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It makes a huuuge difference to have a guest on who is willing to give specifics. Tim, thank you for the amazing insights - you have without a doubt made this the most useful, insightful and thought provoking NP podcast yet.
Tim dropped a lot of 1000$ bills here. Excellent episode. More power to Tim and may his success 1000-fold. More power to you guys at Niche Pursuits too for being the conduits of actionable wisdom.
Advice about technical SEO and getting the URL structure properly optimized is absolute gold. Fixing technical stuff like that down the road is an absolute nightmare! Where as other stuff like front-end design is much more easy to fix whenever down the road.
Not going to lie, I’m in a position in my business career where I want to make a pivot, I’ve had an idea similar to some of what is in this interview and Tim’s words gave me a lot of clarity. Tim I’m currently in the South Florida area, 20 minutes from boca and I can’t thank you enough for sharing your thoughts here. I honestly think you helped me pave the next chapter in my book! If you read this comment @timstodz THANK YOU!
This was awesome but I don't understand one aspect of it and am hoping Tim can explain it 🙏. So you've created this great, free directory and it's generating leads either to you or to the contractors. You now want to charge the contractor for the leads. Are you essentially saying to the contractor, "ok, I was sending you free leads and now you have to pay me for them?" If so, what is the other side of it? "Or else I remove you from the directory" (?) In other words, why should the contractor start to pay for what they were previously receiving for free (or other contractors are receiving for free)?
Great question. Here's what I do. In the listings themselves, you have to put the phone number to the contractors business. If a user comes to the website, finds the exact contractor they're looking for and calls them, then great. You can't put "your" phone number in their listing because then you're almost pretending they are you. So list a direct to the business phone number (you can usually find it on their GMB page) in the listing. But on the top of the website, have a main phone number. So to start, this is just one number that might go to you directly. Or you could get a call tracking metrics account and dynamically change the number depending on where the user is calling from. But it is those calls you're selling. So in some cases, the contractor might still get free phone calls if someone goes to their listing directly. But, more than likely, the user is just going to call the number on the website.
That was in Miami like 8 years ago. My hair grows fast it will be back soon. My problem is that I'm inpatient and stubborn and so sitting in barber chairs annoys tf out of me, so I just cut my hair in my backyard with a pair of clippers. Plus in that picture I was still running a lot more. I lift a lot more now and I have like 20 more pounds of muscle on me than I did in that picture. Idk why I'm telling you all this. Bye.
@@timstodz Awesome interview. Tim, did you ever look into Brilliant Directories as a tool to build the directory site? I haven't been able to find anything that would work well.
@@timstodz You didn't mention the glasses, which significantly affect one's look. Also, more muscle shouldn't always result in more facial fat. Otherwise, I buzz my hair at home too for the convenience.
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It makes a huuuge difference to have a guest on who is willing to give specifics. Tim, thank you for the amazing insights - you have without a doubt made this the most useful, insightful and thought provoking NP podcast yet.
Tim dropped a lot of 1000$ bills here. Excellent episode. More power to Tim and may his success 1000-fold. More power to you guys at Niche Pursuits too for being the conduits of actionable wisdom.
Thank you!
Advice about technical SEO and getting the URL structure properly optimized is absolute gold. Fixing technical stuff like that down the road is an absolute nightmare! Where as other stuff like front-end design is much more easy to fix whenever down the road.
This is a fantastic interview / dialogue on so many levels. Being in lead gen he is 100% spot on. Wishing that dude continued success in life.
Top! One of the best if not the best, podcasts on this channel.
Thanks man.
Not going to lie, I’m in a position in my business career where I want to make a pivot, I’ve had an idea similar to some of what is in this interview and Tim’s words gave me a lot of clarity. Tim I’m currently in the South Florida area, 20 minutes from boca and I can’t thank you enough for sharing your thoughts here. I honestly think you helped me pave the next chapter in my book! If you read this comment @timstodz THANK YOU!
Bring this man back!!
WOW
This was mind blowing 🤯🤯🤯
Amazing content. Thank you both so much!
successful directories course???? By Chris ……
Any further details on that as I googled and could not find a course 🙏
32.45min in 👀
I believe he is referring to “Profitable Directories” by Chris Osborne.
epic conversation, thanks so much!
Hi Niche, thanks ❤ Bob from UK London
OMG!!🤯 Sooooooo many damn gems!!! This was like a 2 Thousand dollar course!!🎉🎉😂😂😂
Glad you enjoyed it!
This was awesome but I don't understand one aspect of it and am hoping Tim can explain it 🙏. So you've created this great, free directory and it's generating leads either to you or to the contractors. You now want to charge the contractor for the leads. Are you essentially saying to the contractor, "ok, I was sending you free leads and now you have to pay me for them?" If so, what is the other side of it? "Or else I remove you from the directory" (?)
In other words, why should the contractor start to pay for what they were previously receiving for free (or other contractors are receiving for free)?
Great question. Here's what I do.
In the listings themselves, you have to put the phone number to the contractors business. If a user comes to the website, finds the exact contractor they're looking for and calls them, then great. You can't put "your" phone number in their listing because then you're almost pretending they are you.
So list a direct to the business phone number (you can usually find it on their GMB page) in the listing. But on the top of the website, have a main phone number. So to start, this is just one number that might go to you directly. Or you could get a call tracking metrics account and dynamically change the number depending on where the user is calling from. But it is those calls you're selling.
So in some cases, the contractor might still get free phone calls if someone goes to their listing directly. But, more than likely, the user is just going to call the number on the website.
@@timstodz Thanks!
How would a local directory site like Your Boulder be able to compete with Yelp?
The idea at around 44 mins about referring leads to contractors sounds like rank and rent in a way but via a directory instead of a dedicated site.
Hasn't Google local business killed independent directories? And if not won't they do in a year or two?
Same question here ...
Like rank and rent smart
I bet there's more to the story
Tim is a brilliant guy and marketer too, very practical, but so many mid-rolls ads, sorry ;)
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I dod not know you all have a youtube channnel
umm, did not even think directory sites were still a thing
Copyblogger copied Problogger the Og Darren Rowse😁
I'he been following Tim on copyblogger for a long time, it's so nice to see him as a guest, nice episode !!
Thanks. :)
He should bring back the look from the thumbnail.
That was in Miami like 8 years ago. My hair grows fast it will be back soon. My problem is that I'm inpatient and stubborn and so sitting in barber chairs annoys tf out of me, so I just cut my hair in my backyard with a pair of clippers.
Plus in that picture I was still running a lot more. I lift a lot more now and I have like 20 more pounds of muscle on me than I did in that picture.
Idk why I'm telling you all this. Bye.
@@timstodz Awesome interview. Tim, did you ever look into Brilliant Directories as a tool to build the directory site? I haven't been able to find anything that would work well.
@@timstodz You didn't mention the glasses, which significantly affect one's look. Also, more muscle shouldn't always result in more facial fat. Otherwise, I buzz my hair at home too for the convenience.
@@Baqsam - more facial fat haha? wut? are you trolling me?
@@timstodz Why else did you mention weight gain in reference to a picture that primarily shows your face?