Laptop Empires Podcast

Laptop Empires Podcast

Welcome to the Laptop Empires podcast hosted by Bobby Hoyt (Millennial Money Man) and Mike Yanda (Red Dirt Marketing Co). In this twice weekly podcast the former Band Director and Attorney share cutting-edge strategies for growing an online businesses. The duo pull on their experiences building blogs, online communities, and courses to grow businesses for themselves and other business owners. Every episode is packed with content and actionable strategies presented in a laid back, conversational manner. No topic is too big or small for this no-filter show about making money online and having fun doing it. Whether you’re a full-time entrepreneur, side hustler, or you’re thinking about joining this crazy online business world, you’ll want to join the Laptop Empires crew each Monday and Thursday and learn how to create an online business that lasts.

Episodes

August 1, 2023 39 mins

Welcome back to the Laptop Empires show! In this episode, Mike and Bobby discuss the types of content they consume, and the things they tend to avoid.

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This week, Bobby and Mike discuss SEO and how it's so important to growing an online business or brand - and how you can use it to convert leads into sales. They also discuss misconceptions about SEO and keywords, and some underutilized methods of converting lower volume searches into paying customers.

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Welcome back to the Laptop Empires show! In this episode, Mike and Bobby discuss the current momentum of short-form media and how social platforms are adapting to it- and where it's going in the future. Mike also shares his content strategy with TikTok/YouTube leading into the future.

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Welcome back to the Laptop Empires Podcast! This week, Bobby and Mike discuss their experiences with parenting while growing their online businesses - and how it's completely worth the struggle and hardships.

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Welcome back to the Laptop Empires podcast! Today, Bobby and Mike discuss social media and how comedians are great at it, how niching and experimenting is so important, and how kids actually impact productivity (despite some creators' opinions).

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Welcome back to the Laptop Empires show! This week, Bobby and Mike discuss Twitter- its release of its algorithm to the public, how people get good at the platform, and why political content is so powerful in the modern age.

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Welcome back to the Laptop Empires show! This week, Bobby and Mike discuss the ongoing and incessant trend that is A.I. content and its seemingly never-ending presence on social media. Will TikTok actually get banned in the U.S.?

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Welcome back to the Laptop Empires show! Today Mike is joined by Marko Zlatic, who is the owner of Whiteboard Finance - a successful personal finance YouTube channel targeted at entrepreneurs and investor.

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Welcome back to the Laptop Empires show! Today in Bobby's absence, Mike brings Robert onto the show, who is a successful copywriter. They discuss productivity, their favorite forms of content, and their business books of choice.

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Welcome back to the Laptop Empires show! Today Mike and Bobby discuss hiring new people in their businesses and how they've gone hiring previously. Should a business owner also consume content, and is it important to work less as an owner to be successful?

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Welcome back to the Laptop Empires show! Bobby and Mike discuss work-life balance, and how hard it is specifically as a father and as a business owner. They also talk about sleep schedule, work efficiency, and their ideal day-to-day routine and priorities.

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Welcome back to the Laptop Empires show! In this episode, Mike and Bobby discuss what it was like quitting their jobs to go into an online business, what they would do if their kids wanted to be entrepreneurs, and the types of people that leave hate comments online.

 

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Welcome back to the Laptop Empires show! Mike and Bobby discuss things they didn’t know about when they started businesses - bookkeeping, taxes, networking, investing in the business, and personal development.

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Welcome back to the Laptop Empires show! Bobby and Mike discuss their experience starting online businesses, their takeaways and advice for new creators, and whether or not having a definite vision or goal in mind really matters at the beginning.

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Welcome back to the Laptop Empires Show! Today, Bobby and Mike discuss why online businesses, (and internet marketing in particular) tend to have so many scammers/slimy businesses and how that hurts everyone in the industry. They also discuss whether they think TikTok is going to get banned by the government, and what you should do now either way.

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Welcome back to the Laptop Empires show! Today Bobby and Mike discuss their resolutions and goals in 2023, both in their business and personal lives. The guys discuss why people fail at their resolutions, and Mike describes his process of figuring out TikTok's algorithm and an optimal growth strategy.

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Welcome back to the Laptop Empires Show! In this episode, Mike and Bobby give their very honest and blunt advice to people who are trying to genuinely build their businesses and brands in 2023. The guys talk about mindset, aligning your priorities, and ways to keep yourself on the right track toward success.

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Welcome back to Laptop Empires! Today Bobby and Mike discuss a variety of topics from NFTs and Gary Vee, to Rick Ross' books and social media expertise.

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January 10, 2023 49 mins

Welcome back to Laptop Empires! In this episode, we delve into the topic of Google and its slow decline. Will short form video platforms like TikTok make the old-school monetization methods like blogging irrelevant?

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