Episode 336: Making Money from Affiliate Marketing, Video Shows and Podcasting with Matt Giovanisci

Show Notes: http://fizzleshow.com/336


Ever wonder about starting a video show? Did you decide not to due to the many obstacles, including a lack of time and resources? Have you wanted to get on podcasting bandwagon but feel unsure of how to juggle your tasks? Were you concerned that neither of these would be *the most productive use of your time? *

In this episode, we discover the wonder of video shows and podcasting and talk about being involved in several ventures while still focusing on what you are good at. We also get into how affiliate marketing can significantly boost your following and the traffic to your website.

Today on the show we are joined by Matt Giovanisci, successful entrepreneur, website wizard, podcast producer, and video veteran. His specialties include web design, internet marketing, web development, SEO, small and corporate business marketing and more, and he is here to talk about how he makes money through information-based sites, affiliate offers and how their link manager tool LASSO fits into it all.

We also talk about the importance of editing your business and scrutinizing expenses, focusing on what you are truly good at and knowing when to delegate and outsource tasks to optimize your productivity. He also shares how he manages to create consistent, high-quality content while avoiding burnout, and he dishes out advice for those who are looking to start producing videos or podcasts.

Be sure to tune in for another fantastic episode!

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Key Points from This Episode:

The evolution of Matt's project Earnest and joining up with LASSO. [0:05:20.0]
Building information-based sites and making money through affiliate offers. [0:10:16.0]
LASSO as a link manager for affiliate sites and other problems it solves. [0:14:25.0]
How editing his business has been a massive breakthrough. [0:18:34.0]
Establishing that he is good at digital publishing and deciding to focus on that. [0:23:36.0]
More about their Money Lab podcast and having a dynamic sponsorship spot. [0:29:48.0]
How YouTube sponsorship revenue compares to his Matt's own products. [0:35:22.0]
Matt's strategy for putting out videos, podcasts and articles consistently. [0:39:23.0]
The process of making a video: from the script to finding the right background. [0:43:28.0]
Deciding which steps of the video production process to outsource. [0:47:08.0]
Understanding the need to delegate and spending time on what matters. [0:52:42.0]
Advice for people who want to start a video show or podcast. [1:00:42.0]
Matt’s amazing affiliate marketing course now available inside Fizzle. [1:04:04.0]
And much more!

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Fizzle — https://fizzle.co/
Corbett Barr on Twitter — https://twitter.com/CorbettBarr
Podia — https://www.podia.com/fizzle
Matt Giovanisci on Twitter — https://twitter.com/MattGiovanisci
Swim University — https://www.swimuniversity.com/
Money Lab Podcast — https://www.moneylab.co/podcast
LASSO — https://getlasso.co/
LASSO Free Trial — https://fizzle.co/lasso
Listen Money Matters Podcast — https://www.listenmoneymatters.com/show/
WordPress — https://wordpress.com/
Pretty Links — https://prettylinks.com/
CleverHiker — https://www.cleverhiker.com/
Wirecutter — https://thewirecutter.com/
NerdWallet — https://www.nerdwallet.com/
WP Engine — https://wpengine.com/
Traction on Amazon — https://www.amazon.com/Traction-Get-Grip-Your-Business/dp/1936661837
Profit First — https://profitfirstbook.com/
Toyota — https://www.toyota.com/
Mitsubishi — https://www.mitsubishi-motors.com/
Megaphone — https://megaphone.fm/
StartUp Podcast — https://gimletmedia.com/shows/startup
The Profit — https://www.cnbc.com/the-profit/
Shark Tank — https://abc.go.com/shows/shark-tank
Asana — https://asana.com/?noredirect
Trello — https://trello.com/
Caleb Wojcik — https://www.calebwojcik.com/
Adobe Premiere — https://www.adobe.com/products/premiere.html?promoid=PQ7SQBYQ&mv=other
Zencastr — https://zencastr.com/
PewDiePie — https://www.youtube.com/user/PewDiePie/videos?app=desktop
Fizzle Roadmap — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/small-business-roadmap-1-clarity
Fizzle Try 5 — http://fizzle.co/try5
Fizzle Productivity Essentials — https://app.fizzle.co/library/productivity-essentials
Fizzle Name Evaluator — https://fizzle.co/?s=name+evaluator
Fizzle Customer Conversations Course — https://app.fizzle.co/courses/customer-conversations
Fizzle Define Your Audience Course — https://fizzle.co/guides/defining-your-audience
Fizzle Goals Course — https://fizzle.co/courses/goals
Fizzle on Twitter — https://twitter.com/fizzle
Fizzle Just Ship It Challenge — https://app.fizzle.co/just-ship-it-challenge
Fizzle Sparkline — https://fizzle.co/sparkline
Fizzle Journaling Course — https://fizzle.co/courses/journal
Fizzle Essentials of Web Design Course — https://fizzle.co/library/essentials-of-website-design-for-business-builders
Fizzle Website Tune Up Curse — https://fizzle.co/courses/tuneup
Fizzle 80/20 Copywriting Guide — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/writing-copy-for-web
Fizzle Toolkit — https://fizzle.co/toolkit
Fizzle Craft + Commerce — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/craft-commerce
Fizzle Project Management for Entrepreneurs — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/project-management-for-entrepreneurs
Fizzle Hosting — https://fizzle.co/hosting