In this episode, I talk about the importance of re-investing into marketing, and I make the following points:

• We need to have a marketing plan beyond just depending upon word of mouth referrals.
• We need to keep back a portion for our earnings for marketing.
• We need marketing vehicles that are effective and scalable.

In this episode, I talk about the awesome potential of being a BNI member.  BNI is Business Networking International.

In this episode, I talk about preparing for the cold weather coming up, and I make the following points:

• Stay warm.  Stay Dry.
• Watch out for frosty roofs.
• Be careful about ladder placement.

In this episode, I talk about some key takeaways from the Joshua Latimer interview that I recently did, which were the following:

• Having the proper motivation.  In other words, You've got to want it.
• Taking massive imperfect action.
• Having the right mindset.  Thinking bigger and getting around more people who think bigger.

In this episode I interview Joshua Latimer, who is one of the G.O.A.T.'s in the realm of home services and small business growth.

***  NOTE:  This interview contains such great content that I decided to go "off code" and leave it full length rather than breaking it up into two episodes.

In this episode, I review the following episodes from this past week:
EPISODE 205 - The Calm Before The Storm...
EPISODE 204 - ANNOUNCEMENT: Joshua Latimer Interview Postponed To Next Week
EPISODE 203 - Business Wisdom From The Scriptures: Proverbs 22:1
EPISODE 202 - Your Audio Operations Manual For Professional Gutter Cleaning
EPISODE 201 - The Battle Of The Multi-Purpose Ladders: Gorilla Ladder vs. Little Giant

In this episode, I speak of the calm before the storm in that we are in a slow period before business begins to jump off this Fall, and I make the following points:

• Things may be slow for professional gutter cleaning now, but we are about to get slammed in the next few weeks
• The best way to prepare for this is to go back over these podcast episodes and equip yourself to handle what is to come

In this episode I make the announcement that the upcoming Joshua Latimer interview will be postponed to next week.  Stay tuned!

In this episode, I talk about business wisdom from the Scriptures, and I bring out Proverbs 22:1, which speaks of having a good name.  In the episode I make the following points:

• It is possible to make a lot of money and not have a good name
• Having a good name in business is better than the money because the money will follow a good name
• Having a bad name and making a lot of money will eventually play out in the long run and fail

In this episode, I talk about how this podcast is your audio operations manual for professional gutter cleaning, and I make the following points:

• Everything you need to start and run a professional gutter cleaning company is in this podcast or will be in this podcast
• You could piece all these principles and ideas together and come up with an operations manual for your company
• I am planning on making it easier for you to piece these ideas together in an organized manner by putting out a book in the future