Episode #684
How to Rank at the Top of Google Without SEO or Paid Ads 
June 15, 2018

In episode #684, Eric and Neil discuss one way you can rank without using SEO or paid ads. Tune in to hear how you can rank without all the work.

TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES:

  • [00:27] Today’s Topic: How to Rank at the Top of Google Without SEO or Paid Ads
  • [01:05] Neil doesn’t always come up with his own marketing strategies.
  • [01:22] When Eric owned the elder care website, it wasn’t ranking.
  • [01:50] They clicked on the top-ranking site, which was poorly curated. They bought out the site to use it to climb in the rankings.
  • [02:45] Neil used this method to help his sites rank higher.
  • [02:52] It’s a more affordable approach to ranking higher.
  • [03:45] Everyone has a number at which they would agree to sell.
  • [04:30] Buy a site that has diversified traffic, instead of just one stellar keyword ranking.
  • [04:50] Buy a site with a good traffic portfolio.
  • [04:53] That’s all for today!
  • [04:57] Go to Singlegrain.com/Giveway for a special marketing tool giveaway!

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