Paul Gowder

You may have noticed that I like to wear “unique ” shirts. I started buying graphic button-down shirts a few years ago at Disney World.  I bought a few but only wore them on cruises or in the parks.  Over time I was able to build up enough shirts to….

Ready to unleash the ultimate weapon in your digital arsenal – the epic giveaway? We all know they can grow your email list, boost your website traffic, and increase engagement.  But choosing the best sweepstakes software is challenging. I’ve been in the giveaway trenches for years, testing all of the….

Ready to boost your email list, increase engagement, and explode your website’s traffic?  You can do all that with a sweepstakes giveaway. Simple now – but it took me months to learn! Skip that learning curve and let me show you the lessons I learned the hard way. I’ve been….

Join me for an exciting webinar where I’ll share 5 proven ways to grow your email list – and the best part? There won’t be any boring slides! Instead, I’ll take you through each strategy step-by-step, with actionable takeaways that you can implement immediately. We’ll start by exploring how to….

On the Purpose and Pixie Dust Podcast today, I talk about email lists and how to use them, the importance of community and how he has leveraged it, and how I was able to grow my business from a side hustle to our main hustle. Learn about how I several….

Thanks to Jeff for the invite to be on his show Social Media News Live! We talked about Facebook groups and growing communities. About the show: PowWow Nation is an active and engaged Facebook community of over 97K members where he experiences, teaches, and celebrates Native American Culture. We invited….

Join Tacey and her special guest Paul Gowder from PowWows.com as they discuss building a business around a community’s needs instead of the other way around. I built PowWows.com over time by addressing the needs of the community. When they asked for new features or I heard repeated requests for….

Recently I talked about building community with Mediavine! Are you ready to grow your community?  Check out my interview for great tips to accelerate your growth! From Mediavine: Big thought of the day: You can circumvent social media algorithm woes by shifting your focus to BUILDING A COMMUNITY on these….

Recently I was interviewed on the Down To Business Podcast. I talked with the host Alex Kirby about the journey of building PowWows.com’s community over the last 25 years.  I share what it took to move the community forward as new platforms emerged like social media. You can listen to….

Excited to make this announcement! Over the next 6 months, I will be part of the 2020 Community Accelerator with Facebook. The program will focus on sustainable growth plans for the PowWows.com community. PowWows.com is one of 14 communities chosen from North America. Facebook chose 77 communities worldwide to participate in the program. Facebook….

Trying to wade through the thousands of services, tools, and plugins to build your online community can be overwhelming. I have compiled a list of my favorite tools, most of which I am still using today! Viral Sweep My favorite service to run online giveaways Pretty Links Create easy-to-use and….