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How Long Should You Spend on Marketing Before You Give Up? | Ep. #577

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In episode #577, Eric and Neil talk about when you should give up on marketing. Tune in to hear if, how, and when you need to call it quits.
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[00:27] Today’s Topic: How Long Should You Spend on Marketing Before You Give Up?

[00:41] Neil gives up on tactics, instead of marketing as a whole.
[01:00] He’ll try out five to ten tactics and keep whatever works.
[01:20] In many cases, if you don’t experiment, you will just spin your wheels.
[01:50] Eric was hanging out with the Zapier CEO and they agreed it is difficult to hand off marketing.
[02:45] There are constantly new tactics, so you need to incorporate those into your workload.
[03:15] Keep trying to improve all the time and integrate new techniques into your workflow.
[03:35] You won’t see traction with SEO within the first six months.
[04:00] Ahrefs will help you track your impressions and any traction you’re getting.
[04:40] Be patient when working with long-term solutions.
[04:45] With paid advertising, you need to make it work right away, because you will lose a lot of money otherwise.
[05:48] You should look to grow your organic keywords by 10% month by month; for SEO, you should look to grow your top three keywords by 10% month by month.
[06:07] That’s all for today!
[06:11] Go to Singlegrain.com/Giveway for a special marketing tool giveaway!
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