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Brand Ballers - Beautiful, Uncomplicated Websites and Marketing

Brand Ballers - Beautiful, Uncomplicated Websites and Marketing

By Michael Miello

Ready for raw, real-life talk about building your own freelance business? In each episode, we try to provide an honest glimpse into actions we’ve taken to build our freelance career as a web designer and video story teller. Our aim is to make our episodes short and digestible that sparks actions to build up your 1) reputation 2) exposure to clients and 3) productivity. These are the key ingredients to becoming a Brand Baller, which even we haven’t reached. So join us for the ride and let’s grow together.
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Brand Ballers - Beautiful, Uncomplicated Websites and Marketing Feb 27, 2019

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Presentation nerves

Presentation nerves

We all get them we have to speak in front of others. What if you just set the right tone from the beginning. Maybe it makes everything else roll smoother
Oct 30, 201902:31
Productizing Creativity - Step 1

Productizing Creativity - Step 1

Over the next few days, I’m going to build a a Keynote asset That I feel could help people create nicer presentations faster, and also create some cool Instagram carousels. This is in preparation of a marketing conference that I’ll be speaking at in Amsterdam at the end of November.
Oct 30, 201901:22
Hints of moving in right direction

Hints of moving in right direction

In this episode, we talk about client reactions that reaffirm that you're heading in the right business direction. We share our experiences from over the week of networking and give some examples. Let us know what you think and thanks again for tuning in.

Apr 05, 201934:04
Should you join a BNI group, premium network group?

Should you join a BNI group, premium network group?

There’s a networking group called BNI (Business Networking International) It’s not cheap to join, but Carl did and is sharing his experience. In this episode, Mike asks a bunch of questions to get an idea of how the group works and tries to ask many questions that people would probably be curious of if they’ve never heard of BNI. Let us know what you think and thanks again for tuning in.

Mar 29, 201935:23
Website talk and jeez how many times we say Squarespace

Website talk and jeez how many times we say Squarespace

In this episode we talk about websites as we're both changing our websites and fixing other people's websites. Nowadays, there's supported website platforms where you can build a great website and not worry about any technical issues like in the past. We end up talking about one of them, Squarespace, and how much we're digging what they have created. Enjoy the show!

Mar 22, 201916:57
Shortcuts - Productivity forced by baby

Shortcuts - Productivity forced by baby

This week, we talk about taking shortcuts to get work done faster. Mike had to single daddy during the past week but didn't want his work to be affected. He ends up finding ways to speed up his web design work and feels pretty productive. Carl, the guru that he pretends to be (haha), talks about his own shortcuts to and how it all relates to a sort of personal breakthrough. If you're ready to ball, let's jump into the show!
Mar 15, 201932:05
Naming crisis for our business, not our babies

Naming crisis for our business, not our babies

First off, we're back! The BB is back and we're aiming to share the rawness of our businesses and what we do. We touch upon identity crisis with regard to naming a business, personal branding and the struggles of it along with things we're learned during our process to finding the dream name.

Mar 08, 201941:16
The last episode

The last episode

The last episode

Mar 03, 201917:39
Warping up

Warping up

Warping up

Mar 03, 201917:03
Carl

Carl

Carl

Mar 03, 201912:41
The hacking experience

The hacking experience

The hacking experience

Mar 03, 201909:22
Breaking the rules

Breaking the rules

Breaking the rules

Mar 03, 201913:22
Mike's first draft of a video script

Mike's first draft of a video script

Mike's first draft of a video script

Mar 03, 201918:14
Using video as a sales tool

Using video as a sales tool

Using video as a sales tool

Mar 03, 201916:26
Having 20k followers on YouTube

Having 20k followers on YouTube

Having 20k followers on YouTube

Mar 03, 201918:50
Making videos with your phone

Making videos with your phone

Making videos with your phone

Mar 03, 201914:50
Using video to grow your business online

Using video to grow your business online

Using video to grow your business online

Mar 03, 201913:27
Recap of our website series

Recap of our website series

Recap of our website series 

Mar 03, 201914:02
Maintaining good user experiences

Maintaining good user experiences

Maintaining good user experiences

Mar 03, 201913:40
How good user experience affects your branding

How good user experience affects your branding

How good user experience affects your branding

Mar 03, 201914:40
Setting up your website like a restaurant

Setting up your website like a restaurant

Setting up your website like a restaurant

Mar 03, 201909:22
Who to target with your marketing effort

Who to target with your marketing effort

Who to target with your marketing effort

Mar 03, 201908:57
What is a website

What is a website

What is a website

Mar 03, 201914:39
Measuring your marketing efforts

Measuring your marketing efforts

Measuring your marketing efforts

Mar 03, 201917:12
Finding a process to produce blog posts

Finding a process to produce blog posts

Finding a process to produce blog posts

Mar 03, 201910:26
Tone of voice

Tone of voice

Tone of voice

Mar 03, 201909:32
Content form

Content form

Content form

Mar 03, 201910:49
Planning your blog

Planning your blog

Planning your blog

Mar 03, 201917:45
Blogging for business

Blogging for business

Blogging for business

Mar 03, 201912:03
Testimonials to helping your branding

Testimonials to helping your branding

Testimonials to helping your branding

Mar 03, 201919:59
Constructing your product offering

Constructing your product offering

Constructing your product offering

Mar 03, 201913:25
What Makes a Good Website

What Makes a Good Website

What Makes a Good Website

Mar 01, 201921:16
SEO vs Content for Websites

SEO vs Content for Websites

SEO vs Content for Websites

Mar 01, 201919:58
Mike rebrands his old brand

Mike rebrands his old brand

Mike rebrands his old brand

Mar 01, 201918:33
Techniques for producing videos

Techniques for producing videos

Techniques for producing videos

Mar 01, 201927:58
Storytelling

Storytelling

Storytelling

Mar 01, 201919:54
Initial Outreach

Initial Outreach

Initial Outreach

Mar 01, 201920:44
Social media for building a personal brand

Social media for building a personal brand

In this episode we talk about social media

Mar 01, 201914:55
Your Website About Page

Your Website About Page

Your Website About Page

Feb 27, 201912:51
How to Make Good Explainer Videos

How to Make Good Explainer Videos

How to Make Good Explainer Videos

Feb 27, 201915:10
Is Marketing For Products vs Services Different?

Is Marketing For Products vs Services Different?

Latest episode of Brand Ballers - Build a Brand that People Understand
Feb 27, 201908:27
Is Teaching the New Marketing?

Is Teaching the New Marketing?

Latest episode of Brand Ballers - Build a Brand that People Understand
Feb 26, 201907:39
Taglines, How and Why Make It Good

Taglines, How and Why Make It Good

Latest episode of Brand Ballers - Build a Brand that People Understand
Feb 26, 201907:39
Video equipment that's quality and affordable

Video equipment that's quality and affordable

Carl is a videographer and in this episode, he shares his tips on what types of video equipment you need to produce quality videos on a modest budget.

Feb 25, 201913:37
Quick websites fixes

Quick websites fixes

Mike is a web designer and in this episode, he shares some quick web design wins you can perform to improve your website immediately. These tips are handy if you just want to update your current website and not jump into a larger re-design activity.

Feb 24, 201911:43
Company Name vs. Using Your Name for Business

Company Name vs. Using Your Name for Business

Carl and I are split on this, but quite frankly, it's always something that is behind the head of which way is better. We attempt to talk some sense out of this in this episode

Feb 24, 201911:02
Intro Gone Balls

Intro Gone Balls

Mike finally convinces Carl to stay up during the stupid late hours of the night to make a podcast. Hurray! Now we're just layout down the roadmap or what we're trying to achieve with our podcast. Let us know if you had a listen. We'd love to say hi!

Feb 22, 201905:35