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Digital nomads Nat Thomas and Niv Nobacht run serious businesses from wherever they are in the world. As long as they have their computer and a solid Internet connection then life is good. In this candid conversation, you’ll discover the pros and cons of running a location independent business and how it may be able to be applied to the way you run your business. It’s time for a little lateral thinking!
In this episode of your favourite marketing podcast you’ll also discover:
- Why Nat chose to leave a well-paid job at 20th Century Fox
- Why Niv left a secure corporate job in Germany
- What you need to survive running a business from anywhere
- The highs and lows of running a location independent business
- And plenty more …
“My digital nomad lifestyle came about when an opportunity presented itself to move to Santiago (crazy, I know!) and I knew in my heart it was “now or never” to step out of my comfort zone and embark on some soul-searching adventure.” - Nat Thomas, The Now With Nat
Here’s what caught my attention from my chat with Nat and Niv:
1. Be flexible in the way you approach your work.
2. Be innovative (Phil McKinney’s Killer Innovations).
3. Find time for some spirituality.
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Let your business expenses reward you. Every year.
Switchnode
Australia’s Internet isn’t great. That’s why Switchnode exist. The solution is here and it’s wireless.
If something in this episode of Australia’s favourite marketing podcast peaked your interest, then let me know by leaving a comment below.
May your marketing be the best marketing.
[ For more interviews with successful business owners visit bit.ly/2nRCl6X ]
Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/marketingpodcast
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Australian Janet DeNeefe met a Balinese man in 1984, and with very little thought, moved to the charming Balinese hillside town of Ubud and threw herself into a new life. She had no plan (she never does as you're about to find out!) … she just knew she was in love.
Back then, ducks and cows wandered down the main road and telephones were a luxury. That was 35 years ago.
Since then, she’s given birth to four children and numerous businesses … all of which have blossomed.
This is a story of a highly creative business woman who doesn’t care for planning, isn’t scared to have an idea and quickly get it to market … and whose Midas touch seems to turn everything to gold.
Janet also shares:
“One day my staff called me and said there were two women here that want to meet you. So I met with them and they turned out to be interior designers who wanted me to provide the soft-furnishings for Sir Richard Branson's Necker Island!” - Janet DeNeefe, Entrepreneur
Here’s what caught my attention from my chat with Janet DeNeefe:
Resources mentioned:
Please support the following businesses who make this show possible:
American Express Business Explorer Credit Card
Let your business expenses reward you. Every year.
Switchnode
Australia’s Internet isn’t great. That’s why Switchnode exist. The solution is here and it’s wireless.
If something in this episode of Australia’s favourite marketing podcast peaked your interest, then let me know by leaving a comment below.
May your marketing be the best marketing.
[For more interviews with successful business owners visit Small Business Big Marketing]
Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/marketingpodcast
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2016 went down as a banner year for gun real estate agent Bernard “Bernie” Uechtritz. First, there was the historic and record-breaking sale of the Waggoner Ranch for $994M plus he won a slew of industry awards. Immediately when I read about this property for sale I needed to speak with the agent responsible for the sale. How did he get the listing and how is he going to market a property worth close to one billion Australian dollars!?
Join me as I get those questions and many more answered by Texas real estate agent Bernard Uechtritz. Not only is he selling the Waggoner Ranch, but is also responsible for selling some quite stigmatised homes in LA including ones in which murders have taken place! This is a masterclass in how to market expensive real estate. Enjoy!
Bernie also shares:
“I’m really just a mongrel-bred kid from a colorful family, who had a wild, adventuresome youth in the jungles and kunai grass plains of Papua New Guinea (PNG). I was never a good scholar or a rule follower because I’ve never been good at sitting still or staying in the lines.” - Bernard Uechtritz, Icon Property
Here’s what caught my attention from my chat with Bernard Uechtritz:
Resources mentioned:
Please support the following businesses who make this show possible:
American Express Business Explorer Credit Card
Let your business expenses reward you. Every year.
Yellow
Partner with Australia's #1 online business directory for all your digital marketing needs.
Switchnode
Australia’s Internet isn’t great. That’s why Switchnode exist. The solution is here and it’s wireless.
If something in this episode of Australia’s favourite marketing podcast peaked your interest, then let me know by leaving a comment below.
May your marketing be the best marketing.
[For more interviews with successful business owners visit Small Business Big Marketing]
Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/marketingpodcast
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sam Priestley makes a living by dressing up as a fireman then taking his clothes off in front of women. Yes, he’s a stripper! Hannah Priestley, Sam’s wife, runs the business. And it’s a very successful business at that. So much so that Sam works just one day per week, and they both earn far more than they ever did in their previous full time jobs. Oh … and Sam’s character name? Fireman Sam, of course!!
Sam & Hannah also share:
“We found our competition to not be very helpful. Just the simple things like getting back to emails or phone calls a week later. That’s just too late for someone trying to book such an important event. So Sam suggested we start as a small side business and do it a whole lot better. ” - Hannah Priestley, Men On Fire
Here’s what caught my attention from my chat with Men On Fire’s Sam & Hannah Priestley:
Resources mentioned:
But the marketing gold doesn’t stop there, in this episode:
Please support the following businesses who make this show possible:
American Express Business Explorer Credit Card
Let your business expenses reward you. Every year.
Yellow
Partner with Australia's #1 online business directory for all your digital marketing needs.
Switchnode
Australia’s Internet isn’t great. That’s why Switchnode exist. The solution is here and it’s wireless.
If something in this episode of Australia’s favourite marketing podcast peaked your interest, then let me know by leaving a comment below.
May your marketing be the best marketing.
[For more interviews with successful business owners visit Small Business Big Marketing]
Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/marketingpodcast
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Busy mum-of-three Rini Lombard never dreamed about launching her own business, it was her ballet-loving daughter that inspired her to take the leap. Despite the toy manufacturing industry being highly competitive and saturated, Rini launched her line Ballerina & Me, confident that her dolls would bring joy to the whole family. 7000 happy customers later, Rini lives to tell us her success story.
Want to know how a business is born out of an experiment with a broomstick? What’s it really like to be your own boss and live your passion? And find out the biggest mistake this small business owner has ever made... Yikes! Hit the PLAY button above to listen now, or subscribe free to hear the full interview.
Rini also shares:
Here’s what caught my attention from my chat with Ballerina & Me’s Rini Lombard:
Resources mentioned:
But the marketing gold doesn’t stop there, in this episode:
Please support the following businesses who make this show possible:
American Express Business Explorer Credit Card
Let your business expenses reward you. Every year.
Yellow
Partner with Australia's #1 online business directory for all your digital marketing needs.
Switchnode
Australia’s Internet isn’t great. That’s why Switchnode exist. The solution is here and it’s wireless.
If something in this episode of Australia’s favourite marketing podcast peaked your interest, then let me know by leaving a comment below.
May your marketing be the best marketing.
[For more interviews with successful business owners visit Small Business Big Marketing]
Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/marketingpodcast
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
There’s loads more tips and insights just like this that will help you build that beautiful business of yours into the empire it deserves to be. Hit the PLAY button above to listen now, or subscribe free to hear the full interview.
David also shares:
“You gotta love business. Treat it as a game. Have some fun. Be competitive. I’m soooo competitive!” - David Silvestri, Arrivederci Pizzeria
Here’s what caught my attention from my chat with Arrivederci Pizzeria’s David Silvestri:
Resources mentioned:
But the marketing gold doesn’t stop there, in this episode:
Please support the following businesses who make this show possible:
American Express Business Explorer Credit Card
Let your business expenses reward you. Every year.
Yellow
Partner with Australia's #1 online business directory for all your digital marketing needs.
Switchnode
Australia’s Internet isn’t great. That’s why Switchnode exist. The solution is here and it’s wireless.
If something in this episode of Australia’s favourite marketing podcast peaked your interest, then let me know by leaving a comment below.
May your marketing be the best marketing.
[For more interviews with successful business owners visit Small Business Big Marketing]
Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/marketingpodcast
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
“We’re on track for over $6M this year, with 10 people in Melbourne, over 5,000 SKUs and an average growth rate of 50% per annum for the last 7 years. Everything's heading in the right direction.” - Jeremy Chen, BePromotive
There’s loads more tips and insights just like this that will help you build that beautiful business of yours into the empire it deserves to be. Hit the PLAY button above to listen now, or subscribe free to hear the full interview.
Jeremy also shares:
“Advertising is the price you pay for being boring!” - Jeremy Chen, BePromotive
Here’s what caught my attention from my chat with BePromotive’s Jeremy Chen:
Resources mentioned:
But the marketing gold doesn’t stop there, in this episode:
Please support American Express & DesignCrowd who make this show possible:
American Express Business Explorer Credit Card
Let your business expenses reward you. Every year.
DesignCrowd
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If something in this episode of Australia’s favourite marketing podcast peaked your interest, then let me know by leaving a comment below.
May your marketing be the best marketing.
For more interviews with successful business owners visit Small Business Big Marketing
Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/marketingpodcast
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Here’s the email Phillip sent me requesting to be interviewed. It was a “Yes” from me straight away (Mainly because he was a long time listener ;0):
Hey Timbo!
I've been a long time listener and I've applied a lot of the advice and stories from your show to my own business over the last three years and I feel like I should give back what I've learned to the SBBM community.
Three years ago, I took over a bakery business and lost a lot of business due to my naiveness in taking on the challenge to operate the business without any baking experience. I met with a lot of hardships with the previous owners trying to sabotage me and with many new businesses opening nearby taking away our business. Fast forward three years now, our business is currently booming and we just opened a second store, with a third pop up store opening tomorrow at QV (come and visit!).
We have been ranked as one of the best doughnut shops by several food websites, including the Herald Sun and we also made international news last year by introducing the world's first croissant-doughnut covered in real 24 karat gold. Not meaning to (humble) brag, but I started this business when I was 21 and ran the business whilst I was completing my undergraduate degree in marketing and journalism.
I'd love to share my story with you and if you were interested to know more, I'd love to talk!
So, in episode 441 of your favourite marketing podcast, Phillip reveals:
Resources mentioned:
Please support American Express who make this show possible:
American Express Business Explorer Credit Card
Let your business expenses reward you. Every year.
If something in this episode of Australia’s favourite marketing podcast peaked your interest, then let me know by leaving a comment below.
May your marketing be the best marketing.
For more interviews with successful business owners visit Small Business Big Marketing
Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/marketingpodcast
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
“The customer is always right until we have the chance to show them otherwise.” - Peter Wells, Davo’s
It’s people like Peter Wells that inspire me to continue doing this show after almost 10 years. A small business owner, with an interesting story, who’s never been in the limelight and who’s effectively using some form of marketing to grow their business. Peter used to work on submarines … now he owns Davo’s Fishing & Tackle - a simple bricks and mortar business he bought 9-years ago - that now has three stores on Australia’s beautiful Sunshine Coast. He’s big on customer service, has a hunger for figuring out how retail works, is a lifelong student of personal development and has some great learnings (and stories) from his past life as a submariner. But this is not one of those chats where everything falls into place … as Pete (and his son) come to grips with how to transition in to the eCommerce space.
In episode 440 of your favourite marketing podcast, Peter reveals:
Resources mentioned:
Here’s Yellow’s Do More Business Video Series (Episode 1) that I hosted
Please support American Express who make this show possible:
American Express Business Explorer Credit Card
Let your business expenses reward you. Every year.
DesignCrowd
Get $100 off your next designbrief.
If something in this episode of Australia’s favourite marketing podcast peaked your interest, then let me know by leaving a comment below.
May your marketing be the best marketing.
For more interviews with successful business owners visit Small Business Big Marketing
Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/marketingpodcast
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Clearly, SEO is a hot topic amongst small business owners.
Reviews of last week’s episode on SEO included: “Your best yet, Timbo!” And “The most practical marketing podcast I’ve ever listened to!” Well, strap in, because Dana DiTomaso (one of the world's leading SEO experts) continues to answer your most pressing SEO questions to set you up for a profitable year ahead.
Dana is President & Partner at Kick Point, where she applies marketing into strategies to grow clients' businesses, in particular, to ensure that digital and traditional play well together. With her deep experience in digital, Dana can separate real solutions from wastes of time (and budget).
“SEO Is great for getting people to your site … but if your site is boring then no one is going to want to buy your stuff. Spend time getting your website right before putting energy and resources into your SEO.” - Dana DiTomaso, KickPoint
Now, if you haven’t listened to last week’s episode 438 on SEO, then I suggest you do that first, as Dana overviews the fundamentals of SEO that every website must get right. PLUS she also answers around 15 SEO questions that were sent in to me by you.
In part 2, the questions and answer keep coming as we cover:
So, thanks again for your questions which have formed the basis of this and last week’s episodes.
Your SEO questions that Dana DiTomaso answers in Part 1 of this two-part SEO series are:
Laurel Guymer of LaPerouse Guesthouse:
How do we, a small accommodation business, compete with airbnb, booking.com, wotif.com etc ?
Adam Neilands of Kelapa Organics:
With the goal posts constantly changing with Google’s algorithm, where do we start?
Out of all the tasks we can complete for SEO which one is the most important/impactful for a stronger ranking on Google?
Cameron Harris of Tank On Cleaning:
Should the SEO on each page of my website be the same, or should it be different?
Robert Wheeler of the Rapid Recovery Room:
I'm paranoid about voice search, like Siri, Google Assistant, and Alexa. Apparently, everyone is voice searching on their phones these days and I'm not sure about the best way to get and keep myself in that game.
Scott Pendlebury of the Renovator Store:
I often wonder why most eCommerce companies write their content and then hire an “SEO specialist” to rewrite it. Given SEO is really about having relevant, amazing and engaging content for the user my question is why isn’t it better to make SEO the core strategy of an eCommerce company’s content team?
Shane Scrutton of Eaglemont Tennis Club:
How effective is Google My Business for SEO - ie. does it increase your organic ranking?
Sandy Taylor of Sandy Taylor Digital Marketing:
As an SEO Copywriter who works with small businesses who are new to marketing, my #1 question would be whether Google will develop Google My Business into a workable substitute for a website for sole traders and optimistic hobbyists who aren’t ready for a full website yet?
Robert Cagalj of Lease Communications:
If I pay for Google Adwords would that increase my "Google juice" after my ad has expired?
Enamul Hasan:
How much of an impact does content marketing play when doing local SEO for small businesses? Is it really worthwhile pitching content marketing to local businesses like tradies, small retail shops or service professionals in a local area to help them rank well?
Jim Knott:
Can a business perform well from an SEO perspective purely from organic strategies?
Joern Stienz:
I run a small Design Training agency and my biggest problem is to find the time and energy to create content (eg. write blog articles). Hence, I ordered a few 1,000-word articles from a text broker portal, but they have not improved my website’s visibility. Any ideas on how to make this work?
Steve Witt of Not Just Travel:
If I have 400 local agents all across the UK ... how does each agent get found at a local level?
Charlie Morton:
How do I choose keywords? And what constitutes a long-tail keyword?
Leanne Parish:
What's the best way to get a website to rank for different geotags? For example, you might have a business based in Tamworth, but they might want to rank in Armidale and Coffs Harbour. How do you get them to rank for areas surrounding Tamworth without adding separate pages? We often get clients who want only 5-page websites, so getting them to rank for a far-reaching service area is proving difficult. Help!
Matt from Stargazing UK:
Regarding the layout of a website nowadays … Should you have all of your products on the main page so the URL is as short as possible; or should you categorise them and have them two or three pages down the tree?
Adam Lawrence from Imperium Consulting:
If you were to recommend a small business owner to invest time into the learning of, and money into the purchase of, one all-encompassing SEO management solution, which would it be, and why?
Me:
What would your SEO strategy be to maximise the number of SMEs who hear this episode?
Here’s what caught my attention from my chat with Dana DiTomaso:
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Resources mentioned:
Please support American Express who make this show possible:
American Express Business Explorer Credit Card
Let your business expenses reward you. Every year.
If something in this episode of Australia’s favourite marketing podcast peaked your interest, then let me know by leaving a comment below.
May your marketing be the best marketing.
For more interviews with successful business owners visit Small Business Big Marketing
Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/marketingpodcast
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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