5 Stories that Explain Jerod Morris (Plus One Massive Marketing Lesson)

By Rainmaker.FM

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Last week, Jerod Morris dedicated a third of an episode of The Lede to five lessons he learned from Demian Farnworth. It was a humbling episode for Demian. Now it’s Jerod’s turn to be humbled.

This week, Demian kicked Jerod off the show so he can turn the tables on him. But instead of giving you five lessons, Demian wants to give you five stories.

Five stories that explain Jerod Morris.

But don’t tune out because you think this is going to be some kind of fraternity bromance moment. That’s not the case at all.

In fact, this is a family-friendly episode …read more      

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How to Get Great Advice

By Rainmaker.FM

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Today’s guest on Hack the Entrepreneur is an avid networker and mobile business strategist, chef, podcaster, and golfer.

He is co-founder and Director of Business Development at ChamberDS.com. Chamber D.S. is a complete app and mobile business agency that turns ideas into profitable app businesses.

He develops and grows relationships with clients, agencies, and companies, as well as specializes in mobile app strategy consulting.

He also hosts The App Academy, a successful podcast with the aim of sharing wisdom from the most successful app business owners on the planet, to teach the necessary steps to make more money from app businesses.

Now, let’s …read more      

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Bringing More Emotion into Your Writing, from the Inside Out

By Rainmaker.FM

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Great content and copywriting builds emotional resonance. But how does that happen? And do you need to be a “genius” writer to create it?

Handling emotion in your writing is a favorite topic of many writers — from novelists to copywriters and including those who write content for the web.

But sometimes we mistake professionalism for whitewashing, and we miss out on using a full range of emotions to create content worth reading and sharing.

Confessions of a Pink-Haired Marketer host Sonia Simone recently saw the wonderful movie Inside Out, and it sparked some thoughts about how professional writers bring emotion to …read more      

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Let This Stupid Machine Read Your Copy Out Loud

By Rainmaker.FM

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You know that conventional wisdom that you should read everything you write out loud? Let’s put a twist on that advice.

Say you lost your voice. Or are simply lazy. But you just finished a 300-word article and are ready to refine it. It’s natural to read it out loud to see how it sounds.

So let’s say you do that two or three times. But you are still not satisfied with it. So you want someone else to read it.

But no one is around. Enter Ginger.

In this 5-minute episode of Rough Draft with Demian Farnworth, you’ll discover:

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A Step by Step Guide to Modern Broken Link Building

By Neil Patel

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The Internet is broken…

…literally.

Millions of links become broken every day as hosting expires, sites mess up when they migrate, and typing mistakes occur.

All of those events create one of the most consistent opportunities for SEO link building.

Broken link building isn’t new; in fact, it’s been around for years.

It’s a tactic that will never be exhausted because the Internet will always have new broken links.

Here’s what broken link building is in a nutshell:

If you find a broken link on a website, you can contact the owner. Since you did him/her a small favor of pointing out a broken link, they …read more      

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