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115. How Social Media Became a Marketing Tool for Grandview Livestock with Greg Christiansen
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What can a simple YouTube channel do for a ranching business? In this episode, John Haskell talks with Greg Christiansen of Grandview Livestock about how Greg turned his everyday work with sheep, goats, fencing, feeding, and grazing into a growing online audience. Greg explains why he started making videos, how social media as a marketing tool has expanded his market for breeding stock and livestock guardian pups, and why showing people how you raise your animals can help you reach the right buyers.
The conversation also explores the sheep and goat production schools Greg puts on each year, including the financial side of building an economically viable enterprise. Greg shares why he sees value in reaching producers who want to add sheep or goats at a meaningful scale, and why you don't need expensive equipment or elaborate production to create useful content. For Greg, the biggest payoff from social media isn't the direct income from the platforms. It's the marketing, relationships, and opportunities it creates for the business.
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In this episode, we cover:
- How Greg got started using YouTube to share his sheep and goat operation
- Why showing how you raise livestock can help you reach better buyers and expand your market
- How social media has helped Greg sell breeding stock and livestock guardian pups
- What Greg teaches during his annual sheep and goat production school
- How Greg creates useful content with little equipment and minimal editing
- Why building an audience can be valuable even when the direct income from social media is small
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- Follow on Youtube
- Check out his website
- Email him at greglchristiansen@gmail.com
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