Archives of Tips

what to blog about

What to Blog About: Boost Your SEO with Brands

Thinking up new content ideas can get hard fast. With so much info out there, it can easily feel like every topic has already been covered. However, it’s crucial that you continue to add to your cannabis blog and build your knowledge database for your customers—and for your Google ranking. One way to knock out […]
3 days ago
dispensary tv menus

Dispensary Design 101: Do You Need TV Menus?

How your share information with your customers matters. If you want them to feel comfortable in your dispensary and purchase from you, it’s best to provide them with the info they need in a variety of formats so they can choose what works best for them. So while you may have an online menu, it’s […]
5 days ago
dispensary franchise

Should You Franchise Your Dispensary? Pros and Cons

We’re going to take a wild swing and guess that you’re familiar with franchise businesses. McDonald’s, Subway, Super 8, and countless others contribute to the US franchise industry, currently valued at a cool $451 billion. But franchised cannabis dispensaries? Yup, they’re a thing. And for a growing number of business owners eager to join the […]
1 week ago
dispensary direct mailers

How to Use Direct Mailers for Your Dispensary

When you get a mailer from a brand you’re interested in, what do you do? You save it, right? Maybe you tack it up on the fridge with a magnet so you can remember to use the coupon or maybe you set it on your desk so you can go to their website when you […]
3 weeks ago
cannabis publications

Stay In the Loop: Important Cannabis Publications to Follow

As the cannabis industry continues to spread, a bumper crop of cannabis publications are sprouting up like, well, weeds. Some track the world of cannabis business, others the ever-flowering field of cannabis culture. But which ones are actually essential? So glad you asked! Allow us to share our curated list of Foottraffik’s favorite cannabis publications. […]
3 weeks ago
google my business optimization

Your Google My Business Optimization Checklist

Google My Business (GMB) plays a huge role in how customers find you and how Google ranks you. It’s one of the primary factors for local SEO. Making sure you’ve done everything to optimize your listing is vital for any business, especially cannabis dispensaries. In this blog, we’ll give you an overview of the essentials […]
1 month ago
dispensary tips

6 Ways Small Dispensaries Can Compete With Large MSOs

Not all dispensaries are created equal! Below you’ll find dispensary tips for the small guys trying to compete for their stake against some heavy hitter.  While massive multi-state operators may have sizable budgets and revenue streams with which to grow and expand their business, smaller dispensaries have significantly less to work with. But that doesn’t […]
1 month ago
Social Equity Programs

Cannabis + Justice: How Dispensaries Can Implement Social Equity Programs

Justice and social equity are major drivers in the cannabis industry, and they’re only going to increase in importance. As we’ve written before, states such as Illinois, Michigan, and California have promised to put social equity at the center of their cannabis licensing programs, offering expungement of certain cannabis-related criminal records and weighting their licensing […]
2 months ago
cannabis business plan meeting

How to Write a Cannabis Dispensary Business Plan

Are you planning on starting a cannabis dispensary? Great idea! The retail cannabis industry is currently booming and amazingly lucrative. But the most successful dispensaries don’t succeed by accident. These days, successful cannabis entrepreneurs are the ones with the insight to create a killer business plan. Here’s how to write one. Dispensary Business Plan Basics […]
2 months ago
marijuana delivery service

What You Need to Start a Marijuana Delivery Service

With so many regulations, logistical questions, and other unknowns, starting a marijuana delivery service can seem like a daunting enterprise. But if you have a solid gameplan, creating an effective dispensary delivery service is definitely possible. Should You Start A Marijuana Delivery Service? A cannabis delivery service can help you to capture more local customers. […]
3 months ago