Growth Boss
Welcome to Growth Boss by Gerrid Smith, where growth marketing is made easy for business owners and digital marketers. This podcast cuts through the noise to bring you actionable insights and proven strategies in a world saturated with fleeting trends and buzzwords. Gerrid Smith, an SEO Nerd & 8-Figure Brand Builder shares tactics and tools that drive real business growth. Whether you’re looking to scale your startup, boost your online presence, or refine your marketing strategies, Growth Boss has you covered. Tune in for no-nonsense, effective marketing strategies that deliver results!
Episodes

Tuesday Jan 28, 2025
Tuesday Jan 28, 2025
Want to rank higher in search results across different countries?
It’s all about making your website easy to find for people in different regions and languages, and using the right strategies to get noticed globally.
In EP 21 of Growth Boss, Alex Galinos shares his best tips for International SEO. From setting up your site for different languages to building strong links and creating tons of content, Alex breaks down everything you need to know to boost your global SEO. He also talks about the challenges of international SEO and what the future holds.
This episode drops on Thursday. Don’t miss it!
#internationalseo #internationalseostrategy #globalseo #seostrategy #seo

Thursday Jan 23, 2025
Thursday Jan 23, 2025
Getting inbound leads on LinkedIn doesn’t have to be complicated. With the right steps, you can turn your profile and content into a lead-generating machine, even if you don’t have a huge following. It’s all about being consistent and using LinkedIn strategically to attract the right people.
In this episode, Nick Anderson-Vines shares how to get your first inbound lead from LinkedIn in 100 days, even if you have less than 1,000 followers. He walks through simple tips like improving your LinkedIn profile, creating helpful content, and using tools like email courses to build trust with potential clients. You’ll also learn how to make connections, use testimonials, and create a content plan that helps you stand out.
Nick Anderson-Vines is a LinkedIn ghostwriter and lead-generation strategist with over 15 years of experience working at top agencies like Ogilvy and Saatchi & Saatchi. He helps marketing agency founders attract high-value clients by creating content that drives authority and scales their businesses.
Timestamp:
00:00 Intro
00:30 Nick Anderson-Vines’ Background
01:21 First Steps to Getting Inbound Leads
03:12 How Niched Down Should You Go?
06:49 How to Optimize Your LinkedIn Profile
10:26 Creating an Email Course vs. Newsletter
11:27 How Long Should Your Email Course Be?
13:50 Tools for Creating an Educational Email Course
14:16 Examples of Educational Email Courses
15:03 Featured and Testimonials Sections on Your LinkedIn Profile
15:35 Using Calendly on LinkedIn
17:08 How to Optimize the About Section on LinkedIn
18:47 LinkedIn Engagement Strategy
22:24 Great Examples of Personal Connection Requests
23:56 Content Strategy for LinkedIn
24:57 How You Want to Be Perceived on LinkedIn
26:59 Starting Your Content Strategy on LinkedIn
28:45 Types of Content That Work Well on LinkedIn
29:31 Video Topics and Ideal Video Length for LinkedIn
30:14 Content Funnel for LinkedIn Posts
32:16 What to Do Once a Month on LinkedIn
34:13 Sales Content Strategy for LinkedIn
36:53 The Four Parts of an Effective CTA
38:18 Applying These Lessons to Other Channels
40:04 How Much Time to Spend on Engagement
43:31 Top 1% Clients with Outsized Returns
44:47 Process for Topic Ideation
46:50 Other Helpful LinkedIn Tips and Hacks
48:12 Connect with Nick Anderson-Vines
Mentioned Tools
14:04: https://kit.com/
Check out Nick’s Educational Email Course here:
https://convertonsocial.com/
Connect with Nick Anderson-Vines to learn more about Inbound Leads and Ghostwriting
🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/founderghostwriter/
#linkedinmarketing #linkedinstrategy #linkedinleadgeneration #linkedincontent #inboundleads
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Increase Your Reach. Convert More. Grow Faster.
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🔗 Digital Marketing Website: https://fortressgrowth.com/

Tuesday Jan 21, 2025
Get Your First Inbound Lead From LinkedIn In 100 Days | Growth Boss EP 20 Teaser
Tuesday Jan 21, 2025
Tuesday Jan 21, 2025
How do you turn LinkedIn into a lead-generating machine even with less than 1,000 followers?
The secret isn’t having a big audience; it’s having a smart strategy.
In EP 20 of Growth Boss, Nick Anderson-Vines breaks down exactly how to get your first inbound lead on LinkedIn in just 100 days. From optimizing your profile to creating helpful content and building trust with tools like email courses, this episode is packed with actionable steps you can start using today.
This episode drops on Thursday. Don’t miss it!
#linkedinmarketing #linkedinstrategy #linkedinleadgeneration #linkedincontent #inboundleads
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Stay connected.
🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mrgrowthboss
🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gerrid-smith/
🔗 Website: https://gerrid.com/
🔗 Podcast Website: https://growthboss.tv/
🔗 Digital Marketing Website: https://fortressgrowth.com/

Thursday Jan 16, 2025
The Landing Page Formula For Exceptional Growth | Roseline Fatuase
Thursday Jan 16, 2025
Thursday Jan 16, 2025
Creating a landing page that drives exceptional growth takes more than just great design. It’s about understanding your audience, focusing on what matters, and optimizing every element for results. A well-crafted landing page can transform your business by turning visitors into loyal customers.
In this episode, Roseline Fatuase shares her step-by-step formula for designing landing pages that lead to exceptional growth. From understanding your audience to analyzing competitors, wireframing, and prototyping, Roseline breaks down the entire process. She also reveals the 80/20 rule of landing page design, common traits of high-performing pages, and tools you can use to make the process easier. Whether you’re a beginner or experienced, this episode is packed with actionable tips.
Roseline Fatuase is a talented UX/UI Designer with a proven track record in creating intuitive digital experiences, especially in healthcare. Her work combines solid UX research, thoughtful design, and a collaborative approach to deliver results.
Timestamp:
00:00 Intro
00:32 Roseline Background
01:09 How Do You Create Landing Pages
04:28 80-20 Rule In Designing Landing Pages
06:35 Design Format
07:43 Competitor Analysis After Research
08:46 Interesting Competitor Findings
09:44 Deriving Features After Findings
10:24 How Long The Process Takes
11:14 Wire Framing For Landing Pages
12:10 Tools To Use For Wire Framing
13:00 Prototyping For Landing Pages
14:32 Feedback After Prototyping
16:33 Common Factors Of Successful Landing Pages
18:35 What Do You Charge To Clients And Minimum Charge
19:59 Connect with Roseline Fatuase
Connect with Roseline Fatuase to learn more about landing page designs
🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/roseline-fatuase/
🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pharm_parrot/
#landingpagedesign #landingpage #landingpageguide #landingpageprocess #uiuxdesign
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🔔 Do you want to learn more about different growth marketing strategies?
Increase Your Reach. Convert More. Grow Faster.
Subscribe to MrGrowthBoss channel: https://www.youtube.com/@mrgrowthboss
Stay connected.
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🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gerrid-smith/
🔗 Website: https://gerrid.com/
🔗 Podcast Website: https://growthboss.tv/
🔗 Digital Marketing Website: https://fortressgrowth.com/

Tuesday Jan 14, 2025
The Landing Page Formula For Exceptional Growth | Growth Boss EP 19 Teaser
Tuesday Jan 14, 2025
Tuesday Jan 14, 2025
What makes a landing page turn visitors into customers?
The answer isn’t just great design, it’s strategy.
In EP 19 of Growth Boss, Roseline Fatuase walks through her process for building landing pages that drive real growth. She covers everything from knowing your audience to competitor research, wireframing, and using the 80/20 rule to focus on what works. You’ll also get tips on tools and common traits of top-performing pages.
This episode comes out on Thursday. Don’t miss it!
#landingpagedesign #landingpage #landingpageguide #landingpageprocess #uiuxdesign

Thursday Jan 09, 2025
How To Build 1500 High-Quality Links Every Month | Jasper and Hugo Morris
Thursday Jan 09, 2025
Thursday Jan 09, 2025
Link building is one of the best ways to improve your SEO and stay ahead of the competition. With the right steps, you can get high-quality backlinks that make a real difference and help your business grow.
In this episode, Jasper and Hugo Morris share how they build 1,500 links every month. They explain tiered links, how to choose the right anchor text, and how to run outreach campaigns that get results. They also talk about training VAs, tweaking processes for service-based businesses, and the link building metrics that actually matter. Plus, they share tips for e-commerce websites and where link building is headed in the future.
Jasper and Hugo Morris run a successful link-building agency with their dad, Jason Morris. Over the years, they’ve built tens of thousands of links and helped businesses like TheBlueground.com grow their organic traffic by 1,402%. Known for getting real results, the Morris brothers bring years of experience and actionable tips you can use right away.
Timestamp:
00:00 Intro
00:30 Background of Jasper and Hugo Morris
00:59 Types of Links Built For Clients
01:31 What Are Tiered Links
04:04 How To Build 1500 Links and Crush The Competition [Operations Process]
10:44 SOPs For Company
14:14 Process Tweaks for Service-Based Business
19:46 How Do You Teach VAs To Think
23:43 Sell The Dream To Your Staff
25:30 Process of Link Building
26:10 Link Building Data
27:48 Link Building Team, Campaign and Outreach
29:31 How To Get A Response When Link Building
36:50 What Metrics Matter In Link Building
41:42 What Anchor Texts Work For Link Building
43:51 Link Building For E-commerce Websites
45:47 When To Use and Not Use Niche Edits
48:23 Where Link Building Is Going In 2025
52:58 Connect with Jasper and Hugo Morris
Mentioned Sites:
00:44 theblueground.com: https://www.theblueground.com/
25:46 Pitchbox: https://pitchbox.com/
30:50 SurferSEO: https://surferseo.com/
Connect with Jasper and Hugo Morris to learn more about link building
Jasper Morris
🔗 X: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasper-morris%F0%9F%94%97-8a368b9b/
🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jasper.morris98/
🔗 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@linkbuildingguy/
Hugo Morris
🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hugo-morris-678626175/
Profit Engine
🔗Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/my_profit_engine/
🔗TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@profit.engine/
🔗 Website: https://www.myprofitengine.com/
#linkbuilding #linkbuildingagency #backlinks #seolinkbuilding #seo
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🔔 Do you want to learn more about different growth marketing strategies?
Increase Your Reach. Convert More. Grow Faster.
Subscribe to MrGrowthBoss channel: https://www.youtube.com/@mrgrowthboss
Stay connected.
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🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gerrid-smith/
🔗 Website: https://gerrid.com/
🔗 Podcast Website: https://growthboss.tv/
🔗 Digital Marketing Website: https://fortressgrowth.com/

Tuesday Jan 07, 2025
How To Build 1500 High-Quality Links Every Month | Growth Boss EP 18 Teaser
Tuesday Jan 07, 2025
Tuesday Jan 07, 2025
1,500 high-quality links every month.
Seems unreal, right?
In EP 18 of Growth Boss, Jasper and Hugo Morris share how they build 1,500 links monthly. They explain tiered links, anchor text, and outreach campaigns that actually get results. Plus, they share tips on training VAs, tweaking processes for service-based businesses, and where link building is headed in 2025.
If you’re ready to level up your SEO with smarter link building strategies, don’t miss this episode dropping Thursday!
#linkbuilding #linkbuildingagency #backlinks #seolinkbuilding #seo
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🔔 Do you want to learn more about different growth marketing strategies?
Increase Your Reach. Convert More. Grow Faster.
Subscribe to MrGrowthBoss channel: https://www.youtube.com/@mrgrowthboss
Stay connected.
🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mrgrowthboss
🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gerrid-smith/
🔗 Website: https://gerrid.com/
🔗 Podcast Website: https://growthboss.tv
🔗 Digital Marketing Website: https://fortressgrowth.com/

Thursday Jan 02, 2025
Thursday Jan 02, 2025
E-commerce SEO is essential for growing your online store and increasing sales. By optimizing your site for search engines, you make it easier for customers to find you and improve your chances of ranking higher. A solid e-commerce SEO strategy helps you attract more visitors and create a better experience for your customers.
In this episode, Sarvesh Shrivastava shares how he helped an e-commerce brand increase its traffic by 1000% in just five months. He talks about important SEO tactics like optimizing pages, building links, and fixing technical problems. Sarvesh also explains how to choose the right keywords, manage link velocity, and use anchor text effectively to get the best results.
Sarvesh Shrivastava is an SEO expert with over 12 years of experience, helping DTC brands grow from small businesses to successful 8-figure companies. He’s ranked #2 in SEO by Favikon and has helped businesses achieve amazing results, including huge traffic and revenue boosts. Sarvesh works with platforms like Shopify, WooCommerce, and Magento, creating custom SEO strategies that deliver real growth.
Timestamp:
00:00 Intro
00:43 Sarvesh Shrivastava’s Background
01:56 Early Days of SEO
03:05 Starting Point To Grow SEO
05:33 Did They Have Redirect Errors?
07:29 Changes To Pages In An On-page Standpoint
10:41 Link Building Strategy For E-commerce Clients
13:33 Link Velocity For E-commerce Business
16:03 Don’t Be A Black Sheep In Your Industry
17:36 How Should You Do The Anchor Texts
19:06 Types of Links To Build
20:13 Common Technical SEO Issues
21:39 Most Competitive Keyword
23:13 Top 1% Of Successful Campaigns Have In Common
24:19 SEO Advice
26:00 Connect with Sarvesh Shrivastava
Connect with Sarvesh Shrivastava to learn more about E-commerce SEO
🔗 X: https://x.com/bloggersarvesh
🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarvesh-shrivastava-blogger
🔗 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bloggersarvesh
#ecommerceseo #ecommerceseostrategy #ecommercetraffic #seo #ecommerce
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🔔 Do you want to learn more about different growth marketing strategies?
Increase Your Reach. Convert More. Grow Faster.
Subscribe to MrGrowthBoss channel: https://www.youtube.com/@mrgrowthboss
Stay connected.
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🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gerrid-smith/
🔗 Website: https://gerrid.com/
🔗 Podcast Website: https://growthboss.tv/
🔗 Digital Marketing Website: https://fortressgrowth.com/

Tuesday Dec 31, 2024
Tuesday Dec 31, 2024
1000% more traffic in just five months.
Sounds incredible, right?
In EP 17 of Growth Boss, Sarvesh Shrivastava shares how he helped an e-commerce brand achieve this huge growth with smart SEO strategies. He talks about fixing technical issues, building links, and choosing the right keywords to drive real results. Plus, he breaks down tips on managing link velocity and using anchor text effectively.
If you’re ready to grow your online store with e-commerce SEO, don’t miss this episode dropping Thursday!
#ecommerceseo #ecommerceseostrategy #ecommercetraffic #seo #ecommerce
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🔔 Do you want to learn more about different growth marketing strategies?
Increase Your Reach. Convert More. Grow Faster.
Subscribe to MrGrowthBoss channel: https://www.youtube.com/@mrgrowthboss
Stay connected.
🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mrgrowthboss
🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gerrid-smith/
🔗 Website: https://gerrid.com/
🔗 Podcast Website: https://growthboss.tv

Thursday Dec 26, 2024
How To Drive $10,000 Revenue From A Single LinkedIn Post | Jason Hewett
Thursday Dec 26, 2024
Thursday Dec 26, 2024
Creating LinkedIn content that brings real results isn’t just about posting consistently. It’s about knowing your audience, sharing valuable ideas, and creating posts that people want to engage with.
In this episode, Jason Hewett shares how he made a LinkedIn post that not only went viral but also brought in real revenue. He shares his process for coming up with posts, what elements helped his post go viral, and how it changed his personal brand after. Jason also explains how TikTok can teach you about algorithms and give you ideas for your content.
Jason Hewett is an experienced SEO copywriter and content creator with a background in journalism, e-commerce, and storytelling. He’s helped businesses connect with their audiences, boost engagement, and grow online through creative and well-planned content. Jason’s expertise lies in creating content that not only stands out but also delivers real results.
Timestamp:
00:00 Intro
00:29 Background of Jason Hewett
02:23 How to Build an Audience on LinkedIn
04:42 How Long Should You Post Regularly on LinkedIn
06:12 Using TikTok to Understand Algorithms
07:21 Creative Process for Generating New Post Ideas
08:42 Elements That Made a Post Go Viral
11:02 Is It Good To Replicate a Viral Post?
12:22 How a Personal Brand Evolves After Going Viral
17:29 Connect with Jason Hewett
Viral post:
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jason-hewett_copywriting-activity-6998991100002598912-EFYO?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop
Connect with Jason Hewett to learn more about Content Strategy for Freelancers or Business Onwers
🔗 Website: https://www.jasonhewett.com/
🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-hewett/
🔗 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jasonht1d
#contentstrategy #viralcontent #contentideas #contentips #linkedincontent
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🔔 Do you want to learn more about different growth marketing strategies?
Increase Your Reach. Convert More. Grow Faster.
Subscribe to MrGrowthBoss channel: https://www.youtube.com/@mrgrowthboss
Stay connected.
🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mrgrowthboss
🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gerrid-smith
🔗 Website: https://gerrid.com/
🔗 Podcast Website: https://growthboss.tv/