Just Another Biz Podcast: Unfiltered Business Tips for Wedding Pros and Creatives

On this week's episode we are chatting with Sara Dunn from Sara Does SEO. If the word “SEO” makes your eyes glaze over, this episode is for you. Sara is a pro at making search engine optimization actually make sense, especially for our fellow wedding pros!

Sara breaks down:

What SEO really means (in plain English) and what people are doing wrong all the time but simple fixes they can make today

The most important things to focus on in 2025 and some notes on blogging (hint: it's not dead, we're just most likely doing it wrong) 

How to improve your website's visibility without tech overwhelm

Why Your Google Listing is your secret marketing partner and why responding to reviews matters

Whether you’re a wedding pro or a small business owner not in the wedding space, this conversation is packed with simple, actionable tips to help you get found by the right people and to help you improve your SEO today. 

You don’t need to be a tech whiz to use SEO. You just need to listen to Sara. Tune in now and get ready to finally understand how SEO can work for you. You can work with Sara in multiple ways whether it's through her 1 hour SEO lunch and learns or her SEO bootcamp course so you can really implement all things SEO to help improve your business. Happy listening Jabbers! 

You can find Sara at Sara Does SEO: https://saradoesseo.com/wedding-seo-services/

Find Sara on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saradoesseo/

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On today's episode we're chatting with the ever amazing Kayla Madden of Madden Made Events! If you’ve ever wondered how to turn clients into true fans and rack up those rave reviews, this one’s for you. 

Kayla shares her behind-the-scenes secrets on building amazing relationships with clients, delivering WOW-worthy experiences, and turning every event into a an incredible experience and get those five-star reviews. From her fresh perspective on client care, her process and how she works to the little details that make a BIG difference, Kayla’s dropping gems you won’t want to miss. This episode is packed with goodness especially for our planner friends! 

You can find Kayla on Instagram or check out her amazing website and services at the link below! 

Instagram for Madden Made Events: https://www.instagram.com/maddenmadeevents 

Website for Madden Made Events: https://maddenmadeevents.com/ 

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Jabbers, if you're ready to grow your team, you don't want to skip this episode! Today's episode features the incredible Ashley Ebert from The Abundance Group, who’s sharing her journey from feeling overwhelmed and burnt out to transforming her wedding planning business into a million-dollar success story and is now an incredible business coach with the Abundance Group. If you've ever wondered how to grow a team that supports your vision and helps take your business to the next level, this is the episode for you! 

Ashley dives into the secrets of scaling your wedding planning business and offers invaluable insights that you won't want to miss. We dive into how to scale, how to work with your team and learning more about the 4 color temperaments to reveal your leadership style and understand your teams leadership styles. You can take the quiz yourself here! 

Lastly, Ashley is having a live training on June 9th at 11am CT talking all about two simple shifts that took her from burnout to $1M/Year Wedding Business. Go sign up right now because you're going to learn so much! 

https://theabundance.group/two-shifts

You can find Ashley at the links below and follow her on Instagram!

The Abundance Group: https://theabundance.group/

Mastermind: https://theabundance.group/mastermind

Live Training Link: https://bit.ly/jab2shifts 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theabundancegroup/

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On today's episode of Just Another Biz Podcast Gabby and Kari are diving into wedding regrets shared by real people on Reddit and dishing out some wedding no-no's. From the little things that make a big impact to the major slip-ups you definitely want to avoid, we've got you covered!  Whether you're planning your big day or just love a good wedding story, this episode is packed with laughs, lessons, and a sprinkle of good ol' advice. Trust us, you won't want to miss our take on what you should and shouldn't do when it comes to walking down the aisle! 

Tune in and listen to today's episode now to make sure your wedding day is filled with joy and not regrets! Thanks for listening Jabbers and don't forget to leave us a 5 star review and share with us some of your wedding day regrets or blunders! 

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Today in this mini episode, Gabby is sharing with Kari and all our jabbers about her time in Minneapolis, MN at The Abundance Group Retreat and a quick side chat about the Mall of America! From her insights and learnings about SEO, Chat GPT, great storytelling and finding the best direction of her business and how you can too, she is sharing it all. This is a short and sweet episode to get you excited about your business and to learn a few quick tips to help you grow your biz. See the links below for all the things and people Gabby references from the retreat. Don't forget to take the color quiz to learn more about your leadership style. Enjoy jabbers! 

https://theabundance.group — The Abundance Group

thecolorquiz.com — The Color Quiz

https://saradoesseo.com — Sara Does SEO

https://impactdrivenai.com — Brittany Long (AI)

https://akuakonadu.com — Akua (Storytelling)

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Hey Jabbers! Are you often sitting at your desk thinking, my website sucks! I wish my copy attracted better clients! Then listen up!

If you're ready to unlock the secrets of compelling copy, then dive into this episode where we chat with the brilliant Sara Noel from Between the Lines Copywriting! Get ready for an engaging conversation filled with actionable tips, creative insights, and some honest truths to elevate your writing game. Whether you're crafting catchy captions or developing deeper narratives, or needing to rewrite your entire website, this episode is packed with essentials to transform your words and your website into powerful tools to attract the right audience!

Sara shares her expertise on how to make your copy not just good, but great and how to convert people to actually purchase your services. So, if you're ready to take your copy to the next level, you won't want to miss this one! Sara shares a lot of actionable steps you can take today to start changing your website copy and up your game in your business. 

If you'd like to learn more from Sara and make your copy something your clients are going crazy over, then you'll want to join her Site Series Sprint course. Trust us, after this episode, you're going to be sprinting to sign up! 

You can find Sara online at Between The Lines Copywriting and on Instagram @btlcopy. 

We hope you love this episode as much as we did. Enjoy Jabbers! 

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In this episode, we are also sharing about one of our favorite tools, Flodesk! It's one of the tools we use all the time in our business to make the best emails that actually convert. And bonus, they have beautiful templates and it's ridiculously easy to use. You can keep everything on brand, create automatic funnels, sell digital products, courses and even set up a sales page right in the platform. You can grab your 14 day free trial at the link below. https://partners.flodesk.com/JAB

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Hey Jabbers! We're back with Part 2 of our sizzling wedding hot takes! This week we're diving into the big questions: Should little ones be on the guest list? Who deserves to be the highest paid vendor at a wedding?  And the age-old debate—First Look or wait for the aisle moment? We've got some juicy opinions and candid thoughts ready to spill in this episode, and trust us, you won't want to miss it! Whether you're planning your big day, dreaming of it, or just love a good wedding chat, we've got something for everyone. Tune in, turn up the volume, and listen in! 

Listen to the episode wherever you are and don't forget to subscribe to stay updated with more exciting episodes.

Enjoy Jabbers! 

Hey Jabbers! We're back with another episode! This week on Just Another Biz Podcast, Gabby and Kari are diving into the world of wedding budgets and realistic designs that match them!

Wedding planners, this is for you! How are we estimating budgets these days? Doesn’t it feel like quotes are all over the place and constantly changing? 

Enjoy Jabbers! 

Welcome back Jabbers! Are you ready to dive into the wild world of wedding bells and... well, maybe a few less-than-friendly vibes? This week on Just Another Biz Podcast, we're unpacking what we view as the decline of hospitality in the wedding industry. 

Before you get all heated, take a beat and listen to our episode! We share some insights into why we feel that hospitatlity has declined over the years from vendors. There are so many vendors doing it well and delivering top notch hospitality but we share some things you can and should avoid as a business owner and how you can infuse hospituatliy into your business to go above and beyond for your clients. After all, that's what our industry is all about! Enjoy! 

Join us as we gab about some recent experiences and shed light on how we can bring back the warmth and joy to these special celebrations and infuse it into our business!

Get ready to dive into our latest mini episode of Just Another Biz Podcast! We're serving up some sizzling hot takes for 2025 that you won't want to miss. From the ever-evolving role of AI in the wedding world, to managing client expectations like a pro, we’re dishing out our hot takes and insights on it all. We also dive into what a "luxury" wedding means and how to handle client reviews with finesse. We've got you covered with expert advice and stories that will inspire and entertain. Love our hot takes or hate them? Let us know your thoughts and your own hot takes too! Thanks for tuning in Jabbers!