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Field notes.

Field notes on local marketing — what works, what fails, and why.

How do I choose a marketing company?

7 questions to ask before you hire a marketing company.

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Does AI read your Google Business Profile?

Yes. Google's Ask Maps reads its Google places and reviews, and AI Mode shows Business Profiles in local answers.

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What I learned $3 million to $60 million

What I learned watching a company grow fast.

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How often should I post on Google Business Profile?

Google sets no number. Posts expire. Upload on a rhythm you can manage.

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I asked God to teach me how to sell

A few months into the business, I saw the gap between the call and my skills. So I asked God to teach me how to sell. Here's how He answered.

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What should I put on my Google Business Profile?

The right primary category, every service you sell, your products with photos and a plain description. A Google profile checklist for an Ashland business.

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Make the vision plain

Our job is to make your mission plain that the people who see it run with it.

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How much does a website cost for a small business in 2026?

Most professional small business websites cost a few thousand dollars to build, plus a monthly fee. What changes the price and what to ask before you pay.

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Why I started R7 Creative

In 2018, God to me to start a media and marketing company for kingdom business owners, entrepreneurs, churches and ministries.

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Should a business build a page for every town it serves?

Yes, if the page has something valuable to the reader like: jobs done there, local rules, local photos. If not, one service-area page is the way to go.

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Why isn't my business showing up on Google Maps?

Not on Google Maps? Check five things in order: verification, suspension, category, service area and the search you're testing. A checklist for any local business.

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Do I need a website if I get my work by word of mouth?

Yes. A referral gets your name to a customer, and then they look you up.

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Get mentioned by ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini & more

AEO makes your business readable and quotable by the AI answer engines people use every day.

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