As a small business owner you wear many hats. You do the work, manage the books, pull the trigger on your marketing….it can be a lot.
One of the first things I have my clients do is to tell me what they are doing for their marketing and then we talk about what makes them happy…and what is purely a chore.
Marketing your business is different for everyone and there is no magic formula. The key to figuring it all out is to look at what is realistic for you.
What? Realistic…what does that mean?
Well that means you need to access the time you have, what you enjoy doing and what you can leverage to others. This may mean you need to pay someone to pick up the tasks you do not like or do not have time for, but by taking the time to think it through you can make an educated decision.
Here are a few tips that will help you along the way to make this assessment:
- Social Media: Do you like social media, know how to use it and have at least 2 hrs a week to manage it? Keep in mind, you do not have to be on every social profile, choose what fits your business and ability to use.
- Email Marketing: Do you have a way to capture customer contact information? Do you have content that you can send regularly (bi-monthly or monthly)? Do you have the ability to pay for a management system?
- Digital Ads: Do you know how to do basic design? Do you understand Google Ads, Facebook Ads or any other ad platform? Do you have at least 45 minutes a day to check in and manage ads (this can be less on one and more on another)?
- Blogging: Do you like to write? Do you have the unique content needed to maintain regular blogging? Do you have at least an hour a week to manage this?
Look in the mirror and be realistic with yourself. Yes you may need to do what you don’t enjoy for a bit…..but get it off your plate as soon as you can!!!!
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