Episode 35 - Mr. Money Mustache's Blog Success Explained | Website Wednesday

In this episode you're going to learn what makes the Mr. Money Mustache blog and brand so successful, and how you can apply these principles to your own blog and brand.

Some of the topics covered are having a unique perspective, using an engaging writing style, building a community, and sharing real-life examples in your writing.

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Episode Transcript

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Welcome to the Blogging Mindset Podcast,where I hope you gain clarity, focus
and inspiration to boost your blogging results. Welcome back to the Blocking Mindset Podcast.
Today it's Website Wednesday, where Ilook at a website and talk about
what we can learn from it.And today I'm looking at mister money Mustache's
website, structure, blog and overallbrand and talking about why I believe it's

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so efficient and successful. And beforeI dive in, I want to quickly
invite you to join my free Facebookgroup, the Blogging Mindset Community. Just
got to Facebook dot com slash groupsslash blog Mindset to find the group.
Now back to the show. Ifyou don't know, mister money Mustache is
a personal finance blogger and lifestyle guruwho advocates for early retirement, financial independence,

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and frugal loving. His website andbrand have gained popularity for many reasons.
First of all, a unique perspective. Mister money Mustache presents a unique
perspective on personal finance and lifestyle.You have sizes the importance of saving a
significant portion of your income, investingwisely, and living a frugal yet fulfilling

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life to achieve financial independence and earlyretirement. Two, his engaging writing style.
Mister money Mustache's writing style is engaging, relatable, authentic, and even
humorous. He breaks down complex financialconcepts into easily understandable language, making personal
finance more approachable to a broader audience. On top of this, he goes

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the extra mile whatever he writes apost. A great example of this is
his blog post how to Build aKitchen and Why. It has thousands of
words and tons of custom images andphotos from his own kitchen builts. So
what can you learn from this?Well, work on being authentic, try
and incorporate humor into your own writingstyle, and work on breaking down complex

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concepts into easily understandable language on yourown law. Now. The third reason
why he's six successful is because he'sa real life example. He's not just
a theorist. He practices what hepreaches. Him and his wife achieved financial
dependence in their thirties through combination ofhigh savings rates, prudent investing, and

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smart lifestyle. This authenticity and personalsuccess story resonates with his readers and followers.
Fourth, community building The website fostersa sense of community and readers can
comment on posts share their own experiencesand learn from others who are also on
the journey to financial independence. Heeven has a forum on his website which

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is very active and has well overa hundred thousand posts. The sense of
belonging and shared goals creates a verysupportive environment. Five Practical advice. Mister
money Mustache offers actionable advice on variousaspects of personal finance, including saving money
on housing, transportation, and everydayexpenses. His tips often challenge conventional norms,

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encouraging readers to read I think they'respending habits. There are two big
takeaways here. One he helps peopleand he's obsessed with the transformation of his
readers. And two, by challengingconventional norms, is able to set himself
apart from thousands of financial independence blogsand by default encourage more sharing and engagement.
Six Inspiration for change. The conceptof retiring early achieving financial dependence is

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a dream for many. Mister moneyMustache provides inspiration and a rowmap for people
who want to break free from thetraditional nine to five grind and live life
on their own terms. Learn fromthis, tap into your audience's dreams and
be obsessed with helping them change theirlives. Seven. Minimalism and environmentalism.

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Mister money Mustache's philosophy lines of minimalismenvironmentalism, and he advocates for reducing consumption,
minimizing waste, and living a simpler, more sustainable lifestyle. This resonates
with individuals who are conscious of theirenvironmental impact and also shows the helpful,
more all truest stick side of mistermoney Mustache. Eight Media coverage. Over
time, mister money Mustache has receiveda media coverage for various outlets, increasing

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his visibility and credibility. His ideashave been featured in mainstream publications, which
has contributed to his popularity. Thisis made possible by his powerful story and
his simple advice that works for everyonetrying to achieve financially stavable lifestyles. Nine
Timeless principles. The principles advocated bymister money Mustache are relatively timeless and not

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tied to specific market conditions. Thishas helped his content remain relevant over the
years. This is a great exampleof evergreen content and blogging, which is
the best content for sustaining growth andrankings. With that being said, make
sure you are sharing timeless, valuableevergreen content with your audience and share guides

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and resources they can come back toforever and share with friends. That's it
for this episode of the Blocking Mindsetpodcast. The key takeaways today are have
a unique perspective, have an engagingwriting style, share real life examples and
have a story. Build a community, share practical, truly helpful advice.

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Inspire change and be obsessed with yourreader's transformation. Advocate for something that helps
everyone. Get media coverage by havinga story to share, and practice and
preach timeless principles. You're awesome.Thank you so much for listening. Please
subscribe to the show and share thisepisode with a friend, and you can
also leave a review letting me knowwhat you took away from this episode.

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Thanks again, and tune in nextWednesday for another website breakdown.