Social media alone is not enough - email, podcast, website too

In this episode of The Rundown with Ramon, small business expert Ramon Ray takes you on a rapid-fire tour of mindset, marketing, and money habits every entrepreneur needs. He opens with a painful tech mishap—accidentally deleting his Asana account—and turns it into a lesson on risk, responsibility, and paying attention to the warning signs before you click “delete.” From there, Ramon shares his own journey of going back to “Piano Lesson 101” after 40 years of playing, as a reminder that growth requires humility, practice, and a willingness to be a beginner again.

Ramon also unpacks insights from Seth Godin on why building your own assets—your website, email list, podcast, and brand—is more powerful than relying solely on social media “rented land.” He dives into better ways to work by building boundaries that protect your energy, your family, and your peace, and then shifts into practical marketing by highlighting seven ways companies are optimizing SEO (including AI SEO and even Reddit). Finally, he tackles frugality versus cheapness, how consumers are stretching every dollar, and the seven questions every leader should ask before launching a major initiative. Throughout the episode, Ramon weaves in encouragement to keep going, keep growing, and remember: who loses if you don’t win?