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