From the book, expanded

Small Business Marketing Tips & Strategies

A handful of chapters from Constitutional Marketing, written out long — plus new ideas that didn't make the book.

The Production Company Trap

You can run a social media account and get a lot of views and a lot of traffic. Or you can go out and be…

Why Imperfect Content Builds More Trust Than Polished Content

If the most camera-averse person to graduate from a broadcasting program can post video of himself treating pests in someone’s backyard, the bar for “presentable…

How to Create Marketing Content Without Hiring an Agency

An agency isn’t required to produce marketing content that works for a small business. The phone already sitting in your pocket is a complete content…

Document, Don’t Create: The Small Business Content Mindset

There’s one mindset shift underneath every piece of practical small business content advice: document what’s already happening instead of trying to create something new. That…

How Service Businesses Can Turn Their Work Into Content

There’s probably a mushroom growing in one of your customers’ yards right now that would stop someone mid-scroll. Not because it’s dangerous or dramatic —…

3 Photos Every Small Business Should Take at Every Job

The whole system is three photos, taken before anything else happens: wide shot, close shot, problem area. Thirty seconds. Then get to work. That’s it.…

Before-and-After Marketing Examples That Actually Work

Not every strong before-and-after looks like the ones you’d expect. Here are real examples, including a few that don’t fit the obvious mold. The shrubs…

How to Create a Week of Social Content From One Customer Job

A single job — one lawn, one pest treatment, one machine restock — can produce enough content to cover most of a week, if you…

Should Your Small Business Be on TikTok?

Before answering whether your business should be on TikTok, ask a different question first: is this where your customer lives? That’s the actual decision framework…

10 TikTok Video Ideas for Small Business

None of these need a script, a crew, or planning beyond the fifteen minutes you’ve already got. Pick one, shoot it today. 1. The before-and-after…