32. Hiring Freelancers FTEs and Growing | Doug Cunnington

06/19/24 • 22 min

I share insights on hiring strategies for small teams and solopreneurs. I discuss my approach to maintaining a lean team, the benefits of trial jobs over traditional interviews, and tips to avoid common hiring pitfalls.

Episode 29

00:00 Introduction
03:00 The Lean Team Approach
05:21 The Power of Trial Jobs
12:45 Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
18:17 Hiring in Stages and Final Thoughts
20:03 Unexpected Hiring Sources
21:47 Conclusion and Contact Information

Episode 29

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31. Using YouTube to Grow Your Agency | Julian Goldie | Part 2

I talk with Julian Goldie. The discussion focuses on how he successfully uses YouTube to grow his SEO agency. Julian shares detailed strategies for content creation, community building, and tracking metrics to convert views into clients.

🔥 Connect with Julian:
YouTube
@JulianGoldieAgency
Goldie Agency
https://juliangoldie.com
100x Content Machine
https://chatgpt.com/g/g-Ydd9OKLzu-100x-content-machine

00:00 Introduction to the Interview Series
00:51 Julian's YouTube Journey
02:50 Content Strategy for Agencies
07:50 Tracking and Conversions
12:06 Building and Managing Communities
16:38 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

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33. Fractional SEO Director | Nick LeRoy | Part 1

Doug Cunnington interviews Nick Leroy, a freelance SEO consultant and newsletter author. They discuss how Nick got started in SEO amidst the 2008 job crisis, his journey through various roles and agencies, and ultimately his transition to solo consulting. Nick shares the challenges and rewards of starting his agency and explains his unique offering of a fractional SEO director role.

00:00 Introduction to the Episode

00:37 Meet Nick Leroy: SEO Consultant and Author

01:50 Nick's Journey into SEO

06:43 Learning and Growing in the SEO Field

10:21 Transition to Freelancing

24:59 The Fractional SEO Director Role

Ranking Revolution - 32. Hiring Freelancers FTEs and Growing | Doug Cunnington

Transcript

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Welcome to the ranking revolution podcast, your go to source for strategies and ideas for SEO, organic growth, content creation, and online business. I'm Doug Cunnington, your host. In this episode, I'll tell you my thoughts on hiring. They work for me, but they may not work for everyone. So take the good stuff that you like and make it your own. Probably disagree with some points, which is totally fine. So you could just disregard those, but don't th