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EPISODE · Feb 18, 2026 · 6 MIN

Is Your Website a Lead Machine or a Digital Brochure? (EP96)

from Small Business Marketing Sweet Spot · host Barb Davids

Google doesn't care how pretty your website is. A gorgeous design with a searchability score of zero is nothing more than an expensive digital brochure sitting in a dark corner of the internet where nobody can find it. If that makes you gasp, you'll enjoy this episode. 👉 For all the links and resources mentioned in this episode, check out the supporting blog post here.Stop second-guessing your to-do list and grab the Marketing Energy Matrix to focus on the tasks that actually get you results. 👉 https://compassdigitalstrategies.com/digital-marketing-services/marketing-energy-matrix/🧰 I love me a good digital marketing tool. This week’s recommended tool is wave.video.This tool can create videos from existing blog posts!Peek inside my toolbox.🎧 This week’s recommended podcast episode is Knowledge Mindfulness for Complex Times with Dr. Laila Marouf on the Speaking Your Brand podcast.Speaking of being an expert, Dr. Marouf spoke about how we "tend to just cling to what we know in many ways, defend what we know in many ways, become static, become hardened of what we know." She encourages us to open up to different views and different perspectives.Visit Episodes I Like Playlist for other recommended episodes I've enjoyed.🗞️ Like newsletters? Digital Marketing TakeawayAbout This ShowCreated by Compass Digital Strategies, the Small Business Marketing Sweet Spot offers an eclectic mix of episodes, all meant to help you find the sweet spot in your business. Each week, you'll hear the what, why, and how's of getting more visibility on your website for the goal of more traffic and leads, along with bonus episodes, some experiential from other business owners sharing their own sweet spot.We talk about everything that influences creating an atmosphere around and inside you that you actually love because how you grow your business and how you move through your life are connected, and neither of them are linear.

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