Owning Your Own

Owning Your Own


041: How to Price Services, Little Bird and Pinterest Guided Search

May 15, 2014


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Pinterest may be changing the game of search.  Image based search could feasibly supplement or overtake text based search and Pinterest’s new mobile function could be the key.  Learn about this influencer outreach tool and how to price YOUR OWN on Episode 041 of Owning Your Own!



  • Updates! - Interesting internet news and a great listener review!
  • The Finger – Pinterest Guided Search
  • The Toolbox – LittleBird – Influencer Measurement and Outreach Tool
  • AAAA – How Do I Price My Services?


  • Outro Song (Alan) – Westside by Jake Smith



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Episode 041 Nugs of Knowledge


  • Coin flip almost forgot!  Sacajewea was out and pinch hitting for her is Abraham Lincoln (5:45)
  • New Media Rights – Tell ‘em OYO sent ya! (4:45)
  • Twitter has released a new design.  Looks very similar to Facebook. (6:20)
  • Great listener review. 10 fingers!  (7:10)
  • Pinterest Guided Search could be a game changer in search.  Visually oriented search is the future. (10:00)
  • Mobile app experience is Pinterest focus but they are challenging the search realm such as Google and Bing. (14:10)
  • Foundation of targeted sponsored pins. (15:00)
  • Andrew gets excited about swiping screen. (16:10)
  • Content Discovery Engine. (17:45)
  • Influencer outreach is a favorite SEO related tactic. (18:25)
  • Certain social networks like Twitter for example, allow access to movers and shakers (22:00)
  • Building relationships is key to earning links; people who like what you have to say will likely link to you. (27:20)
  • Problem solving tool. (28:00)
  • Mark Cuban is one of the lead investors in Little Bird. (28:30)
  • Mark Cuban, Owner of a Billion Things. (31:30)
  • Stephanie the Sponge (pre-OYO fan!) writes in and asks how to price her services?  Owning her own!  (34:00)
  • Don’t undercut if you are JUST undercutting. (38:30)
  • Others endorsing your ability to be on your own is indicative of it. (43:00)
  • Martha Stewart sold pies and once she wasn’t making money she sold them at a higher price to make more money which is counter-intuitive. (45:20)
  • Jake Smith has two gold records for a track “Hold You Tight” by Tara Kemp ; the track was featured on the 90210 soundtrack in the 1990′s.(49:00)
  • One Take Jake! (50:00)


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