078 Michael Stelzner | Finding Your Sweet Spot

Every business owner struggles in the beginning to bring in revenue.  They tend to lean on friends and their network. But as quickly as you can, you must find your sweet spot in business.

This is exactly what Michael Stelzner did when he launched his digital agency to make it into a big success.  We also discuss being ‘in the trenches” in his business now, Social Media Examiner.  Michael opens up in this episode and shares his journey of blood, sweat, tears, failures, and fears.

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Michael’s Target Audience:  Michael’s target market is entrepreneurs and marketers who want to navigate the ever-changing landscape of social media.

Michael was once a writer for hire but has always been, at his core, a sales person. Before creating his own company, he worked in the tech field as a marketing manager. His writing experience helped him develop the communication skills required for marketing and sales. Marketing was always his cup of tea.

Raised with strong work ethics, he logged countless hours growing his business into a successful venture. His business Social Media Examiner, was first a movement that then caught on and became the household name it is today.

Michael talks about his transition from working as a writer to running a creative agency and finally moving into teaching sales and marketing via social media. When he started out, he created a movement and was able to get a lot of followers. Without advertising directly, the movement grew and after reaching a certain threshold, he monetized it.

Today this movement is known as the Social Media Examiner, the world’s largest online publication with an email list of 279,000 followers! Michael tells us how social media can help us grow if we make a constant effort to engage our followers. He believes this to be especially important for leaders, they should find the time to engage in social media because it’s free and doesn’t require a ton of time.

Whether your company is large or small, everyone needs to pay attention to social media for the huge return it can provide. Simply by setting aside a few minutes per day, you can make a huge difference in gaining success.

How often and how you engage with people can be a deciding factor for your perspective clients when making a purchasing decision – that’s one of the primary reasons to use social media. Michael gives us plenty of other reasons in this episode! Tune in and listen to Michael also talk about social media leveraging, podcasting engagement strategies and tips for finding a sweet spot for serving prospective clients.

In this episode, here’s what we’ll cover:

• How Michael’s history as a writer helped him make sales.
• The history of the movement that has become Social Media Examiner.
• What triggered him to convert his business into something bigger?
• Stacking success: what is it and how do you use it?
• How creative agencies benefit from focusing and finding their sweet spot.
• Planning ahead doesn’t work: true or false?
• Does Michael ever find himself in the trenches today?
• Effectively leveraging social media for your business: Michael tells us how.
• Successful engagement strategies podcasters should be using, Michael shares.

Practical & Actionable:

Michael says the most practical and actionable thing that you can do right now is to engage with your existing audience via social media. By responding to people in social media you can create a deciding factor for them to make a purchase decision. Just go out there and engage with people that are reaching out to you. This is the first step that everyone can start today.

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