The “secret” to marketing for a home services business is not killer technical expertise in PPC, SEO, or whatever the tool companies and gurus are trying to confuse you with. Here is the secret…. Have solid teams that do great work, which generates happy customers. Then “marketing” is just amplifying the goodness already there. No […]
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If you’re into gambling, Scott Richter is someone you’ll want to talk to. Scott and I have a long history, I’ve known him for 25 years. Since then, Scott Richter has transformed himself into a huge gambling influencer, able to bring whopping traffic to casinos and anyone who wants to reach gamblers. He runs a
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Ten years ago, I met Steven McConnon. Today, he’s realized his dream of breaking into Silicon Valley. Over the years, I’ve mentored Steven, watching him grow and overcome challenges. Steven worked hard and stayed committed to his goals. Now, he’s a Technical Project Manager/Solutions Architect at Facebook Reality Labs. Seeing Steven achieve his dream fills
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I got a lot of hate because we ran ads for the Golden State Warriors for five and a half years. I had all these “friends” saying, “You know I’d love a ticket for my buddy and for my girlfriend,” and you might laugh, but many of us are guilty of cold-emailing and cold-calling like
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We had World Gym as our client. They’re the original gym for bodybuilders like Frank Zane and Arnold Schwarzenegger, and they were running professionally shot corporate ads. Their ads weren’t working on TikTok. So I did a search on TikTok for World Gym and saw a bunch of regular people working out at World Gym.
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This data leak on the API came out that there are 14,000 variables that Google looks at to determine whether your local service business is Googleable and whether you’re lying in SEO. As a result, all the “SEO experts” have gone nuts trying to deconstruct the clickstream data, saying things like “the overall domain matters,
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I was with Darryl Isaacs, a famous personal injury lawyer in Kentucky, when he got a $10 million trucking accident case; it was 2:00 AM, and we were hanging out when he got a message on Facebook. It was from a mother whose one-year-old child had been killed by a truck. She was distraught. She didn’t
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I used to get super frustrated when I put out a killer podcast episode, but it didn’t get any views. So I tried getting fancy cameras and microphones, but it didn’t help. I tried hiring video editors of all types– short-form agencies, VAs, and consultants– did little. I thought maybe my guests weren’t high profile
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Mark Horvath, founder of Invisible People and Dennis Yu, shed light on the reality of those living on the fringes of society. Mark shares his view on the fentanyl crisis, the importance of harm reduction, and the need for supportive communities. A Double-Edged Sword Fentanyl has emerged as a lifeline for some and a danger
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Most people will guess it’s for a lack of goals, not having sufficient time/expertise, or having a crappy product. The creatives will say it’s for poor content– weak landing pages and lame creatives. The numbers geeks will say it’s conversion rate, quality score, insufficient budget, or some metric that’s off. These are all good things
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