{"id":5073,"date":"2024-10-16T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-16T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beomniscient.com\/?p=5073"},"modified":"2024-10-16T08:00:17","modified_gmt":"2024-10-16T12:00:17","slug":"kitchen-side-working-in-the-business-founder-mode-and-avoiding-the-traffic-trap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beomniscient.com\/blog\/kitchen-side-working-in-the-business-founder-mode-and-avoiding-the-traffic-trap\/","title":{"rendered":"Kitchen Side: Working In the Business, Founder Mode, and Avoiding the Traffic Trap"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-listen-to-the-podcast\">Listen to the podcast<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<iframe height=\"200px\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/player.simplecast.com\/79ed5a50-7052-4852-bb13-183a6933b4f0?dark=true\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>In this Kitchen Side podcast episode, David, Alex, and Ali, co-founders of Omniscient Digital, discuss the nuances of working <em>in<\/em> vs. <em>on<\/em> a business and how both are essential for growth. 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Effective programs require alignment with paid campaigns, email nurturing, and retargeting strategies to maximize results.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Show Links<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Connect with David Khim on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/davidlykhim\">LinkedIn<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/davidlykhim?lang=en\">Twitter<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Connect with Alex Birkett on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/iamalexbirkett\">LinkedIn<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iamalexbirkett?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\">Twitter<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Connect with Allie Decker on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/alliecdecker\">LinkedIn<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alliecdecker?lang=en\">Twitter<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Connect with Omniscient Digital on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/omniscient-digital?trk=public_profile_topcard-current-company\">LinkedIn<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/beomniscient_\">Twitter<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Time Stamps<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>[00:00]<\/strong> Introduction and Overview of the Episode<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>[03:15]<\/strong> Working <em>In<\/em> vs. <em>On<\/em> the Business: Finding Balance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>[10:12]<\/strong> Founder Mode: Benefits and Risks in Business Leadership<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>[18:22]<\/strong> The &#8220;Traffic Trap&#8221;: When Traffic Doesn\u2019t Translate to Leads<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>[25:40]<\/strong> Aligning Organic Growth with Broader Marketing Strategies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>[31:55]<\/strong> The Role of SOPs: Balancing Standardization and Flexibility<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>[37:48]<\/strong> Multi-Channel Thinking: Integrating Paid and Organic Programs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>[42:35]<\/strong> The Importance of High-Agency Employees and Problem Solvers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"width:100%;padding:50px 50px; border:0; background-color:#E5EADE; border-radius:5px; margin:10px 0 30px 0;\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align:center;\">Get the Field Notes<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">Weekly learnings from working on B2B content &#038; SEO for dozens of companies.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width:500px; max-width:100%; margin:auto;\">\n<!--[if lte IE 8]>\n<script charset=\"utf-8\" type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/js.hsforms.net\/forms\/v2-legacy.js\"><\/script>\n<![endif]-->\n<script charset=\"utf-8\" type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/js.hsforms.net\/forms\/v2.js\"><\/script>\n<script>\n  hbspt.forms.create({\n\tregion: \"na1\",\n\tportalId: \"534705\",\n\tformId: \"df425270-4417-4cb4-8d5c-3cb1236ed46c\"\n});\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen to the podcast In this Kitchen Side podcast episode,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":5074,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[44,25],"tags":[],"wf_post_folders":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-5073","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-the-long-game","8":"category-seo"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - 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