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Do You Need to Be Able to Code to Be a Successful Online Marketer? | Ep. #85

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In Episode #85 Neil and Eric ask whether or not you need to be able to code to be a successful marketer. Coding will help you in a lot of ways but it’s not the only thing you should know about! Listen as Eric and Neil share what you should consider.
Time Stamped Show Notes: 00:28 – Today’s topic: Do you need to be able to code to be a successful online marketer?

00:37 – NO, You don’t need to do coding 00:42 – HTML skills are helpful but it’s not necessary
00:50 – Some tools to help you become successful are ClickFunnels, Lead Pages, Unbounce, and Wordpress

01:12 – In general, you don’t need to learn to code
01:31 – You can always hire a developer in Upwork

01:59 – Eric joined Treehouse to learn coding but ended up doing marketing more
03:03 – Stay in your lane, stay focused
03:13 – Be very creative and technical
03:44 – You also need to be able to understand math
05:17 – Use Zapier so you can hook different web applications together
06:17 – If you want to learn data science, check DataCamp

06:34 – If you want to learn coding, check Treehouse and Codecademy

06:44 – Check web analytics to learn more about analytics
07:10 – Read Kaushik’s blog

07:42 – That’s it for today’s episode!
3 Key Points: Coding is not a requirement but it’s helpful.
You can always hire people to code for you.
Remember to be creative, technical, and focused.
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