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In Episode #105 Eric and Neil reveal how you can use mobile based pop-ups without getting Google angry. They’ll show you the technicalities to avoid and alternative ways you can make your site impervious to Google’s harsh penalties. Time Stamped Show Notes: 00:28 – Today’s topic: How to Use Mobile-Based Pop-Ups without Getting Penalized in Google 00:40 – In 2017, Google will start looking at mobile pop ups 01:02 – Neil’s animated interstitial on his site 02:53 – You can do a model that doesn’t own the whole page 03:19 – Google doesn’t want pop ups consuming the whole screen 04:01 – Use sticky bars instead of pop-ups 04:22 – Google “interstitial penalty, 2017” to read more 04:43 – Integrate quizzes on mobile devices 05:10 – Google is adding a news carousel for amp pages 05:28 – That’s it for today’s episode! 3 Key Points: Pop-ups occupying the whole screen are a bad user-experience, which is why Google wants them GONE. Make use of the other techniques and tools other than pop-ups. Read more about the changes coming in 2017 to stay ahead of the curve. 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.

13 Nov 20169min

In Episode #104 Eric and Neil list the 7 creative hacks you can use to help you generate more sales. Listen as they drop serious knowledge bombs about the tools and hacks you can employ in a business of any size.  Time Stamped Show Notes: 00:28 – Today’s topic: 7 Creative Email Hacks That Will Help You Generate More Sales 00:39 – #1 Use countdown timers like PlusThis 01:15 – #2 Run a reverse discount 01:43 – #3 Send customize emails with images with PicSnippet 02:15 – #4 Sign filled emails 03:39 – #5 When you should send out emails 04:23 – #6 Urgency and reminders 05:07 – #7 Scrub your list and use a service like MailGun 05:51 – That’s it for today’s episode! 3 Key Points: Create a sense of urgency and offer discounts that go with it. Customize emails for your audience. Remove all the names from your list that don’t engage so your deliverability doesn’t suffer. 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.

12 Nov 20169min

In Episode #103 Eric and Neil talks about how many links your website really needs. Listen to learn whether links need quantity or quality, and to know how you can outsmart your competitor with authority links. Time Stamped Show Notes: 00:28 – Today’s topic: How Many Links Does Your Website Need? 00:38 – Look at your big competitors 00:50 – Use Ahrefs to see how much traffic or how many links they have 01:16 – Look at the quality of links 01:40 – Outperform your competitors by having authority links 01:49 – Get high authority links by producing awesome content emailing journalists, editors, and writers 02:27 – Use Brian Dean’s Skyscraper Technique 02:38 – Use Buzzsumo and find people who link similar articles 02:59 – Use Ahrefs for breakdown of domain authority 03:08 – Moz’s study on links 04:20 – Eric Enge’s post that links don’t matter in 2016 05:09 – Don’t focus on competitive key terms 05:25 – Go to Quora and use questions to get idea for content 05:48 – That’s it for today’s episode! 3 Key Points: Quantity of links is most important but don’t lose sight of quality. Produce high “authority links” to outsmart your competitors. Links can be helpful to your site’s traffic, but great content is always going to be more valuable. 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 Nov 20169min

In Episode #102 Eric and Neil talk about whether or not you should do guest posting on other websites and blogs or just post on your own. Listen to learn the pros and cons for both options and why blogging now is much harder than it was before. Time Stamped Show Notes: 00:28 – Today’s topic: Should you do guest posting or blog on your own property? 00:50 – If Eric is to pick one, he’ll pick writing on his own website 00:55 – Build on your own 01:09 – All great content should be your investment in your property 01:37 – Neil picks guest blogging 02:33 – The market changes 02:47 – Sites that get the highest quality of content tend to get most traffic 03:04 – Neil changed his blogging patterns on his website 03:24 – Blog thorough, in-depth content 04:44 – Guest blogging let’s you have quicker traction 05:16 – Choosing depends on where you sit 05:56 – Neil is cutting his guest posting in America 06:20 – Guest posting helps build your brand 06:36 – Shifting strategies 07:04 – Blogging is not as effective as it used to be 07:25 – Ahrefs’ in-depth study regarding guest posting 08:44 – Blogging is tough now 09:33 – Most people won’t go through the journey of posting content 11:01 – Blogging is just one way to go about growing 11:56– That’s it for today’s episode! 3 Key Points: Blogging, either on your own site or another, has pros and cons. What are your goals? Iron those out before committing to a guest post. Keep your BEST content on YOUR digital properties. 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 Nov 201615min

In Episode #101 Eric and Neil talk about what components make a quality infographic. Listen to learn about how you can make your own infographic and how you can ensure that it delivers your post’s message. Time Stamped Show Notes: 00:28 – Today’s topic: What makes a quality infographic 00:36 – Kissmetrics’ portfolio of infographics 00:50 – It’s not just the imagery 01:14 – Number 1: Have the right statistics 01:18 – Number 2: Make sure your topic is really good 02:02 – If you can show complex data sets, you’ll do well 02:10 – Number 3: Keep the infographic concise 02:22 – Number 4: Make sure it story flows well 03:08 – Number 5: Have a great design 03:18 – Dribbble and Visual.ly have great infographic designers 03:42 – Number 6: Make sure your colors are NOT crazy 04:17 – Put an embed code generator at the bottom 04:22 – For WordPress, it’s Embed Code Generator 04:28 – Number 7: Write the RIGHT headline 04:41 – Check CopyBlogger for creating headlines 04:48 – Number 7: Add text to the page where the infographic is 05:30 – Make sure the image is in full size and it works on mobile 05:48 – Be creative! 06:07 – GIFographics 06:08 – KlientBoost has a good example of PPC 06:18 – That’s it for today’s episode! 3 Key Points: Having infographics is not just about the imagery, it’s also about statistics and your message. Visual content doesn’t guarantee success. Don’t forget to add text on the page where your infographic is – Google can’t read images. 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 Nov 20169min

In Episode #100 Eric and Neil talk about how you can increase your rankings by having thorough, topical content. Listen to understand why “extended content” doesn’t necessarily mean it’s “thorough content” and how it’s not about the amount of content but the depth of the topic. Time Stamped Show Notes: 00:28 – Today’s topic: How to increase your rankings through topical content 00:40 – What topical content is 00:52 – Most websites will create topics and pages instead of just one page with all the topics 01:24 – Make the pages in depth 01:34 – Some sites talk about things that are not so relevant to the main topic 02:33 – Google the word ‘hub and spoke’ 03:03 – Neil’s hub page 03:49 – Neil and Eric started consolidating their pages 04:11 – Focus on one page to make things easier 04:17 – Qualaroo is a good example 04:30 – It’s not about producing the most amount of content 05:30 – Don’t extend your post just for the sake of doing it 05:47 – Brian Dean’s 1 Million SEO Results 06:20 – Don’t worry about adding a ton of pages to your site 06:39 – That’s it for today’s episode! 3 Key Points: Master the art of the hub and spoke. Stick to your topic – too many additional topics can be irrelevant. It’s not about having THE MOST content; it’s about the most thorough content. 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 Nov 201610min

In Episode #99 Eric and Neil share how you can design lead nurturing and lead scoring campaigns for your business. Listen to know whether you’re on the right track in nurturing and scoring your leads, when you need to set up a reengagement process, and when it’s just time to let go of a lead. Time Stamped Show Notes: 00:28 – Today’s topic: How to design lead nurturing and lead scoring campaigns 00:42 – Google about Marketing Funnel – SingleGrain and Kissmetrics 01:01 – What SingleGrain does 01:48 – When people opt in, tag them in a certain way 02:00 – Don’t ask too many questions on a page 02:10 – Break down the process into 3 pages 02:45 – Take the best leads and cross reference with tools 03:30 – Lead scoring leads 04:02 – Drip and Infusionsoft 04:24 – When your threshold is reached, mark them as a qualified lead 05:07 – Nurture and have a good marketing funnel 05:47 – If the lead isn’t engaged, they aren’t likely going to close 07:04 – Make a reengagement campaign 07:36 – Frank Kern Setting Up Contingencies 08:04 – You have to plan first before diving in 08:31 – That’s it for today’s episode! 3 Key Points: It’s all about the messaging and who you’re taking to. The biggest mistake you can do is to put all your questions on one page. If there’s no engagement, the lead wouldn’t probably close. 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 Nov 201611min

In Episode #98 Eric and Neil discuss the 5 ways you can generate leads from Snapchat. Listen to pick up lead generation value from one of the markets most popular and most used social media tools. Time Stamped Show Notes: 00:28 – Today’s topic: 5 Ways to Generate Leads from Snapchat 00:39 – Tell people to go to a specific page on your website 01:24 – Keep the url under 15 characters and use words 02:22 – Show your product or service in action 03:22 – Time based offers 04:18 – Do gamified offers 04:56 – Do shout outs to shout outs to grow your audience 06:25 – Bonus: do a giveaway 07:22 – Make sure you give time to your Snapchat tests 07:39– That’s it for today’s episode! 3 Key Points: Build relationships first rather than selling to your audience immediately. Snaps are time based so make each offer a special one. Find someone who is relevant and tap into their network, have them do shout-outs using your offers. 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 Nov 201611min