The Digital Garden
The Digital Garden book cover by Jayson Hines
The Book

The Digital Garden

A book for local business owners who'd rather grow a community than shout into a void.

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Why I wrote it

I spent $45 on Amazon ads for this book and sold zero copies. Thousands of people saw it. Twenty-nine clicked. Not one bought.

And I knew exactly why, because it's the same mistake I watch local business owners make on social media every day. I asked strangers to trust me before I gave them one reason to. Cold click, cold page, no relationship. That never sells. Not a book, not a roof, not a furnace, not anything.

So this book is the fix. You don't grow a following. You grow a community. Like a garden.

Who it's for

Made for the shop down the street

The plumber, the realtor, the gym owner, the business owner who knows they should be doing this and just wants a plan that makes sense. Not for influencers. Not for anybody chasing viral.

What's inside

Five seasons, fifteen chapters

IPreparing the Soil. Get clear on your why before you post anything.Ch 1–3
IIPlanting Seeds. Your first real connections, as a human, not a logo.Ch 4–6
IIIWatering Consistently. The small daily habits, including where AI actually helps.Ch 7–9
IVManaging the Weeds. Vanity metrics, comparison, and the quiet season nobody warns you about.Ch 10–12
VThe Harvest. How trust turns into clients, referrals, and a garden that never really finishes growing.Ch 13–15

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About the Author
Jayson Hines, author of The Digital Garden and founder of Sales Funnel Marketing

Jayson Hines

Founder, Sales Funnel Marketing · Perrysburg, Ohio

Jayson runs Sales Funnel Marketing out of Perrysburg, Ohio. He started it in 2017, right after selling an insurance agency he'd spent years building the hard way, showing up in person and remembering people's names. That's still how he runs things now, just with a phone instead of a briefcase.

He leads Networks Cafe, a Northwest Ohio networking group with more than 1,600 members, and runs a monthly AI workshop where local business owners get hands-on with the tools instead of just hearing about them. His clients range from a towing company to a law firm, a gym, and a veterans program, all people who wanted a real plan instead of another agency promise.

Jayson's been married to Cari since 2005. They have two teenagers and a habit of hiking most weekends when the weather holds. The Digital Garden is the book version of what he tells every new client in the first meeting: stop performing for strangers and start showing up for real people.

Est. 2017 Networks Cafe · 1,600+ Members Monthly AI Workshops

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