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7 Obsolete Social Media Tactics You’re Wasting Your Time On

By Neil Patel

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You already know social media marketing is a channel that can drive traffic and sales, but the question is: are you actually seeing an increase in traffic or sales?

Chances are you are not. Why? Because you are using obsolete tactics that aren’t effective anymore.

If you want to change that, just avoid these 7 strategies: Read More …read more    

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How to Stand Out in a World of Dull Podcasts

By Demian Farnworth

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Think about this for a moment. Your favorite podcasts.

This American Life.

WTF with Marc Maron.

Pat Flynn’s Smart Passive Income.

Every single one of them started at the bottom. Every single one of them started in obscurity. …read more    

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The Anatomy of an Optimal Marketing Email

By Neil Patel

Did you know 66% of all consumers over the age of 15 made a purchase because of an email?

If that doesn’t convince you to use email marketing, just look at Quick Sprout. Over the last 30 days, I received 103,592 visitors through email marketing.

So, how can you use email marketing to your advantage? Well, first you need to learn how to create an email that is optimal for marketing.

In order to teach you how to do it, I’ve created an infographic that breaks down the steps you need to take to optimize your emails for conversion. Read More …read more    

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Authority 2015: Daniel Pink, Sally Hogshead, and Punk Legend Henry Rollins

By Brian Clark

This last May, we held our first live event. Authority Intensive featured a personally-curated group of speakers in a single-track format to a sold-out house, with an emphasis on the fundamentals of design, content, traffic, …read more    

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10 Reasons Why Your List Post Sucks

By Neil Patel

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Have you noticed that everyone is leveraging list posts? Why? Because after infographics, list posts get the most social shares.

They are so popular that there are blogs devoted to list posts exclusively.

The sad reality is writing a list post doesn’t ensure that you’ll generate social shares or traffic. Why? Because chances are your list post sucks.

So, how do you write a great one? All you have to do is avoid the following 10 reasons for failed list posts: Read More …read more    

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