How To Optimize for Voice Search (Alexa, Siri, and Google Assistant) – Courtney Cox Wakefield

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Thanks to Siri, Alexa and Google Home – among other devices – voice search is having a huge impact on content marketing, and will account for nearly half of all searches by 2020. Which makes sense when you think of the consumer convenience it offers with better efficiency and cool tech options. But as Courtney Cox Wakefield reminds us, optimizing your content for voice search is a totally different beast than optimizing for text. So if you want to be found in voice search, you need to make some changes to your current SEO and content marketing strategies.

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How to Price Your Products and Services – Paul Klein

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One area that nearly all businesses struggle with is how to price their products and services. Add to that the pressure of knowing that how you price is a direct reflection of your brand’s position and value in the marketplace.

According to Paul Klein, it’s not just a matter of charging more or raising your rates, but rather it’s recognizing the circumstances around your products and services, and then positioning for maximum value for both you and your clients.

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How to Turn a Profit with Your Podcast – Ben Shapiro

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Podcasts are gaining in popularity. As a business owner, does that mean you should care? According to Ben Shapiro, “Absolutely!” There’s no better way to tell a story and connect with your audience than through the power of a podcast. Even better, there’s really no set “rules’ when it comes to podcasting, and there’s very little needed to get started.

Imagine the power of positioning yourself as an expert in your field, all while reaching a new, targeted audience, and giving them the ability to consume your content in such a convenient way. And with so many great tools out there designed to help take the guesswork out of podcasting, you really have no excuse not to get started. So what are you waiting for?

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How to Market with Facebook Groups: A Video Teardown – Bella Vasta

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Facebook groups offer a great way for folks to get together and rally around a product, brand, or service, as well as other related topics. Success starts with the advice of Facebook Group guru Bella Vasta, who stresses the importance of starting with a clearly defined goal for your Group. From there, your longevity and success will hinge on how well you keep it fresh, valuable, informative, – give them what they want, need and deserve – and market it so that you’re not only retaining current members, but also enticing new members to join.

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How to Create and Market Your Own Online Courses – Janelle Allen

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If you’ve been looking for another way to reach your clients, have you considered online courses? Once you have determined the major pain points and problems they’re having and know definitively how you can help them, creating an online learning course for them is a creative way to reach them and earn revenue at the same time. Janelle Allen is here to offer her step by step guide to help you figure out how to create and market your own successful online courses..

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How to Generate Leads and Sales with Live Video – Monique Johnson

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We are living in an age of video, and it’s only continuing to grow. With mobile devices making it easy and convenient to consume video content, they’re aso making it easy to create and distribute it. Smart business owners are looking to experts like Monique Johnson to help them leverage this power to grow their businesses by connecting with their customers, establishing authority, and selling their products, all while using the power of live video.

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How to Launch, Market, and Monetize Your Podcast – Laura Pence Atencio

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You’ve decided to start a podcast – Congratulations! Maybe you’ve already figured out your platform and format, contacted possible guests, and perhaps even decided on the first few episodes. But how about your marketing strategy? According to Laura Pence Atencio, you should be starting this at least 90 days prior to your launch date. Unlike the field of dreams, if you build it, listeners won’t just magically come to listen. You should be priming your prospective audience so that they’re expecting and anxiously anticipating it by the time it actually launches.

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How to Drive More Foot Traffic to Your Local Business – Stacy Tuschl

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Marketing a local business comes with its own unique set of challenges. Local business marketing expert Stacy Tuschl is here to remind us not to assume that people already know who we are, and also not to just copy what our competitors are doing.

Taking a creative and proactive approach to marketing your local business, and building on the trust and credibility of other local businesses, is a great way to create a buzz and to get prospective customers excited and interested in you. Consider creating connections by partnering with local businesses with a referral strategy. And don’t believe the hype, organic marketing on Facebook is not dead. Have you created a “foot traffic formula” for your business yet?

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The Secrets to Running a Successful Paid Search Campaign – Tim Jensen

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With paid search advertising continuing its rapid growth, it’s becoming more competitive and more difficult to generate great results. That’s where Tim Jensen comes in, to help you inject innovation and creativity into your advertising to boost your ROI and lead gen.

You need to understand not only your customers but also your competition – and test, test, test – so you have the right data that allows you to build powerful keyword lists and a campaign that spells success.

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How to Redesign Your Website The Right Way – Chris Dayley

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When considering a website redesign when you already have an established audience, the last thing you want to do is change everything on them that’s going to give off not only a different look, but a different feel. Chris Dayley urges us to remember that your website is not for you, it’s for your users, your customers, and your clients. And you need to keep that in mind when you’re undergoing a redesign.

There needs to be a strategic approach when it comes to website redesigns. That includes a great deal of testing, research, and analysis to figure out what works and what doesn’t. It also helps to take advantage of tools like heat maps and customer surveys.

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