Brands that Book with Davey & Krista Jones

This week's episode features marketer Jennifer Staats of Staats Solutions. Jennifer and her team manage the marketing for realtors and brokerages across the country. I just love chatting with business owners from various industries because there's usually so much that you can glean and appropriate when it comes to sales and marketing. So many things that you can take and apply to your own business, even if you're in a different industry.As always, links and resources can be found in the show notes. Check 'em out at https://daveyandkrista.com/power-partners-key-to-growing-business-btb213/. And if you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review over at Apple Podcasts.

This week's episode features artist, Caleb Curtisi, of Curtisi Co. Caleb is a woodworker and I met Caleb earlier this year in Arizona, while visiting some friends out at Showit HQ. It was fascinating learning about his business. While he spent years working on his craft, he's only taken his business full time, this past year. From the outside looking in, it seems like he's avoided many pitfalls that many new business owners fall into.As always, links and resources can be found in the show notes. Check 'em out at https://daveyandkrista.com/bring-business-full-time-btb212/. And if you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review over at Apple Podcasts.

This is a little bit of a different format as we've done in the past. We published a blog post about increasing your website's conversion rate and are using the podcast episode as an extension of what we publish about on the blog. If you like this format, be sure to let us know so we know to record more podcasts like this one.As always, links and resources can be found in the show notes. Check 'em out at https://daveyandkrista.com/cro-increase-website-conversion-rate/. And if you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review over at Apple Podcasts.

What are the most important website metrics to track?  It's a good question that we were recently asked. I wrote a blogpost about it but wasn't able to fit all of my thoughts so we thought it'd also be a good idea to chat through on the podcast, so here we are! We chatted about website metrics every business should track and took a more granular look at service-based and e-commerce businesses too.As always, links and resources can be found in the show notes. Check 'em out at https://daveyandkrista.com/website-metrics-to-track/. And if you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review over at Apple Podcasts.

Throughout our business we've always made it a point to invest in education, whether it be through courses, mentors or coaches, we've always valued learning new skills. If I could go back in time, the very first thing i'd invest in would be mindset coaching. What I've come to realize over the last few years is that mindset really is what creates the ceiling of what one is able to achieve. Fortunately, I've been introduced to a lot of different resources both in people and programs that focus on just that. These past few years have taught me that focusing on mindset is just as important as focusing on my physical health.As always, links and resources can be found in the show notes. Check 'em out at https://daveyandkrista.com/mindset-btb-209/. And if you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review over at Apple Podcasts.Speaking of resources, our friend and mindset coach, Brad Bizjack, is hosting a 5-day free challenge, that helps people rewire their minds for 6-and-7 figure success. Check out the show notes for a link as it's completely free to sign up and it will be full of great content! 

In today's episode, Krista and I are chatting about how to put together a marketing plan for your next website launch. Winter is coming and we've found that, in the past at least, that's typically the time that people start thinking about making updates to their brand or to their website. If that's you, consider checking out our line of stunning, easy to customize, showit and wordpress website designs at daveyandkrista.com/shop. If you're looking for a more "done for you" option, send us a message at daveyandkrista.com/contact to learn more about custom, brand + website design. As always, links and resources can be found in the show notes. Check 'em out at https://daveyandkrista.com/how-to-create-website-launch-marketing-plan/. And if you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review over at Apple Podcasts.

Some of you might not know this but back in the day, Krista and I ran a wedding photography business together. In today's episode, we cover the 5 things I would focus on if I were to go back and start that business over again. If you're in the wedding industry, this is relevant, even if you're not a photographer specifically. Really, this is what I would do regardless of what service-based business I was starting. Yes, some of the specific examples might change but this is what I would broadly focus on.As always, links and resources can be found in the show notes. Check 'em out at https://daveyandkrista.com/restarted-wedding-business-today-btb207. And if you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review over at Apple Podcasts.

There's a lot to think about when it comes to running a small business. Especially if you want to stand out.There's a delicate balance business owners must walk between resonating with potential clients or customers, demonstrating their uniqueness and delivering on promises. Add to that the noise of social media and generally crowded markets, and it can be hard to feel like you stand out.This is why so many businesses have started putting more emphasis on branding: creating an identity that people will recognize, connect with, and ultimately want to patronize.Maybe you’ve already thought a little bit (or even a lot) about branding. Still, something seems to be missing, even if you can’t figure out what it is.Not to worry—we’ve got a few tips so you can elevate your brand and stand out among your competitors to your target audience.As always, links and resources can be found in the show notes. Check 'em out at https://daveyandkrista.com/tips-elevate-your-brand/. And if you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review over at Apple Podcasts.

We took a little break this summer from producing content. As some of you might know Krista got surgery in the middle of the summer, so some of that break was due to recovery. We also wanted to take some time to rest and recast some vision for our lives and businesses together. So we decided during the month of August we weren't going to produce any new content, we were just going to take some time to think about what this next season looks like for us.Anyways, over the summer, we've picked up some new productivity and energy practices or routines that we thought would be fun to share about. One of them in particular has been a really fun, unexpected, family activity and I'm excited to hear what you think about.As always, links and resources can be found in the show notes. Check 'em out at https://daveyandkrista.com/productivity-energy-hacks-were-loving-right-now. And if you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review over at Apple Podcasts.

Today we are chatting through our process for discovery calls, what we do before the call to prepare, what sorts of questions we ask during the call and how we follow up with people after the call. We even cover some of the tools that we use to make the process as seamless as possible.As always, links and resources can be found in the show notes. Check 'em out at https://daveyandkrista.com/discovery-call-process-btb-204. And if you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review over at Apple Podcasts.