Should You Repurpose Your Content? | Ep. #111

Welcome to The Marketing School Podcast—your 10-minute resource to learn, grown, and nurture your passion for online marketing! In Episode #42 Eric and Neil discuss their favorite marketing tools, like Infusionsoft & LeadPages—and why. 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.

11 Sep 201613min

In Episode #41 Neil and Eric talk about how to generate more leads. Neil stresses the importance of not just getting people to sign up, but getting qualified leads that are viable for your business. Learn as they share. Time Stamped Show Notes:  00:30 – How to generate more leads for your website 00:39 – Tools you can use 00:40 – Hello Bar 00:45 – SumoMe 01:03 – Figure out why someone should become a lead 01:19 – Give something to convert them into a lead 02:15 – Make sure content is categorized 02:35 – Segmenting your audience 02:57 – Example on marketing funnel post 03:15 – Give a bonus on the topic 03:39 – Sending people to case studies 04:33 – It’s about getting qualified leads 05:01 – Taking people down to a long funnel 05:16 – Putting click to action after getting leads to sign up 05:35 – Drip and Infusionsoft 05:50 – Make sure to segment people from your website 06:04 – Lead scores 06:39 – Breaking leads into multiple steps 07:14 – Try storytelling as a strategy 07:53 – Test your call-to-action buttons 08:59 – Let them fill out what they want to fill out 09:20 – That’s it for today’s episode! 3 Key Points: Give something to people to convert them into a lead. It’s not about having a lot of leads; it’s about getting qualified leads. Storytelling is a strategy that engages people to convert. Resources Mentioned: Hello Bar – tool to collect more emails SumoMe – tool for having takeovers or pop-ups Drip – email service provider Infusionsoft – another email service provider 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.

10 Sep 201612min

In Episode #40 Neil and Eric discuss the 7 simple SEO tactics for increasing your web traffic. Neil shares the reason for his long blog posts and why you should link them to your most popular page. Learn how to optimize your website’s exposure with these easy, non-technical steps. Time Stamped Show Notes:  00:29 – 7 Simple SEO tactics to sky rocket your traffic 00:49 – Linking to your most popular pages 01:19 – Make sure to link on every blog post 01:29 – Featured snippets 01:53 – How to Rank Zero 02:01 – Make sure you have a H1 title and tag 02:19 – Google’s role 03:01 – Click through rates 03:18 – Optimizing title tags 03:48 – Think of title tags as human 04:14 – People love to Google, “What is SEO?” 04:27 – Second order page scraping 04:37 – Getting into Google search console 05:25 – Google likes to audition you 05:50 – Neil’s loooong blog posts 06:05 – More keywords you have, more long tail terms 06:38 – More detailed content, more sure traffic 07:02 – Transcribing videos 07:05 – Rev.com 07:15 – Search engines can’t crawl videos 07:29 – Google image search 07:57 – Naming your image files properly 08:30 – Optimize image file names and alt tags 08:44 – End of today’s episode 3 Key Points: Link all blog posts to the most popular page you have. Optimize titles, tags, and images. Transcribe videos for content. Resources Mentioned: How to Rank Zero – read on how to optimize your title and tag Google – the most used search engine Rev.com –for transcribing videos 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.

9 Sep 201612min

Welcome to The Marketing School Podcast—your 10-minute resource to learn, grown, and nurture your passion for online marketing! In Episode #39 Eric and Neil discuss why webinars are great for generating sales. 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.

8 Sep 201613min

In Episode #38 Eric and Neil teach you how to promote a blog post. Whether you have a tight budget or an endless one, one of these plans will help you get people to read your content and share it. Time Stamped Show Notes: 00:24 – How to promote a blog post 00:43 – In the beginning, 80% of your time should be spent on promotion. 01:00 – Find people who have already shared content 01:15 – Use Buzzsumo and Twitter 01:50 – Think about how you can stand out. 02:10 – Link out to influencers within the blog post. 02:55 – Link out ten times for every 1000 words. 03:10 – Linking to companies. 03:28 – Paid social ads. 03:40 – A huge chunk of funds go to promotion. 04:14 – Drive people to your site using Facebook. 04:29 – Also use Google. 04:40 – Figure out how to write amazing headlines 05:00 – Copyblogger Headline Formulas 05:30 – Headlines make a huge difference! 05:45 – Portent Headline Generator 06:05 – Build up a group of people that will help promote your content. 06:35 – It will give you the initial boost with your posts. 07:15 – Meeting people at conferences and build relationships. 07:40 – One guy who had a smart strategy reaching out to Eric and Neil. 08:10 – Take a look at Gmail advertising. 08:35 – A lot of targeting options. 08:58 – Two Facebook strategies 09:08 – Boosting posts 09:23 – Buying page likes 09:55 – Not all of your posts will be a hit. 10:23 – Be creative and listen to digital marketers about how to boost posts. 11:00 – That’s the end of today’s episode! 3 Key Points: Don’t make crappy infographics. Contact people who shared the original source of your graphic, and invite them to share your design. If you use infographics effectively, your site’s rankings will skyrocket. Resources Mentioned: Buzzsumo and Twitter – How to find people who have shared certain content Facebook and Google – Create paid social ads Copyblogger Headline Formulas – Create effective headlines Portent Headline Generator – Generate intriguing headlines on any topic Gmail advertising – Create extremely targeted ads 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.

7 Sep 201614min

In Episode #37 Eric and Neil discuss the value of a good infographic. Neil has seen more traffic and backlinks from infographics than from anything else. Learn how you can create an all-star graphic that drives up traffic on your site. Time Stamped Show Notes:  00:24 – What goes into creating a viral infographic 00:40 – Links effect Google rankings 00:53 – Take complex info and make it visual, and people will link to it. 01:15 – Your rankings will skyrocket 01:30 – For Neil, backlinks and traffic have come mostly from infographics. 02:00 – There are a lot of crappy infographics. 02:10 – Start at Visual.ly to see examples of good infographics. 02:40 – Pull out elements that work in those designs. 02:50 – Dribbble is another resource to contact designers. 03:17 – The first step is to get good data. 03:28 – Get a researcher off of Upwork to collect and outlined data. 03:45 – Don’t have more than six main points. 04:05 – Flow these points into a story. 04:25 – Publish the blog and get an embed code generator so that people can share your graphic. 05:00 – You need to go to Buzzsumo to find a good topic. 05:25 – Upwork is a great way to keep your costs low. 06:08 – Their friend uses 99designs for his infographics. 06:30 – How did your infographic go viral? 06:45 – Find data from other sources. 07:00 – See who shared that original data on Ahrefs. 07:20 – Email those people to ask them to share your infographic. 07:52 – Reach out to people that linked to the original article. 08:40 – Think about repurposing your infographics 09:00 – It makes it worth the time and money. 09:38 – That’s the end of today’s episode! 3 Key Points: Don’t make crappy infographics. Contact people who shared the original source of your graphic, and invite them to share your design. If you use infographics effectively, your site’s rankings will skyrocket. Resources Mentioned: Visual.ly and Dribbble – See examples of good design Upwork – Hire researchers and designers Buzzsumo – Find a good topic for your infographic 99designs – Another tool to hire designers and get inspiration Ahrefs – See who’s sharing certain articles and posts 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.

6 Sep 201613min

In Episode #36 Eric and Neil talk about why you should create blog posts, and what the best process is to do it. Learn the tricks of the pros, and find out what resources are available to you to make your blog writing not only entertaining or educational but actually capable of converting customers. Time Stamped Show Notes:  00:24 – How to write amazing blog posts 00:35 – Educate and provide great information, and people will see you as an expert. 00:55 – People will share you and refer friends to you. 01:15 – The number one way they generate sign-ups for multiple companies. 01:20 – Thomas Tunguz’s Post 01:55 – The effects of content marketing over time 02:05 – It’s like compounding interest. 02:34 – You need one thing that stands out. 02:45 – Long-form blog posts backed by data. 03:04 – Not just content for content’s sake. 03:15 – Show something unique and useful. 03:29 – eHow is a great example of what you shouldn’t do. 04:12 – WaitButWhy.com 04:25 – Humor and long-form articles with stick figures 04:50 – Updating sites over time 05:26 – Write in a conversational tone. 06:18 – Engaging the audience and then going into your topic 06:45 – The intro, body, and conclusion 07:20 – End your blog post with a question. 07:45 – Don’t forget your conclusion! People will ready your conclusion first. 08:20 – WP blog checklists on WordPress 08:54 – Design Pickle for unlimited new images 09:13 – Stock Unlimited for stock images 09:30 – Hemingwayapp.com 10:04 – Learn how to educate and convert customers. 10:28 – Create an actual process. 10:42 – That’s the end of this episode! 3 Key Points: Content marketing will have a compounding effect on your sales. Structure your article with an intro, body and conclusion. Use a conversational tone and be unique. Resources Mentioned: Thomas Tunguz’s Post – Learn about the very real effects of content marketing WaitButWhy.com – An example of a unique and entertaining blog WP blog checklists – Stay organized with your writing process Design Pickle and Stock Unlimited – Sources for images to add to your blog Hemingwayapp.com – Learn what you need to change in your own writing to actually engage customers 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.

5 Sep 201614min

In Episode #35 Eric and Neil debate whether marketing certifications are worth it—and here’s a hint: they’re not! Certifications are much like college degrees. They may get you in the right direction, but they will not give you the real experience that you need. Time Stamped Show Notes: 00:24 – Are marketing certifications worth it? No! 00:45 – Most certifications take very little effort. 01:00 – It teaches you nothing. 01:15 – You need practical experience. 01:30 – One example of someone on Neil’s team 01:50 – It comes down to experience. 01:58 – Eric tried to get everyone on his team certified, but that didn’t really help anything. 02:35 – You’re better off learning on your own. 03:00 – Prove that you have real world skills. 03:10 – Certification is a starting point. It does not qualify you. 03:30 – Certifications are like college degrees. 03:45 – Neil’s friend who hires kids from Stanford. 04:05 – They are generating zero sales. 04:35 – It’s a resume builder, but it won’t help your business. 05:00 – Neil’s first experience with internet marketing as an intern. 05:45 – Internships give you real experience. 06:05 – Look for a free internship first. 06:25 – Employers don’t want to have to hold your hand. 07:00 – Don’t waste your time with certifications. 07:55 – That’s the end of this episode! 3 Key Points: Certifications just teach you how to memorize things. You need to get real, practical experience. Don’t waste your time with certifications! 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.

4 Sep 201611min