I need help with my marketing!
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Marketing For Introverts
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There comes a point when you’ve been managing your marketing by yourself and you are ready to take the big step of finding someone else to work on it with you.
What are the benefits of outsourcing? There are so many!
You claim back some of the hours in the week
You get the brain space to think about something else
You bring another person’s expertise into your business
There’s no ongoing commitment so you can flex the marketing support to suit your growing business.
Convinced?! I take you through some of the things to think about when outsourcing, from what exactly do you need help with, to how much help do you need, and what professionals might be just right for you.
I also offer my top tip if you are finding it hard to let go of anything at all!
And finally, how to brief your freelance help for maximum success, from passwords and contracts to GDPR and Google Drive.
If you need help with your marketing, you can get in touch at www.bondfieldmarketing.co.uk/services/
Books
I reviewed Ditching Imposter Syndrome by Clare Josa
You can go to the Marketing for Introverts Bookshop to see the full list of books recommended in this series
Resources
Information Commissioner’s Office advice on sharing your data with a third person https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/sme-web-hub/frequently-asked-questions/data-storage-sharing-and-security/#weneed
For all the back episodes of the podcast go to https://bondfieldmarketing.co.uk/category/podcast/
For more books that I recommend go to the Marketing for Introverts bookshop (This page includes affiliate links)
And just for fun – what’s your marketing personality? Find out on my website https://bondfieldmarketing.co.uk
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