Askpat 2.0: A Weekly Coaching Call On Online Business, Blogging, Marketing, And Lifestyle Design

Zane has a website with a good traffic and engaged readers, but he's worried that his lack of focus is holding him back. Zane's site is http://lifebyexperimentation.com/. Do you have a question about your blog's direction? Record it at http://www.askpat.com/. Today's sponsor is Freshbooks. Go to http://www.GetFreshBooks.com and enter "Ask Pat" for more information.

AJ has an interesting situation, and I'd like us all to offer some advice. An investor from a single business of AJ's has become a mentor, and now feels entitled to a cut of all AJ's businesses. Tweet your advice for AJ with the #AskPat143. I look forward to reading your advice! Do you have a question about working with investors and mentors? Record it at http://www.askpat.com/.

Today's question comes from Michael, who wants to know my opinion of the book "The Secret" by Rhonda Byrne and "Think and Grow Rich" by Napoleon Hill. Michael's site is http://mcostanzo4.wordpress.com/. Do you have a question about an inspirational or business book you've read? Record it at http://www.askpat.com/. Thanks to today's sponsor, 99Designs. Go to http://www.99designs.com/pat to get a Power Pack upgrade for free.

Jeff has a great question about landing pages: how long should he wait to see if it converts before making changes? Jeff's site is http://www.salonbusinesspodcast.com/. Do you have a question about landing pages? Record it at http://www.askpat.com/. Thanks to today's sponsor, 99Designs. Go to http://www.99designs.com/pat to get a Power Pack upgrade for free.

Helen needs a website, but she's not technically savvy, and she wonders if she should try to build it herself or if she should hire a developer to do it for her. Do you have a question about building your website? Record it at http://www.askpat.com/. Thanks to today's sponsor, 99Designs. Go to http://www.99designs.com/pat to get a Power Pack upgrade for free.

Mary has a very specific podcast, and she's having trouble ranking well in iTunes against her competitors. I have some advice for improving those rankings. Mary's site is http://www.thelivingreminders.com/. I mention my friend Cliff Ravenscraft, better known as http://podcastanswerman.com/. Do you have a question about podcast promotion? Record it at http://www.askpat.com/. Thanks to our sponsor, Flippa. Flippa is the #1 marketplace for buying and selling websites. Go to http://www.flippa.com/pat.

Ryan asks about how he should balance his time between writing blog posts and marketing blog posts. The site I talk about today is Derek Halpern's Social Triggers: http://socialtriggers.com/, specifically the "Design is king" post: http://socialtriggers.com/content-is-king-myth/. Also, check out Help a Reporter Out: http://www.helpareporter.com/. Do you have a question about marketing your content? Record it at http://www.askpat.com/. Today's sponsor is Freshbooks. Go to http://www.GetFreshBooks.com and enter "Ask Pat" for more information.

Alex is considering changing his WordPress theme, and he wonders what affect it could have on his traffic. Also, he asks about the best structure for a website. Do you have a question about making changes to your website? Record it at http://www.askpat.com/. Thanks to our sponsor, Flippa. Flippa is the #1 marketplace for buying and selling websites. Go to http://www.flippa.com/pat.

Today's question comes from Keith, who has a successful podcast and no time to blog. Should he invest in having his podcast transcribed? Keith's site is http://www.pdrcollege.com/. Do you have a question about podcast strategy? Record it at http://www.askpat.com/. Thanks to our sponsor, Flippa. Flippa is the #1 marketplace for buying and selling websites. Go to http://www.flippa.com/pat.

Today's question comes from Stephen, who wants to know, knowing what I do now, what I would in my first 90 days of business. Stephen's site is http://freeandrichin90days.com/. Other resources mention in this episode include Smart Passive Income Podcast episodes 046 and 085 with Dane Maxwell: http://www.smartpassiveincome.com/no-ideas-no-expertise-no-money-business/ http://www.smartpassiveincome.com/how-to-finally-take-action/ You can find Dane at The Foundation: http://thefoundation.com/ And Katie Davis's site is http://katiedavis.com/. Do you have a question about starting a business? Record it at http://www.askpat.com/. Today's sponsor is Freshbooks. Go to http://www.GetFreshBooks.com and enter "Ask Pat" for more information.

Sami needs to name a product, and wonders how to go about choosing a great name. Do you have a question about your products? Record it at http://www.askpat.com/. Today's sponsor is Freshbooks. Go to http://www.GetFreshBooks.com and enter "Ask Pat" for more information.

Today's question comes from John, who wonders how I'd spend my time if I only had 30 minutes each day to work on my blog and podcast. John's site is http://thewiredhomeschool.com/. Do you have a question about time management? Record it at http://www.askpat.com/. Thanks to Zip Recruiter for sponsoring today's episode. Go to http://www.ziprecruiter.com/pat to get started posting jobs today.

Sarah is planning to move her website, and she wants to know how to get her current site subscribers to move with her to the new site. Sarah's site is http://thefreelancenaturopath.com/. Do you have a question about moving a website? Record it at http://www.askpat.com/. Go to http://www.askpat.com/app to download my app, which makes listening to AskPat easy.

Joel is taking a college course on internet marketing, and he is skeptical about some information he received about interlinking from his professor. Do you have a question about link strategies? Record it at http://www.askpat.com/. Today's sponsor is Freshbooks. Go to http://www.GetFreshBooks.com and enter "Ask Pat" for more information.

Today's question comes from Josh, who asks when to know the best time to hired additional help. Do you have a question about building your team? Record it at http://www.askpat.com/.

Brian is writing an ebook and starting a blog. Which should he do first? Do you have a question about ebook strategy? Record it at http://www.askpat.com/. Thanks to today's sponsor, 99Designs. Go to http://www.99designs.com/pat to get a Power Pack upgrade for free.

Today's question comes from Claudio, who has a small audience and wants to know if it's worth sending out emails when his list is so small. Claudio's site is http://www.summerinbrazil.net/. Do you have a question about email lists? Record it at http://www.askpat.com/. Thanks to today's sponsor, 99Designs. Go to http://www.99designs.com/pat to get a Power Pack upgrade for free.

Today's question comes from Ethan, who asks about how to market existing digital products. Ethan's site is http://www.comparedcare.com/. Do you have a question about marketing? Record it at http://www.askpat.com/. Thanks to today's sponsor, 99Designs. Go to http://www.99designs.com/pat to get a Power Pack upgrade for free.

Matthias asks about how often he should reshare his blog content on social media. Where is the line between not enough sharing and too much? Matthias's site is http://howtobecomearockstarphotographer.com/ Do you have a question about social media? Record it at http://www.askpat.com/. Today's sponsor is Freshbooks. Go to http://www.GetFreshBooks.com and enter "Ask Pat" for more information.

Kristin is planning to start a podcast, and she asks about content repurposing for YouTube. Should she put a video of her podcast up on YouTube? Kristin's site is http://wtfveganfood.com/. Do you have a question about content repurposing? Record it at http://www.askpat.com/. Today's sponsor is Freshbooks. Go to http://www.GetFreshBooks.com and enter "Ask Pat" for more information.