James Schramko Podcast

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Is link building still a thing in 2020? Hear what SEO expert Gert Mellak has to say about it and how you can use it to improve your rankings.

What can cause you to lose SEO rank? And can it be recovered? SEO Leverage’s Gert Mellak discusses what typically sinks search engine rankings and what the fixes are.

Are you neglecting your back end? Find out how previous and existing customers can be huge assets to your business when you treat them right.

What’s the win-win way of pricing your product or service? Basic Bananas’ Christo Hall shares his experiences around one of the trickier parts of business.

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In the podcast: 01:03 - Enlisting the eyes of an outsider 02:26 - The things that could have been better 06:45 - What the overall diagnosis was 08:01 - Was there anything actually good? 09:44 - The process and experience of working with a pro 12:47 - Gert’s typical SOP with clients 14:40 - What’s been done and what the results are 17:12 - The numbers that are in 19:29 - Making it easy for Google 21:26 - In conclusion... Let James pinpoint the needs of your online business Download the PDF transcription Transcription: James: James Schramko here. Welcome back to SuperFastBusiness.com, Episode 723. Today, I’ve brought along a special guest, Gert Mellak, who is an SEO expert. He's from a business called SEOLeverage.com. And in the course of him being a member of SuperFastBusiness, I got to know him and what he does. And I started referring him to a few of my other clients. And they kept coming back to me saying, “Wow, thank you for the referral. Gert was able to really help us out, and we got a big transformation with our website.” Enlisting the eyes of an outsider So I went back to Gert and said, “Gert, would you have a look at our website, at SuperFastBusiness.com?” keeping in mind that we used to run an SEO business. So we know the basics, and we used to be really on top of this, but it's been about three years since we sold our SEO business. And we've been busy doing other things - publishing our book, Work Less Make More, running our SilverCircle coaching community, and building out some side projects. So Gert could come in and have a look as outside eyes on our website. And in this episode, I want to share with you what Gert found when he came to look at our site, and what we've done in the short period since the audit to our site, and importantly, what sort of results we got. So firstly, let's introduce Gert. Hey there Gert, good to speak with you. Gert: Hey, James, thank you so much for having me. It’s a real pleasure, because I basically discovered your podcast a few years back and discovered what you do and how you help businesses streamline their efforts and and actually make much more working less. So it's a special pleasure to be a guest here today. James: Well, I've really enjoyed getting to know you. And the most important thing for me is when my community members help each other and they get results for each other. And since we came on board and did that website review, we've gotten even closer, in business partnership with you now and in SilverCircle. I help you grow SEOLeverage.com. And you're seeing some significant growth, which is tremendous, because I want to make sure I repay the favor and get you a great result. The things that could have been better But importantly, you know, the proof is in the pudding. And I'd love it if we could just open up the SEO report from where we're up to now. And if you could just start off by giving a little overview - and I'm k...

How do you turn subscribers into buyers that will pay you over and over again? James and 10XPRO’s John Lint explain how you transition an email list into a profitable paid community, in this episode o

How do you get glowing testimonials for your product or service, without seeming too needy or forward? James Schramko and John Lint of 10XPRO.io reveal their best practices.

In this SuperFastBusiness episode, two experienced podcasters share the hard-earned knowledge they wish they’d had before starting their podcast careers.

Gentle-natured, dreadlocked Guy Sohm is an odd guest for SuperFastBusiness. His laid-back attitude, however, could just be what people need in these stressful, fast-paced times.

Can a voice coach make a living online? John Henny does it, and a substantial portion of it is passive to boot. Find out how in this SuperFastBusiness episode.

How do you profit from pre-existing assets with little or no outlay? Licensing expert Bob Serling discusses several of his most effective practices.

Ultralearning author Scott Young discusses how you can learn quicker and retain information longer using nine important principles.

Austin Brawner’s business model involved event launch after event launch. It was exhausting and financially unsatisfying. That all changed when he spoke with James Schramko.

John Lint Podcast highlights: 00:55 - Has it ever been done? 04:55 - All it takes 06:51 - What’s the hardest part? 08:25 - Two things to look for 09:18 - Is the tech holding you back? 11:45 - The three main steps 13:52 - At the end of this course... 15:10 - You’ve got the outline. Now what? 18:31 - Mapping out - what tools to use 22:20 - If you don’t want to sell... Produce better, value-laden infoproducts with help from James. We have a training on product creation inside SuperFastBusiness membership Download A Handy Checklist For Quick Course Creation You Can Do In A Weekend (and the PDF transcription) Transcription James: James Schramko here. Welcome back to SuperFastBusiness.com. This is Episode 684, How to Create a Course in a Weekend. Welcome to my special guest, John Lint from 10XPRO.io. John: Hey, everybody. Hi, James, how are you? James: I'm great. Has it ever been done? Now, you might see the title of this podcast episode and think, John, I couldn't possibly create a course in a single weekend. Let's just get it out of the way. Has it ever been done before? John: Well, I just did it, actually. So I just created a brand new course, for our 10XPRO.io members. And yeah, you know, I filmed on Saturday all the videos; by Sunday, it's live online, all our members are getting it. So yeah. Now, of course, you know, there's a big difference between creating those short type of courses that address a specific pain point and solve that specific problem. And, of course, an eight-week masterclass, obviously, you're not going to create that in a weekend, and it might take a little bit of time. But online courses, the things that when you have the right tools like 10XPRO.io, and you know, you and I have been doing this for over 10 years, so, you know, obviously we have practice, but it's something that you can really do very, very fast. And even if you're starting out, creating a course is not that difficult. You just need to follow the right framework, the right system, know what you're going to deliver, have a clear idea of the end result. And then after that, it's just about following the steps and following the processes, and you'll get there for sure. "Even if you're starting out, creating a course is not that difficult."CLICK TO TWEET James: I remember having a friend of mine, Steve O, visiting me from Melbourne. And I got a call on a Monday afternoon, it was from an events company. And they said, “James, we have sold a course to some people on how to get started online. And we just discovered the person who was going to be the instructor had actually not as much experience as he’d l...

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Pat Flynn Topics discussed: 02:58 - Juggling business and family 07:30 - “Come in here and see what I’m doing” 09:54 - The superfans-money connection 14:46 - One platform, or multiple? 16:32 - Pat Flynn’s first fan 20:10 - What the ordinary person can do 22:59 - Have the right lyrics 24:26 - The small, quick win 26:23 - Get people involved 27:58 - The digital high-five 30:21 - Scaling your reach 32:18 - The dark side of having fans 36:33 - Summing things up Win quality customers for your business with help from James Download Useful Insights About Superfans (and the PDF transcription) Transcription: James: James Schramko here. Welcome back to SuperFastBusiness.com. This is Episode 673. And we're talking about how to create superfans. And for that, I brought along somewhat of an expert in this field, Pat Flynn. Welcome. Pat: Thanks, James. Glad to be here. James: This is not your first time on the show. The last time you were on here was actually six years ago in Episode 225. And we had a great discussion back then. We were talking about your story and your journey, which you've showed no signs of slowing. You're actually getting stronger and bigger in the marketplace. Over the last six years, you've had quite a transformation. In fact, I think now you've had over 55 million downloads of Smart Passive Income. You've got a thriving YouTube channel. You're now running events, live events, you're still very strong with your affiliate marketing, and it seems like you've visited just about every Disneyland available from the travels - and no doubt, your Back-to-the-Future paraphernalia has been increasing. So what a journey, hey? Over that last six years, quite a bit of change. Pat: Definitely a lot of change and besides the Back-to-the-Future stuff being the most exciting thing for me. It's definitely been just how I feel like I've grown up as a CEO now because back then I was feeling like I was a scrappy entrepreneur, I was taken advantage of some really cool things in the affiliate marketing world in a very genuine way. I was very proud of that. But now, like you said, I have live events, I have these books coming out. I've done online courses finally. And still being able to manage the family and be here for the kids too. And just very thankful for that. And also, I just want to give a quick shout out to you, James. You've been very instrumental in my most recent successes related to a lot of these things that I've just mentioned. As a result of, you know, you helped me out in your mentorship program. Juggling business and family James: Oh, well, it's been my pleasure and actually a real privil...

John Lint Podcast highlights: 01:56 - Blogging made easy 04:49 - SEO-friendly, too 06:07 - What about podcasters? 08:14 - A progression of tools 12:10 - How 10XPRO evolved 15:17 - What makes up a homepage? 16:42 - Before the sales page 17:54 - The all-in-one page solution 18:41 - Where the sales happen 20:03 - Following the sale 21:07 - You control the navigation 21:23 - One popular page 22:38 - Single or double opt-in? 23:33 - Email integration 24:37 - Opt-in placement 25:42 - Other pages 26:56 - Upsells and downsells Keep up with the best in internet marketing technology with James’s help Download A Checklist of Pages Your Business Website May Need (and the PDF transcription) Transcription: James: James Schramko here. Welcome back to SuperFastBusiness.com. This is Episode 662, and we'll be talking about what pages you need on your website, especially relating to if you're selling some kind of course or membership. And of course, I’ve brought back my great friend John Lint from 10XPRO.io. Welcome, John. John: Hey, everybody. Hi, James. Nice to be back. James: John, what have you been up to lately? John: Super busy with 10XPRO as always, trying to add more and more cool stuff. It always feels like, you know, Christmas in each month of the year. Every month, we deploy some really cool stuff and I’m really pumped about the new bunch of features that we're going to add. Like, we have awesome blog features coming up, we have new templates coming up, we have some advanced automation stuff. So it's really going to make a lot of our members happy, the guys starting out, and also the advanced guys, they're going to love it because we have some really huge bag of goodies, I would say. I'm really pumped about that one. James: Yeah, that's great. I mean, it takes a lot of commitment. I know, because I publish a new training each month for SuperFastBusiness members. And there’s actual effort involved in that, and rolled it out, and we captured it as a recording. Of course, people joining now can access the entire back catalogue of all the recordings. And in your case, when someone buys 10XPRO.io, they're going to access all the features that are ready to roll. Blogging made easy I'm interested about the blog one, because I know a lot of our community are content marketers. It was the number one topic at the recent SuperFastBusiness Live 2019 event, was in relation to content.

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In this episode: 01:50 - Who’s your best customer? 05:49 - Creating a product for yourself 08:20 - Choosing your space 09:57 - The danger of being a pioneer 11:59 - How to validate your idea 16:50 - What a course feeds 18:32 - More on the back end 21:58 - Do something that is going to sell 24:56 - Two big tips 26:17 - Wrapping up Create, sell and leverage valuable online courses with James’s personal coaching Part 5 of the series Grab Getting The Most Out Of Making An Online Course (and the PDF transcription) Transcription: James: James Schramko here. Welcome back to SuperFastBusiness.com. This is Episode 619 - Which Online Courses Will You Create in 2019? Today, I brought along my special guest, John Lint. Welcome back. John: Hey, everybody. Nice to be back. Thanks for having me, James. James: John, I'm enjoying doing this Membership Series with you because we are covering some really great topics. Some of the things we've talked about have really only ever been discussed behind closed doors, and certainly not freely available online up until the series, and that's because we've been working away behind the scenes. I've been working inside SuperFastBusiness membership. You have been helping members of 10XPRO.io software, which is your baby, and you've been growing that and it's turned into quite the machine. So today, we're going to tackle this subject of which online courses will you create in 2019, because it's a great time to create a course, because the platform has never made it easier. And with some of the ideas we're talking about in this podcast series, we're actually getting some usable information. So get out the notepad, grab a coffee, this episode is going to be punchy. And we're going to cover a few things you might want to do, especially in that research phase, which is probably the most critical phase before you go launching that course. You ready? John: Yeah, ready. Let's do it. Who’s your best customer? James: So something I look at is who is your best customer. And often that best customer in the past many times has been me. I’ve been the one going through the research phase. I've been the one pulling out the credit card. I've been the one buying things and joining memberships and getting courses. And as I did that, I became quite the expert in what things were good and what things were not good. And I remember one of the first successes that I had online was being an affiliate for some software,

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In the podcast: 01:31 - Why this episode? 03:39 - The situation at time of quitting 05:19 - Post-job nightmares 06:39 - Surprising success in speaking 08:03 - From workshop to forum 10:22 - Globe-spanning experiences 11:39 - Continued developments 13:59 - Shifting perspective 14:47 - A rewarding pursuit 16:31 - A life of choice 17:59 - Is it really important? 20:31 - The good of helping others 21:43 - It's up to you 23:08 - What can happen in a decade Pave your way to financial freedom with James’s personal coaching. Click HERE. Download the PDF transcription Transcription: James Schramko here. Welcome back to SuperFastBusiness.com. In today's episode, 593, it’s just me. I want to share with you a journey, a journey of a decade, and an important lesson that I've learned as a result of that journey. If I think back to Sunday nights when I still had a job, they sucked. I mean, they were better than a few years before that when I was working seven days a week, but on these Sunday nights, I'd had the day off on the Sunday, and now it was time to polish my shoes, hang out my tie and my suit and grab a freshly-pressed shirt that I was getting from the laundromat so that I was ready to go in the morning. In the morning, I dropped my kids off to school on the way to work. I remember my daughter actually rolling her eyes, saying, “Dad, this sucks.” And I said, “Yes, it does.” And I knew beyond the job there had to be an escape. Why this episode? The reason I'm doing this podcast episode is that it's been 10 years since I quit my job. I remember that pressure cooker of a dealership. It was a Mercedes-Benz dealership. I had all these managers and staff - there were over 70 people in three different sites that I was responsible for. And I still had to report to the owner of the business and to head office, who were pretty picky with their numbers and their standards. I needed to get out because I was worried I'd become one of those bitter old car people. You've probably met one of them in your time if you've ever been to a car dealership. I remember driving into work on the last day and handing in my keys and saying, “Thank you very much, but I'm leaving.” And this is pretty much unheard of, to hand in your notice on a $300,000 a year circa package. I was a little bit scared. It was probably one of the most frightening moments of my entire life. And the now me can hardly fathom or comprehend how the then me had the balls to do it. It was crazy. And it was, even in hindsight, a little bit reckless, but I had managed to swing an equivalent income for myself from my own business. So I had some confidence in the ability for me to swing from one vine to another. But gee, it’s been a 10 years of unbelievable journey and growth and challenge and conquests. It's been an amazing ride, and I just want to share some of the things and see what lessons are revealed. At that time, I had a couple of properties and a share portfolio. Now I had to hand in the company Mercedes-Benz and my wife's company Mercedes-Benz, and I borrowed a car from my mom and dad at the time to drive home, but it actually broke. So I remember walking into the used car manager's office and I put down my credit card and I bought a trade-in. It was a little Saab Griffin Turbo,

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