Practices Posts

Costa Kapothanasis, the visionary behind Costa 10-Minute Oil Change, has successfully scaled his oil change franchise to over 50 locations and is well on his way to 100+ locations. To say this guy is an inspiration to me would be an understatement.…

Now, I’m not usually a negative person and I don’t usually like to talk about the “worst” businesses. The reality is most business models can work depending on what your goals are, and everyone has different goals. That said…

Marketing is one of my favorite topics, especially when it comes to remote local businesses. I’m a total nerd when it comes to this kind of stuff. But, if I’m being honest, I recently realized that I messed up on a lot over the past cou…

I’ve recently started doing coaching calls live on the Remote Local Podcast. As a part of this series, I recently sat down with Dan Kats of Shorely Clean, a local cleaning business. I met Dan on Twitter and have been quietly watching from the…

Search engine optimization, or SEO, is the key to ranking on Google.  I recently went through the process of changing out our SEO provider here at MaidThis, and I feel like I interviewed dozens of other vendors before making my decision. I le…

Marketing is an essential aspect of any business, and it’s something that we put a lot of time and effort into here at MaidThis. As we navigate the current market trends, we’ve come across a big issue that’s happening right now: G…

Marketing is an essential part of any business. But with the rise of digital marketing, it has become increasingly challenging to achieve brand recognition and increase sales, particularly for home service businesses. One marketing tactic that can …

If you’ve noticed changes in your lead flow recently, you’re not alone. My remote local cleaning business MaidThis has felt it — and it could be because of a myriad of reasons: the economy, tech layoffs, a lot of fear going around …

My podcast co-host and friend Johnny Robinson AKA @SqueegeeGod has an e-learning business called Home Services Academy. HSA teaches folks how to start their own remote local businesses. He has successfully scaled it, and I wanted to pick his brain …

I met former Israeli Special Forces soldier Itamar Marani in Thailand a couple of years ago. He knows everything there is to know about risks, danger, and how to analyze things.  One thing we talked about in-depth was how to properly analyze r…