STO 6: John Lee Dumas on What It Takes to Build a 7-Figure Business Around Podcasting

By John Dennis on Mar 12, 2014 in Podcast | 0 comments

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You haven’t met a trailblazer until you’ve met John Lee Dumas. Many people know his story, but if you haven’t heard, here’s the abbreviated version:

In late 2012, John launched a podcast called Entrepreneur On Fire and just over a year later, had a six-figure business built around it. Pretty rad, right?

In this episode,we dive into the specific strategies John is using today that earns him 6-figures ($189,900+ in February, 2014).

He also reveals how it all happened, the one habit that he attributes his success to, and how you can gain the momentum you need to build meaningful and lucrative income yourself.

Oh, and for fun – we put him through his own Lightning Round – the 6 part question series that he asks everyone on his own podcast, Entrepreneur on Fire.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL DISCOVER:

The one habit John Lee Dumas attributes his success to most
What John was faced with at age 21 that ensures his success (he still carries it to this day)
Why John strongly feels that 2014 is the year of the _________.
The one thing that John and his team are perfecting right now to help others build their business
Why the sport of tennis (specifically, a tennis player) inspired John to high levels of success
The exact webinar strategy John is using to make over 6-figures per month with just one product
The single most important lesson for creating products your audience will actually WANT to buy
The best business lesson John has ever received
The one thing John would do if he were left with nothing but a laptop and $500 (but still had all his knowledge).

ACTION STEPS:

Find the right time of the day that you’re most productive and commit to putting in work at those times!
Engage with your audience at every step of the way; ask questions, reply to comments, seek all kinds of feedback and become one with your audience.
Consider starting a podcast and use it to build an audience and eventually sell more products and services.
Stay disciplined; create systems, schedules, calendars, checklists – and apply discipline to following them.
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