!

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November 19, 2015

How to Prepare for Your Next (Maybe First!) Speaking Engagement

In this episode of YoupreneurFM, Chris shares his quick start guide to public speaking as he discusses using visual aides, delivery, and his simple yet effective strategies for coping with stage fright.

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November 17, 2015

Getting Ahead of the Game on Paid List Building, with Amy Porterfield

Social media expert, Amy Porterfield returns to the show this week as she chats with Chris about getting started with and developing paid advertisements for Facebook.

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November 12, 2015

A Super-Simple Pre-Launch Strategy for Your Next Product or Service

In this episode, Chris delves into the 5 benefits of a pre-launch strategy and how to use Periscope effectively in a launch, and generate revenue.

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November 10, 2015

How to Put Your Email Marketing Funnel on Steroids, with Pat Flynn

Pat Flynn of Smart Passive Income joins the podcast again as he talks about the biggest shift he’s made so far in 2015, the most important part of any sales process and how to amp up your email marketing

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November 5, 2015

5 Reasons Why You Should Consider Launching Your Own Membership Site

In this episode, Chris shares some home truths on why he put a membership site together, the lessons he’s learned along the way and why entrepreneurs may want to consider launching a membership site.

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November 3, 2015

How to Get Started, Build Out, and Boost Your Digital Business

Taking care of your audience’s needs is one of the keys to long-term entrepreneurial success. Andreea Ayers joins today’s episode as she shares how she did exactly that while building her online business.

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October 29, 2015

How to Avoid Entrepreneurial Burnout, Without Losing Business, or Your Health

Entrepreneurial burnout is something that can creep up on you without you realising it. Chris shares his own experience with it and discusses the quick steps to avoid it.

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September 30, 2016

The Inner Makings of a Membership Site Launch, with Stu McLaren

In this episode of Youpreneur FM, Chris and Stu go into membership site launches, what kind you should consider using and how to keep your site going! They also dive into the details of launching, managing, and marketing your own membership site.

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September 27, 2016

Marketing Your Book All the Way to the Bestseller Lists, with Jay Baer

In this podcast episode, Chris Ducker sits down with Jay Baer to learn exactly how to become a New York Times bestselling author! Get your notebooks ready!

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September 20, 2016

The ‘Heart & Soul’ of Membership Sites, with Mike Morrison

In this episode, Chris talks to Mike of the Membership Guys as they discuss what it takes to come up with and maintain a membership site.

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September 13, 2016

How to Create Courses to Monetize Your Brand, with David Siteman Garland

In this episode of Youpreneur FM, Chris Ducker sits down with mediapreneur David Siteman Garland to talk about online course creation!

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September 6, 2016

Quantifying the ‘YouEconomy’, with Shelby and Josh from Success Magazine

In this episode, we focus in on something that a lot of entrepreneurs go through: entrepreneurial self-doubt. Many budding entrepreneurs find themselves asking the question “is this right for me?”, so today Chris dives into his personal strategy for when facing doubts, how small goals can help you boost confidence and so much more.

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August 30, 2016

How to Breathe New Life into Your Online Content Archive

In this episode of YoupreneurFM, Chris dives into the topic of making the most out of your online content archive by repurposing content to help you reach your followers in new ways.

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August 23, 2016

From Podcast Host to Full-Blown Personal Brand Entrepreneur, with Colin Gray

The Podcast Host, Colin Gray joins the show as he shares how he’s developed his podcast into a long-standing business based around his personal brand. Chris and Colin also talk about the CEO mindset, marketing strategies for your podcast and what he has planned for the Podcast Host in the future.

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August 16, 2016

The Power of Being an Unmistakably Creative Entrepreneur, with Srinivas Rao

In this episode, Srinivas Rao of the Unmistakable Creative reminds us about the importance of thinking ‘out of the box’ as we chat about how he’s developed his brand, and the thesis behind it since the last time he was on the show.

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August 9, 2016

The Live Video ’State of the Nation’ Discussion, with Alex Pettitt

In this episode, live-streaming star Alex Pettitt joins the show again to talk about how live-streaming has changed the marketing landscape in the past few months and how to start making the most out of the latest social media platform star: Snapchat!

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August 2, 2016

Understanding the Importance of Building Brand Visuals, with Philip VanDusen

Brand expert and Youpreneur member Philip VanDusen joins the show to dive into the importance of visual elements when it comes to personal branding. They go into why personal branding is more than just a tagline and a logo, what strategies to apply when launching a new brand, what the brand pyramid consists of, and so much more.

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July 26, 2016

How to Boost Your Entrepreneurial Health, with Shawn Stevenson

In episode 147 of Youpreneur FM, Shawn Stevenson joins the show and talks about sleep, his top three rules of health and the science behind entrepreneurial health and wellness.

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July 19, 2016

How to Kick The You-Know-What Out of Entrepreneurial Self-Doubt

In this episode, we focus in on something that a lot of entrepreneurs go through: entrepreneurial self-doubt. Many budding entrepreneurs find themselves asking the question “is this right for me?”… so today Chris dives into his personal strategy for when facing doubts, how small goals can help you boost confidence.

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July 12, 2016

The Personal Brand Building Journey According to Peter Shankman

In this episode of YoupreneurFM, Peter Shankman joins the show again as he talks about his own personal brand journey, how he plans out his monetization strategy, and the one thing he won’t waver on when it comes to personal branding.

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July 5, 2016

Catapulting Your Personal Brand by Launching a Book, with Tucker Max

New York Times best-selling author Tucker Max joins the show to talk about why as personal brand business owners, we should be getting out our thoughts and wisdom into a book to share with the world.

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June 28, 2016

From Infoproducts to Software Rockstar, with ConvertKit’s Nathan Barry

Nathan Barry from ConvertKit joins the show to give us the great start-up story of how his service ConvertKit began, along with how the fundamentals and powerful features of ConvertKit can help you grow your own business.

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June 21, 2016

Building a Successful Freelancing Business, with Jason Resnick

Our Youpreneur Spotlight continues as we talk to fellow Youpreneur, Jason Resnick who talks about how he built his freelancing web-development business, and why he’s structured his work load to be 80% client-focused projects and 20% business-building endeavors.

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June 14, 2016

How ‘Batching’ Your Tasks Can Put Your Productivity on Steroids

One of the most effective ways to clear out your to-do list is to start batching your tasks to help you gain focus and productivity. Tune in to this episode to hear Chris Ducker’s batching strategy and his tips and tricks on how to get it done.

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June 7, 2016

How to Discover if You Were ‘Born For This’, with Chris Guillebeau

Chris Guillebeau joins the show today to talk about his latest book, Born For This: How to Find the Work You Were Meant to Do and why he wrote it after hearing from so many of his rabid fans that they had “won the career lottery”. He discusses the passion versus profit mindset, building a community, and so much more.

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May 31, 2016

Earning 6-Figures in Less Than a Year, with the Merrymaker Sisters

It’s double-trouble on this episode of Youpreneur FM as the Merrymaker Sisters drop by the show to talk about their entrepreneurial journey and how they managed to turn their hobby into a six-figure business brand, and what they have planned for the future.

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May 24, 2016

How Being ‘Original’ Can Boost Your Business Faster Than Anything

On this episode of Youpreneur FM, Chris talks about the the top five reasons why originality is so important in your business … and shares one of the keys to long-term business success.

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May 17, 2016

Growing a Community with Hugs and Handshakes, with Lou Mongello

Lou Mongello, lover of all things Disney and founder of WDW Radio chats with Chris about personal branding and how he has built and serves his community through hugs and handshakes.

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May 10, 2016

The Importance of Creating a Life Plan, with Michael Hyatt

Michael Hyatt returns to the show for a candid discussion on what his latest book “Living Forward” is all about, how to stop drifting through life and instead create, design and fulfill a plan for your life.

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April 26, 2016

3 Quick Productivity Tips for Working at Home

Today’s episode dives into the specifics of how to keep up your productivity levels at home and what you can do to keep motivated.

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April 19, 2016

How One Entrepreneur Became a Brand Building Machine, with John Cordray

Our inaugural guest for our Youpreneur Member spotlight on the show is the calm expert, Mr. John Cordray who shares his entrepreneurial journey (so far) and how he has grown his personal brand.

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April 12, 2016

Changing Lives, Making Money and Inspiring Others, with Steve Chou

Steve Chou of My Wife Quit Her Job joins Youpreneur FM to talk about the business he and his wife created that allowed her to leave her job and how he turned the blog into a moneymaker.

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April 5, 2016

Why Live Events are a Great Business Building Model, with Chris Marr

Chris Marr joins the show to talk about content marketing, what it can do for small business owners, the importance of live events and much more!

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March 29, 2016

How Influence Drives Change and Innovation, with Gary Vaynerchuk

Entrepreneurial legend Gary Vaynerchuk joins the show for the third time to chat with Chris about his social media, marketing, and his latest best-seller “#AskGaryVee”.

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February 9, 2016

Conquering Self-Publishing & Asking Ourselves ‘Will It Fly?’, with Pat Flynn

The way to get published has changed a lot over recent years and today, self-publishing isn’t a last resort reserved only for people who couldn’t get a book deal. Pat Flynn joins the show to explain why he went the self-publishing route.

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January 12, 2016

Entrepreneurial Self-Publishing & Goal Setting, with John Lee Dumas

John Lee Dumas of Entrepreneur on Fire joins the show for a third time as he talks about his latest endeavor, the Freedom Journal and why it’s the missing piece in the goal setting process. He also walks us through the process he followed to achieve one of his goals and much more on this edition of Youpreneur FM!

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December 1, 2015

How to Maximize Your Social Media Marketing Efforts with Virtual Staff

With time being one of the most valuable commodities for an entrepreneur, outsourcing social media work can become a top priority. In this episode, Chris shares what social media tasks to give to your virtual staff (and what not to), and how to maximize your marketing efforts in the process.

… Listen to episode

November 24, 2015

The Ultimate Guide to Content Marketing for Entrepreneurs, with Joe Pulizzi

The godfather of content marketing, Joe Pulizzi joins the show to discuss how to best use the power of content to successfully grow your business – and why he wears an orange suit!

… Listen to episode

November 17, 2015

Getting Ahead of the Game on Paid List Building, with Amy Porterfield

Social media expert, Amy Porterfield returns to the show this week as she chats with Chris about getting started with and developing paid advertisements for Facebook.

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October 27, 2015

Becoming a Student of the ‘School of Greatness’, with Lewis Howes

What does it truly take to achieve greatness? In this chat, Chris and the School of Greatness founder, Lewis Howes discuss the launch of his new book, relationships and why you become what you envision yourself being.

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