{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"DARDEE DEALS LLC","home_page_url":"https://dardeedeals.com","description":"DARDEE DEALS LLC","author":{"name":"DARDEE DEALS LLC"},"items":[{"id":"https://dardeedeals.com/the-loyalty-lab/f/how-diy-products-create-revenue-for-service-businesses","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/6901ea46-3d84-407a-b769-e2798398c87c/Why%20Service%20Businesses%20Need%20a%20DIY%20Offer.png\"/><p>A service-based business owner offering only full-service, hands-on engagement, with no lower-cost, self-guided alternative available for potential clients not currently positioned to invest at that level, is turning awa...</p>","url":"https://dardeedeals.com/the-loyalty-lab/f/how-diy-products-create-revenue-for-service-businesses","title":"How DIY Products Create Revenue for Service Businesses","summary":"A service-based business owner offering only full-service, hands-on engagement, with no lower-cost, self-guided alternative available for potential clients not currently positioned to invest at that level, is turning awa...","date_modified":"2026-08-19T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://dardeedeals.com/the-loyalty-lab/f/learning-ai-now-can-build-a-long-term-business-advantage","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/6901ea46-3d84-407a-b769-e2798398c87c/How%20AI%20Can%20Give%20Black%20Businesses%20a%20Competitive.png\"/><p>This series has argued throughout, in a companion piece, that AI tools represent a genuinely unprecedented leveling opportunity for small and solo business owners, one specifically valuable to Black entrepreneurs navigat...</p>","url":"https://dardeedeals.com/the-loyalty-lab/f/learning-ai-now-can-build-a-long-term-business-advantage","title":"Learning AI Now Can Build a Long-Term Business Advantage","summary":"This series has argued throughout, in a companion piece, that AI tools represent a genuinely unprecedented leveling opportunity for small and solo business owners, one specifically valuable to Black entrepreneurs navigat...","date_modified":"2026-08-18T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://dardeedeals.com/the-loyalty-lab/f/how-to-use-before-and-after-content-for-service-businesses","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/6901ea46-3d84-407a-b769-e2798398c87c/Why%20Before-and-After%20Content%20Works%20for%20Service.png\"/><p>The before-and-after is the most intuitive trust-building format in marketing because it does the one thing that all other formats only approximate: it shows the work. Not describes it, not promises it, not gestures at i...</p>","url":"https://dardeedeals.com/the-loyalty-lab/f/how-to-use-before-and-after-content-for-service-businesses","title":"How to Use Before-and-After Content for Service Businesses","summary":"The before-and-after is the most intuitive trust-building format in marketing because it does the one thing that all other formats only approximate: it shows the work. Not describes it, not promises it, not gestures at i...","date_modified":"2026-08-17T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://dardeedeals.com/the-loyalty-lab/f/3-posts-every-business-owner-should-pin","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/6901ea46-3d84-407a-b769-e2798398c87c/Build%20Your%20Pinned%20Post%20Strategy%20Before%20Paying%20.png\"/><p>Every paid ad the business runs eventually sends someone to the social media profile. The potential customer who saw the ad and found it interesting enough to click through is now on the profile, and the first piece of c...</p>","url":"https://dardeedeals.com/the-loyalty-lab/f/3-posts-every-business-owner-should-pin","title":"3 Posts Every Business Owner Should Pin","summary":"Every paid ad the business runs eventually sends someone to the social media profile. The potential customer who saw the ad and found it interesting enough to click through is now on the profile, and the first piece of c...","date_modified":"2026-08-16T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://dardeedeals.com/the-loyalty-lab/f/what-your-social-media-profile-says-about-your-business","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/6901ea46-3d84-407a-b769-e2798398c87c/Is%20Your%20Social%20Profile%20a%20Portfolio%20or%20a%20Warnin.jpg\"/><p>Every social media profile tells a story to the stranger who lands on it. 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Here is the specific difference between a website that generates consistent inquiries and one that is technically present and functionally invisible and how to m...</p>","url":"https://dardeedeals.com/the-loyalty-lab/f/how-to-build-a-website-that-generates-inquiries","title":"How to Build a Website That Generates Inquiries","summary":"Most small business websites exist. Very few of them work. Here is the specific difference between a website that generates consistent inquiries and one that is technically present and functionally invisible and how to m...","date_modified":"2026-08-14T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://dardeedeals.com/the-loyalty-lab/f/why-organic-followers-build-stronger-customer-loyalty","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/6901ea46-3d84-407a-b769-e2798398c87c/Why%20Loyal%20Followers%20Matter%20More%20Than%20a%20Bigger%20.jpg\"/><p>The size of an audience is not the measure of its value. The depth of its investment is. Here is why the Black business owner with 2,000 people who actually care consistently outperforms the one with 20,000 who were rent...</p>","url":"https://dardeedeals.com/the-loyalty-lab/f/why-organic-followers-build-stronger-customer-loyalty","title":"Why Organic Followers Build Stronger Customer Loyalty","summary":"The size of an audience is not the measure of its value. The depth of its investment is. Here is why the Black business owner with 2,000 people who actually care consistently outperforms the one with 20,000 who were rent...","date_modified":"2026-08-13T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://dardeedeals.com/the-loyalty-lab/f/3-digital-systems-every-business-needs-before-the-sale","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/6901ea46-3d84-407a-b769-e2798398c87c/3%20Digital%20Systems%20That%20Build%20Customer%20Confiden.jpg\"/><p>Before a customer spends a dollar, she needs to trust the business. Trust is not an accident; it is the product of three specific digital systems built before the first sale is attempted. Here is what they are and how to...</p>","url":"https://dardeedeals.com/the-loyalty-lab/f/3-digital-systems-every-business-needs-before-the-sale","title":"3 Digital Systems Every Business Needs Before the Sale","summary":"Before a customer spends a dollar, she needs to trust the business. Trust is not an accident; it is the product of three specific digital systems built before the first sale is attempted. 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Every business says it appreciates its customers. Most businesses have a version of customer appreciation t...</p>","url":"https://dardeedeals.com/the-loyalty-lab/f/the-difference-between-showing-and-performing-customer-support","title":"The Difference Between Showing and Performing Customer Support","summary":"Customer appreciation is one of the most used phrases in small business marketing and one of the least examined. Every business says it appreciates its customers. Most businesses have a version of customer appreciation t...","date_modified":"2026-08-10T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://dardeedeals.com/the-loyalty-lab/f/how-your-digital-footprint-influences-buying-decisions","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/6901ea46-3d84-407a-b769-e2798398c87c/Your%20Digital%20Footprint%20Shapes%20Who%20Buys%20From%20Yo.png\"/><p>Your Digital Footprint Is What Conscious Consumers Use to Decide if Your Business Deserves Their Dollar | Dardee Deals</p>","url":"https://dardeedeals.com/the-loyalty-lab/f/how-your-digital-footprint-influences-buying-decisions","title":"How Your Digital Footprint Influences Buying Decisions ","summary":"Your Digital Footprint Is What Conscious Consumers Use to Decide if Your Business Deserves Their Dollar | Dardee Deals","date_modified":"2026-08-09T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://dardeedeals.com/the-loyalty-lab/f/we-reviewed-10-small-businesses-here%E2%80%99s-what-we-found","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/6901ea46-3d84-407a-b769-e2798398c87c/1025%20Dardee%20Deals%20Blogs%20(21)-e7ad3ba.png\"/><p>Dardee Deals spends a lot of time looking at businesses from the customer’s side of the counter.</p>","url":"https://dardeedeals.com/the-loyalty-lab/f/we-reviewed-10-small-businesses-here%E2%80%99s-what-we-found","title":"We Reviewed 10 Small Businesses | Here’s What We Found","summary":"Dardee Deals spends a lot of time looking at businesses from the customer’s side of the counter.","date_modified":"2026-08-08T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://dardeedeals.com/the-loyalty-lab/f/can-a-business-be-proudly-black-and-still-market-to-everybody","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/6901ea46-3d84-407a-b769-e2798398c87c/1025%20Dardee%20Deals%20Blogs%20(19)-89a7d01.png\"/><p>At some point, almost every Black business owner faces a version of this question. It comes dressed in different clothes depending on the context: the business coach who suggests that leaning too heavily into the Black-o...</p>","url":"https://dardeedeals.com/the-loyalty-lab/f/can-a-business-be-proudly-black-and-still-market-to-everybody","title":"Can a Business Be Proudly Black and Still Market to Everybody?","summary":"At some point, almost every Black business owner faces a version of this question. It comes dressed in different clothes depending on the context: the business coach who suggests that leaning too heavily into the Black-o...","date_modified":"2026-08-07T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://dardeedeals.com/the-loyalty-lab/f/buy-black-doesnt-end-at-the-first-purchase","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/6901ea46-3d84-407a-b769-e2798398c87c/1025%20Dardee%20Deals%20Blogs%20(13)-3125827.png\"/><p>Every year, the same thing happens.</p>","url":"https://dardeedeals.com/the-loyalty-lab/f/buy-black-doesnt-end-at-the-first-purchase","title":"Buy Black Doesn't End At The First Purchase","summary":"Every year, the same thing happens.","date_modified":"2026-08-06T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://dardeedeals.com/the-loyalty-lab/f/from-transaction-to-tradition-how-black-owned-businesses-build","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/6901ea46-3d84-407a-b769-e2798398c87c/1025%20Dardee%20Deals%20Blogs%20(11)-24bee1f.png\"/><p>Some businesses make a sale.</p>","url":"https://dardeedeals.com/the-loyalty-lab/f/from-transaction-to-tradition-how-black-owned-businesses-build","title":"From Transaction to Tradition: How Black-Owned Businesses Build ","summary":"Some businesses make a sale.","date_modified":"2026-08-05T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://dardeedeals.com/the-loyalty-lab/f/how-technology-helps-black-entrepreneurs","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/6901ea46-3d84-407a-b769-e2798398c87c/1025%20Dardee%20Deals%20Blogs%20(12)-8d8a8ae.png\"/><p>One of the greatest compliments a customer can give a business is, \"They made me feel like family.\"</p>","url":"https://dardeedeals.com/the-loyalty-lab/f/how-technology-helps-black-entrepreneurs","title":"How Technology Helps Black Entrepreneurs ","summary":"One of the greatest compliments a customer can give a business is, \"They made me feel like family.\"","date_modified":"2026-08-04T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://dardeedeals.com/the-loyalty-lab/f/why-black-businesses-win-when-they-invest-in-customer-loyalty","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/6901ea46-3d84-407a-b769-e2798398c87c/1025%20Dardee%20Deals%20Blogs%20(9)-407c904.png\"/><p>One of our favorite things about Black-owned businesses has very little to do with the products we sell.</p>","url":"https://dardeedeals.com/the-loyalty-lab/f/why-black-businesses-win-when-they-invest-in-customer-loyalty","title":"Why Black Businesses Win When They Invest in Customer Loyalty","summary":"One of our favorite things about Black-owned businesses has very little to do with the products we sell.","date_modified":"2026-08-03T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://dardeedeals.com/the-loyalty-lab/f/how-to-use-online-reviews-and-ratings","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/6901ea46-3d84-407a-b769-e2798398c87c/1025%20Dardee%20Deals%20Blogs%20(8)-4acc1d6.png\"/><p>Word of mouth has always been the engine of Black business. Before online reviews existed — before Yelp, before Google ratings, before any of the platforms that now aggregate and display customer experience publicly — th...</p>","url":"https://dardeedeals.com/the-loyalty-lab/f/how-to-use-online-reviews-and-ratings","title":"How to Use Online Reviews and Ratings ","summary":"Word of mouth has always been the engine of Black business. Before online reviews existed — before Yelp, before Google ratings, before any of the platforms that now aggregate and display customer experience publicly — th...","date_modified":"2026-08-02T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://dardeedeals.com/the-loyalty-lab/f/the-new-black-wall-street-runs-on-repeat-customers-%7C-dardee-deals","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/6901ea46-3d84-407a-b769-e2798398c87c/1025%20Dardee%20Deals%20Blogs%20(10)-f5bff39.png\"/><p>When people hear the words Black Wall Street, they usually picture buildings.</p>","url":"https://dardeedeals.com/the-loyalty-lab/f/the-new-black-wall-street-runs-on-repeat-customers-%7C-dardee-deals","title":"The New Black Wall Street Runs on Repeat Customers | Dardee Deals","summary":"When people hear the words Black Wall Street, they usually picture buildings.","date_modified":"2026-08-01T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://dardeedeals.com/the-loyalty-lab/f/how-to-increase-repeat-customers-with-retention-systems","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/6901ea46-3d84-407a-b769-e2798398c87c/1025%20Dardee%20Deals%20Blogs%20(23).png\"/><p>Serious business owners spend a tremendous amount of time thinking about the next customer. 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They invest in advertising, create social media content, improve search rankings, and experiment with new ways to generate leads...","date_modified":"2026-07-20T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://dardeedeals.com/the-loyalty-lab/f/how-to-use-content-to-build-customer-confidence","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/6901ea46-3d84-407a-b769-e2798398c87c/07112026.png\"/><p>Most people think content exists to attract attention.</p>","url":"https://dardeedeals.com/the-loyalty-lab/f/how-to-use-content-to-build-customer-confidence","title":"How to Use Content to Build Customer Confidence  ","summary":"Most people think content exists to attract attention.","date_modified":"2026-07-14T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://dardeedeals.com/the-loyalty-lab/f/how-to-build-customer-confidence-so-choosing-your-business-feels","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/6901ea46-3d84-407a-b769-e2798398c87c/07122026.png\"/><p>If you've ever felt like you had to convince someone to work with you, there's a good chance the problem wasn't your sales skills. It was confidence. More specifically, your customer hadn't gathered enough confidence to ...</p>","url":"https://dardeedeals.com/the-loyalty-lab/f/how-to-build-customer-confidence-so-choosing-your-business-feels","title":"How to Build Customer Confidence ","summary":"If you've ever felt like you had to convince someone to work with you, there's a good chance the problem wasn't your sales skills. It was confidence. More specifically, your customer hadn't gathered enough confidence to ...","date_modified":"2026-07-12T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://dardeedeals.com/the-loyalty-lab/f/the-customer-confidence-audit-every-business-should-complete","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/6901ea46-3d84-407a-b769-e2798398c87c/1025%20Dardee%20Deals%20Blogs%20(22).png\"/><p>One of the biggest mistakes business owners make is measuring the wrong things.</p>","url":"https://dardeedeals.com/the-loyalty-lab/f/the-customer-confidence-audit-every-business-should-complete","title":"The Customer Confidence Audit Every Business Should Complete","summary":"One of the biggest mistakes business owners make is measuring the wrong things.","date_modified":"2026-07-10T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://dardeedeals.com/the-loyalty-lab/f/make-every-customer-experience-feel-intentional-%7C-dardee-deals","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/6901ea46-3d84-407a-b769-e2798398c87c/1025%20Dardee%20Deals%20Blogs%20(21).png\"/><p>There is a feeling that happens when you walk into a business that clearly thought about you before you got there. The way the information flows so you never have to ask twice. The way the timing of each touchpoint feels...</p>","url":"https://dardeedeals.com/the-loyalty-lab/f/make-every-customer-experience-feel-intentional-%7C-dardee-deals","title":"Make Every Customer Experience Feel Intentional | Dardee Deals","summary":"There is a feeling that happens when you walk into a business that clearly thought about you before you got there. The way the information flows so you never have to ask twice. The way the timing of each touchpoint feels...","date_modified":"2026-07-09T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://dardeedeals.com/the-loyalty-lab/f/build-for-the-busy-days-%7C-dardee-deals","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/6901ea46-3d84-407a-b769-e2798398c87c/1025%20Dardee%20Deals%20Blogs%20(19).png\"/><p>Nobody builds a business imagining the bad weeks. The planning happens in the good energy, the clarity of a January morning, the optimism of a launch, the focused thinking of a slow afternoon when everything is caught up...</p>","url":"https://dardeedeals.com/the-loyalty-lab/f/build-for-the-busy-days-%7C-dardee-deals","title":"Build for the Busy Days | Dardee Deals","summary":"Nobody builds a business imagining the bad weeks. 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Where the thing you paid for arrived exactly as promised, but so did everything around it. Th...</p>","url":"https://dardeedeals.com/the-loyalty-lab/f/your-process-is-part-of-the-product-%7C-dardee-deals","title":"Your Process Is Part of the Product | Dardee Deals","summary":"Think about the last time you had a genuinely good experience with a business, not just a good outcome, but a good experience. Where the thing you paid for arrived exactly as promised, but so did everything around it. Th...","date_modified":"2026-07-05T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://dardeedeals.com/the-loyalty-lab/f/how-to-build-a-customer-support-system-for-your-small-business","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/6901ea46-3d84-407a-b769-e2798398c87c/1025%20Dardee%20Deals%20Blogs%20(16).png\"/><p>The customer who reached out with a question last Tuesday is still waiting. Not because the business does not care. Not because the answer is complicated. 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Because there is no system - no organized, reliable infrastructur...","date_modified":"2026-07-04T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://dardeedeals.com/the-loyalty-lab/f/customer-technology-what-it-is-what-it-does-and-how-it-grows","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/6901ea46-3d84-407a-b769-e2798398c87c/1025%20Dardee%20Deals%20Blogs%20(15).png\"/><p>Every Black business owner who has ever lost a customer to silence - the inquiry that went unanswered too long, the follow-up that never went out, the appointment reminder that slipped through the gap between a busy serv...</p>","url":"https://dardeedeals.com/the-loyalty-lab/f/customer-technology-what-it-is-what-it-does-and-how-it-grows","title":"Customer Technology: What It Is, What It Does, and How It Grows ","summary":"Every Black business owner who has ever lost a customer to silence - the inquiry that went unanswered too long, the follow-up that never went out, the appointment reminder that slipped through the gap between a busy serv...","date_modified":"2026-07-03T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://dardeedeals.com/the-loyalty-lab/f/the-second-half-starts-today-%7C-dardee-deals","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/6901ea46-3d84-407a-b769-e2798398c87c/1025%20Dardee%20Deals%20Blogs%20(12).png\"/><p>Somewhere around this time every year, a specific kind of quiet settles over the business owner who has been moving fast since January. The first half is done. The goals that were written in that optimistic first week of...</p>","url":"https://dardeedeals.com/the-loyalty-lab/f/the-second-half-starts-today-%7C-dardee-deals","title":"The Second Half Starts Today | Dardee Deals","summary":"Somewhere around this time every year, a specific kind of quiet settles over the business owner who has been moving fast since January. The first half is done. The goals that were written in that optimistic first week of...","date_modified":"2026-07-01T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://dardeedeals.com/the-loyalty-lab/f/building-small-business-systems-on-borrowed-land","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/6901ea46-3d84-407a-b769-e2798398c87c/1025%20Dardee%20Deals%20Blogs%20(1)-f625527.png\"/><p>There is a history lesson underneath this business conversation, and it is worth saying plainly before we get into the practical part. Black Americans have spent generations building things on land they did not own, lite...</p>","url":"https://dardeedeals.com/the-loyalty-lab/f/building-small-business-systems-on-borrowed-land","title":"Building Small Business Systems on Borrowed Land","summary":"There is a history lesson underneath this business conversation, and it is worth saying plainly before we get into the practical part. Black Americans have spent generations building things on land they did not own, lite...","date_modified":"2026-06-20T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://dardeedeals.com/the-loyalty-lab/f/juneteenth-ownership-and-why-your-customer-list-matters","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/6901ea46-3d84-407a-b769-e2798398c87c/1025%20Dardee%20Deals%20Blogs%20(3)-e1398c6.png\"/><p>On June 19, 1865, enslaved people in Galveston, Texas were told what had legally been true for two and a half years: that they were free. The news was late. The freedom was real and it was long overdue and it was cause f...</p>","url":"https://dardeedeals.com/the-loyalty-lab/f/juneteenth-ownership-and-why-your-customer-list-matters","title":"Juneteenth, Ownership, and Why Your Customer List Matters","summary":"On June 19, 1865, enslaved people in Galveston, Texas were told what had legally been true for two and a half years: that they were free. The news was late. The freedom was real and it was long overdue and it was cause f...","date_modified":"2026-06-19T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://dardeedeals.com/the-loyalty-lab/f/what-is-customer-technology-%7C-dardee-deals","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/6901ea46-3d84-407a-b769-e2798398c87c/1025%20Dardee%20Deals%20Blogs%20(13).png\"/><p>Every Black business owner who has ever sent a follow-up email to a client, set up an appointment reminder, responded to an Instagram DM, or built an email list has already used customer technology. They may not have cal...</p>","url":"https://dardeedeals.com/the-loyalty-lab/f/what-is-customer-technology-%7C-dardee-deals","title":"What is customer technology? | Dardee Deals","summary":"Every Black business owner who has ever sent a follow-up email to a client, set up an appointment reminder, responded to an Instagram DM, or built an email list has already used customer technology. They may not have cal...","date_modified":"2026-06-09T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://dardeedeals.com/the-loyalty-lab/f/your-business-needs-summer-maintenance-too-%7C-dardee-deals","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/6901ea46-3d84-407a-b769-e2798398c87c/1025%20Dardee%20Deals%20Blogs%20(11).png\"/><p>There is something about summer that makes people want to put their head down and push through or kick back and coast, depending on which kind of business owner they are. The push-through crowd is running hard because su...</p>","url":"https://dardeedeals.com/the-loyalty-lab/f/your-business-needs-summer-maintenance-too-%7C-dardee-deals","title":"Your Business Needs Summer Maintenance Too | Dardee Deals","summary":"There is something about summer that makes people want to put their head down and push through or kick back and coast, depending on which kind of business owner they are. The push-through crowd is running hard because su...","date_modified":"2026-06-08T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://dardeedeals.com/the-loyalty-lab/f/five-places-small-businesses-leak-money-every-day-%7C-dardee-deals","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/6901ea46-3d84-407a-b769-e2798398c87c/1025%20Dardee%20Deals%20Blogs%20(10).png\"/><p>Most small business owners who are losing money are not losing it in ways that show up dramatically. There is no single bad month that makes the problem impossible to ignore. There is no obvious expense that jumps off th...</p>","url":"https://dardeedeals.com/the-loyalty-lab/f/five-places-small-businesses-leak-money-every-day-%7C-dardee-deals","title":"Five Places Small Businesses Leak Money Every Day | Dardee Deals","summary":"Most small business owners who are losing money are not losing it in ways that show up dramatically. There is no single bad month that makes the problem impossible to ignore. There is no obvious expense that jumps off th...","date_modified":"2026-06-07T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://dardeedeals.com/the-loyalty-lab/f/own-your-name-before-somebody-else-does-%7C-dardee-deals","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/6901ea46-3d84-407a-b769-e2798398c87c/1025%20Dardee%20Deals%20Blogs%20(9).png\"/><p>There is an old understanding in Black communities about names. A name is not just what people call you. It is what people think of when they hear you. It is the reputation that travels ahead of you into rooms you have n...</p>","url":"https://dardeedeals.com/the-loyalty-lab/f/own-your-name-before-somebody-else-does-%7C-dardee-deals","title":"Own Your Name Before Somebody Else Does | Dardee Deals","summary":"There is an old understanding in Black communities about names. A name is not just what people call you. It is what people think of when they hear you. It is the reputation that travels ahead of you into rooms you have n...","date_modified":"2026-06-06T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://dardeedeals.com/the-loyalty-lab/f/messy-systems-are-expensive-%7C-dardee-deals","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/6901ea46-3d84-407a-b769-e2798398c87c/1025%20Dardee%20Deals%20Blogs%20(8).png\"/><p>Nobody starts a business and says I am going to build this on chaos. That is not the plan anyone has. The plan is always to figure it out as things grow, to put something in place when the time is right, to get organized...</p>","url":"https://dardeedeals.com/the-loyalty-lab/f/messy-systems-are-expensive-%7C-dardee-deals","title":"Messy Systems Are Expensive | Dardee Deals","summary":"Nobody starts a business and says I am going to build this on chaos. That is not the plan anyone has. The plan is always to figure it out as things grow, to put something in place when the time is right, to get organized...","date_modified":"2026-06-05T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://dardeedeals.com/the-loyalty-lab/f/customers-notice-more-than-you-think-%7C-dardee-deals","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/6901ea46-3d84-407a-b769-e2798398c87c/1025%20Dardee%20Deals%20Blogs%20(7).png\"/><p>There is something that happens when you walk into a business and everything just feels right. The space is clean but that is not exactly it. The person behind the counter is friendly but that is not quite it either. It ...</p>","url":"https://dardeedeals.com/the-loyalty-lab/f/customers-notice-more-than-you-think-%7C-dardee-deals","title":"Customers Notice More Than You Think | Dardee Deals","summary":"There is something that happens when you walk into a business and everything just feels right. The space is clean but that is not exactly it. The person behind the counter is friendly but that is not quite it either. It ...","date_modified":"2026-06-04T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://dardeedeals.com/the-loyalty-lab/f/your-customer-list-pays-when-you-take-care-of-it","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/6901ea46-3d84-407a-b769-e2798398c87c/1025%20Dardee%20Deals%20Blogs%20(6).png\"/><p>Ask anybody who grew up watching a grandparent manage money what the word dividend means, and they will probably tell you something close to this: you put something in, you tend to it, and over time it gives back more th...</p>","url":"https://dardeedeals.com/the-loyalty-lab/f/your-customer-list-pays-when-you-take-care-of-it","title":"Your Customer List Pays When You Take Care of It","summary":"Ask anybody who grew up watching a grandparent manage money what the word dividend means, and they will probably tell you something close to this: you put something in, you tend to it, and over time it gives back more th...","date_modified":"2026-06-03T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://dardeedeals.com/the-loyalty-lab/f/your-customer-list-is-an-asset","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/6901ea46-3d84-407a-b769-e2798398c87c/1025%20Dardee%20Deals%20Blogs%20(4)-ef9d8a2.png\"/><p>If someone asked you right now to name your most valuable business assets, what would you say?</p>","url":"https://dardeedeals.com/the-loyalty-lab/f/your-customer-list-is-an-asset","title":"Your Customer List Is an Asset","summary":"If someone asked you right now to name your most valuable business assets, what would you say?","date_modified":"2026-06-02T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://dardeedeals.com/the-loyalty-lab/f/you-cant-fix-what-you-dont-measure","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/6901ea46-3d84-407a-b769-e2798398c87c/Used%20-%20June%202026%20%20(1).png\"/><p>There is a particular kind of business conversation that happens when things are not going quite right and nobody can put their finger on exactly why. Revenue is inconsistent but it is hard to say whether that is seasona...</p>","url":"https://dardeedeals.com/the-loyalty-lab/f/you-cant-fix-what-you-dont-measure","title":"You Can't Fix What You Don't Measure","summary":"There is a particular kind of business conversation that happens when things are not going quite right and nobody can put their finger on exactly why. Revenue is inconsistent but it is hard to say whether that is seasona...","date_modified":"2026-06-01T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://dardeedeals.com/the-loyalty-lab/f/5-questions-to-ask-before-you-check-the-system","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/6901ea46-3d84-407a-b769-e2798398c87c/Before%20You%20Fix%20the%20System%2C%20Ask%20These%205%20Questio.jpg\"/><p>Something goes wrong in the business, and technology gets blamed immediately.</p>","url":"https://dardeedeals.com/the-loyalty-lab/f/5-questions-to-ask-before-you-check-the-system","title":"5 Questions to Ask Before You Check the System","summary":"Something goes wrong in the business, and technology gets blamed immediately.","date_modified":"2026-05-01T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://dardeedeals.com/the-loyalty-lab/f/performance-gets-attention","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/6901ea46-3d84-407a-b769-e2798398c87c/1025%20Dardee%20Deals%20Blogs%20(2).png\"/><p>Knowing What You’re Paying For: Performance vs Support</p>","url":"https://dardeedeals.com/the-loyalty-lab/f/performance-gets-attention","title":"Performance Gets Attention","summary":"Knowing What You’re Paying For: Performance vs Support","date_modified":"2026-01-19T02:48:42Z"},{"id":"https://dardeedeals.com/the-loyalty-lab/f/email-influence-doesn%E2%80%99t-always-leave-a-receipt","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/6901ea46-3d84-407a-b769-e2798398c87c/1025%20Dardee%20Deals%20Blogs%20(3).png\"/><p> Let’s talk about attributed revenue, because this number has folks stressed out for no good reason. Attributed Revenue Ain’t the Measuring Stick.</p>","url":"https://dardeedeals.com/the-loyalty-lab/f/email-influence-doesn%E2%80%99t-always-leave-a-receipt","title":"Email Influence Doesn’t Always Leave a Receipt","summary":" Let’s talk about attributed revenue, because this number has folks stressed out for no good reason. Attributed Revenue Ain’t the Measuring Stick.","date_modified":"2026-01-11T09:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://dardeedeals.com/the-loyalty-lab/f/keep-it-simple-sugar","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/6901ea46-3d84-407a-b769-e2798398c87c/1025%20Dardee%20Deals%20Blogs%20(1).png\"/><p>Some folks treat their website like a Sunday buffet, piling on every page, every pop-up, every new idea till it’s full but confusing.\n</p>","url":"https://dardeedeals.com/the-loyalty-lab/f/keep-it-simple-sugar","title":"Keep It Simple, Sugar","summary":"Some folks treat their website like a Sunday buffet, piling on every page, every pop-up, every new idea till it’s full but confusing.\n","date_modified":"2025-10-10T20:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://dardeedeals.com/the-loyalty-lab/f/don%E2%80%99t-rush-the-recipe","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/6901ea46-3d84-407a-b769-e2798398c87c/1025%20Dardee%20Deals%20Blogs.png\"/><p>Now we know what you’re thinkin’. </p>","url":"https://dardeedeals.com/the-loyalty-lab/f/don%E2%80%99t-rush-the-recipe","title":"Don’t Rush the Recipe","summary":"Now we know what you’re thinkin’. ","date_modified":"2025-10-10T04:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://dardeedeals.com/the-loyalty-lab/f/how-order-feeds-your-focus","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/6901ea46-3d84-407a-b769-e2798398c87c/0925%20Dardee%20Deals%20Blogs%20(12).png\"/><p>There’s something sacred about a clean desk. The kind of calm that hums low and steady, like a gospel organ in the distance. When the clutter’s gone, and everything’s got its place, the air feels lighter, your thoughts s...</p>","url":"https://dardeedeals.com/the-loyalty-lab/f/how-order-feeds-your-focus","title":"How Order Feeds Your Focus","summary":"There’s something sacred about a clean desk. The kind of calm that hums low and steady, like a gospel organ in the distance. When the clutter’s gone, and everything’s got its place, the air feels lighter, your thoughts s...","date_modified":"2025-10-08T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://dardeedeals.com/the-loyalty-lab/f/how-to-make-your-digital-routines-feel-good-again","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/6901ea46-3d84-407a-b769-e2798398c87c/0925%20Dardee%20Deals%20Blogs%20(11).png\"/><p>Now darling, let me tell you something, technology don’t have to feel like work. Somewhere along the way, we turned our screens into stress machines. But it ain’t the tech’s fault; it’s how we use it. The same tools that...</p>","url":"https://dardeedeals.com/the-loyalty-lab/f/how-to-make-your-digital-routines-feel-good-again","title":"How to Make Your Digital Routines Feel Good Again","summary":"Now darling, let me tell you something, technology don’t have to feel like work. Somewhere along the way, we turned our screens into stress machines. But it ain’t the tech’s fault; it’s how we use it. The same tools that...","date_modified":"2025-10-07T20:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://dardeedeals.com/the-loyalty-lab/f/mornings-with-meaning","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/6901ea46-3d84-407a-b769-e2798398c87c/0925%20Dardee%20Deals%20Blogs%20(10).png\"/><p>You ever notice how the way you start your morning sets the whole tone for your day? It’s like how your grandma used to say, “If you leave the house mad, you gon’ come home mad.” The same goes for business. If you wake u...</p>","url":"https://dardeedeals.com/the-loyalty-lab/f/mornings-with-meaning","title":"Mornings with Meaning","summary":"You ever notice how the way you start your morning sets the whole tone for your day? It’s like how your grandma used to say, “If you leave the house mad, you gon’ come home mad.” The same goes for business. If you wake u...","date_modified":"2025-10-06T19:00:00Z"}]}