In episode #686, Eric and Neil discuss dealing with haters. Tune in to hear how you can face negativity head-on.

TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES:

• [00:27] Today’s Topic: Haters Gonna Hate- How to Deal With Negativity on Social Media
• [00:45] Eric and Neil have received negative or snarky comments on their YouTube channel.
• [01:25] The moment you think you are the best at anything, is when someone swoops in and steals your crown.
• [01:45] It feels like you’re making progress when you have haters.
• [02:02] Neil did the “Who is Neil Patel?” campaign. Some of the paid models were wearing less than enough clothing.
• [02:30] Men and women came after Neil for his supposedly sexist campaign.
• [03:10] If you try to please everyone, you end up pleasing no one.
• [03:22] Ultimately, the campaign was successful.
• [03:37] If you don’t have haters, you’re doing something wrong.
• [03:50] Pushing boundaries will always provoke people.
• [04:30] Neil has released free tools that undercut his competitors, which got the industry talking.
• [05:10] Focus on your end goal and ignore the hate.
• [05:30] Always apologize when you have done something wrong, but don’t give in to negativity.
• [06:10] Haters have internal stuff going on and it’s more about them than it is about you.
• [06:18] That’s all for today!
• [06:22] Go to Singlegrain.com/Giveway for a special marketing tool giveaway!

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