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Social media analytics tools: what a small business needs

Which social media analytics tools a UK small business actually needs, what the free native tools already cover, and when paying for one is justified.

30 Jul 20266 min read

UTM tracking for social media, set up in 20 minutes

How to set up UTM tracking for social media links so you can see which posts produce enquiries, with a naming convention that stays readable at scale.

28 Jul 20266 min read

A social media reporting dashboard with three numbers

How to build a social media report a business owner will actually read: three headline numbers, four diagnostics, and a decision at the end of every page.

26 Jul 20267 min read

How to measure social media ROI for a small business

A practical method for measuring social media ROI in a UK small business, including what to count as cost, how to attribute revenue, and honest limits.

24 Jul 20268 min read

Social commerce for UK small businesses: is it worth it?

How social commerce works for UK small businesses, which products sell in-feed, the fees and returns reality, and when to keep checkout on your own site.

22 Jul 20267 min read

Social media lead generation for UK small businesses

How to turn social media attention into enquiries: the three conversion paths, what to put in the bio, and why the destination matters more than the post.

20 Jul 20268 min read

Facebook ads versus boosted posts: which should you use?

The difference between boosting a post and running a Facebook ad, when boosting is genuinely the right call, and what small businesses lose by only boosting.

18 Jul 20267 min read

Paid social budgets for UK small businesses

What a UK small business should spend on paid social, how to structure a £500 monthly budget, and the three tests to run before you scale anything.

16 Jul 20268 min read

Influencer marketing for UK small businesses

How UK small businesses work with local creators without wasting money: how to choose, what to pay, what to put in writing, and the ASA disclosure rules.

14 Jul 20268 min read

Hashtag strategy for UK businesses: what still works

What hashtags still do on each platform, how many to use, and why UK location and niche tags outperform large generic ones for small businesses.

12 Jul 20266 min read

How to respond to negative comments and reviews

A response framework for UK small businesses facing negative comments and reviews: what to say, what never to say, and when to delete or report.

10 Jul 20267 min read

Community management for small businesses

How UK small businesses handle comments, messages and reviews without it taking over the day: response standards, saved replies and when to outsource.

08 Jul 20268 min read

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