What is better? Hiring a digital marketing agency or doing it by yourself?

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Written by Webware

A lot of small business owners have been running their businesses for years without focusing too much on digital marketing, but the market is getting more and more competitive so you might be at a point to fully take advantage of digital marketing.

But are digital marketing agencies worth their money?

How much time does digital marketing really take?

After reading this article you will know what solution is going to work best for your business.

Here are some mind-blowing numbers for business owners to know:

  • 1.79 billion people bought something online last year.

  • 75% of customers expect help online within 5 minutes.

  • 70% of small-to-mid-sized businesses are investing more into their digital presence.

  • 70% of people think that digital payment methods will overtake cash and cards by 2030.

  • 36% of all small or personal businesses are making their sales on the internet.
    (Source: https://firstsiteguide.com/online-business-stats/)

  1. Do you know what you want to archive with digital marketing?

  • Brand awareness

  • Grow sales

  • Engage with customers

  • Expand your reach

  • Being found on Google

  • Building a strong reputation

  • Increase referral and repeat business

All these things are important and are going to grow your business dramatically.

  1. Do you have the skills?

  • Creating a website and improving your SEO 

  • Creating content that attracts the right audience

  • Building email lists and creating Newsletters

  • Setting up social media accounts and filling them with content

Digital marketing requires a certain set of skills to be successful, from metadata to coding, keeping up with trends, and constant improvement.

  1. Do you have the time?

Affective digital marketing can take up to 3 business days each week. Is that the best time for your as a business owner to spend your time? Or should you be focussing on your clients and improving your service/product? 

  1. What is your standard for quality?

  • An experienced digital marketer can help you build your brand and online presence quicker and way more efficiently, and you will see better results.

  • Do you want your business to present itself exceptionally or is self-made good enough for now?

  1. How much money do you want to spend?

  • Digital marketing is one of the most sought-after services for ever small businesses. 

Having a strong online presence and the shift of customers switching more and more online to find new services and products is increasing the need to do digital marketing with expertise and quality.

  • The question is more- What ROI do you want to achieve for your business?

  • A professional agency is always going to get you better results quicker for your business than trying to figure it out yourself.

If you as a business owner think your valuable time is spent best on doing digital marketing and not relying on an agency then that is what you should be doing.

If you are already running out of time as a business owner and feel like the day never has enough hours, then hiring a digital marketing agency, like Webware.io, is the best decision you are going to make.

We have over 3000 small business owners trusting us with their digital marketing and would love to exceed your expectations as well.

Let’s chat more about what you are looking for and if Webware.io is the right fit for you.

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