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What a marketing consultant does for a small business.
A small business marketing consultant is a hired outsider who finds the gap between what you spend on marketing and what actually books work. Owners come to me with some version of the same setup, and the job is figuring out which part of it is costing the most.
Usually it's a website somebody built a few years ago, a Google listing nobody has touched since it was claimed, and ad money going out with nothing tracking what comes back. A consultant's job is to look at all three at once and tell you which one is leaking, so you don't spend the year fixing the cheap problem while the expensive one keeps running.
What separates me from a bigger shop is that I've sat where you're sitting. I built and ran my own event venue, Studio 87, and grew it past 380 bookings with SEO leading the way, spending my own money on my own mistakes before I ever charged anyone for the lesson. So when I tell you what I'd fix first, it's coming from someone who had to make payroll off that answer. If you're growing a firm rather than a storefront, the channel mix looks different, and I broke that down separately in digital marketing for consulting and professional-services firms.
What you're hiring, exactly
What you're hiring is one person who does search engine optimization, copywriting and web design, plus the conversion side, because there's no point getting traffic if nobody calls. Plenty of marketing consultants stop at the strategy and hand the digital marketing work to somebody else. I came up through sales and I've run the day to day of a small business myself, so you can text me a business question and get a real answer back instead of a ticket number.
The channels I run, and how we pick yours
The channels I run for small businesses are search engine optimization so you show up when someone searches, a website built to convert the traffic it gets, Google Ads and social media advertising for when you need the phone ringing sooner, and content marketing to stay in front of people between jobs. Which of those you need depends on your market, and working that out is what the first call is for.
Most of the small businesses I work with sell a service: home services, auto shops, therapists, venues, urgent care. The first thing we settle is your target audience and where those people already look for you, because lead generation is cheap when you're standing in front of somebody who's searching and expensive when you aren't. That's the part a marketing strategy is supposed to answer, and it's the part most get wrong.
What it costs to work together
Plenty of consultants bill by the hour and hand you a strategy document you then have to go execute yourself. I work monthly and I do the work: plans start at $800 a month and run to $3,500 depending on how many pages we publish, your website is built and maintained inside whichever one you pick, and managing Google Ads or running ads on Facebook and Instagram starts at $500 a month per channel on top of that if you run them and steps up with the size of the account, with your ad budget billed by the platform directly to you. I never charge a percentage of your ad spend. The fee steps up because a bigger account means more campaigns to build and more hours to run them. The full breakdown sits on the marketing services page.
You shouldn't have to work to figure out how I can help.
Book a free 30-minute strategy session.
Pick a slot, it confirms on the spot, and the half hour is with me. If you want to know who you're booking with first, here's my story and how Another Monday started.
A strategy session is a working conversation about your business: where your leads come from, what your website and your Google presence are doing for you, and what I'd fix first. Come with questions.
Call, text, or email. Whatever's easiest.
Not everyone wants a calendar invite, and the form at the top of this page lands in the same place these do.
Business owners reach out for one reason: they're done being invisible.
What happens after you reach out.
You book a time or just call. Half an hour on your business: what you sell, who buys it, and which channels bring you work.
I tell you what I'd fix first and why, in plain English. Sometimes that's a full engagement. Sometimes it's a small fix you can handle yourself.
If it's a fit, we map the plan and get to work. If it isn't, we shake hands and nobody chases you afterward.
Whatever you did Willis stop it they're coming in crazyyy now lol I know the owner about to get gray hairs with the jobs coming in but hey more $$
Home services client
Where most first conversations start
Usually one of three problems: not showing up on Google, which is where Baltimore SEO comes in, ad money going out with nothing tracking it, which is what our Google Ads management fixes, or a website that looks good and converts nobody. As a Baltimore marketing agency, we handle all of it under one roof.
After that it's usually lead generation, where the calls do come in and nothing catches them. Small businesses lose more work to a follow-up nobody made than to a bad ad, and it's the cheapest thing on this list to fix, often with the CRM I set clients up on so an inquiry never sits unanswered. Social media comes up on nearly every call too, normally after somebody has spent a year posting into the void.
Want the receipts before you book anything? The case studies carry real client numbers, with the window each one was measured in stamped right on it.
Thirty minutes, an honest read, and zero pressure after.
Questions owners ask before hiring a consultant.
What does a small business marketing consultant do?
A small business marketing consultant looks at everything bringing you customers and tells you which piece is costing you the most money, then fixes it. That usually means your website, your Google listing and search rankings, your social media, and whatever you spend on ads. Good marketing consultants start from your target audience and your numbers instead of the channel they most want to sell you. I do the work as well as the advising, so you get the plan and the person executing it in the same place.
How much does a small business marketing consultant cost?
Marketing plans here start at $800 a month and run up to $3,500, depending on how many pages we publish for you each month, and most owners land in the middle of that range. Your website gets built and maintained inside whichever plan you pick, so there is no separate build invoice. Google Ads and Meta Ads management starts at $500 a month per channel and steps up with the size of the account, and the ad budget is billed by the platform directly to you at a $30 a day minimum. Small business marketing consultants price all over the map, from an hourly rate to a monthly plan, so compare on what is actually included rather than on the headline number.
Is hiring a marketing consultant worth it for a small business?
Hiring a marketing consultant is worth it when you're already spending money on marketing that isn't traceable to a customer, which is most owners I talk to. If your website hasn't brought you a lead in a year, or your ads run with nothing tracking what comes back, the consulting pays for itself by stopping the leak. Where it goes wrong is when consultants hand over a marketing strategy nobody executes, so I do the work as well as write the plan. The 30-minute session is free specifically so you can find that out before you spend anything.
Should I hire a consultant or a marketing agency?
The honest split is that a bigger shop gives you a team and a process, and I give you one experienced person who does the work and answers the phone. Nobody hands your account to a junior and nobody disappears after the invoice. If your business is small enough that you'd notice a wasted $1,000, the second one usually fits better. Small business marketing consultants and agencies will both write you a marketing strategy, and the real difference is who executes it once the document is done.
When should a small business hire a marketing consultant?
A small business should hire a marketing consultant once the work has outgrown the hours you have for it, or once you're spending on marketing you can't trace back to a customer. A marketing consultant can help you decide what to run and in what order, which matters more than any single channel does. If your search engine optimization has stalled, your lead generation leaks, or your social media eats a morning a week without producing work, that's usually the point where marketing consulting pays for itself. Plenty of small business marketing consultants will take the work either way, so ask whoever you call what they'd fix first and why.
What marketing channels does a small business marketing consultant handle?
A small business marketing consultant should handle every channel bringing you customers, not just the one they happen to specialize in. Here that means search engine optimization and your Google Business Profile, web design and conversion rate optimization on the pages you already have, Google Ads and social media advertising, lead generation so the calls get caught, and content marketing. I don't run email marketing, and I'll say so on the call when something falls outside what I do rather than sell you a version of it. Most small businesses I take on need two of these done properly before the rest matter, and social media is rarely the one that moves first.
How do I contact Another Monday?
Another Monday can be reached five ways: call 410-999-0169, text that same number, email info@anothermonday.online, book a free strategy session on the calendar on this page, or send the form at the top of the page. Every route reaches me directly, and I answer within one business day.
What happens after I book a strategy session?
Booking a strategy session gets you a confirmation for the time you picked, then about 30 minutes on your business: where your leads come from, what your website and your Google presence are doing, and what I'd fix first.
Is the strategy session really free?
The 30-minute strategy session is free, and there's no obligation attached to it. You get a read on your marketing whether or not you hire me, and the calendar on this page is the only thing you need to book one.
Do you only work with businesses in Baltimore?
Another Monday works with clients nationwide. I'm based in Baltimore, MD, and most of my clients are local businesses around the city and the DMV. Local SEO has to stay local to your market, and the rest of the work travels fine.
Can I talk to someone in Spanish?
Sí, Another Monday works in Spanish. Puedes llamar o mandar un texto al 410-999-0169, escribir a info@anothermonday.online, o reservar tu sesión de estrategia gratis en español. Trabajamos con dueños de negocios hispanohablantes en Baltimore, el área del DMV, y en todo el país.
What should I have ready before the call?
Nothing formal is needed before the call. Your website address and a rough idea of how customers find you covers it, and 'no idea' is a fine answer too. Working that out is usually the first thing we do together.
Say hello and we'll take it from there.
Book the session or just pick up the phone. Half an hour is usually enough to know whether we're the right fit. We like Mondays so you can hate them a little less.
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