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How to create a marketing plan for your small business
Many small business owners know they need to market their business, but don’t always have a clear plan for what to focus on. You might post on social media when you remember, try a new idea because someone recommends it or update your website when things get quiet. The problem is that without a plan, it’s hard to know what’s working. A marketing plan helps you decide where to focus […]
Why one bad Google review feels like a disaster (and the maths that proves it isn’t)
You get a one-star review, and it stings because it feels like months of hard work have just been undone. But, bad reviews usually aren’t the real problem. Not having enough positive reviews to balance it out is. Four 5-star reviews plus one 1-star review drops your average rating to 4.2 stars. Forty 5-star reviews plus that exact same 1-star review? You’re still sitting at 4.9 stars. Same review, but […]
Working on your business vs in it – and how to protect the time
You’re busy with a full diary, back-to-back clients, and a to-do list that grows overnight. And yet somehow, the business isn’t quite where you want it to be. The thing is that most small business owners are brilliant at doing the work. It’s the business planning – the marketing, the strategy, the systems – that keeps getting bumped to next week. Let’s look at why working on your business matters, […]
Marketing alignment: How to market for your personality type
Someone in your industry is posting daily reels and crushing it. So, you try it. Two weeks later, you posted three videos, hated every one, and then quit. That is what I call a marketing alignment problem. Marketing alignment means matching your marketing to your personality type and to your customers. Get both right, and it stops feeling like something you avoid. Get them wrong, and no amount of effort […]
Stand out with email marketing: how to grow your list and use it
Your email list is one of the most valuable assets your business owns. Unlike social media, you own it, no algorithm can touch it, and when used well, it’s one of the cheapest ways to stay in front of the right people and convert them into customers. Most small business owners either don’t have one, have a tiny one, or have a list they never email. Let’s look at how […]
Selling with confidence (even if you’re not “a sales person”)
Let me say this upfront. Selling with confidence is not reserved for bold, loud or naturally persuasive people. I know this because I wasn’t one of them. Most of us don’t start a business thinking we’ll need to become skilled at sales. We just want to do what we’re good at. But if you’re in business, you’re in sales. No exceptions. And in a competitive market, your ability to sell […]
How to save time by avoiding tyre-kickers
You know the type. They send a vague enquiry. Ask about the price. Ask again. Want your time, your thoughts, your advice… and then vanish. They weren’t serious. They were tyre kickers. And when you’re running a small business, those dead-end convos? They cost you. In time. Energy. And focus. Here’s how to avoid time wasters, how to qualify leads upfront, and how to make sure you’re spending your time […]
Getting started with email marketing
Is email marketing better than social media marketing? Most small businesses don’t have a marketing problem. They have a consistency problem. They post on social media when they remember. They attend the occasional networking event. They might run an ad when things feel slow. Then they wonder why enquiries aren’t steady. I see this all the time. If you want consistent visibility and predictable enquiries, email marketing needs to form […]
Profitability through efficiency
How AI and automation help you get off the tools Most business owners assume that if they want to increase profit, they need to bring in more clients, more sales and more work. And for a while, that works. Until it doesn’t. Because at a certain point, more work simply means more to manage, more decisions to make, and more of your time being pulled into things that probably shouldn’t […]
What is website hosting?
A simple guide for small business Website hosting is one of those things you don’t think about… until your start talking about getting a website designed or, you already have one and it stops working. So, let’s simplify it – So you can have the discussions & make decisions, withouth feeling like a duck out of water. Website hosting is where your website “lives” Your website isn’t just “a page.” […]