In this episode Joel and Chris suffer from some Skype lag and can’t hear each other very well. But more importantly, they talk about what they learned this week. Joel learned about extending the sales cycle to generate more revenue, and Chris learned about not taking on projects you aren’t the best suited for.
Episode 3: How to Start Implementing
In this episode, Chris and Joel provide some practical tips to start implementing a marketing strategy, using free online tools.
Talking Points
Episode 2: Getting Practical
In this episode, Joel and Chris tell you how they set up the website for NARJ and the services they used to make the podcast sound professional and credible. They also talk about specific, practical advice for marketing a contracting business online.
Talking Points
- NotaRealJob.com is built with WordPress
- Membership Plugin
- Skype
- Fiverr
- AudioJungle
- SEO
- Squarespace
- What You See Is What You Get
- Wix.com
- General contractor
- Help us figure out what we should call our fans! NARJers? NARJographers? NARJistas?
We’re on iTunes!
Hey NARJologists! (Consider that a demonym in progress… email your suggestions!)
Guess what: we’re on iTunes now! Okay—we’re sort of on iTunes now. The iTunes Store doesn’t let us list the subscriber-only feed, but we can list our free one. So we’ve done just that.
We’re planning on offering free episodes every so often, but you’ll get the best NARJ experience if you subscribe. We’d love your support, and we promise to make it worth your while. And if you already are a subscriber, you’re more than welcome to rate us on iTunes. Or not. No pressure.
Thanks for your support, NARJographers! (Okay really—help us figure this out.)
Welcome to Not a Real Job!
Hi, visitor! Thanks for checking out Not a Real Job, a podcast about digital marketing, social media, small business, writing, and other things we enjoy. We talk about work, answer questions, and tell dumb jokes every Wednesday morning. It’s free, so why not subscribe?