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Marketing advice for North East business owners

Plain-English guidance on getting found, getting reviews, and looking active online, written for busy owners, not marketers.

Social Media

Why Your Business's Facebook Page Has Gone Quiet (And a Simple Way to Fix It)

Most local business pages don't fail, they just fade out. Here's why it happens, what a quiet page quietly costs you, and a realistic routine that actually sticks.

20 September 2026 · 5 min readRead

Websites

What Every Local Business Website Actually Needs

Not every page and feature on a local business website is worth paying for. Here's the honest checklist, from someone who builds them, for what actually needs to be there.

2 September 2026 · 4 min readRead

Branding & Design

Does Your Branding Match How Good Your Business Actually Is?

A blurry logo or a business card knocked up years ago sends a message before you say a word. Here's how to spot the gap and what to do about it.

18 August 2026 · 3 min readRead

Local SEO

Does Your Small Business Actually Need a Website?

Not every local business needs a website to grow. Here's the honest way to work out whether you need one, and what it actually has to do if you build it.

30 July 2026 · 3 min readRead

Local SEO

How to Get More Google Reviews (Without Feeling Awkward Asking)

Most happy customers never leave a review, not because they don't want to, but because nobody asked properly. Here's how to ask, and what to do with what you get.

16 July 2026 · 4 min readRead

Local SEO

Why Your North East Business Isn't Showing Up on Google (And How to Fix It)

Every day, someone nearby searches for exactly what you offer, and the same handful of businesses show up again and again. Here's why that's rarely about quality, and three fixes you can make this week.

9 July 2026 · 4 min readRead

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