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Small Business Big Visibility

Small Business Big Visibility

Jason McKenzie 402 Episodes Aug 20, 2026

Are you a small business owner seeking effective, efficient, and profitable ways to grow your business without the overwhelm? Welcome to "Small Business Big Visibility", the podcast dedicated to empowering adventurous entrepreneurs like you to simplify marketing, reduce stress, and boost revenue. Hosted by Jason McKenzie, we dive into topics from different angles, providing actionable insights, innovative strategies, and easy-to-implement tools. Our mission is to help you focus on what truly matters: your passion, your family, and your freedom.

Episodes

This Mom-and-Son Team Teaches Teens What School Won't
This Mom-and-Son Team Teaches Teens What School Won't Aug 20, 2026 00:39:49 Tara Lynn Haley wanted a doctorate in psychology. Instead, she failed Psych 101 and started her adult life thousands of dollars in debt. What followed was a winding path (flight attendant, an injury, an ADHD and OCD diagnosis, and years teaching alternative and neurodivergent students) that led her somewhere she never expected: building a business with her teenage son, Liam.In this conversation, T
How to Write a Homepage AI Can Actually Recommend
How to Write a Homepage AI Can Actually Recommend Aug 13, 2026 00:06:27 When someone asks an AI assistant for a good local business, the AI reads your website to decide whether to recommend you. If your homepage says something like "we provide quality solutions for all your needs," it has nothing to work with, and it moves on to the business that made itself easy to understand. Writing a homepage AI can actually recommend starts with one thing: brand clarity
Why AI Might Be Recommending Your Competitor, Not You
Why AI Might Be Recommending Your Competitor, Not You Aug 6, 2026 00:08:57 Someone in your town grabs their phone and asks, "who's a good electrician near me?" The AI gives them a short, confident answer with just a few names. Your business was either in that answer or it wasn't. If AI is naming your competitor instead of you, this series is about fixing that.In this episode, I'll explain what GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) actually is in plai
The 4 Referral Partners You Should Fire
The 4 Referral Partners You Should Fire Jul 30, 2026 00:07:04 Some of your referral partners are actually costing you business, and you're still buying them lunch. Every piece of networking advice tells you to build your network, add more partners, grow it bigger. Almost none of it tells you that some partners are worth more gone than kept, and that hanging on to the wrong ones quietly drains the time and energy you should be spending on the right ones.I
15 Minutes a Week Keeps Your Referral Network Alive
15 Minutes a Week Keeps Your Referral Network Alive Jul 23, 2026 00:07:13 A referral partner you never talk to isn't really a partner. They're someone you used to know, and they've probably already forgotten what you do. Referral relationships decay over time, quietly, without either person deciding to let them go. The good news: keeping an entire network alive takes about 15 minutes a week.In this episode, I'll walk through a simple three-tier system fo
The 90-Second Message That Saves a Networking Connection
The 90-Second Message That Saves a Networking Connection Jul 16, 2026 00:05:40 You met someone great at a networking event. You both said you should sit down for a one-to-one. And then neither of you ever did. That connection, one that could have sent you business for years, quietly evaporated in the gap between meeting someone and actually meeting with them. The fix is a single follow-up message that takes about 90 seconds to write.In this episode, I'll give you the exa
4 Questions That Turn a 1:1 Meeting Into a Referral Partner
4 Questions That Turn a 1:1 Meeting Into a Referral Partner Jul 9, 2026 00:06:34 You sat down with a potential referral partner. You talked for an hour. You both had a great time. And you never got a single piece of business from it. That's the most common outcome of a networking meeting, and it's completely avoidable.In this episode, I'll walk through what a one-to-one meeting actually is (a working session disguised as a friendly conversation), the single mistake
How to Build an Offer That's Easy to Refer
How to Build an Offer That's Easy to Refer Jul 2, 2026 00:07:26 Your offer can be perfectly clear and still be impossible to refer. Clear and referable are two different things, and most small business owners only build for one of them. You can fully understand what someone does and still never send them a single client.In this episode, I'll walk through the three properties that make an offer easy to hand off: a trigger (the specific situation that makes
Every Referral Happens in a Conversation You're Not In
Every Referral Happens in a Conversation You're Not In Jun 23, 2026 00:07:53 A confused referral partner sends you nothing. Not because they don't like you, but because they don't actually understand what your business does, and they can't explain you to someone else. Here's the thing most small business owners miss: every referral happens in a conversation you're not in. Your partner is at a barbecue or a job site, someone mentions a problem, and your
How to Answer 'What Do You Do?' in One Sentence
How to Answer 'What Do You Do?' in One Sentence Jun 16, 2026 00:09:16 The most important 30 seconds in networking is the moment someone asks what you do. Most small business owners blow it. They launch into a wandering explanation of their title, their company history, and every service they offer, and by the time they finish, the person who asked has completely forgotten what they actually do.In this episode, I'll walk through why your answer should be one sent
How to Turn Your Referral List Into a Referral Team
How to Turn Your Referral List Into a Referral Team Jun 9, 2026 00:10:01 A list of 50 potential referral partners isn't a referral team. It's a list. And most small business owners stop there, then wonder six months later why no referrals ever came in. The conversion from list to team is a four-step process, and most people skip the middle two steps entirely.In this episode, I'll walk through the actual sequence: the warm introduction or cold ask (and how t
The 3 Tests for Spotting a Real Referral Partner
The 3 Tests for Spotting a Real Referral Partner Jun 2, 2026 00:07:19 Most small business owners can't name five people who could realistically send them a referral every month. And that's exactly why their networking isn't working. They're showing up at events being polite to everyone, hoping the right relationships will just emerge from the chaos. They almost never do.In this episode, I'll walk through the three tests that separate a real refer

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