The Edward Show

E427: 5 examples of apps people cooked up with Cursor - the most hyped AI code editor. 8-year-olds are even making apps with Cursor! This tool is a game changer for people with marketing savvy. It becomes even cheaper to make a MicroSaaS and to make linkable assets. Build backlinks or create a product you can market with SEO and social media, and profit from. 00:00 Late Night Discovery 00:30 5 Exa...

E426: How to rank 1 on Google if you're stuck ranking within the top 10. The common mistakes that keep a page at positions 5-10 instead of the #1 spot. If you are on page 1 of Google, but you can't get to the number 1 spot, this podcast will tell you what to do. Recorded from the Grand Hotel Vilnius, in Lithuania. Answering https://www.reddit.com/r/SEO/comments/1f7sz49/all_pages_are_ranking_in_top...

E425: People commonly overestimate backlinks and anchor text while underestimating the language that appears around your brand name. With proper language associated with your brand and website, you can rank #1 for many great keywords. Here's what to do to achieve this, especially if you have a new site. 00:00 Off-Site Signals 00:17 Looking at Existing Rankings 01:10 Technical SEO Basics 02:33 Crea...

E424: The Google Algorithm Leak back in May revealed so much about the actual way Google works. Not how the representatives said it should work - but how it actually works. Revisiting the Leak months later, these are 7 of the most notable takeaways. Seven things that Google measures that will affect your search engine optimization efforts. A few of these might surprise you. Read the original post...

E423: Taylor Swift in 2024 had her biggest year by far. According to Google Trends, her interest doubled from its previous peak, and that same previous peak is now her new normal. But what caused this? Turns out it was a combination of preparation, partnerships, branding, and public relations. A healthy marketing mix. This podcast goes into each of these in detail. This is Taylor Swift's marketing...

E422: The founding story of Reddit - The Front Page of the Internet. And how Reddit created hordes of fake users at its beginning to make new users think they were part of a preexisting vibrant community. The story of how Reddit started is a legendary one with tons of lessons for founders and marketers. This is how Reddit got its first users and eventually got off the ground. Read it on the First...

E420: Overlooked and underrated, High-Leverage Keywords are keywords that represent more than one acquisition. Keywords that could mean many users or customers. Keywords that can get you and your brand clout. Keywords that, just by ranking for them, can get you backlinks, allowing you to rank for even more High-Leverage Keywords. Bottom-of-funnel keywords that can and should be leveraged. High-Lev...

E419: I share the three best digital marketing newsletters and read an example from the newsletter I picked as #1. If you want actionable digital marketing hacks, stories, case studies, and advice delivered to your inbox each week, this is for you. The insights shared in these newsletters, especially #1, are creative, fun, and will get you proven results without tremendous effort. The newsletters...

E418: YouTube Shorts and YouTube Videos have the craziest velocity of Google rankings in both speed and percentage of content being ranked. 6/6 of my most recent YouTube Shorts are showing on the first page of Google for their keywords. As are SEO-targeted YouTube Videos from other companies. With YouTube Shorts and main videos, the coverage a brand can get in a short amount of time with little ef...

E417: Immediately, when looking at the keywords LinkedIn Pulse is ranking #1 for, a handful of Parasite SEO pages can be easily identified. Marketers are doing some serious Parasite SEO with LinkedIn Pulse and it is ranking #1 for so many lucrative keywords. Here's what some of these wild keywords are and the super spammy way this is being done. 00:00 Introduction 00:28 Hilarious Keyword Rankings...

E416: Lots of SEOs and digital marketers believe nofollow backlinks have no value. Multiple experiments prove otherwise. This episode shows two experiments where nofollow links result in an SEO ranking bump. Nofollow links contain value! Read it here: https://seosherpa.com/seo-experiments/ 00:00 Introduction to Today's Topic 00:20 Fascinating SEO Experiments 02:51 Deep Dive into Nofollow Links 05:...

E415: An epiphany I have had time and time again. What's become ordinary to me is still interesting as heck to lots of other people. Half of the battle with content marketing is good subject matter. That comes naturally to those genuinely interested in their topic. The other half of the battle is energy and enthusiasm. 00:00 Epiphany on Instagram Followers 02:01 Enthusiasm in Content Marketing 03:...

E414: 5 successful boring businesses and how they got their customers, clients, visibility, and awareness. Practical strategies anybody can copy. The many ways these boring businesses appear where their customers are. No need to complicate it with this one! 00:00 Introduction 00:18 Story 1: Mailbox Replacement Business 02:07 Story 2: Wealth Management Firm with SEO 04:27 Story 3: Mobile Car Detail...

E413: Lots of people are saying Instagram is giving less visibility than it used to. I challenge that then share some fresh new hacks I have for TikTok, Instagram Reels, and LinkedIn. And why Snapchat is incredibly underrated, and how to use Pinterest if you're a talker. 00:00 Introduction 00:37 The Instagram Algorithm Changes 01:13 TikTok's New Generous Algorithm 02:48 Reusing Content in a New Wa...

E412: Lots of top people are getting rejected from the SearchGPT beta. This guy, however, not only got accepted but also gave somewhat of a harsh review. He shares what it's like (I share his screenshots), explains its limitations and problems, and compares it to his favorite AI tool. Then I share the pushback he received with his review. The source material: https://x.com/ananayarora/status/18253...

E411: I just gave this advice to my friend Vova, who's today starting a new brand. He's posting daily videos growing a new audience. I originally told him #9 from this new Shaan Puri post, "#9 - MrBeast's 100 video rule." Then realized the whole thing - all 9 rules - is worth sharing. In the past 5 years, Shaan Puri's built audiences of: - 500k+ newsletter subscribers. - 400k X followers. - 500k+...

E410: A lot of SEOs and web developers rely on Google PageSpeed Insights. But there's a dark truth behind this tool and others like it. The truth is that these tools are often wrong. Not only are they wrong, but they commonly are the cause of wasted resources and complacent underperformance. This is the reality. 00:00 Introduction: Controversial Opinions 00:39 The Truth About PageSpeed Insights 02...

E409: I'm seeing a lot of upward trajectories on Google Trends. One I expected but many I didn't expect. And a friend is using this to start a new brand. I'm seeing a lot of success. Here's how to take advantage of these opportunities. As mentioned in the episode - "How a Digital Marketing Noobie Can Beat a Pro" - https://youtu.be/avWYynYI53I 00:00 Interest in SEO Over the Last Two Decades 01:34 T...

E408: The Google August Core Update began its month-long rollout on August 15th. It's supposed to remedy the pain content-based sites felt from the September 2023 Helpful Content Update and the March 2024 update. Here's the top information about it, what the SEO community is saying, and how I recommend moving forward based off this update. Read it here: https://searchengineland.com/google-august-2...

E407: TwitterX's newest version of its native AI, Grok, Grok 2.0 lets you generate images of anybody doing anything. And don't get this mistaken for negligence. This was a deliberate stunt by the team at X to go viral and get people talking. It worked, and people are going crazy. Right now, you can generate images of anybody in your niche doing anything. And this creates a wild opportunity for mar...

E406: I spent 3 months hardcore going on podcasts and in those 3 months went on 30 podcasts. 10 appearances per month. But what's crazy is those podcasts led to: - Exact match anchor text to pages that are now ranking - Increase image SEO - Brand mentions used by AI - And opportunities I'm only now realizing I didn't properly capitalize off of I'm so hyped about the non-obvious ways I'm going to u...

E405: Ryann_Wealth started a new self-branded (not faceless) Instagram and in two weeks got to 125,000 followers. He walks around his parent's house talking about entrepreneurship. He is literally 14 years old. His new brand is already making money. Ryan is making use of the Curious Learner Bias. He is not an expert entrepreneur, nor does he claim to be. He's learning every day and sharing what he...

E404: Here's how long it takes to go viral on TikTok and Instagram. I've posted videos over 650 days in a row on TikTok and Instagram Reels. Over 1,200 videos. I've had viral hits more times than I can count. This is what you can expect. ------ Recorded from a lovely river boat café in Europe. Yesterday's episode about How Long It Takes to Rank on Google: https://youtu.be/1sCpUJdNsl4 00:00 Where I...

E403: How long it takes to rank #1 on Google for seven keywords. Trending keywords and standard keywords. I share my results from four websites. Rankings from over the years. If you're doing SEO and wondering how long before you see results, this episode answers that. #82 of The Edward Show (mentioned in the episode): https://youtu.be/YfWT_8xSRG8 For those curious, I track my keywords with Moz tho...

E402: What happens if you don't link out to other websites? This SEO experiment tests this. The results are 100% clear - they, in fact, could not be any more clear. The clarity of the results is crazy. SEO Experiments from: https://seosherpa.com/seo-experiments/ 00:00 Today's SEO Experiment 00:36 Outbound Links 01:36 The Experiment 02:15 Setup and Results 03:51 Actionable Insights 04:38 Practical...