Archive for June, 2017
325: The Perfect Day Formula: Structure Equals Freedom! Have a Clear Vision and Laser-Focused Goals By Implementing The Five Pillars of Success with The World’s Most Disciplined Man Craig Ballantyne
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Craig Ballantyne is the author of The Perfect Day Formula which shows you how to get the most out of every day and be as productive as possible, as opposed to putting out fires or just going through the motions. Craig has a number of proven strategies and easy hacks to win the day.
For example: know what you can control, limit your decision making (i.e. Mark Zuckerberg wears the same hoodie and grey shirt every day), have a vision (clear picture) of where you want to be in the next 3-5 years, have laser-focused process goals instead of huge unattainable ones. Know yourself and use "self rules" (but not laws) to stay on track, i.e. if you're looking to lose weight, keep junk food out of the house. These are just a few of the tried and true methods Craig recommends.
Craig's Five Pillars of Success
- Have the same bedtime and wake time every day
- Have 15 minutes of uninterrupted productive time (Stephen King writes 2,000 words a day)
- Perform an activity daily for your health (i.e. meditation)
- Focus on your #1 wealth building activity every day (such as recording a podcast or writing a book)
- Have a not-to-do rule to limit backsliding
Resources
- The Perfect Day Formula (Free Book)
- Craig (Instagram)
- Craig Ballantyne (Official Site)
- Early to Rise (Website)
- Turbulence Training (Weight Loss Product)
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324: Evergreen Organic Rankings and Traffic: Build Backlinks Using HARO and Guest Blog Posts with Adam White
Adam White from SEOjet is an SEO professional who has optimized over 350 websites. He says that to get noticed, stay relevant, and bring massive traffic to your website, you should be using Help a Reporter Out and guest posting. Search engines (like Google) trust big brands (like Apple and Amazon) and to get them to trust your brand, you must create power pages (2000+ words) and stay on top of your backlinking and outreach.
Resources
- SEOjet (Management Software)
- Guest Post Tracker (Find Blogs In Need Of Your Content)
- Help a Reporter Out / HARO (Connect With Journalists Who Need Content)
- FastCompany (Website)
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323: Website Planning for Small Businesses: Get a Clear Roadmap for What You Want, Manage Expectations and Avoid the SEO Geek-Speak with Veteran Web Professional Ben Seigel
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Ben Seigel is the Principal of Versa Studio, which is a web design team that specializes in diving deep into your business where you can engage deeply in the process.
In our discussion today, Ben explains what people need to know going in when hiring a web design team, how to manage expectations, as well as his thought process when managing complex web projects. He and his team can provide you anything from a multi-page website to a custom solution such as a podcast site.
Resources
- Versa Studio (Website)
- Website Planning for Small Businesses (Discount Code "robertplank")
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