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Ep 135: The Ultimate Guide To “Google My Business” For Explosive Growth

Ep 135: The Ultimate Guide To “Google My Business” For Explosive Growth

Ep 135: The Ultimate Guide To “Google My Business” For Explosive Growth

by Brad Friedman

The Ultimate Guide To “Google My Business” For Explosive Growth

The Digital Slice Podcast is brought to you by The Friedman Group, LLC

Brad Friedman and Logan Hughes talk entrepreneurship, business finances, Google My Business, 2024 website best practices, running a digital agency, and more!

Logan Hughes is a man who wears many hats. He’s the CEO and owner of Hite Digital in Manchester, NH. He’s also a family man, juggling the roles of husband, proud father to a 2.5-year-old, and a passionate advocate for work-life balance.

After clocking in 8 years as a medical services rep, Logan's journey into entrepreneurship hit a curveball when his 9-to-5 role was no longer needed. Embracing the change, he flipped his digital marketing side hustle into a thriving full-time business.

Logan's mission is two-fold: leveraging creativity to help businesses cut through the online noise and educating professionals on the power of work-life balance for enhanced productivity.

In this Episode:

  • Logan talks about things he's learned about being an entrepreneur.
  • Logan says that knowing your bussiness' numbers is important.
  • Logan discusses some of the benefits of being a part of a franchise.
  • Logan loves talking about Google My Business.
  • Logan also talks about strategically using keywords in your Google My Business posts.

Quotes from this Episode:
“If you're going to do something, I would suggest going all in on it.” – Logan Hughes
“An extremely important part of running a business is knowing your numbers.” – Logan Hughes
“Being present with [my family] is, is really of utmost importance to me.” – Logan Hughes
“But we would try to use at least a service keyword, location keyword, and a branded keyword.” – Logan Hughes

Resources:

Logan Hughes:
LinkedIn: Logan Hughes
Facebook: Logan Hughes
Instagram: Logan Hughes
Website: Hite Digital Manchester, NH
Logan's Podcast: The Get A Job Podcast

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And, here's the link to my calendar for the two slots I have open to give you a sample coaching session: Coaching Session With Brad

Brad Friedman

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Books
Brad Friedman on Digital Marketing,” by Brad Friedman
The Small Business Owner's Guide To Inbound Marketing,” by Brad Friedman
100 Livestreaming & Digital Media Predictions,” by Ross Brand with a chapter by Brad Friedman

Here's the equipment we use and recommend:

Heil PR-40 Dynamic Studio Recording Microphone http://amzn.to/2hWshL8

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Ep 134: Does Your Website Need A Cookie Consent Banner?

Ep 134: Does Your Website Need A Cookie Consent Banner?

Ep 134: Does Your Website Need A Cookie Consent Banner?

by Brad Friedman

Does Your Website Need A Cookie Consent Banner?

The Digital Slice Podcast is brought to you by The Friedman Group, LLC

Join Brad Friedman and Donata Stroink-Skillrud for a chat about recent laws and Google's pressure to require websites to allow visitors to opt-in to tracking.

Donata Stroink-Skillrud is the president of Termageddon — a privacy policy generator that automatically updates your website policies as privacy laws change. She's also a licensed attorney and Certified Information Privacy Professional who is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, a member of the American Bar Association’s Science and Technology Council, a member of the ABA’s Cybersecurity Legal Task Force, Vice-Chair of Program Committee, and Vice-Chair of Privacy, Security and Emerging Technology Division.

In this Episode:

  • Donata talks about putting cookie consent banners on websites.
  • Donata says all cookies that are not essential to the operation of the website need to be disabled by default.
  • Donata discusses the use of privacy focused analytics tools.
  • Donata talks about two analytics tools we can use to keep us out of trouble.
  • Donata also talks about how all this is complicated, but doesn't have to be so complicated.

Quotes from this Episode:
“One of the aspects of the DMA was the fact that companies need to obtain consent from a user prior to them being tracked by certain services.” – Donata Stroink-Skillrud
“A cookie consent banner is not required by all laws.” – Donata Stroink-Skillrud
“In the US, we don't have a federal privacy law that governs websites and website tracking.” – Donata Stroink-Skillrud
“So you can either remove these tools, change to something else, or provide adequate choice and information to the consumer.” – Donata Stroink-Skillrud
“This really stemmed from people being tracked and all these things being done to their data without their knowledge and consent.” – Donata Stroink-Skillrud

Resources:

Donata Stroink-Skillrud:
LinkedIn: Donata Stroink-Skillrud
Podcast: Privacy Lawls
Website: Termageddon

We are sponsored by the Lomi Composter. Use “digitalslice” at checkout to save $50. Lomi is the world’s first Smart Waste kitchen composter. You too can have a cleaner, more sustainable home.

Our favorite Social Media Management Tool is AgoraPulse
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Libsyn is the Host of The Digital Slice Podcast. Just use our Libsyn code SLICE at https://friedmansocialmedia.com/libsyn to get up to 2 months of free podcasting service with Libsyn! Get your show on Apple Podcasts, get critical show-building stats—Libsyn even does video!

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And, here's the link to my calendar for the two slots I have open to give you a sample coaching session: Coaching Session With Brad

Brad Friedman

Twitter:

@BradFriedman

@FriedmanGrp

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thefriedmangroup

LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/bfriedman/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-friedman-group-llc

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/friedmansocialmedia

Website: https://friedmansocialmedia.com

Books
Brad Friedman on Digital Marketing,” by Brad Friedman
The Small Business Owner's Guide To Inbound Marketing,” by Brad Friedman
100 Livestreaming & Digital Media Predictions,” by Ross Brand with a chapter by Brad Friedman

Here's the equipment we use and recommend:

Heil PR-40 Dynamic Studio Recording Microphone http://amzn.to/2hWshL8

Heil Sound PRSM Champagne Shockmount http://amzn.to/2hUMVen

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Logitech C920 Webcam http://amzn.to/2hNhiQk

Roland R-05 Digital Recorder http://amzn.to/2zZ2vN4

Neewer 6×9 foot Green Screen https://amzn.to/35G4K6u

Elgato Key Light https://amzn.to/3ial9Fg

LED Lighting Kit https://amzn.to/35GBPiW

Desk Mounting Stand https://amzn.to/3qanNxM

These products and more can be found at our Amazon Store Front
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We highly recommend you use TubeBuddy to up your YouTube game!
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Launch your video Membership course or subscription website community with Uscreen. Uscreen helps creators like you build and grow their online video business with membership sites. See what you can do with Uscreen! https://friedmansocialmedia.com/uscreen

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Thank you for trusting me with my honest opinion on future purchases you may make after listening to this podcast. I am always completely transparent with you. As a friend of The Friedman Group, LLC you allow me to be able to use affiliate/referral links when suggesting items for purchase. Please know I am a customer myself or have done sufficient research to feel comfortable sharing these links with you. When you click on a link and purchase the item I may receive a small “commission.” This allows me to continue to provide you with quality content and doesn't affect you in any way at checkout.

Not every link is a referral link and some appear here because my guest spoke about them and I want to make it easy for you to check 'em out. Thank you!

Ep 103: Applying The 80/20 Rule To Dominate Google’s Page 1

Ep 103: Applying The 80/20 Rule To Dominate Google’s Page 1

Ep 103: Applying The 80/20 Rule To Dominate Google's Page 1

by Brad Friedman

Applying The 80/20 Rule To Dominate Google's Page 1

The Digital Slice Podcast is brought to you by The Friedman Group, LLC

Join Brad Friedman and Kevin Roy as they chat about the importance of doing SEO the right way to boost your ranking in search results and grow your profits.

Kevin Roy is a performance-driven leader who has built his career around providing vision for profitable growth strategies, products, services, and new market entries. Throughout his career, he has delivered tens of millions of dollars in revenue for private and public organizations in technology, finance, manufacturing, non-profits, retail, defense, biotech, fintech, and many other businesses.

As a change agent, he has a proven history of increasing profitability and finding innovative solutions to complex issues. Kevin is a champion of marketing, branding, and advertising strategy. He has implemented innovative technologies with SEO, SEM, web analytics, digital commerce, online and social media spaces, making him a pioneer in digital marketing in the Boston market for over 15 years.

In this Episode:

  • Kevin talks about how to rank on page one of a Google search for the keyword banana..
  • Kevin describes how the Pareto Principle applies to search engine optimization.
  • Kevin shares his insight regarding the importance of user experience and relevance when trying to get your website to rank.
  • Kevin talks about the possibility of ChatGPT becoming the search engine of the future.
  • Kevin also talks about many of the things we need to consider when optimizing our website.

Quotes from this Episode:
“The Pareto Principle is the 80/20 rule. So, basically, 20% of the effort produces 80% of the results” – Kevin Roy
“It doesn't mean that you don't have to do a lot of work. You just have to focus on 20% of the things.” – Kevin Roy
“Once you start messing around with Chat and start reading things, even you and I with our, without a detector can see, yeah, this was written by AI, it's super obvious.” – Kevin Roy
“ If you're gonna optimize your site, figure out what you're gonna optimize it for before you do it.” – Kevin Roy
“The other piece is that Google hides its results in plain sight.” – Kevin Roy

Resources:

Kevin Roy:
LinkedIn: Kevin Roy
LinkedIn: GreenBanana SEO
Facebook: GreenBanana SEO
Twitter: GreenBanana SEO
Website: GreenBanana SEO

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And, here's the link to my calendar for the slots I have open to give you a sample coaching session: Coaching Session With Brad

Brad Friedman

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@BradFriedman

@FriedmanGrp

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thefriedmangroup

LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/bfriedman/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-friedman-group-llc

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/friedmansocialmedia

Website: https://friedmansocialmedia.com

Books
Brad Friedman on Digital Marketing,” by Brad Friedman
The Small Business Owner's Guide To Inbound Marketing,” by Brad Friedman
100 Livestreaming & Digital Media Predictions,” by Ross Brand with a chapter by Brad Friedman

Here's the equipment we use and recommend:

Heil PR-40 Dynamic Studio Recording Microphone http://amzn.to/2hWshL8

Heil Sound PRSM Champagne Shockmount http://amzn.to/2hUMVen

Heil Sound PL-2T Overhead Broadcast Boom http://amzn.to/2hXTvB1

RODE Videomic Shotgun Microphone https://amzn.to/3cZp2fD

Logitech C920 Webcam http://amzn.to/2hNhiQk

Roland R-05 Digital Recorder http://amzn.to/2zZ2vN4

Neewer 6×9 foot Green Screen https://amzn.to/35G4K6u

Elgato Key Light https://amzn.to/3ial9Fg

LED Lighting Kit https://amzn.to/35GBPiW

Desk Mounting Stand https://amzn.to/3qanNxM

These products and more can be found at our Amazon Store Front
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Our favorite Social Media Management Tool is AgoraPulse
https://friedmansocialmedia.com/agora

We highly recommend you use TubeBuddy to up your YouTube game!
TubeBuddy https://www.tubebuddy.com/TheFriedmanGroup

Libsyn is the Host of The Digital Slice Podcast. Just use our Libsyn code SLICE at https://friedmansocialmedia.com/libsyn to get up to 2 months of free podcasting service with Libsyn! Get your show on Apple Podcasts, get critical show-building stats—Libsyn even does video!

Streamyard is the tool we use to stream to all major platforms simultaneously directly from a browser. We also use Streamyard to record The Digital Slice Podcast because of its ability to provide us with crystal clear audio and 1080p video. Sign up today for free at https://friedmansocialmedia.com/streamyard

Launch your video Membership course or subscription website community with Uscreen. Uscreen helps creators like you build and grow their online video business with membership sites. See what you can do with Uscreen! https://friedmansocialmedia.com/uscreen

AFFILIATE LINKS
Thank you for trusting me with my honest opinion on future purchases you may make after listening to this podcast. I am always completely transparent with you. As a friend of The Friedman Group, LLC you allow me to be able to use affiliate/referral links when suggesting items for purchase. Please know I am a customer myself or have done sufficient research to feel comfortable sharing these links with you. When you click on a link and purchase the item I may receive a small “commission.” This allows me to continue to provide you with quality content and doesn't affect you in any way at checkout.

Not every link is a referral link and some appear here because my guest spoke about them and I want to make it easy for you to check 'em out. Thank you!

Ep 102: Building A Website That Converts

Ep 102: Building A Website That Converts

Ep 102: Building A Website That Converts

by Brad Friedman

Building A Website That Converts

The Digital Slice Podcast is brought to you by The Friedman Group, LLC

Join Brad Friedman and Gaurav Sharma as they chat about building a website that converts. Whether you are in a service industry or e-commerce, Gaurav has some tips to help your website convert.

Gaurav Sharma is the founder and CEO of Attrock, a results-driven digital marketing company, and a Google Analytics and Google Ads certified professional.

He has scaled an agency from 5-figure to 7-figure income in just two years. He has increased leads by 10X, conversion rate by 2.8X, and traffic to 300K per month using content marketing, SEO, influencer marketing, landing page optimization, sales funnel, and LinkedIn.

Gaurav contributes to reputable publications like HubSpot, Adweek, Business 2 Community, HuffPost, TechCrunch, and many more. He leverages his experience to help SaaS businesses, influencers, local businesses, and e-commerce brands grow their traffic, leads, sales, and authority.

In this Episode:

  • Gaurav talks about how to improve conversion rates from our website.
  • Gaurav says some developers and certain website creation sites just don't make your website conversion friendly.
  • Gaurav shares some helpful information about what's needed on your websiteso it's optimized for conversion.
  • Gaurav talks about the importance of building trust, so you can sell your products or services.
  • Gaurav also talks about some brands that build sales by promoting scarcity, and the pros and cons of this strategy.

Quotes from this Episode:
“ So when it comes to e-commerce site, the search bar has to be very prominent so that people can search right away.” – Gaurav Sharma
“So what, who, why. These three things should be very clear on the page. So what products you're offering, what services you're offering, and who you are offering and why you are like different from your competitors.” – Gaurav Sharma
“So, there are certain principles of persuasion that need to be followed in the product pages of an e-commerce website.” – Gaurav Sharma
“So anything that actually helps in decision making should be there on the landing page. We should not give them enough time to think.” – Gaurav Sharma
“Creating a website is not enough. You need to make it conversion friendly, user friendly. The experience has to be very nice because these days people are aware of websites. They know which websites look good, which is like fraud website or scammy website.” – Gaurav Sharma

Resources:

Gaurav Sharma:
LinkedIn: Gaurav Sharma
Facebook: Gaurav Sharma
Twitter: Gaurav Sharma
Instagram: Gaurav Sharma
Website / Blog: Attrock
Website: Gaurav Sharma

Tools we discussed:
TinyImage: TinyImage
Email Subject Line Analyzer: Email Subject Line Analyzer

Lomi: Lomi Use “digitalslice” at checkout to save $50 and let Lomi solve your daily food waste problem, making your family a team of planet saving super heroes.

And, here's the link to my calendar for the slots I have open to give you a sample coaching session: Coaching Session With Brad

Brad Friedman

Twitter:

@BradFriedman

@FriedmanGrp

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thefriedmangroup

LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/bfriedman/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-friedman-group-llc

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/friedmansocialmedia

Website: https://friedmansocialmedia.com

Books
Brad Friedman on Digital Marketing,” by Brad Friedman
The Small Business Owner's Guide To Inbound Marketing,” by Brad Friedman
100 Livestreaming & Digital Media Predictions,” by Ross Brand with a chapter by Brad Friedman

Here's the equipment we use and recommend:

Heil PR-40 Dynamic Studio Recording Microphone http://amzn.to/2hWshL8

Heil Sound PRSM Champagne Shockmount http://amzn.to/2hUMVen

Heil Sound PL-2T Overhead Broadcast Boom http://amzn.to/2hXTvB1

RODE Videomic Shotgun Microphone https://amzn.to/3cZp2fD

Logitech C920 Webcam http://amzn.to/2hNhiQk

Roland R-05 Digital Recorder http://amzn.to/2zZ2vN4

Neewer 6×9 foot Green Screen https://amzn.to/35G4K6u

Elgato Key Light https://amzn.to/3ial9Fg

LED Lighting Kit https://amzn.to/35GBPiW

Desk Mounting Stand https://amzn.to/3qanNxM

These products and more can be found at our Amazon Store Front
https://www.amazon.com/shop/bradfriedman

Our favorite Social Media Management Tool is AgoraPulse
https://friedmansocialmedia.com/agora

We highly recommend you use TubeBuddy to up your YouTube game!
TubeBuddy https://www.tubebuddy.com/TheFriedmanGroup

Libsyn is the Host of The Digital Slice Podcast. Just use our Libsyn code SLICE at https://friedmansocialmedia.com/libsyn to get up to 2 months of free podcasting service with Libsyn! Get your show on Apple Podcasts, get critical show-building stats—Libsyn even does video!

Streamyard is the tool we use to stream to all major platforms simultaneously directly from a browser. We also use Streamyard to record The Digital Slice Podcast because of its ability to provide us with crystal clear audio and 1080p video. Sign up today for free at https://friedmansocialmedia.com/streamyard

Launch your video Membership course or subscription website community with Uscreen. Uscreen helps creators like you build and grow their online video business with membership sites. See what you can do with Uscreen! https://friedmansocialmedia.com/uscreen

AFFILIATE LINKS
Thank you for trusting me with my honest opinion on future purchases you may make after listening to this podcast. I am always completely transparent with you. As a friend of The Friedman Group, LLC you allow me to be able to use affiliate/referral links when suggesting items for purchase. Please know I am a customer myself or have done sufficient research to feel comfortable sharing these links with you. When you click on a link and purchase the item I may receive a small “commission.” This allows me to continue to provide you with quality content and doesn't affect you in any way at checkout.

Not every link is a referral link and some appear here because my guest spoke about them and I want to make it easy for you to check 'em out. Thank you!

Why Inbound Marketing Is Perfect For Professional Services Providers

Why Inbound Marketing Is Perfect For Professional Services Providers

In the professional world, there are two types of businesses and each markets in very different ways. Businesses with “Customers” always want more customers. Marketing is a way of life, whole departments are dedicated to it, and they do so with proud gusto.

Then there are businesses and individual professionals with “Clients.” This group includes doctors, lawyers, financial advisors, and other professions that focus on the skills of one or a small team of highly trained professionals. Businesses with clients will tend to have practices instead of shops or venues. Each year, they only take on a manageable number of new clients, and just want clients whose needs truly fit the services these businesses have to offer. And for this kind of business, marketing is often seen as ‘low' or too ‘salesy' for the refined and respectful reputation of your practice. (more…)

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