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Are Podcasters Digitally Sharecropping Without Realizing It?

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The extreme emphasis on iTunes as the most important distribution channel for podcasts means that some podcasters are inadvertently becoming digital sharecroppers.
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Over about 30 minutes, Jerod and Demian discuss the following:

  • The big mistake many podcasters are making
  • A reminder about the importance of building and owning your own platform
  • How iTunes is like Google (and should be treated as such)
  • The importance of headlines for podcast episodes (and how to create podcast headlines that drive listens)
  • Is there any benefit to numbering podcast episodes?
  • The importance of having a big idea
  • How to use social media the right way to drive engagement ‰Û_ but without becoming a digital sharecropper

We hope you enjoy this week‰Ûªs episode!
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Changes in Google‰Ûªs structured data testing tool & guidelines ‰ÛÒ INTERNET MARKETING PODCAST #299

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Today we talk to David Deering who owns Touch Point Digital Marketing. They offer services from web design to SEO and David personally specialises in structured data markup. What is structured data? David tells us that in simple terms it is the process of adding certain tags and codes to your webpages so Google can better understand it. Search engines don‰Ûªt understand the purpose of pages, unless you tell them. He talks about rich snippets and how to implement them, some examples of rich snippets being ratings, name of the product, price and whether that product is in stock.
He also talks about Schema data, which is the most well-known vocabulary of all the search engines, and how to implement structured data markups between all of them. David discusses the changes that google have made with the guidelines and testing tools and talks about the pros and cons of the changes. David concludes the podcast by giving 3 top tips around structured data.
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Visitor Vocab Technique with @acquireconvert ‰ÛÒ INTERNET MARKETING PODCAST #306

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In today‰Ûªs podcast we are joined by Giles Thomas, the founder of Whole Design Studios in Berlin and AcquireCovert.com. Giles has also created an online course for businesses and entrepreneurs in Conversion Rate Optimisation, also known as CRO. Giles notes that CRO is quite a new development in itself, therefore people are not aware of what it is and what it really means. In 2012 Giles took the leap and started going it alone, he was inspired by a web series ‰Û÷This week in Startups‰Ûª. Fast forward into 3/4 years Giles has been focusing on Conversion Rate Optimisation (CRO) and UX, spending his time testing, refining and implementing different CRO and UX processors and methodology. He is also working with Google Launchpad in Berlin. In this podcast, Giles offers an enthusiastic discussion about the importance of understanding customer data through the ‰Û÷Visitor Vocab Technique‰Ûª, and how it can be reflected in CRO and in a business.
Giles is the inventor of the ‰Û÷Visitor Vocab Technique‰Ûª, which can co-exist with CRO. Essentially, the ‰Û÷Visitor Vocab Technique aims to improve profit and also provide the qualitative data for CRO. Giles informs us that understanding the customer‰Ûªs behaviour is highly important. He therefore states that customer development interviews should be conducted to understand customer needs. He believes that these interviews should potentially be conducted face to face as it will give a true insight into understanding the customer. He further notes that questions that are going to be asked should be open-ended rather than closed. We asked Giles how he would go about finding these customers, as it does not seem to be an easy task to do. He agreed with us that it is not easy, but it will come with time. He tells us that it will be beneficial to start from the email list and leads as this will be the start of your customers. Giles specifies that it should be from prospective customers. He also notes that customers can be approached through social searching and setting up Google Alerts or Buzzsumo alerts to see who‰Ûªs talking about it.
Links
Buzzsumo
Google Alerts
acquireconvert.com
https://www.youtube.com/user/ThisWeekinStartups/about

Finally ‰ÛÓ A Podcast about the Superiority of Written Content

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I‰Ûªm told there is this debate between audio content and written content. And it‰Ûªs an acrimonious debate. So Pamela ‰ÛÏBattle Axe‰Û Wilson decided to address the issue head on.
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She did it in an article called ‰ÛÏIs Podcasting Replacing Written Content Marketing?‰Û And it‰Ûªs a contentious little article.
Seeing that Ms. Wilson kicked the hornet‰Ûªs nest with a lead foot, Jerod and I decided to get down to the truth of the matter. To ultimately decide which is better (I think we all know the answer to that).
In this 32-minute episode you‰Ûªll discover:

  • Why Copyblogger Media had to bet big on podcasting
  • The circumstances that spur some of the best written articles
  • Jerod‰Ûªs bizarre super power
  • Things you can do with audio content that can‰Ûªt be done with written (and vice versa)
  • When audio content just won‰Ûªt do
  • How learning styles and personal preferences will affect which kind of content you create
  • How a podcast can take you on a journey
  • A lesson about reacting to criticism
  • And more!

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