#32: Behind the Scenes of Super Fast Business with James Schramko

2/3/2013

James Schramko from Super Fast Business joins us this week to talk about building a sustainable online business. As a top salesperson and former general manager of a Mercedes-Benz dealership in Australia, James shares some behind the scenes insights on Super Fast Business and the future of online video marketing.

Topics Discussed:

  • 04:00 – Origins of Super Fast Business
  • 04:30 – Having a proper structure for your business
  • 06:30 – Internet Marketing Speed, Freedom Ocean, Think Act Get
  • 08:00 – The power of focus in your business
  • 09:00 – Having an umbrella website holding different businesses
  • 10:00 – Project Management Triangle – Fast, Good, or Cheap
  • 11:30 – Naming websites, products, and services
  • 12:00 – Implementing action words into your business
  • 13:30 – Mindset of think, act, get
  • 15:30 – Building authority and leveraging it across products or services
  • 16:30 – Long-term thinking for new business ideas
  • 18:00 – How video news marketing works with building trust
  • 19:45 – Content syndication across all platforms
  • 21:30 – Dangers of building your business on one platform
  • 23:30 – Early mistakes with video marketing
  • 25:30 – Measuring the ROI of content marketing
  • 27:30 – Lead scoring with prospective customers
  • 32:00 – Stop, Start, Stay technique for business development
  • 32:30 – Using forum threads to observe customer problems
  • 37:30 – Future of video marketing and the barrier to entry
  • 43:00 – Running the gambit and paying your dues in content marketing
  • 44:30 – Snowball effect of content marketing
  • 48:00 – Content Marketing: Text vs Audio vs Video

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Episode Length: 55:10

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Comments (4)

Jake Hower
Jake Hower
February 4, 2013

Great episode… I never tire of hearing James’ story.

James SchramkoTerry Lin
James SchramkoTerry Lin
February 4, 2013February 6, 2013

thanks for the chat Terry

JimbrowskiTerry Lin
JimbrowskiTerry Lin
February 6, 2013February 6, 2013

Great Episode guys, learned a lot.

MarkTerry LinMarkTerry Lin
MarkTerry LinMarkTerry Lin
March 25, 2013March 25, 2013March 25, 2013March 25, 2013

Mr L, congrats on a superb podcast. You have a gift for extracting valuable nuggets of wisdom from your guests. I have only just picked up on your show and will be spending the next few days playing catch up. Cheers Mark