I did something a little nutty this week. I let my husband direct this video.

Actually, I asked him to help me out. I’m pretty lucky, because my husband seriously cares about my business and he enjoys helping me with stuff {unless I get cranky and yell}. He also brings out the best in me and can make me laugh like no one else.

At the end of Rich, Happy, and Hot Live on Sunday evening, Mayi Carles and I met up with our super patient {they waited outside for about 45 minutes for us} significant others and had a delicious dinner. Then, we chatted for hours.

During that time, Kris {my man} decided it would be funny to show Mayi and her man some videos he had taken of me on Christmas morning opening presents. These weren’t your run-of-the-mill videos—let’s just put it that way. And, no, you won’t be seeing them. They are way too embarrassing. But, they caused Mayi to double over laughing. Then, she wanted to know why Kris hadn’t put them up on YouTube yet. His response: I like my life. I want to stay alive.

Anyways, Mayi insisted that I need to add bloopers at the end of some of my videos, so I did. Kris decided the “bloopers” would be called entertainment time which he didn’t mention to me until we were taping. You’ll see my reaction to this around the 2:17 mark.

In case you want a recap of the video, Amy asked if I’d cover the topic of getting and keeping new blog readers. It’s a juicy one, right? Here are my four tips:

1. Produce valuable content! You have to publish something that people want to read or watch.

2. Capture your readers with an email newsletter.

3. Call your readers to action to get them involved.

4. Market your blog like you market your creative business.

And, if you want more information on any of those tips, you should check out my book: Marketing for Creatives: How to Spread Your Message and Boost Your Sales.

That’s it for today my friends. If you have any feedback {questions, topics you want me to cover, more advice on getting and keeping new blog readers}, I’d love to hear it in the comments below.