Podcast – Not a Real Job

In this episode, Joel and Chris point out that companies often put their most junior member in charge of social media. Who should be in charge of such an important marketing tool? Who should your company be targeting with social media? Talking Points Social Media Social Triggers Blog The Ad Contrarian

In this episode, Chris and Joel discuss the simplest, most effective apps and solutions to help you stay productive. Chris and Joel challenge you to come up with a system for productivity which allows you to free up your time by delegating simple tasks. Talking Points Teuxdeux Fancy Hands Elance Back to Work

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. Talking Points Frasier Cheers

In this episode, Chris and Joel provide some practical tips to start implementing a marketing strategy, using free online tools. Talking Points The Da Vinci Code Did Jesus have a son? The One True God "Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is I don't know which half." Google Drive Dropbox Herd by Mark Earls What is a Media Hit? Subscribe! Listen to episode 3.

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?

In this episode, Joel and Chris introduce Not a Real Job, teach you about dogfooding, vanity metrics, and bringing social media into the real world. Talking Points New York City Nova Scotia Dogfooding "That was very MBMBaM of me..." What is a community manager? Nordstrom labels ‘top Pinned items’ in store to help customers see Pinterest favourites Vanity Metrics