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No More ICA: How to Define Your Ideal Customer Group
Ideal Customer Avatar (ICA) is a phrase that’s been used in marketing seemingly forever. Sometimes it’s replaced with buyer persona, marketing persona, or customer profile, but it all comes down to one essential idea; Who is your perfect customer? There are a number...
Content Pillars: What Are They and How Do You Identify Them?
When content marketing is part of your business strategy, it’s important that you stay focused on the ideas, resources, and processes that are going to be most relevant (and helpful) to your audience. That’s also what will be most helpful in growing your influence and...
Evergreen vs Seasonal Content: What’s the Difference?
Buzzwords abound in every profession - “rigor,” “differentiation,” or “backward design.” anyone? - and content creation is no different. You may have heard people say you need to have both “evergreen” and “seasonal” content on your blog, podcast, or video channel, but...
17 Types of Content You Can Share on Your Blog, Podcast, or Video Show
Sometimes even when you have great ideas for your content, it can be tough to come up with fresh ways to present it to your audience. You know you’ve got great ideas to share, but your format is getting a little… stale. Give your audience something new, or pick a few...
How to Realistically Batch Content Creation as a Teacher Business Owner
Batching is a hot buzzword right now, and for good reason. It works! But it’s not very realistic for teachers - or anyone else with a full-time job - to manage. Batching is the practice of focusing on a single task for a designated block of time in order to be more...
5 Myths About Content Marketing That are Keeping You Stuck
There are people who will tell you that blogs are dead. There are others who will say podcasts are just for nerds and YouTube is just for Justin Bieber wannabes and kids who play Minecraft while people watch. And those people would be wrong. Content marketing -...
11 Ways to Find Inspiration for Your Blog, Podcast, or Video Show
It’s all well and good to know that you’ve got to produce quality content for your blog, podcast, or video show, but what should you create? Whether you’re just getting started or you’ve been creating content for years, coming up with ideas can be a feast or famine....
How to Decide if You Want to Create a Blog, Podcast, or Video Channel
There are many things to consider when choosing an outlet for your content. And, as much as I wish there was, there’s no easy checklist or quiz you can take to find out which is right for you. There are simply too many things to consider, including which one you are...
7 Ways to Monetize a Blog, Podcast, or Video Show
There are a number of ways that content creators can monetize the content you create for your blog, podcast, or video show. Which ones you use will depend upon your business model and goals, so don’t feel like you need to do everything. Ads Probably the first thing...
9 Content Marketing Mistakes That Will Slow Your Side Hustle Growth
Content marketing, using a blog, podcast, or video show to attract customers, is one of the best ways to grow your audience, build your business, and make more money. But, like most other things, there’s a right way and a wrong way to use content as a marketing tool....
8 Reasons Great Content is Essential to Your Side Hustle
Do any research on how to grow a business - in any industry - and you’ll find lots of people telling you that you need to create content in some form. But creating content takes time, and you’re a busy teacher, so is it reeeeeeeally that important? In a word, yes....
10 Types of Emails You Can Send Your List
The other day a member of the Side Hustle Teachers Facebook group sent me a message. She said she knew she needed to build an email list, but she had no idea what she’d send to people once she had their email address. This is a very common worry about starting an...
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[Teacher Feature] Heather Cacioppo, Teacherpreneur
Today’s Featured Teacher: Heather Cacioppo, Teacherpreneur Heather has been a special education teacher in the Chicagoland area for 7 years. She has a passion for teaching students and recently found a desire to support teachers that are struggling to stay afloat....
The Ultimate List of Side Hustles for Teachers: 145 Money Making Ideas for Educators
Business Services 1. Apartment Post-Lease Cleanup. When apartments are vacated, they need to be cleaned, painted, deodorized, etc. before they can be rented again. If you're handy, this could be for you! 2. Business Coach. If you have a successful side hustle you can...
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[Teacher Feature] Caryl Pawlusiak, Network Marketer
Today’s Featured Teacher: Caryl Pawlusiak, Network Marketer Caryl Pawlusiak is an elementary teacher of 18 years who knew nothing about skincare when she took the plunge to become a personal shopper for Rodan+Fields. Putting her skills at following a lesson plan to...