AskPat 2.0: A Weekly Coaching Call on Online Business, Blogging, Marketing, and Lifestyle Design

Today's question comes from Travis, who is planning a series of short-run podcasts (or nanocasts). Which is the best podcast host for this situation? Travis's site is http://www.providfilms.com/. The hosts I discuss in this episode are SoundCloud (https://soundcloud.com/stream), Libsyn (http://www.libsyn.com/ with the coupon code: SPI), and Podbean (http://www.podbean.com/). Do you have a question about podcasting? Record it at http://www.askpat.com/.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today's question comes from Lain, who asks about transcriptions. Where is a good place to find a transcriptionist? In this episode I mention James Schramko's podcast (http://www.superfastbusiness.com/). I've used transcriptionists from Upwork (merger of oDesk and Elance; http://upwork.com). Lately I have been using Rev for some transcriptions (https://www.rev.com/freelancers/transcription) and Fiverr (https://www.fiverr.com/). Do you have a question about podcasting? Record it at http://www.askpat.com/. Check out my new book on validating your idea for a business, Will It Fly?, at http://willitflybook.com.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today's question comes from Glenn, who asks about formatting ebooks. Should ebooks be graphic-heavy or should they be printable? Do you have a question about ebooks? Record it at http://www.askpat.com/. Check out my new book on validating your idea for a business, Will It Fly?, at http://willitflybook.com.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today's question comes from Jeff, who asks about finding partners to collaborate on projects. How do you know if they have enough passion to be a good collaborator? Jeff's podcast is http://www.generallytrivial.com/. Do you have a question about finding good collaboration partners? Record it at http://www.askpat.com/. Check out my new book on validating your idea for a business, Will It Fly?, at http://willitflybook.com.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today's episode is special! My new book, Will It Fly?, launches today! Learn how to validate your idea for a business, Will It Fly?, at http://willitflybook.com. If you picked up the book, let me know on Twitter @PatFlynn. Do you have a question about getting your business started? Record it at http://www.askpat.com/. Thank you so much for listening! I appreciate you! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

AP 0529: Is My Potential Audience Large Enough? Today's question comes from Hunter, who has a website topic that he's ready to start, but he's worried the search volume is too low. How can he tell? In this episode, I talk about my niche site, Security Guard Training HQ (http://www.securityguardtraininghq.com/). Do you have a question about testing your website idea? Record it at http://www.askpat.com/. Check out my new book on validating your idea for a business, Will It Fly?, at http://willitflybook.com. Check out my friend John Lee Dumas's Kickstarter for The Freedom Journal (http://thefreedomjournal.com/).See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today's question comes from Marco, who has a few niche site ideas. How does he determine which niche will be most worth his time and effort? Check out my new book on validating your idea for a business, Will It Fly?, at http://willitflybook.com. Do you have a question about niche site validation? Record it at http://www.askpat.com/. Check out my friend John Lee Dumas's Kickstarter for The Freedom Journal (http://thefreedomjournal.com/).See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today's question comes from Jae, who is beginning to feel discouraged and wants to know how I've dealt with these feelings in the past. In this episode, I talk about Hal Elrod's Miracle Morning book and strategy (http://www.smartpassiveincome.com/early-morning-routine/). Share your encouragement on Twitter with #AskPat527. Do you have a question about the emotional side of entrepreneurship? Record it at http://www.askpat.com/. Check out my new book on validating your idea for a business, Will It Fly?, at http://willitflybook.com.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today's question comes from Rickey, who is planning to start a blog. What program do I use to write my blog posts? Also, do I use a PC or Mac? One text editor I've used is Byword (http://bywordapp.com/). Our team now does the initial writing in Google Docs (https://docs.google.com/). Other tools include Scrivener (https://www.literatureandlatte.com/scrivener.php) and Evernote (https://evernote.com/). Do you have a question about getting started with blogging? Record it at http://www.askpat.com/.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today's question comes from Clifton, who is interested in hiring a WordPress developer to help develop a software product for his customers. How should he compensate them—should he hire them or partner with them? In this episode, I talk about the structure for Smart Podcast Player (http://smartpodcastplayer.com/). Do you have a question about developing software? Record it at http://www.askpat.com/. Check out my new book on validating your idea for a business, Will It Fly?, at http://willitflybook.com.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today's question comes from Marilyn, who asks a question about virtual assistants. How can they keep track of the tasks that she is assigning? Marilyn's site is http://www.infantdentalcenter.com/. You can find virtual assistants using Upwork (a combined company of Elance and oDesk; http://upwork.com/). I highly recommend using Slack for communication (http://smartpassiveincome.com/slack). Do you have a question about working with virtual assistants? Record it at http://www.askpat.com/. Check out my new book on validating your idea for a business, Will It Fly?, at http://willitflybook.com.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today's question comes from Sam, who is interested in starting an advice podcast similar to AskPat. If he doesn't have a big audience, how does he get people to ask him questions? I love Speakpipe for collecting audio questions (https://www.speakpipe.com/). Do you have a question about podcasting? Record it at http://www.askpat.com/. Check out my new book on validating your idea for a business, Will It Fly?, at http://willitflybook.com.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today's question comes from Daniel, who asks about monetizing his blog through a course. How should he go about monetizing that course? Daniel's site is http://www.createmytherapistwebsite.com/ Learn more about productizing your service-based business in Smart Passive Income Podcast Episode #158 (http://www.smartpassiveincome.com/how-to-productize-your-service-based-business/). Check out my new book on validating your idea for a business, Will It Fly?, at http://willitflybook.com. Do you have a question about monetizing your website? Record it at http://www.askpat.com/.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today's question comes from Venisha, whose business creates custom first dance songs. Should she hold webinars to get email subscribers? How can she keep people on her email list after their wedding is over? My wife and I had fun with our first dance (http://www.smartpassiveincome.com/random-fun-post-of-the-weekend-our-first-dance/). Do you have a question about building your email list? Record it at http://www.askpat.com/. Check out my new book on validating your idea for a business, Will It Fly?, at http://willitflybook.com.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today's question comes from Rebecca, who asks about podcast sponsorships. How do I determine which sponsors play at the beginning versus the end of the show? Is there a difference in rate? Rebecca's site is http://clrvirtualconnection.com/. I discuss the ins and outs podcast sponsorship rates with John Lee Dumas on Smart Passive Income #97 (http://www.smartpassiveincome.com/facebook-webinar-conversion-adding-sponsors-podcast/). Midroll helps me find podcast sponsors (http://www.midroll.com/). Do you have a question about podcast monetization? Record it at http://www.askpat.com/. Check out my new book on validating your idea for a business, Will It Fly?, at http://willitflybook.com.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today's question comes from Ryan, who is helping another entrepreneur get started online. What should he know about partnering with someone else? Ryan's site is http://www.alternativeslibrary.org/. Do you have a question about business partnerships? Record it at http://www.askpat.com/. Check out my new book on validating your idea for a business, Will It Fly?, at http://willitflybook.com.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today's question comes from Ron, who asks about Facebook Pages. Will it limit the personal connection he is able to have with his followers? Ron's site is http://ronmckeefery.com/. To join my Facebook Group, go to http://smartpassiveincome.com/community. The social media tool I mention is Edgar (http://meetedgar.com/pat/). Do you have a question about social media? Record it at http://www.askpat.com/.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today's question comes from Eric, who asks about repurposing Q&A podcasts for video and blog posts. Is this a good idea? In this episode, both the caller and I discuss Michael Hyatt's content repurposing. Do you have a question about your content? Record it at http://www.askpat.com/. Check out my new book on validating your idea for a business, Will It Fly?, at http://willitflybook.com.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today's question comes from Eliska, who asks about the best kinds of emails to send to her subscribers, broadcast emails with updates about her current posts, or autoresponder emails? In this episode, I share my thoughts, as well as a hybrid solution I've recently tried, called the digest email. Check out my new book on validating your idea for a business, Will It Fly?, at http://willitflybook.com. Do you have a question about email marketing? Record it at http://www.askpat.com/.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today's question comes from Diego, who asks about using Periscope when bilingual. Should he have one account for each language, or continue to host both languages on one account? I share my thoughts. Check out my new book on validating your idea for a business, Will It Fly?, at http://willitflybook.com. Do you have a question about Periscope? Record it at http://www.askpat.com/.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today's question comes from Jourdan, who needs help creating blog images. How much should he expect to pay? Jourdan's site is https://medium.com/new-game-magazine. In this episode, I talk about a few different tools: Canva (canva.com), PicMonkey (http://www.picmonkey.com/), and Word Swag (http://wordswag.co/). For finding stock images, I recommend iStockphoto (http://www.smartpassiveincome.com/istock), DepositPhotos (http://depositphotos.com/), or Flickr Creative Commons photos. AppSumo periodically has deals for DepositPhotos (http://www.appsumo.com/idrive/). Do you have a question about blog images? Record it at http://www.askpat.com/. Check out my new book on validating your idea for a business, Will It Fly?, at http://willitflybook.com.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today's question comes from Brian, who uses his YouTube channel to help promote some affiliate sales. The videos help conversions on his site, but don't drive traffic from YouTube to his site. Should he change his YouTube strategy? Do you have a question about YouTube? Record it at http://www.askpat.com/.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today's question comes from Nick, who is starting an interview podcast. Does he have to pay the guests he invites? How do you get people to agree to be on your show? Nick's site is http://truetightwad.com/. Check out my podcasting tutorial (http://www.podcastingtutorial.com). Do you have a question about podcasting? Record it at http://www.askpat.com/.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today's question comes from Sebastian, whose podcasting users have asked for podcast transcripts. Is it worth the money to get his show transcribed? Sebastian's site is http://projektphoenix.com/. Sebastian mentions my podcasting tutorial (http://www.podcastingtutorial.com). In this episode I talk about Fiverr (http://fiverr.com/) and Upwork, as well as the app Rev. Do you have a question about podcasting? Record it at http://www.askpat.com/.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today's question comes from Andy, who is trying to generate podcast ratings and reviews. In this episode, I mention my podcast with Chris Ducker, 1-Day Business Breakthrough (https://1daybb.com/). Do you have a question about podcasting? Record it at http://www.askpat.com/.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today's question comes from Dennis, whose books sales in person are high, but his online sales aren't as good as he'd like. He has a lot of advertising in place—what else can he do? Dennis's site is http://www.thegreedyfish.co.uk/. In this episode I mention another author, Katie Davis (http://katiedavis.com/), as well as KDP Select promotions (https://kdp.amazon.com/select). Do you have a question about selling your books? Record it at http://www.askpat.com/. Check out my new book on validating your idea for a business, Will It Fly?, at http://willitflybook.com. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today's question comes from Eliska, who asks having PDF of resources versus a resources page on a website. Which is better? Should she have both? Eliska references Smart Passive Income Podcast #78 (http://smartpassiveincome.com/session78). The podcast episode I mention with Jessica is #115 (http://www.smartpassiveincome.com/session115/). Do you have a question about your website? Record it at http://www.askpat.com/. Check out my new book on validating your idea for a business, Will It Fly?, at http://willitflybook.com. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today's question comes from Glen, who asks about online courses for passive income. Which one would I recommend? I recommend several courses, which you can check out from my resources page (http://smartpassiveincome.com/resources), including Ramit Sethi's, Noah Kagan's, Fizzle.co, Youpreneur with Chris Ducker, The Foundation with Dane Maxwell. Check out my new book on validating your idea for a business, Will It Fly?, at http://willitflybook.com. Do you have a question about getting started? Record it at http://www.askpat.com/.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today's question comes from Blanca, who asks about the valuation of websites (she specifically references http://brit.co). Are blogs of that size really worth such a high valuation? The podcast I recommend listening to is StartUp with Alex Blumberg (https://gimletmedia.com/show/startup/). Share your thoughts on this topic on Twitter using #AskPat506. Do you have a question about the business of blogging? Record it at http://www.askpat.com/.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today's question comes from Jackie, who asks about domain privacy. Is it worth adding? Jackie's site is http://www.jackiebolen.com/. In this episode I talk about Bluehost (http://askpat.com/bluehost) and GoDaddy (https://www.godaddy.com/). Do you have a question about web domains? Record it at http://www.askpat.com/.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today's question comes from Rick, who has some upcoming public speaking opportunities. What can he do to make his presentations successful? Rick's site is http://rickzullo.com/. In SPI TV 16, I covered 33 public speaking tips that will help (http://www.smartpassiveincome.com/33-public-speaking-tips/). Do you have a question about public speaking? Record it at http://www.askpat.com/.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today's question comes from Leonardo, who has a question about work-life balance. Does it exist when you're starting a business? In this episode I mention Hal Elrod's Miracle Morning; for much more on that listen to my conversation with him on Smart Passive Income Episode 140 (http://www.smartpassiveincome.com/early-morning-routine/). Check out my new book on validating your idea for a business, Will It Fly?, at http://willitflybook.com. Do you have a question about work-life balance? Record it at http://www.askpat.com/.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today's question comes from Stacy, who has an existing small business. With 72 free hours, what new business should she start? Learn how to productize your service business on Smart Passive Income Podcast Episode 158 (http://smartpassiveincome.com/session158). For learning how to speak to small businesses about building custom solutions, listen to Episode 46 (http://smartpassiveincome.com/session46). Check out my new book on validating your idea for a business, Will It Fly?, at http://willitflybook.com. Do you have a question about starting a new business? Record it at http://www.askpat.com/.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today's question comes from Kelly, who asks about my annual report. How do I keep track of the information that goes into that report? Kelly's site is http://wirededucator.com/. You can see my income reports here: http://www.smartpassiveincome.com/my-income-reports. The tools I mention are the Chrome extension Speed Dial 2 (http://askpat.com/speeddial2) and 1Password (https://agilebits.com/onepassword). Do you have a question about bookkeeping or income reports? Record it at http://www.askpat.com/.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today's question comes from Loris, who asks about my first year in business. Was the first year hard? I reflect on my first year in business and what helped me stick with it. This is a topic that is important to me—I want to help you start the business that is right for you. I recently wrote a new book on validating your idea for a business, Will It Fly?, at http://willitflybook.com. Do you have a question about starting an online business? Record it at http://www.askpat.com/. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today's question comes from David, who asks about starting a business with funding through Kickstarter. Is this a good way to validate a business idea or will it give me a skewed sense of the market for my product? Check out my new book on validating your idea for a business, Will It Fly?, at http://willitflybook.com. Do you have a question about validation? Record it at http://www.askpat.com/.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today's question comes from Gianna, who asks about including affiliate links in membership sites. Is it okay? What are the best practices? Gianna's site is http://familyfuntwincities.com/. I share my thoughts on ethical monetization strategies. Share your thoughts on this topic using #AskPat498. Do you have a question about monetization strategies? Record it at http://www.askpat.com/. Check out my new book on validating your idea for a business, Will It Fly?, at http://willitflybook.com.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today's question comes from Friede, who asks about my wife April's perspective of my career. Do you have a question about work-life balance? Record it at http://www.askpat.com/. Check out my new book on validating your idea for a business, Will It Fly?, at http://willitflybook.com. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today's question comes from an anonymous caller, who asks about a video I made in 2013 about keyword research and SEO analysis. What has changed since I made that video? The 2013 video the caller mentions is available here (http://www.smartpassiveincome.com/niche-site-duel-2-keyword-research-seo/). The tools I mention are SEMrush (http://www.semrush.com/) and Long Tail Pro (http://askpat.com/longtailpro). Do you have a question about keyword research? Record it at http://www.askpat.com/. Check out my new book on validating your idea for a business, Will It Fly?, at http://willitflybook.com. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today's question comes from Glen, who asks about scripting podcasts. I share my thoughts about podcasting off-the-cuff, with a script, and with an outline. Do you have a question about podcasting? Record it at http://www.askpat.com/.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today's question comes from Prabhu, who asks what would happen if a major internet service (or the whole internet) goes away. Prabhu's site is http://www.bloggersbooks.com/. Do you have a question about your business planning? Record it at http://www.askpat.com/.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today's question comes from Brittany, who asks about low value affiliates. Is it worth the time involved for inexpensive, low commission items? Brittany's site is http://www.bhookedcrochet.com/ Do you have a question about affiliate marketing? Record it at http://www.askpat.com/.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today's question comes from Alain, who asks about t-shirts. How do you get t-shirts produced and shipped? Benny Hsu has shared how he runs his t-shirt business (http://getbusylivingblog.com/how-ive-profited-100k-online-in-just-5-months-this-year/) on a platform called Tee Spring (https://teespring.com/). The platform I use for shipping AskPat t-shirts is Printfection (http://www.printfection.com/). Do you have a question about your business idea? Record it at http://www.askpat.com/.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today's question comes from Sheeran, who asks about sending an RSS feed for the podcast into Facebook. In this episode I talk about Gary Vaynerchuk's book Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook (http://askpat.com/jjjrh). The two tools I mentioned (but don't recommend for this purpose) are IFTTT (http://ifttt.com) and Zapier (https://zapier.com/). Do you have a question about social media? Record it at http://www.askpat.com/.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today's question comes from Jeremy, who is concerned that the niche he has selected may be too small: springboard diving. How can he validate the size of this market? Also, how can he feel comfortable teaching, given that he is young? For more on idea validation, check out my forthcoming book at http://willitflybook.com. Do you have a question about testing your business idea? Record it at http://www.askpat.com Thanks to today's sponsor, AWeber. Your email list is your most valuable asset—get started today. Go to http://www.aweber.com/askpat. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today's question comes from Darin, who asks about managing his multiple careers on LinkedIn. Darin's side business is http://kidsdoubledesk.com/. Share your thoughts on this topic with Darin using #AskPat489. Do you have a question about managing your social media profiles? Record it at http://www.askpat.com/. Today's sponsor is Braintree. Braintree will help you accept business payments for your products from customers across the world. Go to http://braintreepayments.com/pat. It's my birthday week! I would so appreciate if you'd leave me an iTunes review. Coming soon: http://willitflybook.com/. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today's question comes from Jenna, who is using AWeber. She wants to share videos that only her email subscribers can access. What's the best way to do this? Jenna's site is http://fitpigs.com/. I share two different ways to achieve this. Do you have a question about sharing videos? 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. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today's question comes from Julian, who is getting his online business started. He wants to keep costs down; what are the necessities to purchase at the beginning? Julian's site is http://www.mystartuplifestyle.com/. I share my advice for getting started, where to spend money, and most importantly, where to spend time. Do you have a question about getting your business started? Record it at http://www.askpat.com/. Thanks to our sponsor, Lynda.com. Try out all of Lynda.com's courses for free for seven days. Go http://lynda.com/AskPat to get started. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today's question comes from Glenn, whose son is interested in starting an online business. I share my advice with him on how to get started. Do you have a question about starting a business? Record it at http://www.askpat.com/. Thanks to our sponsor, Lynda.com. Try out all of Lynda.com's courses for free for seven days. Go http://lynda.com/AskPat to get started. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today's question comes from Meghan, who has built up an email list for her blog but isn't sure how to use it. What type of content should she send her subscribers? I offer email templates at http://emailthesmartway.com. Do you have a question about email marketing? 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. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.