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A customer’s decision rarely starts with “I saw an ad, so I bought it.”
Behind that decision are several marketing activities:
Market research. Audience targeting. Brand positioning. Content. Education. Trust. Lead nurturing. Channel selection.
For SMEs, understanding this matters because marketing is not simply about generating attention.
It’s about moving the right customer from awareness to confidence and eventually, action.
First thing in the morning: coffee and numbers.
Because behind every website there’s a business trying to make money.
Fancy animations are cool.
But seeing those lines go up is cooler.
Your website launch is just the beginning.
Which is why I DON'T do "design-and-ditch" projects. I'll be in your back pocket for post launch support to make sure you feel confident using your website as the conversion tool it was designed to be.
Catch that all important T word?
Your website is a TOOL. Like any tool, it needs to be used correctly to work for your business.
Post Launch Action Plan:
✅ Create SEO (search engine optimization) content regularly to keep your website fresh and boost your rankings over time
✅ Every 100 subscribers, check your funnel open, click, and unsubscribe rates and make changes accordingly
✅ Share your lead magnet(s) on social media and personally connect with new leads to accelerate conversion
✅ Send traffic to the website via social media, guest podcasting, guest writing, speaking, workshops, masterclasses, or cold outreach
✅ Connect Google analytics and search console to monitor website traffic over time
✅ Submit your Sitemap to Google for faster visibility
Share for your fellow online business owners 📨