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Hey there, welcome to "The Kara Report"! Each week, we’re sharing what we see real businesses doing to grow their business and expand their reach to help you grow your business and become a marketing pro. In each episode, we get granular and talk about real-world marketing strategies, what DOESN’T work when scaling your business, and host candid conversations on the latest business and marketing trends. We'll even share the juicy data we collect and behind-the-scenes bloopers as they come.
No fluff, no filler; just authentic, in-depth discussions that explore the key factors that truly make a difference in your business success. After all, we know that marketing your business is about more than Instagram Reels tips and social media algorithm hacks, and great marketing also doesn’t always mean you’re running a successful, profitable business.
While we specialize in content marketing, blogging for SEO, Pinterest marketing, and website copy for our own content marketing agency, all marketing strategies are welcome (and discussed) here. Whether you're an established entrepreneur looking to refine your business or marketing strategy or just starting your entrepreneurial journey, we’re serving up valuable insights designed to help you navigate the ever-changing world of business and marketing.
We believe when you do the work, you’ll reap the rewards and we promise we will focus on results-driven action steps (not the busy work) to help you hit your goals this year.
Now let’s get started!
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125 | The Sales Strategy Being Passed Around in Private Coaching Rooms Right Now
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Jun 16, 2026 |
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124 | Is Blogging Dead After 2026?! How AI Is Affecting Blogging (+ Is It Still Worth It?)
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Jun 09, 2026 |
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123 | Your Brain Is Sabotaging Your Marketing (+ 7 Signs to Prove It And How To Fix It) with Tayler Cusick-Hollman
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May 26, 2026 |
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122 | If I Had One Hour to Work on SEO, This Is Exactly What I'd Do
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May 12, 2026 |
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121 | The Pinterest Algorithm Has Changed. Should Your Business Still Be On Pinterest in 2026?
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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120 | Everything You Wanted to Know About Hiring a VA (But Were Too Afraid to Ask) with Sarah Roberson
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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119 | 4 (Very) Unpopular Opinions I Have About Blogging and SEO in 2026
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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118 | 9 Ways I Use AI Without Losing My Voice (From Someone Who Thinks About This Every Day)
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Apr 07, 2026 |
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117 | A Masterclass On How to Scale Facebook Ads With a Lead Magnet with Melissa Litchfield
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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116 | Behind the Scenes of My First Social Media-Free Launch: What I Did, How Much I Sold, & Launching Without a Sales Page
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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115 | Making Your Next Hire (4 Types of Hires to Consider in 2026)
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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114 | My Honest Take On AI And Blogging In 2026
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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113 | Building What You Can Embody: Prioritizing Joy, Setting Down Easy Money and Embracing Seasons of Hustle with Sabrina Gebhardt
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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112 | Get Ready, Stay Ready: A Business Reminder For All Of Us in Q1
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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111 | The Hidden Cost of Saying Yes, Bringing Back Hospitality, and Building the Wrong Business with Frances Ledgewood
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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110 | 11 Business Lessons from Working With Multi-6 + 7 Figure Business Owners
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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109 | Nine Non-Negotiables After Nine Years in Business
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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108 | The Missing Piece in Your “Automated” Booking Process (+ What Really Gets You Paid Faster) with Colie James
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Jan 27, 2026 |
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107 | So You Want To Hire a Writer That Doesn’t Use AI? Let’s Talk About It.
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Jan 20, 2026 |
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106 | I QUIT Instagram After Posting for 6 Years... Here's What Happened (And What To Know If You Want To Do The Same)
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Jan 13, 2026 |
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105 | 2026 Business Goals: What ChatGPT Got Right (and Wrong), What I'm Prioritizing This Year, and Why It's Not Going To Be a Growth Year
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Jan 06, 2026 |
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104 | 2 Years of Podcasting About Business & Marketing (My Favorite Moments!)
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Dec 30, 2025 |
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103 | 5 Very Honest Reasons I'd Tell You NOT To Invest In SEO
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Dec 23, 2025 |
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102 | You Don’t Actually Need to Blog Every Week (Here’s When Batching Wins)
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Dec 16, 2025 |
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101 | Ask Me Anything: About Work-life Balance, AI-assisted Writing in Search Results, and How Being The "Cool Boss" Nearly Blew Up My Business
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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100 | 3 of My Clients Run Completely Instagram-Free Businesses (Here's How!)
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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99 | 99 Episodes Later: The BRUTAL Truth About Podcasting (If Podcasters Were Honest)
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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98 | The ONE Simple Marketing Funnel I’d Build If I Had To Start My Business Over Again
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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97 | ChatGPT Atlas Review (8 Things I Tried, First Impressions, + A Candid Conversation About Whether Or Not It Will Replace Chrome)
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Nov 04, 2025 |
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96 | 8 Things I've Learned From Obsessively Watching Youtubers
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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95 | Debunking The Biggest Pinterest Myths I Hear As A Pinterest Manager: What Actually Works in 2025
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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94 | How to Build a Profitable Online Community (Even in 2025) with Michelle Vroom
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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93 | The Secret Q4 Marketing Strategy Most Entrepreneurs Skip (and Regret in 2026)
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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92 | BTS with Kara & Laura: Client Graduations, Summer Breaks, and Agency Dreams
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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91 | How To Build Powerful Case Studies That Sell Your Offers (Without Overpromising!) with Jocelyn Montemarano
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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90 | You Are Leaving THOUSANDS On The Table Obsessing Over This (It's Not What You Think)
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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89 | It's Time To Talk About Time Anxiety
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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88 | Tired of the Traditional Launch Model? How She Used Close Friends Stories to Launch (Fast and Easy!) with Brittany Roberts
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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87 | So… You Didn’t Market Your Business This Summer? Here's What You Need To Do Now With Tayler Cusick-Hollman
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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86 | 5 Random "Rules" I'm Making For Myself (Start Gamifying Your Habits!)
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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85 | 4 Huge Advantages YOU Have Over 7-Figure Business Owners
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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84 | 2 Things I Would Tell You If Pinterest Wasn't "Working"
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Jul 29, 2025 |
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83 | PR for Small Businesses: How to Get Earned Media That Actually Matters with Holly Mitton
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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82 | Is Blogging Still Worth It in the Age of AI? Yes, But...
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Jul 15, 2025 |
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81 | A Messy Midyear Check-in (And An Exercise I Love)
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Jul 08, 2025 |
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80 | Do you really need to market your business when you're fully booked? What I've been thinking lately...
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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79 | How to Pare Down Your Marketing for Summer (A Simpler Summer Marketing Plan That Still Works)
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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78 | What NOBODY Tells You About Starting a Podcast (And How To Actually Make Money) with Hayleigh Hayhurst
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Jun 17, 2025 |
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77 | AI Can’t Replace Your Voice But It CAN Help You Blog Consistently (Here's How) with Ryan Robinson of Right Blogger
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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76 | 6 Ways to Turn Your Website Into Your Hardest-Working Team Member with Carolyn Leasure
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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75 | 5 (Kind of) Bold Decisions I Made With My New Website
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May 27, 2025 |
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74 | Positivity Is Powerful (With Data To Back This Up!) + 5 Ways to Shift Your Messaging
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May 20, 2025 |
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73 | 3 Things I've Heard Lately About Scaling (That I KNOW Are True)
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May 13, 2025 |
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72 | 2 Things I'd Tell You If Your Blog Wasn't "Working"
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May 06, 2025 |
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71 | Do You Really Need to Grow a Team? Why Staying Solo & Strategic Can Give You The Boring, Profitable Business You Deserve with Maggie Patterson
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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70 | Imposter Syndrome Has Cost Me THOUSANDS.... Let's Talk About It (4 Ways)
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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69 | If I See "Ready To Get Started?" You Get An Automatic F (& Other Website Copy Tips From Sara Noel of BTL Copy)
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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68 | The 8 Marketing Metrics Every Business Owner Should Track with Ally from Akari Digital
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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67 | How to Build a High-Impact Business Without Sacrificing Your Freedom with Rosemary Dede
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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66 | Blogging For Your Business: What's Working Now?
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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65 | 3 Tips For Selling Right Now (When The World Is Chaos and Everything Feels Hard)
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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64 | How To Be The Last Tab Someone Has Open: Brand Voice Guides, Client Experience Copy, and Messaging That Sticks with Andrea Shah
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Mar 11, 2025 |
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63 | An Advanced Conversation About Lead Generation (+ Why Your Freebies Aren't Working) with Samantha Burmeister
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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62 | Pinterest Marketing in 2025: What's Working Now?
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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61 | My Biggest Business Lessons: What I Got Right (and Wrong) in My First 8 Years in Business
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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60 | 7 Mistakes You’re Making with Your Virtual Assistant (Why They Keep Quitting Or Failing To Meet Your Expectations)
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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59 | 9 Ways to Find Fresh Content Ideas (When You've Said EVERYTHING There Is To Say)
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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58 | 4 Easy Steps to Scale Your Business Without Ads (Marketing Edition)
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Jan 28, 2025 |
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57 | Predictable Income or Creative Freedom? How to Choose Between Retainer Model vs. Project-Based Work
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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56 | What It Really Looks Like to Get Better at Marketing: Getting Off the Instagram Grind, Investing in Brand Photos & Using Enji with Danison Fronda-Tietz
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Jan 14, 2025 |
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55 | An End of Year Recap, My 2025 Goals, and 2 Unconventional New Years Resolutions I Think Every Business Owner Should Have
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Jan 07, 2025 |
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54 | Are You a Bad Communicator? 5 Ways to Get Faster Responses From Your Clients or Team in the New Year
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Dec 31, 2024 |
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53 | Mental Breaks in Marketing: Taking Time to Reflect, Recharge, and Reimagine
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Dec 24, 2024 |
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52 | Is It Time to Hire a Marketing Agency? 3 Questions to Ask Before You Splurge on a Marketing Agency
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Dec 17, 2024 |
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51 | The 5 Ps to Profitable Podcast Guesting (+ How to Create a Steady Flow of Highly-Qualified Leads Without Paid Ads) with Dustin Riechmann
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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50 | 2 of the Biggest 2025 Website Trends (+ UX Tips You'll Want To Implement ASAP) with Hannah Davis
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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49 | 3 Things I'd Do If I Wanted To Make More Money in December
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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48 | 3 Steps to Start Profit Planning for the New Year with Geily Romero
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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47 | The Ultimate Black Friday Launch Game Plan with Dolly Delong
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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46 | I Read 10x Is Easier Than 2x So You Don't Have to (5 Lessons I'm Keeping!)
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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45 | The Scariest Sh*t in the Online Space Right Now (+ How to Not Get Scammed?) with Danielle Ryan
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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44 | Why Does Everyone Market To Beginners? Why Basic Content Is Everywhere (2 Reasons!)
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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43 | Black Friday Trends for 2024: Launching, Marketing Tips, and Low-Ticket Offers for Course Creators with Mara Kucirek
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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42 | Struggling with AI? Here’s How to Make AI Sound Like You with Kinsey Soderberg
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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41 | AI Tips for Small Businesses: The Do's and Don'ts Of How I Use AI In My Business
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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40 | Planning Black Friday Now To Stack Recurring Revenue Into 2025 with Wandi Ruiz
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Sep 23, 2024 |
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39 | Do You Have a 5 Minute Booking Process? How to Create One (+ More Tips to SIMPLIFY Your Life With Your CRM) with Colie James
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Sep 17, 2024 |
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38 | What Eminem and Taylor Swift Know About Building a Brand in 2024
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Sep 10, 2024 |
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37 | 4 Things To Do With That New Fall Energy You're Feeling Right Now
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Sep 03, 2024 |
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36 | Coming Up With Buzz-worthy Content Ideas (That Actually Generate Sales For Your Business) with Nicole Czarnecki
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Aug 27, 2024 |
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35 | You Need To Be Ruthless About What You Listen To
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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34 | Is Your Business Ready to Hire a Virtual Assistant? Don't Make These Mistakes with Sophie Robinson
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Aug 13, 2024 |
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33 | Soft Life vs. Hustle Culture: How to Slow Down But Still Hit Your Goals with Simone Little
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Aug 06, 2024 |
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32 | 3 Weird Things I've Done to Get More Wedding Clients
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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31 | Proven Methods to Find the Perfect Topics: Never Run Out of Blog Ideas Again
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Jul 23, 2024 |
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30 | An Advanced Conversation for Creatives Using AI (Chat GPT Tips + New Tools to Try) with Lauren deVane
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Jul 16, 2024 |
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29 | The Business Systems Trifecta You Have Been Missing with Sandra Henderson
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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28 | I Started a Podcast 6 Months Ago! Here's How It's Going...
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Jul 02, 2024 |
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27 | Stop Marketing By Accident: What a Real Marketing Strategy Looks Like with Tayler Cusick Hollman from Enji
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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26 | Your Low-Effort, High-Impact Summer Marketing Plan (Do These 3 Things!)
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Jun 18, 2024 |
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25 | 3 Things You Need To Have To Get Out Of Feast Or Famine Marketing Mode
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Jun 11, 2024 |
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24 | 6 Tips For How To Write Better Headlines In 2024
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Jun 04, 2024 |
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23 | Should You Repurpose Your Instagram Posts on Pinterest? My Honest Opinion.
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May 28, 2024 |
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22 | Your Desire to be Different is Costing You Money
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May 21, 2024 |
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21 | Should You Do What Meta Recommends? Here's What an OG Instagram Strategist Has to Say with Ashley Watkins
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May 07, 2024 |
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20 | 11 Business Lessons from Working With Multi-6 + 7 Figure Business Owners
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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19 | Managing Inconsistent Revenue Months in 2024 with Tiffany Scarlett
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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18 | How to Make Blog Posts Longer Without Adding Fluff (+ Candid Thoughts About the March Algorithm Change)
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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17 | Taking Keywords to Conversions: Breaking Down SEO with Mariah Magazine
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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16 | 3 Hacks to Write Blog Posts Faster + For the “Skimmers”
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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15 | Embracing Work-Life Alignment By Balancing Mindset and Systems with Alane Gianetti
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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14 | The Surprising Secrets to Standing Out: Strategic Branding for Service Providers with Ellie Brown Branding
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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13 | 7 Important Reminders if You Want to Make More Sales From Pinterest
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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12 | How Much Does it Cost to Scale Your Business With Ads? Setting Realistic Numbers and Expectations with Melissa Litchfield
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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11 | Beyond Instagram: A Deep Dive into Omni-Channel Marketing with Candice Coppola
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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10 | You Can Fire Me But You Can't Hurt Me (+ Other Advice When Selling "Yourself")
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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9 | 4 Ways to Get More People To Find Your Blogs in Google
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Feb 13, 2024 |
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8 | Want More Sales From Your Website? Fix These 2 Pages
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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7 | Using the 4C's of Conversion to Create Your Instagram Marketing Strategy with Laura Milroy Media
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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6 | Are You Marketing More Like Matcha or Coffee? Here's How to Decide on the Best Strategy
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Jan 23, 2024 |
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5 | Building a Strong Personal Brand as a Service Provider (and Multi-Passionate Entrepreneur) with Sarah Beau
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Jan 16, 2024 |
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4 | 3 Things You Need Setup BEFORE Pinterest Marketing (Make Sure You Aren't Wasting Your Time!)
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Jan 09, 2024 |
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3 | I'm Kind of an Awkward Person... THIS is How I Market My Business Anyway
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Jan 02, 2024 |
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2 | How to Use One of the BIGGEST 2024 Marketing Trends in Your Business (+ 3 Ways to Make it Easier!)
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Jan 02, 2024 |
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1 | My "All of a Sudden" Moment (+ How You Can Have One Too)
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Dec 30, 2023 |