Founder of Pangea Marketing. Digital marketing 10+ years. Board game maker. Coffee’s greatest fear.
Jun 16, 2026
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7 min read
SEO providers charge $500-$2,000/mo, but the average is too wide to be useful. Here's what drives the price, and the better question to ask.
Jun 9, 2026
8 min read
SEO vs. Google Ads? For a service businesses: wrong question. It's a stack, and the layer that matters most is the one most posts skip. Here's how to sequence it.
Jun 2, 2026
12 min read
SEO is hard to measure, slow to show results, and easy to BS. Here's a framework for telling whether your SEO investment is building something real.
May 26, 2026
SEO is not dead. Search volume is up 22%. Clicks are down. AI is making everything weird. Here's what's happening and what service businesses should do.
May 19, 2026
13 min read
Most SEOs pay $100-400/mo for rank tracking. Many experienced ones have stopped entirely. I read 200+ SEO threads on Reddit to figure out when it makes sense.
May 12, 2026
18 min read
Most landscaping companies rely on Facebook and referrals. Here's the "SEO for landscapers" playbook that turns Google into your best lead source.
May 5, 2026
23 min read
In HVAC marketing, it's hard to prove which marketing dollars produce which jobs. Here's what 600+ real owner conversations reveal about closing that gap.
Apr 28, 2026
24 min read
Most home services owners can't prove which marketing dollars produce which jobs. Here's what 7,000+ real owner conversations reveal about closing that gap.
Apr 21, 2026
15 min read
Service area businesses rank differently than storefronts. Here's the playbook (GBP, local pages, reviews, and authority) from someone who does this work across multiple industries.
Apr 14, 2026
Most of what's in a $5,000 SEO audit comes from free tools. Here's how to assess your own site in terms of traffic, content, technical health, and Google Business Profile.
Apr 7, 2026
Most SEO reports are full of numbers that don't connect to revenue. Here's what I actually track for service businesses, in what order, and why.
Mar 31, 2026
Local SEO heatmaps show where you rank geographically. But they can't tell you if those rankings are making you money (unless you're smart about it).
Mar 24, 2026
Why marketing? Because buyers and sellers don't automatically find each other. Here's when to invest in it—and when to fix other things first.
Mar 17, 2026
17 min read
Not sure how to choose a marketing channel? There’s no single "best" option. Here's how you pick the right one for your audience, timeline, and business model.
Mar 10, 2026
Is digital marketing worth it? You don't need to guess. Here, I'll break down the math on ROI, LTV:CAC, and when hiring an agency is a smart investment.
Mar 3, 2026
How much should you spend on content marketing? It depends—but this guide gives you the logic to find your number, not just industry averages.
Feb 24, 2026
16 min read
Direct mail costs $0.30-$3.00 per piece depending on design, printing, postage, and list quality. Here's exactly what you'll pay and where costs add up in 2026.
Feb 17, 2026
14 min read
Startup marketing budgets should follow unit economics, not percentages. Learn why 12-20% benchmarks mislead and how to budget based on CAC and LTV instead.
Feb 10, 2026
Stop chasing perfect data. Learn exactly what types of questions can marketing attribution answer—and which ones it can't—to make smarter, profitable decisions.
Feb 3, 2026
Spy on your competitors marketing strategy? Where I come from, that's called...marketing research. Here's what you look for and what to do with the info.
Jan 27, 2026
Choosing a digital marketing agency? I’ll show you what I’d look for in your case: competence, understanding of your business, process, fit, and contract terms.
Jan 20, 2026
Yes, marketing is hard—but not for the reasons you think. Learn the 3 systems that make testing, decision-making, and measurement actually manageable.
Jan 13, 2026
Why hire a digital marketing agency? Here's what agencies are actually good for, what they cost, when you're ready, and how to make the relationship work.
Jan 6, 2026
The scrappy techniques that got you your first customers won’t work at 10x the size. So where do you look when you need marketing tactics that scale?
Dec 30, 2025
11 min read
Attribution is broken. Metrics lie. Budgets are tight. Five marketing questions I'm asking myself in 2026—and what I'm doing about each one.
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