IWantBusiness - Small Business Podcast

-In our Deep Dive, we go Shakespearean as we ask: to app or not to app? It's a buzzword, but hold your horses. You might not want to drop all that cash on an app developer just yet. -Our Tool of the Episode is Elevate, a fun brain training app where you can play your way to a smarter you. With both free and paid versions, you have plenty of options to hone your mind so you can be the best entrepreneur you can be. -In our trivia segment, we discuss dating apps, Alexander Hamilton, and try to convince Craig that winning isn't everything. All this and more on the IWantBusiness Small Business Podcast.

What up, what up? Welcome to Episode 19! We got lots to talk about when it comes to the best way to network in-person for your business. --Our Tool of the Episode is Full Contact, a super useful way to organize your wallet or car console and get those loose business cards exactly where you want and need them: your phone! You'll not only look incredibly cool, you'll get organized and be more productive. --In our Deep Dive, we discuss the tips and tricks for making business networking groups work for you. David has three steps to being a successful networker and NONE of them involve acting like a cheesy car salesperson. Branch out and get ready to grow your business. --In our trivia segment, Brian shakes things up a little and brings some pizzazz to our trivia game. Craig and David fight about who has more victories to date and we discuss Craig's bathroom addiction. All this and more on the IWantBusiness Small Business Podcast.

-As always excited about our Tool of the Episode this week. Needing to scan documents without a scanner handy, just grab our phone.  With Genius Scan you can easily convert documents, images, and more into digital assets.  We use it almost daily in the office.  Plus it is free, got to love that. -For our Deep Dive this week, we are really diving deep into marketing offline. From your basic offline presence to direct mail marketing and how it can help grow your business.  Find out what tips and advice Craig and David have to help you market your brand. -The competition continues in our trivia round, as David proves he knows more about online marketing then he does offline marketing.  Play along at home and just have some fun. And don't forget to subscribe.

For our Deep Dive this week, we are really diving deep into marketing through your website. We all know that The Almighty Google is the end-all and be-all when it comes to getting people to your site. But how do you leverage that for your benefit? Keywords, LSI and otherwise. Find out what those are, how to select them, and how you can use them on your site. --We're super excited about our Tool of the Episode this week. If you need some help deciding when and what to post on your social media accounts to promote your web content, MissingLettr has got. You. Covered. It's easy. It's free. It's what Clarity uses. Get on board. -The competition continues in our trivia round, as David proves that he's still living in 2007 and Craig proves that he's the Champion...of Cheating. Test your knowledge of classic commercial trivia against the guys. And don't forget to subscribe.

Everyone wants traffic to your website, this episode we talk about what type of traffic you want to acquire and how to get it. -Our tool of the episode is Quill Engage, a new way to simplify complex reports (like Google Analytics) in a way that anybody can understand. -For our Deep Dive this week, we discuss the immediate and long-term ways to increase traffic to your website. (Spoiler alert, you might want to get thee a digital marketing budget.) -Finally, in our trivia round, David and Craig battle it out for ultimate victory. Craig accuses David of cheating, so you can guess the hilarity that ensues.

This episode we talk about 5 Google Tools that will help you grow and run your business with ease. They make life easy and give you the knowledge to take your company to the next level. -We don't have one tool of the episode this week...because we have five! -Our Deep Dive this week is all about 5 free Google tools to help your business. You no longer have to give Microsoft all of your hard-earned dollars or download a new version of Excel 6 times a year. Because Google's got you covered. -In our trivia round, the guys talk about Gal Gadot and other girls on their "List." Arguments and hilarity ensue.

-In our Deep Dive, we get into the nitty-gritty of hiring your first employee. If all you ask is that your employees have a face and know your business name, you have a few things to learn, my friend. -Our tool of the episode is Indeed.com, which—as we will learn—is like an online dating site for your business. Come on...show your business some love. -In our trivia round, Aaron Rodger's intelligence is called into question, and we have an unprecedented two-round tie-breaker! Who will achieve (meaningless) victory?

This week on the IWantBusiness Podcast, we’re talking about search engine optimization, also known as SEO. -Our tool of the episode is Barracuda, an easy way to see if you’ve been penalized by Google for any not-so-legitimate SEO practices that you may or may not have been aware of. Keep it legit and keep it classy, ya’ll. -In our Deep Dive, we talk about legit and shady SEO practices, backlinks, the robot uprising, pandas, and more. It’s gonna be good. -Our trivia round gets shaken up a little bit as our producer extraordinaire, Brian Fritz, turns Quiz Master. Will Craig be soundly defeated, yet continue to tout his victory far and wide? Will he actually win? Get on the edge of your seat and let’s find out.

We've officially made it to a dozen episodes. This week on the IWantBusiness Podcast, we're talking about search engine optimization, also known as SEO. --Our tool of the episode is Nibbler. This free SEO audit will show you the areas where your business website might need to improve. --In our Deep Dive, we talk demystify search engine optimization, or SEO. We talk about what it is, how it works, and ways to maximize it on your site. You can't get your website to come up on Google search results without SEO. --In our trivia round, Craig shows off his spelling skills and David realizes that he needs to pay closer attention to the Olympics.

Eleven's not just an awesome character on Stranger Things, it's also the number of our latest podcast episode. This week on the IWantBusiness Podcast, we're talking about Google Adwords. --Our tool of the episode is KWFinder.com, a tool for easy (and free!) keyword research. Every good website needs keywords to be seen on the search engines (like Google). Make sure you know what you're doing. --In our Deep Dive, we talk about how to advertise on Google with pay-per-click campaigns. All your customers are already there. You're already there. Google's advertising function gets you in front of not just more customers, but the right customers. In-- our trivia round, David and Craig try to break the tie from last week. The battle for bragging rights continues.