Why Homer Simpson Is An Outsourcing Genius

One of my all-time heroes isn’t a billionaire, a productivity guru, or even a real person. It’s Homer J. Simpson. Yes, really.
STOP Taking Advice From People Who Don’t Have A Clue!

Welcome to this week’s episode of The Engaging Marketeer. I’m Darren Jamieson, and today I want to tackle a topic that might sound counterintuitive coming from someone in digital marketing — especially someone who literally advises people for a living. But hear me out.
Using FREE Images On Your Website Could Cost You THOUSANDS

This week on The Engaging Marketeer, I want to talk about something that’s happened to two of our clients in the last few weeks. It’s the kind of thing that happens to business owners all the time—unexpected, unpleasant, and completely avoidable.
The Website Mistake That Costs You Business & You Won’t Even Realise It

This week on The Engaging Marketeer, I want to talk about something I’ve covered before—but it’s still a problem. I keep seeing it crop up time and time again. It’s when business owners say things like…
Has Google’s AI Overview Cost Your Website THOUSANDS Of Visitors?

Welcome back to The Engaging Marketeer podcast. I’m Darren Jamieson, and in today’s episode, I’m diving into a major change in the digital landscape that’s affecting countless businesses and website owners. If you’ve noticed a sudden drop in your
Parking Charge Notices – Are They The Ultimate Extortion Scam?

This week on The Engaging Marketeer, I’ve got another one of those stories. You know, this just keeps happening to me, but it is a brilliant example of a company that literally prints money. If you want a business idea that generates money hand over fist, with hardly any overheads, where all you have to […]
Why Do Lead Magnets Fail?

In this episode of The Engaging Marketeer podcast, host Darren Jamieson takes a deep dive into the common mistakes businesses make when creating lead magnets. He explains why most lead magnets fail, why they often don’t generate the leads businesses expect, and what you should be doing instead. If you’ve ever spent hours crafting a […]
Revealing My WHY For The First Time

Welcome to The Engaging Marketeer, where we dive into all things digital marketing, business, and beyond.
My Next Target For Online Warfare Has Been Identified…

This week on The Engaging Marketeer, I’m likely going to land myself in trouble. The reason? I’m addressing companies with poor operating procedures, particularly how they handle customers when things go wrong. Something has happened recently, and
HELP! Should I Rein Myself In To Please Others?

On this week’s episode of The Engaging Marketeer, I’m having a bit of a crisis of conscience. Maybe it’s something you can help me with. You could put your thoughts into the comments on
Your Website Sits In Your MARKETING Department, NOT Your IT Department

Welcome back to another episode of The Engaging Marketeer! I’m your host, Darren Jamieson, and today we’re diving into a topic that has been bothering me for years. It’s something that
Stop Spamming Groups With Your LinkedIn Engagement Requests

Welcome to this week’s episode of “The Engaging Marketeer” podcast. Today, I’ll be taking a critical look at the rise of so-called “engagement pods” on social media – particularly LinkedIn.
How Long Does It Take To Get Results From SEO?

Welcome to another episode of The Engaging Marketer podcast, hosted by me, Darren Jamieson. This week’s topic is one that many business owners and digital marketers frequently
Stop BORING People With Your Business Pitches

On this week’s episode of The Engaging Marketeer, I want to talk about how people are really, really boring with the way they advertise their business and the way they talk about what they do.
Billionaires Do NOT Make To Do Lists – Claims Lying Marketing Campaign

On today’s episode of The Engaging Marketeer, I want to talk about a particular product I’ve seen advertised quite a lot on social media—Facebook ads, Instagram ads, and I’m pretty sure I’ve seen it on YouTube as well.
Domain Names: The £10 Mistake That Can Destroy Your Business

Welcome to “The Engaging Marketeer,” where we delve into essential insights and often overlooked aspects of the digital marketing world. I’m your host, Darren Jamieson, and today we’re going to
Nobody Wants Your Crappy Newsletter

On this week’s episode of The Engaging Marketer, I’m going to be talking about how you can completely waste your time with a website and not get any business through it, because that’s what most people do.
How You Do Anything is How You Do Everything

In this episode of The Engaging Marketeer, Darren delivers a passionate and candid rant about the importance of reliability in business.
How To Make Yourself Heard At Networking Events

In this episode of “The Engaging Marketeer,” Darren discusses effective strategies for pitching oneself in a networking environment.
Why Most Web Design Agencies Fail

In this episode of “The Engaging Marketeer,” Darren addresses a prevalent issue in web design and digital marketing agencies: poor communication with clients.
Huge Facebook Ads Mistake Ecommerce Businesses Make

In this episode of The Engaging Marketeer, Darren delves into a critical error many ecommerce businesses make with Facebook advertising.
How To Ensure Your Marketing Emails Are Received & Opened

In this episode of The Engaging Marketeer, Darren delves into the intricacies of email marketing, emphasising its continued relevance and effectiveness when done correctly.
Being Great At Networking For Those Who HATE Networking

In this episode of “The Engaging Marketeer,” Darren discusses the challenges of business networking for individuals who dislike the process.
My Battle With Transphobic Bigots Over X (Twitter)

In this episode of “The Engaging Marketeer,” Darren delves into a recent confrontation on Twitter, or “X” as it has been rebranded.
How To Become A LinkedIn Top Voice & Increase Your Profile Views For Free

On this week’s episode of The Engaging Marketeer, I want to talk about LinkedIn.
Something New Is Coming To The Podcast

On this week’s episode of The Engaging Marketeer, I want to tell you about something that we’re going to be doing over
Does Time Of Day Affect Your Google Rankings?

On this week’s edition of The Engaging Marketeer, I was asked quite an interesting question that doesn’t have an obvious answer.
Why Your Website Forms Don’t Work & How To Fix Them

On today’s episode of The Engaging Marketeer, I want to talk very briefly about website forms. Now, bear with me. I want to talk about
You Don’t NEED A Website For Your Business

“You don’t need a website to run your business.”
Why My Lego Collection Is Enormous!

On this week’s episode of The Engaging Marketeer, I wanted to talk about something that is very personal to me, and that’s my obsession with
Web Designers Who Say “Includes SEO” Are Lying Con Artists

So, I’m pissed off again. I’m going to apologise in advance, because I’m about to get
Episode 100! How To Be A 100-Point Member At BNI

Well, we’ve made it. We are officially on episode 100 of The Engaging Marketeer.
You Are Not Good Enough – What My Art Teacher Told Me In School

On today’s episode of the Engaging Marketeer, Darren discusses something that he recently posted to social media and received great reaction on. It is a story of how, in school, Darren was told he wasn’t good enough by one of his teachers and how that almost impacted his decisions at a young age, which could’ve […]
Tell The LinkedIn Police To F*ck Off!

On this episode of the Engaging Marketeer, I would like to talk about the LinkedIn police. Now I don’t mean anything that’s officially connected with LinkedIn. No, the LinkedIn police are those people on LinkedIn who comment on things that you have posted to tell you that you shouldn’t be posting it because this doesn’t […]
People Who Say “All My Business Comes from Word of Mouth Referrals” Are WRONG!

On this episode of the Engaging Marketeer, I want to talk about an issue I came across recently m at a networking meeting. I was speaking to somebody about their marketing, and they said, and I quote: “I don’t need any sort of digital marketing because all of my business comes from word of mouth” […]
Should You List Prices On Your Website?

On this episode of the Engaging Marketeer, I wanted to talk about pricing and the age-old question about whether you should be really upfront with your prices on your website (unless, of course, you’re running an e-commerce website where you can’t really get away with it). It’s a discussion I got involved with today and […]
How to Get Your Podcast to Number One in Apple’s Chart

On today’s episode of the Engaging Marketeer, I want to talk about podcasts. More specifically, how you actually get a podcast to number one in Apple’s charts. The reason I mention this is
When MORE Website Traffic Is NOT The Answer

Hi, and welcome to another episode of the Engaging Marketeer. On this episode, I’m afraid it’s going to get a little bit ranty because I have literally been having the same conversation with multiple people over the last few weeks and I feel like I’m repeating myself.
Can You Make The Logo BIGGER?

‘Can you make the logo bigger?’ That is probably the most common question I have ever heard from a business owner or a marketing manager in my capacity as a website designer.
Stop SPAMMING Social Media With This Crap Content

On today’s episode of the Engaging Marketeer, I have to, once again, talk about social media and how businesses seem to promote themselves via social media. I am continually having the same discussion, I am continually having the same argument, I’m continually giving the same advice and it is just completely falling on deaf ears.
Rant! When You’re Accused of Copying a Competitor’s Website

On today’s episode of the Engaging Marketeer podcast, I’m afraid I’ve got a bit of a rant. It’s something that has massively annoyed me this week and it’s something that I do see happening a lot within my industry, unfortunately.
Who Wants A Free Website? The Scam Going Round Facebook

Today, I’m going to be talking about one of the horrific scams that do the rounds on social media in my industry
Why Film Producer Don Murphy Called Me a Welsh C***

So, something weird and possibly interesting – you be the judge of that – that happened to me many years ago was when film producer Don Murphy called me a Welsh c***. Now, he’s right about the Welsh part, but I’m kind of hoping he was wrong about