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Marketing tips for small businesses
Practical marketing, web, and automation advice from Target Marketeer written to help local and small businesses grow.
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More local competition is coming. Here is how to stay ahead.
Robots are not the competition. The competition is everyone AI just pushed out of an office. Here is what keeps your business the one they call.

Do business cards still work for small businesses?
There is a box of them in your truck with the old number on. Here is the honest case for and against business cards now, and what belongs on one in 2026.

What is a landing page and do you need one?
Someone quoting you for ads says you need one, and you already have a website. Here is what a landing page really does, when it is worth it, and when it is not.

What to do when a competitor outranks you on Google
A newer, smaller competitor sits three spots above you. Here is how to work out why, which gaps are cheap to close, and which ones you should ignore completely.

How much should a small business spend on marketing?
Percentage rules of thumb are a poor way to decide this. Here is how to build a marketing budget from your own numbers, and where the first $500 a month should go.

How to respond to a bad review without making it worse
The reply is read by far more people than the review is. Here is the four sentence shape that works, what never to write, and when a review can actually be removed.
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