QUICK ANSWER Strategic marketing advising is priced per month and starts around $2,500 for most small businesses. You get a 90-day strategy roadmap rather than a one-time document, billed monthly. The 90-day window is short enough to adjust and pivot if something needs to change, and your price depends on how much guidance and execution […]
A Real Example: Why Location Pages Work
We recently worked on a local painting company website and added dedicated location pages for three communities they wanted to reach more intentionally: Leland, St. James, and Figure 8 Island. These pages were not created as templated SEO pages with the same copy repeated over and over.
How Often Should a Business Post on Social Media?
How Often Should a Business Post on Social Media? Many businesses worry about posting on social media often enough.
Your Marketing Isn’t Broken – It’s Just Not Built for AI Yet
The Game Is Changing Faster Than Most Businesses Realize I had the opportunity to spend time with Marcus Sheridan recently, and one idea stood out immediately: We’re moving from the prompt era to the agentic era. For the past couple of years, most businesses have been experimenting with AI by asking it questions: Write me […]
What Should a Small Business Website Actually Do?
What Should a Small Business Website Actually Do? Many small businesses have a website, but too many of those websites are not doing their job. Visitors land on the homepage and still do not feel sure that the business understands what they need.
The Messaging Shift That Makes Customers Choose You Faster
Make the Messaging Shift So Customers Choose You Faster Most business owners think the key to getting more customers is more marketing – more posts, more emails, more ads, more everything. But the truth is simpler. Customers choose faster when they can quickly see: This business understands what I’m trying to do and knows how […]
5 ways to find the best employees
It’s a fact – your website is a great place for new customers to find you, and the same goes for potential employees. If you don’t have a page on your site dedicated to accepting resumes and applications you’re missing out. Right now companies are hiring. Don’t be the one that isn’t prepared. Many candidates […]
What makes a good e-commerce website?
Be ready to call up your best frenemy for some e-commerce assistance at the end of this article. More on that in a minute. Right now, let’s talk about what makes a good e-commerce website. Don’t worry, we’ll keep the list from expanding to a million options / opinions. The best place to begin is […]
How do I get started with an e-commerce business?
What’s a great problem to have? Owning a booming e-commerce business and keeping up with demand. Getting started is the hard part though. But just like starting an exercise routine, once you get going with e-commerce, momentum helps propel you. There are steps to consider like choosing a product/service to sell and picking solid tactics […]
10 telltale signs you’ve outgrown your homemade website
Careful, this may hurt a little. It’s not that you didn’t do a good job on your homemade website. You did what you knew how to do and moved on. But there comes a time when a DIY website needs to be upgraded. We could have used the phrase, “put out of its misery,” but […]










