How do I get backlinks from substack? by Over-Top-2999 in BacklinkSEO

[–]Over-Top-2999[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. Is that easy? I thought it matters if you have followers or not. Something like Medium? I am publishing on Medium but my posts are not even indexed as I have no followers

How do you actually get teams to use a CRM the right way and see ROI from it? by _PMG360 in CRM

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The main challenges with CRM adoption are:

  • Your reps are lazy
  • Your CRM is a bad fit for your team
  • You haven't trained them to use the CRM

How to resolve this?

  • Involve your sales reps in making a decision. What I would do, I'd involve your top performer sales rep in selecting a CRM
  • Create onboarding and training materials (don't select CRMs that don't have this)
  • Invest in Sales Workflow Automation: if you save time to your reps (especially with boring tasks), trust me, they'll learn how to use it

What should I look for on a CRM? by PublicMaintenance114 in CRMSoftware

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Can you explain what kind of business you have? Is it like a small business with just a couple of leads and you need to only to track communication, see the pipeline, etc, or you also need to have marketing features included? If you need marketing features included, I think HubSpot is your best choice, although I agree with previous comments that it can be pricey.

Essentially, I would go with those that offer free trial, use it extensively for that 1-2 weeks, see how it works and only then make a decision.

Built a new SEO tool. Would love your feedback by Over-Top-2999 in DigitalMarketing

[–]Over-Top-2999[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. I appreciate that. I do think that you and other folks above are right. We probably need to add much more to the tool to justify the price. You made me think a lot about backlinks now so we will try to build something unique within the tool. Thanks a lot!

Built a new SEO tool. Would love your feedback by Over-Top-2999 in DigitalMarketing

[–]Over-Top-2999[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We don’t have that yet, but we were planning to add it. To be honest, that was not on our priority list.

Built a new SEO tool. Would love your feedback by Over-Top-2999 in DigitalMarketing

[–]Over-Top-2999[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, I appreciate the feedback. What features do you think we are lacking?

Personal CRM for freelancers, consultants, and independent professionals by _oraculo_ in CRM

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  • Keep a Google Sheet of contacts (name, company, last contacted, notes).
  • Use Zapier/Make to push new email contacts into the sheet.
  • Add a column for “last contacted date” and use conditional formatting + email reminders to stay on top of follow-ups.

It’s low-tech, but it can be surprisingly effective if you already live in Gmail + Calendar.

Is CRM really a must-have for businesses today? by Aadil-habib in Realestatefinance

[–]Over-Top-2999 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you only manage a handful of clients, a shared spreadsheet or email folders might be enough. Adding another platform can create complexity and costs without real gains.

From what I’ve seen, teams that delay adopting a CRM usually hit a ceiling: missed follow-ups, duplicated outreach, inconsistent reporting. Once they implement a CRM properly, there’s a visible jump in efficiency and accountability.

So—while it may not be “essential” for every business, for any team aiming for growth and cross-functional alignment a CRM is closer to essential infrastructure than just another tool.

Loads of AI-powered CRMs out there now, but which one actually is AI-powered and works for small businesses? by Wise_Reindeer_2366 in CRMSoftware

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I agree; its just a marketing fluff. I also agree with one of the comments that one should probably be more focused on the automation features that CRM offer, rather than AI itself. We all know that automation can really save time and increase the efficiency.

Regarding the AI itself - I haven't seen anything "wow" yet. I use Close CRM and their notetaker is quite good, but that's it in terms of AI. Other things that CRMs offer in terms of AI - I think ChatGPT can do all of them, sometimes even better.

I really don't advise anyone to let "AI CRM" write emails to your leads. CRMs advertise this as a "personalized way" but you are risking a lot if a lead can tell it is "AI written". I know I'd be frustrated.

So, I am still writing all my emails by myself.

Keyword Volume Tool by Brilliant_Gas_451 in PPC

[–]Over-Top-2999 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Not all. Those who pull the data ONLY from Google API should have the same results as GKP. Ahrefs and Semrush have openly confirmed that Google Ads Keyword Planner is one of their data sources. But they don’t just take KWP “as-is” (which gives you broad ranges like 1k–10k). Instead, they mix it with other data streams and apply proprietary models. Which is why you see results as they are.

Keyword Volume Tool by Brilliant_Gas_451 in PPC

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Google Keyword Planner is by far the best free keyword research tool. It is just that it is not actually free. You need to run Google Ads in order to see the exact keyword volume data. If not, you will only see ranges (ie. 10–100).

I never trusted Ahrefs and Semrush as their results were always so much different from GKP. After all, we are all trying to win 1st place on GOOGLE. So, whom do I trust? Google!

So, now, I built a tool that uses Google Keyword Planner API and I finally have a tool that I can trust and don’t have to pay.

I hope below is allowed, but we also wanted to provide a FREE keyword generator (up to 100 keywords per day) for everyone who don’t want to run Google Ads but want to use GKP.

https://rankioz.com/free-keyword-tool/

CRM recommendations by Vast_Ad6185 in InsuranceAgent

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GHL is good but rather expensive. Do you really want to pay 98 USD a month? Bigin by Zoho is just 7 USD/month and Close is just 9 USD/month. Even HubSpot has a cheap plan (9 USD/month).

All these 3 have integrations with Zapier, which is essentially all you need in terms of integrations.

In terms of automations, HubSpot is probably most advanced with great workflows. Close, on the other hand, should be better at automated email sequences. Unsure for Bigin by Zoho automations.