The Good Bread Media Blog
Practical, no-fluff guides for small business owners — organized by the part of your business it actually helps.
CRM & Marketing
Get a GoHighLevel 30-Day Free Trial (Instead of the Standard 14)
GoHighLevel's public trial is 14 days. Here's how to get the exclusive 30-day version instead, and what to do with the extra two weeks.
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5 Marketing Automations Worth Setting Up Before You Hire a Marketing Person
A handful of automated sequences can do more consistent work than an inconsistently-staffed marketing effort. Here's where to start.
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When Spreadsheets Stop Working as Your CRM
A spreadsheet is a perfectly good CRM right up until it isn't. Here's how to tell you've hit that point.
Read more →Payroll & HR
The HR Paperwork You Legally Need Before Your First Hire
Hiring your first W-2 employee triggers a stack of legal requirements most owners don't find out about until something's already overdue. Here's the checklist.
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What an Employee Actually Costs You (Beyond Salary)
The number on the offer letter is never the real number. Here's how to calculate what a new hire actually costs, before you extend an offer.
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5 Signs Your Small Business Has Outgrown Manual Payroll
If you're still running payroll from a spreadsheet or writing checks by hand, here's how to know it's actually costing you more than it's saving.
Read more →Finance & Payments
How Long Should It Really Take to Get Paid? Fixing Slow Invoicing
Slow payments aren't always a client problem — often they're an invoicing problem. Here's what normal actually looks like, and how to fix what isn't.
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Chargebacks 101: What Actually Happens When a Customer Disputes a Charge
A chargeback isn't the same thing as a refund, and the process catches a lot of business owners off guard the first time it happens. Here's how it actually works.
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What to Actually Compare When Shopping Payment Processors
Processing rates are the headline number, but they're rarely the number that determines what you actually pay. Here's what to check instead.
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