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Leslie Presnall
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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Grow Your Local Business episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Grow Your Local Business for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Grow Your Local Business episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

Squeeze Every Ounce of Goodness From Your Testimonials
Grow Your Local Business
11/21/23 • 16 min
Today I'm sharing how to get the MOST out of your hard-earned testimonials.
Tune into this episode to learn:
- The common mistake that's making people scroll by your testimonials on social media
- How to reuse one testimonial for multiple pieces of content
- How to show your audience what's possible when working with you / buying from you
Mentioned in this episode:
- Work with me inside The Localpreneur Academy
Follow me on Instagram @lesliepresnall - Download my Free Guide: How To Grow Your Local Instagram Following
- Episode 11: How To Collect More Testimonials From Local Clients
If you’re ready to grow your local business and bring in a steady stream of clients, you need to check out The Localpreneur Academy. Click here to join me inside.
Rate, Review & Follow:
“I LOVE listening to the episodes, especially since they’re focused on local businesses and it’s not just generic marketing advice.” If you love the show too, please leave a rating and review. This helps me reach more people just like you who want to reach more local people and create a business they love.

Setting Client Boundaries
Grow Your Local Business
11/14/23 • 21 min
Let's be real... saying "no" to clients or enforcing late fees can be super uncomfortable.
Usually I see business owners create boundaries, policies or rules only to not follow through because they want to keep the client happy.
But this turns into you as the business owner not being so happy...
So what do you do? How can you set clear boundaries and make sure you follow through? That's what we're diving into on this episode of the Grow Your Local Business podcast.
Tune into this episode to learn:
- What a client boundary is (along with real life examples from my clients)
- How boundaries help your business run smoothly AND get your clients results faster
- How to follow through with and enforce your boundaries
Mentioned in this episode:
- Work with me inside The Localpreneur Academy
Follow me on Instagram @lesliepresnall - Download my Free Guide: How To Grow Your Local Instagram Following
If you’re ready to grow your local business and bring in a steady stream of clients, you need to check out The Localpreneur Academy. Click here to join me inside.
Rate, Review & Follow:
“I LOVE listening to the episodes, especially since they’re focused on local businesses and it’s not just generic marketing advice.” If you love the show too, please leave a rating and review. This helps me reach more people just like you who want to reach more local people and create a business they love.

The Real Reason Your Services Are Worth It -- And Why Your Local People Will Buy
Grow Your Local Business
10/31/23 • 17 min
Today we're diving into the REAL reason people buy and the real reason your services are worth it to your local audience.
Tune into this episode to learn:
- Why people aren't actually paying for your time or experience
- What's going to get people to say "OMG this is totally worth it"
- The most important things you need to be talking about in your marketing
Mentioned in this episode:
- Work with me inside The Localpreneur Academy
Follow me on Instagram @lesliepresnall - Download my Free Guide: How To Grow Your Local Instagram Following
If you’re ready to grow your local business and bring in a steady stream of clients, you need to check out The Localpreneur Academy. Click here to join me inside.
Rate, Review & Follow:
“I LOVE listening to the episodes, especially since they’re focused on local businesses and it’s not just generic marketing advice.” If you love the show too, please leave a rating and review. This helps me reach more people just like you who want to reach more local people and create a business they love.

3 Key Shifts To Have A Successful Black Friday
Grow Your Local Business
10/24/23 • 20 min
You're invited to a BONUS workshop inside The Localpreneur Academy - How to Have A Successful Black Friday Without Discounting Your Services. Click here for more details.
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Don't plan your Black Friday promotions without listening to this episode first!
I'm sharing the 3 key shifts that need to happen in you before you put out a special offer or sale this holiday season.
These 3 things are going to help you show up bigger with more visibility, reach the right people, and follow through with all your social media + promotions.
It's the difference between having a profitable Black Friday and one that produces lackluster results.
Mentioned in this episode:
- Work with me inside The Localpreneur Academy
Follow me on Instagram @lesliepresnall - Download my Free Guide: How To Grow Your Local Instagram Following
- Workshop: How To Have A Successful Black Friday Without Discounting Your Services
If you’re ready to grow your local business and bring in a steady stream of clients, you need to check out The Localpreneur Academy. Click here to join me inside.
Rate, Review & Follow:
“I LOVE listening to the episodes, especially since they’re focused on local businesses and it’s not just generic marketing advice.” If you love the show too, please leave a rating and review. This helps me reach more people just like you who want to reach more local people and create a business they love.

Shattering Your Personal Glass Ceiling
Grow Your Local Business
10/17/23 • 19 min
When you have big goals and visions for your business, it's totally natural for your brain to work against you and build this really thick glass ceiling above your head. You have a little voice in your mind telling you what it thinks is possible based on the past. That's why it's so easy to say "I can't do that... I've never done it before... and here are a million other reasons why." But in today's episode, I'm sharing an exercise I teach inside The Localpreneur Academy to help you break through all these limiting beliefs that are thickening your glass ceiling.
Tune into this episode to learn:
- A powerful exercise to determine your current personal glass ceiling
- How to uncover the limiting beliefs that stand between you and your goal
- The key questions to ask yourself to start shattering your own glass ceiling and reach your goal (and beyond)
Mentioned in this episode:
- Work with me inside The Localpreneur Academy
- Follow me on Instagram @lesliepresnall
- Download my Free Guide: How To Grow Your Local Instagram Following
If you’re ready to grow your local business and bring in a steady stream of clients, you need to check out The Localpreneur Academy. Click here to join me inside.
Rate, Review & Follow:
“I LOVE listening to the episodes, especially since they’re focused on local businesses and it’s not just generic marketing advice.” If you love the show too, please leave a rating and review. This helps me reach more people just like you who want to reach more local people and create a business they love.

Creating Your Business Vision
Grow Your Local Business
10/10/23 • 24 min
In this episode we're doing a powerful exercise to envision exactly what your life and business will look like when you're the local go-to person in your city. Then you'll start to live it today.
Tune into this episode to learn:
- How to create a bigger future vision for your business and life, plus how to allow yourself to want it
- How to live in your future vision every day so you ultimately create it
- How living in your future vision helps you implement the most impactful actions and decisions in your business today
Mentioned in this episode:
- Work with me inside The Localpreneur Academy
Follow me on Instagram @lesliepresnall - Download my Free Guide: How To Grow Your Local Instagram Following
If you’re ready to grow your local business and bring in a steady stream of clients, you need to check out The Localpreneur Academy. Click here to join me inside.
Rate, Review & Follow:
“I LOVE listening to the episodes, especially since they’re focused on local businesses and it’s not just generic marketing advice.” If you love the show too, please leave a rating and review. This helps me reach more people just like you who want to reach more local people and create a business they love.

Proof That It's Working
Grow Your Local Business
09/26/23 • 22 min
One of the worst mental traps you can get caught in is to believe that "it's not working." My job as a coach is to help you see all the ways it IS working in your business... even if you've been stuck at the same revenue or if you're just getting started and not feeling any traction. This simple mindset shift can be THE thing that makes it ultimately work.
Tune into this episode to learn:
- How to get unstuck and out of the thought loop "it's not working"
- How to digitally and mentally catalogue the proof that people want what you have so you stay in a space of inspiration
- Why believing "it's working" will help you create bigger results in your business
Mentioned in this episode:
- Work with me inside The Localpreneur Academy
Follow me on Instagram @lesliepresnall - Download my Free Guide: How To Grow Your Local Instagram Following
If you’re ready to grow your local business and bring in a steady stream of clients, you need to check out The Localpreneur Academy. Click here to join me inside.
Rate, Review & Follow:
“I LOVE listening to the episodes, especially since they’re focused on local businesses and it’s not just generic marketing advice.” If you love the show too, please leave a rating and review. This helps me reach more people just like you who want to reach more local people and create a business they love.

Quick & Easy Tips To Leverage The Link In Your Instagram Bio
Grow Your Local Business
09/19/23 • 15 min
You gotta love a quick and easy strategy that you can do in 10 minutes or less. In this episode, we're leveraging the link in your Instagram bio.
Tune into today's episode to learn:
- The common mistakes local business owners make with their link in bio, plus how to fix them in less than 10 minutes
- How to make it even easier for your followers to work with you or buy from you
- How to direct your audience to the exact steps you want them to take
Mentioned in this episode:
- Work with me inside The Localpreneur Academy
Follow me on Instagram @lesliepresnall - Download my Free Guide: How To Grow Your Local Instagram Following
- Linktree - a link in bio tool
- Lnk.Bio - a link in bio tool
If you’re ready to grow your local business and bring in a steady stream of clients, you need to check out The Localpreneur Academy. Click here to join me inside.
Rate, Review & Follow:
“I LOVE listening to the episodes, especially since they’re focused on local businesses and it’s not just generic marketing advice.” If you love the show too, please leave a rating and review. This helps me reach more people just like you who want to reach more local people and create a business they love.

How To Handle Going Viral as a Local Business
Grow Your Local Business
09/12/23 • 23 min
Going viral on social media can be a lot of fun, but have you ever thought about what would happen if you had THAT much local demand at once?
As a small business, you don't have enough availability or product to go around. So how should you handle all those disappointed people... and keep them happily coming back?
Learn from me... I had a viral snafu a couple years ago. Imagine 1000s of people showing up unexpectedly and not having enough room to get in the door.
But I made a plan for the next time I went viral. And you should too before it ever happens. Because you never know which post will take off.
Tune into today's episode to learn:
- How to create a simple plan to handle the local demand when you go viral as a service-based or product-based business
- The hard lessons I learned from going viral and how I prepared for it the second time
- How to communicate with your local audience in a stress-free way so they want to come back again
Mentioned in this episode:
- Work with me inside The Localpreneur Academy
Follow me on Instagram @lesliepresnall - Download my Free Guide: How To Grow Your Local Instagram Following
If you’re ready to grow your local business and bring in a steady stream of clients, you need to check out The Localpreneur Academy. Click here to join me inside.
Rate, Review & Follow:
“I LOVE listening to the episodes, especially since they’re focused on local businesses and it’s not just generic marketing advice.” If you love the show too, please leave a rating and review. This helps me reach more people just like you who want to reach more local people and create a business they love.

Ways to Speed Up Your Content Creation Process in Canva
Grow Your Local Business
11/28/23 • 17 min
I know how easy it is to get stuck in perfectionism and spend waaaay longer than you thought to create social media graphics in Canva.
If you can relate, then today's podcast episode is just for you.
Tune into this episode to learn:
- 4 tips to create faster and avoid perfectionism when creating in Canva
- The simple questions to ask yourself about your ideal client to get projects done and published
- How branding yourself will save you hours in the design process
Mentioned in this episode:
- Work with me inside The Localpreneur Academy
Follow me on Instagram @lesliepresnall - Download my Free Guide: How To Grow Your Local Instagram Following
- Canva - online graphic design tool
If you’re ready to grow your local business and bring in a steady stream of clients, you need to check out The Localpreneur Academy. Click here to join me inside.
Rate, Review & Follow:
“I LOVE listening to the episodes, especially since they’re focused on local businesses and it’s not just generic marketing advice.” If you love the show too, please leave a rating and review. This helps me reach more people just like you who want to reach more local people and create a business they love.
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FAQ
How many episodes does Grow Your Local Business have?
Grow Your Local Business currently has 119 episodes available.
What topics does Grow Your Local Business cover?
The podcast is about Marketing, Social Media, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, Life Coach, Podcasts, Online Marketing, Small Business and Business.
What is the most popular episode on Grow Your Local Business?
The episode title 'Ways to Speed Up Your Content Creation Process in Canva' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Grow Your Local Business?
The average episode length on Grow Your Local Business is 25 minutes.
How often are episodes of Grow Your Local Business released?
Episodes of Grow Your Local Business are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of Grow Your Local Business?
The first episode of Grow Your Local Business was released on Oct 4, 2022.
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