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Insider tips on what works (and what fails) for Canadian small businesses online. If you have a small business in Canada, get listed for free in the fastest growing website directory of the country: https://websites.ca/ If you need a new website, check out: https://websites.ca/

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October 29, 2024Episode 5722 min

Brokerage Autopilot

Return of programmer and real estate agent Josh Blais to unveil his latest software that streamlines paperwork for the Canadian real estate industry. Even if you are in other industries, many concepts and strategies will apply to your business. Visit https://www.brokerageautopilot.com/ to test drive the software today. *** If you have a small business in Canada, get listed for free in the fastest growing website directory in the country: https://websites.ca/search "Loopster" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

October 9, 2024Episode 5632 min

Keep Your Funnel Warm (Lead Harvest Part 3)

This is the final episode of a 3-part series on how businesses can generate more leads and then efficiently work those leads to produce maximum sales. This episode covers what to do now that you've got a bunch of leads. Obviously you're not going to sell everyone right away, and if you don't work the leads to slowly earn more sales over time then you likely won't cover the cost of your initial advertising. Sean talks about using both email and social media posts to tell your story, build the relationship, and keep those leads warm so that when the time is right they finally buy. If you feel like you could benefit from Sean's upcoming course on lead harvesting, then EMAIL info@repria.ca with the SUBJECT LINE "lead harvest". He'll reply from there.

August 30, 2024Episode 551 hr 14 min

Cold Text Leads (Lead Harvest Part 2)

This is episode two of a 3-part series on how businesses can generate more leads and then efficiently work those leads to produce maximum sales. This episode covers both the strategy and tactics behind doing effective cold texting outreach in order to generate hot leads that your business would have otherwise never reached. It seems counterintuitive that a qualified prospect would respond to a random text, and yet the process gamifies what many people consider to be an extra appendage -- their beloved mobile phone. If you feel like you could benefit from Sean's upcoming course on lead harvesting, then EMAIL info@repria.ca with the SUBJECT LINE "lead harvest". He'll reply from there.

July 31, 2024Episode 4038 min

Overcome The Mental Hurdles (Lead Harvest Part 1)

This is episode one of a 3-part series on how businesses can generate more leads and then efficiently work those leads to produce maximum sales. The episode covers: The Top 15 Secular Beliefs That Block Business Owners From Profit & Growth - "email is spam, texting is spam" - "people don't read" - "there must be special secret hacks and tricks" - "an effective strategy is simultaneously impossible but also dark wizard magic" - "it should be one-and-done" - "we can't sell all the time" - "we must be clever" - "if someone doesn't buy now they never will" - "we have to rely on external platforms" - "we have to copy what is 'successful' from others" - "you can't say or do X, you have to say or do Y" - "avoid NO or UNSUBS or complaints at all costs" - "we have to be everywhere" - "digital marketing is (or should be) cheaper" - "if you're not using AI, you are being left behind" If you feel like you could benefit from Sean's upcoming course on lead harvesting, then EMAIL info@repria.ca with the SUBJECT LINE "lead harvest". He'll reply from there.

June 19, 2024Episode 5323 min

Ecommerce Excellence (Case Study: Woolove)

Jason Crowley (of the brands Woolove, NorthWool, and Northern Sun) visits to discuss being on the cutting edge of ecommerce, navigating the hyper-competitive world of Amazon marketplace, and bringing quality yet affordable 100% Merino wool products to Canadians. Shop for great wool products here (we use and love them, and asked Jason to be on the podcast AFTER appreciating his work): https://wool.love/ *** If you have a small business in Canada, get listed for free in the fastest growing website directory in the country: https://websites.ca/search "Loopster" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

May 20, 2024Episode 5118 min

Google Maps Crash Course For Better SEO

Sean walks you through some of the main factors that Websites.ca has used to get to the top of not one but TWO locations in the Google Maps search results. You can use this to do the same for your local business. *** If you have a small business in Canada, get listed for free in the fastest growing website directory in the country: https://websites.ca/search "Loopster" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

April 21, 2024Episode 5143 min

3 Paths To Effective Ads

Sean chats with international product marketer Craig Bond about the 3 different ways to develop clear and effective messaging to grow your business. *** If you have a small business in Canada, get listed for free in the fastest growing website directory in the country: https://websites.ca/search "Loopster" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

March 29, 2024Episode 501 hr 25 min

50th Episode Special

Double-sized episode with co-founder John Hart on the entire soup-to-nuts of getting a new business online. Discussed in this episode: - https://bonified.com/ - https://grasshopper.com/ - https://chat.openai.com/ - https://ahrefs.com/ *** If you have a small business in Canada, get listed for free in the fastest growing website directory in the country: https://websites.ca/search "Loopster" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

February 23, 2024Episode 4935 min

Profiling & Interviewing Clients & Staff

Law enforcement officer Donn Burkholder talks to Sean about the art of interviewing in order to build profiles. Profiling is a team-building exercise that can help you identify ideal customers and new staff members, and is especially handy when doing online marketing. *** If you have a small business in Canada, get listed for free in the fastest growing website directory in the country: https://websites.ca/search "Loopster" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

January 20, 2024Episode 4815 min

Google AI Search Changes

Local SEO expert Darrin Wong talks about the latest Google updates for A.I. and how they will or will not affect the traffic of the average small business website. Reach out to Darrin here: https://hyprr.ca/ or 778-732-4233 *** If you have a small business in Canada, get listed for free in the fastest growing website directory in the country: https://websites.ca/search "Loopster" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/