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Do This First is a fast, focused podcast for small business owners who want real marketing tips without the overwhelm. Each episode runs 2–5 minutes and delivers one actionable idea you can use today — no fluff, no filler. Host Elizabeth Pampalone has nearly three decades of marketing experience, has appeared on 300+ podcasts, and has taught over 100,000 students worldwide. She believes marketing should be simple, consistent, and burnout-free. Listeners call it "the podcast equivalent of an espresso shot" — and they're not wrong.
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Your link in bio is working harder — or not at all — depending on how you set it up. Elizabeth breaks down the strategy behind link-in-bio pages, what to include, what to ditch, and how to turn that single link into a tr
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AI writing tools have arrived, and the small business world is trying to figure out what to do with them. Elizabeth talks about the Clippy comeback moment we're living through, how to use AI tools without losing your voi
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Your home office might be costing you more in productivity than it's saving in rent. Elizabeth explores the case for alternative workspaces — coworking spaces, coffee shops, client offices — and how changing where you wo
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Startup fatigue doesn't just hit at the beginning — it comes in waves. Elizabeth revisits the topic with fresh eyes and new context, talking about what triggers it after you've been in business for a while and the update
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Affiliate marketing gets oversold as passive income and underdelivered on as an actual strategy. Elizabeth tells the truth about what affiliate marketing can realistically produce for small business owners and how to bui
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The website platform debate that never ends. Elizabeth lays out the real differences between WordPress and Squarespace for small business owners — not the technical comparison, but the practical one — and makes a clear r
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Elizabeth looks at the marketing trends that defined 2022 and what's carrying into 2023 — cutting through the hype to identify what actually matters for small business owners and what you can safely ignore.
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Jess Joswick joins Elizabeth to push back on the transactional way most people think about marketing — put in content, get out clients. Jess makes the case for a more human, relationship-driven approach that actually bui
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Ads are not a magic solution, and most small business owners who are disappointed in their ad results made the same predictable mistakes. Elizabeth shares the truth about what ads can and can't do, when they make sense,
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Gratitude as a business practice isn't soft — it's strategic. Elizabeth shares a reflection on what she's genuinely thankful for in her business and why cultivating a specific kind of gratitude can shift the way you make
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Burnout doesn't announce itself — it creeps up while you're busy being productive. Elizabeth talks about the strategic value of taking a time out: stepping back intentionally so you can come back with clarity, energy, an
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Branded content is the difference between forgettable posts and a recognizable presence. Elizabeth walks through what branded content actually means for a small business, how to develop it without a creative team, and wh
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When you compete in someone else's category, you'll always be compared on their terms. Elizabeth explains how to create your own category — positioning so distinct that comparison becomes irrelevant and you become the ob
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You can have the best service in your market and still be invisible to the people who need you. Elizabeth talks about visibility as a marketing skill — how to build it deliberately and consistently, without performing fo
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Time is the resource every small business owner says they don't have enough of — but most of us aren't actually tracking where it goes. Elizabeth talks about the story we tell ourselves about time and the practical refra
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Neil Heckman joins Elizabeth for a conversation about the business and mindset shifts that come with stepping into real leadership — the kind that happens whether you have a team or you're still flying solo.
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You've been thinking about it long enough. Elizabeth strips away all the excuses and walks through what it actually takes to start a podcast — the gear, the workflow, the plan — so you can stop overthinking and start rec
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Every business needs a date — a regular, non-negotiable time block dedicated to working ON your business instead of in it. Elizabeth explains why scheduling a recurring CEO date is one of the highest-leverage habits a sm
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I'm too busy" is the most common lie small business owners tell themselves. Elizabeth calls it out directly and talks about what "too busy" usually signals, why it keeps you stuck, and what to do about the underlying pro
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Hailey Rowe joins Elizabeth to talk about sales, follow-up, and the mindset shifts that help service-based business owners close more clients without feeling pushy or slimy.
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