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Got a super easy way to rank higher in Google for you. And it's easy to implement as well. Zero technical knowledge needed.

I ran a real estate agency for almost 15 years. Sold over 1000 homes. We ran Google ads to get leads. They worked very well.

Saw a guy tweet about his frustrations with Google. Apparently he had to send in his verification video three separate times because Google kept finding small mistakes. I get it. That can be annoying. Took me two times for my own company and I do this for a living.

AI annoys me every single day. Well, not really AI itself. That's just a neutral thing. Like the Internet. Or email. Or a sloth.

People always complain about getting old but there are also perks to getting up there in years. One of the perks? Experience.

About 10 years ago I had a rat problem. It got so bad I had to get a professional involved. This guy turned out to be the world's worst salesman.

Hi, It's Arno. Had a couple things to work through yesterday. Business questions, business problems, future plans. Over the past 20 years I've basically tried every possible frame for brainstorming and problem solving. And there's one method that always works for me. You need only three things.

Hi, It's Arno. I check the Google presence of over 100 businesses every month. And a ton of them make the same mistake.

This is how we beat two cheaters to rank our clients business #1 on Google.

Learn about this huge difference in ranking for this client by changing a little "hinge".. "Little hinges swing big doors."

We've all had experiences where we blew opportunities. Maybe in business, maybe with family, maybe with a girl you were interested in dating. And you blew it.

Was talking to a friend this weekend and I told him how to win in his local market without needing any genius level marketing offers. And this works in every local market. Guaranteed.

Once you start your own business and grow to the size where you have to hire staff you discover something that very few human beings will ever know. You find out how wildly incompetent most people are.

Information is the enemy when you’re selling.

Once upon a time I ranked my own website number 1 on Google for: "Best looking man in Maastricht". (I was living in that city at the time, so it made sense) As a joke I would ask people to Google the term and they would always be amazed at this level of marketing sorcery. One day I showed it to someone and he asked: "Wow, how do you do that!?"

If there's one thing that can make all the difference in your business it's realizing that the number 1 is the worst possible number in business. One staff member. One computer. One IT guy. One client. Or... ...one source of leads.

In non-marketer speak - if you complicate things you just confuse people. And confused people do the WORST thing possible. Nothing. They don't buy. Because they're confused. And they're confused because... you confused them. If you gave me 100 accounts to manage I'd probably end up simplifying at LEAST 95 of them. Simplify the offer. Simplify the ad. Simplify the CTA. Simplify the landing page. Less static, less noise, fewer potential obstacles for your prospect to trip over. Keep it simple. Don't confuse anyone. You'll beat 99% of your competition that way.

Hi, It's Arno. Ran into something superweird and I'm almost positive you've had a similar experience. I'm running ads for a client and

Hi, It's Arno. Google is bamboozling you. And me. All of us. Clients that are looking for US are being sent to our

Hi, It's Arno. Quick one this time. If you run a local business you need to be using Google

Hi, It's Arno. Was talking to a business owner yesterday. We covered something you'll find interesting too. We were going over his sales

Hi, It's Arno. 15 years ago I struggled with marketing my own local business. It's one of the very few things that

Hi, It's Arno. Had a meeting with my team today. Going over some strategy stuff. Main takeaway was that it's actually quite easy

Hi, It's Arno. I read Andre Aggasi's autobiography. "Open". Great book. He describes his mental state when he was at the top

Hi, It's Arno. Got an insight for you that will be useful in business. Seems paradoxical but it's really not. I enjoy boxing

Hi, It's Arno. Ever been so busy your daily todolist looks like a week list? That's been my week. Can't complain because it's

Hi, It's Arno. Want to tell you about a mistake business owners have been making for at least 15 straight years. You

Hi, It's Arno. It's a beautiful Saturday and I spent most of my day tinkering with Google ads and absolutely CRUSHING it

If you HAD to sell something, if your life was on the line... ...how would you do it? Discounts? Hell no, seems

What's the first thing you do in the morning? And let's be real here. I'm not talking about the influencer

Most marketing advice really really sucks. I studied marketing for years in school. Then I started my own business. Tried to

One of the best ways to solve problems is by walking around. Sounds weird. Let me explain. You're a human. So am

I've been selling and marketing things for 20+ years. (Yes, I'm that old) Want to know what works every single time? Every. Single. Time. Simplifying.

Was talking to a client yesterday. We were talking about how to improve ad performance. Let me give you one of

You need to start doing less. You'll get way more done. By doing less. Allow me to explain. Running a business is

Ever heard of a 'false dichotomy'? I read about it when I was in my late twenties and it always stuck

I'm slightly paranoid about taking on new clients and I think that's a good thing. A loooooooooong time ago I took

If you're reading this it means you run a business. This is weird behavior. Most people are content working for

Been testing out a LOT in my business and client businesses. AI is the current marketing gospel. Doing things manually is

In this article series we’re covering better writing and how you get your customers glued to their screen while they

In the last article we made sure that your content doesn’t scare off your ideal prospect. If you haven’t checked

Good writing is the best way to get attention, attract more clients, grow your business, show people you’re a pro

Ever had the experience where some product just keeps chasing you? You check out a certain type of lawnmower or powerdrill

Once upon a time, in a galaxy far, far away, I ran an ad account for a real estate business.

Plenty of brands and companies have top of mind awareness. Think about cola and what brand comes to mind? Think

The Pareto Principle states that 20% of content online gets 80% of the views. That’s what they taught me in business

Crafting an RSO - part 2 First things first: If you haven’t checked out this article about Why Mass Marketing Doesn’t

Spending money on ads is scary because you just don’t know if that money is coming back. Hopefully bringing some

Here’s something I discovered after being in marketing for almost 20 years. Most ads absolutely suck at getting clients. Some ads

Quick question: who’s your ideal customer? A lot of business owners answer that question with a variation of: ‘Anyone with a pulse

“Heyyyyyy, what’s new with you!?” Pretty common way to greet someone when you haven’t seen them for a while. Notice that we

If you’re looking for a way to make your ads more effective, capture more attention and get you more clients…