104 Responses to “Ask a question”

1. NathanD says:

   October 18, 2011 at 9:14 pm

   Great to see you guys back, I’ve missed you.

   This is more of a testimonial/pat on the back than a question. I listened to you guys religiously when you guys were broadcasting regularly. At the time I was actioning all of your suggestions (within the constraints of my CMS) and dropping a tidy penny on PPC while I was waiting for the changes to take effect.

   I decided my interest was becoming unhealthy when SEOing my website started to become more of an obsession than a hobby so I decided to outsource it to a “professional”. At the time I actually tossed up the site audit service you were offering but decided to go with a full service local guy (here in Australia) as I knew I wouldn’t have the time to devote to actioning the fixes.

   My SEO didn’t want to work with my existing site so I ended up with a second site. Fast forward $25,000 and 12 months later and I had two sites neither of which were ranking well in organic search and one (the new one) which also didn’t convert well enough to cover the CPA of PPC. Needless to say my relationship with the SEO guy, who I had given my trust and full support even when some of what he did was not aligned with what you guys had taught me, was soured.

   Drawing on the knowledge I had from your teachings, and with all my money tied up in stock I had no way of selling and with my marketing budget decimated by my investment in SEO that didn’t deliver and a website that didn’t convert, I contemplated what to do. And then from no where the website I had applied all of your teachings to rocketed to the top of Google for all of my money phrases.

   I have since given up my day job as an engineer and work full time as a search marketer for a web development agency while my wife takes care of our online business. I am being mentored by one of the leading thinkers in our industry, a previous guest on one of your shows no less, but despite all of the changes that happen in our industry I still find it is all the basics I credit your podcast with teaching me that I apply daily.

   Thank you.

   As I said, great to see you back on the air.
2. David Brown says:

   October 16, 2011 at 12:29 pm

   Hey Dano,

   We have covered this in a podcast, but for the life of me I can’t remember which one now! We’ll read your question on-air and answer it for you on the next episode!

   Best,

   DB
3. David Brown says:

   October 16, 2011 at 12:28 pm

   Jim! You’re in luck… we both have good kidneys and we’re going to do a show this week. So I’ll make sure that we add in a quick review of the site.

   DB
4. ImprovePhotography says:

   June 15, 2011 at 9:37 am

   I would give my left kidney to get you guys to do a review of my website on the podcast. My website is ImprovePhotography.com. I change everything that has been recommended to me and have over 120 pages of unique content, but I don’t even rank #1 for my very own name!!!! I’m like #6 for “Improve Photography.” I only get about 300 visits from Google per day, and I’d like to increase that significantly.

   Also, I have a questions…. Does google care for how many years I register my domain? Will it help me to do the 10 year registration?

   Thanks so much for your help. I LOVE the podcast, and just remember that the offer is still good on the kidney if you’ll review my site :-)