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234 – How to Determine the Right Ad Budget When Getting Started With Paid Traffic with Stacey Hughes

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Content Sells Podcast

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In this episode, your hosts, Suzi Dafnis and Michelle Falzon chat with online advertising expert, Stacey Hughes about how to determine your ad budget when just getting started with paid traffic.


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Listen to This Episode to Hear More About:

  • Why paid ads are just one piece of the marketing puzzle (and won’t solve all your problems!).
  • The 3 parts of your funnel you should focus on and build specific ad campaigns around.
  • Where engagement ads fit into the process (and why you need them).
  • How and when to use paid ads to get people to your webinar.
  • The problem of being “too keen” for the sale (and why this can blow your marketing budget out of the water!).
  • The recommended percentage of revenue to spend on paid ads.
  • The one campaign (and budget recommendation) Stacey says you should get started with for as little as $5 a day.
  • What is a good Cost Per Lead? This answer is a doozy!
  • Why you need to answer the important question “what’s happening to these leads once they enter my world?”
  • The innovative campaign that can get tons more listeners to your podcast.
  • Why you need your lead magnet campaign to be “always on.”
  • How to think about a self-liquidating offer.
  • The clever “social proof” ad hack you will want to try immediately!
  • The 3 types of ads to start with.
  • How to know if you should create ads with long copy or short copy.
  • AI and what to expect from the platforms that’s a game changer when it comes to ad targeting.
  • And much more…

Also Mentioned in This Episode:

  • HerBusiness Marketing Success Mastermind
  • HerBusiness Network
  • Stacey Hughes
  • Ep 178 – How to Get Free Leads With a Self-Liquidating Offer – With Brandi Mowles
  • Ep 224 – Exploding Mountains (When to Stop Offering a Product or Service)
  • Alex Hanlon – Engine No. 2

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About the Hosts

Suzi Dafnis

Hi there. I’m Suzi Dafnis, CEO at HerBusiness. My BIG passion is helping women business owners to grow and scale their business, so that they can create their ideal lifestyle and make a difference in the world. Every day I am inspired by the more than 30,000 amazing women (and...

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Michelle Falzon

Michelle Falzon, Director of We are Content, has more than 25 years experience in marketing and communications from her early days in TV, radio and press (documentary films, TV and radio commercials) through to print (book publishing, magazines, marketing collateral) and on to her early adoption of digital marketing in the...

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Stacey Hughes

Stacey Hughes is a paid ads expert who helps online business owners boost brand awareness and attract more clients with attention-getting paid ad campaigns. Stacey knows how to help clients appeal to their target audience through appealing paid ad campaigns that deliver clicks, leads and, ultimately, sales.

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