Episode 339: SEO Wizardry, Extroversion, and Overlapping Passions with Brendan Hufford

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Entrepreneurship, Business, Careers, Freelancing, Marketing, Small Business

4.8 • 648 Ratings

🗓️ 13 September 2019

⏱️ 33 minutes

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On this edition of Fizzle Friday, we welcome Brendan Hufford, longtime Fizzle member and SEO wizard! He details his evolving entrepreneurial journey, doing SEO his way, and illustrates what his success has looked like over the years.

We discuss Brendan's numerous business ventures and how he has pivoted several times and describes life at the agency where he spends most of his time. He has found a sweet spot between his talents and passions representing **another example of someone who has created a sustainable lifestyle doing something he cares about.

Today on the show we are also joined by Fizzle regulars, Jen Rao and Joe Kerns to take part in the discussion! This Friday episode is the first part of two and in next week's episode, we will be doing a Q & A with Brendan and our panel, so make sure to catch that one as well!

Join us for this Fizzle Friday and hear it all!

Key Points From This Episode:

A little introduction to Brendan and his business! [0:02:50.6]
Brendan's pivot from his jiu-jitsu based businesses around 2015. [0:06:12.3]
The agency where Brendan currently works. [0:12:30.2]
Hopes for the future and working for a better tomorrow. [0:15:40.1]
Combining two or more interests and finding success in where they overlap. [0:17:00.8]
Comparing an aligned hustle with a lifestyle full of context-switching and different work. [0:22:35.5]
The financial independence that allowed Brendan to buy a brand new van! [0:25:20.3]
Brendan's 100 Days of SEO project and other things he is busy with. [0:27:10.8]
Advice from Brendan to entrepreneurs who feel unsure of their future. [0:29:35.5]
And much more!

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Fizzle — https://fizzle.co
Fly Wheel — https://getflywheel.com
Matt Giovansci — https://www.moneylab.co/
Brendan Hufford — https://brendanhufford.com
Photo MBA — https://photomba.net
Gretchen Rubin — https://gretchenrubin.com
Fizzle Roadmap — https://app.fizzle.co/courses/small-business-roadmap
Overlap — https://www.amazon.com/Overlap-Start-Business-Working-Full-Time/dp/B074PZY9SW
Scott Adams — https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/30/business/media/scott-adams-dilbert-gilroy.html
Dilbert — https://dilbert.com/
Casey Neistat — https://www.caseyneistat.com/
Steve Jobs — https://www.biography.com/business-figure/steve-jobs
Quora — https://www.quora.com
Swim University — https://www.swimuniversity.com
Lasso — https://getlasso.co
Brew Cabin — https://www.brewcabin.com/
Roasty Coffee — https://www.roastycoffee.com
Tai Lopez — https://www.tailopez.com
100 Days of SEO — https://100daysofseo.com
Joe Kerns — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/author/joekerns
Jen Rao — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/author/jenrao
Corbett Barr — https://corbettbarr.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

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0:00.0	Hey friends, before we get started today, I wanted to let you know about a special opportunity
0:03.8	we have running over at Fizzle right now. If you sign up for membership by September 23rd,
0:09.7	we're running a special annual discount that will save you money on everything you need to start and
0:15.3	grow a meaningful, sustainable small business. This discount offer includes a full year of Fizzle membership and a bunch of
0:22.6	special bonuses like a website evaluation from the Fizzle team, a full year of premium WordPress hosting
0:28.8	from Flywheel, and a brand new course on affiliate marketing with Matt Givinec. There's a bunch more
0:34.3	included, so if you've been considering Fizzle membership or if you're looking for a reason to jump back in, head over to fizzle.co and get the full scoop.
0:43.3	This offer will be live until Monday, September 23rd, 2019, and we hope to see you inside.
0:51.5	Hey there, welcome to The Fizzle Show. I'm Corbett Barr, and this is our podcast about building
0:56.3	meaningful, sustainable, small businesses, and earning a living independently doing something
1:01.6	you really care about. This is a special Friday member-focused episode. Every Friday, we
1:07.1	publish a new episode featuring questions from Fizzle members along with occasional
1:11.1	success stories and live coaching.
1:13.2	This is being recorded live with Fizzle members in our online audience.
1:17.0	If you'd like to join us and get your question featured on an upcoming podcast episode, head
1:21.5	over to Fizzle.co and start a free 14-day trial of Fizzle membership.
1:26.6	Today, I'm joined by the full Fizzle team, including Jen Rayau.
1:30.4	Hey, Jen.
1:31.1	Hey, guys.
1:31.7	What's up?
1:32.8	Hey, and also Joe Kearns.
1:34.5	Hey, Joe.
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