Why Right Now Is the Perfect Time to Start Your Podcast

By Rainmaker.FM

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A multitude of factors are converging to make now the perfect time to launch a podcast. But should you?

In the first episode of The Showrunner, host Jerod Morris explains the factors contributing to the current podcasting boon and walks you through how to decide if you have what it takes to run a successful podcast.

Jerod and a host of family, friends, and experts paint a vivid picture of the current podcasting landscape.

As narrator, Jerod takes you to …

  • His kitchen, where an insightful piece of advice from an unlikely source changed how this episode began …read more      
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Does URL Structure Even Matter? A Data Driven Answer

By Neil Patel

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URL structure has been debated within the SEO industry for years. From the number of subdirectories to the placement of keywords in URLs, SEOs have tried many optimization techniques to improve their sites’ rankings.

The real question is, does your URL structure even help with your overall traffic? To answer this question, I decided to do a bit of research to help you make a data-informed decision.

Extraneous characters

Sometimes you see strange characters in URLs such as &, %, $, and @. It is more difficult for search engines to crawl websites if their URLs contain a lot of these extraneous …read more      

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5 Ways to Get More of the Online Attention You Crave

By Sonia Simone

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Listen — I remember what it was like.

Working hard on writing the best content I could. Content that solved reader problems, was interesting to read, showed some personality, and furthered my business goals.

Spending hours on posts that got nice attention from my small audience — but having trouble getting traction with a larger crowd.

It was working, but it was slow. And that’s frustrating. It’s hard to know you’re on the right path if only a few people are paying attention to you.

Over the months (and years), I learned some things about how to …read more      

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