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Discover how to become a podcaster and make a full-time living out of it. Learn the story of Lily Wong!

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How Podcasting Changed My Life
Who I am? 01 Journey 02 Monetizing 03 Stories 04 Movie Showing 05 What to expect?
Who am I? • Lily Wong • 35 years old • Born in Taiwan • EFL English Teacher • Full-time Podcaster & Professional Tourist • Podcast: Fly with Lily • Enjoy Life-changing Experiences • & Pursue HAPPINESS • Website: flywithlily.com
How I Discovered Podcasts 2005
How I Discovered Podcasting • Listened during commuting and workout • Learned English and inspired by stories • Business Advice • Feb. 2014 Signed up for a course on making podcasts • April 1st, 2014, published my first episode, and daily (754 episodes to date ) - Interviewed expats in China - Interviewed Chinese who speak fluent English - Interviewed people who have partners from different cultures - Discussed learning English online - Shared my experience with EFL English Teaching
Five days a week, different episode for each podcast
One sentence a day… And it became my most popular podcast Est. 1000 subscribers each day Cohost: my ex-husband Over 66 million plays 20 million downloads 633,000 + subscribers Source: ximalaya.com
• Aug. 2014 I opened my first online course (70 euros), 10 people signed up first day… I closed it immediately… • Sep. 2014 I stopped podcasting …. 200 + messages in my inbox • Nov. 2014 I started again (focus on travel) • Dec. 2014 I had my first sponsorship and I went on a voluntour in Thailand… I also started to take donations, est. 1000 USD/ month, and another sponsorship • Jan. 2015 started affiliate marketing for a Chinese selling English courses • Apr. 2015 selling travel club memberships, people threw credit cards at me • Oct. 2015 Fly…… • Oct. 2015 – Oct. 2017 Traveled 20 different countries, 60 + cities, 16 paid luxurious vacations, 2 volunteer trips and was featured on podcast documentary (with my podcast teacher!!) • Dec 2017 became a resident of Spain
Thailand voluntour My first sponsorship
Breakfast club lily wong
I tried things I’d never have done if I was still in China
Breakfast club lily wong
I got to do things I’ve alwa wanted to do….
Went to places I have never dreamed of going
Breakfast club lily wong
Participating in projects that were meaningful to me Guatemala Building bottle schools
Teaching English in Nepal
Breakfast club lily wong
Met people I always wanted to meet…
I found true freedom by making podcasts…
Stories have powers… A lot of power… What’s your message to the world?
1. My strange nomadic childhood 2. Say goodbye when you can’t… 3. Getting over my divorce/breakup/unrequited love 4. How I became a podcaster and travel the world 5. … … … … “I’m a survivor, not a victim……” “You’re not alone…”
The Messengers: A Podcast Documentary
A Podcast Documentary: The Messengers
Breakfast club lily wong
THANK YOU Come watch “The Messengers” documentary with me!!! S e e y o u a t 1 p m @ m e e t i n g r o o m 1
Flywithlily.com IG & FB @ FLYWITHLILY

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Breakfast club lily wong

  • 3. Who am I? • Lily Wong • 35 years old • Born in Taiwan • EFL English Teacher • Full-time Podcaster & Professional Tourist • Podcast: Fly with Lily • Enjoy Life-changing Experiences • & Pursue HAPPINESS • Website: flywithlily.com
  • 4. How I Discovered Podcasts 2005
  • 5. How I Discovered Podcasting • Listened during commuting and workout • Learned English and inspired by stories • Business Advice • Feb. 2014 Signed up for a course on making podcasts • April 1st, 2014, published my first episode, and daily (754 episodes to date ) - Interviewed expats in China - Interviewed Chinese who speak fluent English - Interviewed people who have partners from different cultures - Discussed learning English online - Shared my experience with EFL English Teaching
  • 6. Five days a week, different episode for each podcast
  • 7. One sentence a day… And it became my most popular podcast Est. 1000 subscribers each day Cohost: my ex-husband Over 66 million plays 20 million downloads 633,000 + subscribers Source: ximalaya.com
  • 8. • Aug. 2014 I opened my first online course (70 euros), 10 people signed up first day… I closed it immediately… • Sep. 2014 I stopped podcasting …. 200 + messages in my inbox • Nov. 2014 I started again (focus on travel) • Dec. 2014 I had my first sponsorship and I went on a voluntour in Thailand… I also started to take donations, est. 1000 USD/ month, and another sponsorship • Jan. 2015 started affiliate marketing for a Chinese selling English courses • Apr. 2015 selling travel club memberships, people threw credit cards at me • Oct. 2015 Fly…… • Oct. 2015 – Oct. 2017 Traveled 20 different countries, 60 + cities, 16 paid luxurious vacations, 2 volunteer trips and was featured on podcast documentary (with my podcast teacher!!) • Dec 2017 became a resident of Spain
  • 11. I tried things I’d never have done if I was still in China
  • 13. I got to do things I’ve alwa wanted to do….
  • 14. Went to places I have never dreamed of going
  • 16. Participating in projects that were meaningful to me Guatemala Building bottle schools
  • 19. Met people I always wanted to meet…
  • 20. I found true freedom by making podcasts…
  • 21. Stories have powers… A lot of power… What’s your message to the world?
  • 22. 1. My strange nomadic childhood 2. Say goodbye when you can’t… 3. Getting over my divorce/breakup/unrequited love 4. How I became a podcaster and travel the world 5. … … … … “I’m a survivor, not a victim……” “You’re not alone…”
  • 23. The Messengers: A Podcast Documentary
  • 26. THANK YOU Come watch “The Messengers” documentary with me!!! S e e y o u a t 1 p m @ m e e t i n g r o o m 1
  • 27. Flywithlily.com IG & FB @ FLYWITHLILY