The Importance of Being a T-shaped Marketer | Ep. #22
Welcome to The Marketing School Podcast—your resource to learn, grown, and nurture your passion for online marketing! In Episode #22 Eric and Neil discuss the importance of being a t-shaped marketer. There are specialists and there are t-shaped marketers -- also called growth hackers -- who understand a lot of different concepts of digital marketing. Enjoy! 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.
22 Elo 201611min
Why You Should Be Doing A/B Testing | Ep. #21
Welcome to The Marketing School Podcast—your resource to learn, grown, and nurture your passion for online marketing! In Episode #21 Eric and Neil talk about what A/B testing is and why you should be doing it. Enjoy! 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.
21 Elo 201613min
How to Become a Better Marketer | Ep. #20
In Episode #20 Eric and Neil teach you how to become a better marketer. Start taking advantage of new technology and new strategies, and study the marketing tactics of the pros. Time Stamped Show Notes: 00:25 – How to become a better marketer 00:50 – Talking to the highest performers 01:20 – Find what’s working and what’s not 01:38 – Learning through reading 01:45 – Looking for case studies and then trying it out yourself 02:30 – Look for recent studies 03:00 – Where to find these case studies 03:10 – land-book.com, swiped.co, Growth Hacker 04:00 – What Runs Where, Which Test Won 04:30 – Looking for innovative stuff 04:40 – Infographics that are animated 05:30 – Going to social sites to see what’s new and replicating those strategies 06:30 – Having the right mindset 06:40 – Persistence and stubbornness 08:00 – Don’t give up too quickly 08:15 – Look at your data and survey your customers 09:00 – Find out where people are dropping off and why they aren’t buying 09:20 – Quantitative and qualitative data 09:50 – Develop an experimentation process (Brian Balfour’s blog post) 10:50 – Subscribe to get more marketing tactics! 3 Key Points: Connect with high performers to see what’s working for them. Read case studies and model successful marketing strategies. Analyze your data and survey your customers. Resources Mentioned: land-book.com, swiped.co, Growth Hacker, What Runs Where, and Which Test Won – Numerous resources to find marketing case studies and learn what the top marketing campaigns are doing Brian Balfour’s blog post – Tips to develop your experimentation process 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.
20 Elo 201614min
The Best Tactics to Market Your Consulting Company | Ep. #19
In Episode #19 Eric and Neil give you the ins and outs of marketing your consulting company. From when you’re first starting out to when you have a more stable revenue, they’ll teach you the best tactics to get more leads fast. Time Stamped Show Notes: 00:25 – How to market a consulting company 00:55 – Blogging to get more traffic 01:28 – Content marketing is the number-one channel for leads 01:40 – In the beginning, you need to generate revenue as quick as possible. 01:50 – Identifying your ideal clients 02:15 – Finding the smaller companies, and showing them how they can improve 03:00 – Sending that info out to multiple employees and their investors 03:50 – Do the things most people aren’t willing to do 04:00 – Using webinars once you have money coming in 04:37 – Creating a tool 05:20 – Associating yourself with the biggest brands 06:25 – Podcasting can lead to business opportunities 07:15 – Using videos to show how you analyze websites 08:15 – Specialization 08:30 – Find a niche for your company 09:15 – See you at our next episode! 3 Key Points: Start with content marketing. Do the things that most people aren’t willing to do so that you can get your foot in the door. Offer free tools and videos to help people see the value that you are providing. Resources Mentioned: N/A 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.
19 Elo 201612min
How to Get People to Open Your Emails | Ep. #18
In Episode #18 Eric and Neil talk about how to get people to open up your emails. They’ll teach you how to up your open rates and avoid the spam folder. Time Stamped Show Notes: 00:25 – How to get more people to open up your email. 00:50 – Don’t just test the subject line 01:05 – The sender name makes a huge impact 02:10 – Use a person’s name or a company name 02:30 – What are good open rates? 02:40 – Look at unique opens. 03:00 – Don’t let your open rates drop under 20% 03:20 – Remove people who aren’t opening your emails for several months 03:40 – Don’t waste money sending emails to people who aren’t interested 04:00 – Maropost and Infusionsoft 04:15 – An email hack 04:25 – Put emojis in your subject line to get people’s attention 05:00 – Lower-cased, casual subject lines 05:50 – Examples of good subject lines 07:00 – Personalized subject lines, using the first name 07:40 – It makes it more relevant 09:10 – Doing something that makes you stand out 09:25 – Watch out for being marked as spam 10:20 – See you tomorrow at our next episode! 3 Key Points: Don’t let your open rate fall below 20%. Look at your subject line as well as the sender name that you use. Make your subject line unique and personal. Resources Mentioned: Maropost and Infusionsoft – programs to use for sending out emails 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.
18 Elo 201613min
#17: How to Create a Marketing Funnel for Best Results
In Episode #17 Eric and Neil explain what a marketing funnel is. Then they’ll walk you through how to create your own marketing funnel, with advice on automated tools to help you get the best results. Time Stamped Show Notes: 00:23 – What is a marketing funnel? 00:25 – Google a “marketing funnel” and see Neil’s site at the top 01:00 – Funneling down from 100 to one or two people 01:44 – A marketing funnel is a great way to get people to convert 01:55 – The chances of a random person on the street to agree to marry you vs. agree to go on a date with you 02:50 – Getting to know your visitors over time 03:10 – Collect emails and educate people to build trust 03:28 – They will be much more likely to say ‘yes’ a month or so later 02:55 – The top of the funnel 04:12 – The middle of the funnel 04:33 – The bottom of the funnel, closing them on an offer 04:49 – The importance of collecting emails 05:02 – Drip is an easy email automation tool 05:20 – Acquired by Leadpages 05:28 – Infusionsoft has more advanced features 05:40 – An example of how the tool is used 06:20 – Tracking what type of emails people open 06:50 – Getting people involved in a free trial 07:25 – Taking them through multiple funnels 07:55 – Infusionsoft lets you track everything so that you can use multiple funnels 09:00 – You don’t have to start out with an advanced method 09:25 – Simple processes when you’re starting out 10:00 – Use software later on to stay organized 11:20 – Keep it simple and make it more complex as it is successful 10:54 – We’ll see you in the next episode! 3 Key Points: A marketing funnel is a strategy to get people to convert. The funnel is divided into three processes, at the top, middle, and bottom of the funnel. Start out with a simple funnel, and adjust that funnel until you see success. Then you can start to make your marketing funnel more complex. Resources Mentioned: Drip, Leadpages, and Infusionsoft: Automated marketing tools 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.
17 Elo 201614min
#16: Creating Great Links that Boost Your Website's Ranking
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 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.
16 Elo 201615min
#15: Link Building for Better Google Ranking
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 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.
15 Elo 201613min
