Running your ad campaigns might seem like the most budget-friendly option—after all, why pay an expert when you can do it yourself? However, many business owners don’t realize that DIY ad campaigns often cost more in wasted spend, missed opportunities, and inefficient strategies. Without the right experience, you could be pouring money into ads that don’t convert, targeting the wrong audience, or failing to optimize for maximum ROI. Today, we’re breaking down the hidden costs of DIY ad campaigns and how you can avoid these pitfalls to ensure your advertising dollars work for you, not against you. Content Overview Wasted Ad…
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Selling digital products should be seamless, scalable, and stress-free, especially if you automate your digital product sales. But too often, you might handle sales manually—chasing invoices, managing downloads, and repeatedly answering the same customer questions. What if you could put your digital sales on autopilot? 🚀 With the right automation strategy, you can generate consistent revenue while freeing up your time to focus on growing your business. Today, I’ll walk you through a simple system for automating your digital product sales—from lead capture to checkout and delivery. Don’t forget to grab our digital product launch planner to streamline your setup!…
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Has this ever happened to you? You had a lead enter your pipeline or a promising sales call, and then poof – they ghosted you! Whether it’s a potential client never following through or customers abandoning their cart at checkout, every business experiences this. It sure is frustrating, but here’s the good news: you can reconnect with those people and turn missed opportunities into success stories. Here’s an easy way to win back lost leads and sales using my all-time favorite automated strategy: retargeting ads. Let’s dive in! Quick Links Jump to the section that inspires you most: Why Leads…
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Running ads can be a game-changer for your business, but diving in before you’re ready can lead to wasting your time and money and getting so frustrated that you rule out running them ever again! Today, I will cover why ensuring you’re ready to run ads is so valuable for your business. Even if you don’t have any immediate plans to make ads part of your marketing strategy. By preparing your business for ads, you’re setting the stage for your business to experience more growth and scale to the next level. Paid advertising offers incredible opportunities to reach your ideal…
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Everyone knows that running social media ads can be a game-changer for any online business. The possibilities are endless, but it’s more complicated than just hitting publish and watching the money roll in. (Wouldn’t that be nice?!) As an online business owner, you may have wondered if running social media ads is worth the extra money or if you should play it safe and stick to organic marketing. My goal today isn’t to influence you one way or another but instead to offer some actionable advice that you can use to run social media ads on a budget that will…
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As we approach the end of the year, you, as an online business owner, are starting to evaluate your business and wonder how to make the most of your remaining digital marketing budget. Q4 presents unique opportunities for high-impact campaigns, especially with holiday promotions in full swing. The key to maximizing your digital marketing budget for the holiday season is smart budgeting, strategic allocation, and leveraging every marketing dollar to maximize your return on investment (ROI). How? Let’s get into it. Content Overview: –Prioritize Your Winning Promotions–Invest in Retargeting Campaigns–Use Social Media to Your Advantage–Leverage Your Email List–Diversify Your Content…
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Having been in the digital marketing industry for over twenty years, I’ve noticed how the culture of social media changes. With these cultural changes come new requests from clients. In the last couple of years, with the popularity of short-form content, the big question has been, “How can I go viral?” And it’s a fair question. As online businesses, we often think of going viral as the ultimate goal for building an online presence. After all, who wouldn’t want their content to explode in popularity overnight, reaching millions of potential customers? But the truth is that going viral isn’t a…
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Happy October, and more importantly, Happy Q4 to you online business owners! If you’re wondering why I’m celebrating, online businesses tend to see their best profits in the last three months of the year. Part of this is because of all the wonderful seasonal sales and gift-giving holidays, but I’d argue what’s more important is your strategy for increasing your sales and profits before the year’s end. So today, on the first day of Q4, let’s talk about how to make these next three months the best your business has seen! Let’s get into it. Content Overview – Get Ahead of the Game–Specific…
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What would happen if I woke up tomorrow and my business was gone? Here’s how I would build a successful online business from scratch if I had to start over! So, I’ve been a digital marketing agency owner for over 20+ years, and needless to say, my business has changed so much in the last two decades. What worked for me fifteen, ten, or even two years ago doesn’t necessarily work today. I’m constantly looking at my business and trying to optimize, refresh, and revamp my current sales funnels, and I always recommend that my clients do the same. But…
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You’ve been working hard on growing your email list with a free offer, which we call a lead magnet. This has created some new contacts for your email list, but those contacts aren’t converting into paying customers. Today, I will troubleshoot this very common problem with you and see if you can identify opportunities for improvement for your online business. Let’s get into it. Content Overview –Things don’t match up–Lost in the funnel–Email epic fails– Lack of Clarity–“Set it and forget it” strategy– How Jennie Lyon Digital Marketing can help Things Don’t Match Up At this point in your business,…
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