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Marketing Stories We’ve Never Shared Before #1979
January 18, 2022

In episode #1979, Eric and Neil share a few marketing tales that haven’t been heard on this show before. Neil speaks about many of his creative SEO hacks as a youngster and Eric weighs in on his experiments with affiliate sites. While these early efforts from our hosts are interesting and generated quick success for them, none of them had any lasting power. The moral of the story: slow and steady wins the race!

TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES:

  • [00:20] Today’s topic: Marketing Stories We’ve Never Shared Before.
  • [00:25] Shortcuts Neil took such as converting a battlefield site into an online casino.
  • [02:44] The moral of Neil’s stories: slow and steady wins the race!
  • [03:09] How Eric is using his network to grow his LinkedIn reach.
  • [04:12] Two of Eric’s experiences building affiliate sites and what he learned.
  • [06:19] That’s it for today!
  • [06:20] Go to https://marketingschool.io/live to apply for our next event in Austin, Texas!

 

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