{"id":52815,"date":"2023-06-22T13:09:42","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T13:09:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devrims.com\/?p=52815"},"modified":"2024-06-03T16:06:56","modified_gmt":"2024-06-03T16:06:56","slug":"rob-cairns-interview-techtalk-009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devrims.com\/blog\/rob-cairns-interview-techtalk-009\/","title":{"rendered":"Devrims #TechTalk 009: Rob Cairns Talks About Digital Marketing and WordPress"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rob Cairns, founder, CEO, and Chief Creator of Amazing Ideas at Stunning Digital Marketing, possesses over 30 years of experience in the technology and marketing fields.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With a career that spans from health care to digital marketing, Rob&#8217;s journey is marked by the success of his clients, ranging from small businesses and non-profits to Fortune 500 companies. He is renowned for his ability to discern a company&#8217;s &#8220;Inside Advantage,&#8221; their unique selling proposition, and tailoring a marketing strategy to leverage this advantage in the digital world.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Furthermore, Rob sets himself apart from his peers with his deep technical knowledge and understanding of online security, providing him with an edge in the industry.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rob also hosts a podcast titled The SMD Show where he covers the latest in digital marketing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We hope you will enjoy his interview thoroughly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Devrims: Tell us how your digital marketing journey started.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Rob:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> I spent 21 years in Health Care in Technical support. The hospital I worked for made changes and my agency was born 14 years ago.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Devrims: At <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/stunningdigitalmarketing.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Stunning Digital Marketing<\/b><\/a><b>, you work with the \u201cInside Advantage\u201d of a client. How do you strategize around it?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Rob:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> I stress to my clients not to fight on price and to make their businesses stand out by being different.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Devrims: What role do you think SEO and email marketing play in the process of leads and conversions?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Rob:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Both matter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SEO is a long term strategy to get eyes on your website.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Email marketing is something we spend a lot of time on for ourselves and our clients. It helps build long term trust. Businesses work with people they trust.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Devrims: You have worked in this industry for a good amount of time, how do you manage to climb up with so much competition around?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Rob<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Work with your clients. Show you care.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Add more value to their business than you promised.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Devrims: You are also a WordPress security expert, share some basic tips with our audience regarding security of their WordPress site?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Rob:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> I would do the following :<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have a good web host.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Regular backups that you have tested to make sure the restore works.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do regular software updates<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Run a software firewall<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use 2FA for admin logins on your website.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hire a security expert like me to do it for you, so you can concentrate on your core business.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Devrims: WordPress turned 20 recently! What are your expectations from it in the future<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Rob<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: A more robust product that keeps evolving and meets the community&#8217;s needs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Devrims: Has the SDM show made any sort of impact in your business<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Rob:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The podcast is a great lead generation tool.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Devrims: Managed WordPress Hosting helps with the security of your site, apart from the security. What are some important features that are must for a <a href=\"https:\/\/devrims.com\/wordpress-hosting\/\">Managed WordPress Hosting<\/a>?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Rob:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> For me, the biggest one is support.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAre they around when you need them?\u201d That\u2019s one of the key deciding factors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Devrims: Apart from the SDM show, what are your favourite podcasts?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Rob:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> I love to listen:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Business Wars<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The John Delony Show &#8211; Mental Health<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Bob McCowan Show &#8211; Sports<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Devrims: Currently, who is your favourite player from the Raptors?<\/b><b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Rob:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Pascal Siakim<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Devrims: Give us a peak at your workspace?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-52816 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/devrims.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Rob-Crains.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"453\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/devrims.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Rob-Crains.jpg 1999w, https:\/\/devrims.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Rob-Crains-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/devrims.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Rob-Crains-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/devrims.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Rob-Crains-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/devrims.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Rob-Crains-1536x1156.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 453px) 100vw, 453px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Devrims: Share a mistake that small business and agency owners should avoid.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Rob:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Keeping toxic clients. 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With a career that spans from health care to digital marketing, Rob&#8217;s journey is marked by the success of his clients, ranging from small businesses and non-profits to Fortune 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