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332 Quick Tip - How to Get Your First Farm Testimonials

My Digital Farmer | Marketing Strategies for Farmers

Release Date: 10/01/2025

361 The Missing Piece in Your Farm Business: The Success Path show art 361 The Missing Piece in Your Farm Business: The Success Path

My Digital Farmer | Marketing Strategies for Farmers

May 13, 2026 There’s a missing piece in most farm marketing funnels, and it lives after the sale. If your customers feel overwhelmed, unsure what to do, or like they’re “failing” with your product… they don’t come back. In this episode, I’m breaking down the concept of a Success Path -- the intentional roadmap you build to guide your customer from confusion → confidence → transformation. When you build this well, you don’t just create repeat buyers… you create loyal fans who trust you, stick with you, and tell others. What You’ll Learn: What a Success Path actually...

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360 What to Do with Your Farm's Greatest Hits show art 360 What to Do with Your Farm's Greatest Hits

My Digital Farmer | Marketing Strategies for Farmers

I own every single album by the Indigo Girls. I’m a true fan. I know the deep cuts. The obscure songs. The ones most people have never heard of. But the album I reach for the most?...Their greatest hits. The one with all the favorites. The songs I already know I love. And it got me thinking… What if your farm had a “greatest hits album”? Most farmers are sitting on their most powerful sales tool… and not using it. Your best sellers—the products your customers already love—are doing more work than you think. But if you’re not intentionally leveraging them? You’re leaving...

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359 Are You Tracking This Number in Your Farm Business? show art 359 Are You Tracking This Number in Your Farm Business?

My Digital Farmer | Marketing Strategies for Farmers

What if the growth you’ve been chasing… isn’t actually about getting more customers? In this episode, I’m introducing a simple (but incredibly powerful) metric called Customer Value. And once you understand it, it will completely change how you think about your farm’s revenue, your marketing, and your growth strategy. Most farmers are focused on the wrong lever. They’re trying to bring in more people… when the real opportunity might already be sitting inside their current customer base. Inside this episode, I’m going to show you: What Customer Value actually is (and how to...

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358 Timing is Everything: The Best Time to Sell Your Farm Products show art 358 Timing is Everything: The Best Time to Sell Your Farm Products

My Digital Farmer | Marketing Strategies for Farmers

I walked into the grocery store this week… and it felt like Easter punched me in the face. Everywhere I turned, there were Easter baskets, chocolate bunnies, pastel packaging, even M&M’s rebranded as “eggs.” It wasn’t just a reminder that Easter was coming—it was a full-on invitation to buy like it was Easter. And here’s the weird part… I found myself wanting things I didn’t even plan to buy. If your farm products aren’t selling, it might not be your pricing… your offer… or even your marketing. It might be your timing. In this episode, I’m breaking down the 5...

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357 How I Built a Spring Plant Sale Launch That Sold Out in 48 Hours show art 357 How I Built a Spring Plant Sale Launch That Sold Out in 48 Hours

My Digital Farmer | Marketing Strategies for Farmers

We just sold out our entire Spring Plant Sale in 48 hours… and I had to shut the store down five days early. I don't think it was luck. This year, I approached the plant sale differently. I built it like a launch. And in the process, I uncovered a few new strategies (and a few surprising insights) that I haven’t shared before. If you’ve ever run a promotion and thought, “Why didn’t this sell as well as I hoped?”... this episode is your behind-the-scenes look at what actually moves the needle. I’m walking you through the anatomy of this year’s Spring Plant Sale launch -- what I...

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356 Inside a Farm Marketing School Coaching Call with MacKenzie Wright from Jones Brothers Farms show art 356 Inside a Farm Marketing School Coaching Call with MacKenzie Wright from Jones Brothers Farms

My Digital Farmer | Marketing Strategies for Farmers

What actually happens inside a Farm Marketing School coaching call? In this episode, you’re getting a rare, behind-the-scenes listen to a real 1:1 strategy session with MacKenzie Wright from , serving the Louisville and Northern Kentucky area with home-grown tomatoes, produce, and beef. In this conversation, we dig into social media strategy, what’s actually working, and how to think about content in a way that builds your email list—not just your follower count. We also explore what it looks like to step more fully into your role as the “face” of your brand… even when that feels a...

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355 The 3 Mindset Blocks Behind Selling Your Farm Products show art 355 The 3 Mindset Blocks Behind Selling Your Farm Products

My Digital Farmer | Marketing Strategies for Farmers

You don’t have a marketing problem. You have a hesitation problem. I see it all the time. Farmers build the offer. They may even grow the list. They do the marketing prep work. And when it’s time to promote?... They pull back. The question is why? This episode aims to uncover those beliefs quietly running your marketing. If you’ve ever thought: “I don’t want to be annoying.” “If they didn’t buy, maybe it’s me.” “Good products should just sell themselves.” You’re not alone. We dig into the three mindset blocks that keep farmers from selling confidently. We...

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354 Stop Selling the Product & Start Building the Offer show art 354 Stop Selling the Product & Start Building the Offer

My Digital Farmer | Marketing Strategies for Farmers

 (formerly ConvertKit.com) -- it is easy to use, powerful, and getting better every year. It also integrates with most e-commerce providers and tools.  Ep 236 – How to Raise Your Prices (and Make More $) Using Price Anchoring Ep 334 – The Anatomy of a Great Email Offer — An Audit -- this is the monthly health membership I joined that allows me to get 2 sets of comprehensive blood tests per year (the ones that most doctors don't check for, but are really significant! It's been an empowering step for me!) The cost is $399/year, and covers the tests! Use this affiliate link...

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353 Turn FAQs Into Farm Sales: Answer the Questions That Stop Customers From Buying show art 353 Turn FAQs Into Farm Sales: Answer the Questions That Stop Customers From Buying

My Digital Farmer | Marketing Strategies for Farmers

The other day I found the perfect desk on Facebook Marketplace. Great photos. Fair price. Only ten minutes away from my house. But I didn’t buy it. Why? Because one simple piece of information was missing — the dimensions. Without that one detail, I couldn’t tell if it would fit our space… so I moved on. And it made me realize something. Farm customers do this all the time. They want to buy… but a small unanswered question stops them from moving forward. If customers are interested in your farm but not actually buying, the problem might not be your product -- it might be the...

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352 The Hidden Goal of Every Farm Promotion show art 352 The Hidden Goal of Every Farm Promotion

My Digital Farmer | Marketing Strategies for Farmers

I thought the goal of my recent promotion was simple: sell 40 prepaid online store credit memberships. That was it. 40 spots. Hit the revenue goal. Move on. But as I was building the emails, teasing it on social media, and checking my stats inside (my email service provider), I noticed something unexpected… My email list had jumped a LOT. And it wasn’t random. It was happening because of how I positioned the promotion before it ever opened. That’s when it clicked! Every promotion has a second goal. And most farmers completely miss it. Yes, promotions are meant to...

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One of the biggest struggles for new farm businesses? No testimonials.

When you're just starting out, you know your product is amazing—but your customers don’t. And without social proof, it's hard for new buyers to feel confident putting your food in their cart (or their bodies).

In this episode, I share a simple, repeatable strategy to jumpstart your testimonials—even with zero reviews. And yes, it involves giving away product strategically to build the kind of trust that drives sales.

You’ll learn:

  • Why testimonials are one of your biggest marketing levers

  • The catch-22 most beginner farmers fall into (and how to break it)

  • A simple script + 5-step plan to get your first reviews fast

  • What to ask for (written, photo, video, or all 3!)

  • Where to use testimonials for maximum impact

P.S. Want my full testimonial playbook? It’s inside the Social Proof Project in Farm Marketing School → mydigitalfarmer.com/fms

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Farm Marketing School:

Marketing doesn’t have to feel overwhelming! Farm Marketing School is my step-by-step system for building a profitable farm marketing plan. Inside, you'll get access to bite-sized marketing projects like:

📆 Creating a promotion calendar that drives consistent sales
🛠️ Setting up & optimizing your Google Business Profile
📧 Writing high-converting emails (nurture, promotions, onboarding)
🗣️ Collecting & using customer testimonials effectively
🔍 Auditing & improving your sales funnel
💬 Monthly live coaching calls for answers to your burning questions

Each project includes a workshop and step-by-step plan so you can take action and see results without the overwhelm. Join here:
👉 www.mydigitalfarmer.com/fms (Cancel anytime!)

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