The Traffic Jam Podcast: Website Traffic | SEO | PPC | Social Media | Content Marketing | Podcasting

This week's guest decided early on in life that he did not want to be sitting on a desk and working a 9-5 job. He has worked his way up and is one of the most successful online entrepreneur. Brent Hodgson is one of the men behind the Samurai suite of products, he is also an author, and a copywriter. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: Overlooked Traffic/ Lead Generation Strategy. Offline Traffic Generation Tips. Keyword Research / Relevancy. The Power of Anticipation. Conversion Rate Optimization. Split Testing. Minimizing Page Distractions. Good Imaging Works! Increasing Scarcity.

From fat ass and broke to multi million dollar website owner, the story of Jeremy "Shoemoney" Schoemaker is inspiring. Once $50 thousand in debt, weighing 420 lbs, smoking 2 packs of cigarettes a day and living off a friends couch Jeremy somehow turned his life around going on to build several multi million dollar web businesses and a reputation as a shrewd entrepreneur. This interview digs deep in to the traffic, business and marketing lessons of Next Pimp, Auction Ads, PAR Program and his shoemoney.com blog. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: Jeremy's incredible rise from nothing. The Google Adsense Discovery. Successful affiliate marketing. Success with E-bay Auction ads. Jeremy's business mantra. Secrets to his rapid business success. Forums and why they are still important. Shoemoney traffic lessons. Building for Mobile Advertising Success. PAR Program.

Learn the tricks of the genius behind the 19th most visited site in the world and find out how he has been able to produce more than 800 interviews to date. This week's guest is Andrew Warner of mixergy.com. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: Andrew's #1 tip for James. Lead generation model that worked for Andrew. Is it traffic arbitrage? Why simple works best. Andrew's inspiration for Mixergy. Effective interviewing tips.

Listen in to episode #11 for a lesson in YouTube lead generation as James Wedmore of jameswedmore.com and Video Traffic Academy joins James Reynolds on TrafficJam. The two James' discuss how to build a YouTube audience, the best destination for your traffic and a step-by-step system that will multiply conversions from YouTube. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: The YouTube advantage. YouTube's relationship with social media. Video SEO 101. Leveraging fans to be promoters. How to stay safe on YouTube Moving viewers out of YouTube successfully. YouTube's external link annotation Get your thumbnails right Cool tricks with Lead Player

To mark episode 10 of Traffic Jam,we are joined by New York Time's best selling author Chris Brogan and the topic in discussion is Google+. Chris Brogan of ChrisBrogan.com published his book Google Plus for Business in December 2011 and called Google Plus out as the next big thing. 18 months on we'll see if Chris' prediction came true. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: Google+ as the next big thing. How Google+ is perceived now. Google+ and SEO. Google+ vs Facebook. The future of Google+ as seen by Chris. Chris's Home-Base and Outpost Strategy. Top 3 Tips for a great Google+ profile. Cool recent updates on Google+. Audience building strategies for Google+.

You may not have considered podcasts as a traffic channel. With over 4 million downloads of his podcast Smart Passive Income, Pat Flynn proves that this medium is a very effective way to grow an audience. On todays episode Pat shares his smart secrets to better podcasting and reveals the 3 step strategy that has helped him build a #1 ranking podcast and how you can too. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: The history of podcasting. Where is podcasting headed now. Podcasting as a search engine. How to get yourself discovered. Stick-ability and what Pat means by it. The components of an excellent podcast. Podcasting as a social media channel. What makes a podcast shareable? How to get your podcast to rank.

In episode number 8 of Traffic Jam we focus in on email drops with Chad Hamzeh. Our interesting guest from Traffic Black Book guides us through the email buying process, from how you can get started if you are new to email advertising right through to list testing strategies for advanced marketers. Chad Hamzeh's packs a punch, the former ultimate fighter delivers a foray of tips on this bumper 60 minute episode including his 1.6 million client case study. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: Learning the ropes of CPM Email buys. Direct vs agency buys. How you can get started. Dedicated drops; pros and cons. Sponsored emails. Finding traffic channels that really work. Targeting local markets for sponsored emails. The opt in list vs the compiled list advantage. The best way to do testing.

By the tender age of 20 years old, Max Teitelbaum had purchased several million Dollars worth of online media buying banner ads to promote affiliate offers and amassing large commissions in the process. Fast forward a few years, Max is now the COO and Co-Founder of What Runs Where a competitive intelligence service that tracks campaign performance for online media buyers. Max has access to a huge data set which allow him to create winning banner ad campaigns consistently. On this revealing interview Max lifts the lid on the secrets behind winning campaigns. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: Getting started with media buying. Why competitor profiling is important. Three ways to place your media. The pros and cons of media buying revealed. Media buying models. The secret to winning ad designs. The surprising design elements that really work. Why What Runs Where is the place to go. The importance of an Out Clause.

When it comes to social media sites LinkedIn is undeniably where all the money is at. With the average family income of LinkedIn users estimated at $109,000, 4 times that of Facebook users, there is surely money to be made on the platform . This week, James is joined by Los Silva, Digital Branding strategist and co-author of Local Marketing for Busy People, who reveals his LinkedIn traffic hacks, including a very powerful LinkedIn Groups strategy for driving sales. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: Tips on how to get started on LinkedIn. Why patience is a must when working with LinkedIn. The essential elements of a LinkedIn Profile. Getting your Profile headline right. Why testing your profile regularly works. The connection strategy. Tips about LinkedIn Groups. What's the best scenario to create your own group? How do you invite people to join your group? Why these alternatives to LinkedIn ads may be the better choice.

Episode #5 is all about Facebook innovations. There's been so many updates made by Facebook recently that James decided to invite on the show, one of the foremost experts on Facebook Marketing; Jennifer Sheahan of FBadsLab. Jennifer and her team handle Facebook advertising accounts from some of the biggest names, including none other than Barack O'Bama's Democratic Party. Listen in now and enjoy one of our most content packed episodes to date. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: Why you should change time-line images regularly. Pin posts to the top for greater exposure. Page post ad tips. This type of image gets the best Click Through Rate. Reactivate old posts for greater interaction. The surprising group of prospects you should always advertise to first. Promoted posts should only ever target these people. Jennifer Sheahan is skeptical of this innovation. Using Facebook offers. Micro-level targeting with custom audiences and look-a-like audiences. Graph search explained. Optimising your page for Graph Search.

Episode #4 puts the spotlight on Twitter and today James is joined by a top 5 influencer. Scott Stratten, the man behind UnMarketing.com at the time of recording has 2 published books, over 144,000 followers on Twitter and 97,000 tweets. He's kind of a big deal. Listen in as Scott reveals why you should be on Twitter not because you need to, but because you want to, and why wanting my not be the right. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: The ROI of Twitter. How Twitter works. Twitter Misconceptions. Good Twitter habits. Twitter No-nos. Real Time vs Scheduled Tweets. Measuring Twitter success.

In today's show, James is joined by Ezra Firestone, who believes that now is the right time to get started in e-commerce. He explains how he uses Channels to deliver diverse traffic to his sites and shares the secret to consistently achieving 60% return traffic. Ezra Firestone is the man behind SmartMarketer.com, a master of e-commerce traffic and owner of several e-commerce businesses. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: Colorful history of e-commerce. Dynamics of e-commerce now. Building relationships with clients. The successful e-commerce site set up. The desirable content format for your site. Regular communication is a must. SEO, Adwords for E-commerce. The role of social media in e-commerce traffic. The essentials of Podcasting.

The fastest growing social media platform ever; Pinterest has taken over the field and changed the way things work for social media marketing. In the second episode of Traffic Jam, Jason Miles of Marketing On Pinterest joins James Reynolds. Jason is the author of the best-selling book titled Pinterest Power: The Definitive Pinterest Marketing Guide. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: The power of Pinterest as a marketing medium for business. Pinterest's astronomical growth. Dynamics of Pinterest Demographics. Pinterest's impact on e-commerce. Why Pinterest search is unique and better than Google's. Getting started on Pinterest. What makes a good Pinterest image. The 4 supported modalities in Pinterest. Correct Profile set up. Original content VS Repins. How to increase your Pinterest following. Converting your followers to customer. Measuring Pinterest success.

Facebook traffic is the hot topic of discussion in this inaugural first episode of The Traffic Jam podcast. James Reynolds is joined by Facebook marketing specialist Victoria Gibson from Marveo.com. Victoria's expertise is in creating effective brands on Facebook, helping businesses reach out to large audiences of hungry buyers, and create ongoing and valuable dialogue with customers and prospects. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS How even un"sexy" businesses can harness Facebook Using events in your Facebook marketing How to get your Facebook strategy right Content posting and frequency tips Effective images to post on Facebook How to set up your page for maximum effect Tracking conversions for profitable ROI What's working on Facebook right now On-Facebook Vs off-Facebook landing pages Page post ads, sponsored stories and promoted posts explained Avoid these mistakes Whats coming next on Facebook....