Entrepreneur Factory Podcast: Recent Episodes

Boyd Petersen

From new entrepreneurs to those building their businesses, this podcast will help you take it to the next level.3 Weekly podcasts:Mondays – Sales and Marketing with Jim, Boyd, and guests - Digital, social media, SEO, websites, landing pages, traditional marketing and more.Wednesdays – Things To Know To Run a Business - From Accounting, legal, finding partners and advisors, to getting the right structure, financing and tips that will help your business.Fridays – Business Owner Interviews – What have you learned? What do you wish you knew before you started your business? How are you changing your business?What are the things I need to know to start and grow a business? What are the things that are holding my business back? How do I take it to the next level?

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Nick Uresin is a serial entrepreneur and Amazon seller who has developed a successful Amazon training program. He has a computer science background and started his own e-commerce platform in 2002. After becoming his own customer, he learned how to navigate the Amazon platform and grew his business from a startup to 218,215 orders per day. Nick believes that the secret to success on Amazon is knowing your numbers, specifically your conversion rate.

Conversion rate is the percentage of people who land on your product page and end up buying it. Tracking this number daily can help you understand why it dips when you start an advertising campaign or have an event that sends more people to your page. This podcast conversation discusses the importance of increasing conversion rates and sales on Amazon.

The speaker has been guiding people through the process of running an Amazon business for nine years, since December 2022. They emphasize that it is not necessarily the longevity of time spent, but rather the recency and intensity that matters when it comes to staying up to date with Amazon changes.

Nick suggests that increasing product picture quality and diversity will have a huge impact on conversion rate, as well as having reviews from potential buyers to establish trust. They also suggest that learning how to learn is one of the most important things in life, as what you learn today may be outdated tomorrow. This podcast conversation discusses the importance of having a mentor or coach when selling on Amazon.

The speaker explains that when they started selling on Amazon, they had no mentor and had to learn by trial and error. This led to several suspensions from the platform and financial losses. They emphasize the need for an expert who can guide sellers through the complexities of the Amazon platform, as well as provide proactive advice.

They also note that it is important to find someone who has been a seller themselves, as they can relate to any issues or problems that may arise.

Finally, they mention that entrepreneurs are often “unemployable” and don’t handle bosses well, so having a mentor or coach is essential for success in business. The speaker enjoys working with startups and companies on Amazon, helping them realize their potential and make a difference. He has experience in marketing for companies to get their products into Amazon services from China, Taiwan, or Mexico.

His brainchild is a SaaS platform called Seller Intelligence Platform (SIP) which helps sellers stay on top of their performance metrics and comes with one-on-one coaching as part of the monthly subscription. Additionally, he offers personal one-on-one coaching for those who want to go above and beyond.

The speaker works exclusively with Amazon sellers through his platform SIP and consulting services. Nick Urisin, an immigrant entrepreneur, discussed his focus on the Argomentrix.com Seller Intelligence Platform. He offered a 15% lifetime discount to those who use the coupon code "e-factory" when signing up. He also mentioned that no credit card is required and he will personally help guide users through the process.

To contact Nick, people can go to his LinkedIn page (Nick Urisin) and connect with him by mentioning "Entrepreneur Factory".

Lastly, Nick shared two golden nuggets of advice: 1) make sure your landed cost for any item you want to sell on Amazon is no more than 30% of its selling price; and 2) aim for a conversion rate of at least 15%.

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This podcast conversation featured Hillary Grove, the Chief Growth Officer at Make Your Mark Today, an SEO-focused marketing agency. Hillary discussed the importance of SEO for entrepreneurs who are either in the process of building a website or have already built one. She suggested that entrepreneurs should pay attention to Google when it comes to SEO and other search engines will follow suit.

Additionally, she noted that it is important to consider the intent behind each search when doing keyword research and use tools like Hrefs or Backlinko for keyword research. The speaker also mentioned how technical SEO, on-page SEO, off-site SEO, and user experience should be focused on when building out the website structure in order to ensure high-intent pages are only one click away from the home page.

Lastly, they discussed how collecting reviews for Google My Business profiles can help boost website visibility as reviews are seen as social proof by Google. This podcast conversation discussed the importance of getting customer feedback and reviews in order to differentiate a business from its competitors. It was suggested that businesses should ask customers to leave reviews on multiple platforms, such as Google and Facebook, as well as other sites like Thumbtack or Angie's List.

Additionally, providing useful information on websites can help businesses rank higher in search engine results. Hillary Grove, an SEO expert, joined Entrepreneur Factory to discuss how to improve SEO. She suggested providing useful and interesting content that goes beyond what other businesses are doing and recommended creating content that is easy to read with short sentences, short paragraphs, lists, and images in order to stand out from the competition.

Her free guide available at makeyourmarktoday.ca/guide provides a custom analysis of a website, three things to do to improve SEO, and free keywords for high-intent traffic. Finally, it was highlighted that setting expectations up front with customers can help avoid misunderstandings and ensure customer satisfaction.

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This podcast is about retargeting, a marketing strategy that involves serving targeted advertisements to individuals who have previously interacted with a brand online. Retargeting has been shown to have a higher conversion rate than traditional display ads, and it allows for personalized and tailored messaging. To get started with retargeting, one must set up a retargeting pixel on their website and then build retargeting lists based on the actions taken by visitors.

Finally, targeted ad campaigns can be created to reach these individuals with personalized messages. Boyd Petersen of Entrepreneur Factory and BP Media discussed the importance of retargeting in advertising strategies. Retargeting allows businesses to personalize messages and promote products that customers have already shown interest in. It also allows businesses to showcase multiple brands, products, and services they offer.

Additionally, retargeting can help customers find deals, learn more about a brand's reputation, and make informed decisions when making a purchase. There are over 200 places where businesses can place ads using retargeting, including CNN, MSNBC, WebMed, and Reader's Digest. If you would like more information on how to use retargeting for your business needs, please contact Boyd Petersen at BP Media.
Email: boyd@bpmedia.com
Website: BPMedia.com

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How to evaluate competitors to help you create a unique value proposition for your business. 

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Who are the right people you need? That depends on your skill set and experience. If you know sales but you're not very good at accounting, find a bookkeeper. Likewise, you may need a coach, attorney, sales person, or others.

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Starting his new business took time to put together. Take time to think it through. 

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David Gilbert, Voice Over Actor talks about how voicing your own things will help your business. Also, we talked about how you can brand your company with the right voice actor/person.

https://DavidGilbertVoiceOver.com
David@DavidGilbertVoiceOver.com

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Boyd talks today about the planning process of getting ready to start a business. 
We talked about the NASA way of preparing to launch into space. We also talked about the failures and the possibilities of success.

There are three stages to this process:
Business Validation
Business Design
PreLaunch Planning
Within each of these are several levels you need to complete

You can contact Boyd at info@bpmedia.com

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"Live your life in Crescendo - Your most important work is always ahead of you" is their new book but Cynthia talks about what it really means to live in crescendo and how it can apply to business and life.

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What is link building and how does it work to help your page get better rankings with Google and other search engines? We'll exlain.

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As a new software app, it has taken lots of time and effort to get everything just right. Jeff talks about that process for his company and gives this advice, "There is no one solution. Find the solution for your business. Be persistent."

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Jess Wilson gives help with creating content. If you have trouble knowing what to post next, this will help. 

Create a content bucket to make your social media easier to manage and prepare for weekly postings.

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166 - Boyd and Jim talk about re-evaluating your strategies in business.

Are you guilty of wanting something different from what you have always done? It's time to re-evaluate if what you are doing needs to be changed.

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Lyle Affleck give us the benefit of having better benefits for your employees. The right benefits is better than higher pay with many people. Do you have the right benefits for your business and employees?

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Taylor Proctor talks about "Do people really need coaching? What are the differences and why should you be specific."  Yes and no is the right answer to the question. Decide where you are and if it is yes, how do you find the right coach for you and your situation?

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162 - Ron Haycock tells us what a management accountant is and how it differs from an accountant.

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Michael Lamb talks about using conversational Advertising in your business and how it can increase your visibility

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Kimberly Spencer talks about helping business owners to get out of their own way and see failure as a blessing. Discover and learn that everything is happening for you, not to you. Use curiosity in your business and accept change.

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Taylor Proctor talks about Content creation and why it is so important to niche to find your clients. Don't give up on your social media. It can be the best friend for your business.

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Boyd Petersen speaks about business validation and structures.
Structuring your business is one of the most important things to do to start a business. Check out Ron Haycock's podcast episode (#18) about correctly structuring your business. Then we talk about the four pillars that makes a strong business.
1) Marketing
2) Management
3) Accounting
4) Money Resources

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Boyd Petersen talks about Raving Fans - How to get them and how to keep them.

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Using Crowdfunding for validating a business and project

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Collaboration and communications are essential to building a stronger business. Carole Hodges speaks about Communications is the key to a growing company.

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Word-of-mouth is the best marketing. Get them as reviews and then you can promote them - It's word-of-mouth marketing on steroids! Review Pops is all about getting your word-of-mouth reviews online and then displaying them to all your website prospects - 

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Adriane Dailey - Starting an online hypnotherapy program and the challenges
Learn as much as you can about your market before you start.

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There are seven things to do when you are going to create content for your blog, social media or newsletter.

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Robert Butwin gives his C.B.A.s of business and his three strategies for success.

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Boyd and Jim talk about what to do if you get a bad review. There are many that you can have removed and others that will actually bring you more business.

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Are you thinking of starting a business? 
Here are some things that many entrepreneurs don't think about but need to.

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Networking - Local, national, and international groups can help you get more prospects to work with others. We also talk about the importance of having a 30, 45, and 60-second commercial ready. 

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How can you start a business and get it going fast when you don't have a lot of money? Our guest Ryan Jones will tell you how it works for his companies.

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Boyd discusses How to make sure you still have the right people in the right position for growth in your company. Sometimes your business may have expanded beyond the capabilities of a specific person in a specific position. Perhaps this is holding your business back. 

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If you are in sales, the close isn't the end. Boyd and Jim discuss "What should you be doing after the sale"

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Carole Hodges talks about Starting a business later in life has some big advantages - Experience! - Many of the same things apply but you have more foresight to get things going.

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Have you ever been to a company that has a promise of what they will do on the wall with every employee's signature on it? What does that mean to you? What would it mean to your customers if you did something like that?

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Boyd talks about  Getting more reviews by asking for them - "Can I Quote You On That?" is one of his favorite lines to get testimonials and reviews.

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Boyd talks about Starting out in business with digital marketing. Using Google My Business, Internet reviews, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, and other social media to get you traffic to your business.

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Boyd Speaks about your online reputation, how to get more reviews and testimonials and how to take care of bad reviews.

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Having a hashtag strategy to build your followers 

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Boyd Petersen talks about Videos and the many ways you can use them on social media. In this episode, he tells you the best ways to use videos on Stories, Reels, Tic Tok, Shortz, Youtube, live video, and standard videos.

Boyd Petersen
bpmedia.com
801-580-3310
boyd@bpmedia.com

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Katrina Sawa talks about Business coaching is about helping people take the next step in their business. Ultimately, you need to raise your rates to where they should be and Stop settling in a job you hate, crappy clients that won't pay you what you're worth, and yourself and your self-worth.

Katrina Sawa
Award-Winning Speaker, 

Jumpstart Your Biz Coach & 
10x Int'l Best Selling Author with 16 books

katrina@jumpstartyourbiznow.com

Go to www.JumpstartYourBizNow.com/freetrainings for Free tips to Jumpstart Your Biz!

—>>> For the FAST Path to more success in your business, schedule your FREE 1on1 call with me today and get 3-5 business or marketing ideas to generate FAST CASH and more! Sign up here: www.AskKat.biz 

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Going through negotiations is about listening and communicating with Paul Schumann

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Restarting a business is still hard work and new challenges with Sydney DeCarlo

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Boyd and Jim talk about the power and value of a press release for your business.

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Boyd & Jim give you 30 tips for a better shopping cart store

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What do you need to do to keep your website optimized?

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Boyd and Jim talk about Mentoring is valuable to growing your business. They give several examples of how it can be used to get more out of leadership and sales.

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WE talk about the power in mastermind groups. Mastermind groups will help you build a stronger company and Mastermind groups aren't just for the owner, but for many who lead or sell.

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Boyd and Jim talk about Powerful tips for writing high converting landing pages - What can you use landing pages for and how do you optimize them to get more traffic was discussed.

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Christine Campbell discusses that building a business is more than what you learned by working in the corporate world. She tells of the differences and challenges including how You must always be connecting and building your business

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We interview Margo Brown from Key Bank - Business financing - Preparing for the future starts now. It's about banking on your future.
The time to get your credit lines, SBA loans, and other loans ready to grow or survive in business is when you don't need the money.

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Referral Marketing - Key to success - local, state, national, and international groups can get your business more business. You just have to do it right. Get ideas here.

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Dr. Suval is a chiropractor that is getting his office all built out and ready to go. We will be talking about the frustrations and things he wished he had known before starting this process.

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Michelle Sala talks about Keeping yourself and your employees safe and healthy during this Covid time. Know what your nutrient levels are and make sure you have the levels you need to keep your immune system strong.

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Boyd Petersen talks about: Do you have cart abandonment issues? Here are the 5 biggest and how to fix them. Are you ready to get more people to say yes to purchasing from you?

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Michael Westover joins us to discuss - Finding a business to buy rather than to start a new business. What are the advantages of finding a going concern? What are the opportunities?

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WE talk with Gabrielle Waterman - Communications is the key to getting more business and building stronger trust. Know, like, and trust won't help if they don't remember you. Become memorable by communicating the way they want to be communicated with.

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Bobby Glen James joins Jim and Boyd to talk about The storytelling process - There is Great Power in using stories. All the great speakers use stories to be memorable. Here you will find the formula for a great story.
Know your core story so you will connect with those that you are meant to help

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When is the right time to move to a credit card processor

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The 10 most common local GMB problems and how to fix them 

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Will writing a book help your business? Yes. Especially, if you are trying to set yourself apart from your competition.

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Tom Richter talks about Finding a quality franchise to start a business with. We talked about the good and bad things that you need to look for before choosing a franchise to invest in. 

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Should you find leadership within your company or hire from outside?

Many people feel that a great salesperson should be advanced to being the leader/manager. If they don't have leadership experience, it could end in disaster. Other times it leads to managing that doesn't work. 
Hiring from outside your company has challenges as well. 
We discuss the pros and cons of both of these dilemmas. 

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Video is king. On some SM sites, don't make it your only posts

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Making a change from corporate to entrepreneur type companies.

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Using unusual ways to attract attention to you and your message

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Robert Butwin - Networking has changed and it is more effective

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Boyd and Jim talk about Transactional selling vs Relationship Marketing

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Eric Corrington teaches about pivoting and entrepreneurship

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Boyd discusses having an attitude of gratitude in business

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Thank you Stephen R. Covey for such a great book that teaches about leadership, sales, personal and business and so much more. 

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Jennifer Seely talks about why and when you should think about branding 

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Erica Bigelow - How a life coach can help you lead your company

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Boyd & Jim talk about using content that you don't need to always be creating
What is curated content?
How to get your customers to create content you can use?
How to use Internet Reviews for content?
And More

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How to help the military people that are retiring from the military

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Boyd and Jim talk about learning from the Success for 2022 Summit

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Learn the 7 principles of Branding your business

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Dano Ybarra teaches how Adobe shows how to get more of your team involved with solving your customer's problems. Start with the problem and let all contribute to the success of a product.

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Boyd and Jim discuss the top 8 social media sites. Why is TikTok not in the top 8 yet?

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Michael Glassford tells of his challenges as an attorney and how focusing your message will help you get to the right prospects.

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What an ongoing business needs to beware of while conducting business and as they prepare to sell or move on the business

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Finding killer niches for either evergreen or trending YouTube channels

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Entrepreneur Factory Podcast #90 - Friday Nov 5 - David Maier talks about the challenges in setting up a branch office . 

When your in a new location and know no one, find groups you can belong to and they will help you get going. 

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Entrepreneur Factory Podcast #89 - Wed Oct 3 - Jeff Shoop talks about how you need to prepare and grow personally to get your business to grow.

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10+ questions to ask customers to find out about you - These will give you insight as to how to create a stronger sales message.

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Starting a new business - #1 - Finding your concept of what you are going to build

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David "Oz" tells us about how he got into business and how he uses a non-profit to help others. Anything is possible is his motto.

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Boyd quickly goes through 10 things that will help you when marketing to a B2B customer.
These include Inbound marketing, content, social media, SEO, public relations/press releases, referral programs, industry events, PPC and other paid ads, Conversational/network marketing.

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Diana Muturia tells us about her experience from student to housecleaner to business owner. Diana came from Nigeria to the United States as a student in engineering and had to drop out to get money to pay for school.  She had such a bad accent that the only job she could get was as a housecleaner. Listen to her story of seeing an opportunity and learning to lose the accent to communicate with her prospects.

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Brad Warren gives the 5 step planning process for maximizing goal accomplishment. If you plan your day, you will have more time in your day.

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Marketing - Top 10 tips for B2C marketing

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Jill Higson discusses the changing market of art and the challenges of starting just before covid. There are always things that come as a surprise when you're starting a business and she talks about some of those that she wishes she had known before starting her businesses.

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Scott just launched a program to help small businesses to compete against big companies when you need to finance programs and products. This is a game changer. 

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Walt Disney was fired, told he wasn't going to go anywhere with his ideas, and was turned down by many banks when he wanted to create Disneyland. He rose above all of these people to greatness because he believed in himself and for many other reasons. Come listen to what he had to say.

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Jim Shulman talks about being an entrepreneur and how when you reach success to go forward.

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Sarah Larsen, an attorney, tells how she helps in the community and how you can also get involved. 

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Marketing on a shoestring budget and creating a marketing strategy to go with the tactics

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Joining a franchise can be good to start a business but ultimately you become your own business. How he moved from working for someone else to owning his own businesses and how they built on one another.

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Justin Maxwell talks about using tax credits and incentives to cut your taxes. If you are doing innovative things or have some new ideas on how to do business, you may qualify for either tax credits or incentives. 

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Special episode with Dan Mirgon talking about his new Market Domination Position course

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Dan Mirgon talks about Market Domination Position - Strategy vs Tactics

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Dorie Olds talks about making changes in your business and when to add additional service to your offering.

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Brad Warren teaches about setting goals and how to accomplish them. Part of this is setting the right goals and then having an accountability coach that helps you get them done. It also helps to have a reward for yourself when you accomplish the goal.

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Jim gives us the remaining of the 10 SEO tips 2 of 2

They include:

  1. Quality Content
  2. Backlinks that are relevant
  3. Domain Authority
  4. Keywords
  5. Web structure
  6. Social signals
  7. Load speed
  8. Mobile Friendly
  9. Website security
  10. The user experience

1 to 5 was covered in episode 55.

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Paul talks about the importance of establishing good credit when you are starting a business. You must have good personal credit and then work to build business credit

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Sarah is a change coach. She helps people that are looking to make a change in life: job, family, marriage and more.

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Larry rogers explains why direct mailing isn't dead and it can actually help your other marketing to be more effective. The key is to know your target audience and speak to them. Also learn to put yourself into your marketing (picture, videos, etc.) and you will get more business.

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You've heard the saying, "If you give a man a fish, you feed him for a day. If you teach him to fish, you feed him for life." 
Sarah says to add to it, "If you teach a woman to fish, you feed a village for generations!" 

Sarah talks about owning a business can affect relationships and how self-esteem is vital to building a successful business.

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We speak with Le Paterson about finding your story and how to talk to your customers/prospects with purpose.

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We discuss talking to your current customers so you can attract new prospects. 
What do you need to talk with your customers about?
Why did they choose you over your competition? Many times it is a revelation to business owners why they choose their company.
Where do they hang out on social media? 

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James Feldman is going to help you understand what an entrepreneur needs to start and maintain a business - Thinking inside the box needs to be accomplished before you think outside the box.

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What is manifesting. How can it help you and your business. How does it help coach you to greatness?

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Mike Agrelius talks about marketing on traditional media - There is still a place for TV, radio and newspapers. Want a big jump in your business prospects? 

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Sandra gives great information about using colors and logos to building your branding in your business.

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Paul Schuman talks about negotiations and communications in business - They really aren't sp different and to be effective, you must use both skills.

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One of the great take-aways from this interview is "It's not what the prospect is interested, It's what they are committed to.

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Mike Agrelius has been putting out books and games since 1979. He talks about how sometimes turning down the big deal is better for your business, He says that it is better to have several base hits rather than a home run in business, sometimes. For him, It would have been disastrous.

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Learn from a real estate person that has seen many changes about how you can build your company.

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Boyd and Jim give you the top 10 secrets and tips for SEO - Part 1 of 2
We talked about:
1 - Quality Content
2 - Backlinks
3 - Domain Authority
4 - Keywords (especially long-tail keywords)
5 - Website structure

The remaining 5 will be coming soon

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How do you build a brand that competes with big business? Scott talks about that as well as the background of how to succeed with a product that makes a difference in the lives of others.

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Tom talks about building a foundation and then finding the way for the owner to bring others on that will take over. 

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Today we are interviewing Matt "Baron" who has been an ad executive and worked with movie directors on marketing. How do you go from working on films to selling wholesale nuts, berries, and seeds? Easily. 
We talk about long-tail keywords, getting information from your competitors, and more marketing ideas.

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Carolyn Barber was a CIA agent for several years and then went on to join some businesses that she has enjoyed and has flourished with. Come hear what she did for the CIA and what she is doing to get business today.

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Jason Woodland has been a business owner for decades and has owned several businesses. He talks about moving on, being coached by piers and books and many more things that will help your business go to the next level.

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They talk about why you should Master your social media before giving it to someone else. It's all about knowing what your customers want and why they do business with you

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Norm Wilkinson is known as the Happy Health Insurance Guy for good reason. You'll pick up on this very quickly. Norm talks about changing from a lifetime business to a whole new field and the challenges that go with that. He also talks about his addiction to Disney.

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Michelle talks about how to keep business owners healthy and able to run their businesses. Keeping healthy and improving your immune system is what she will give you information on.

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AJ discusses the ins and outs of using LinkedIn advertising and a bit about the organic side of things. How do you get greater ROI and more?

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Jim Rowland talks about going from corporate America to entrepreneurial business. He gives some great insight into what every new business owner needs to know and how to get noticed in your world of influence.

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Jason Hewlett tells about pivoting during Covid, Entertaining the troops when no one would, and how businesses need to keep a promise to the world and how that can effect the culture in their company and drive more people to the company to do business with.

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There are key things you need to do for Google to give you more traffic. 

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Ben Eden and how emotions play a part in business. We also talk about the importance of coaching.

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Scott Johnson about being your own bank and make the money they do. 

You can eliminate most of the credit card fees that are charged when you use the program Scott will tell you about. 

He then goes on to show you how you can make the money that credit card companies make on your products. 

And finally, Scott explains about building loyalty by not using collection agencies and still collect all that is owed to you.

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That's right. Stop using others to do your social media, especially if you are new in business until you have mastered the use of it. 

You need to know who your customers are (not everyone) and who your perfect customer is. Then you need to know where they hang out on social media and what social media platforms they pay attention to when it comes to businesses. Finally, you need to know how to engage, educate and endear these prospects to you so they will want to do business with you.

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Ron talks about the ifs in life and business. Are you prepared for the ifs that will be coming.

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Al talks about building businesses and using personal skills rather than sales skills to get more people that want to do business with him.

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Jason talks about how marketing and sales need to work together, getting to the right social media and giving customer service.

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Darren Bailey started in TV when he was in high school. He has worked for several large TV news organizations and for many news magazines. He now tells the stories for business owners.

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Hollie is now the owner of the company she has worked for the last 8 years. How do you go from consultant to employee and then to owner. 

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What is APE? It stands for Address, Phone number and Email address. Where should you put it on your website, making it consistent for Google to find and consistently putting it on the citations/directories.

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Michael Westover has been a high school teacher, principal, charter school administrator and now helps businesses get going in business and helps business owners to sell their businesses when they are ready to. 
Michael will be talking about the first things to do when you are considering starting a business and how to move forward in your business.

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Dwight is an innovative person and is always looking how to help people with the CBD products he carries.

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Boyd and Jim talk about creating and using case studies in your marketing. We discuss the four steps to a great case study, the purpose of a case study and how to use it to market your business.

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Interview Wes MeBee about podcasting and other things that has helped him succeed

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How can learning to speak in public and tell meaningful stories to help your business?
Salespeople and business owners alike need to learn the skill of public speaking and telling stories to get more business.

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Which is better for your business - Facebook or Instagram? It all depends on where your prospects hang out and interact with your type of business. 

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Bobby has created over 30 businesses and has had great success, some loss, and has sold some and shut down others. Today he shares with us his wisdom about creating businesses and how to be a better entrepreneur. Are you really cut out for that?

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Dan discusses with us how businesses need to know the two sides to business and how to manage them, getting the right person in the right position in a business, and how to find extra profit by evaluating the 49 or so ways to find profit.

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What are dedicated marketing websites and how can they build your business marketing and SEO? We will discuss these 'circle sites' and how they build your SEO score. 

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George Wilkinson was forced out of the corporate and decided to do something that would benefit others as well as provide for himself. He has become the networking king and when you meet with him for a 1-2-1, he has referrals for you that are in your niche. It's all about "How can I help you?"

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Raymond Moberly is all about teaching and helping small businesses to win DOD and other small set-aside R&D contracts. Want to get the government to award you a contract for R&D? You should be listening to what Raymond has to say.

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Jim gives you some insight into what Google is all about, how it came to be, and what you need to know to get better ranks for more prospects.

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Boyd gives you the 10 biggest problems that business say that put they out of business in the first year. You may be surprised at each and the rankings.

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We talk with Taylor about happiness and how many people that are successful aren't happy. We find out why and how to change that. We also find out about how a very angry person can become happy by applying principles that help you build happiness within your own life.

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We have heard of networking groups that connect people on a weekly basis. These can really be beneficial if done right. 

But what are the things you need to do to get the most out of these networking meetings. 

Boyd and Jim discuss the 10 tips that will help you get more prospects from networking groups.

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Ron Haycock talks about starting your business with the right business structure can protect your investment and assets for a brighter future. He talks about the different kinds of structures, including: C-corporations, S-Corporations, Single member LLC,  Multi-member LLC, and Trusts.

Getting the right structure from the beginning makes it easier to succeed.

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Want to know what will help you grow? Three things: A great mentor, Great idea that you have validated, and Great vendors. Scott will explain.

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Gary teaches about blogging and the importance of having a blog. 

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Boyd and Jim discuss things that are important to know before you start a business and some for when you are already in business.

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Boyd and Jim discuss the get of reviews, how important they are, and how to work with a bad review to make it attract customers. 

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Entrepreneur Factory Podcast 13 - The importance of setting up a Google My Business account

Boyd and Jim discuss why you need it, how to set it up, what are citations, what if you have a home based business and more.

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Leesa has owned several businesses and now helps businesses NOT make the mistakes that she made. Come see how to go from graduation from trades school (beauty, electrical, plumbing, RE, and more) to getting your own business going. It's about knowing what you REALLY NEED to know to start and run a business.

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We have great technology today that can take us around the world or we can battle zombies and orcs right in our own homes. This new technology can also help you become a better leader, team player, or teams can learn to communicate as they should have been already.

Tim teaches about virtual reality and how it is used to teach leadership skills and teamwork. 

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Clay Neves gives you the formula to getting people to ask you to do business with them, instead of you having to sell and close on an unwilling prospect.

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Cevin teaches about building leadership rather than managers for your business will help you get a stronger business. How do you build leadership? Also,

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How can a social worker and business entrepreneur help businesses with their problems and questions? Why are systems great for any type of business and why using them won't make you "The Man." 

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What can an attorney teach you about starting and running a business? Come find out?

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Want to learn more about sales and marketing? This is the episode you will love to hear about it and how Mark works with our older community to help them.

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What can you learn for someone that has worked directly with Steve Jobs, and many other tech giants and from the experiences of Dano Ybarra.

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Many people use one of three types of posts went they are placing images on their social media. We will discuss this and how to better post for engagement and endearment.

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Tina recently started a business and has had great success but has realized things she hadn't anticipated. We talk with her about these struggles and how she is overcoming and pivoting in her business to make this successful going forward.

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We discuss how having a coach helps you both professionally and personally at the same time. You must also be willing to allow personal things to come out in business.  You are hiring the whole package. 

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Introduction to the podcast