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Lucas Underwood, owner of L&N Performance Auto Repair and co-host of The Auto Shop Owners Group (ASOG) Podcast, joins us to take a close at digital marketing for auto professionals. Lucas talks to us, in detail, about what's working for his shop, what he sees and hears from fellow shop owners, and where he thinks a lot of auto shop owners are going off track. 

Special Guest: Aaron Hall, Attorney for Business Owners Today we’re speaking with Aaron Hall about digital marketing strategies that have worked for his law practice and his brand as the attorney for business owners. Aaron shares his experience with legal marketing, including: Building trust online Having an integrated web presence across platforms The power of strong communication through video marketing Leveraging social media marketing for law firms How to properly handle online reviews Additional marketing strategies for attorneys Here at Hibu, we’re dedicated to helping small businesses across America succeed and grow. If you liked what you heard on this episode, make sure you subscribe and leave a review! As we discussed, sharing great reviews is key to succeeding online – even for a podcast.  Small Business Small Talk powered by Hibu gives you the insider expertise your local business needs to compete online. Small Business Small Talk brings you informative conversations with digital marketing experts who specialize in online marketing for small and medium-sized businesses. ________________________________ Get a Free Digital Marketing Score for your Small Business:https://hibu.com/free-tools/online-performance-report ➜ GET IN TOUCH: www.hibu.com 877.237.6120 ➜ SOCIALS: facebook.com/hibuUStwitter.com/hibuuslinkedin.com/company/hibuinstagram.com/hibuusa/vimeo.com/hibu Hibu is a leading provider of synchronized digital marketing for small businesses across America. With Hibu, you get all the digital marketing your business needs, all from a single provider, all working together to maximize results. #Hibu #SmallBusinessSmallTalk #DigitalMarketing

Today we’ve invited Ryaan Tuttle of Best Handyman, Inc. to speak with us about how digital marketing has worked to promote and grow his handyman business. Listen as Ryaan shares his journey from starting in the field to expanding to an online presence, including:  How he brought his handyman business online How he uses his website as a tool to attract new customers and leads How he uses customer reviews and social media If your business needs a digital marketing partner who can deliver the kind of effective digital marketing we talked about in today’s episode, visit us at hibu.com. And if you like what you heard on this episode, be sure to subscribe and leave us a review! Small Business Small Talk powered by Hibu, gives you the insider expertise your local business needs to compete online. Small Business Small Talk brings you informative conversations with digital marketing experts who specialize in online marketing for small- and medium-sized businesses. ➜ Listen to Small Business Small Talk powered by Hibu on all your favorite podcast listening platforms:  ________________________________ Get a Free Digital Marketing Score for your Small Business:https://hibu.com/free-tools/online-performance-report ➜ GET IN TOUCH: www.hibu.com877.237.6120 ➜ SOCIALS: facebook.com/hibuUStwitter.com/hibuuslinkedin.com/company/hibuinstagram.com/hibuusa/vimeo.com/hibu Hibu is a leading provider of synchronized digital marketing for small businesses across America. With Hibu, you get all the digital marketing your business needs, all from a single provider, all working together to maximize results. #Hibu #SmallBusinessSmallTalk #SmallBusiness

Ian and Lauren are joined by Eric Damm, Hibu's Sr. Digital Product Manager, for a revealing look at the things that go into your online business reputation. From incorrect listings to misrepresented services ("Uhm... no, sorry, we don't do that."), ratings, reviews and responding to both... good and bad -- it's all part of your overall impression online... and it can make or break your business. Listen in and see how you can make sure your business reputation gets rave reviews (literally). 

Join Ian and Lauren as they talk with Gretchen Ast, Digital Product Manager at Hibu, about the evolution of small business SEO – all the things that go into on-page and off-page SEO today, including relevant content, high-quality back-links, and the growing power of voice search. Give it a listen to see what your business needs to be doing now... and how Hibu's new SEO update, "Local Ranking," can be your all-encompassing solution.

Ian welcomes new co-host Lauren Blackford and this episode's guest, Scott Terrizzi, Hibu's Digital Manager, East. Scott takes us through an in-depth discussion on a wide range of ways small business owners can get a bigger piece of the pie, including increasing search ranking, maximizing website conversion, and generally staying ahead of your competition online. You'll especially want to listen as Scott walks us through changing your digital marketing mind-set – focusing on "the screen" rather than the platform (Google, Facebook, etc.) – and the major impact that can have on your marketing strategy. 

Chad and Ian sit down with Nick Hopkins, Hibu's AVP of Digital Product Management, and take a deep dive into the incredible results Hibu clients are seeing with multichannel digital marketing. What kind of results? How about more than double the clicks and calls! Listen as they discuss how and why every small business that's advertising online can almost certainly get better results – and see a greatly increased return on their investment.

Chad and Ian sit down (virtually) with a roundtable of digital marketing experts with a range of experience and expertise. This is solid information for small business owners -- what are the challenges most local businesses are facing, what steps are generating the best results, and what should businesses be doing now to prepare for the new normal that's coming -- all based on information we're seeing from the field, across the country, right now.

Gina Young, Hibu's Director of Digital Performance, joins Chad and Ian to talk about what makes a healthy (effective) digital marketing campaign for your small business. Gina points out some surprising things most local businesses fail to consider when looking at their digital marketing – some relatively basic things that can have a big impact on how well you campaign performs – and she walks through simple steps that have proven to dramatically increase results.

Chad and Ian speak remotely with Nick Hopkins, Hibu's AVP of Digital Product Management about the steps your small business needs to take during these challenging times to stay in touch with your customers. Nick walks through the vital steps your small business should be taking now to stay in touch with your customers -- and he explains why you cannot just disappear, or seem to disappear, online.Listen as we discuss not just why you need to stay in touch with your customers, but also what you must be doing now to stay ahead of your competitors today and once we’re through these troubled times.

Chad and Ian talk with Paul Altobelli, Hibu's Website Product Lead, about what makes a good small business website. Paul talks about what every site MUST have, common mistakes business owners make, and the easiest ways to make sure your website is working to bring you more leads.