SLO County Business Owners: The Spotlight Is On You!
Looking for a FREE way to advertise your San Luis Obispo County business? Prevail PR Spotlight Interviews are a terrific way to promote your business without costing you a single dime.
HOW IT WORKS
- Email us your answers to the 13 questions below.
- Include a small description of your business with a link to your website.
- Wait for our email letting you know your interview has been published and is live on our site.
- You may even learn something new about yourself and your business. You’ll never know until you think about your answers to the questions below.
4 GREAT BENEFITS FOR 10 MINUTES OF YOUR TIME
- You get to promote your business absolutely free to our visitors (5000+ monthly page views)
- You get the satisfaction of helping other local business owners and future entrepreneurs understand what it’s like to run a business in SLO County
- You get Not 1, NOT 2, BUT 3 anchor links (the very best kind) from our website to yours, making your site more powerful in the search engines. One link will be placed in your published interview, another in our SLO County Business Directory and the other will be listed on this page to build a resource of the local business community.
- You get to use the published copy however you want, including posting your own version on your website.
Ready to get started? Great!
But first, let me share this time-saving tip with you before you get started. Simply highlight all 13 questions below and press the ‘ctrl’ and ‘c’ keys at once. Then open up your email, click compose and in the body of the email, press the ‘ctrl’ and ‘v’ keys together.
Tada. Now all you’ve got to do is fill in your answers (the longer the better…be insightful and people will be even more interested in your business) and when you’re done, send them to us at aaron[@]prevailpr.com (you can use the trick above to paste the address into your email, just be sure to remove the []’s).
Oh yeah, don’t forget to include a brief description of your business and the link you’d like us to include in your published interview.
All right, let’s shine that spotlight on…
Spotlight’s On YOU Interview Questions
1. What is the name of your business and what’s the story behind it?
2. Interesting, interesting. So tell us what inspired you to start your business?
3. Touching, truly. So what were/are the biggest hurdles you’ve faced so far?
4. And you’re still pushing on…there’s but one word: courageous. What about this economy? What are your thoughts about the business climate in SLO County?
5. You said it. Speaking of SLO County, some of my favorite things are the hidden jewels. On the other hand, some things do not get enough attention. Who or what in SLO County would you like to see get more attention?
6. Well that should get a little attention now that you’ve let the cat out of the bag. See how good we are? That question doesn’t count by the way, just in case you were counting. We are almost half way done though. SLO County has had some really great businesses that are no longer with us. Which one was your favorite?
7. One way for your business to remain successful is by providing great value to your customers. We’d love our readers to know something of value about your business. Why do you think specifically people should do business with you, rather than say another local business or even the internet?
8. Now that’s what I’m talking about! Be proud of yourself. So, SLO County is a pretty great place to live, but what about business? To you, what is the very best thing about running a small business in SLO County?
9. Good point. I hope we all take time to appreciate that. But what about the flip side? Outside of the current economy, what do you think is the very worst thing about running a small business in SLO County?
10. Your candor is to be admired. High-quality stuff, really. Since you are being so open, let’s take it back a little bit. What were your parents like? Were they entrepreneurs? How did their traits help mold you into the risk-taking rebel that stands before us?
11. With pedigree like that, it’s no wonder you’ve handled this interview like a pro so far. Such ease. So as a kid, is this what you wanted to do or is your perfect job still waiting for you out there? What job would you love to do if you never had to worry about money again?
12. Hey, that was my dream job. Guess I’ll settle for lowly interviewer. Almost done. Let’s see here. If you had two final questions to ask, what would you ask? Wait, that question was for me. Ah yes, here we are. If you could give aspiring entrepreneurs one piece of advice, what would it be?
13. Insightful. I’m sure that’ll cut years off the learning curve for budding entrepreneurs. So here we are at the final question. You feel good about your answers so far? Anything you’d like to change or take off the record? Feel free to make your edits above. I’m just the interviewer remember? Editing’s not my bag. Well I bet you’re itching with anticipation right about now about the last question, so I won’t keep you any longer. Without further ado, the last question I have for you today covers local marketing. It’s a tricky subject we’re all trying to master, so share with us the marketing tactics that have most helped your business succeed in SLO County?
That is the stuff of genius. It’s a good thing my boss does the marketing around here because between you and me, I’m happy asking questions, collecting a check and leaving all that creative stuff to you smart types. Speaking of, it’s closing time. Thank you for taking the time to share your experiences with us.
All you gotta do now is send it to my boss at aaron[@]prevailpr.com for approval and he’ll get back to you when it’s published. In the meantime, feel free to check out some of our many free marketing resources or let us know if there is some other way we can serve your needs at Prevail PR.
