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The Owner's Guide To Not F*cking It Up (Again)|David W. Vidal

The Owner's Guide To Not F*cking It Up (Again) : A Brutally Honest Guide to Doing Marketing Right

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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.

This item is Non-Returnable

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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