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In Episode #341, Eric and Neil discuss which pages on your site you should consider no-indexing. Tune in to learn what pages on your website are the BEST candidates for no-indexing and how no-indexing pages can affect your crawl budget for the better. Time Stamped Show Notes: 00:27 – Today’s topic: What Pages on Your Site Should You Consider No-Indexing? 00:38 – No-indexing is putting a code within your HTML that tells Google not to index the page 01:23 – Indexing a page can control your crawl budget 01:41 – You want to take your low-quality content to no-index 01:54 – Neil takes the pages that are not getting much traffic 02:00 – Neil takes them from Google Analytics that has less than 100 visitors from a search 02:30 – For e-commerce, you can consider no-indexing search pages 02:40 – Look at your Google Analytics to know which page to cut out 02:55 – Eric thinks that the category page isn’t useful and should be no-index 03:20 – No-index your paginated results 03:30 – Marketing School is givi

In Episode #340, Eric and Neil discuss how to do customer development. Tune in to learn the importance of getting every kind of customer’s feedback so that you can to adjust your sales strategy and boost your revenue, today! Time Stamped Show Notes: 00:27 – Today’s topic: How to Do Customer Development 00:36 – Customer development is reaching out to customers and knowing their preferences and feedback 00:46 – The data and feedback improve what you’re offering so you can increase your revenue and MPS score 00:55 – You can use Qualaroo and SurveyMonkey to help you 01:05 – The two types of data are qualitative and quantitative data 01:06 – Quantitative is what you get from Google Analytics 01:11 – Qualitative is from customer development 01:20 – You can’t easily know the problem just by looking at the data 01:35 – You can get the qualitative data from talking to your customers 01:59 – One of Neil’s friend sells HDMI cables and other electronic devices 02:05 – Customers don’t buy from Neil’s frien

In Episode #339, Eric and Neil discuss how to leverage micro influencers. Micro influencers are those who have anywhere from thousands to 10K followers. When you get into the millions, you’re dealing with macro influencers. Tune in to learn if you should be reaching out to macro or micro influencers for the promotion of your business and why having just one influencer isn’t enough. Time Stamped Show Notes: 00:27 – Today’s topic: How to Leverage Micro Influencers 00:36 – Macro influencers are those who already have millions of followers on social media 00:49 – Micro influencers are those who have thousands or 10K followers and above 00:56 – They have the following on a specific niche 01:02 – Eric and Neil are micro influencers 01:37 – Most small businesses work with micro influencers 01:45 – Neil’s friend, who is in the fitness field, pays influencers to promote supplements and protein products 01:53 – When they employed a macro influencer who had millions of followers, the promotion didn’t conver

In Episode #338, Eric and Neil discuss if Bing is worth your attention. Tune in to learn why you should hop on Bing if you’re reaching an older demographic and the benefits and tools offered by Bing that will drive your ROI. Time Stamped Show Notes: 00:27 – Today’s topic: Is Bing Worth Your Attention? 00:33 – Google search share is around 60% and Bing’s share growth is increasing faster 01:00 – Yahoo is at 12% which is next to Bing and the rest are just small share sites 01:12 – If you have things working out on Google, bring them to Bing 01:25 – Some of Eric’s clients that are using Google AdWords are on Bing as well 01:32 – Neil did tests with Bing and Bing has an older demographic 01:40 – If you’re targeting an older audience, Bing is a good channel for you 02:05 – Bing has some great SEO tools 02:11 – Search for Bing SEO Tools 02:48 – Bing is old, it works and drives positive ROI 02:55 – The cost of PPC (price per click) is cheaper 03:06 – Bing and Google don’t want to share the same

In Episode #337, Eric and Neil discuss how to get your blog readers to come back to your site. Tune in to learn how you can keep your readers up to date on all your content, the importance of bringing your readers back to your website, and how being everywhere (on social media) results in your being top of mind! Time Stamped Show Notes: 00:27 – Today’s topic: How to Get Your Blog Readers to Come Back to Your Site 00:35 – Retarget your readers 00:49 – Use OneSignal which is a push notification software 01:03 – You can get a high click through rate and it’s very effective 01:15 – Facebook Messenger bots and ads can turn your reader into a subscriber 01:21 – Chatfuel and ManyChat are bots for Messenger 01:38 – You can also build a sequence 01:45 – Another strategy is to collect emails 02:00 – Every time you publish a blog post, broadcast to them and link them back to your website 02:05 – It is good for engagement and sales in the future 02:14 – Create a great intro email 02:28 – Set up a w

In Episode #336, Eric and Neil discuss 7 tools to help you promote your content. Tune in to learn these standout, effective tools that can elevate your content promotion. You’ll also find out why contacting those who follow your competitors can help you boost your own content promotion. Time Stamped Show Notes: 00:27 – Today’s topic: 7 Tools to Help You Promote Your Content 00:46 – First is to use Facebook ads which has the boost post button 01:20 – Second is to use BuzzSumo where you can type in different keywords that relate to your article 01:27 – Click view shares and you’ll see the people who tweeted them, then email those people to promote yours 01:42 – Third is Meet Edgar which allows you to setup an automated queue of content in different channels 02:08 – Fourth is Ahrefs which will helps you find who’s linking your competitor’s content and you can message them to promote yours as well 02:29 – It doesn’t track traffic right away, but it will eventually 02:25 – Fifth is IFTTT or If This

In Episode #335, Eric and Neil discuss how to rank higher on YouTube. Tune in to learn how you can successfully get your video ranking to new heights on YouTube and why a putting out a 20-minute video is better than a 2-minute one. Time Stamped Show Notes: 00:27 – Today’s topic: How to Rank Higher on YouTube 00:51 – YouTube tags help the algorithm figure out what the video is about 01:06 – You have different keywords and you need to know which keyword drives traffic 01:16 – Check out Keyword Tool, SEMrush and Google Search Console for keyword performance 01:36 – YouTube looks at your engagement 01:54 – Between a shorter video and longer one; the longer one will rank higher because YouTube tracks the length of time viewers stay engaged with the video 02:18 – The longer people stay on YouTube, the more engaged they are and the more money YouTube makes from their ads 02:53 – If you want to build your watch time, think about building a playlist 03:03 – Playlists can get people to watch over time

In Episode #334, Eric and Neil discuss how to be top of mind. Tune in to learn how Eric and Neil became top of mind with the content they put out there. They give you all their strategies that will increase your following and resulting views so that you, too, can be top of mind in your industry!  Time Stamped Show Notes: 00:27 – Today’s topic: How to Be Top Of Mind 00:35 – Eric’s friends, John Hall of Influence & Co, just released a book called Top of Mind 00:45 – The content that Neil is creating is putting him at the top of mind 01:00 – In marketing, Neil believes in the rule of 7 01:05 – It’s hard to be the best at everything but doing something that is good enough and with quantity, it is much more effective 01:27 – Everyone has a different playbook 01:29 – Neil’s friend, Brian Dean from Backlinko, creates blog posts that he doesn’t write as frequently as Neil 01:36 – Brian’s blog posts gets more views but Neil beats him in quantity, resulting in Neil having more views 01:54 – Neil has dail

In Episode #333, Eric and Neil discuss how to create a target prospect list. Tune in to learn how a target prospect list is different from a simple prospect list. You’ll also see how a more targeted list creates a greater chance of conversion and stronger customer retention rate.  Time Stamped Show Notes: 00:27 – Today’s topic: How to Create a Target Prospect List 00:57 – Find That Email helps you find email addresses 01:10 – Eric uses this for their prospect list for SEO purposes 01:20 – If you’re in the B2B space, you can generate inbound leads through SEO and content marketing, but the leads aren’t always targeted 01:46 – If you have a target prospect list, your marketing team can go after them and hit all the relevant leads 02:05 – To get relevant leads, look at your competitor’s customers 02:10 – You can go to Upwork and hire someone to check who’s using your competitor’s product and create a list for you 02:36 – Once you have the list, marketing should send them the emails 02:45 – Creat

In Episode #332, Eric and Neil discuss if you should document or create content. Tune in to learn the difference between documenting and creating a content and why your personality and lifestyle are key factors for deciding what’s best for you. Time Stamped Show Notes: 00:27 – Today’s topic: Should You Document or Create Content? 00:38 – Instead of thinking about your new content, why not just document what you’re doing 00:47 – Logic is, when you document what you’re doing, people can pick up lessons from that 01:00 – Gary V and Casey Neistat are always vlogging and there is still so much information you can gain from them 01:12 – Gary V usually just walks around in his office and shows his daily life 01:31 – It will also depend on your personality type 01:49 – Neil describes himself as a creator, so he creates videos with new information 02:15 – Focus on what works for you 02:49 – Eric can do both, but he prefers to create videos and plan ahead of time 03:15 – Having a process is important

In Episode #331, Eric and Neil discuss how to find influencers on Instagram. Tune in to learn how you can find influencers that are popular in your industry. Eric and Neil discuss the easiest and fastest way to get going with an influencer and why they think Instagram is gold. Time Stamped Show Notes: 00:27 – Today’s topic: How to Find Influencers on Instagram 00:38 – There are companies who provide influencers but they’re expensive 00:45 – There are also some direct influencers, but it’s difficult to negotiate with them 00:56 – Neil suggests trying to get to know one influencer first 01:04 – You can then go to different influencers’ parties 01:12 – Offer that influencer a “part-time job” then he will also ask his influencer friends 01:29 – It saves money and is quite easier than going through a third party 01:50 – The same tactic works for most social media channels 02:06 – The influencers reply faster and work quicker 02:28 – Eric has invested in an influencer marketing/AdWords platform 02:3

In Episode #330, Eric and Neil discuss when you should be upgrading, consolidating or deleting your content. Tune in to learn how updating your content can increase your traffic significantly, what’s worth deleting, and the benefit of consolidating similar articles of content. Time Stamped Show Notes: 00:27 – Today’s topic: When You Should Be Upgrading, Consolidating or Deleting Your Content 00:43 – Neil doesn’t delete that much content 00:45 – Neil did this with Crazy Egg’s content that was over one year old and had less than a hundred visitors 00:59 – Neil didn’t really delete the content, he just unpublished the articles on WordPress 01:09 – The traffic didn’t go up or down 01:21 – Over time, content will get more traffic or less traffic 01:41 – If the content continues to go up, there’s no modification needed 01:44 – When the content goes down, they modify it from the metrics in Google Analytics 02:17 – Neil just updates his content 02:30 – Eric sees a 30% increase in updated content 02

In Episode #329, Eric and Neil discuss what Alexa Skills are and how to leverage this. Tune in to find out how Alexa makes your life convenient and how Alexa Skills can help your customers access your product or podcast with ease. Time Stamped Show Notes: 00:27 – Today’s topic: What Are Alexa Skills (and How to Leverage This)? 00:46 – You can teach Alexa new skills and reach different types of customers 01:01 – You can ask Alexa to play specific podcasts for you 01:29 – “It makes your life really convenient” 01:35 – Alexa automates your whole life 02:28 – If you have an Echo, you can listen to Marketing School by adding the skill 02:46 – From Alexa skill, Marketing school has had 136 new customers, 309 new plays and 6 plays per hour 03:24 – Don’t expect amazing results from the Alexa yet, but it should work out well 03:40 – If you’re in the consumer space, you should be leveraging Alexa but it’s not as important for B2B 03:55 – When someone listens to something over and over, it will be on the to

In Episode #328, Eric and Neil discuss what Gmail ads are and how to leverage them. Tune in to learn how you can get creative with Gmail ads and why they are more valuable for B2B than B2C. Time Stamped Show Notes: 00:27 – Today’s topic: What Are Gmail Ads (and How to Leverage Them)? 00:44 – Gmail ads are what you can see on your promotions tab when you open up your emails 01:04 – There are also some ads above your email inbox and when you click on your Gmail 01:15 – You can target specific keywords and be creative with Gmail ads 01:27 – Neil has been using Gmail ads for awhile 01:33 – For Neil, Gmail ads don’t convert as much as direct AdWords 01:42 – Conversions with Google search list is much higher for Neil 01:46 – Gmail is much cheaper though 02:02 – Eric uses Pepsi and Coca Cola as a sample to target specific keywords in Gmail ads 02:30 – You can target specific people with Gmail ads, too 02:45 – From Eric’s observations, Gmail ads convert more for people who are 40 years old and up 03:

In Episode #327, Eric and Neil discuss 7 things to consider before investing in Facebook ads. Tune in to learn how to successfully use Facebook ads and the checklist you should keep before putting your money down. Time Stamped Show Notes: 00:27 – Today’s topic: 7 Things to Consider Before Investing in Facebook Ads 00:35 – First is to know your audience 00:48 – You should know your target before spending money 01:10 – Second is to make sure you know what you’re promoting and that it is proven 01:24 – It is important to test what you’re promoting and its conversion in other channels 01:48 – Optimize your funnel and conversion rates in other channels before going into Facebook 01:53 – Third is to have goals set up 02:10 – Figure out your key indicators 02:20 – “What gets measured gets managed” 02:23 – Fourth is to have a testing budget 02:45 – You need to do the testing in chunks or increments 02:57 – Fifth is to know the different formats when you’re starting out 03:15 – Settle on one

In Episode #326, Eric and Neil discuss how to use Facebook Audience Insights to create highly targeted ads. Tune in to learn how you make the most out of Facebook ads by using Audience Insights and why you have to dump your generic tags in Facebook ads. Time Stamped Show Notes: 00:27 – Today’s topic: How to Use Facebook Audience Insights to Create Highly Targeted Ads 00:41 – Go to your Facebook Ads Manager and look at your Audience Insights tab 01:06 – You can target specific people using the tab 01:37 – It will help you make better ads 01:48 – You’re wasting money if your ads are not targeted 01:56 – Focus on your ROI by creating a targeted niche segment 02:12 – Generic tags do not work 02:23 – You need to be specific with Facebook Ads 02:40 – You have to target people’s interests 03:08 – Eric pulled out his Audience Insights for his Growth Everywhere podcast and he can see that 68% of his audience are men and 32% are women 03:22 – It also shows different lifestyles, relationship statuses and

In Episode #325, Eric and Neil discuss why you ought to leverage call tracking. Tune in to learn how to find out the sources of your phone calls and how tracking your phone calls enables you to see which campaigns are working and which ones are not. Time Stamped Show Notes: 00:27 – Today’s topic: Why You Ought to Leverage Call Tracking 00:34 – Call tracking is tracking which traffic source is generating the phone calls you receive 01:04 – Getting someone on phone is better that just filling out a lead form 01:24 – Neil uses CallFire for call tracking 01:38 – Eric uses CallRail where you can also set different numbers for different campaigns 01:57 – It is important to know who is coming in so you can optimize it 02:20 – You can be in control of the phone calls that are coming in 02:43 – Search for Google AdWords call tracking to find other informative resources when you’re just starting 02:57 – Call tracking is affordable and it works 03:05 – That’s it for today’s episode! 3 Key Points: You h

In Episode #324, Eric and Neil discuss why you should host marketing meetups. Tune in to learn how you can benefit by either attending or hosting meetups consistently and why the focus should be one what you can learn from a meetup—not how many deals you can make. Time Stamped Show Notes: 00:27 – Today’s topic: Why You Should Host Marketing Meetups 00:37 – Neil has never hosted a marketing meetup but has been to Eric’s 00:42 – Marketing meetups are an awesome place to learn from others 00:53 – You can grow your network through meetups 01:03 – You can accelerate your learning in meetups 01:17 – Eric tries to keep the meetups he organizes small and intimate 01:25 – Having just around 25 people makes connections easier and stronger 01:57 – A meetup doesn’t always have to be an entrepreneurial meetup 02:04 – Meetups are good for recruiting 02:27 – “It’s about being top of the line” 02:59 – Figure out how you can take your online stuff offline 03:08 – The best use of a meetup is to learn MORE 03:36

In Episode #323, Eric and Neil discuss how to create professional YouTube ads for under $100. Tune in to learn the tools that can help you create more cost-effective, but professional YouTube video ads and why Tai Lopez is being followed and copied by almost everyone. Time Stamped Show Notes: 00:27 – Today’s topic: How to Create Professional YouTube Ads for Under $100 00:35 – Animoto allows you to weave different images together and create a simple video 00:50 – It looks professional and they have a free trial 01:05 – There are people on Fiverr who make videos for YouTube 01:13 – Using PowerPoint Presentations and recording your screen using a screen recorder gives you a video that you can upload on YouTube 01:31 – The ads that work best are the ones with better scripts and messages 01:43 – Tai Lopez creates ads from his phone 02:01 – It is more realistic and you have to go against the grain 02:15 – It can be more relatable and convert better 02:41 – It’s not about the video quality, but abo

In Episode #322, Eric and Neil discuss how you will know if your SEO efforts are paying off. Tune in to learn the tools that you can use to track your ranking and why it pays to be patient with SEO. Time Stamped Show Notes: 00:27 – Today’s topic: How Do You Know If Your SEO Efforts Are Paying Off? 00:39 – Eric uses a rank tracker called Authority Labs 00:49 – It has a section for organic traffic called “Now Provide” 01:10 – You want to know if your keyword traffic is increasing or decreasing 01:33 – Google Search Console will show you how many impressions your listings are getting 01:49 – Impressions are the number of people seeing your listings, but are not clicking on them 02:06 – Your impression time should go up eventually 02:45 – You have to stay patient with SEO 03:29 – Google Analytics is also an option for you to use 03:45 – That’s it for today’s episode! 3 Key Points: SEO takes time to see the results; be patient and you will see the outcomes. Tracking your keyword effectiveness