038 | How I Got My Husband to Share Online: Candid Conversations with Natalie Kovarik and Tara Vander Dussen
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It’s Thursday, which means it’s time for a Candid Conversation! In these episodes, we’ll cover life updates from the ranch (Natalie) and the farm (Tara), things we are currently obsessed with, community recipes, or in today’s case a business shot! In this episode of Candid Conversations: How I Got My Husband to Share Online we cover:
Farm and Ranch Updates Featuring a Special Guest: Daniel Vander Dussen
Currently Coveting: HitchPin
A Candid Conversation About How I Got My Husband to Share Online
Community Recipe: Homemade Apple Cider Cinnamon Rolls
Farm and Ranch Updates
To kick off this week’s update Tara is excited to introduce this week’s special guest…her husband Daniel! We will dive more into detail on how Daniel has gotten involved in sharing on Tara’s New Mexico Milkmaid Facebook page below so make sure to keep reading. As far as farm updates go, in early June, Tara, and Daniel decided to intentionally pursue monetizing their videos on Facebook. The decision really came about after attending the VAS Conference in June and chatting with the Iowa Dairy Farmer about how he has grown his social following. Make sure to check below on some tips that Tara and Daniel have about making the leap to monetizing on Facebook.
Currently Coveting: HitchPin.com
Daniel shared his weekly obsession this week, but if we are being honest, it’s been an ongoing obsession. Daniel has been on the search for a new tractor for the farm, so he has been scoping out available tractors all over the country. This was a very candid part of the conversation where Natalie jumps in and offers to help find a tractor on HitchPin.com, does anyone want to take bets on who finds a tractor first? In all seriousness, check out this link to register and earn $100 in credits, plus if you use code “KOVARIK”, you can waive your transaction fee. Happy tractor shopping!
How I Got My Husband to Share Online
As we mentioned in the farm and ranch updates, Tara and Daniel are deep diving into how they started their monetization journey on Facebook and how they hit their first 4-Figure day. Daniel shares in this episode that it was not his original intention to be sharing on Facebook, but the Iowa Dairy Farmer really piqued his interest after a conference he attended with Tara in June. Since then, he has been taking content creation a little more seriously around the farm. Below are some highlights that Tara and Daniel have both learned on this monetization journey since June.
When a social media platform offers you the opportunity to monetize your channel, definitely take it because they will prioritize content that’s doing well
Don’t reinvent the wheel. Watch what other people are doing and draw inspiration from them based on what’s working
Make sure to always provide context in your videos because you never know who’s tuning in for the first time
Daniel shared about his experience learning how video himself in order to create a finished, edited result
How important storytelling is in content creation and how to incorporate it into your social strategy
This business shot is PACKED full of information on not only Facebook monetization, but also content creation, video creation, and much more including Daniel’s one thing he wished he knew before jumping into this content creation journey.
Community Recipe: Homemade Apple Cider Cinnamon Rolls
This week’s Community Recipe is Homemade Apple Cider Cinnamon Rolls, shared by Kayla Zenner, who is a farm wife sharing easy to follow farm recipes and simple makeup tutorials. This recipe has us drooling and we cannot wait to make this recipe for ourselves. You can check out the full recipe below and make sure to follow Kayla on Instagram for more delicious, easy to make recipes!
Resources and links mentioned in this episode:
Elevate the Online Course launches again in October, make sure to join the newsletter to stay up to date on the release to snag your spot.
If you’re not following the New Mexico Milkmaid on Facebook, make sure to do that to catch all of Daniel’s latest videos
Sign up for HitchPin.com for $100 in credits and use code “KOVARIK” to waive your transaction fees!
Connect with Kayla Zenner on Instagram for simple farm recipes and easy makeup tutorials!
Grab the recipe for Apple Cider Cinnamon Rolls here
About Elevate the Podcast
Where can I find tools and strategies to confidently and effectively share my story online? How do I monetize my brand? Where can I find community among women in agriculture and business? Can I cultivate my passion while also making money?
Welcome to Elevate the Podcast where we will answer ALL of these questions and so much more! Hosts Tara Vander Dussen and Natalie Kovarik, along with their guests, will bring you tangible advice, useful tools, and bold strategies that you can implement to drive your business forward and elevate the voice of agriculture. This business interview and storytelling podcast serves agriculture, western and rural entrepreneurs who want to excel in the social space and make their dreams a reality. Tune in every week to dig into entrepreneurs’ stories as they share the problems they encountered and opportunities they created as a way to educate, inspire and encourage the dreamer inside of all of us.
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