How to Fight Negative Press | Ep. #1018

In episode #1018, we discuss how you can deal with any type of negative press. Tune in to hear how you can fight negative press. We have committed to throwing a FREE Marketing School Live Event in Los Angeles. Check out the details on this website if you would like to attend. Remember: we are capping the event at 500 people, so sign up now, if you’re interested! DM Eric if you would like to participate in the VIP dinner. TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES: [00:27] Today’s Topic: How to Fight Negative Press [00:35] Negative press could be bad Google search results. [01:05] Neil has had a really bad write up about his company. [01:30] Overall, Neil feels he has done right by people and always refunds people’s money when they are unhappy. [02:05] Do reputation management through SEO link building. [02:50] Neil ignores all the bad press and feels it is all made up. [03:45] Neil also had bad article written about him in Wired magazine. [04:38] He also settled a class action lawsuit and lost a lot of customers because of the bad press. [05:00] If it hadn’t been for the bad press, Neil would have sold his company. [05:50] The current person writing bad posts about Neil is clearly fabricating elements of his story and posted anonymously. [06:08] That’s it for today! [06:15] Don’t forget to check out Single Grain for more info about our free live event in June. Leave some feedback: What should we talk about next? Please let us know in the comments below. Did you enjoy this episode? If so, please leave a short review. Connect with us: NeilPatel.com Quick Sprout Growth Everywhere Single Grain Twitter @neilpatel Twitter @ericosiu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.