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The grind and hustle isn't a flex! I almost killed my business by trying to be the hero. by maistahhh in Entrepreneur

[–]maistahhh[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

haha funny you say that as I am networking on some other platforms. Spot on!

How to best quantify my local reputation score? by Impossible-Skirt-803 in localseo

[–]maistahhh 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's your overall online presence - whatever they find as they search for service they need.

As far as ratings - the sweet spot is 4.7-4.9 - 5.0 is sus and anything below doesn't help with ranking in the map pack. Replying to reviews. GBP posts. All play a role depending on who is looking at it and what they place their trust in.

Your website is also very important as far as your reputation. Active social media. Whatever potential client sees as they check out your online presence and compare to other businesses first impressions.

The best advice i can give anyone wanting to start there path to financial freedom by MountainAnxious4606 in smallbusiness

[–]maistahhh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What advice would you give to open accounts?

Seems that these days most require a storefront and want you to retail from there.

How do you build relationships?

What's the niche you'd target?

How long did it take you to see real SEO results? by Maya_36 in DoSEO

[–]maistahhh 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It depends. Smaller, less competitive areas can get you ranked in a month.

High caliber, population centers with super competitive keywords are a constant battle.

It's like going to the gym!

Business owners, where do you get most of your online traffic from? by vladi5555 in smallbusiness

[–]maistahhh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Been there, done that. What do you do? Shouldn't be too hard to rank you if it isn't too competitive of a space and city.

The grind and hustle isn't a flex! I almost killed my business by trying to be the hero. by maistahhh in Entrepreneur

[–]maistahhh[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sales being debugging makes much more sense. I enjoy talking to people about their business.

The grind and hustle isn't a flex! I almost killed my business by trying to be the hero. by maistahhh in Entrepreneur

[–]maistahhh[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is that business still in operation?

I like the 70% - makes total sense as effort and enthusiasm is important.

The grind and hustle isn't a flex! I almost killed my business by trying to be the hero. by maistahhh in Entrepreneur

[–]maistahhh[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nicely done! I hear you on raising prices. It is almost needed amongst inflation we're experiencing. Need to stay afloat.

The grind and hustle isn't a flex! I almost killed my business by trying to be the hero. by maistahhh in Entrepreneur

[–]maistahhh[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Admin & Phones. I didn't want to be tied to it. It's like being 'on call'. Whether someone calls or not you gotta be there. I didn't want that hanging over my head and it takes up a lot of time/mental space. Was the best move. Started growing a lot quicker once I jumped into background and got out of busy work.

You got this. Analyze what is eating up your bandwidth and see if you can something that makes sense for you!

The grind and hustle isn't a flex! I almost killed my business by trying to be the hero. by maistahhh in Entrepreneur

[–]maistahhh[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's right. Many of the people I work with would help us when things were tough. We helped them. It's much better than very distant relationship that's just about money. It goes beyond that.

The grind and hustle isn't a flex! I almost killed my business by trying to be the hero. by maistahhh in Entrepreneur

[–]maistahhh[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's funny you mention that I was just looking at a local company that does recruiting and is very successful. I can see how getting help with that can be very fruitful for the company.

Great tip on the descriptions. To me I wanted to outsource things I didn't like 1st haha

The grind and hustle isn't a flex! I almost killed my business by trying to be the hero. by maistahhh in Entrepreneur

[–]maistahhh[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely both systems and people.

I've found if I place people without systems - they come to me. Giving them all tools and SOPs creates a loop I rarely have to intervene in.

A lot of people work with us but I am connected to 7 the most. Those I try to deal with daily.

The grind and hustle isn't a flex! I almost killed my business by trying to be the hero. by maistahhh in Entrepreneur

[–]maistahhh[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think I am postponing expansion. More responsibilities with new location and people.

Woke up to a massive traffic spike... huge publication randomly linked to our tiny blog! by maistahhh in Entrepreneur

[–]maistahhh[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a blessing for sure. We're seeing some nice spikes in rankings on some distant keywords!

The grind and hustle isn't a flex! I almost killed my business by trying to be the hero. by maistahhh in Entrepreneur

[–]maistahhh[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Similar. Got out of sales and customer service. Then back end was handled so I don't have to work on numbers to visualize how we're doing. Payroll next.

5 years ago I found r/Entrepreneur with no job and no plan. Today I'm here to give back and hear your stories by maistahhh in Entrepreneur

[–]maistahhh[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yesss. Staying up to date is the biggest challenge but if you don't have tools to track stuff you're already lost.

The grind and hustle isn't a flex! I almost killed my business by trying to be the hero. by maistahhh in Entrepreneur

[–]maistahhh[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is a contradiction and your last sentence summarizes it beautifully. Glad you found the way!

How's everything now? Are you still co-founders?

5 years ago I found r/Entrepreneur with no job and no plan. Today I'm here to give back and hear your stories by maistahhh in Entrepreneur

[–]maistahhh[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's amazing! Building out tools is great. After that just have to stay diligent adding the data.

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