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Here’s How To Spy On Your Competitors’ SEO
June 6, 2023

Here’s How To Spy On Your Competitors’ SEO

On this week’s episode, Tim Stoddart ( @timstodz ) and Ethan Brooks ( @damn_ethan ) talk about reverse-engineering someone else’s SEO, and the tactics/tools you can use to spy on competitors, and sites you like. Cool Stuff Me...

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Is Personal Brand Even Worth It?
May 30, 2023

Is Personal Brand Even Worth It?

On this week’s episode, Tim Stoddart ( @timstodz ) and Ethan Brooks ( @damn_ethan ) talk about the nuance of developing a personal brand while you’re building a stand-alone business or working as an employee. What is personal...

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Zuckerberg VS Elon: Leaked Documents Give a First Look at Instagram’s New “Twitter Look Alike App.”
May 23, 2023

Zuckerberg VS Elon: Leaked Documents Give a First Look at Instagram’s…

On this week’s episode, Tim Stoddart ( @timstodz ) and Ethan Brooks ( @damn_ethan ) talk about a story that’s making the rounds, purporting to show a new decentralized social media app that Meta’s launching on the Instagram b...

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F*ck It… We’ll Do It Live: Google’s AI Search Demo
May 16, 2023

F*ck It… We’ll Do It Live: Google’s AI Search Demo

On this week’s episode, Tim Stoddart ( @timstodz ) and Ethan Brooks ( @damn_ethan ) live react to Google’s demo of the new AI-powered search features, pausing to discuss what it could mean for the future of ecomm, content mar...

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LEAKED DOCUMENTS show that Google is in big trouble
May 9, 2023

LEAKED DOCUMENTS show that Google is in big trouble

On this week’s episode, Tim Stoddart (@timstodz) and Ethan Brooks (@damn_ethan) talk about Tim's presentation at CEX and go over this leaked document from a Google engineer that shows how terrified Google is of AI. Cool Stuff...

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Copyblogger Has A New Owner
May 2, 2023

Copyblogger Has A New Owner

On this week’s episode, Tim Stoddart (@timstodz) and Ethan Brooks (@damn_ethan) reveal the new owner of Copyblogger, and talk about how to process big changes in business, and the future of the brand. They also dig into the r...

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Is This Crazy? The Plan To Hit 1m+ Readers Per Month
April 25, 2023

Is This Crazy? The Plan To Hit 1m+ Readers Per Month

On this week’s episode, Tim Stoddart ( @timstodz ) and Ethan Brooks ( @damn_ethan ) talk about the traffic goals they have for their respective content sites, along with the strategies they’re using to tackle each. Cool Stuff...

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Don’t Be Afraid of AI - How to Thrive as an Entrepreneur in the World of Infinite Leverage
April 18, 2023

Don’t Be Afraid of AI - How to Thrive as an Entrepreneur in the World…

On this week’s episode, Tim Stoddart (@timstodz) and Ethan Brooks (@damn_ethan) talk about AutoGPT, and what it means for your career as a content creator. Cool Stuff Mentioned In The Show: • AutoGPT • AgentGPT • Ben’s Bites ...

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Elon Musk Kills Substack and Gives You Reasons To Build Your Own Brand
April 11, 2023

Elon Musk Kills Substack and Gives You Reasons To Build Your Own Brand

On this week’s episode, Tim Stoddart (@timstodz) and Ethan Brooks (@damn_ethan) talk about the recent controversy between Substack and Twitter, and what it means for you as you build your brand. The importance of this episode...

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April 4, 2023

"Who is your role model?" - Newsletter Monetization, Playing it Big, …

In this week's episode, Tim Stoddart (@timstodz) and Ethan Brooks (@damn _ethan) dive into several topics that have been on their minds. Tim starts the episode by discussing how he is promoting and monetizing his newsletter. ...

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joinhampton.com - How to Build Community on a Membership Platform
March 28, 2023

joinhampton.com - How to Build Community on a Membership Platform

On this week's episode, Tim Stoddart (@timstodz) and Ethan Brooks (@damn _ethan), talk about what Ethan has been working. In this episode, Ethan goes into detail about how he has been building community at one of Sam Parr's n...

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When to Charge For Your Content | Subscriptions, Newsletters, and Membership Sites
March 21, 2023

When to Charge For Your Content | Subscriptions, Newsletters, and Mem…

On this week's episode, Tim Stoddart (@timstodz) and Ethan Brooks (@damn _ethan) talk content monetization. They discuss what and why people subscribe to content on the internet.

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Ethan wrote a book! | What does it take to write a book?
March 14, 2023

Ethan wrote a book! | What does it take to write a book?

In this week's episode, Tim Stoddart (@timstodz) and Ethan Brooks (@damn _ethan) talk about Ethan's new book, In Case You Forget. They also discuss the mental journey from idea to execution of what it takes to write one.

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Is social media needed to build a successful business?
March 7, 2023

Is social media needed to build a successful business?

On this episode, Tim Stoddart (@timstodz) and Ethan Brooks (@damn _ethan) go head-to-head on what they think it takes to build a successful business. How necessary is social media when it comes to building a successful busine...

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Creators, Brands, and Media Agencies
Feb. 28, 2023

Creators, Brands, and Media Agencies

In this episode, Tim Stoddart (@timstodz) and Ethan Brooks (@damn _ethan) discuss the struggles that businesses and brands have connecting with their audiences in the same ways that creators can. They also debate what they th...

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A few unconventional business tips that made my company $10 million in the last 5 years
Feb. 22, 2023

A few unconventional business tips that made my company $10 million i…

In this episode, Tim Stoddart (@timstodz) and Ethan Brooks (@damn _ethan) dissect one of Tim’s tweets. In Tim’s tweet he talks about 17 unconventional business tips that helped him make over $10 million in the last 5 years.

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Coaching and Time Management: Our thoughts on volley.app
Feb. 15, 2023

Coaching and Time Management: Our thoughts on volley.app

In this episode, Tim Stoddart (@timstodz) and Ethan Brooks (@damn _ethan) discuss an interesting new way to do online coaching. They discuss the potential of the volley.app to create a less hands-on approach to online coachin...

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Lessons from Hormozi's Book - $100M Offers
Feb. 8, 2023

Lessons from Hormozi's Book - $100M Offers

In this episode Tim Stoddart (@timstodz) and Ethan Brooks (@damn_ethan) discuss some key takeaways from Alex Hormozi's book, $100M Offers. Tim also goes into detail about his "no-brainer" offer.

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Building an Affiliate Site and Knowing When to Hire for New Roles
Jan. 31, 2023

Building an Affiliate Site and Knowing When to Hire for New Roles

In this episode Tim Stoddart (@timstodz) and Ethan Brooks (@damn_ethan) talk about Tim's ideas on how to expand the Copyblogger Academy. They also discuss Ethan's question on when to hire for new roles. Shoutout for the week:...

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When to Take on New Projects and How to do in-depth Research Before Podcast Interviews
Jan. 24, 2023

When to Take on New Projects and How to do in-depth Research Before P…

This week Tim Stoddart (@timstodz) and Ethan Brooks (@damn_ethan) discuss a few interesting topics including: Tim's projects, Ethan's experience with Justin Welsh and Danny Miranda's podcast, and how Ethan does research for i...

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Hard Work, Hustle Culture, Past Advice, and the Future of the Pod
Jan. 24, 2023

Hard Work, Hustle Culture, Past Advice, and the Future of the Pod

This week Tim Stoddart (@timstodz) and Ethan Brooks (@damn_ethan) sit down to discuss some things that have been on their minds this last week. They discuss things like hustle culture versus hard work and the benefits and dra...

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Here is how we 10Xed our leads with cold outreach
Jan. 13, 2023

Here is how we 10Xed our leads with cold outreach

This week Tim Stoddart (@timstodz) and Ethan Brooks (@damn_ethan) talk about how the team over at digitalcommerce.com have been able to 10X their leads. They also discuss the different softwares they used that have been instr...

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It's Time for a Creator Spotlight: Chenell Basilio
Jan. 7, 2023

It's Time for a Creator Spotlight: Chenell Basilio

Tim Stoddart (@timstodz) and Ethan Brooks (@damn_ethan) sit down to discuss what their plans are for their SaaS product as well as a couple really cool creators in the newsletter space. Creator mentioned in the show: Twitter ...

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Jeremy Somers: The Future of AI Generated Content
Jan. 5, 2023

Jeremy Somers: The Future of AI Generated Content

On this week’s episode, Ethan Brooks (@damn_ethan) interviews the founder of the agency Not Content, Jeremy Somers. Jeremy has been on the forefront of many trends as well as creating some of his own within different industr...

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