You don't need to be a huge influencer to launch a profitable summit and I'm excited to share some proof of that with you today!

In April 2019 I hosted my third virtual summit and brought in $22,000 starting with only 1500 people on my email list. I'm going to break down all the details, including:

• What my goals were
• What I've changed since my last summit
• Highs and lows
• Lessons learned
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There are a lot of marketing strategies that we all "need" to be doing consistently. Content creation, social media interaction, webinars, email marketing, challenges...I could go on.

There are two problems with those strategies:

1. It can take years of consistency to see results
2. You need an existing audience of a decent size for them to be effective

If you're anything like me, you want a...

In the first episode of the Summit Host Hangout podcast, we'll talk about why you'll want to listen, how often new episodes will be released, what you can expect from them, and a little about my background.

We’ve reached part 3 in the ‘How to Plan An Online Summit’ series! Part 1 was all about determining your niche, topic, and offer, while Part 2 covered all things summit speakers. If you haven’t had the chance to read those just yet, take a second to review those before moving forward. Trust me, you are going to want to stick to the order of this series! 

When it...

Collaborations are a great and powerful way to grow your business quickly. You can connect with fellow industry experts and expand your reach online.

They provide your followers and others with social proof since you’re being introduced to your collab partner’s audience by a trusted source. A huge bonus is positioning yourself in front of a new audience without having to spend money...

“What got you here, won’t get you there.” - James Wedmore

Whether you're making $30k per year or $300k per year, there's always going to be a point when something has to change before you can hit your next income goal. You may be at that point right now. You may be on the brink of it soon. At some point in your time as an entrepreneur, freelancer, whatever - a change will have...

Hosting your first online summit can feel like a lot of pressure and for good reason. There are all kinds of people who want to get good results from the work you're doing:

• You
• Your speakers
• Your attendees

Thinking about it that way can be intimidating, but there are some specific things you can do to make sure everything is happy in the end. So today, we'll talk about the four most...

There are a lot of decisions to make when you're hosting an online summit. One decision that seemed to sneak up on me for my first summit was the format of the presentations.

This is something I didn't think about until it came time to give my speakers guidance on how to record their presentations. I quickly realized there were a few decisions to make

• Should the presentations be live or...

In April of 2018 I hosted one online event and saw my email list grow from 500 to 1400 subscribers. My monthly revenue usually sat around $3k-$4k, but this single event brought in $16,000.

And guess what? Unlike a lot of "get rich quick" tricks out there, this is something you can actually do.

I'm not going to lie, it takes hard work over the course of a couple months. But once you do that...

Hosting an online summit can bring massive growth for your business. It's an opportunity to bring in thousands of new leads, make tens of thousands in sales, and position yourself as an expert for both your audience and others in your industry.

However, we’ve all seen summits that didn’t feel quite right. Maybe you watched the first presentation and weren’t interested after...