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Gareth Owen

Helping businesses grow since 2009. Over $300 Million in sales for client and student companies.

The Metric That Predicts Growth Better Than Traffic

Jan 12, 2026

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4 min read

The Metric That Predicts Growth Better Than Traffic

One Question I Ask Before Helping Any Business

Gareth Owen
Gareth Owen
Why More Small Businesses Are Letting AI Answer the Phone

Jan 8, 2026

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5 min read

Why More Small Businesses Are Letting AI Answer the Phone

The Real Cost of Letting Calls Go to Voicemail

Gareth Owen
Gareth Owen

Lead Generation

Response Time vs Conversion

Jan 7, 2026

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5 min read

Response Time vs Conversion

Explains why speed wins before follow-up ever has a chance.

Gareth Owen
Gareth Owen

Growing Your Business

The Missed Call Revenue Leak

Jan 7, 2026

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5 min read

The Missed Call Revenue Leak

There is a quiet leak in most small businesses.

Gareth Owen
Gareth Owen
The Only AI Small Businesses Actually Need

Jan 5, 2026

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5 min read

The Only AI Small Businesses Actually Need

Ignore 90% of AI — Do This Instead

Gareth Owen
Gareth Owen

AI For Business

AI Is No Longer Optional — It’s Core to Marketing

Jan 4, 2026

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5 min read

AI Is No Longer Optional — It’s Core to Marketing

Why businesses that delay will quietly fall behind

Gareth Owen
Gareth Owen

Local Business Marketing

Local & Hyperlocal Marketing Is More Important Than Ever

Jan 4, 2026

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5 min read

Local & Hyperlocal Marketing Is More Important Than Ever

Why the smallest radius now produces the biggest returns

Gareth Owen
Gareth Owen
The First Mistake Business Owners Make Every January

Jan 1, 2026

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4 min read

The First Mistake Business Owners Make Every January

The Fastest Way to Waste January

Gareth Owen
Gareth Owen

Growing Your Business

Small Business Predictions for the USA in 2026

Dec 30, 2025

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4 min read

Small Business Predictions for the USA in 2026

(What’s Coming — and Who It Will Reward)

Gareth Owen
Gareth Owen

Growing Your Business

How to Start 2026 the Right Way in Your Business

Dec 30, 2025

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4 min read

How to Start 2026 the Right Way in Your Business

(And Avoid Repeating the Same Year Again)

Gareth Owen
Gareth Owen
Mobile Is Where Decisions Are Made. Not Explored.

Dec 29, 2025

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4 min read

Mobile Is Where Decisions Are Made. Not Explored.

Your best customers never see your website

Gareth Owen
Gareth Owen

Lead Generation

The Phone Stopped Ringing

Dec 17, 2025

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4 min read

The Phone Stopped Ringing

What really kills demand (and it’s not your prices)

Gareth Owen
Gareth Owen

Growing Your Business

Skill Doesn’t Scale

Dec 17, 2025

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4 min read

Skill Doesn’t Scale

Why being great at the work isn’t what grows a business

Gareth Owen
Gareth Owen

Growing Your Business

Why Most Small Businesses Stay Small

Dec 17, 2025

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4 min read

Why Most Small Businesses Stay Small

The quiet realities facing owners who put in the hours but see little return

Gareth Owen
Gareth Owen

Local Business SEO

Found or Forgotten

Dec 13, 2025

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4 min read

Found or Forgotten

Why Local SEO Decides Who Gets the Call

Gareth Owen
Gareth Owen

Local Business Marketing

No Marketing, No Customers

Dec 13, 2025

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4 min read

No Marketing, No Customers

Why Local Businesses Don’t Fail Quietly — They Fade Away

Gareth Owen
Gareth Owen

Google Business Profile

Own the Local Map

Dec 13, 2025

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4 min read

Own the Local Map

Why Your Google Business Profile Is Your Most Underused Sales Asset

Gareth Owen
Gareth Owen

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