Reptile Entrepreneur Podcast Bill Strand
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Learn skills for creating a business within the reptile community. Hear from entrepreneurs who have already done it. The reptile community is growing and healthy growth can only come if community members step up to the plate and provide the right products and solid education. Join me and other entrepreneurs as we share with you the steps we took to build a business in this community we love.
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Your Digital Footprint with Framschams
Carolyn Laframboise from FramsChams joins me to discuss the use of websites and social media for reptile breeders. She shares the experience of growing a business through Facebook, Instagram, website, and email. She also shares what happens when your social media account is removed with no warning.
To see what Framschams is up to check out their website at
https://framschams.com/
If you would like to purchase a chameleon you can get $25 off by using the coupon code ACADEMY. -
3D Printing for Reptile Keepers
3D printers have given each of us the ability to manufacture close to any plastic product we can think of. And this gives us powerful capabilities to further our personal reptile husbandry as well as create side businesses. Today I give an introduction to this exciting technology!
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Focus on Your Followers
It is too easy to get lost in trying to grow our social media accounts that we neglect the true followers of what we do. That serves our social media platform, but doesn't necessarily serve ourselves. Today I talk about how to focus on your purpose and the looming threat of AI which makes this all the more critical of a mindset shift.
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The Thrive Ecosystems LED Light Bar!
Colby Gingles wanted a better light spectrum for his frogs. He ended up designing and manufacturing his own LED light bar and is now selling them through Thrive Ecosystems
The special thing about entrepreneurs is they make what they want and the rest of us benefit from it!
Today Colby comes on and shares with us what inspired this new design and the ups and downs on how he went about making it a reality. -
Rare Lizard Breeding as a Business with Frank Payne
Frank Payne joins me to discuss his rare lizard breeding business called Living Art by Frank Payne. Through this business he looks to bring new lizard species to the market. In this episode we talk about the challenges surrounding wrapping a business around species that require customer education as to what they are.
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Threads: Should You Get On It?
Should you get on Threads?
We had a social media shake up this week as Meta, the company behind Facebook and Instagram, launched Threads, a conversation based social media app that sits squarely in the same space as Twitter. This is a detailed overview into how to decide if Threads is a platform that will serve your purpose.
Customer Reviews
Just incredible.
Bill makes the complex easy and comprehensive.
Education at its finest!
I can’t say enough good things about the episode with Josh on breeding bearded dragons. The willingness of anyone to share their hard earned veteran experience with newcomers on the seen is such a blessing and kindness. Wisdom is the best gift you can give anyone! Thank you for making this podcast and getting great breeders to interview. This is how we better and save the reptile community. Together, sharing knowledge not trying to out do and tear others down.
Very informative & Inspiring!!
I have been searching for my own passion & purpose so your inspirational wisdom has definitely got the gears turning for me. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us, you are truly motivating!!! I look forward to starting my own journey in finding my niche in the reptile community…