# SEO Will Never be as Good as Paid Ads\! \| Ep\. \#637

**URL:** https://www.singlegrain.com/episodes/marketing-school/seo-will-never-be-as-good-as-paid-ads-ep-637/  
**Published:** 2018-04-29  
**Author:** Selena Templeton  
**Summary:** In episode \#637, Eric and Neil explain why paid ads are better than SEO\. Tune in to hear why you should be focused more energy on paid ads\. TIME\-STAMPED SHOW\.\.\.  

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In episode #637, Eric and Neil explain why paid ads are better than SEO. Tune in to hear why you should be focused more energy on paid ads.

**TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES:**

- \[00:27\] Today’s Topic: _SEO Will Never be as Good as Paid Ads!_
- \[00:34\] Content pages generally rank higher than product pages.
- \[00:59\] While paid ads are expensive, you can direct traffic to pages that will generate the most cash.
- \[01:10\] The conversion rate is higher, because visitors will land on a page that is selling them something.
- \[01:29\] You just can’t control SEO as well as you can paid ads.
- \[01:57\] With paid ads, you can scale as much as you need to.
- \[02:20\] VC’s really like pouring money into SaaS companies.
- \[02:44\] Google and Facebook wouldn’t be worth what they are, if it wasn’t for paid ads.
- \[03:30\] People are moving campaigns from TV to the Internet.
- \[04:05\] Focus on paid ads before SEO, especially if you have a product or service.
- \[04:34\] That’s it for today!
- \[04:37\] Go to [Singlegrain.com/Giveway](https://www.singlegrain.com/giveaway) for a special marketing tool giveaway!

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