This week we answer your questions! Ever wonder how you can grow your social media audience for your small business? Well this is the show for you! In this episode, Joel and Chris drink grown-up drinks, talk about making ads for NARJ, and tell you how to grow your social media following.
Episode 21: A Writing Free-for-all
Not a Real Job is officially free! On this episode of the newly-free show, Joel and Chris go all in on more writing tips, and share how fiction writing can make non-fiction writing even better.
Show notes
Episode 20: It’s Christmas!
Ho, ho, ho! In this weeks episode, Joel and Chris discuss the importance of writing skills. The guys explore the implications of writing skills and how to become a better writer. Don’t write good, write well! You can learn a ton from the masters of writing and it will improve your own writing. Write every day, and no, emails don’t count.
Talking Points
- Writing and marketing
- Write every day
- “The Elements of Style”
Episode 19: Coffee Meetings
Let Chris and Joel walk you through the steps for a successful coffee meeting. From how to ask for the meeting, to the steps you should take after the meeting, and everything in between.
Talking Points
- Benefits of the coffee meeting
- Asking for a coffee meeting
- Appropriate follow up after the meeting
- NARJ Contest
Win a free subscription to Not a Real Job!
As you probably know, Not a Real Job is Not a Free Podcast. We charge $40 per year, which gets you one episode every week for less than a dollar per episode. Not bad!
However, in the spirit of the holiday season, we’re giving away a few subscriptions to you, random Internet denizen. Entering is easy: just follow us on Twitter and tweet us a question about social media marketing, digital entrepreneurship, or related topics.
We’ll pick two questions from the bunch, and give the authors of those questions free subscriptions to the show good for one year (again, a $40 value). We’ll also answer the questions in upcoming episodes of the show.
The contest is running from today (Monday, December 9th) through Monday, December 16th. That’s a full week to follow us and cook up a great question.

A sample entry.
“Now hold on Chris/Joel,” I hear you say. “I don’t have a Twitter account. Can I still enter?” The answer is an emphatic yes, you most certainly can! Hop on over to Chris’s website, where you can enter to win by submitting a question and email address (you do have an email address, right?).
A few notes:
- We’re giving away four subscriptions in total: two from our Twitter entries, and two from entries at Chris’s site.
- You can enter multiple times, in multiple places! Just don’t use the same question twice. Every question you submit should be unique.
- Your Twitter account must be public. If it’s private, we won’t be able to see your submission. Similarly, you have to include the @NARJcast handle in your post.
- We will be judging based on question quality, so don’t submit a stupid question (no pressure).
Good luck, and may the best tweet win!