Tom Ski's guest appearances

Tom Ski

Wet Fly Swing Fly Fishing Podcast

Seth Kugel

Steve Irwin

Jason Miller

Scott Baker

James Johnson

Henry Winkler

Tom McGuane

John Gierach

Jeff Morgan

Babe Ruth

Pat Dorsey

Rick Takahashi

Pete McBride

Jeff Currier

Robert Redford

OwlTail

Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/294 Presented By: Fly Fishing Film Tour Sponsors: https://wetflyswing.com/sponsors Tom Ski is back to talk about what he has going lately with the magazines - travel business, fly fishing, hosted trips, SEO and social stuff. Find out Tom's role in Tail and Strung Magazine - how he makes their content more relevant and interesting. We learn some SEO and social tips that get more traffic to your website and engage more people. Tom also talks about his setup when he goes hiking or outdoors with leggings and sandals as his preference. This one's a little random and all over the place but I hope you enjoy where it takes us. Travel Business Show Notes with Tom Ski 03:15 - Tom was on the podcast for the first time in March 2020 05:57 - Each day, Tom engages with about 400 people on social media 07:15 - Tail will host about 20 trips in the next 18 months - places like Belize, Bahamas, Puerto Rico, and even Alaska 09:17 - Erlend Vivelid Nilssen was on the podcast at WFS 286 where we talked about fly fishing in Norway 14:11 - Tom has about 400,000 followers that are just fishing and hunting people 12:12 - Tom describes the lodge in Denmark 20:41 - Tom uses a Klymit Maxfield tent 20:53 - KSB 0 Sleeping Bag is the best hiking gear in the market 21:36 - Tom has an Osprey Pack and he recommends this hiking bag 22:38 - My dad created the Max Canyon fly pattern 22:59 - Tom wears sandals when he hikes - Merrell makes awesome hiking sandals 24:35 - Tom used to wear Tavis boots all the time during outdoor trips 24:55 - For stove, he uses a Pocket Rocket 25:15 - He uses a Klymit insulated pad under his sleeping bag 26:18 - For light, Tom uses the Black Diamond headlamp 27:02 - Tom's cameras mean more to him than anything - he's a Nikon camera person 29:00 - Snowbee makes killer jackets - their fly rods are pretty good too - Tom uses the Prestige 1 weight and 8 foot 3 weight 30:28 - What the Chubby fly looks like 30:55 - Tom is wearing Cognito Brand leggings right now, that brown trout design 32:56 - Where Tom is heading this year 34:36 - Tom and I met at the IFTD back in 2019 37:22 - Strung Magazine is an upland, hunting, big game, and freshwater fly fishing magazine 42:14 - GETTR is Donald Trump's app and it's like Twitter 43:27 - Julia McCoy has a great SEO learning program 45:03 - Tom shares some SEO tips 46:49 - Gunning The White Birds of Winter 52:04 - Bob Jacklin is a bucket-list guest Tom Ski and I talked about what he's been working on with the magazine. We found out about Tom's role in Tail and Strung Magazine. We learned some SEO and social tips that get more traffic and engage more people. We talked about his hiking setup and that killer trout leggings he recommends. We gotta try those for sure! Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/294

Show Notes: <a href="https://wetflyswing.com/294" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://wetflyswing.com/294</a> Presented By: <a href="https://wetflyswing.com/f3t" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Fly Fishing Film Tour</a> Sponsors: <a href="https://wetflyswing.com/sponsors" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://wetflyswing.com/sponsors</a> Tom Ski is back to talk about what he has going lately with the magazines - travel business, fly fishing, hosted trips, SEO and social stuff. Find out Tom's role in Tail and Strung Magazine - how he makes their content more relevant and interesting. We learn some SEO and social tips that get more traffic to your website and engage more people. Tom also talks about his setup when he goes hiking or outdoors with leggings and sandals as his preference. This one's a little random and all over the place but I hope you enjoy where it takes us. Travel Business Show Notes with Tom Ski 03:15 - Tom was on the podcast for the first time in March 2020 05:57 - Each day, Tom engages with about 400 people on social media 07:15 - Tail will host about 20 trips in the next 18 months - places like Belize, Bahamas, Puerto Rico, and even Alaska 09:17 - Erlend Vivelid Nilssen was on the podcast at WFS 286 where we talked about fly fishing in Norway 14:11 - Tom has about 400,000 followers that are just fishing and hunting people 12:12 - Tom describes the lodge in Denmark 20:41 - Tom uses a Klymit Maxfield tent 20:53 - KSB 0 Sleeping Bag is the best hiking gear in the market 21:36 - Tom has an Osprey Pack and he recommends this hiking bag 22:38 - My dad created the Max Canyon fly pattern 22:59 - Tom wears sandals when he hikes - Merrell makes awesome hiking sandals 24:35 - Tom used to wear Tavis boots all the time during outdoor trips 24:55 - For stove, he uses a Pocket Rocket 25:15 - He uses a Klymit insulated pad under his sleeping bag 26:18 - For light, Tom uses the Black Diamond headlamp 27:02 - Tom's cameras mean more to him than anything - he's a Nikon camera person 29:00 - Snowbee makes killer jackets - their fly rods are pretty good too - Tom uses the Prestige 1 weight and 8 foot 3 weight 30:28 - What the Chubby fly looks like 30:55 - Tom is wearing Cognito Brand leggings right now, that brown trout design 32:56 - Where Tom is heading this year 34:36 - Tom and I met at the IFTD back in 2019 37:22 - Strung Magazine is an upland, hunting, big game, and freshwater fly fishing magazine 42:14 - GETTR is Donald Trump's app and it's like Twitter 43:27 - Julia McCoy has a great SEO learning program 45:03 - Tom shares some SEO tips 46:49 - Gunning The White Birds of Winter 52:04 - Bob Jacklin is a bucket-list guest Tom Ski and I talked about what he's been working on with the magazine. We found out about Tom's role in Tail and Strung Magazine. We learned some SEO and social tips that get more traffic and engage more people. We talked about his hiking setup and that killer trout leggings he recommends. We gotta try those for sure! Show Notes: <a href="https://wetflyswing.com/294" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://wetflyswing.com/294</a>

WFS 294 - Creating a Fly Fishing Travel Business with Tom Ski

Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/128 I sat down with Tom Ski who has become a good online friend of mine and who talks about a life outdoors in fly fishing and now as an online free lancer for a number of companies including Yamaha. Find out about his plan to hike the Pacific Crest Trail while do fly tying videos on the road.  We dig into the business side of the outdoors and get into some tips and tricks about monetizing an outdoor business.  Join the New Podcast Launch here: https://wetflyswing.com/online  Show Notes with Tom Ski - Yamaha and Tide Water Boats are two companies that Tom helps to promote through his online work. - Klymit Gear was noted here as a company that Tom really loves in the camping space. - Here is the blog post from Kevin Kelly that talks about your 1000 true fans. - Guerrilla Marketing talks about how to do it as a solopreneur. - We talked about Fin Cognito and the Giveaway.  Now you can find their stuff at Cognito Brands here. - The Hydro Phobic Flex Shield shirt from Cognito Brand. - We talk about Snowbee here and some of the great products they have going. - The Thistle Down fly line which can be used on multiple weight rods. - The Nevellas Jackets are the goto for puffy jackets  You can find Tom at Trail of Highways.  Resources Noted in the Show The Snowbee Nevalis Down Jacket Guerrilla Marketing by Jay Levinson  Videos Noted in the Show How to Gain 1000 True Fans from Kevin Kelly   Conclusion with Tom Ski If you want to nerd out on outdoor gear and hear how you can grow you business then you'll enjoy this podcast.  Tom has made a life in the outdoor business and talks about how he has done it all. Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/128

Show Notes: <a href="https://wetflyswing.com/128" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://wetflyswing.com/128</a> I sat down with Tom Ski who has become a good online friend of mine and who talks about a life outdoors in fly fishing and now as an online free lancer for a number of companies including Yamaha. Find out about his plan to hike the Pacific Crest Trail while do fly tying videos on the road.  We dig into the business side of the outdoors and get into some tips and tricks about monetizing an outdoor business. Join the New Podcast Launch here: <a href="https://wetflyswing.com/online" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://wetflyswing.com/online</a> Show Notes with Tom Ski - Yamaha and Tide Water Boats are two companies that Tom helps to promote through his online work. - Klymit Gear was noted here as a company that Tom really loves in the camping space. - Here is the blog post from Kevin Kelly that talks about your 1000 true fans. - Guerrilla Marketing talks about how to do it as a solopreneur. - We talked about Fin Cognito and the Giveaway.  Now you can find their stuff at Cognito Brands here. - The Hydro Phobic Flex Shield shirt from Cognito Brand. - We talk about Snowbee here and some of the great products they have going. - The Thistle Down fly line which can be used on multiple weight rods. - The Nevellas Jackets are the goto for puffy jackets You can find Tom at Trail of Highways. Resources Noted in the Show The Snowbee Nevalis Down Jacket Guerrilla Marketing by Jay Levinson Videos Noted in the Show How to Gain 1000 True Fans from Kevin Kelly Conclusion with Tom Ski If you want to nerd out on outdoor gear and hear how you can grow you business then you'll enjoy this podcast.  Tom has made a life in the outdoor business and talks about how he has done it all. Show Notes: <a href="https://wetflyswing.com/128" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://wetflyswing.com/128</a>

Fly Fishing Founders - Monetizing Your Business with Tom Ski - Fly Tying Travel, Trail of Highways, Snowbee, Outdoors Online