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Notes on marketing that
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Practical writing on ads, websites and the numbers underneath them.

What a repeat customer is really worth
August 10, 2026

What a repeat customer is really worth

Retention changes what you can afford to pay for a new customer. Most small businesses measure acquisition carefully and retention not at…

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Why referrals stall and how to make them systematic
August 10, 2026

Why referrals stall and how to make them systematic

Referrals are the cheapest customers you will ever get, and most businesses leave them to chance. The fix is a process, not…

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When to hire a marketer and when to outsource
August 10, 2026

When to hire a marketer and when to outsource

The decision is not about cost. It is about whether the work is repeatable, how much of it there is, and whether…

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Lead quality beats lead volume, and volume breaks sales teams
August 10, 2026

Lead quality beats lead volume, and volume breaks sales teams

More leads sound like progress. In practice a flood of poor leads lowers close rates, burns out salespeople, and hides the real…

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What a customer actually costs you to acquire
August 10, 2026

What a customer actually costs you to acquire

Most owners calculate cost per customer using only the ad spend. The parts they leave out are usually bigger than the parts…

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Raising prices is the fastest lever most owners refuse to pull
August 10, 2026

Raising prices is the fastest lever most owners refuse to pull

A price increase drops straight to profit with no extra delivery cost. Most owners still treat it as a last resort. Here…

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You do not have a marketing problem, you have an offer problem
August 10, 2026

You do not have a marketing problem, you have an offer problem

Most owners who say their marketing is broken have traffic. What they do not have is an offer worth responding to. Here…

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AI ad creative and testing: what still needs a human
August 10, 2026

AI ad creative and testing: what still needs a human

Ad platforms will now generate and test creative for you. What that changes, what it does not, and the judgment calls you…

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AI content and search: the real risk for a small site
August 10, 2026

AI content and search: the real risk for a small site

Google does not penalize AI content for being AI. It penalizes low value content at scale. What that means practically for a…

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Where AI helps in marketing, and where it quietly costs you
August 10, 2026

Where AI helps in marketing, and where it quietly costs you

AI is a good tool and a bad strategy. An honest split of what it does well in a marketing workflow and…

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