In Episode #78 Neil and Eric talk about the 7 deadly sins of marketing. Listen to find out which of these sins you’re committing, and learn how to avoid making them in the future.  Time Stamped Show Notes: 
00:28 – Today’s topic: 7 Deadly Marketing Sins
00:34 – Sin #1 – Buying paid links 
01:19 – What happens when you get caught buying links
01:55 – Sin #2 – Not optimizing your ads
02:37 – Sin #3 – AB testing incorrectly
03:34 – Sin #4 – Not playing the long game on content
04:43 – Sin #5 – Basing decisions purely from AB tests 
05:50 – You don’t want to have brand confusion
05:56 – Sin #6 – Being schizophrenic with your tests 
06:20 – You have to be willing to stomach the pain
06:40 – SEO takes time!
06:55 – Sin #7 – Starting to do any type of marketing without proper tracking 
07:20 – No tracking means wasted marketing dollars
07:27 – That’s it for today’s episode! 3 Key Points: 
There is no shortcut to marketing. Everything takes time!
The longer the content, the better it ranks.
Marketing costs are inevitable, you have to be willing to stomach the pain.

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In Episode #78 Neil and Eric talk about the 7 deadly sins of marketing. Listen to find out which of these sins you’re committing, and learn how to avoid making them in the future.  Time Stamped Show Notes: <ul> <li>00:28 – Today’s topic: 7 Deadly Marketing Sins
</li> <li>00:34 – Sin #1 – Buying paid links <ul> <li>01:19 – What happens when you get caught buying links</li> </ul> </li> <li>01:55 – Sin #2 – Not optimizing your ads</li> <li>02:37 – Sin #3 – AB testing incorrectly</li> <li>03:34 – Sin #4 – Not playing the long game on content</li> <li>04:43 – Sin #5 – Basing decisions purely from AB tests <ul> <li>05:50 – You don’t want to have brand confusion</li> </ul> </li> <li>05:56 – Sin #6 – Being schizophrenic with your tests <ul> <li>06:20 – You have to be willing to stomach the pain</li> <li>06:40 – SEO takes time!</li> </ul> </li> <li>06:55 – Sin #7 – Starting to do any type of marketing without proper tracking <ul> <li>07:20 – No tracking means wasted marketing dollars</li> </ul> </li> <li>07:27 – That’s it for today’s episode!</li> </ul> 3 Key Points: <ol> <li>There is no shortcut to marketing. Everything takes time!</li> <li>The longer the content, the better it ranks.</li> <li>Marketing costs are inevitable, you have to be willing to stomach the pain.</li> </ol> Leave some feedback: <ul> <li>What should we talk about next? Please let us know in the comments below.</li> <li>Did you enjoy this episode? If so, please leave a short review.</li> </ul> Connect with us: <ul> <li><a href="http://neilpatel.com/">NeilPatel.com</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.quicksprout.com/">Quick Sprout</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.singlegrain.com/">Growth Everywhere</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.singlegrain.com/">Single Grain</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/neilpatel">Twitter @neilpatel</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/ericosiu">Twitter @ericosiu</a></li> </ul> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

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In Episode #78 Neil and Eric talk about the 7 deadly sins of marketing. Listen to find out which of these sins you’re committing, and learn how to avoid making them in the future.  Time Stamped Show Notes:  00:28 – Today’s topic: 7 Deadly...

The 7 Deadly Marketing Sins | Ep. #78

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