The Succeeding Small Podcast

Are you considering paid advertising to help bring in new customers to your small business? Then today's episode is for you! Madeleine dives into the differences between Google Ads and Facebook Ads and how to tell which one (or if either of them) is right for your business.

Ready to make your blog posts work for your SEO? Today, Madeleine is giving you the ULTIMATE HOW TO GUIDE for optimizing your blog posts for SEO!

As we near the end of Q1, Madeleine gives you a behind-the-scenes look at how she and her team at Succeeding Small set their 2023 goals. 

As a small business owner, you know that making wise financial decisions is a vital part of your responsibilities. When setting your marketing budget, it is important to remember that marketing is an investment, while also considering these 6 points in your business, to ultimately set a budget that will get your business where you want it to go. You'll want to grab your notebooks for this one! 

Have you niched down in your business and are now wondering how to find your niche audience? Look no further than today's episode where Madeleine will dive into 5 niche marketing strategies for small businesses and what EVERY small business needs in order to market to their ideal customer. 

Succeeding Small just turned five years old! Listen to today's podcast as CEO and Founder Madeleine Costa dives into the last five years of building her business, from her one-woman operation to a six-figure company, and each of the valuable lessons she learned along the way. 

If you think that all marketing strategies work for all types of businesses, think again. If you own a service-based business, today's episode is for you! Learn the top marketing strategies to help your business get found online, build trust with your customers, and ultimately make more sales. 

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Does your business have a captivating lead magnet that is driving sales on your website? Today Madeleine is diving into creating a lead magnet strategy that generates warm leads for your business by allowing your website visitors, blog readers, and even social media followers to "raise their hand" and opt-in to hear a pitch directly from you. 

Does your small business need a branding refresh? Have you had the same logo since your founding but no longer feel it represents you or your business? Today Madeleine is joined by Colin Christie and Laura Schnarr, founders of Neon Pig Creative and the masterminds behind the Succeeding Small brand and logo! Get ready to have your biggest branding questions answered! 

Are you ready to learn the secret weapon behind every persuasive marketing campaign? From political ads to fundraising for animal shelters, every great persuasive message begins with an understanding of rhetoric. Get your notebooks ready, in today's episode, Madeleine is diving into one of her favorite topics and giving you the basics you can use to update your company's messaging today! 

Did you know that only 53% of small businesses are currently investing in SEO? But 25% of small businesses are looking to start implementing SEO into their marketing strategy before the end of the year. Why? Because of this simple fact: SEO generates leads. Today Madeleine will dive into the top reasons why your website needs SEO to compete online. 

Today, Madeleine is celebrating her daughter, Cadence’s, first birthday and reflecting on the life-change of adding a new identity to her list of titles: CEO, Entreprenuer, Thought-Leader, and now: Mother.

Did you spend countless hours and plenty of money on your website only to have no visitors and no money generated from it? Today, Madeleine is diving into exactly why your website isn't getting any traffic. Get your pen and paper ready because today's episode is full of tips and strategies you can use today!

As a business owner, maximizing your productivity can seem like a never-ending goal. Today, Madeleine dives into 12 Productivity Tools that can save your small business time, money, and resources! Get ready to take some notes and start enhancing your business's productivity! Be sure to click the full show notes for those discount codes mentioned in the episode! 

Has it been a while since your phone rang? Are no new contact forms coming in from your website? Every business goes through lulls, but today Madeleine is diving into 5 proven ways to generate sales when business is slow. Try these techniques today to help boost this month's revenue! 

As a business owner, do you feel like you quit the 9-5 only to work 24/7? Well CEO and Founder of Succeeding Small, Madeleine Costa dives into how she took 5 vacations this year and kept her business running smoothly the whole time. Get ready to be inspired to take a well-deserved break or simply start putting these steps into practice for the future!

Does every small business need digital marketing? Well, based on the recent statistic that 70-80% of people research a company online before making a purchase, the answer would be - absolutely. In the Season 2 premiere episode, Madeleine Costa dives into a few of the top digital marketing strategies small businesses can consider and how to create a plan that will lead to success and visibility online.   

We entrepreneurs often go into business for ourselves because we have a vision for our life. We want to do life on our own terms. So what happens when our business starts running our life and taking us away from the things that matter most? Life is so much more than your organization, and Kristen Faith Sharpe is here to tell us how you truly can have the best of both worlds when it comes to work/life integration. You can make a HUGE impact with your business, while being protective of your time. Tune in for an incredible interview with the woman who was just nominated as a finalist for Young Entrepreneur of the Year with the BBB and SBDC!

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While there are many options for spending your marketing budget, Google Ads and SEO are two that can prove extremely effective in your business but can become costly.  So which is best for your business? Today Madeleine dives into how to know which option is right (or wrong) for you! 

When it comes to marketing your business, it can be overwhelming and intimidating to develop a strategy. While there are so many options and techniques for marketing your small business, today, Madeleine takes you through the exact method she uses to develop the marketing strategies for her clients and her own business.  

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Have you wondered what a business coach can do to help you scale your small business? Today, Madeleine dives into the top 3 lessons she has learned from her business coaches and how they have drastically changed the way she runs her business! 

Ready to start getting more visitors to your website? These 10 tips are proven ways to increase traffic to your website, ready for the best part? They all can be done for free! 

Have you been trying to hack social media for your small business? Do Instagram Reels, Stories, TikTok and hashtags have you stumped? Meet the woman behind Succeeding Small's social media - Sophia Ivy. In today's episode, Sophia demystifies the Instagram algorithm, explains the basics of hashtag strategy, and gives you practical tips for using short-form videos and trends to your advantage to grow your brand on social media.

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Have you been wondering how to take your SEO to the next level and be found by your customers on Google? Today Madeleine discusses 10 simple backlink strategies that you can implement in your business today! 

Being the leader of a company is incredibly challenging. Perhaps one of the toughest parts of running a small business is hiring new members of your team. Today, Madeleine opens up about the top 3 mistakes she made when hiring at her digital marketing agency. 

Is your website working for you? Is it selling on your behalf? Is it helping take your potential customers from knowing who you are, to liking your products, to trusting you and ultimately making a purchase? Today Madeleine is taking your through 5 ways that you can QUICKLY increase conversions on your website! 

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Have you been considering hiring an assistant but aren't sure where to start or if you even need one? Maybe you just need extra help in your business but don't know what to delegate? Today, Madeleine interviews her former Virtual Assistant and now Operations Manager of Succeeding Small - Madison Bowers on how to hire an assistant, what you're assistant can do to help you gain more time back and scale your business and how to make a healthy and thriving relationship between the two of you!  This is an episode you won't want to miss so grab a pen and paper and get ready to take some notes! 

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Have you been considering adding an intern or two to your team but you aren't sure where to begin?  In today's episode, Madeleine is going to take you through the step by step process of how she created and launched her extensive 3 month internship program that creates a beautifully symbiotic relationship between her interns and her company.  If you have been wanting to create an internship program to pass on your skills or just need some extra hands to help with your day to day - this episode is for you! 

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If managing your social media feels like a daunting task that you keep on ignoring, then today's episode is for you!  Madeleine dives into the Top 5 proven post topics that she uses for her digital marketing agency as well as her client's social media to grow their engagement, build their brand and generate sales.  

Today on The Succeeding Small Podcast Madeleine discusses a topic that might surprise you!  Is it really possible to work with your direct competition and generate more sales for both of you?  Learn Madeleine's top 4 strategies for working with your competitors and how to create a symbiotic relationship that is a win-win-win for you, your client and your competitor.  

Today on The Succeeding Small Podcast Madeleine will be covering what you need to know about Search Engine Optimization in under 20 minutes!  For a full breakdown of all the details covered in today's episode click the Full Show Notes below! 

Welcome to the premiere episode of The Succeeding Small Podcast!  In today's episode, Succeeding Small CEO and Founder, Madeleine Costa will take you through the Succeeding Small story. Madeleine looks back on her own small business journey, how a marketing class changed her life, and how at age 20 she started her now six figure Digital Marketing Agency.  Get ready to be inspired and empowered to start pursuing your dream, today!