Learning With Leslie» Podcasts

076 How To Be Successful According To Will Smith

lrsamuel@gmail.com (Leslie Samuel) — Tue, 22 May 2012 14:21:51 +0000

I MISS YOU. No seriously, I really do. I’ve been doing all these Interviews, and they’ve been great. But I miss the great times we had when it was just me talking to you. So I decided to recorded this episode to help our relationship grow a little better Actually, I NEEDED to record this [...]

075 Excuses Are Over. It’s Time For THE CHALLENGE – With Rob and Kim Murgatroyd

lrsamuel@gmail.com (Leslie Samuel) — Wed, 09 May 2012 12:00:02 +0000

Who: Rob and Kim Murgatroyd Blog: Jet Set Life Fitness Product: MyJetSetBody.com <== The Challenge PDF Transcript: Right Click To Download How dare they come on my podcast and CHALLENGE ME? Yep, that’s exactly what they did – and you know what? I’m going to take them up on their stinkin challenge. Today’s power couple (yes, [...]

074 How To Get Traffic To A New Blog In A Competitive Niche – with Kimberly Gauthier

lrsamuel@gmail.com (Leslie Samuel) — Tue, 01 May 2012 12:06:43 +0000

Who: Kimberly Gauthier Blog: Keep The Tail Wagging One of the things I get asked a lot is how in the world I’m able to do all that I do online while having a full time job. Then, I meet someone like Kimberly Gauthier, who is a full time accountant, has 3 BLOGS and contributes [...]

073 How To Build an Online Empire Doing What You Love – with Patricia Davis Brown

lrsamuel@gmail.com (Leslie Samuel) — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 13:17:47 +0000

Who: Patricia Davis Brown Blog: Dig This Design Can you take your passion and turn it into a business? I know – it’s a rhetorical question. That’s what this podcast is all about. In fact, that’s EXACTLY what today’s guest has done. Patricia Davis Brown just LOVES design. So much so, that she started an [...]

072 How To Build An Authority Blog That Works Without You!

lrsamuel@gmail.com (Leslie Samuel) — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 21:53:32 +0000

Over the last few weeks, I’ve been preparing to do something BIG with my Biology blog. Yes, traffic has been VERY strong and steady. Yes, it has been making a consistent passive income, but it’s time to take things to the next level. Since I’ve been sooo busy, I haven’t had time to do ANY [...]

071 How To Optimize Your Blog From The Layout To The Way Out

lrsamuel@gmail.com (Leslie Samuel) — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 13:20:55 +0000

In last week's episode I said a phrase that just stuck with me - "From the layout to the way out". Not only did it stick with me, I also got a call from a friend of mine and also from a listener who commented on that phrase. I like it! What I meant was that once you have your single focus, that needs to be clear from the layout of your site (i.e. the blog design) to the way out of the site (i.e. your links and the products you promote). So, I decided to run with it, and make this episode about how to Optimize your blog from the Layout to the Way Out.

070 How To Select A Single Focus For Your Blog To Have A Greater Impact

lrsamuel@gmail.com (Leslie Samuel) — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:00:13 +0000

In thinking about my online business (especially my podcast), I've noticed that I've been to vague in stating what I'm about. Well, that's changing right now. In this episode, I talk about the process I just went through to narrow down my niche and provide practical steps that you can take to be able to select your single focus. This is a process I've just taken myself through, and now that I've done it, I have much more clarity and I feel like I'll be able to accomplish much more than I've done in the past.

069 Take Action And Launch Your First Product – With Matthew Harris

lrsamuel@gmail.com (Leslie Samuel) — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 13:00:47 +0000

Back in September of last year, I sat down in the Cafeteria at the university where I teach and had a conversation with a good 'ol friend - Matthew Harris. I convinced him to launch a product and he took massive action and has seen massive success. I knew I had to bring him on to share what he was able to accomplish to serve as inspiration for us all to take action and launch products. Listen, and enjoy!

068 My Life Story: How I got Into Internet Marketing And What I’ve Learnt Along The Way

lrsamuel@gmail.com (Leslie Samuel) — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:37:28 +0000

This episode is gonna be kinda different . . . One of the things we teach inside Become A Blogger is that bloggers should take some time and write out their life stories as it pertains to their blogs. This is a very good thing to do because it helps your audience to be able [...]

067 How to Network for Online Success – with Farnoosh Brock

lrsamuel@gmail.com (Leslie Samuel) — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 14:24:16 +0000

Who: Farnoosh Brock Website: Prolific Living Podcast: The Daily Interaction - Subscribe in iTunes or Stitcher Connect: Farnoosh on Twitter and Facebook A few months ago, I mistakenly sent an email to Farnoosh Brock, because I thought she was someone else. That was awkward, right? Well not at all. Farnoosh used that as an opportunity to connect with [...]

066 Ten Ways To Maximize Your Investment In ANY Coaching Program

lrsamuel@gmail.com (Leslie Samuel) — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 14:26:06 +0000

A lot of people join Coaching Programs online on a number of different topics, especially in the Internet Marketing circle. However, only a small fraction of the people who join actually accomplish some level of success? Why, because most people go about it the wrong way. In today’s episode, I give 10 ways to Maximize [...]

065 Ten Ways to Make Money while Giving Away A Ton Of Free Info

lrsamuel@gmail.com (Leslie Samuel) — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 15:09:03 +0000

Can you give away info for free and Still Make Money? Yes indeed. In fact, it’s the model that I’ve been using over the last few years to build my successful online businesses – both with my Biology Blog and here at Learning With Leslie. It’s the model that I love, and is the model [...]

063 Stop Wasting Your Time, Just Put It Out There

lrsamuel@gmail.com (Leslie Samuel) — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:26:46 +0000

Today's episode is IMPORTANT, because too many people are paralyzed to where they waste time and don't take action. Well, after listening to today's episode, you will no longer have ANY excuses. If you still do, then I don't know what to tell ya. The key is this - I want you to take action. I want you to succeed, and I know that "Success is 95% Failure". If we don't take risks, if we don't take action, we will NEVER accomplish ANYTHING. So, join me on this quest to get rid of any excuse and to come out on top.

062 How to turn your passion into a business and get over 800,000 views and 1000 testimonials

lrsamuel@gmail.com (Leslie Samuel) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:25:56 +0000

Alright, here it is. I've always thought to myself that I need to have ONE episode that I consider my flagship episode. You know - one that I can send everyone too and say something like "listen to this one and you'll get an idea of EVERYTHING that's involved with building an online business like I have". Then I realized something - I didn't have one. Well, this is that episode

061 What happens when a sports blog becomes a MASSIVE enterprise – With Mitch Wilson

lrsamuel@gmail.com (Leslie Samuel) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:39:41 +0000

It was a pleasure to have Mitch Wilson back for a follow up interview. I interviewed him almost a year ago, where he talked about how he built his blog, Sports Chat Place, into a massive blog. In today's interview, we talk about what has happened since then, how his blog has become more than just a blog, and what it takes to be successful.

060 Get on Google+ or DIE!

lrsamuel@gmail.com (Leslie Samuel) — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:08:07 +0000

In today's episode, I talk about a change that is VERY current - a change that if you are into internet marketing, you should pay attention to. Over the last week or so, Google has announced Google Search Plus Your World, an effort that tightly integrates Google+ into the search results in ways never before seen. Because of these changes, I believe that we need to start taking Google+ more seriously.

059 What it Takes to be Successful Online – With Tim Conley

lrsamuel@gmail.com (Leslie Samuel) — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 12:53:46 +0000

Today's guest is the co-host of Foolish adventure - A podcast about internet marketing. Tim Conley shares all kinds of good info about what it takes to be successful online. He talks about his past experiences and why his first business was a failure, what it took for him to move beyond that point, and what kind of mindset is necessary to be successful online. This is a great way to kick off the "Mindset Month". Listen and enjoy!

058 Your Questions Answered and How to be Productive in This New Year

lrsamuel@gmail.com (Leslie Samuel) — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 15:37:29 +0000

Happy New Year everyone! Today's episode is filled with great news and tips that you might find value in them. Listen on as I answer questions from three of our wonderful listeners, and I make some announcements, and share some great thoughts about being productive in 2012, that I'm sure everyone would want to hear. I had so much to say in this episode that I had to do it in three parts! Hope you'll have fun. Enjoy!

057 Five tips for driving FREE Traffic to your blog – with Ana Hoffman

lrsamuel@gmail.com (Leslie Samuel) — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:26:48 +0000

Today's interview is about a topic that people LOVE to hear about, when it comes to internet marketing - Traffic Generation. Why do people love to hear about it? Because it's the thing that most people struggle with, when it comes to starting an online business. Well, Ana Hoffman definitely doesn't struggle with Traffic Generation. According to Ana, there's nothing new in Traffic Generation. It's a process that makes sense. In this interview, Ana makes traffic generation Simple

056 Five Ways to Help your Blog Kick Butt in 2012

lrsamuel@gmail.com (Leslie Samuel) — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:04:53 +0000

So . . . 2012 is right around the corner. Yep. It's true. So, you're probably looking into the future, wondering what kinds of things you can do to spice up your blog. Then, you came and saw the title to this episode and thought to yourself - "Wooohooooo, Leslie is talking about that very topic in this episode. I HAVE TO listen to it!"

055 How to Build Tomorrow’s Business today! 5 changes I’m making!

lrsamuel@gmail.com (Leslie Samuel) — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 13:48:30 +0000

Over the past three years, I've learned so much and changed a lot. However, there are still changes that I'm making, mostly because I like to be able to put value out there in such an effective way for everyone to learn. As we draw near to an end of 2012, and welcome another year, along with it comes new plans to make this an even better experience for all of us.

054 Why are you doing what you are doing? Why not just give up?

lrsamuel@gmail.com (Leslie Samuel) — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 12:31:08 +0000

Doing online business is definitely not a smooth sailing venture that one goes into. There are a lot of challenges that we encounter and struggles that we have to go through.This episode will be a bit different from what I usually do. Listen on and share what you’ll have to say about today’s episode. It’s all about being inspired and motivated in doing what we do. What gets you moving and fulfilling those goals?

053 Forget Keyword Research, Bring on the Personal Branding! – With John Kowalski

lrsamuel@gmail.com (Leslie Samuel) — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 13:34:17 +0000

Determining the core values of your business can lead to more success with what you do. It serves as your bounding box or guidebook that ensures that everything you write about, everything you do, and everything you tell your readers are consistent. This is exactly what John Kowalski shares with us today and tells us that by being consistent, one can help strengthen one’s own personal brand.

052 Promote Interaction, Build a list and Produce Awesome Content * Reality Series

lrsamuel@gmail.com (Leslie Samuel) — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 12:53:52 +0000

In today's episode, we go back to a coaching I had with Terri Fivash. best-selling author of 'Joseph: A Story,' and check on what she's done so far in her blog. She has been able to put up her self-hosted website and has done some things to keep it going. By the end of the call, I have been able to share with her some tips that she needs to do to make it even better.

051 Be Passionate and Will Success into Your Life – With Marcus Sheridan

lrsamuel@gmail.com (Leslie Samuel) — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 13:54:29 +0000

In today's podcast episode, Marcus Sheridan, the "Sales Lion," shares with us his inspiring story of his journey from having a blue collar job to owning his pool business, and finally being one the best speakers in his niche. He's been through a lot of trials and obstacles, but in each step, was never discouraged to move on. His passion for his teaching has been an inspiration for him as he willed success.

050 The Golden Episode – Thank You’s and Lessons Learned

lrsamuel@gmail.com (Leslie Samuel) — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 11:00:38 +0000

Today is a day to be grateful about. It's my 50th podcast episode, my “Golden Episode” here at Learning With Leslie where I'm going to be giving my thank you's and the lessons that I have learned. And, I'm very excited to share some of that stuff with you today. I want to acknowledge the people who have played a big part in helping me learn and improve every step of the way. Thank you, thank you so much!

049 How to Outsource Your Online Business the “Right Way”

lrsamuel@gmail.com (Leslie Samuel) — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 12:16:10 +0000

Outsourcers can be a big help in growing your online business. As you get busy, you can't do everything on your own and would need some extra hand to do all the different stuff. Learn where you can find one, how to mange them, and how you can be successful with them. Also, included in the podcast are some tool suggestions that you can use that will be very beneficial for you and your outsourcer working together.

048 Five Ways to Make Your Blog Better Today!

lrsamuel@gmail.com (Leslie Samuel) — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 11:00:32 +0000

Ever wondered how bloggers make such great sites and attract so much attention from old and new followers alike? It's not as hard as it seems, and you may just be missing something simple -- something that you haven't done. Listen on to my podcast as I share five ways that can help you make your blog better. Then, try to implement one tip at a time, and come back to this episode for the next tip. Then, see how your blog grows.

047 How Momentum Marketing has given me my BIGGEST boost in traffic

lrsamuel@gmail.com (Leslie Samuel) — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 13:04:35 +0000

Today's episode is very exciting. It's the shortest one I've ever done, but it definitely packs a punch. I'm talking about traffic - a topic that internet marketers, like myself, LOVE to talk about. More specifically, I'm talking about something I'm calling Momentum Marketing, and how it is responsible for giving me more traffic to my Biology Website than I've ever gotten on any website - resulting with over half a million views on my Biology Youtube Channel and tons of traffic to my site.

046 Setting up a Blog Blueprint for Blogging Success

lrsamuel@gmail.com (Leslie Samuel) — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 13:24:50 +0000

In today's episode, I talk about something that I'm in the process of doing - setting up a Blog Blueprint for my blog. The concept is very simple, if you are going to build a house, the first step in that process is to get an architect to draw up a blueprint. Without a blueprint, the carpenters will be wandering in the dark, and the end product will most likely NOT be what you are looking for. If your blog is to be something substantial, something of value, it's a great idea to use this same principle and develop a blueprint.

045 How To Build A Prolific Blog – with Farnoosh Brock

lrsamuel@gmail.com (Leslie Samuel) — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 12:41:18 +0000

Have you ever hit it off with someone from the moment you met them? Well Farnoosh Brock was that kind of person for me. Since we had our first conversation, I knew that I had to get her on an interview. Fortunately, she said yes, and here she is. Farnoosh is the creator of the Prolific Living Blog, where she writes about living life on your own terms. You will definitely enjoy this interview

044 Freaking out about creating an eBook? Just Do It! *Reality Series

lrsamuel@gmail.com (Leslie Samuel) — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 11:26:06 +0000

In this episode, I talk with Rochelle Hanson about the struggles she had in putting her eBook together and how she overcame them. It's an inspiration to see what Rochelle has done, and what the immediate effects of this process has been. If you need some inspiration to help you take your online business to the next level, it's all in here.

043 How to use Enchantment your Audience – Interview with Guy Kawasaki

lrsamuel@gmail.com (Leslie Samuel) — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 11:29:53 +0000

If you are trying to do something BIG, you WILL encounter resistance. In fact, if you never encounter resistance, you need to re-evaluate what it is you're doing. I've been encouraging you to do big things online. Because of this, I thought it would be fitting to get Guy Kawasaki on the line to talk about how to use Enchantment to overcome resistance.

042 How to build an online business that will survive Google’s Pimp Slaps

lrsamuel@gmail.com (Leslie Samuel) — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 11:11:41 +0000

David from DavidLeeTong.com sent me an email about the recent Google Panda 2.5 update that happened on Friday, October 14th. Google adjusted their algorithm in away that affected his sites (and many other sites) negatively. He wanted to know what I thought about what happened. In this episode, I answer his question and also talk about the steps you and I can take to ensure that our online businesses will survive.

041 How to boost your conversions NOW! Interview with Derek Halpern

lrsamuel@gmail.com (Leslie Samuel) — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 11:45:17 +0000

This is THE interview. Seriously! Derek, from SocialTriggers.com, jumps right in an smacks us over the head with actionable content right from the beginning. This is a guy who I never heard about before a few months ago, but as soon as I heard about him - he was EVERYWHERE. Listen to this interview and learn how he grew his blog traffic so quickly, how you can do the same, and how to increase conversions so that you can get your audience to do what you want them to.

040 My new formula for building a list that loves me

lrsamuel@gmail.com (Leslie Samuel) — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 15:16:51 +0000

Today's episode deals with list building - one of the most important aspects of your internet marketing efforts (well - it should be). Before I go into the content, I share some exciting news about a project I'm working on that's almost finished. It's the biggest thing I've done online to date.

039 Reality Internet Marketing Series Continues – 2nd coaching call with Matt

lrsamuel@gmail.com (Leslie Samuel) — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 10:46:12 +0000

About a month ago, I did my first coaching call in the Reality Internet Marketing Series with Matt, from BuildingLeanMuscleMass.net. The first call was very productive, but when it came to the followup coaching calls, I had no idea what to expect. I've seen countless people go through training programs and accomplish nothing, so I was very interested in seeing how this Reality Internet Marketing series followup would go. Well, in today's followup, Matt wows me. He has taken so much action that it's amazing to see. In fact, in some ways, he went beyond what we spoke about.

038 How I got so much traffic that it crashed my server!

lrsamuel@gmail.com (Leslie Samuel) — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 11:35:46 +0000

In this episode, I show you EXACTLY how I was able to get that traffic. In fact, you get to listen in to what was happening as it was happening. It was actually quite funny. Needless to say, since this happened, my traffic has been better than ever, and doors have been opening up in many ways. This is what I'm hoping - that by the time you finish listening to this episode, you get a renewed motivation to put AWESOME stuff out there!

037 Get Rid of your Regular Site and blogspot. Get a WordPress blog – Coaching Call with Terri Fivash

lrsamuel@gmail.com (Leslie Samuel) — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 11:07:05 +0000

Today's episode was an awesome privilege. A few years ago, I started reading a book named "Joseph: A Story". Well, Terri Fivash, best-selling author of that book, is one of the participants in my Reality Internet Marketing series. Imagine that! Yeah, I'm excited! In this coaching call, we talk a little about how and why she came to write that book, and a number of other books since. Then, we take a look at her website, and we spoke about many changes that she should make.

036 Getting Out of the Inbox and Building an Inspired, Successful Business – Interview with Erica Douglass

lrsamuel@gmail.com (Leslie Samuel) — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 10:00:37 +0000

Talk about inspiration! Erica started a web hosting company and sold it at the age of 26 for $1.1 Million dollars (Yeah, I said Million). Now she blogs about the lessons she has learnt, and what she is currently doing to grow her business. We talk about going without email, growing businesses, and her goals. Listen to this interview!

035 How to narrow down the topic of your eBook for greatest impact – Coaching call with Rochelle

lrsamuel@gmail.com (Leslie Samuel) — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 11:00:32 +0000

Working on an ebook? Listen to this episode . . . This is the second in the Reality Internet Marketing series, I do a coaching call with Rochelle Hanson from Simply Natural Ideas - a blog that gives practical tips for natural health & wellness. We start off by talking about how Rochelle got to where she [...]

034 How to Start an Online Business from Absolutely Nothing – interview with Greg Hartle

lrsamuel@gmail.com (Leslie Samuel) — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 10:00:39 +0000

I've done a number of interviews in the past, and I can say that this one is TRULY a one of a kind. Let me ask you this - What would you do if you had to start over from scratch? No place to live, no car, no connections, no resources - NOTHING but $10 and a laptop! Greg Hartle, creator of Ten Dollars and a Laptop said that he won't tell you what he'd do. He'll SHOW YOU

033 Avoid being Hacked. The Future of Learning With Leslie. More Coaching Calls.

lrsamuel@gmail.com (Leslie Samuel) — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 11:17:24 +0000

There is so much going on right now. Really, a lot. To be perfectly honest, I’m not sure how I find the time to do all this stuff, but I’m having so much fun that I JUST CAN’T STOP, lol. If there was ever an episode to listen to from beginning to end, this is [...]

032 Defining your purpose, Building Your List and growing your tribe – Coaching Call with Matt

lrsamuel@gmail.com (Leslie Samuel) — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 10:24:20 +0000

Today, you get to listen to a “Learning With Leslie” first. You may or may not know that I did a contest for a free coaching call. Well, the winner of that contest was Matt, from Building Lean Muscle Mass. So, we had our coaching call on Sunday. At the end of the call, I [...]

031 Interview with Tyrone Shum on Outsourcing your Online Business (*Video)

lrsamuel@gmail.com (Leslie Samuel) — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 10:42:17 +0000

First off, I apologize for the quality of the left side of the video (me), my recording didn’t come out well, but fortunately Tyrone had a decent backup copy. Secondly, WOOHOOOOO, My first video episode This is one to watch, not just sit down an listen to on your iPhone. In today’s episode, I interview Tyrone Shum [...]

030 How to guarantee that you are making progress with your Online Efforts

lrsamuel@gmail.com (Leslie Samuel) — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 12:18:08 +0000

Today’s episode is relatively short and to the point. First, I announce the winner of Last week’s Contest. If you don’t know, I ran a contest for a Free Coaching Session, where I will do a full coaching session with someone who gave a great suggestion for a topic for me to podcast about. If [...]

029 How to Podcast like a Pro and Never spend time Editing

lrsamuel@gmail.com (Leslie Samuel) — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 15:04:04 +0000

I love podcasting. Why? Well, there are a number of reasons. So when Paul, from AnxietyGuru.net, called in and asked me about my podcast, I was excited to record a full episode to deal with his question. His question was this: How do I do my podcast so that I never have to spend time [...]

028 The Secret Behind My Awesome Videos and why I don’t Charge you to see them

lrsamuel@gmail.com (Leslie Samuel) — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 12:46:23 +0000

Today I’m dealing with two calls. The first is from Glen Steinson from the Stewardship Weekly Podcast. He calls in to give me his opinion about what I’m doing here at Learning With Leslie. I was so inspired by his message that I decided to seek him out, and ended up listening to his recent [...]

027 How to grow your business while having a Full Time Job

lrsamuel@gmail.com (Leslie Samuel) — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 10:00:59 +0000

This is the last episode I’m recording from where I used to live. As I’ve already said in detail, I’ve left my former job, and my wife and I are moving to a new location. I’m excited, but that’s not what the episode is about This episode is fully devoted to answer 2 questions that [...]

026 How to use Guest Posts to drive a ton of traffic

lrsamuel@gmail.com (Leslie Samuel) — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 14:04:53 +0000

In today's episode, I wanted to dig a little deeper into guest posting. This is something I'm very much involved with. Why? Because you can leverage the success of other blogs to drive traffic to your own blog.

025 How to get Joint Venture Partners to send you tons of Traffic

lrsamuel@gmail.com (Leslie Samuel) — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 14:20:53 +0000

Traffic, Traffic, Traffic. That’s the big thing that most people have the hardest time with when it comes to online business. One of the best ways of getting traffic to your site is by having Joint Venture (JV) Partners – People who already have an audience and are willing to promote your product/service. This is [...]

024 I Left my Job because of My blog

lrsamuel@gmail.com (Leslie Samuel) — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 14:57:01 +0000

Blogging can result in so many different things for different people. For me, that means leaving my job and moving on to bigger and better things. In today’s episode, I discuss the following: I answer a question left by Tai, from TravelToStLucia.com about what to do to protect your blog from content thieves. Don’t you [...]

023 How to Use Facebook Effectively to Grow your Online Brand

lrsamuel@gmail.com (Leslie Samuel) — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 10:00:19 +0000

Facebook is a major player online today. In the episode I mentioned that there are currently over 600 Million users on Facebook. That number is actually closer to 700 Million. This is where people today are spending most of their time online. Since that’s the case, if you are into internet marketing, you want to [...]

022 How to Avoid Online Business SCAMS!

lrsamuel@gmail.com (Leslie Samuel) — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 14:06:38 +0000

A few weeks ago, I got a message on Skype from my cousin Andre, all the way in Paris. He found an opportunity to Make Money Online and wanted to get my perspective on the website he was getting ready to join. He knew that I was into Online Business, and even listens to this [...]

021 SEO made Easy – How to Rank well in the Search Engines

lrsamuel@gmail.com (Leslie Samuel) — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 13:48:22 +0000

In today’s episode, I discuss a topic that has been overcomplicated, misconstrued, overhyped and a bunch of other long words. I talk about Search Engine Optimization. What’s Going On In today’s episode, I introduce a new section to my podcast called “What’s going on”, where I talk about something that is happening in today’s world [...]

020 Business is Changing – How to Prepare for the Change

lrsamuel@gmail.com (Leslie Samuel) — Tue, 31 May 2011 11:59:07 +0000

Today's episode is one that talks about what's happening right now. There's so much happening and the nature of business as we know it is changing. This presents an opportunity for average folk like you and I to set ourselves up for success.

019 How to Protect your Online Business from Disaster

lrsamuel@gmail.com (Leslie Samuel) — Tue, 10 May 2011 13:49:40 +0000

On Friday, I had a terrible experience. My hard drive Crashed and I lost a lot of important stuff (especially videos). I've been working on a number of things behind the scenes and a majority of my recent work is all GONE. So, in this episode, I decide to address ways of protecting your Online Business from encountering the kind of problems that I'm dealing with now.

018 Five Tips for getting a lot of traffic from Youtube!

lrsamuel@gmail.com (Leslie Samuel) — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 09:02:54 +0000

Today's episode covers a very interesting topic - getting traffic from Youtube. It's something I've been dabbling in for my Biology Website and I've been able to get a significant amount of traffic from there. The thing is - the traffic is increasing constantly, which is ALWAYS a great thing.

017 Blog Comments, Outsourcing and Eliminating the Excess Crap

lrsamuel@gmail.com (Leslie Samuel) — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 11:00:10 +0000

In this episode I cover the following: 1. I give an update about what's happening with my family and I. 2. I answer a question from John about Blog Commenting systems. 3. I answer a question from Tai about Outsourcing. 4. I talk about the art of elimination and how it can change your business.

016 Email Marketing, My Dreamline Issues and Dealing with Fears

lrsamuel@gmail.com (Leslie Samuel) — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 12:54:26 +0000

In this episode, I cover the following . . . First, I thank all of you have left comments about the situation with my dad, and provide an update about his status. It looks like I might be heading to Columbia in a few days. If everything works out, I’ll be spending about 2 weeks [...]

015 My Dad as my Inspiration – Why I HAVE TO succeed!

lrsamuel@gmail.com (Leslie Samuel) — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 02:07:28 +0000

I’m not going to say much in these show notes. Just know this – I’m serious about what I’m doing here. This episode is not like the others, because I’m dealing with some serious stuff right now. I hope it serves as an inspiration for someone out there. Take care and God Bless! Leslie (888) [...]

014 -The Secret to Getting Mentored by the Best of the Best – Interview with Andrew Warner

lrsamuel@gmail.com (Leslie Samuel) — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 11:20:08 +0000

In today's episode, I had a very insightful interview with Andrew Warner, the Founder of Mixergy.com - Home of the Ambitious Upstart. Andrew spends a significant amount of time interviewing the Big Dawgs in business.

013 No More Freebie Guy, Mailing lists, Bounce Rate and Defining your Purpose/Goals

lrsamuel@gmail.com (Leslie Samuel) — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 22:19:52 +0000

In today’s episode, I cover the following… Can you believe it? After today, there’s no more “Freebie Guy”. Yep, as you can see I’ve changed my website domain from TheFreebieGuy.net to www.LearningWithLeslie.com – Permanently. Why? The “Freebie Guy” is no longer relevant to my goals. All these names (and URLs) can confuse people I want [...]

012 Learning With Leslie Mastermind. Interview with Cliff Ravenscraft Part 2

lrsamuel@gmail.com (Leslie Samuel) — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 09:00:27 +0000

In this episode, I cover the following Part 1 I give some more details about the Learning With Leslie Mastermind Group. Here are those details: The Mastermind Group will be a group of individuals that are determined to build businesses in an efficient way – One that is not dependent on them to function well [...]

011 Social Media, my 4 Hour Work Week Journey, Cliff Ravenscraft Interview

lrsamuel@gmail.com (Leslie Samuel) — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 10:26:52 +0000

Of all the episodes I’ve done so far, this is (in my opinion), THE most exciting. This is one of those that you don’t want to miss. Here are the things that are covered: I answer Tai’s questions about Social Media, how to get traffic using Social Media and what hashtags are. I invite you [...]

010 How to Crush it in a Thank You Economy

lrsamuel@gmail.com (Leslie Samuel) — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 10:17:57 +0000

You’ll probably notice right from the start of this episode that I’m more excited in this episode than in ANY of the previous ones. Why? Because of an exciting announcement (at least it was exciting to me) and I get to talk about a topic that I’m very passionate about. Here are the Announcements: Learning [...]

009 Outsourcing Backlinks, Changing Fonts, Sitemaps, SEO Writing and Buying Products

lrsamuel@gmail.com (Leslie Samuel) — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 10:34:30 +0000

I strongly believe that there are two components to running a successful online business: Education and Taking Action. There's a lot to learn, but knowledge doesn't help unless you translate that knowledge into actually doing something.

008 How to get Media Exposure for your online business. An interview with Phil Taylor.

lrsamuel@gmail.com (Leslie Samuel) — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 14:11:59 +0000

In this interview, I talk with Phil Taylor, from Ptmoney.com about how he has managed to get a significant amount of media exposure for his blog. Phil has been featured on sites like Turbotax Online, MSN Money, US News and World Report and CNBC.

007 Paying guests, Podcasting on a Budget and Driving Traffic with Youtube

lrsamuel@gmail.com (Leslie Samuel) — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 18:11:59 +0000

In this episode of Learning With Leslie, I cover the following Topics . . . I’m In Florida, and I share a little about how much fun I’m having. Went to Busch Gardens yesterday, went on an “African Safari”, and going to Discovery Cove tomorrow to swim with Dolphins. It has always been a dream [...]

006 How Mitch turned his passion for Football into a MASSIVE Online Business

lrsamuel@gmail.com (Leslie Samuel) — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 21:22:43 +0000

In this Episode of Learning with Leslie, I interview Mitch Wilson from SportsChatPlace.com. Mitch is a friend that I went through Yaro’s Blog Mastermind training program with me, and that’s how I got to know him. From the first day I met him, I could tell he was a Mover and Shaker. He took his [...]

005 Your Online identity – How to Market – Managing your time and growing your Business

lrsamuel@gmail.com (Leslie Samuel) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 05:02:34 +0000

In this episode of Learning with Leslie, I cover the following topics: First, I share my excitement with you about my brand new podcasting studio set up. I just purchased some equipment to make podcasting much easier, and of a higher quality. If you are interested in seeing how I’m doing it, check out the [...]

004 How Pat Flynn grew a Massive Online Business and how to do the same

lrsamuel@gmail.com (Leslie Samuel) — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 11:39:38 +0000

This is an interview that I know you will enjoy. I talk with Pat Flynn, from the Smart Passive Income blog, who first started making a dent on the internet world with his Green Exam Academy blog - A site that he started just to keep track of his notes to study for an architecture exam.

003 How to Create a Free Product that will make you money

lrsamuel@gmail.com (Leslie Samuel) — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 14:40:55 +0000

In this episode, I shared the following: I announced the name of the podcast – Learning with Leslie. I like the ring of it because it emphasizes the fact that we are on this journey of learning together. I’m not a guru, nor do I claim to be. What you see here is the result [...]

002 What is your Purpose for starting an online business?

lrsamuel@gmail.com (Leslie Samuel) — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 11:59:40 +0000

Today’s episode is another one that I consider to be fundamental. It asks a very important question – What is your purpose for starting an online business? In this episode, I talk about: What I believe your main purpose should be. The experiences that caused me to question my purpose How defining my purpose helped [...]

001 Brand New Podcast

lrsamuel@gmail.com (Leslie Samuel) — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 13:46:05 +0000

Yep, you saw correctly. I’m starting a brand new podcast and I’m super excited about the content. You’re gonna love it. Go ahead and listen to the first episode and then suggest a name for the podcast below and/or by calling the hotline at (888) 835 – 2414. That’s all for now. Leslie – The [...]