Published: Dec. 26, 2016, 10 a.m.
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Nathan interviews Nick Bjorn. He is an entrepreneur by trade and digital marketer by evolution with over 8 years of professional agency experience. He has gained a national and global perspective on the evolving and digital world with an emphasis in search engine optimization or SEO. Nick is the co-founder of Power Digital Marketing which is based in San Diego, CA.
Famous Five:
- Favorite Book? \\u2013 Good to Great
- What CEO do you follow? \\u2013\\xa0 Eric Schmidt
- Favorite online tool? \\u2014 Mixmax
- Do you get 8 hours of sleep?\\u2014 No
- If you could let your 20-year old self, know one thing, what would it be? \\u2013 \\u201cCommit to a skillset early on in life\\u201d
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Time Stamped Show Notes:
- 01:45 \\u2013 Nathan introduces Nick to the show
- 02:12 \\u2013 Power Digital Marketing is a full-service digital agency
- 02:15 \\u2013 Power Digital Marketing was created 4 years ago
- 02:18 \\u2013 Nick has 2 other business partners who handle finances and team management
- 02:35 \\u2013 Power Digital Marketing has 3 employees
- 02:40 \\u2013 Power Digital Marketing\\u2019s types of services described
- 03:15 \\u2013 First year revenue was around $500K
- 03:33 \\u2013 Power Digital Marketing has humble beginnings
- 03:50 \\u2013 2015 total revenue is $3.2M
- 03:57 \\u2013 Estimate 2016 revenue is around $6M
- 04:10 \\u2013 Power Digital Marketing typically has 6-month contracts
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- 04:35 \\u2013 Minimum amount per contract is $5K
- 04:43 \\u2013 Retainers are at $50K a month
- 05:14 \\u2013 Power Digital Marketing currently has 60 clients
- 05:25 \\u2013 Average MRR
- 06:10 \\u2013 2017 revenue goal
- 06:35 \\u2013 Power Digital Marketing and what they do for their clients
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- 06:56 \\u2013 Soccer Loco is one of Power Digital Marketing\\u2019s clients
- 07:35 \\u2013 SEO, organic rankings, paid ad initiatives are important for Soccer Loco
- 08:17 \\u2013 Power Digital Marketing uses the keywords \\u201ccheap soccer cleats\\u201d for Soccer Loco intentionally
- 08:50 \\u2013 Power Digital Marketing benefits well from link building
- 10:30 \\u2013 Power Digital Marketing has PR professionals that build relationships with the clients
- 10:50 \\u2013 Google now tracks backlinking and is reaching out to editors
- 11:43 \\u2013 Power Digital Marketing relationship with SoccerNation.com
- 12:42 \\u2013 \\u201cHow do you find terms to target?\\u201d
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- 12:47 \\u2013 Do your due diligence
- 13:37 \\u2013 Power Digital Marketing is currently in the process of developing their own page analytics software
- 14:20 \\u2013 Connect with Nick on Twitter and email
- 16:35 \\u2013 The Famous Five
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3 Key Points:
- Creating content for SEO requires an understanding of the technicalities associated with backlinking.
- Track every campaign\\u2019s effectivity as you step forward.
- Do your due diligence when it comes to finding the right terms and keywords that sell.
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Resources Mentioned:
- Acuity Scheduling \\u2013 Nathan uses Acuity to schedule his podcast interviews and appointments
- Drip \\u2013 Nathan uses Drip\\u2019s email automation platform and visual campaign builder to build his sales funnel
- Toptal\\xa0\\u2013 Nathan found his development team using Toptal for his new business Send Later. He was able to keep 100% equity and didn\\u2019t have to hire a co-founder due to the quality of Toptal
- Host Gator\\xa0\\u2013 The site Nathan uses to buy his domain names and hosting for the cheapest price possible.
- Audible\\xa0\\u2013 Nathan uses Audible when he\\u2019s driving from Austin to San Antonio (1.5-hour drive) to listen to audio books.
- The Top Inbox\\xa0 \\u2013 The site Nathan uses to schedule emails to be sent later, set reminders in inbox, track opens and follow-up with email sequences
- Nick@PowerDigitalMarketing.com \\u2013 Nick\\u2019s email address
- @Nick_Bjorn \\u2013 Nick\\u2019s Twitter handle
- Show Notes provided by Mallard Creatives
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