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Does the Skyscraper Technique Work in 2021? #1673

Marketing School - Digital Marketing and Online Marketing Tips

Eric Siu and Neil Patel

Marketing, Careers, Business

4.61.4K Ratings

🗓️ 12 March 2021

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

Does the Skyscraper Technique Work in 2021? In episode #1673, we discuss whether the Skyscraper Technique still works in 2021. We have spoken often about this great method for creating content and links, developed by our good friend Brian Dean, but we thought it was about time to reevaluate its use in the new year. Tune in to hear about how it can still be effective, misunderstandings to avoid, and a whole lot more! TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES: [00:25] Today’s topic: Does the Skyscraper Technique Work in 2021? [00:28] A refresher on the Skyscraper Technique and the brains behind it, Brian Dean. [01:14] Ways in which the technique is still working and how it is being misunderstood too. [02:37] Word count is not the most important thing, it's about value. [03:54] The example of Wikipedia and why this proves the importance of updating content. [04:37] Usability, links and more to improve you traffic! [04:56] That is it for today! [04:59] Go to marketingschool.io/pro for 14 days free in our marketing community!   Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:   Backlinko Ahrefs Ubersuggest  Wayback Machine   Leave Some Feedback:     What should we talk about next? Please let us know in the comments below Did you enjoy this episode? If so, please leave a short review.     Connect with Us:    Neilpatel.com Quick Sprout  Growth Everywhere Single Grain Twitter @neilpatel  Twitter @ericosiu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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0:00.0

Hey, before we start, just want to give you a heads up that this is recorded from a clubhouse

0:03.9

conversation just so you aren't blindsided. So without further ado, enjoy.

0:09.3

Welcome to Marketing School, the only podcast that provides daily top-level marketing tips and

0:14.8

strategies from entrepreneurs that practice what they preach and live what they teach.

0:20.0

Let's start leveling up your marketing knowledge with your instructors,

0:23.4

Neil Patel, and Eric Sue.

0:26.0

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All right, so today we are going to talk about if the Skyscreeper Technique still works in 2021.

1:05.3

So to refresh your memory, the Skyscreeper Technique is from a mutual friend of ours,

1:10.7

Brian Dean, who's also known as Backlinko. And you can feel free to Google the Skyscreeper Technique.

1:15.9

But this was written years and years ago, basically talked about, how do you create a piece of

1:20.3

content that's better, 10x plus better than the top three results that you see in Google,

1:25.6

right? And that's how you're supposed to get all these people to link back to you.

1:28.6

Because once you create this asset, you go use a tool like HREFs, Uber's Adjust, whatever you

1:33.2

want to use. And you find all the people linking to these top results and say, hey,

1:36.8

I've actually created something better, right? But the whole idea here, what Skyscreeper is,

1:41.2

a Skyscreeper is very tall, right? So that usually means a lot, a lot of content, right?

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