12m ·
Published
16 Aug 10:00
In Episode #16 Eric and Neil talk about how to create great links that boost your website’s ranking. Hear about specific strategies that you can implement to create stellar links with high relevancy.
Time Stamped Show Notes: 00:23 – What goes into a great link?
00:40 – The more people link to you, the better you will rank.
00:55 – Not all links are created equal. 01:20 – Look for domain authority
02:00 – Look at how relevant a link is
02:30 – Linking sites with related topics
02:55 – Do-follow links vs. no-follow links
03:50 – Study by Moz: The effects of links and where you’re linking from
04:30 – How easy is it for someone to build a certain link? 05:05 – Google knows the difference between user-generated content and non-user-generated content
05:30 – Links that can’t be easily manipulated are much more powerful.
06:00 – Don’t make too many links too quickly. 06:38 – Continuing with the same velocity will eventually make your ranking jump
07:00 – Stay consistent with your speed as you build links.
07:30 – Link Blending 07:40 – Mentioning other people in the same category so that Google can recognize the relevancy of your links
08:30 – Getting links from high-ranked sites by using the same keywords
09:40 – A Link Wheel 10:00 – Cross linking and multiple tiers of links
10:20 – All the sites are boosting each other up
10:45 – Apply this tactic in a “white hat” way.
11:30 – Check out tomorrow’s episode!
3 Key Points: Not all links are created equal—look for domain authority and relevancy.
Use links that can’t be easily manipulated.
Stay consistent with the number of links you are adding throughout the life of your website.
Resources Mentioned:
Study by Moz: An article that discusses the effects of links from different sources
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10m ·
Published
15 Aug 10:00
In Episode #15 Eric and Neil talk about link building. When you want to up your rating on Google, you need to have strong links to sites with a good standing. Build relationships with sites similar to your industry, and put in the effort to get your links out there.
Time Stamped Show Notes: 00:25 – What is link building?
00:40 – Google and the value of links
01:05 – You get to the top ranking on Google by having strong content and links
01:30 – Not all links are created equal 01:45 – Google can discern the authority of your links
02:00 – How to build great links 02:10 – Ahrefs.com pulls up links on your competitors’ sites and ranks those links based on domain authority
02:30 – It’s like a richter scale
02:45 – You want a domain authority of 60 or higher
03:00 – Hit up those sites and ask if they would be willing to link to your content
03:35 – Email relevant sites to get them to link to you 04:00 – Tools like Outreach.io and PersistIQ will send emails out for you
04:30 – Don’t automate the process too much
04:45 – Guest posting is another way to get great links 04:55 – Look for sites that are relevant to you
05:20 – Make everything easy for the site you are reaching out to
05:40 – Link building should start with building a relationship
06:15 – Guest post to drive customers and help your brand
06:50 – Using broken links from sites that go down every day 07:20 – Google “broken link checker”
07:30 – Find broken links in your industry
07:40 – Put your URL into Archive.org and make a better version of the original site
08:05 – Email the sites linking to that dead page, and offer your new content
08:25 – 20 to 30% success rate with broken links
09:10 – Roundup building 09:25 – Create a roundup for your niche, and people will reach out to you
09:55 – Subscribe to learn more marketing tactics!
3 Key Points: Link to quality sites that are related to your industry.
Make the process easy for the site you are reaching out to.
Look at building links as a byproduct of building relationships.
Resources Mentioned:
Ahrefs.com – Helps you find sites where you can link your content
Outreach.io and PersistIQ – Tools to send out automated emails
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11m ·
Published
14 Aug 10:00
In Episode #14 Eric and Neil encourage you to use cu. Learn how to create engaging videos and build up your brand and customer base. Eric and Neil will give you simple, straightforward guidelines to leverage the future of Facebook.
Time Stamped Show Notes: 00:25 – How to leverage Facebook Live
00:35 – It allows you to broadcast what you’re doing live.
01:00 – It’s a more personal experience with your customers
01:15 – Videos on Facebook will continue to grow
01:30 – The importance of Facebook Live 01:40 – Videos are pushed to the top of a newsfeed
02:00 – You get more comments, views, and shares
2:30 – Competitors, like Snapchat and YouTube
03:00 – This is one way to build a brand
03:15 – An opportunity to stand out and get people to buy from you
03:30 – Neil’s experience with Facebook Live is that the longer you stay on, the more people will view it
04:00 – Likes, shares, and comments will get your video to do better 04:30 – Neil does a Q and A on his live videos to get more comments
04:50 – Waiting rooms before a live video
05:35 – Playing two live videos at once
06:00 – Educational videos can drive business
06:30 – If you want the most engagement, announce your video the day before
06:50 – Timing makes a huge difference. Be consistent with when you do a Facebook Live video.
07:40 – Facebook Insights will let you know when your followers are most active on your page
08:05 – You need a verified account
08:25 – Leonard Kim’s article on how to get a verified page
08:58 – You want to reach an audience beyond your Facebook friends
09:25 – Test what material has most engagement
09:55 – Tweet @NeilPatel and @EricOsiu if you think news would be an interesting topic for live videos
10:35 – Leave a rating and review, and please subscribe!
3 Key Points: Facebook Live will continue to grow and become a prominent platform on Facebook.
Use Facebook Live as a marketing tool to develop your brand.
Find the most effective way to get people engaged in your videos.
Resources Mentioned:
Facebook Live – A new and growing tool that will help you build your brand
Facebook Insights – How to find out when your follows are most active
Leonard Kim’s article – Easy steps to get your page verified on Facebook
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11m ·
Published
13 Aug 10:00
In Episode #13 Eric and Neil provide useful tips to help you stay consistent with your blog content. They’ll talk about the value of consistent posts, and they’ll give you the resources you need to keep producing content and stay organized.
Time Stamped Show Notes: 00:25 – How to stay consistent with content output
00:55 – Neil’s blog Quick Sprout and what happened when he took a break from blogging
01:15 – Keep on top of your blog
01:40 – Block out time to create your content
02:27 – If you’re not sure what to write on, go to Buzzsumo.com
02:40 – Find a blogger online and clearly label what you need from them. Ask for writing samples and know their rate. 03:20 – Pay should be between $50 to $200 for one blog post
03:40 – Schedule out your content with your writers
03:55 – Publish posts once you have a backlog of posts
04:10 – You will speed up with blog writing as you keep doing it
04:30 – You have to have a content bank
04:50 – Create an editorial calendar 05:20 – See what’s going to be posted in the future, and let people know what’s coming
05:30 – The calendar is a helpful tool for a book launch
06:00 – Editorial calendars will help you with organization
06:15 – The calendar helps you know what you should be writing on
06:35 – It will help you make sure you are targeting the right people
07:30 – Tools for an editorial calendar 07:35 – Coschedule is what Eric and Neil use
08:15 – Editorial Calendar plugin on WordPress
08:30 – Start out your blog at a pace that you can handle
09:10 – You need to have a process for writing 09:35 – A process can be handed off easily to other writers
10:00 – Make sure you don’t make things too complicated
10:45 – Leave a rating and review, and please subscribe!
3 Key Points: Have a backlog of content ready to post to your blog.
Create an editorial calendar to help you stay organized and know what you should be writing about.
Develop a process that can easily be handed off to other writers.
Resources Mentioned:
Quick Sprout – Neil’s blog
Buzzsumo.com – A tool to help you find new topics to write about
CoSchedule and Editorial Calendar plugin – Two tools you can use to create an editorial calendar
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12m ·
Published
12 Aug 10:00
In Episode #11 Eric and Neil discuss premium quality backlinks. They’ll explain what the heck that means, and they’ll give you clear tools to help you create the best backlinks. As you find ways to connect people with your content, using the resources available to you and being proactive will drive up your rankings in no time.
Time Stamped Show Notes: 00:25 – How can you build premium quality backlinks?
00:45 – Get to the top of Google with backlinks and content
01:00 – Big websites have a high domain authority
01:25 – Backlinks are a vote of confidence
01:40 – You will up your rankings with better backlinks
01:55 – Network with people you know already 02:10 – Give each other value by posting on each other’s blogs
02:30 – Buzzsumo ranks most popular blog posts 2:45 – Take those posts and turn them into infographics
03:00 – Use Dribbble.com and Ahrefs.com to see who has linked to that post, and share your infographics with those readers
03:40 – Infographics can do even better than the original data-driven blog posts
04:30 – Your site will rank higher
04:40 – The Skyscraper Technique (from Brian Dean of Backlinko) 05:00 – Find who is sharing and linking certain content
05:30 – Find a way to expand the most popular content
06:00 – Reach out to people to share your newer, better content
06:25 – Making something that is better than what’s already out there
06:55 – Broken Link Checker and Ahrefs 07:25 – Create a better version of content that is no longer on the internet
08:00 – Reach out to the sites that have the dead links, and offer them your new version of the content
08:25 – Find resource pages and request that they link to your content
09:00 – Find people who are willing to be guest bloggers
09:25 – Get access to publishers and use their links
10:00 – PRServe 10:15 – Revolutionizing the PR industry
10:40 – You pay them only when your content gets in the press.
11:00 – The service drove more customers for Eric and Neil
12:00 – Subscribe to get content daily!
3 Key Points: Premium quality backlinks will boost your rankings.
Start with people you already know, and then utilize online tools to create better backlinks.
Create the best version of the most popular content on the web.
Resources Mentioned:
Buzzsumo – A resource to find the most popular content on the internet right now
Dribbble.com – A resource to help you design infographics
Ahrefs.com – Tracks backlinks and keywords for you and your competitors
Backlinko – Brian Dean’s blog with helpful insights to strong web content
Broken Link Checker – How to find dead links on the internet
PRServe – A PR agency that only requires payment when your blog gets publicity
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10m ·
Published
11 Aug 10:00
In Episode #11 Eric and Neil discuss the value of customer feedback. Reaching out to your audience when you’re starting your business and as your business is developing will help your company to continue to grow and see success. Find ways to consistently get the truth from your customers—take even the negative feedback into consideration.
Time Stamped Show Notes: 00:25 – Why and how should you collect customer feedback?
00:40 – What is customer feedback? 01:09 – “All that matters is what your customers are telling you.”
01:25 – The value of negative feedback
01:40 – “You can’t live in the black box.”
02:10 – Solve the customer’s problem
02:30 – Eric and Neil’s mistake when they built a blog was to leave out the audience
03:15 – Customers will drive your business in the long run 03:30 – Why people choose certain brands
03:50 – “Delight your customers.”
04:15 – Survey your customers and your competitor’s customers
04:50 – How often do you survey your customers? – Once a month at least.
05:00 – Do something about problems that come up.
05:20 – Buffer and Zapier have outstanding customer support
05:40 – Calling the clients to see how they’re doing 06:00 – Ask them: “If you had a bottomless budget, what would you have us do for you?”
06:45 – Don’t freak out about negative feedback 07:05 – Look at the volume of good vs. bad feedback
07:20 – Don’t bribe people to give you feedback. 07:50 – You want the truth.
08:00 – Requesting a testimonial from a happy customer
08:30 – Intercom helps you interact with customers
09:00 – Managing live chat on your website
09:30 – Leave a rating or review if you enjoyed the show today!
3 Key Points: Don’t ignore negative feedback.
A good customer relationship will drive your business.
Consistently take time to gather feedback and see what problems are coming up.
Resources Mentioned:
Buffer and Zapier – Two companies that are renowned for their incredible customer support
Intercom – A company that can help you interact and get feedback from your customers
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9m ·
Published
10 Aug 10:00
In Episode #10 Eric and Neil help you decide where to start out for your first marketing job. They weigh the pros and cons of an agency or working in house, and they discuss what really matters most—your learning and growth.
Time Stamped Show Notes: 00:25 – What should your first marketing job be?
00:45 – Agency vs. in house
01:10 – Where should people should go? – Agency.
01:40 – The poker analogy
02:10 – Becoming a well-rounded marketer
02:45 – Getting into the agency world
03:05 – Growth potential
03:45 – Break Media
04:25 – Agency people typically have higher skills and more experience
05:25 – Neil’s experience at a startup
06:45 – Where’s the company at?
07:10 – “Are you growing or not?”
07:30 – Opportunities will continue to come as you learn and grow
08:20 – Experience is worth more than the pay
08:40 – Subscribe to this podcast and leave a rating and review!
3 Key Points: Starting at an agency will give you a better learning environment.
Your first salary should not be as important as the experience and opportunity for growth.
Once you get in the door and continue gaining experience, the better opportunities will come.
Resources Mentioned: Break Media (now Defy Media) – A company that produces online video content
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11m ·
Published
09 Aug 10:00
In Episode #9 Eric and Neil break down retargeting. Today, retargeting has made huge leaps and is a great resource that you should utilize in your marketing.
Time Stamped Show Notes: 00:25 – What’s retargeting? -- Ads the follow you from website to website
01:00 – Now retargeting has grown a lot
01:50 – Helping you build relationships with people
02:05 – Options today
02:20 – Example of an ad on marketing funnels
02:50 – Giving people more opportunities to act, or to buy
03:20 – “Turn all those people who said no into saying yes.”
03:35 – “Show them something different.”
04:00 – “Remarketing is like marriage and dating.”
05:05 – Digital Marketer Traffic Temperatures
05:40 – Cold traffic
06:30 – Segmenting who you’re going after
07:20 – Marketing for a local business
07:40 – Look-alike audiences
08:30 – An option to target cold audiences
08:45 – Start with Google and Facebook
10:05 – Targeting people from your email list
10:45 – Subscribe to this podcast and leave a rating and review!
3 Key Points: Retargeting helps you build longer lasting relationships with your audience.
Give people more opportunities to buy your service or product.
When you’re first starting out, try Google and Facebook for your retargeting.
Resources Mentioned: Digital Marketer Traffic Temperatures – An article that will break down the different levels or “temperatures” of traffic for you
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12m ·
Published
08 Aug 16:32
In Episode #8 Eric and Neil talk about starting your first marketing campaign. When your business is brand new, you may want to try to get as much traffic as possible—but what you really need to worry about is creating one-on-one relationships with your first few customers.
Time Stamped Show Notes: 00:25 – Where should you start your first marketing campaign? – “What worked for someone else won’t necessarily work for you.”
01:00 – Neil’s experience copying the campaigns of other companies
01:20 – “Throwing spaghetti on the wall.”
01:35 – Finding what sticks
02:00 – Picking one tactic that has the most potential
02:15 – Adding tools as you see success
03:00 – What’s your take on focusing on one area? – “That’s fine, just pick the one that sticks.”
04:00 – Growth for entrepreneurs
04:10 – one-on-one contact
04:30 – An example of this strategy
05:11 – “First hundred customers are all being acquired manually.”
05:30 – Those first customers are important
05:50 – Bad press when you’re starting out
06:10 – Driving traffic with blogs and ads
06:45 – Content marketing takes time
07:00 – Consider your cash flow
07:40 – With more money, focus on long-term strategies
08:00 – What channel would you avoid? – Partnerships.
08:30 – They have a low success rate.
09:00 – Content marketing
09:10 – Understand your audience first.
10:10 – Kissmetrics started with the wrong audience
11:10 – Subscribe to this podcast and leave a rating and review!
3 Key Points: You need to find the right marketing strategy for your specific business.
Find out who your audience is before you establish long-term marketing plans.
Avoid partnerships and content marketing when you are first starting out.
Resources Mentioned:
Kissmetrics – Neil’s company that went through a lot of marketing strategies
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14m ·
Published
05 Aug 10:00
In Episode #7 Eric and Neil talk about why you need a blog in today’s age. Blogging is a free marketing tool, but it takes certain tactics and skills to be successful at it.
Time Stamped Show Notes: 00:25 – Why do you need a blog today? – “Best way to get free visitors to your website.”
01:10 – “This will help you generate more leads.”
01:20 – Providing value
01:35 – The Points Guy
02:00 – A home base
02:10 – Blogs generate as much traffic as paid advertising
02:45 – Facebook’s fan pages
03:15 – What are some tactics to starting a successful blog? – Consistency
03:30 – A long-term journey
04:00 – Having patience
04:35 – Traffic changes when blogs stop
04:50 – Corporate blogs
05:10 – A conversational tone
05:45 – Your headline
06:10 – Copy Blogger’s post on how to write good headlines
06:20 – YouTubers
06:45 – Your headline drives readers
07:00 – It must match your content
07:10 – “Make sure your content is relevant.”
07:20 – Kissmetrics
08:15 -- Repurposing your content
08:30 – Audio versions and YouTube
09:10 – Touching a different audience
09:30 – Is blogging right for you?
10:00 – jobs.problogger.net
10:20 – Promotion of your content
10:30 -- Ahrefs.com
10:45 – Buzzsumo.com
11:40 – The importance of promotion when you’re starting out
12:20 – HubSpot statistics
13:00 – Subscribe to this podcast and leave a rating and review!
3 Key Points: Blogging is a free marketing tool to drive traffic to your business.
With the right tactics, you can produce a successful blog.
There are proven statistics behind blogging which prove that blogs drive traffic and ultimately revenue.
Resources Mentioned:
Kissmetrics – The company focuses on relevant content
Copy Blogger’s post – Helpful insights for good blog headlines
jobs.problogger.net – A great resource to hire a blogger
Ahrefs.com – A tool to help you track the success of your blog
Buzzsumo.com – Neil’s tool to find out what topics are trending in his industry
HubSpot – A resource to help you see the statistics behind successful blogs
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