Welcome to The SMB Success Playbook Your Guide to Digital Growth

Why The SMB Success Playbook?

For years, I’ve loved creating Tech Talk with Dan Harley—a vlog series where I tackled real problems small businesses faced in the digital world. Most of my content stemmed from actual client challenges, which meant I was solving three problems at once:

1. My client’s issue was resolved.
2. Another current or future client with the same issue found a solution. 
3. I had fresh content for my website and audience.

While I truly enjoyed making those vlogs, there was one major issue: time. Each episode took hours to film, edit, and publish—sometimes three hours or more for just one video. In that same time, I could have written three in-depth articles, solving three different problems and reaching a broader audience much faster.

That’s why I created The SMB Success Playbook—a blog series dedicated to proactive digital marketing solutions for small and medium-sized businesses. Rather than just reacting to problems as they arise, this series will provide actionable, step-by-step advice to help SMBs stay ahead of the curve and avoid common pitfalls before they happen.

What You Can Expect

Like Tech Talk, The SMB Success Playbook will cover low-cost and no-cost strategies to help businesses grow online. But I’ll also be diving deeper into industry-specific solutions. Whether you’re in home services, retail, real estate, or e-commerce, you’ll find tailored strategies to help your business succeed.

Each post will focus on topics like:

 SEO & Local Search – How to rank higher and get found online.

 Reputation & Review Management – How to build trust and handle negative feedback.

 Social Media & Content Marketing – How to create engaging content that converts.

 Paid Advertising – How to make Google & Facebook Ads work for you.

 Lead Generation & Sales Funnels – How to turn website visitors into customers.

 Industry-Specific Digital Strategies – Tailored advice for restaurants, contractors, medical practices, and more.

A Call for Feedback

Before I wrap up this introduction, I want to hear from you. This playbook is for SMBs like yours, and your feedback—good or bad—is invaluable. What digital marketing struggles are you facing? What topics would you like me to cover? Let me know in the comments or reach out directly.

So, let’s get started. See you after the next click!

Dan Harley II