The Entrepreneur Cast

--Episode 52 - Tim Ferriss (Sort of) Interviews Sam and Jayson--Sam McRoberts, CEO of VUDU Marketing and the author of Screw the Zoo, and Jayson DeMers, CEO of EmailAnalytics, are (sort of) interviewed by Tim Ferriss.With many decades of combined business and digital marketing experience, Jayson and Sam will walk you through everything you need to know as you go through your own entrepreneurial journey.Links to things mentioned in the podcast:Interview Questions from Tribe of MentorsSpiritual Enlightenment: The Damndest ThingThe 4-Hour WorkweekThe Grand DesignSpiky Ball MassagerExercise BenchGoogle Penguin Algorithm UpdateWake Up, and Look Up :)Andromeda Galaxy - 2.5 million light years awayPer aspera ad astra (Through hardship, to the stars)Command and Conquer RivalsCommand & Conquer Rivals, the r3bb Solomon deck ;)--Going forward, new episodes will be ad hoc as Jayson and I have topics we REALLY want to discuss--

--Episode 51 - Protecting Your Data and Your Mind from Malevolent Manipulation--Sam McRoberts, CEO of VUDU Marketing and the author of Screw the Zoo, and Jayson DeMers, CEO of EmailAnalytics, talk about Protecting Your Data and Your Mind from Malevolent Manipulation.With many decades of combined business and digital marketing experience, Jayson and Sam will walk you through everything you need to know as you go through your own entrepreneurial journey.Links to things mentioned in the podcast:The Great Hack on NetflixScott Adams - Linguistic Kill ShotsTrump speaks at a 4th grade levelPizzagate (have a slice of human stupidity)Breaking Bad - Los Pollos HermanosWhy things are the way they are (blog post)Propaganda - Edward BernaysThe Century of Self (documentary that looks at Edward Bernays, the father of propaganda)How to Lock Down Your Social Media (Wired)Data AggregatorsTarget Pregnant Teen Girl Ad TargetingPsychographic DataScott Adams - Moist Robot HypothesisPersuasion Reading ListPsychological WarfareDick Costolo tweetThe Lessons of HistoryThe pitchforks are coming for us plutocrats (great article)How to clean up or delete data brokers profiles on you--New episodes go live every Monday at 8am Pacific--

--Episode 50 - Random Episode Part Deux--Sam McRoberts, CEO of VUDU Marketing and the author of Screw the Zoo, and Jayson DeMers, CEO of EmailAnalytics, discuss whatever the hell they want, yet again.With many decades of combined business and digital marketing experience, Jayson and Sam will walk you through everything you need to know as you go through your own entrepreneurial journey.Links to things mentioned in the podcast:Venus & PhosphineZen and Non-Duality and Nature of Reality - Read the 5 most recent posts hereJed McKenna's books will BLOW YOUR MINDSam's Epic Movie Philosophy Threads536 AD - Worst Year Ever536 AD VideoCover Your Fucking NoseMasks Work, Wear OneHandshakes & Evil Spirits - see the Mormon book D&C 129:8 (where I first recall hearing this)Why Things Are The Way They AreNeuralink--New episodes go live every Monday at 8am Pacific--

--Episode 49 - The Social Dilemma - How Misaligned Incentives Are Destroying Society--Sam McRoberts, CEO of VUDU Marketing and the author of Screw the Zoo, and Jayson DeMers, CEO of EmailAnalytics, discuss The Social Dilemma - How Misaligned Incentives Are Destroying Society.With many decades of combined business and digital marketing experience, Jayson and Sam will walk you through everything you need to know as you go through your own entrepreneurial journey.Links to things mentioned in the podcast:The Social Dilemma--New episodes go live every Monday at 8am Pacific--

--Episode 48 - How to Define and Achieve Success, and Common Reasons for Failure--Sam McRoberts, CEO of VUDU Marketing and the author of Screw the Zoo, and Jayson DeMers, CEO of EmailAnalytics, discuss How to Define and Achieve Success, and Common Reasons for Failure.With many decades of combined business and digital marketing experience, Jayson and Sam will walk you through everything you need to know as you go through your own entrepreneurial journey.Links to things mentioned in the podcast:Happiness and $75,000 - which Sam thinks is probably a bullshit studyAlone (TV Series)Memento MoriThe Lessons of History by Will and Ariel Durant - if you never read another book about history, read this oneThe Social DilemmaThe Italian JobThe Tao That Can Be Told Is Not The Eternal Tao--New episodes go live every Monday at 8am Pacific--

--Episode 47 - If We Had to Start a Business Completely from Scratch, What Would It Be?--Sam McRoberts, CEO of VUDU Marketing and the author of Screw the Zoo, and Jayson DeMers, CEO of EmailAnalytics, discuss If We Had to Start a Business Completely from Scratch, What Would It Be?With many decades of combined business and digital marketing experience, Jayson and Sam will walk you through everything you need to know as you go through your own entrepreneurial journey.Links to things mentioned in the podcast:SnagItMarkup HeroIntercomProfitWellA bunch of huge lists of business ideasThe My First Million Podcast - this is one of my favorite podcasts for exploring business ideas and operating knowledgeThe Fantasy FootballersWhat's Good GamesGumroadPatreon--New episodes go live every Monday at 8am Pacific--

--Episode 46 - The Words That Divide Us--Sam McRoberts, CEO of VUDU Marketing and the author of Screw the Zoo, and Jayson DeMers, CEO of EmailAnalytics, discuss The Words That Divide Us.With many decades of combined business and digital marketing experience, Jayson and Sam will walk you through everything you need to know as you go through your own entrepreneurial journey.Links to things mentioned in the podcast:The Words That Divide Us - Sam's post that inspired this episodeWhy Things Are the Way They Are - Another of Sam's posts that digs into our evolutionary quirks that most lead to conflictAuditory Illusion - Brainstorm or Green Needle (video)J Krishnamurti on labels and identityDonald Hoffman TED Talk - Do we see reality as it is? (hint: not even close)Huge list of optical illusionsHuman Brain - 11 Million Bits Unconscious, 50 Bits Conscious--New episodes go live every Monday at 8am Pacific--

--Episode 45 - Agency vs. In-House Marketing: Pros and Cons--Sam McRoberts, CEO of VUDU Marketing and the author of Screw the Zoo, and Jayson DeMers, CEO of EmailAnalytics, discuss Agency vs. In-House Marketing: Pros and Cons.With many decades of combined business and digital marketing experience, Jayson and Sam will walk you through everything you need to know as you go through your own entrepreneurial journey.Links to things mentioned in the podcast:Marketing Agency vs. In-House (blog post)SaaS Marketing Agency - a good example of a niche agency--New episodes go live every Monday at 8am Pacific--

--Episode 44 - How to Suck at Communicating, and How Not to--Sam McRoberts, CEO of VUDU Marketing and the author of Screw the Zoo, and Jayson DeMers, CEO of EmailAnalytics, discuss How to Suck at Communicating, and How Not to.With many decades of combined business and digital marketing experience, Jayson and Sam will walk you through everything you need to know as you go through your own entrepreneurial journey.Links to things mentioned in the podcast:VaguebookingHow to Be Authentic and Why It MattersThe Day You Became a Better WriterLittle Prince QuoteActive ListeningBecoming Telepathic - a chapter from Sam's book that touches on these topicsSpoken Like a True Gentleman - another relevant chapter from Screw the ZooMedia TrainingJeff Bezos' recent letter to Congress is an amazing example of perfect written communicationTony Robbins on Effective Communication--New episodes go live every Monday at 8am Pacific--

--Episode 43 - Why Links Aren't Dead, Guest Posting Rocks, and Google is Full of Shit--Sam McRoberts, CEO of VUDU Marketing and the author of Screw the Zoo, and Jayson DeMers, CEO of EmailAnalytics, discuss Why Links Aren't Dead, Guest Posting Rocks, and Google is Full of Shit.With many decades of combined business and digital marketing experience, Jayson and Sam will walk you through everything you need to know as you go through your own entrepreneurial journey.Links to things mentioned in the podcast:Search Off the Record PodcastGoogle Quality Raters GuidelinesMatt Cutts: The Decay and Fall of Guest BloggingJohn Mueller - Senior Webmaster Trends Analyst at GooglerDanny Sullivan - Google Search LiaisonGoogle Says Guest Posting for Links is Bad Blah Blah--New episodes go live every Monday at 8am Pacific--

--Ep. 42 - Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Business--Sam McRoberts, CEO of VUDU Marketing and the author of Screw the Zoo, and Jayson DeMers, CEO of EmailAnalytics, discuss Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Business.With many decades of combined business and digital marketing experience, Jayson and Sam will walk you through everything you need to know as you go through your own entrepreneurial journey.Links to things mentioned in the podcast:OpenAI Beta - GPT-3Play AI DungeonWait But Why - The Artificial Intelligence Revolution Part 1Wait But Why - The Artificial Intelligence Revolution Part 2GPT-3 ExamplesPhilosophers Discuss GPT-3Build With IBM WatsonPredictions Made by Ray KurzweilGray Goo Scenario3 Laws of RoboticsTrolley ProblemEthics of Driverless CarsRob Reid (author)Ted Chiang (author)Companies That Failed to InnovateJobs at Highest Risk of Automation--New episodes go live every Monday at 8am Pacific--

--Episode 41 - 7 Ways Entrepreneurs Think Differently--Sam McRoberts, CEO of VUDU Marketing and the author of Screw the Zoo, and Jayson DeMers, CEO of EmailAnalytics, discuss 7 Ways Entrepreneurs Think Differently.With many decades of combined business and digital marketing experience, Jayson and Sam will walk you through everything you need to know as you go through your own entrepreneurial journey.Links to things mentioned in the podcast:10 Ways Entrepreneurs Think Differently - Jayson's article that inspired this episodeOrthogonal ThinkingThe Myth of PerfectionWhy Do We Fall?The Future is Faster Than You Think (book)Screw the Zoo (book)--To make the podcast more sustainable for us, we've moved to once a week. New episodes go live every Monday at 8am Pacific--

--Episode 40 - What We Would Say To Our Younger Selves--Sam McRoberts, CEO of VUDU Marketing and the author of Screw the Zoo, and Jayson DeMers, CEO of EmailAnalytics, discuss What We Would Say to Our Younger Selves.With many decades of combined business and digital marketing experience, Jayson and Sam will walk you through everything you need to know as you go through your own entrepreneurial journey.Links to things mentioned in the podcast:Sam's 42 Rules for Life, the Universe, and EverythingSam's book, Screw the Zoo - A compendium of the life lessons I'd teach my younger selfHow the Universe Works (TV)Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey (TV)The True Origin of ChristmasAtomic Habits (book)Curse of the High IQ (book) - this book comes off as arrogant, but frankly does an excellent job of conveying what it feels like to go through life as a highly intelligent person.--New episodes go live every Monday at 8am Pacific--

--Episode 39 - Free Speech, Cancel Culture, and Antifragility Oh My--Sam McRoberts, CEO of VUDU Marketing and the author of Screw the Zoo, and Jayson DeMers, CEO of EmailAnalytics, discuss Free Speech, Cancel Culture, and Antifragility Oh My.With many decades of combined business and digital marketing experience, Jayson and Sam will walk you through everything you need to know as you go through your own entrepreneurial journey.Links to things mentioned in the podcast:Paul Graham TweetJ.K. Rowling TweetsAn entire season of South Park about trolls, just for shits and gigglesChinese Global Dissident Activism LawCalling Bull - helps you spot shitty, manipulated dataPaul Graham - What You Can't SayPrivate Parts - fantastic movie about the rise of Howard SternNeuralinkKernelStoic TrainingWhy Things Are The Way They AreThe Words That Divide Us - a recent blog post Sam wrote that talks about the importance of choosing and using words and labels with great careOne of Sam's free speech threads on TwitterAnother one of Sam's free speech threads on Twitter--New episodes go live every Monday at 8am Pacific--

--Episode 38 - How to Identify and Protect Against Business Risks--Sam McRoberts, CEO of VUDU Marketing and the author of Screw the Zoo, and Jayson DeMers, CEO of EmailAnalytics, discuss How to Identify and Protect Against Business Risks.With many decades of combined business and digital marketing experience, Jayson and Sam will walk you through everything you need to know as you go through your own entrepreneurial journey.Links to things mentioned in the podcast:Catch Me If You Can - movie about Frank AbagnaleKevin MitnickSamy KamkarPablos HolmanThe Definitive Guide to Wordpress Security - Sam's post on securing your WordPress installationHackers (movie) - cheesy as fuck, but one of Sam's favoritesSneakers (movie)WarGames (movie)Red Teaming - war gaming exercise designation for the mock “enemy” teamRed Cell - the US Gov/Military version of a pentest teamPentestingAttack Vectors2600 Zine - the OG hacker/phreaker publicationFinancial Risk--To make the podcast more sustainable for us, we've moved to once a week. New episodes go live every Monday at 8am Pacific--

--Episode 37 - Business and Life Lessons We've Learned From Video Games--Sam McRoberts, CEO of VUDU Marketing and the author of Screw the Zoo, and Jayson DeMers, CEO of EmailAnalytics, discuss Business and Life Lessons We've Learned From Video Games.With many decades of combined business and digital marketing experience, Jayson and Sam will walk you through everything you need to know as you go through your own entrepreneurial journey.Links to things mentioned in the podcast:CounterStrikeAsheron's CallPUBGApex LegendsSword Art OnlineMythic Quest: Raven's BanquetTobi Lutke of Shopify on Video GamesCupheadKingdom RushCommand and ConquerWhy SEO is Like a RTS GameHuman Visual LimitsKalimbaBrothers: A Tale of Two SonsDeath SquaredZelda: Breath of the WildFDA approves first video game as treatment for ADHDEndeavorRX - Prescription Game for ADHDJane McGonigal - Tetris and PTSDVR Games to Overcome FearsSchool Social HierarchyHigh School Never Ends - Bowling for SoupNintendo Ring FitPokemon SmileKid's Tooth Brushing AppsPokemon SleepGamificationTrust and Game Theory - animated lessonGame Theory 101PortalOvercooked--To make the podcast more sustainable for us, we've moved to once a week. New episodes go live every Monday at 8am Pacific--

--Episode 36 - WTF is Wrong With the USA, and WTF Should Entrepreneurs Do About It--Sam McRoberts, CEO of VUDU Marketing and the author of Screw the Zoo, and Jayson DeMers, CEO of EmailAnalytics, discuss WTF is Wrong With the USA, and WTF Should Entrepreneurs Do About It.With many decades of combined business and digital marketing experience, Jayson and Sam will walk you through everything you need to know as you go through your own entrepreneurial journey.Links to things mentioned in the podcast:Sam's Twitter thread on how to handle Covid, simply and cost effectivelyAir ShieldPhoneSoapCovid-19 Risk Level by ActivityWear a Fucking MaskCovid Business OpportunitiesCitizenship by Investment (if you want to ditch the USA)--New episodes go live every Monday at 8am Pacific--

--Episode 35 - 12 Signs You're Burned Out, and How to Recharge--Sam McRoberts, CEO of VUDU Marketing and the author of Screw the Zoo, and Jayson DeMers, CEO of EmailAnalytics, discuss 12 Signs You're Burned Out, and How to Recharge.With many decades of combined business and digital marketing experience, Jayson and Sam will walk you through everything you need to know as you go through your own entrepreneurial journey.Links to things mentioned in the podcast:10 Signs You're Headed for Burnout5 Ways to Overcome Entrepreneurship Burnout5 Burnout Warnings Signs and How to RespondHow to Avoid Burning Out in a High-Stress EnvironmentAvoiding Burnout is All ABout Finding and Doing Something You Love--To make the podcast more sustainable for us, we've moved to once a week. New episodes go live every Monday at 8am Pacific--

--Episode 34 - 7 Reasons to Start Your Own Business--Sam McRoberts, CEO of VUDU Marketing and the author of Screw the Zoo, and Jayson DeMers, CEO of EmailAnalytics, discuss 7 Reasons to Start Your Own Business.With many decades of combined business and digital marketing experience, Jayson and Sam will walk you through everything you need to know as you go through your own entrepreneurial journey.Links to things mentioned in the podcast:50 Reasons to Start Your Own Business - Jayson's article that inspired this episode--To make the podcast more sustainable for us, we've moved to once a week. New episodes go live every Monday at 8am Pacific--

--Episode 33 - And Now For a Taste of Something Different--Sam McRoberts, CEO of VUDU Marketing and the author of Screw the Zoo, and Jayson DeMers, CEO of EmailAnalytics, take a break from their regularly scheduled programming to shoot the shit, inspired by Kevin Rose and Tim Ferriss' Random Show episodes.Links to things mentioned in the podcast:Pentagon UFO/UAP VideosJoe Rogan #1361 - Commander David Fravor & Jeremy CorbellJoe Rogan #1315 - Bob Lazar and Jeremy CorbellSelective Attention TestReality is a User Interface by Donald HoffmanHuman Eye Blind SpotSolipsismQuantum Observer EffectDelayed Choice Quantum EraserFoveated RenderingQuantum EntanglementSimulation Hypothesis (wiki)The Simulation Hypothesis (book) by Rizwan VirkVideo Game RenderingMy Big TOE (book) by Thomas CampbellRick and Morty Roy: A Life Well LivedCognitive BiasesPlato's CaveRick and Morty and the Meaning of LifePanspermia  - another interesting conceptA Movie Playlist for Questioning the Nature of Reality (2nd tab has TV shows as well)What Is Real?Video Games Hold the Secret to Life, the Universe, and EverythingThe number 33 in religion and mythology - since this was episode #33, this seemed fitting ;)--New episodes go live every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 8am Pacific--

--Episode 32 - How to Fund Your Business or Startup--Sam McRoberts, CEO of VUDU Marketing and the author of Screw the Zoo, and Jayson DeMers, CEO of EmailAnalytics, discuss How to Fund Your Business or Startup.With many decades of combined business and digital marketing experience, Jayson and Sam will walk you through everything you need to know as you go through your own entrepreneurial journey.Links to things mentioned in the podcast:Venture Deals by Brad Feld (book)AngelListThe Bootstrapper's Bible by Seth Godin (book)Tim Ferriss' Hacking Kickstarter: How to Raise $100,000 in 10 Days--New episodes go live every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 8am Pacific--

--Episode 31 - 10 Ways to Actually Increase Your Luck--Sam McRoberts, CEO of VUDU Marketing and the author of Screw the Zoo, and Jayson DeMers, CEO of EmailAnalytics, discuss 10 Ways to Actually Increase Your Luck.With many decades of combined business and digital marketing experience, Jayson and Sam will walk you through everything you need to know as you go through your own entrepreneurial journey.Links to things mentioned in the podcast:Tim Ferriss Fear SettingAsymmetric Risk Reward6 Ways to Actually Increase Your Luck - Jayson's article that inspired this episodeThe Luck Factor (book)Blink (book)--New episodes go live every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 8am Pacific--

--Episode 30 - The Dark Side of Entrepreneurship--Sam McRoberts, CEO of VUDU Marketing and the author of Screw the Zoo, and Jayson DeMers, CEO of EmailAnalytics, discuss The Dark Side of Entrepreneurship.With many decades of combined business and digital marketing experience, Jayson and Sam will walk you through everything you need to know as you go through your own entrepreneurial journey.Links to things mentioned in the podcast:How to Overcome Stress, Anxiety, and Depression as an Entrepreneur - an episode of our podcast that dives into handling the dark side--New episodes go live every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 8am Pacific--

--Episode 29 - Have We Given Up on Trying to Contain the Coronavirus?--Sam McRoberts, CEO of VUDU Marketing and the author of Screw the Zoo, and Jayson DeMers, CEO of EmailAnalytics, talk about the question, have we given up on trying to contain the Coronavirus, and how that impacts business and life.Links to things mentioned in the podcast:Bayesian StatisticsUS CDC Death Stats - which, interestingly, seem to include Covid-19 AND pneumonia AND flu in one bucket :/Covid risk by age and comorbidities - haven't vetted this data, but just one exampleA short Twitter thread from Sam on how he things we should have handled things instead of pure lockdown--New episodes go live every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 8am Pacific--

--Episode 28 - The Not So Subtle Art of Hiring and Firing--Sam McRoberts, CEO of VUDU Marketing and the author of Screw the Zoo, and Jayson DeMers, CEO of EmailAnalytics, discuss The Not So Subtle Art of Hiring and Firing.With many decades of combined business and digital marketing experience, Jayson and Sam will walk you through everything you need to know as you go through your own entrepreneurial journey.Links to things mentioned in the podcast:How We Pay People at Basecamp20 Job Posting Sites--New episodes go live every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 8am Pacific--

--Episode 27 - 13 Technologies That Will Transform the Future (and Could Make or Break Your Business)--Sam McRoberts, CEO of VUDU Marketing and the author of Screw the Zoo, and Jayson DeMers, CEO of EmailAnalytics, discuss 13 Technologies That Will Transform the Future (and Could Make or Break Your Business).With many decades of combined business and digital marketing experience, Jayson and Sam will walk you through everything you need to know as you go through your own entrepreneurial journey.Links to things mentioned in the podcast:The Future As I See It - an article Sam wrote that inspired this episodeOura RingBoston Dynamics Spot RobotSpaceXTesla Solar RoofApple Glasses RumorsDeepMind AIAmazon Prime Air Drone DeliverySingularity Hub - Futurism NewsFutureloop - Future Tech NewsThe Singularity is Near by Ray KurzweilBiomimeticsCRISPRRespirocytes13 Movies That Explore the Future of Technology--New episodes go live every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 8am Pacific--

--Episode 26 - Google's New Page Experience Algorithm Update Explained--Sam McRoberts, CEO of VUDU Marketing and the author of Screw the Zoo, and Jayson DeMers, CEO of EmailAnalytics, discuss Google's New Page Experience Algorithm Update Explained.With many decades of combined business and digital marketing experience, Jayson and Sam will walk you through everything you need to know as you go through your own entrepreneurial journey.Links to things mentioned in the podcast:SEJ - Google's Core Web Vitals Ranking SignalGoogle Webmasters Blog - Evaluating Page ExperienceCore Web Vitals ReportPingdom ToolsGTMetrixGoogle Page Speed InsightslGoogle Mobile Friendly TestGoogle Search ConsoleGoogle LighthouseLuhnar CDN--New episodes go live every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 8am Pacific--

--Episode 25 - How Survivorship Bias Distorts Our View of Successful Entrepreneurs--Sam McRoberts, CEO of VUDU Marketing and the author of Screw the Zoo, and Jayson DeMers, CEO of EmailAnalytics, discuss How Survivorship Bias Distorts Our View of Successful Entrepreneurs.With many decades of combined business and digital marketing experience, Jayson and Sam will walk you through everything you need to know as you go through your own entrepreneurial journey.Links to things mentioned in the podcast:Abraham Wald and the Missing Bullet HolesHow Survivorship Bias Distorts Our Views of Successful EntrepreneursThe Decline and Fall of Flowtab--New episodes go live every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 8am Pacific--

--Episode 24 - 15 Sticky Features Your Website Needs to Convert Visitors--Sam McRoberts, CEO of VUDU Marketing and the author of Screw the Zoo, and Jayson DeMers, CEO of EmailAnalytics, discuss 15 Sticky Features Your Website Needs to Convert Visitors.With many decades of combined business and digital marketing experience, Jayson and Sam will walk you through everything you need to know as you go through your own entrepreneurial journey.Links to things mentioned in the podcast:Jayson's article that inspired this podcast episodeGoogle QDF (Query Deserves Freshness)Wait But Why Blog by Tim Urban--New episodes go live every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 8am Pacific--

--Episode 23 - How to Take Your Company Remote Without Screwing It Up--Sam McRoberts, CEO of VUDU Marketing and the author of Screw the Zoo, and Jayson DeMers, CEO of EmailAnalytics, discuss How to Take Your Company Remote Without Screwing It Up.With many decades of combined business and digital marketing experience, Jayson and Sam will walk you through everything you need to know as you go through your own entrepreneurial journey.Links to things mentioned in the podcast:Remote: Office Not Required (book)Basecamp Remote Work ResourcesHow We Pay People at BasecampROWE Book - Why Work Sucks and How To Fix ItThe 4-Hour Workweek (book)Guide to Remote Work ToolsSorry, No CallsEmails Only Please--New episodes go live every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 8am Pacific--

--Episode 22 - The 7 Steps We Used to Become Writers for Major Media Publications--Sam McRoberts, CEO of VUDU Marketing and the author of Screw the Zoo, and Jayson DeMers, CEO of EmailAnalytics, discuss The 7 Steps We Used to Become Writers for Major Media Publications.With many decades of combined business and digital marketing experience, Jayson and Sam will walk you through everything you need to know as you go through your own entrepreneurial journey.Links to things mentioned in the podcast:How to Write for Entrepreneur, Forbes, Inc, etc.How to Become a Forbes WriterWrite for Inc. Pitch FormContribute to Forbes Contact InfoContribute to Entrepreneur Form--New episodes go live every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 8am Pacific--

--Episode 21 - How to Start a Podcast, and Why You Should--Sam McRoberts, CEO of VUDU Marketing and the author of Screw the Zoo, and Jayson DeMers, CEO of EmailAnalytics, discuss How to Start a Podcast, and Why You Should.With many decades of combined business and digital marketing experience, Jayson and Sam will walk you through everything you need to know as you go through your own entrepreneurial journey.Links to things mentioned in the podcast:Common Podcast FormatsShopify Logo GeneratorFiverr Podcast Jingle/Intro/OutroLibsyn Podcast HostSimplecast Podcast Host (what we use)Logitech H390Rode PodmicDynamic MicrophonesZoom H4NZencastr - this is THE best way I've found to record a podcast with remote guests, highly recommendedAudacity for editing podcast audio--New episodes go live every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 8am Pacific--

--Episode 20 - 15 Ways to Be Happier, According to Science--Sam McRoberts, CEO of VUDU Marketing and the author of Screw the Zoo, and Jayson DeMers, CEO of EmailAnalytics, discuss 15 Ways to Be Happier, According to Science.With many decades of combined business and digital marketing experience, Jayson and Sam will walk you through everything you need to know as you go through your own entrepreneurial journey.Links to things mentioned in the podcast:How to Be Happy in 15 Clear Steps - the inspiration for this episodeSam Harris Podcast - The Science of HappinessThe Benefits of Flow--New episodes go live every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 8am Pacific--

--Episode 19 - 11 Psychological Hacks You Can Use to Actually Be More Productive--Sam McRoberts, CEO of VUDU Marketing and the author of Screw the Zoo, and Jayson DeMers, CEO of EmailAnalytics, discuss 11 Psychological Hacks You Can Use to Actually Be More Productive.With many decades of combined business and digital marketing experience, Jayson and Sam will walk you through everything you need to know as you go through your own entrepreneurial journey.Links to things mentioned in the podcast (and maybe some that weren't, but should have been!):The Hawthorne EffectParkinson's LawFlow State2-Minute RuleThe Pomodoro TechniqueThe Seinfeld Productivity SecretTo be more productive, get scientific about your playlists - QuartzRescueTimeTim Ferriss Productivity HacksThe Myth of PerfectionWatching the Handwashers--New episodes go live every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 8am Pacific--

--Episode 18 - How to Overcome Stress, Anxiety, and Depression as an Entrepreneur--Sam McRoberts, CEO of VUDU Marketing and the author of Screw the Zoo, and Jayson DeMers, CEO of EmailAnalytics, discuss How to Overcome Stress, Anxiety, and Depression as an Entrepreneur.With many decades of combined business and digital marketing experience, Jayson and Sam will walk you through everything you need to know as you go through your own entrepreneurial journey.Links to things mentioned in the podcast (and maybe some that weren't, but should have been!):How to Be Happy in 15 Clear StepsTim Ferriss NYT Psychedelic Medicine ArticleThe Dark Side of Entrepreneurship That Nobody Wants to Talk AboutGallup Wellbeing IndexUC Berkeley Small Business EconomicsAPA Depression StatsNIMH ADHD StatsSAMHSA Addiction StatsNIMH Bipolar Stats--New episodes go live every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 8am Pacific--

--Episode 17 - How to Leverage Cognitive Biases to Increase Sales--Sam McRoberts, CEO of VUDU Marketing and the author of Screw the Zoo, and Jayson DeMers, CEO of EmailAnalytics, discuss How to Leverage Cognitive Biases to Increase Sales.With many decades of combined business and digital marketing experience, Jayson and Sam will walk you through everything you need to know as you go through your own entrepreneurial journey.Links to things mentioned in the podcast (and maybe some that weren't, but should have been!):7 Cognitive Biases That Are Holding You BackCognitive Biases8 Cognitive Biases That Will Drive the Future of MarketingThe Art of Thinking Clearly by Rolf Dobelli (Kindle book)Seeking Wisdom by Peter Bevelin (book)The Laws of Human Nature by Robert Greene (Kindle book)Getting More by Stuart Diamond (Kindle book)--New episodes go live every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 8am Pacific--

--Episode 16 - 9 Link Building Tactics That Work in 2020--Sam McRoberts, CEO of VUDU Marketing and the author of Screw the Zoo, and Jayson DeMers, CEO of EmailAnalytics, discuss 9 Link Building Tactics That Work in 2020.With many decades of combined business and digital marketing experience, Jayson and Sam will walk you through everything you need to know as you go through your own entrepreneurial journey.Links to things mentioned in the podcast:Backlinko Content Study2015 Moz StudyHAROThe Link Building Book by Paddy MooganThe Link Building side of Warrior Forum, if you want to explore the dark side ;)101 Link Building Tactics--New episodes go live every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 8am Pacific--

--Episode 15 - How to Align Incentives to Achieve Your Desired Outcome--Sam McRoberts, CEO of VUDU Marketing and the author of Screw the Zoo, and Jayson DeMers, CEO of EmailAnalytics, discuss How to Align Incentives to Achieve Your Desired Outcome.With many decades of combined business and digital marketing experience, Jayson and Sam will walk you through everything you need to know as you go through your own entrepreneurial journey.Links to things mentioned in the podcast:The Cobra EffectTrust Game Theory - Animated Explainer--New episodes go live every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 8am Pacific--

--Episode 14 - 7 Ways to Persuade Anyone to do Anything--Sam McRoberts, CEO of VUDU Marketing and the author of Screw the Zoo, and Jayson DeMers, CEO of EmailAnalytics, discuss 7 Ways to Persuade Anyone to do Anything.With many decades of combined business and digital marketing experience, Jayson and Sam will walk you through everything you need to know as you go through your own entrepreneurial journey.Links to things mentioned in the podcast:Cialdini's 6 Principles of PersuasionScott Adams Moist RobotsTristan HarrisDark PatternsConfidence StudyHarvard Because StudyCalling BullshitArgumentum ad Populum17 Lesser Known Ways to Persuade PeopleCognitive Biases--New episodes go live every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 8am Pacific--

--Episode 13 - The 4 Elements of Any Action and How To Use Them to Drive Conversions--Sam McRoberts, CEO of VUDU Marketing and the author of Screw the Zoo, and Jayson DeMers, CEO of EmailAnalytics, discuss The 4 Elements of Any Action and How To Use Them to Drive Conversions.With many decades of combined business and digital marketing experience, Jayson and Sam will walk you through everything you need to know as you go through your own entrepreneurial journey.Links to things mentioned in the podcast:The 4 Elements of Any Action - The Original PostWe're ranked one of the top entrepreneur podcasts on Feedspot!--New episodes go live every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 8am Pacific--

--Episode 12 - 7 Keys to Creating Content That Gets Likes, Shares, and Links--Sam McRoberts, CEO of VUDU Marketing and the author of Screw the Zoo, and Jayson DeMers, CEO of EmailAnalytics, discuss 7 Keys to Creating Content That Gets Likes, Shares, and Links.With many decades of combined business and digital marketing experience, Jayson and Sam will walk you through everything you need to know as you go through your own entrepreneurial journey.Links to things mentioned in the podcast:SEMRush Anatomy of Top Performing ArticlesAutoCritProWritingAidGrammarlyFlesch-KincaidGoogle Quality Raters HandbookGoogle EAT Algorithm UpdateThe Day You Became a Better Writer - Scott AdamsThe 12 Essential Elements of High Quality Content--New episodes go live every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 8am Pacific--

--Episode 11 - How to Be Authentic, and Why It Matters--Sam McRoberts, CEO of VUDU Marketing and the author of Screw the Zoo, and Jayson DeMers, CEO of EmailAnalytics, discuss How to Be Authentic, and Why It Matters.With many decades of combined business and digital marketing experience, Jayson and Sam will walk you through everything you need to know as you go through your own entrepreneurial journey.Links to things mentioned in the podcast:Tim Ferris & Brian Koppelman Podcast EpisodeAlter EgosThe Alter Ego EffectLady GagaKaty PerryMarilyn MansonSynchronicity -not endorsing this article specifically, but it's a good primer on the idea--New episodes go live every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 8am Pacific--

--Episode 10 - How to Quickly Drive Traffic to a New Website--Sam McRoberts, CEO of VUDU Marketing and the author of Screw the Zoo, and Jayson DeMers, CEO of EmailAnalytics, discuss How to Quickly Drive Traffic to a New Website.With many decades of combined business and digital marketing experience, Jayson and Sam will walk you through everything you need to know as you go through your own entrepreneurial journey.Links to things mentioned in the podcast:PRWebPR NewswireBufferMeet EdgarQuuu PromoteTop 5 Fastest Ways to Get Traffic for a New Website--New episodes go live every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 8am Pacific--

--Episode 9 - 7 Ways to Build an Email List From Scratch--Sam McRoberts, CEO of VUDU Marketing and the author of Screw the Zoo, and Jayson DeMers, CEO of EmailAnalytics, discuss 7 Ways to Build an Email List From Scratch.With many decades of combined business and digital marketing experience, Jayson and Sam will walk you through everything you need to know as you go through your own entrepreneurial journey.Links to things mentioned in the podcast:MailchimpConvertkitIcegramHellobarOptinMonsterWebinar NinjaWebinarJamEverWebinarKingSumoGleam.ioWoobox--New episodes go live every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 8am Pacific--

--Episode 8 - How to Start a Business With Little or No Money--Sam McRoberts, CEO of VUDU Marketing and the author of Screw the Zoo, and Jayson DeMers, CEO of EmailAnalytics, discuss How to Start a Business With Little or No Money.With many decades of combined business and digital marketing experience, Jayson and Sam will walk you through everything you need to know as you go through your own entrepreneurial journey.Links to things mentioned in the podcast:LegalZoomRocket LawyerWhy, where and how to set-up an offshore companyStripe AtlasOne option for spinning up a business bank account onlineOnlineJobs.phHow to Build a 6-Figure Facebook Agency from Home75 Businesses You Can Start With Little to No MoneyHuge list of resources to find online gigs (writing, consulting, ads, etc.)The E-Myth Revisited - If you plan to start a business, you MUST read thisThe 4-Hour Workweek - If you plan to start a business, you MUST also read this ;)How to Make Money on TwitchRealLifeLoreWait But WhyWhat's Good Games PodcastPatreonSubstack - didn't mention this, but you can monetize a newsletter with thisHow to Sell on Amazon FBA--New episodes go live every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 8am Pacific--

--Episode #7 - 13 Predictions on How the Coronavirus Crisis Will Permanently Change the World--Sam McRoberts, CEO of VUDU Marketing and the author of Screw the Zoo, and Jayson DeMers, CEO of EmailAnalytics, discuss 13 predictions on how the coronavirus crisis will permanently change the world.With many decades of combined business and digital marketing experience, Jayson and Sam will walk you through everything you need to know as you go through your own entrepreneurial journey.Links to things mentioned in the podcast:Oculus QuestOura RingDigital Blood Pressure MonitorDigital ScaleTelemedicine ProviderLambda SchoolCountries Most Reliant on TourismTravel Restrictions by CountryCovid AI Cough DetectionCovid Saliva Test--New episodes go live every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 8am Pacific--

-Episode #6 - How to Ask For and Provide Useful Feedback-Sam McRoberts, CEO of VUDU Marketing and the author of Screw the Zoo, and Jayson DeMers, CEO of EmailAnalytics, discuss 12 content marketing ideas to get your content strategy off the ground.With many decades of combined business and digital marketing experience, Jayson and Sam will walk you through everything you need to know as you go through your own entrepreneurial journey.Websites mentioned in the podcast:UserTesting.comWootricJohn RamptonSam's SEO Course-New episodes go live every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 8am Pacific-

Episode #5 - The 10-Step Checklist for Promoting Your Next Blog PostSam McRoberts, CEO of VUDU Marketing and the author of Screw the Zoo, and Jayson DeMers, CEO of EmailAnalytics, discuss 12 content marketing ideas to get your content strategy off the ground.With many decades of combined business and digital marketing experience, Jayson and Sam will walk you through everything you need to know as you go through your own entrepreneurial journey.Websites mentioned in the podcast:Yoast SEO PluginGuide to Internal LinkingMediumThe Ultimate Tactical Checklist for Promoting Your Next Blog Post-New episodes go live every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 8am Pacific-

Episode #4 - 12 Content Marketing Ideas to Get Your Content Strategy off the GroundSam McRoberts, CEO of VUDU Marketing and the author of Screw the Zoo, and Jayson DeMers, CEO of EmailAnalytics, discuss 12 content marketing ideas to get your content strategy off the ground.With many decades of combined business and digital marketing experience, Jayson and Sam will walk you through everything you need to know as you go through your own entrepreneurial journey.Websites mentioned in the podcast:77 Remote Work StatisticsMoz State of SEOBacklinko CTR StatsNeil Patel StatisticsSam's book Screw the ZooNeil's UberSuggest ToolBatch SpeedWWJD (What Would JavaScript Do)Time CalculatorNew episodes go live every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 8am Pacific

Episode #3 - Why Did My Google Rankings Suddenly Drop? 11 Potential Reasons (And How to Fix it)Sam McRoberts, CEO of VUDU Marketing and the author of Screw the Zoo, and Jayson DeMers, CEO of EmailAnalytics, discuss 11 potential reasons that your organic traffic may have dropped, and what you can do to fix it.With many decades of combined business and digital marketing experience, Jayson and Sam will walk you through everything you need to know as you go through your own entrepreneurial journey.Websites mentioned in the podcast:MozCastRankRangerSEJGoogle Search Consolerobots.txtPingdomGTMetrixGoogle Page Speed InsightsGoogle Mobile First IndexLittle WardenRank BrainDiagnosing Traffic DropsNew episodes go live every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 8am Pacific

Episode #2 - 9 Reasons Businesses Fail and What to do About ItSam McRoberts, CEO of VUDU Marketing and the author of Screw the Zoo, and Jayson DeMers, CEO of EmailAnalytics, discuss 9 reasons why businesses fail, and what you can do about it.With many decades of combined business and digital marketing experience, Jayson and Sam will walk you through everything you need to know as you go through your own entrepreneurial journey.Websites mentioned in the podcast:OnlineJobs.phGoogle TrendsNew episodes go live every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 8am Pacific