{"id":246975,"date":"2024-03-04T08:00:07","date_gmt":"2024-03-04T12:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wendybatten.com\/?p=246975"},"modified":"2024-02-29T17:07:40","modified_gmt":"2024-02-29T21:07:40","slug":"199","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wendybatten.com\/199\/","title":{"rendered":"Stop Hiding and Be Known: Part 2 of the Retailer\u2019s Visibility Series | Episode 199"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; text_text_color=&#8221;#242424&#8243; header_2_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; header_2_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#428280&#8243; header_4_font=&#8221;||on||||||&#8221; header_4_text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; header_4_text_color=&#8221;#F15A29&#8243; header_4_font_size=&#8221;19px&#8221; header_5_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_5_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; header_5_font_size=&#8221;17px&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Creative Shop Talk Podcast Episode 199 | Stop Hiding and Be Known: Part 2 of the Retailer\u2019s Visibility Series &#8211; SEO &amp; Online Presence<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"et_social_media_wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-246977 \" src=\"https:\/\/wendybatten.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Episode-199-Podcast-Feature-1024x640.png\" alt=\"Creative Shop Talk Podcast Episode 199 | Stop Hiding and Be Known: Part 2 of the Retailer\u2019s Visibility Series - SEO | with Retail Coach Wendy Batten\" width=\"542\" height=\"339\" \/><div class=\"et_social_media et_social_media_hidden et_social_mobile_on\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_social_networks et_social_autowidth et_social_simple et_social_left et_social_circle et_social_outer_dark et_social_withnetworknames\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"et_social_icons_container\"><li class=\"et_social_pinterest\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-social_link=\"http:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwendybatten.com%2F199%2F&#038;media=https%3A%2F%2Fwendybatten.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2024%2F02%2FEpisode-199-Podcast-Feature-1024x640.png&#038;description=Stop%20Hiding%20and%20Be%20Known%3A%20Part%202%20of%20the%20Retailer%E2%80%99s%20Visibility%20Series%20%7C%20Episode%20199\" class=\"et_social_share\" data-social_name=\"pinterest\" data-social_type=\"media\" data-post_id=\"246975\" data-location=\"media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"et_social_icon et_social_icon_pinterest\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_social_network_label\"><div class=\"et_social_networkname\">Pinterest<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_social_overlay\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"et_social_facebook\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-social_link=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwendybatten.com%2F199%2F&#038;t=Stop%20Hiding%20and%20Be%20Known%3A%20Part%202%20of%20the%20Retailer%E2%80%99s%20Visibility%20Series%20%7C%20Episode%20199\" class=\"et_social_share\" data-social_name=\"facebook\" data-social_type=\"media\" data-post_id=\"246975\" data-location=\"media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"et_social_icon et_social_icon_facebook\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_social_network_label\"><div class=\"et_social_networkname\">Facebook<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_social_overlay\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><span style=\"text-align: center;\">With Retail Coach Wendy Batten<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" title=\"Libsyn Player\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/30165823\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/7ececc\/\" width=\"100%\" height=\"90\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Listen on: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/creative-shop-talk-with-wendy-batten\/id1496016036\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apple Podcasts<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> |<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5NrezRSp2OrsoJGb9Hka5f\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spotify<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> |<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/radiopublic.com\/creative-shop-talk-with-wendy-bat-6nKYEN\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Radio Republic<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> |<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLmdZkhK1uO46xQahqaacS2y0vOFsk5IuN\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">YouTube<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> |<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/player.fm\/series\/creative-shop-talk-with-wendy-batten\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PlayerFM<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/show\/creative-shop-talk-with-wendy-batten\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iheart.com\/podcast\/263-creative-shop-talk-with-we-70186472\/\">iHeartRadio<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>In This Episode:\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How do we get our brick and mortar retail business found and seen by more people?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Welcome to Part 2 of the Retailer\u2019s Visibility Series! In this episode, I\u2019m sharing three things you can update today for free to ensure your shop is being found when potential customers are searching for businesses like yours online. And it\u2019s not all about social media! We\u2019ll touch on what SEO can do for your retail business and what you may need to update on your Google Business account and your shop\u2019s website. I\u2019ll also share my thoughts on blogging! (Hint: it\u2019s not dead!)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"et_social_media_wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-246979 \" src=\"https:\/\/wendybatten.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/199-Pinterest-683x1024.png\" alt=\"Creative Shop Talk Podcast Episode 199 | Stop Hiding and Be Known: Part 2 of the Retailer\u2019s Visibility Series - SEO | with Retail Coach Wendy Batten\" width=\"383\" height=\"575\" \/><div class=\"et_social_media et_social_media_hidden et_social_mobile_on\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_social_networks et_social_autowidth et_social_simple et_social_left et_social_circle et_social_outer_dark et_social_withnetworknames\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"et_social_icons_container\"><li class=\"et_social_pinterest\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-social_link=\"http:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwendybatten.com%2F199%2F&#038;media=https%3A%2F%2Fwendybatten.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2024%2F02%2F199-Pinterest-683x1024.png&#038;description=Stop%20Hiding%20and%20Be%20Known%3A%20Part%202%20of%20the%20Retailer%E2%80%99s%20Visibility%20Series%20%7C%20Episode%20199\" class=\"et_social_share\" data-social_name=\"pinterest\" data-social_type=\"media\" data-post_id=\"246975\" data-location=\"media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"et_social_icon et_social_icon_pinterest\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_social_network_label\"><div class=\"et_social_networkname\">Pinterest<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_social_overlay\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"et_social_facebook\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-social_link=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwendybatten.com%2F199%2F&#038;t=Stop%20Hiding%20and%20Be%20Known%3A%20Part%202%20of%20the%20Retailer%E2%80%99s%20Visibility%20Series%20%7C%20Episode%20199\" class=\"et_social_share\" data-social_name=\"facebook\" data-social_type=\"media\" data-post_id=\"246975\" data-location=\"media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"et_social_icon et_social_icon_facebook\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_social_network_label\"><div class=\"et_social_networkname\">Facebook<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_social_overlay\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<p><b style=\"color: #333333; font-size: 22px;\">Need More?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Join me and our supportive community of retailers in my <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/wendybatten.com\/wendy-battens-inner-circle\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retailer\u2019s Inner Circle<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">! You\u2019ll have access to countless Masterclasses including <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/wendybatten.thrivecart.com\/simple-foot-traffic\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Foot Traffic Made Simple<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Not ready to join but want to purchase this stand-alone masterclass? You can purchase it on demand <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/wendybatten.thrivecart.com\/simple-foot-traffic\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HERE<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Most impactful: Join the small group 6-Week Sales Accelerator course. <\/b><b>We start in April! More informatio<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">n <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/wendybatten.thrivecart.com\/sales-accelerator-cohort3\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HERE<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b style=\"color: #333333; font-size: 22px;\">Related podcasts we think you&#8217;d like:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wendybatten.com\/episode-96\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Episode 96<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Before You Pay For Ads, Do These 3 Things<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wendybatten.com\/142\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Episode 142<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: How to Make Real Progress in Your Business with Guest Expert Richard Ralston<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wendybatten.com\/177\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Episode 177<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Local SEO Simplified with Matt Diamante of HeyTony<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wendybatten.com\/198\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Episode 198<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Stop Hiding and Be Known: Part 1 of the Retailer\u2019s Visibility Series<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>About Your Host, Wendy Batten:<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In case we haven\u2019t met yet, I\u2019m Wendy, a small business coach and founder of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/wendybatten.com\/wendy-battens-inner-circle\/\"><b>The Retailer\u2019s Inner Circle<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> where I help other independent shop owners <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">learn how to gain the right business skillsets to see more profits, paychecks, and joy<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as they navigate running their retail business.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Through online classes, business coaching programs, speaking, and a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/wendybatten.com\/podcast-intro\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">top-ranked podcast<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, I\u2019ve helped hundreds of retailers around the globe reclaim their dream and see the success they want from their beautiful shops. My signature private coaching community, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/wendybatten.com\/wendy-battens-inner-circle\/\"><b>The Retailer\u2019s Inner Circle<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, has helped retailers around the world build their retail business skill sets and confidence.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I am proud to have been featured in several major publications, including my own business column in What Women Create magazine. I have been privileged to be a guest on top-ranked podcasts and sought-after as a guest speaker and teacher for several brands, associations, and communities that are passionate about the success of independent retailers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When I\u2019m not coaching, you will find me either DIYing and renovating my very imperfect old crooked cottage by the sea in the UNESCO World Heritage town of Lunenburg, NS, or blogging about our travel and RVing adventures and the weird fun things we get up to in our coastal village. I\u2019d love to invite you to check out one of my <\/span><b>free resources for real retailers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/wendybatten.com\/free-resources\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/wendybatten.com\/free-resources\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><b>For more support from Wendy:<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wendybatten.com\/join\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retailer\u2019s Inner Circle &#8211; Join Wendy inside the best retailer\u2019s community<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wendybatten.com\/free-resources\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wendy\u2019s FREE Resources for shop owners\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wendybatten.biz\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hang out and connect with Wendy on IG\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All of Wendy\u2019s programs and services for shop owners can be found <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/wendybatten.com\/work-with-me\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HERE.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><b>Subscribe and Review in iTunes:<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are you subscribed to my podcast? If you\u2019re not, I\u2019d love you to consider it. Subscribing means you won\u2019t miss an episode! <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/ca\/podcast\/creative-shop-talk-with-wendy-batten\/id1496016036\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click here to subscribe to iTunes!<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you want to be more of a rock star, I\u2019d love it if you could leave a review over on iTunes as well.\u00a0 Those reviews help other retailers find my podcast and they\u2019re also fun for me to go in and read. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/ca\/podcast\/creative-shop-talk-with-wendy-batten\/id1496016036\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just click here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to review, select \u201cRatings and Reviews\u201d and \u201cWrite a Review\u201d and let me know what your favorite part of the podcast is. So grateful for you! Thank you! <\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Creative Shop Talk Podcast Episode 199 | Stop Hiding and Be Known: Part 2 of the Retailer\u2019s Visibility Series &#8211; SEO &amp; Online Presence With Retail Coach Wendy Batten Listen [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":246977,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<p><iframe style=\"border: none;\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/18650225\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/7ececc\/\" width=\"100%\" height=\"90\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Listen on: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/creative-shop-talk-with-wendy-batten\/id1496016036\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apple Podcasts<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> |<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5NrezRSp2OrsoJGb9Hka5f\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spotify<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> |<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/radiopublic.com\/creative-shop-talk-with-wendy-bat-6nKYEN\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Radio Republic<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> |<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLmdZkhK1uO46xQahqaacS2y0vOFsk5IuN\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">YouTube<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> |<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/player.fm\/series\/creative-shop-talk-with-wendy-batten\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PlayerFM<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/show\/creative-shop-talk-with-wendy-batten\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iheart.com\/podcast\/263-creative-shop-talk-with-we-70186472\/\">iHeartRadio<\/a><\/span><\/p><h3>\u00a0<\/h3><h3>\u00a0<\/h3><h3><b>Episode Summary:<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What happens when most of your revenue comes from one product line? What happens when something goes awry or there\u2019s a mass disruption with that particular product and your business ceases to exist?<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today we are discussing branding yourself and not the product lines that you carry. We are diving deep into some various retailer\u2019s stories and what happened to them so you can avoid not having all of your eggs in one basket!<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are you only marketing toward your highest revenue-making product line, or are you marketing toward your actual brand? Are you truly prepared in the back-end of your business when something does happen and you need to shift?<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s talk about a multitude of top tips and resources that will allow you to still love on your favorite brands AND make those amazing sales. So put your CEO hats on and let\u2019s really take a detailed look at where your income is coming from so you\u2019re not at the mercy of someone else.<\/span> <img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9625 \" src=\"https:\/\/wendybatten.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Wendy-Batten-Podcast-Graphics-1024x640.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"860\" height=\"538\" \/><\/p><h3><b>A Quote For You:<\/b><\/h3><p>\"Our job as the CEO is to look at all those numbers, look at each revenue stream, and ask ourselves: What would happen if I lost that?\" - Wendy Batten<\/p><h3>\u00a0<\/h3><h3><b>Retailer's Spring Refresh Challenge<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Join our FREE 10-day x 10 minutes a day challenge, <strong>it's running April 12-21st, 2021<\/strong>. It's a simple \"Spring Cleaning\" of your retail business that will have you feeling like the rockstar retailer you are!<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/wendybatten.com\/challenge\/\">Click here<\/a> to Join the Challenge - you won't want to miss it!<\/p><h3>\u00a0<\/h3><h3><b>Retailer's Inner Circle:<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re like many creative retailers I know, you\u2019ve gone online for business information or support, but the info you find doesn\u2019t apply to a physical brick-and-mortar store or a creative retail shop. You\u2019re searching for help and answers because you\u2019re heart-centered first, you\u2019re worn out wearing ALL the hats, or maybe your marketing is a little messy.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You love your brick-and-mortar store but you feel it has taken over every aspect of your life!<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ready for a community custom-made for you?<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019d like YOU to join our small monthly coaching group specifically made for CREATIVE RETAILERS!<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/wendybatten.com\/inner-circle\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Join us here.\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p><h3>\u00a0<\/h3><h3><b>Subscribe, Connect & Share Your Favorite Episodes<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thanks for tuning into this week\u2019s episode of the Creative Shop Talk Podcast. 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