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The Great Escape

The Great Escape

By Jacob Suckow

The podcast interviewing people who broke free from the rat race.

Hear their stories, what it took for them to finally make the jump and learn exactly why you DON'T need a job you hate to live the life you want.
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Episode 4: Paul Melrose on Why Choosing a Niche too Early is Holding You Back

The Great EscapeMay 21, 2021

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Building a Website that Works for YOU with Erin Pennings

Building a Website that Works for YOU with Erin Pennings

Erin dove in and shared everything she knows about creating a hard-hitting website FAST. If you’ve got a website that’ feels a bit meh, you’ve got nothing at all to mark your spot online OR you’ve been putting off publishing it for months because you just can’t knock it out—this episode’s for you.

You can find her at erinpennings.com where you can get on the newsletter, hear great strategies and ideas (like what we talked about today).

That's also where you can find out more about her offers, whether that you need someone else to write your website for you OR you want to learn how to get your own site up and running FAST.

If you liked what you heard, please leave us a rating on whatever platform you listen to podcasts. And, if you don't want to miss an episode again (and learn how to build an empire of your own die-hard email subscribers), join the newsletter at www.emailempire.org/newsletter/

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 A killer conversation with Jill Wise—Lifestyle Entrepreneur, Pocket CMO, and Brand Strategist

We covered everything from what it's like to get your freelance career off the ground, how to actually own your business AS a business, and what it looks like to scale beyond just client work and consulting.

Jill shared all kinds of great resources but a few notable ones were one of her favorite books: 7 Habits for Highly Effective People by Steven Covey

If you're struggling with finding the confidence and self-belief that you need to take the next steps in your biz—then this is the show for you.

We go beyond all the regurgitated bullshit that so many online business owners get caught up in when they start buying courses, working with early coaches or just reading all the content they can for free.

Plus, she shared a FREE course on her website with all of you.

4 steps to Profit is a free, 4-day course that walks you through the foundations and shares exactly how Jill's grown her business from serving side-hustle to full-time lifestyle entrepreneurship.

If you want Jill's 4 key steps to making a more profitable business fast, check out jillwise.com/4-steps-to-profit.com

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Becoming an Expert in Your Industry Takes Less than You Think with Csaba Borzasi

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Today's episode features Csaba Borzasi.

The man who analyzed over 100 different sales letters in only 100 days on his YouTube channel and caught the attention of some of the greatest names in copywriting history!

He walks us through exactly why it takes so much less than we think to actually become an expert in your industry. Plus we talk about everything from building a name for yourself online and why your customers don't care if you're not the NUMBER ONE person in your industry.

Learn more about Csaba and everything that he has to offer at www.gameofconversions.com

Plus, he’s giving away the secrets behind some of the greatest ads of ALL TIME that you can use to start skyrocketing conversions on your own sales pages, emails and more. And, just for our audience, he threw in a few extras if you sign up now at https://gameofconversions.com/copywriting-secrets/

And, as always, the goal of this show is to help people just like you find the freedom that I know you deserve. So, if you loved today’s episode or you learned ANYTHING at all, my only ask is that you share this show with likeminded people.

Friends, family, and even your customers can listen to the show and learn more about EVERYTHING we have to offer at: www.thegreatescape.show/subscribe

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Episode 4: Paul Melrose on Why Choosing a Niche too Early is Holding You Back

Episode 4: Paul Melrose on Why Choosing a Niche too Early is Holding You Back

Paul Melrose, conversion copywriter extraordinaire, polymath, and educational pioneer sat down with me and shared his thoughts on that poisonous word every freelancer fears: Nicheing...
We cover everything from direct marketing greats and how they came up, why picking a niche is thought of as some unquestionable law, and all the value in holding out just a little longer to bounce around different industries.
I give you: Paul Melrose!
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Episode 2

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