Episode 341: Expert SEO and Podcast Growth Q&A with Brendan Hufford

The Fizzle Show

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