Issue #308 | August 3rd 2025
Aloha and welcome to the first August edition of Shark Bites.
August is technically the last month of summer. And even though the weather will feel like summer here in Vegas for a few more months…
This is the time of year when people stop focusing on vacations and start focusing on growing their business again.
Which means… it’s the perfect time to go out and land you some deals.
To help you do that, let’s dive into this round of Shark Bites…
If you’d like to write in your wins and be featured, you can do so inside of the Remote Marketing Agency Owners Private Facebook Group. Remember to use “#win” so we can feature you in next week’s “Catch of the Week”.
Welcome to “Pirate’s Booty” – a curated stash of local marketing news and content for your reading pleasure.
“”Google recently fixed a bug that enabled anyone to anonymously use an official Google tool to remove any URL from Google search and get away with it.”
Yikes! That doesn’t sound good.
But luckily this problem is fixed and you can read more about it here:
Google URL Removal Bug Enabled Attackers To Deindex URLs
Two stories we’ve been covering over the last year or so: Reddit embracing Search. As well as AI in Search.
Well guess what?
This article covers the intersection of those two topics and you can read about it here:
Reddit Prioritizes Search, Sees 5X Growth in AI-Powered Answers
You Got Their Attention—Now Here's How To Turn Their Curiosity Into Cold Hard Cash…
I'm sure you've been there before…
You get a few curious prospects… they say they're interested in your services… but then the dots never connect and you just can't make the deal.
In our line of work we call that a leaky bucket.
And if you have too many leaky buckets… you won't make sales no matter how many leads you pump in.
That's why on this week's Aloha Friday Local Marketing Coaching Call, I dove deep into how to turn curiosity into clients.
The replay is up now and you can tune in right here:
https://offlinesharks.com/lmjs293
The Captain’s Log
Here you can find the latest YouTube videos from our Captains Tom and Nick. They’re putting out new videos all the time, so check back each week for new goodies.
That’s all for today!
I’ll see you next time on Shark Bites.
Mahalo,
Tom Gaddis
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