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Intake Forms & Sales Process

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Marketing Is a Chipper, Not a Light Switch

Oct 19, 2025

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Marketing Is a Chipper, Not a Light Switch

Parts wear out. Service them | The Backcut Issue #15

Jacob Hastings
Jacob Hastings

Marketing

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Traffic, Conversion, Economics

Oct 18, 2025

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Traffic, Conversion, Economics

Perry Marshall's triangle, run backwards | The Backcut Issue #14

Jacob Hastings
Jacob Hastings

Pricing & Profit

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There Are Only Three Ways to Grow

Oct 16, 2025

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There Are Only Three Ways to Grow

Ten percent on each one compounds to thirty-three | The Backcut Issue #13

Jacob Hastings
Jacob Hastings

Google/Maps

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Quick Wins on One End, Slow Burns on the Other

Oct 12, 2025

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Quick Wins on One End, Slow Burns on the Other

The dangerous middle is doing both badly | The Backcut Issue #12

Jacob Hastings
Jacob Hastings

Ads, Tracking & Data Feedback

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You're Paying Google to Find Your Own Company

Oct 11, 2025

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3 min read

You're Paying Google to Find Your Own Company

Clicks on your own name should be the cheapest ones you buy | The Backcut Issue #11

Jacob Hastings
Jacob Hastings

Ads, Tracking & Data Feedback

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Know Your No-Lose Numbers Before You Spend a Dime

Oct 9, 2025

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Know Your No-Lose Numbers Before You Spend a Dime

Napkin math for what a click can cost you | The Backcut Issue #10

Jacob Hastings
Jacob Hastings

Ads, Tracking & Data Feedback

Apple Just Broke Your Attribution Again

Oct 5, 2025

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2 min read

Apple Just Broke Your Attribution Again

iOS 26 killed the click IDs. Build tracking that survives the storm | The Backcut Issue #9

Jacob Hastings
Jacob Hastings

Ads, Tracking & Data Feedback

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The $200,000 Phantom Lead Problem

Oct 4, 2025

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The $200,000 Phantom Lead Problem

Six thousand leads on the dashboard, five thousand in real life | The Backcut Issue #8

Jacob Hastings
Jacob Hastings

Intake Forms & Sales Process

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It's Not the Platform. It's Your Setup.

Oct 2, 2025

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It's Not the Platform. It's Your Setup.

Match the ad channel to how your crew answers the phone | The Backcut Issue #7

Jacob Hastings
Jacob Hastings

Ads, Tracking & Data Feedback

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Your Marketing Plumbing Is Probably Broken

Sep 28, 2025

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Your Marketing Plumbing Is Probably Broken

Google only knows what you tell it a lead is worth | The Backcut Issue #6

Jacob Hastings
Jacob Hastings

Operations & Systems

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If It's Not Repeatable, It's Not a Business

Sep 27, 2025

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If It's Not Repeatable, It's Not a Business

Your systems are your safety ropes | The Backcut Issue #5

Jacob Hastings
Jacob Hastings

Marketing

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You're Not Failing. You're Just Spread Too Thin.

Sep 25, 2025

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You're Not Failing. You're Just Spread Too Thin.

Taleb's barbell, applied to a tree service business | The Backcut Issue #4

Jacob Hastings
Jacob Hastings
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