Episode 341: Expert SEO and Podcast Growth Q&A with Brendan Hufford

Shownotes: http://fizzleshow.com/341


Welcome to Part 2 of our Fizzle Friday show with Brendan Hufford. In this episode, we have several questions for Brendan to follow up from last Friday when we discussed SEO, so if you haven't listened to that episode yet, make sure you do!

Brendan fields a bunch of our questions, from the team and the Fizzle audience, about link-building, Google algorithm changes, and keyword funnels. Trust us you are not going to want to miss this essential exploration of SEO from a true expert!

Today on the show we are also joined by Fizzle regulars, Jen Rao and Joe Kerns to take part in the Q&A, so it promises to be a jam-packed show, full of learning. The conversation also covers building real and beneficial business relationships, growing a podcast audience and much more!

Tune in to get it all!

Key Points From This Episode:

Explaining link-building and why it is still important today. [0:02:30.5]
How Brendan thinks about linking between websites. [0:06:03.7]
Using real relationship and friends to build up a network of links. [0:10:20.1]
Updates on Google's recent algorithm changes and the effects to average sites. [0:14:23.3]
General strategies for staying on the right side of Google! [0:20:15.7]
Bottom of funnel keywords and how valuable they can be to your ranking. [0:24:01.4]
Brendan's advice for growing a podcast audience through SEO and engagement. [0:27:09.2]
And much more!

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Fizzle — https://fizzle.co/
Brendan Hufford — https://brendanhufford.com
Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com
Neil Patel — https://neilpatel.com
Brian Dean — https://backlinko.com
Ultimate Sales Machine — https://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Sales-Machine-Turbocharge-Relentless/dp/1591842158
Pat Flynn — https://www.smartpassiveincome.com
Chris Ducker — https://www.chrisducker.com
World Domination Summit — https://worlddominationsummit.com
ConvertKit Conference — https://conference.convertkit.com/
Fiverr — https://www.fiverr.com/
100 Days of SEO — https://100daysofseo.com
Article Marketing Robot — http://www.articlemarketingrobot.com
The Best Spinner — https://thebestspinner.com/v4/
Ruebn Gamez — https://www.linkedin.com/in/rugamez
Docsketch — https://www.docsketch.com/
HelloSign — https://www.hellosign.com
DocuSign — https://www.docusign.com
Drift — https://www.intercom.com/
Intercom — https://www.intercom.com/
Vegetarian Zen — https://www.vegetarianzen.com
Breakthrough Advertising — https://www.breakthroughadvertisingbook.com
Side Hustle School — https://sidehustleschool.com
Fizzle Goals Course — https://fizzle.co/courses/goals
Fizzle on Twitter — https://twitter.com/fizzle
Fizzle Just Ship It Challenge — https://app.fizzle.co/just-ship-it-challenge
Fizzle Sparkline — https://fizzle.co/sparkline
Fizzle Journaling Course — https://fizzle.co/courses/journal
Fizzle Essentials of Web Design Course — https://fizzle.co/library/essentials-of-website-design-for-business-builders
Fizzle Website Tune Up Curse — https://fizzle.co/courses/tuneup
Fizzle 80/20 Copywriting Guide — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/writing-copy-for-web
Fizzle Toolkit — https://fizzle.co/toolkit
Fizzle Craft + Commerce — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/craft-commerce
Fizzle Project Management for Entrepreneurs — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/project-management-for-entrepreneurs
Fizzle Hosting — https://fizzle.co/hosting
Fly Wheel — https://getflywheel.com
Matt Giovansci — https://www.moneylab.co/
Joe Kerns — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/author/joekerns
Jen Rao — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/author/jenrao
Corbett Barr — https://corbettbarr.com