Today I'm sharing how to get the MOST out of your hard-earned testimonials.

Tune into this episode to learn:

• The common mistake that's making people scroll by your testimonials on social media
• How to reuse one testimonial for multiple pieces of content
• How to show your audience what's possible when working with you / buying from you

Mentioned in this episode:

• Work with me inside The Localpreneur Academy
  Follow me on Instagram @‌lesliepresnall
• Download my Free Guide: How To Grow Your Local Instagram Following
• Episode 11: How To Collect More Testimonials From Local Clients

If you’re ready to grow your local business and bring in a steady stream of clients, you need to check out The Localpreneur Academy. Click here to join me inside.

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Let's be real... saying "no" to clients or enforcing late fees can be super uncomfortable.

Usually I see business owners create boundaries, policies or rules only to not follow through because they want to keep the client happy.

But this turns into you as the business owner not being so happy...

So what do you do? How can you set clear boundaries and make sure you follow through? That's what we're diving into on this episode of the Grow Your Local Business podcast.

Tune into this episode to learn:

• What a client boundary is (along with real life examples from my clients)
• How boundaries help your business run smoothly AND get your clients results faster
• How to follow through with and enforce your boundaries

Mentioned in this episode:

• Work with me inside The Localpreneur Academy
  Follow me on Instagram @‌lesliepresnall
• Download my Free Guide: How To Grow Your Local Instagram Following
  
  

If you’re ready to grow your local business and bring in a steady stream of clients, you need to check out The Localpreneur Academy. Click here to join me inside.

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Collaborating with other local businesses is always a great way to share audiences, reach new people and gain more visibility in your city. Today, we're talking about how to ramp it up specifically during the holiday season through these 3 strategies.

What you'll learn in this episode:

• 3 ways to partner with other local small businesses November - December
• How to stay consistent and bring in sales during the holiday season - even if your service isn't a "gift"
• The best way to choose businesses to partner with and that are aligned with you
• How to be more visible on social media and get more local followers - even in all the promotional noise
• How to get featured in local media and gift guides
  
  

Mentioned in this episode:

• Work with me inside The Localpreneur Academy
• Follow me on Instagram @‌lesliepresnall
• Download my Free Guide: How To Grow Your Local Instagram Following

If you’re ready to grow your local business and bring in a steady stream of clients, you need to check out The Localpreneur Academy. Click here to join me inside.

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Today we're diving into the REAL reason people buy and the real reason your services are worth it to your local audience.

Tune into this episode to learn:

• Why people aren't actually paying for your time  or experience
• What's going to get people to say "OMG this is totally worth it"
• The most important things you need to be talking about in your marketing

Mentioned in this episode:

• Work with me inside The Localpreneur Academy
  Follow me on Instagram @‌lesliepresnall
• Download my Free Guide: How To Grow Your Local Instagram Following
  
  

If you’re ready to grow your local business and bring in a steady stream of clients, you need to check out The Localpreneur Academy. Click here to join me inside.

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You're invited to a BONUS workshop inside The Localpreneur Academy - How to Have A Successful Black Friday Without Discounting Your Services. Click here for more details.

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Don't plan your Black Friday promotions without listening to this episode first!

I'm sharing the 3 key shifts that need to happen in you before you put out a special offer or sale this holiday season.

These 3 things are going to help you show up bigger with more visibility, reach the right people, and follow through with all your social media + promotions.

It's the difference between having a profitable Black Friday and one that produces lackluster results.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Work with me inside The Localpreneur Academy
  Follow me on Instagram @‌lesliepresnall
• Download my Free Guide: How To Grow Your Local Instagram Following
• Workshop: How To Have A Successful Black Friday Without Discounting Your Services

If you’re ready to grow your local business and bring in a steady stream of clients, you need to check out The Localpreneur Academy. Click here to join me inside.

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When you have big goals and visions for your business, it's totally natural for your brain to work against you and build this really thick glass ceiling above your head. You have a little voice in your mind telling you what it thinks is possible based on the past. That's why it's so easy to say "I can't do that... I've never done it before... and here are a million other reasons why." But in today's episode, I'm sharing an exercise I teach inside The Localpreneur Academy to help you break through all these limiting beliefs that are thickening your glass ceiling.

Tune into this episode to learn:

• A powerful exercise to determine your current personal glass ceiling
• How to uncover the limiting beliefs that stand between you and your goal
• The key questions to ask yourself to start shattering your own glass ceiling and reach your goal (and beyond)
  
  

Mentioned in this episode:

• Work with me inside The Localpreneur Academy
• Follow me on Instagram @‌lesliepresnall
• Download my Free Guide: How To Grow Your Local Instagram Following

If you’re ready to grow your local business and bring in a steady stream of clients, you need to check out The Localpreneur Academy. Click here to join me inside.

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“I LOVE listening to the episodes, especially since they’re focused on local businesses and it’s not just generic marketing advice.” If you love the show too, please leave a rating and review. This helps me reach more people just like you who want to reach more local people and create a business they love.

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In this episode we're doing a powerful exercise to envision exactly what your life and business will look like when you're the local go-to person in your city. Then you'll start to live it today.

Tune into this episode to learn:

• How to create a bigger future vision for your business and life, plus how to allow yourself to want it
• How to live in your future vision every day so you ultimately create it
• How living in your future vision helps you implement the most impactful actions and decisions in your business today
  
  

Mentioned in this episode:

• Work with me inside The Localpreneur Academy
  Follow me on Instagram @‌lesliepresnall
• Download my Free Guide: How To Grow Your Local Instagram Following

If you’re ready to grow your local business and bring in a steady stream of clients, you need to check out The Localpreneur Academy. Click here to join me inside.

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We're celebrating one year of the Grow Your Local Business podcast with a special "Ask Me Anything" episode.

You submitted your business questions to be answered here on the podcast. Dive in to hear my advice and coaching.

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One of the worst mental traps you can get caught in is to believe that "it's not working." My job as a coach is to help you see all the ways it IS working in your business... even if you've been stuck at the same revenue or if you're just getting started and not feeling any traction. This simple mindset shift can be THE thing that makes it ultimately work.

Tune into this episode to learn:

• How to get unstuck and out of the thought loop "it's not working"
• How to digitally and mentally catalogue the proof that people want what you have so you stay in a space of inspiration
• Why believing "it's working" will help you create bigger results in your business

Mentioned in this episode:

• Work with me inside The Localpreneur Academy
  Follow me on Instagram @‌lesliepresnall
• Download my Free Guide: How To Grow Your Local Instagram Following
  
  

If you’re ready to grow your local business and bring in a steady stream of clients, you need to check out The Localpreneur Academy. Click here to join me inside.

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“I LOVE listening to the episodes, especially since they’re focused on local businesses and it’s not just generic marketing advice.” If you love the show too, please leave a rating and review. This helps me reach more people just like you who want to reach more local people and create a business they love.

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You gotta love a quick and easy strategy that you can do in 10 minutes or less. In this episode, we're leveraging the link in your Instagram bio.

Tune into today's episode to learn:

• The common mistakes local business owners make with their link in bio, plus how to fix them in less than 10 minutes
• How to make it even easier for your followers to work with you or buy from you
• How to direct your audience to the exact steps you want them to take
  
  

Mentioned in this episode:

• Work with me inside The Localpreneur Academy
  Follow me on Instagram @‌lesliepresnall
• Download my Free Guide: How To Grow Your Local Instagram Following
• Linktree - a link in bio tool
• Lnk.Bio - a link in bio tool
  
  

If you’re ready to grow your local business and bring in a steady stream of clients, you need to check out The Localpreneur Academy. Click here to join me inside.

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