Are You Searching For Your Own Site On Google?
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I was on a webinar the other day where the host, in response to a question I asked, Googled for my name. It was a fun experience, but honestly I didn’t know what to expect when he started typing my name. Did you ever look for yourself on Google? I hadn’t, for a long time.
Most business owners and professionals alike will enter their own (business) name from time to time to see what shows up – and where they rank. To drive traffic to your site, it’s “easy” to spend a small fortune on social media ads. Lately, I’ve been on a bit of a rampage against the idea of wasting money that way. I’m just tired of every “guru” out there claiming we need to be focused on paid advertising. I love working with LeadPages for some of my landing pages and promotions, but they’ve been pushing Facebook ads a bit too much recently for my liking. As Oscar Wilde said, “Everything popular is wrong.” It’s true.
Everything popular is wrong.
Oscar Wilde
6 or 7 figures means zero
The assumption of social advertising is…
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