How I Generated $25,000 with 249 Comments

By Neil Patel

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It’s no secret that you can generate traffic by commenting on other people’s blogs. But the question is are you actually using this tactic?

Chances are you aren’t.

To show you the benefit of leaving comments on other blogs, I decided to run a test in which I left 249 comments on other people’s blogs in the month of October.

Those 249 comments resulted in 3,973 visitors and 6 consulting leads. And although I don’t do much consulting, I was able to turn one of those leads into a $25,000 corporate speaking gig.

Now before you go off and leave hundreds of comments, …read more    

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Check out the Lineup for Authority Rainmaker: Denver, May 13-15, 2015

By Brian Clark

Image of Ellie Caulkins Opera House

The photo above is the Ellie Caulkins Opera House in Denver. It’s a world-class hall designed in the lyric style with acoustical excellence, state-of-the-art technology, and clean sight lines, and it’s the venue for our …read more    

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Celebrity Endorsements, Marketers, Pricey Celebrity Endorsements, And Traditional Celebrity Endorsements

November 06, 2014
Who needs celebrities to market a product when you’ve got genuine, passionate influencers?on every level.
You know the saying: It’s not what you know, it’s who you know. That old maxim so often holds true for marketers who are trying to build awareness and loyalty for t…

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New York Times, Machine Learning, Data, And Data Science

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It doesn’t come as…

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Epic Safety Video, New Zealand, Dreary Safety Video, And Facebook-exclusive Video Series

How’d the US midterm elections play out on social? Which brands are pushing out ‘staches for Movember? Why won’t Beyonc

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