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MBA914 Does Giving Out Free Swag Work?

Startups and swag go together like peanut butter and chocolate. But do all the T-shirts, water bottles, stickers, and USB drives work? Does the money spent on giveaways come back in the form of conversions? The coolest swag in the world doesn’t help your business if it doesn’t come with a meaningful ROI.

We recently did a swag-speriment to measure the marketing impact of our free goodies. We dropped a full-on swag bomb at a major conference, giving away thousands of dollars worth of items featuring our webinar company, WebinarNinja’s, brand. The results shed some light on the true value of swag, and how best to maximize its impact.

Hear all the details, and see how you can swag your way to more customers. Click Play!

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MBA913 Guest Teacher: Brian Dean- How to Optimize Your YouTube Videos for Higher Rankings (and More Views)

YouTube has been called “the world’s 2nd biggest search engine” behind Google. While so many entrepreneurs are striving to climb the Google rankings, are we leaving potential customers on the table by ignoring YouTube? Our first guest teacher of 2018 seems to think so, and he’s put the time in to discover exactly how to dominate it. Now, he’s here to tell us how it’s done.

Brian Dean is an SEO genius, whose years of experimentation and fine-tuning have made his website, backlinko.com, one of the most trusted resources for content marketers. In fact, he’s so great at SEO that we actually found him through (you guessed it) a Google search!

In the last year, he’s turned his attention to YouTube, which – like Google – is key to building your audience. But YouTube’s ranking algorithms are very different from Google’s. Today, Dean shares 7 strategies to optimizing your YouTube videos, including some surprising discoveries that will completely change how you approach the video-sharing site as a content marketing tool.

Brian Dean is the first of many fantastic guest teachers we have lined up for this year. Don’t miss out on what YouTube can do for your online presence. Click Play!

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MBA912 What I Learned From My Biggest Challenges in 2017 + Free Ride Friday!

It’s FREE RIDE FRIDAY!!! For the first time in 2018, we’re giving away a special gift to one lucky listener. We’re also looking back at 2017, and discussing the lessons learned from the most intense business challenges we had to face. And boy, did we ever face some doozies. After a wild year in which we completely re-launched our webinar software, WebinarNinja, the insights we gained were commensurate with the uphill battles we fought.

Reflection is one of the most important things an entrepreneur can do, in order to grow. Join us as we discuss all the things wish we knew going into 2017. We learned these things the hard way, so our listeners don’t have to! Take these lessons into 2018, just as we will. Struggle, reflect, grow, repeat — Click Play!

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MBA911 How To Keep Business Simple

Today, we’ll teach you how to KISS.

No, we’re not celebrating Valentine’s early. We’re showing listeners how to do the most important thing a lean, growth-focused independent business can do: Keep It Simple, Stupid. Of course, we don’t think anyone smart enough to listen to our show is “stupid,” but the acronym is a valid one.

When complications creep in, it becomes harder for you and your customers. In this episode, we discuss how to streamline your business into its most simple, direct, and effective form. Tune in, and hear our 5 key principles of business simplicity, the 5 ways you can give your company the edge by discarding unnecessary complications. Simplify, and watch your business grow. Click Play!

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MBA910 Q&A Wednesday: What do you do when you run out of cash?

It’s our first Q&A Wednesday of the year, and we’re kicking 2018 off with a tough one! It’s uncomfortable to think about, but what should an entrepreneur do when resources dry up? The accounts are low, spending is outpacing revenue, and it looks like all is lost. Can you carry on?

Absolutely. Just because you’re tapped out, doesn’t mean you have to tap out. On today’s episode, we teach you how to evaluate the problem, get things under control, and make the tough choices necessary to save your business. In our experience, struggle can be the best teacher. Stay positive, and power through. We’ll show you how. Click Play!

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MBA909 How To Make Sure You’re Doing What Works

Is this working? If you’re not asking that question about every aspect of your marketing, sales, and finance strategies, you’re leaving money on the table. It’s vital to know when your efforts produce fruit, and when you’re wasting your time. Knowing how to measure growth is the key to achieving it!

Today, we discuss specific, actionable techniques for making sure you’re doing what works. We lay out the key progress indicators (and how to measure them) for everything from your blog to your social media to your hires. By putting a little time and thought into analytics, you can maintain a truly lean business — doubling down on what’s effective, and cutting out everything else. Learn how to get a clearer picture of your business. Click Play!

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MBA908 Must-Read: Born Standing Up by Steve Martin

Happy New Year! It’s 2018, and we’re back with our DAILY podcast! We’ll be bringing you 5 practical business lessons every week, including our popular Q&A, Guest Teacher, Free Ride Friday giveaway, and Must-Read Book Review episodes.


Steve Martin might not be the first person you think of for business advice, but his biography is a master course in business perseverance. From his hard-earned advice on staying lean, to his invaluable lessons on the value of effort over inborn talent, Martin’s Born Standing Up is a treasure trove of wisdom for anyone trying to make it against all odds. As entrepreneurs, we’re on stage in front of an audience, too. Tune and learn how to “perform” successfully, no matter what industry you’re taking on. Click Play!

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