I had the honor of (virtually) sitting down with Digital Story Teller, Digital Media Maker, Father, Husband, and all around GOOD GUY … Troy Nalls recently.

Troy hosted a live, “on air” Google+ Hangout on April 17th and invited me to be his guest. We talked about a range of topics – “being a DJ,” milk, relationships and connections, how I started Waldow Social, and so on. However, the bulk of the 20-minute conversation was around email marketing. We talked about email marketing not being dead, “best practices,” and list growth tactics – amongst many many other things.

As you’ll hear and see, we also laughed and smiled quite a bit. After all, if you are not having fun, why bother?

Bonus: My 3-year old daughter, Eva, made a cameo at the 15:20 mark of our conversation.

Having trouble seeing the video? Watch directly on YouTube now.

And I totally forgot … Troy went to school with one of the Fab 5, Ray Jackson! GO BLUE.

Let me know what you think of our conversation. As mentioned recently, I’m considering doing more of these “On Air” Google+ Hangouts. I really love the format, the authenticity, the “raw” nature of these conversations.

What do you think? Any specific topics you’d like to hear?

DJ Waldow
Waldow Social

P.S. Have you heard the news? Nick Westergaard and I have started a weekly podcast called The Work Talk Show, where we interview crazy-smart folks about how work gets done. Give the latest episode a listen!

DID YOU KNOW…

I recently launched a new online course, Email Marketing Made Simple, that promises to help make you a better email marketer.

-Having trouble growing your email list?
-Not sure what a preheader is?
-Avoiding using the word “free” in your subject lines because someone told you it was a “rule.”
-Having trouble figuring out how to use social media and email marketing together?
-Not sure what you should be testing and how often?

If you answered yes to any of the above questions (or all 5!), I can help.

Learn More about Email Marketing Made Simple

Loren McDonald has been a friend and colleague for at least 6 years … since my early days at Bronto.

Loren is one of the good guys. Smart. Tells it how he sees it. In fact, in many ways, he’s one of my “unofficial” mentors.

As it turns out, since we moved to the Bay Area over the summer, Loren and I now live 45 miles from each other. We happened to be in the same area today and decided to chat about email marketing … and record it.

We used the Google+ “On Air” Hangout and recored a short conversation:

Can’t see the video? Watch it on YouTube.

As mentioned, we recorded this via a live Google+ “On Air” Hangout. As you can tell, it’s raw. We didn’t rehearse. We didn’t edit the video. We just chatted. As you can also tell, it’s time for me to invest in a better camera to mount on my laptop … and to not rely on crappy hotel wifi!

Let us know what you think! Is this something you’d watch weekly? Do you like the casual format? Is it too short? Too long? Should I wear my Michigan hat instead of my A’s one?

Loren and I were thinking about doing this as a weekly chat. Is this something you’d watch live? Would you watch the recored version after the fact? What topics would you like for us cover?

Please leave your comments below!

DJ Waldow
Waldow Social

P.S. Have you heard the news? Nick Westergaard and I have started a weekly podcast called The Work Talk Show, where we interview crazy-smart folks about how work gets done. Give the latest episode a listen!

DID YOU KNOW…

I recently launched a new online course, Email Marketing Made Simple, that promises to help make you a better email marketer.

-Having trouble growing your email list?
-Not sure what a preheader is?
-Avoiding using the word “free” in your subject lines because someone told you it was a “rule.”
-Having trouble figuring out how to use social media and email marketing together?
-Not sure what you should be testing and how often?

If you answered yes to any of the above questions (or all 5!), I can help.

Learn More about Email Marketing Made Simple