#25: Sujan Patel: (Juggling 5 SaaS co'+ 1 agency + 3 kids)starting 8 different companies and getting 4.5m visitors per year

Sujan is owner of MailShake, RightInbox, Pick, Voila Norbert, WebProfits Agency. You have a wife, 3 kids, run 5+ companies, you’re invested in 10+ more, drive sweet supercars and race motorcycles. 0:00 - 00:47: How many SaaS companies do you own? 01:48 Do you have a CEO of all these companies? 02:41 Are all these companies along the same vein? 04:34 Do you start these tools yourself or buy them? 08:22 Do you use investors to buy these companies? 12:30 Do you have an office? 19:13 What is the primary way you market your companies? 23:30 Have you noticed SEO changing in recent years? 28:04 Do you place any importance on video? 31:23 What importance do you place on social media? 35:41 - Why are emails so powerful? 37:48 How cold emails change over the years? 41:06 Where does SujanPatel.com's revenue come from? 42:18 If you were a newbie, would you start a blog today? Topics we cover in this awesome interview: SAAS COMPANIES: • How many SaaS companies do you own? • Do you start these tools yourself or buy them? • How do you run them….like do you have a bunch of Indian dudes somewhere working on this. • How do you think about what to get into? You just look for something profitable and try? CONTENT MARKETING AND SEO: • One of your primary ways you market your SaaS companies is Content Marketing on all of them. Is that true? • Have you noticed SEO changing in recent years? • What important do you place on videos? • What important do you place on social media? EMAIL: • Why are emails so powerful? Still seem to be the backbone of all companies. • Why is an email newsletter so powerful? • What do you think of SubStack? • Has reaching out via email changed at all? MailShake knowledge. • What email service do you use or recommend? Infusion → ConvertKit. Like Apple products comparison. BLOGGING: • SujanPatel.com blog generates over $1 million in revenue a year. That comes from the 20 to 30 leads I get per month for consulting engagements. • If you were a newbie wo