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This is a no-nonsense show where your host Syed Irfan Ajmal will be revealing success secrets as well as massive mistakes of tech entrepreneurs, digital marketers, speakers, writers, creatives and more from all around the globe.
This isn't about working 16 hours a day. This isn't about being unproductive or having unhealthy obsessions while ignoring other important parts of your life. This is about keeping it real and balanced while still growing a business venture that you love so that you have a life that you can be content with.
This isn't about working 16 hours a day. This isn't about being unproductive or having unhealthy obsessions while ignoring other important parts of your life. This is about keeping it real and balanced while still growing a business venture that you love so that you have a life that you can be content with.
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Learn how to quantify backlinks in a better manner so that you can better assign and track goals to your outreach (aka offsite SEO) team members.
One reason I prefer this system is that it grants much more points to the higher DR links which are critical considering that the DR range of 1-100 is not a linear scale but a logarithmic scale thus earning higher DR links should grant more points (and subsequently rewards) to your team members.
COPY OUR SHEET:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1mr9CsQzRvE1rCk6equFHVPQZzg0m_CxHFut8RlNPyEQ/edit?usp=sharing
TO LEARN ABOUT LINK TYPES CHECK OUT OUR BELOW 3 PREVIOUS EPISODES:
➡️⓵ #SEObacklinks Tutorial - Type 1 Backlinks [S03E06] https://youtu.be/Z_2FeHjvDXY
➡️⓶ #SEObacklinks Tutorial - Type 2 Backlinks [S03E07] https://youtu.be/ZDq9jZxK0lk
➡️⓷ #SEObacklinks Tutorial - Type 3 Backlinks [S03E08] https://youtu.be/__UauayC64k
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VIDEO VERSION OF THE PODCAST:
https://youtu.be/UKDcH3nITJc
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FIND MORE ABOUT US:
➡️ AGENCY: https://dmr.agency
➡️ BLOG: https://www.syedirfanajmal.com
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➡️ LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/syedirfanajmal/
➡️ BUSINESS INQUIRIES: Please contact irfan[at]dmr[dot]agency
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We've picked up a guest post pitch we received and we provide a teardown highlighting the 11 mistakes of the pitch.
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VIDEO VERSION OF THE EPISODE: https://youtu.be/RM77dUJAbpU
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FIND MORE ABOUT US:
➡️ AGENCY: https://dmr.agency
➡️ BLOG: https://www.syedirfanajmal.com
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➡️ LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/syedirfanajmal/
➡️ BUSINESS INQUIRIES: Please contact irfan[at]dmr[dot]agency
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USE THE BOOMERANG TOOL: https://www.boomeranggmail.com/referral_download.html?ref=5k36f
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VIDEO VERSION OF THE EPISODE: https://youtu.be/_UUsBKYgmgM
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AGENCY: https://dmr.agency
BLOG: https://www.syedirfanajmal.com
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BUSINESS INQUIRIES: Please contact irfan[at]dmr[dot]agency
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We typically use these 2 methods to find if the links we earned are do-follow or if they are the less desirable links like no-follow, UGC, or sponsored.
➡️ TOOLS MENTIONED: The Strike Out Nofollow Links Chrome Extension:
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/strike-out-nofollow-links/fkolbdohecbecliihaobiiamdmhhnaei
➡️ SITES MENTIONED IN THE PODCAST:
• No-Follow Links: https://www.forbes.com/sites/lisakim/2021/11/20/disney-world-halts-employee-covid-vaccine-mandate-after-florida-ban/?sh=459dc6fb3eda
• Do-Follow Backlinks: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/nov/19/bavaria-gets-tough-on-covid-with-cancellation-of-christmas-markets
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VIDEO VERSION OF THE EPISODE: https://youtu.be/0JkdnyTPuBw
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➡️ BUSINESS INQUIRIES: Please contact irfan[at]dmr[dot]agency
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While earning backlinks for your website, you should take into consideration several factors of the target website in order to boost your website's SEO as opposed to harming it.
FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED INCLUDE:
✅1. DR
✅2. Traffic
✅3. The ratio of incoming and outgoing backlinks
✅4. Quality of content
✅5. Design/branding
✅6. Is there a real person behind it?
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VIDEO VERSION OF THE EPISODE: https://youtu.be/zxxcQb4cKrM
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➡️ AGENCY: https://dmr.agency
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Building backlinks is an old archaic, low-quality, and ineffective method of getting links for your site. As opposed to that earning backlinks is a more complicated but much more beneficial process for boosting your website's SEO authority, getting free traffic, and conquering the SERPs.
❌ Building/Creating Backlinks CROSS ❌
Posting a blog comment
Posting in a forum
PBN (private blog networks) links
✅ Earning Backlinks - contextual backlinks CHECK TICK✅
Finding relevant websites
Not a black and white thing
It’s more of a spectrum
➡️ Reviewing SEO KPIs of Target Websites During SEO Outreach
DR
Traffic
Ratio of incoming and outgoing backlinks
Quality of content
Design/branding
Is there a real person behind it?
Crafting quality pitches
Personalization
Wit/humor
Research
Relationship building
Social Media Interaction
VIDEO VERSION OF THIS PODCAST
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aMeC1xdzlY
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AGENCY: https://dmr.agency
BLOG: https://www.syedirfanajmal.com
TWITTER: https://twitter.com/syedirfanajmal
LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/syedirfanajmal/
BUSINESS INQUIRIES: Please contact irfan[at]dmr[dot]agency
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I started to take self-reflection and planning seriously quite late in my life. However, even when I intentionally wanted to get better at both, I was unable to find good resources.
I tried a few journals and planners but each has had a myriad of problems.
That’s when I stumbled upon Brendon Burchard’s High-Performance Planner. In this episode, I share what it is and why I find it to be better. I also share some of the things that it doesn’t help with, and why you are better off starting it after checking Brendon’s book The High Performance Habits first.
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RELATED RESOURCES
[NOTE: We may earn a small commission from Amazon if you buy anything using our Amazon links, but this doesn’t impact the price you pay]
• How 10 Months of Journaling and Planning Boosted My Productivity: https://www.createwritenow.com/journal-writing-blog/how-10-months-of-journaling-and-planning-boosted-my-productivity
• Top 11 Scientific Benefits of Writing [INFOGRAPHIC]
https://www.syedirfanajmal.com/top-11-scientific-benefits-writing-infographic/
• High Performance Planner [Lasts 2 Months]: https://amzn.to/3xjo6do
• High Performance Planner [Lasts 12 Months]: https://amzn.to/3yk86bb
• High Performance Habits: How Extraordinary People Become That Way Hardcover – September 19, 2017: https://amzn.to/3AkbXH8
• GoodReads Reviews of the Planner: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42393626-the-high-performance-planner
• Brendon Burchard’s ResourceS + Downloads Page: https://brendon.com/the-charge-resources-downloads/
[NOTE: We may earn a small commission from Amazon if you buy anything using our Amazon links but this doesn’t impact the price you pay]
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• AGENCY: https://dmr.agency
• BLOG: https://www.syedirfanajmal.com
• TWITTER: https://twitter.com/syedirfanajmal
LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/syedirfanajmal/
• BUSINESS INQUIRIES: Please contact irfan[at]dmr[dot]agency
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Your online visibility can be boosted at significantly lower costs with SEO.
And SEO depends heavily on backlinks.
But how do find backlinks? How to ensure that more of your cold email outreach campaigns get positive replies?
This is where Operation Competitor Spying comes in.
It's simply about checking your competitors via Ahrefs (or similar software) to see which sites have granted them backlinks.
But there's a catch. In fact, there are quite a few catches. You've to ensure you filter the leads you find smartly so as to only end up with sites that will actually boost your search engine rankings.
Check out this episode to know more.
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RELATED RESOURCES:
COLAB LINK BUILDING: Collaborating with some other companies in related industries or shoulder niches, in order to earn backlinks: https://www.syedirfanajmal.com/podcast/collab-link-building-s02e06/
CASE STUDY: Taking NTA TO $1.2 MILLION /month revenue from organic traffic: https://dmr.agency/case-studies/national-tyres-and-auto-care-case-study/
TOOLS: AHREFS.COM
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AGENCY: https://dmr.agency
BLOG: https://www.syedirfanajmal.com
TWITTER: https://twitter.com/syedirfanajmal LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/syedirfanajmal/
BUSINESS INQUIRIES: Please contact irfan[at]dmr[dot]agency
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#seoagency #harooutreach #backlinking
This is a more interactive episode of the show where your host Syed Irfan Ajmal (that's me speaking about myself in 3rd person) had a fellow SEO agency co-founder Greg Heilers on the show to discuss:
how they started HARO outreac
their team size and dynamics
their pitching process
links management (and how the Link Sourcery tool Greg and his team at Jolly are building would make it easier)
PS: I am most excited about the Link Hunters feature of Link Sourcery.
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RELATED RESOURCES:
Greg Heiler's Agency: https://jollyseo.co/
Greg Heiler on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregheilers/
Link Sourcery: linksourcery.com
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AGENCY: https://dmr.agency
BLOG: https://www.syedirfanajmal.com
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LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/syedirfanajmal/
BUSINESS INQUIRIES: Please contact irfan[at]dmr[dot]agency
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#seobacklinkstutorial #backlinktypes #thirdbucket
Types of links that fall in the 3rd bucket of links. These include:
3. (a) Original
3. (b) Duplicate
3. (c) Republished
4. (d) Scraper
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NOTE: LINKS TO OTHER 2 TYPES OF LINK BUCKETS
Type 1: https://youtu.be/Z_2FeHjvDXY
Type 2: https://youtu.be/ZDq9jZxK0lk
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AGENCY: https://dmr.agency
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TWITTER: https://twitter.com/syedirfanajmal
LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/syedirfanajmal/
BUSINESS INQUIRIES: Please contact irfan[at]dmr[dot]agency
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#seobacklinks #contextualbacklinks #authorbiobacklinks
Types of links that fall in the 2nd bucket of links. These include:
2.(a) Contextual
2. (b) Author Bio
2. (c) Image
2. (d) PDF
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NOTE: LINKS TO OTHER 2 TYPES OF LINK BUCKETS
Type 1: https://youtu.be/Z_2FeHjvDXY
Type 3: https://youtu.be/__UauayC64k
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AGENCY: https://dmr.agency
BLOG: https://www.syedirfanajmal.com
TWITTER: https://twitter.com/syedirfanajmal
LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/syedirfanajmal/
BUSINESS INQUIRIES: Please contact irfan[at]dmr[dot]agency
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#seobacklinkstutorial #dofollow #nofollow
Types of links that fall in the 1st bucket of links. These include:
1. (a) Do-Follow
1. (b) No Follow
1. (c) Mention Only
1. (d) Sponsored/UGC
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NOTE: LINKS TO OTHER 2 TYPES OF LINK BUCKETS
Type 2: https://youtu.be/ZDq9jZxK0lk
Type 3: https://youtu.be/__UauayC64k
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AGENCY: https://dmr.agency
BLOG: https://www.syedirfanajmal.com
TWITTER: https://twitter.com/syedirfanajmal
LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/syedirfanajmal/
BUSINESS INQUIRIES: Please contact irfan[at]dmr[dot]agency
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#seoprojectmanagement #googlesheetsprojectmanagement #seooutreach
If you've been earing backlinks at scale, you got to have a good system for organizing your backlinks.
We started using Google Sheets to keep track of our outreach. The Google Sheet you see in the video is used in combination with other tools like Slack, Trello, etc.
We also use a points-based system whereby our team members earn more points (and higher commission) if they earn a higher DR backlink. The sheet that we use incorporated points as well.
We also feel having multiple micro-teams to work on the same projects helps in a variety of ways like:
• healthy competition internally
• ensuring that we are able to meet client goals
This points-based system along with a team-based structure is critical since outreach is an extremely time-consuming, and at times, unpredictable way to earn quality whitehat backlinks.
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AGENCY: https://dmr.agency
BLOG: https://www.syedirfanajmal.com
TWITTER: https://twitter.com/syedirfanajmal
LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/syedirfanajmal/
BUSINESS INQUIRIES: Please contact irfan[at]dmr[dot]agency
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#backlinking #seo #haro
We've used both HARO outreach and Conventional outreach to earn quality links for our own sites and the sites of our clients. In this episode, I share how both differ from each other along with which one may be more ideal for you in a given situation. I also share the pros and cons of both along with some examples of links we've earned.
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The website shown in the video is that of our marketing agency DMR and its URL (in case you want to check it out) is https://dmr.agency/
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AGENCY: https://dmr.agency
BLOG: https://www.syedirfanajmal.com
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BUSINESS INQUIRIES: Please contact irfan[at]dmr[dot]agency
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Faisal Khan is “an independent banking, payments and fintech consultant”. He helps companies all around the globe “solve their complex banking & payments-related issues.”
His primary expertise is in “cross-border transfers, payment processing, mobile payments, and licensing/regulatory issues”.
I first came to know Faisal via his Quora profile before we met at DYS in Peshawar, and then again in Dubai. Speaking of Quora, check this out.
FAISAL KHAN'S QUORA STATS
• ~20 Million Views
• 5000+ Answers
• Earning the “Top Writer” badge from Quora in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018
Content creation on steroids via Quora, YouTube, blogging, and podcasting have been instrumental in generating high-ticket inbound leads for Faisal Khan & Company.
Faisal's business enterprises is a 100% remote company where all the employees are females.
QUOTE:
“They [female employees] solve the mess that I make.”
- Faisal Khan on why his company hires women only
SHOW NOTES:
Faisal Khan’s background (going from being an engineer to starting a micro remote company way back in 2009)
Why Faisal Khan & Company is a 100% remote company?
How COVID-19 has made everyone take WFH (work from home) take more seriously.
Faisal’s key tips on ensuring that WFH (working from home) for him and every one of his 16-member company is a disciplined, productive, and effective endeavor.
Things Faisal misses about the traditional workplace environments, and how WFH is quickly evolving to give similar work experience to remote workers
How Faisal Khan leverages inbound marketing to general high ticket leads?
Working Harder vs Working Smarter - Faisal Khan shares an excellent example of each. You can’t afford to miss out on this one!
Why Faisal Khan & Company has an unlimited leaves policy for all team members?
• Why the combination of higher pay and WFH is ideal for both employees and employers?
Life Lessons Faisal Khan Wishes He Knew When He Was in His 30’s - (This will be later explained by Faisal in his Youtube Channel)
The one misconception people have about change (as in changing personal habits, business practices and more)
How change is akin to doing calligraphy
QUOTE:
“I don’t go to clients. Clients come to us.”
- How Faisal Khan’s Inbound Lead Generation results in high-ticket sales
RELATED RESOURCES
Official Website: https://faisalkhan.com/
Blog: https://blog.faisalkhan.com/
Podcast: Around The Coin: http://www.aroundthecoin.com/
Quora: https://www.quora.com/profile/Faisal-Khan-1
Faisal Khan’s favorite book on personal development: Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
[INFOGRPAHIC] How to Manage Remote Teams With HubStaff: https://www.syedirfanajmal.com/managing-remote-teams-with-hubstaff-time-tracking/
[PODCAST] Liam Martin (CEO of Staff.Com & Time Doctor) on Productivity, Remote Employee Management, & Fighting the Distraction Economy: https://www.syedirfanajmal.com/podcast/liam-martin-productivity-remote-employee-management-fighting-distraction-economy-s01e02/
➡️ FOR MORE DETAILS PLEASE VISIT https://www.syedirfanajmal.com/podcast/faisal-khan-interview/
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Our agency DMR has been a remote-first company since its inception in 2013. With a team that's spread over multiple cities, countries, and continents, we use the following 7 types of tools to ensure that we maximize efficiency, boost productivity, and ensure seamless communication.
OUR TOP 7 TOOLS FOR REMOTE WORK PRODUCTIVITY
➡️ 1. TIME TRACKING
• We use Hubstaff
• Related Resource #2: Get 10% OFF on HubStaff ❯❯❯ http://ssqt.co/m5emF2J
• Related Resources # 1: [INFOGRAPHIC] Managing Remote Teams: https://www.syedirfanajmal.com/managing-remote-teams-with-hubstaff-time-tracking/
➡️ 2. VIDEO MEETINGS
• Zoom + Uber Conference
• Zoom'S URL: https://zoom.us/
• UberConference'S URL: https://www.uberconference.com/
➡️ 3. CHAT UPDATES
• We use Slack.
• URL: www.slack.com
➡️ 4. PROJECT MANAGEMENT
• Trello:
• URL: www.trello.com
➡️ 5. COLLABORATION
• Google Suite (Google Docs, Spreadsheets, etc)
• URL: Gsuite.google.com
➡️ 6. SCREEN CAPTURE
• Skitch / Jing
• Skitch'S URL: https://evernote.com/products/skitch
➡️ 7. VIDEO SCREEN CAPTURE
• Loom
• URL: https://www.loom.com
To know why we use these tools and their pros and cons, please check out the episode.
🎯 FOR MORE DETAILS PLEASE VISIT: https://www.syedirfanajmal.com/podcast/remote-work-productivity-tools/
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The 3rd season of the SIA Business Podcast is here. And currently, we've been quarantined for several weeks while witnessing how COVID-19 is impacting businesses all around the globe.
When this video was being published, millions have had applied for social security benefits within the US. Several entrepreneur friends of ours have had reported listing 50-80% of their revenue, and frankly, our own agency DMR wasn't any better.
So we created this 7-part business plan for battling the Corona recession, and to hopefully not just SURVIVE but THRIVE in the process.
It is always useful to be proactive and to have a plan in place. We hope our plan on how to tackle the economic impacts of the #coronavirus will help you create a plan for your own business too.
Wish you good luck!
➡️ FOR MORE DETAILS, PLEASE VISIT: https://www.syedirfanajmal.com/podcast/fighting-corona-recession-our-plan
#coronarecession #businessplan #riskmitigation
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Everything we do requires some kind of sales.
Anytime a kid convinces his parents to let him watch his favorite cartoon for another 30 minutes is sales in action.
Anytime you persuade a team member to take on a project which she wasn't too excited about initially, is sales.
Then there's, of course, the more conventional sales.
And I was keen to discuss that (especially high-ticket selling) with someone who has the right kind of expertise.
Meet Jason Forrest.
Jason's Bio
Jason is the founder and CEO of FPG (Forrest Performance Group), a leadership, and sales training company” which was named as one of America’s Best Workplaces for 2017 by Inc. Magazine.
He is also an award-winning speaker and published author.
As a certified NLP Master Practitioner, Jason is on a mission to convince every person that they are enough.
He does so by reprogramming their mindset so as to remove any mental blocks which hold them back from becoming a better version of themselves.
While studying his profile, I checked out some of his previous podcast interviews and training videos. And I can assure our listeners that Jason’s bold, unorthodox, and game-changing mental toughness strategies will surely leave an impact on you.
His most recent book, The Mindset of a Sales Warrior, contains 42 strategies that unleash human performance through transformational mental models.
Last but not least, Jason has also built quite a following over social media given that he has over 1 Million followers on Facebook.
We spoke about sales (obviously), mindset, training, team building, writing, and more.
Check out the episode to know more.
➡️ SHOW NOTES & MORE DETAILS AT https://www.syedirfanajmal.com/podcast/jason-forrest/
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When things go wrong…
We, sometimes, blame OTHERS.
At other times, we decide that there is something inherently wrong with us, and hence we will never become successful.
But what if I tell you, that each one of us has a unique unfair advantage, leveraging which will make us successful.
ACTUALLY, rather than me telling you about it, why don’t we speak to a couple of gifted entrepreneurs who have tons of related experience and expertise.
OUR GUESTS TODAY:
ASH ALI & HASAN KUBBA who are startup entrepreneurs and the co-authors of an upcoming book called The Unfair Advantage.
ASH'S BIO:
Born to immigrant parents, there was crime and poverty all around Ash in Birmingham. He didn’t go to a university either.
BUT Ash became the first marketing director of Just Eat (an online food order & delivery startup).
And his growth hacking and marketing skills were instrumental in growing JustEat which IPO’ed at £1.5 billion.
HASAN'S BIO:
Hasan built a successful startup from his bedroom with nothing more than an online course and a yearning to escape the corporate ‘rat race’.
They have each spoken at TEDx, advised and mentored hundreds of startups all over the world, and are passionate about spreading the opportunities of startup entrepreneurship.
SHOW NOTES
In today's episode Hasan and Ali share:
How to succeed in an unfair world?
What is your unfair advantage
What is the MILES framework?
How to use the MILES frame to find and leverage your unfair advantage?
Why being born rich and poor - both can be key to your success?
The 4 types of startup leaders (the visionary, tech expert, commercial leader, the catalyst)
How to rid yourself of the impostor syndrome
The role of self-awareness in finding your unfair advantage
The importance of internal status (credibility, faith, and trust)
The role of external status (your accent, the watch you are wearing)
Why you got to focus on your strengths rather than your weaknesses
What to do if you don't have all the factors of MILES
Why Ash thinks entrepreneurs and leaders need to be generalists rather than specialists
The importance of EQ, soft skills in leadership
Why going from a lean marketing budget to a big one became a problem for Ash at JustEat
How investing in a £250K TV ad changed everything for JustEat
How to go from finding MILES of excuses to succeeding with MILES (Money, Intelligence & Insight, Location & Luck, Status)
How Ash and Hasan used growth hacking principles to come up with an MVP for their book
How Ash and Hasan used UX methodology to make their book super-engaging
RELATED RESOURCES
The Unfair Advantage Book Website
Ash Ali's Website | Twitter
Hasan Kubba on LinkedIn
Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business - By Gino Wickman &
JustEat
➡️SHOW NOTES & MORE DETAILS AT www.syedirfanajmal.com/podcast/
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I always thought of automated outreach as downright insulting, bad, and useless.
I and our team send customized pitches via HARO (Help a reporter out) which I talk in S01E06 and S01E07 of this podcast.
And our results speak for themselves: just got cited on HBR (Harvard Business Review)!>
Even when we did guest post outreach, we always did our best to personalize our pitches.
But recently I had a bit of a change of heart regarding automated outreach that many SEOs do in order to earn backlinks.
Don't get me wrong.
I still (and always will) absolutely detest all those annoying email pitches which are:
badly researched
copy and paste
colder than a "banker's heart" and a "brass toilet seat in the Yukon"
Example: I mean I got one asking me to write about them in my Forbes column, and they were a startup that has had made some kind of special socks.
SOCKS!
You must have received at least some of those pitches from salespersons, SEOs, and PR 'professionals.
But, I now realize, there's a better way.
I share what can help you earn links at scale, without annoying your recipients.
Results Earned
We've used this same technique in quite a simple and basic manner to see results like:
Earn backlinks from sites with DR (Domain Rating) of 40 to 70+.
Moving our Google SERPs ranking for a keyword (600 searches/month) from position ~80 to position ~30
Improving rankings of other keywords (100-300 searches/month) and get them to page 2 and 3
Tools Used
Ahrefs
Hunter.io
MailShake
G Suite
Check out the episode to know more.
SHOW NOTES & MORE DETAILS AT https://www.syedirfanajmal.com/podcast/
Related Resources:
This is How You Pitch - Ed Ziton [Book]
My Mention in HBR (Harvard Business Review)
[Our Case Study Published in SEMrush]: How We Got a Client to $200K Monthly Revenue Through Guest Posting
Key Email Outreach Mistakes
S01E06: Haro Outreach [Basic]
S01E07: Haro Outreach [Advance]
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