The Biggest Marketing Mistake Eric Made When He Started Off | Ep. #1262

Marketing School - Digital Marketing and Online Marketing Tips

Eric Siu and Neil Patel

Business, Marketing, Careers

4.6 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 14 January 2020

⏱️ 6 minutes

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In episode #1262, we disclose the biggest mistake Eric made in his early days in marketing. Opting for quality and impact is always going to be more sustainable and rewarding than trying to make quick money at the lowest cost. Tune in to how the why behind your ventures is so crucial to your success! TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES: [00:25] Today’s topic: The Biggest Marketing Mistake Eric Made When He Started. [00:52] Eric’s Biggest mistake: always trying to go for the quick wins. [00:58] Building affiliate sites and buying cheap articles and links. [01:47] Often mistakes stem from wanting to make a lot of money quickly. [01:55] Focus on making an impact and choosing quality content. [02:13] The mistake of trying to make money in a niche you’re not interested in. [02:28] The importance of understanding the why behind what you do. [03:31] Learning that you can translate your skills to help real businesses. [04:41] To stay updated with events and learn more about our mastermind, go to the Marketing School site for more information. Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: Textbroker WickedFire Simon Sinek on TED 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	Welcome to Marketing School, the only podcast that provides daily top-level marketing tips and strategies from entrepreneurs that practice what they preach and live what they teach.
0:11.5	Let's start leveling up your marketing knowledge with
0:14.0	your instructors Neil Patel and Eric Sue.
0:19.2	All right guys before we start we got a special message from our sponsor.
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0:25.9	you got to look at your paid speed time.
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0:47.0	to improve your load time.
0:50.4	Welcome to another episode of Marketing School. I'm Eric Sue and I'm Neil Patel. And today we are going to talk about the biggest mistake, the biggest marketing mistake that Eric, me, made when I first started off.
1:03.6	Neil, do you want to start it?
1:05.2	Yeah, so Eric, how long have you been doing marketing for now?
1:08.7	I think it's coming up on 10 years.
1:11.7	So what was the biggest mistake you made when you started off? I think when I
1:16.0	started off like so I started out my background was I started learning SEO first and I learned
1:20.8	all the other channels so my biggest thing was I always
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