This post comes from seeing too many ads that goats you to do free marketing with videos and organic posts. (And yet they buy ads to tell you that message). But this is something you must know: Free marketing does not exist. When people say they only do free marketing – what they are really… Continue reading
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Doing SEO
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) – is the process of influencing websites to show up on the search engine’s results page, following certain search queries. Notice that I said search engines. That’s because Google isn’t the only search engine. Yahoo, Bing, Baidu, Yandex, DuckDuckGo – are all search engines. The reason everyone focuses on Google is simply because… Continue reading
Avoiding Spinners
Recently, I taught a class on affiliate marketing, where I went through the process of creating content. Until someone asked a question. “Why create content? AI and article spinners can do a better job than humans.” What is an article spinner? An article spinner is a software that churns out seemingly ‘new’ content from existing… Continue reading
Marketers make it seem easy
Life is pain, highness. Anyone who says differently is selling something. As quoted by William Goldman in the film The Princess Bride. Fairy tale wisdom – but true in every aspect. Marketers are not gullible to not know that customers generally want the easy way out. Six-pack shortcuts. 5 simple ways to market your business…. Continue reading
23 Psychological Triggers to Drive Action (for Marketing)
If I could turn back time, I would do a major in psychology. You see, as a marketer, you should first be a ‘student of markets’, not products, pricing, E-commerce or advertising. Those are important, but studying why people make decisions and buy is more crucial. Here is a list of psychological triggers – that… Continue reading
Manipulation vs marketing
Manipulation: Get you to buy something that you’ll regret later on. Marketing: Get you to buy something that you’ll be glad you did later on. Marketing is not to be confused with manipulation. If you don’t feel proud about your marketing, then it’s usually because of some manipulation that exists with the thing you’re marketing. Case Study… Continue reading
How To Do Video Marketing
You just hit the ‘REC’ or ‘Live’ button. They look something like this: Or this And this Is that it? Yes. But what do you say? Well, think about the value you bring with your video. Why should someone watch it? Here are some starting points to start with: Can your video entertain someone? Can… Continue reading
Selling on social media
I’ve been selling some items on Facebook Marketplaces. Actually, I’ve sold a Macbook, camera, audio gear and many things that I no longer need. I’m definitely no ‘serial’ seller who consistently sells items on platforms like Mudah.my, Marketplaces or Carousel. But through my limited years of experience selling away things I no longer need on… Continue reading
10 Tips To Improve Your E-Commerce Conversions
When I take a look at most E-commerce websites – I usually see many opportunities they can do to improve their conversions – without having to spend lots of money. That said, one of the biggest mistake most E-commerce website owners make – is the lack of visibility. That means, they don’t know what is… Continue reading
21 Growth Marketing Tactics to Implement Now
Click here to join my webinar and improve your conversions Why 21 tactics? Because I miss being 21 years old. When I was 21 years old, all I did was talk about microphones and music production. Let’s get started. Growth marketing tactics your business can, and should apply – right now. 1 – Use your… Continue reading