
No Hacks: The Mindset Behind Digital Optimization and Growth
Welcome to No Hacks, the podcast where expertise meets creativity to revolutionize digital experiences. Hosted by industry veteran Slobodan (Sani) Manić, this engaging series tackles marketing, conversion rate optimization (CRO), and user experience (UX) without relying on gimmicks or shortcuts.In each episode, join Slobodan as he engages in candid conversations with top leaders and innovators from tech, business, and design fields. Discover real stories, lessons learned, and breakthrough moments that highlight how to create impactful and transformative online experiences.No Hacks goes beyond traditional best practices, challenging the status quo by exploring the psychology behind what truly works. Delve into real-world case studies and explore innovative strategies that push the limits of possibility in the digital landscape.If you are a developer, designer, marketer, or a digital enthusiast, No Hacks provides smart, thoughtful strategies for long-term success. Learn to think differently, innovate creatively, and build meaningful digital experiences.No shortcuts, just expert insights and genuine solutions. Subscribe now to join us one episode at a time as we unravel the true elements of designing transformative digital experiences.Two Formats, One Mission:🎙️ No Hacks Podcast (long-form interviews) – In these seasonal episodes, I sit down with top experts in marketing, tech, and business to discuss the principles and stories behind successful optimization. We go beyond the surface to explore what really works—and why, on Wednesdays.🍪 No Hacks Snacks (short-form insights) – Need quick, actionable advice? These under-10-minute episodes deliver practical tips and insights from a wide range of guests, on Mondays and Fridays.Subscribe and join No Hacks on this journey to make the internet a better, more thoughtful place, one episode at a time.
Latest episodes

Apr 27, 2021 • 35min
How To Make Your Website Better
It’s so easy to launch a website now, especially with site builders like Wix, Squarespace and Webflow. However, creating an effective website that engages users, educates them and creates customers…well that’s a whole different story. Today, we’ll show you why focusing on your customers’ needs is the best long term strategy to make your website better.Links in this episode:https://developers.google.com/speed/pagespeed/insights/https://search.google.com/test/mobile-friendlyhttps://www.facebook.com/business/help/966883707418907If you learned something new today, we would appreciate it if you can leave us a review on your favorite podcast platform.---If you enjoyed the episode, please share it with a friend!No Hacks websiteYouTubeLinkedInInstagram

Apr 20, 2021 • 46min
How To Prepare Your E-Commerce Website for Core Web Vitals
Google’s Page experience update is coming this June 2021. And along with this update, a new set of metrics known as Core Web Vitals which relates to speed, responsiveness and visual stability.In this episode, we're going to talk about Core Web Vitals and everything you need to prepare for this update especially if you own an online store. We’ll discuss the common reasons that cause poor Core Web Vital scores and what you can do to optimize your site so you don’t lose traffic and revenue.Links in this episode:https://developers.google.com/speed/pagespeed/insights/https://search.google.com/search-consolehttps://developers.google.com/web/tools/lighthousehttps://web.dev/fast/https://webpagetest.org/https://developers.google.com/web/tools/chrome-devtools/networkIf you learned something new today, we would appreciate it if you can leave us a review on your favorite podcast platform.---If you enjoyed the episode, please share it with a friend!No Hacks websiteYouTubeLinkedInInstagram

Apr 13, 2021 • 45min
How To Use LinkedIn To Create Content Your B2B Audience Will Love
How do you create content your customers will care about? In this episode, we focused on finding content ideas for your B2B customers. We zoomed in on Linkedin and why this is a great platform to source your ideas and to help you create content that your audience wants. Links in this episode:https://www.hubspot.com/https://www.refinelabs.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-walker-41597028/https://lewishowes.com/https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/13/22329240/judge-rules-google-5-billion-lawsuit-tracking-chrome-incognito-privacyIf you learned something new today, it’d be great if you left us a review. Thanks for listening!---If you enjoyed the episode, please share it with a friend!No Hacks websiteYouTubeLinkedInInstagram

Apr 6, 2021 • 40min
Improve Your Conversion Rate With Conversion Research Part 2
This is the second part of the Conversion Research episode. After talking about heuristic evaluation and the Lift model, we took a deep dive into quantitative and qualitative research to optimize your site for conversion. If there’s one takeaway from this topic, don’t simply rely on best practices. Understand your audience and always do your own testing.Links in this episode:http://analytics.google.com/https://marketingplatform.google.com/about/tag-manager/https://www.hotjar.com/https://clarity.microsoft.com/Don’t forget to subscribe to the No Hacks Marketing Podcast. And if you learned something new today, we would appreciate it if you can leave us a review on your favorite podcast platform.Thanks for listening!---If you enjoyed the episode, please share it with a friend!No Hacks websiteYouTubeLinkedInInstagram

Mar 30, 2021 • 31min
Improve Your Conversion Rate With Conversion Research Part 1
Growing your online presence is never free. With growth, it’s mostly about reaching the right audience at the right time. But what happens when all those people come to your website? Do they continue to do what you need them to do? That’s where the real conversions need to happen.In the first of a 2-part series, we’ll talk about conversion rate optimization, specifically conversion research and the three things you need to do. We will start with heuristic evaluation and the Lift Model as an effective conversion optimization framework.Link/s in this episode:https://www.widerfunnel.com/conversion-optimization-framework/If you learned something new today, it’d be great if you left us a review. Thanks for listening!---If you enjoyed the episode, please share it with a friend!No Hacks websiteYouTubeLinkedInInstagram

Mar 23, 2021 • 51min
Why You Should Care About Privacy Even If You Don't Care About Privacy
In this episode, we’ll go discuss a huge change that is happening online and will continue to happen over the next few years. We’re talking about internet users’ right to privacy, the rise of DuckDuckGo, how that will affect marketing and how you can prepare for a privacy-oriented (cookie-less) future.Links in this episode:https://www.apple.com/privacy/docs/A_Day_in_the_Life_of_Your_Data.pdfhttps://globalprivacycontrol.org/#orgshttps://blog.mozilla.org/security/2021/02/23/total-cookie-protection/ If you learned something new today, it’d be great if you left us a review. Thanks for listening!---If you enjoyed the episode, please share it with a friend!No Hacks websiteYouTubeLinkedInInstagram

Mar 16, 2021 • 31min
Incorporating E-A-T in Your Content Strategy
In this episode, we’re talking about Google’s E-A-T, what it is and why it is so important for your content strategy. Establishing your site’s authority takes time, resources and patience. We will discuss what you can do now to ensure your website demonstrates expertise, authoritativeness and trustworthiness.Links in this episode:https://static.googleusercontent.com/media/guidelines.raterhub.com/en//searchqualityevaluatorguidelines.pdfhttps://www.healthline.com/health/cancer/baking-sodahttps://www.searchenginejournal.com/?s=E-A-TIf you learned something new today, it’d be great if you left us a review. Thanks for listening!---If you enjoyed the episode, please share it with a friend!No Hacks websiteYouTubeLinkedInInstagram

Mar 9, 2021 • 44min
Google Tag Manager: Why You Should Learn It
You’ve probably heard of Google Tag Manager before. You’re curious and you want to know if you really need to learn it. In this episode, Slobodan Manic takes us through the why and the how of Google Tag Manager. Even if you’re a non-technical marketer, Google Tag Manager can help make your life easier. This episode will help you get started.Links in this episode:https://tagmanager.google.comhttps://analytics.google.com/analytics/academy/course/5https://analytics.google.com/analytics/web/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJkg58hfggcIf you learned something new today, it’d be great if you left us a review. Thanks for listening!---If you enjoyed the episode, please share it with a friend!No Hacks websiteYouTubeLinkedInInstagram

Mar 2, 2021 • 38min
What Does Mobile-First Mean in 2021?
We live in a truly mobile-first world. Over the years, how people consume content has drastically shifted from desktop to mobile (especially with lockdowns in place). In this episode, we’re going to discuss what it means to be mobile-first and how to optimize for it in 2021.Links in this episode:https://search.google.com/test/mobile-friendlyhttps://developers.google.com/speed/pagespeed/insights/https://analytics.google.com/analytics/web/provision/https://search.google.com/search-consoleIf you learned something new today, it’d be great if you left us a review. Thanks for listening!---If you enjoyed the episode, please share it with a friend!No Hacks websiteYouTubeLinkedInInstagram

Feb 21, 2021 • 38min
Does My Landing Page Suck?
In today’s episode, we’re gonna talk about landing pages. Do you need one? How do you make it effective? And Is there a formula to make sure you get the highest conversions? We’ll break this down for you and cover the elements of a landing page and how to optimize it so they don’t suck. We will also go through a live landing page assessment so make sure to listen until the end. Links in this episode:https://www.leadpages.com/https://unbounce.com/https://instapage.com/https://www.rev.com/transcriptionhttps://www.hotjar.com/https://developers.google.com/speed/pagespeed/insights/If you learned something new today, it’d be great if you left us a review.---If you enjoyed the episode, please share it with a friend!No Hacks websiteYouTubeLinkedInInstagram