James Schramko Podcast

James Schramko
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Oct 24, 2025 • 10min

1146 – The Day-Rate Trap – Why “Good Money” Was Keeping My Client Stuck

The path to freedom often starts by walking away from good money. James's client had to learn that the hard way before his business finally scaled.
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Oct 22, 2025 • 8min

1145 – The Service Business Owner’s Capacity Trap

When your best people are maxed out, success brings pressure, not freedom. Scaling a service business reveals the Capacity Constraint Paradox.
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Oct 16, 2025 • 11min

1144 – Why My Client Lost Sales After Perfect Calls (And The One Fix That Stopped It)

Some discovery calls seem flawless until the sale disappears. The truth is, most deals die in the quiet gap between excitement and commitment.
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Oct 14, 2025 • 3min

1143 – The Hidden Email Metric That’s Killing Your Revenue

It’s easy to assume your email strategy is working when the dashboards look good. But what if those opens and clicks aren’t coming from humans at all?
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Oct 9, 2025 • 13min

1142 – How AI Runs My Content Machine

Most entrepreneurs think AI is about prompts and tools. In reality, it’s about using a content system, frameworks, and feedback loops that keep everything aligned.
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Oct 7, 2025 • 10min

1141 – The Client Dinner That Doubled Revenue

Scaling isn’t about more marketing or traffic. The biggest breakthroughs can come from listening to client feedback from those you already serve.
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Oct 1, 2025 • 27min

1140 – Why AI Won’t Save Your Broken Business Model

ChatGPT won’t transform your business. AI for business owners is about systems. James explains.
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Sep 24, 2025 • 28min

1139 – The 64:4 Breakthrough: Two Record Months Through Focus

This podcast explores a remarkable business transformation driven by the 64:4 principle, revealing that 64% of results come from just 4% of activities. The host shares insights on closing a community program that was draining resources and highlights the success of a premium mentoring service that delivered impressive results, including a $550 million client exit. Learn how simplifying operations, eliminating distractions, and focusing exclusively on high-value offerings led to record revenue and thriving community engagement.
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Sep 18, 2025 • 37min

1138 – From Chaos to Three-Day Work Week: The Family-First Business Model

Discover how a three-day work week can boost productivity while prioritizing family life. Dive into the challenges of client overwhelm and the intricate dance of balancing revenue with personal time. Learn the art of program consolidation to streamline offerings and reduce decision fatigue. Hear about leveraging group dynamics for better engagement, plus a remarkable social media success story that led to quick conversions. Uncover the psychology behind change resistance and the importance of setting boundaries for sustainable business growth.
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Sep 11, 2025 • 38min

1137 – Foundation First: Why Smart Businesses Layer AI on Top of SEO (Not Instead Of)

Gert Mellak, founder of SEOLeverage and an SEO expert, joins the discussion to unpack the relationship between SEO and AI. He emphasizes that AI visibility relies heavily on established SEO foundations. Gert advises businesses to assess their audience's AI platform usage before shifting budgets, highlighting that about 70% of strategies overlap between SEO and AI. He also discusses the risk of zero-click searches and the importance of maintaining brand visibility across platforms, especially Reddit. Gert recommends a balanced budget approach to leverage both SEO and AI effectively.

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