The Owner's Guide To Not F*cking It Up (Again) : A Brutally Honest Guide to Doing Marketing Right
Overview
Most small business owners don't "fail at marketing" because they're lazy.
They fail because they're stuck in random acts of marketing-boosting posts, trying a new ad platform, redesigning the website again, then wondering why nothing feels predictable.
"The Owner's Guide to Not F*cking It Up (Again)" is a brutally honest, practical playbook for owners who are done winging it and ready to run marketing like a real system.
Instead of another list of hacks, this book gives you a clear, research-based sequence for growing a small or mid-size business using the VIDL Growth System(TM) - the same 7-step framework used with real companies in trades, clinics, salons, tutoring centers, and other local services across North America.
Inside, you'll learn how to:
Stop doing "random" marketing and diagnose what's actually broken in your customer journey
Take a hard, honest inventory of what's already working before you burn everything down (Step 0)
Define the right audience and offer so your marketing finally talks to the people who actually buy
Fix your brand presence so you look like a safe, credible choice everywhere customers meet you
Build simple, focused funnels instead of sending paid traffic to a messy homepage
Stop ghosting your own leads and set up follow-up that feels helpful, not pushy
Turn content, SEO, and local visibility tools into a steady flow of the right customers, not vanity metrics
Review your numbers every 90 days without becoming a "spreadsheet zombie," so you keep improving instead of restarting from scratch
You also get a full glossary and a set of practical appendices: the VIDL Step Health Check, an MVP checklist for real businesses, and a 90-day marketing plan template you can use with your team or your partners.
This book is for owners who:
Have real revenue but feel like growth is fragile
Are tired of jumping between agencies, tools, and "gurus" with no clear strategy
Want calm, repeatable marketing that supports the business, instead of a circus they're always putting out fires in
If you're ready to stop guessing, stop restarting, and start running a grown-up marketing system that fits a real small business, this is your field guide.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9798248930463
- ISBN-10: 9798248930463
- Publisher: Independently Published
- Publish Date: March 2026
- Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 1.06 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.98 pounds
- Page Count: 426
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