Should You Build or Should You Buy?, Why In-Person Yields Incredible Results (And How To Do It), Why You Must Be Having An Epiphany Each Week Right Now

Marketing School - Digital Marketing and Online Marketing Tips

Eric Siu and Neil Patel

Careers, Business, Marketing

4.6 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 26 June 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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In this episode #2995, Eric Siu and Neil Patel discuss the strategic choice between building or buying businesses, the value of in-person connections, and the evolving importance of community and authentic content. They reflect on balancing work with personal life, finding joy in small moments, and the need for constant growth in a changing world. TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES (00:00) Building vs. Buying: A Strategic Dilemma (05:21) The Power of In-Person Connections (09:59) Networking and Community: Quality Over Quantity (11:16) Navigating Long Sales Cycles (12:30) The Challenge of Content Creation (14:52) The Dilemma of Authenticity in Content (16:48) Finding Joy in Simple Moments (19:00) The Importance of Weekly Epiphanies (21:03) Embracing Change in a Rapidly Evolving World To suggest a topic, go to https://www.marketingschool.io. For more content from Eric and Neil, check out Eric’s Leveling Up with Eric Siu YouTube channel and Neil’s Neil Patel YouTube channel. Connect with Us: Single Grain << Eric's ad agency NP Digital << Neil’s ad agency X @neilpatel, @ericosiu Instagram @neilpatel, @ericosiu Drop Us a Review If You Enjoyed the Episode!

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0:00.0	When it comes to growing your business, we all know that customer engagement is key, but the real challenge, keeping up with marketing every single day when you're already wearing a million hats.
0:10.2	Most people don't have the time, the skills, or the budget to do it all.
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1:01.5	That's Constant Contact.com.
1:04.4	You have one here on Should You Build or Should You Buy,
1:06.4	which we've talked about, but it's whenever you bring this up,
1:09.1	there's probably a new angle you have.
1:10.8	No, I was at an event yesterday, and people are talking about how they're building. talked about but it's whenever you bring this up there's probably a new angle you have no no it was
1:11.7	i was at a event yesterday and people are talking about like how they're building all these things
1:15.9	um and they're building their business in multiple regions and i was just like the german market
1:23.5	because people are talking about germany because it was at was a lot of Amazon sellers there.
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