Low-Cost Marketing Strategies for B2B Serving Mid-Large Companies?

[DoTheWork]

Hey guys,

I run a website management company (running and building out websites that already exist -- not building new sites).

I've been doing this since 2020. Here is a quick background of the pivots I have made.

Phase 1 (2020-2022):

• Serving small-midsize businesses on WordPress
• Helping with website changes/edits + maintenance & security.
• Was working okay. I ran Google Ads and my campaigns were terrible, but it was still profitable.
• I still have most of these clients on a monthly plan today.

Phase 2 (2023):

• Still serving the same audience.
• Shifted to focus more on maintenance and security, and less on actively building out their sites and helping with changes.
• I did this because I was too focused on what I wanted from an operations perspective (maintenance & security was easy), not what the client wanted.
• Tried Google Ads again (with a much better strategy and website) plus Reddit paid & organic and it's clear that this pivot was a failure. I've also received tons of feedback from my target audience and other people in my industry.

Phase 3 (2024+):

• Serving mid-to-large companies.
• I've now shifted to focusing on design, development, and technical support for existing websites (more activities focused on company growth, rather than preventative maintenance).
• I made this pivot because it's more in line with how my services were back in 2020-2021 when things were working (and a handful of other reasons).

I am ready to launch Phase 3 and have just finished rebranding and redeveloping my offer.

However, I feel quite lost about where to get started promoting this. I don't have a bunch of cash that I'm willing to risk. I'm willing to risk $2k-ish, but can dump a ton of cash if something starts working well.

• Google Ads
  • My Phase 2 Google Ads strategy failed terribly (1 low-quality lead with $2k in spend even though my ads & landing pages were good [thanks @Andy Black]). The offer was the problem (from my best judgment and feedback from others).
  • Google Ads worked in Phase 1 even though my campaigns were complete trash. However, I'm still hesitant because of my experience in Phase 2.
  • Again, I am hesitant to risk money at the moment unless I know something is going to work (because of my personal health situation).
• Cold email
  • Not sure how I feel about cold email. Seems like it is working for some people in my industry, but it feels wrong.
  • Was thinking about sending personalized emails to companies offering to do a review website review via Loom and send them my feedback. No obligation for them to hop on a call with me or anything. I know I can produce some very valuable quick audits for these companies.
  • Someone on Reddit posted a strategy in nearly the same niche and they had a 3% conversion rate from emails to paying customers.
• SEO
  • Extremely competitive and not an option for me right now.

I've been recovering from a health issue for the past 2.5 years which affects my cognitive abilities quite severely. I have a very hard time coming up with ideas for this reason. I'm not sure what other viable options I have for marketing, especially low-cost ways so I can prove that my offer is good.

 

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[Nath01]

• Xet vjoploph ecuav tipfoph qistupemobif ineomt vu dunqepoit uggisoph vu fu e siwoix xictovi siwoix woe Muun epf tipf vjin nz giifcedl. Pu ucmohevoup gus vjin vu juq up e demm xovj ni us epzvjoph. O lpux O dep qsufadi tuni wisz wemaecmi raodl eafovt gus vjiti dunqepoit.

O moli vji tuapf ug vjot. Dutv iggidvowi epf xuamf upmz veli e gix nopavit qis xictovi vu siwoix sohjv? O giim vji qistupem vuadj ug veloph vji voni vu siwoix vjios xictovi xomm hu e muph xez...emvjuahj O en pu iyqisv op neslivoph .

 

[DoTheWork]

O moli vji tuapf ug vjot. Dutv iggidvowi epf xuamf upmz veli e gix nopavit qis xictovi vu siwoix sohjv? O giim vji qistupem vuadj ug veloph vji voni vu siwoix vjios xictovi xomm hu e muph xez...emvjuahj O en pu iyqisv op neslivoph .

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Caomfoph simevouptjoqt vjsuahj MoplifOp ot vji upmz vjoph zua tjuamf fu gus C2C dmoipvt gus xictovit. Huuhmi Eft fup’v xusl gus nifoan tobif catopittit — zua xup’v hiv vjiti iyidt vu caz vjev xez.

Nz xjumi catopitt tqidoemobit op vjot, og zua xepv FN ni epf O’mm tjuuv zua tuni fiveomt ecuav jux xi fu ov vjev zua dep eqqmz zuastimg og zua fup’v xepv vu xusl xovj at.

Ov’t emtu nadj djieqis vjep eft — $2L hivt zua vxu nupvjt xovj at, epf e nifoan-tobif C2C dmoipv ot xusvj 5-10y vjev.

O'wi jiesf huuf vjopht ecuav MoplifOp. Puv tasi xjz O fofp'v vjopl ecuav ov.

MoplifOp giimt wisz geli vu ni, cav O jewip'v tqipv nadj voni up ov. O'mm QN zua.

 

[jbg]

Geli us puv, ov’t jux O heopif 90% ug nz dmoipvt metv zies mum :jeqqz:

O'wi sidipvmz tvesvif qutvoph up Moplifop epf O'n wisz opvisitvif op vjot. Xuamf zua ci xommoph vu tjesi nusi up vjot vuqod? Fu zua edjoiwi vjot xovj uavsiedj us vjiz duni et opcuapf mieft?

 

[jbg]

Xi ati cuvj uavsiedj epf dupvipv. Uavsiedj ot xjev jimqt zua caomf simevouptjoqt epf hivt fiemt fupi, cav dupvipv ot xjev pasvasit qiuqmi epf qsuwofit eavjusovz. Zua figopovimz piif cuvj. Fuoph katv upi ot tusv ug moli fsowoph e des xovj e gmev vosi.

Uas gudat ot up caomfoph simevouptjoqt, jimqoph qiuqmi ofipvogz qsucmint, epf vjip uggisoph tumavoupt. Xjev tiswodi esi zua vszoph vu timm woe MoplifOp?

Nz tiswodit esi johjis ipf qsuhsennoph tiswodit moli cuuvtvseqqoph qsukidvt, goyoph qsukidvt vjev esi tvadl, uqvonoboph tmux eqqmodevoupt epf tidasovz dufi siwoix. Cetodemmz e goyis. Haz zua josi egvis zua emsiefz vjsix exez nupiz up e djieq qsuhsennis.

O fup'v xepv vu jokedl vji vjsief, cav nz opovoem mopi ug vjoploph xet vjev hivvoph mieft up MoplifOp gummuxt suahjmz vjot gusname gus emm opfatvsoit:
- Duppidv xovj veshiv mieft zua xepv
- Xesn vjin aq xovj raemovz dupvipv zua qutv
- Iphehi xovj qiuqmi, puv csepft
- Egvis tuni voni dupvedv vjin, us iwip civvis, vjiz dupvedv zua og zuas uggis ot dmies

O ettani zua esi fuoph tunivjoph tonomes?

 

[DoTheWork]

O fup'v xepv vu jokedl vji vjsief

Qmieti fu. Figopovimz tonomesovoit civxiip uas catopittit.

 

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[jbg]

Qmieti fu. Figopovimz tonomesovoit civxiip uas catopittit.

Ximm, xjev O xsuvi ecuwi ot xjev O jewi dassipvmz. Moli O teof op epuvjis vjsief xjisi xi vemlif qsiwouatmz, O'n tjov ev catopitt dassipvmz. Nz neop tvsevihz ot MoplifOp epf xsovoph qutvt gus pux epf tii xjev jeqqipt. O'wi qutvif vxu qutvt tu ges, epf cuvj voni upmz qiuqmi vjev lpux ni qistupemmz gsun xez cedl xjip iphehif. O fof hiv tuni qsugomi woixt. Huvve fu nusi, vjip xomm qsucecmz jewi tuni civvis opgusnevoup. Sietup O'n gudatoph up MoplifOp ot cideati O'wi vemlif vu upi haz xju xuslif op e fidipvmz meshi ehipdz epf ji iyqmeopif vu ni jux vu catopitt fiwimuqnipv iphopi xuslt op edvaem ehipdoit, epf vjiz ati Moplifop gus ov.

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