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

Today's question comes from John, who asks about how to create a successful affiliate relationship. Do you have a question about building a business online? Leave your question at http://www.askpat.com/.

Keith asks a great question about website images, which are so important both for the visual look of your website and for the social sharing of your site. Do you have a question about making your website more welcoming? Record it at http://www.askpat.com/.

Today's question comes from Elias, who wants to know about affiliate link tracking. It's an important question that deserves more attention than it usually gets. Do you have a question about best practices for affiliate sales? Go to http://www.askpat.com/ and record your question. You can find Elias's site at http://www.basketballismypassion.com/.

In today's episode, Andrea asks a really great question about paid online communities: if you have a guest share information for your paid product, how do you compensate them? Do you have a question about affiliate marketing or online communities? Record it at http://www.askpat.com. Today's episode is sponsored by Freshbooks. Go to http://GetFreshBooks.com and enter "Ask Pat" to learn more.

Kim asks a great question: which marketing bloggers do I follow for advice? Do you have a question for me? Record it at http://www.askpat.com/.

Phil asks a great question for beginning bloggers: how to you demonstrate "social proof" when you're first getting started? Do you have a question about blogging? Leave your question at http://www.askpat.com/. Today's episode is sponsored by Freshbooks! Go to http://GetFreshBooks.com and enter "Ask Pat" to learn more.

Ben asks a great question about my career switch from architecture to online entrepreneurship. Was it hard to leave my old career behind? Do you have a question about making a career change? Leave your question at http://www.askpat.com/.

Austin asks a great question about how to book big-name guests. While the answer is simple, I offer a bit of nuance to tip the odds in your favor. Do you have a podcasting question? Hop on over to http://www.askpat.com/ and ask me! Austin's site is http://yoprowealth.com/.

Today's question is a big one. Ben asks about when to make the leap from side business to going full-time. If you have a question about running a small business, ask it at http://www.askpat.com/. Today's episode is sponsored by Freshbooks. Go to http://GetFreshBooks.com and enter "Ask Pat" to learn more.

Kevin asks an important question for bloggers, podcasters, and anyone who is just starting to build an audience: how specific should you be? Do you want to focus on a narrow niche, or is it better to be broad? If you have a question about building an audience for your blog or podcast, record it at http://www.askpat.com/.

Today's question is about managing multiple websites at once. Janelle asks if she needs separate hosting for each of her sites, or if she can host all of them on the same account. Do you have a blogging question? Record it at http://www.askpat.com/.

Today's question comes from Chuck, who asks how a business owner can know that it's time to invest in outside help. Do you have a small business question? Leave it at http://www.askpat.com/.

Today's question comes from Steve, who is asking a big question: if I could do it all over again, what would I do differently? Well, Steve, a few things. Do you have big question you want answered? Go to http://www.askpat.com/.

Today's question comes from Nick, who invents a fun word! He also asks about my strategy for preparing blog posts. How to I keep track of all that content? Do you have a question about blogging? Ask me at http://www.askpat.com/. Nicky's site is http://www.nickykay.com/.

Today's question comes from Chris, who wants to know what my writing habits are. How do I find time to write long-form content? What tools do I use? I want your questions! Record a question for me at http://www.askpat.com/. Chris's site is http://www.memberstartup.com/.

Today's question about content strategy is a little bit different. Joe is looking for advice on building a brand around user-generated content. How can you build a brand that relies so heavily on your audience? Do you have a question about online business strategy? Record your question at http://www.askpat.com/. Find Joe on Twitter at https://twitter.com/askadirtbag.

Today's question is so fantastic, because it is from Colin who is 10 years old. Colin wants to start a business, and he's looking for advice. We take questions from everybody, not just 10-year-olds! Go to http://www.askpat.com/.

Today's question is from Andrew, who asks about my tips for staying connected while traveling. Leave your question for the show at http://www.askpat.com/.

Today's question comes from Jerry, who wonders about free vs. paid content strategies for blogs. Why give away information for free? Why ask someone to pay? I bet you have a question about business strategy! Leave it at http://www.askpat.com/.

Today's question comes from Yanne, and he asks about a term that I've used often: "profitable keywords." What are profitable keywords, how do you find them, and what do you do with them? Do you have a burning question about keywords, online entrepreneurship, or blogging strategy? Leave me a question at http://www.askpat.com. Yanne's site is http://fightingabroad.com/.