Welcome to Invest in Yourself, the Digital Entrepreneur Podcast. Join the podcast mogul Phil Better as he interviews successful entrepreneurs that make their living in the digital world. Now let's join your host Phil Better as your special guest today on Invest in Yourself, the Digital Entrepreneur podcast.

Welcome back to another riveting episode of Invest in Yourself, the digital entrepreneur podcast. I'm your host Phil Better, the podcast mogul. And today, we have a remarkable guest whose expertise in not just entrepreneurship, but also in podcasting is gonna inspire you and, of course, enlighten you. Our guest today is a dynamic entrepreneur, accomplished podcaster, and a prolific author. She is the brilliant mind behind the top 100 entrepreneurial podcast frugalpreneur, building a business on a bootstrap budget, which all entrepreneurs know when you start. That's you you only have bootstraps. Though her podcast through her podcast, sorry, they have empowered countless listeners by demonstrating how successfully you can launch, manage, and market an online business without, of course, breaking the bank. But her influence extends far beyond podcasting.

As founder and c t CEO of podcast Marketing. Agency. She leads a full service white glove marketing, publicity, and PR agency that caters to independent podcasters, podcast networks, guest booking agencies, and podcast production agencies. Her agency has set the standard for excellence in the podcast marketing world, providing tailored solutions that amplify voices and enhance visual visibility in the crowded podcasting space. With over four four million podcasts, yeah, it's a little crowded. Our guest's journey is a testament to the power of resourcefulness and determination with a keen focus on frugality and efficiency. She has built a thriving career by helping others achieve their entrepreneurial dream without excess spending. Her insights is into cost effective business strategies and her deep understanding of the podcasting landscape make her an invaluable resource for anybody looking to elevate the digital presence.

So without further ado, let's get into this episode of Investing Yourself the Digital Entrepreneur with my guest, Sarah St. John. Sarah, thank you so much for being here.

Well, thanks so much for having me.

Good. Okay. We're gonna hear. It's good to be here. You glad you'll be here? Yeah. I I have to say, I love your hat. It is amazing. I I told you this beforehand.

So anybody who's not watching on YouTube, Sarah has this beautiful black hat with a pug that is just gorgeous. Right in the middle of it, it's standing off. The first thing I said to her when she came into the show was I love her hat. So this is how you know she's an awesome person. She loves pugs. She loves dogs. Of course, if you love cats, you're an awesome person too. I'm not hating on cats or any other pets.

I'm a dog person, so let me have this. But, Sarah, let's jump right into it. Why did you be decide to become an entrepreneur? More specifically, the frugalpreneur.

Oh, man. Okay. So in 02/2008, I had had six different jobs that year. Not at the same time, but from this year.

I was about to say six look. I know two or three, but six, you're a little overachiever there.

Yeah. Yeah. And decided, you know, I didn't like working for someone else, and I need to become an entrepreneur. And so I started my entrepreneurial journey, I guess, officially in 02/2008, had several different businesses, like a a photography business, a travel online travel agency, drop shipping, affiliate marketing, blogging, you know, print on demand, all these different things. And it will, my first business was photography, but then I decided to go into online. And that's when I tried all these different things and, discovered all these like free or affordable tools, resources, software to, build an online business on a budget. And so I thought I should write a book about this, and it's called Frugalpreneur. And then I was like, I should launch a podcast just to coincide with the book as extra marketing.