{"id":6450,"date":"2023-11-16T09:57:09","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T09:57:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ironcladcreatives.com\/?p=6450"},"modified":"2024-03-21T06:20:12","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T06:20:12","slug":"digital-marketing-starter-guide-for-businesses-and-entrepreneurs-in-a-hurry-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ironcladcreatives.com\/digital-marketing-starter-guide-for-businesses-and-entrepreneurs-in-a-hurry-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital Marketing Starter Guide for Business Owners in a Hurry 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"

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What Business Owners Need to Know Before Jumping Into Digital Marketing.<\/span><\/h2>\n

As entrepreneurs, planning to hire an online marketing agency or a freelancer is quite a daunting task. We must be aware of the risks and know the fundamentals of how internet marketing works for us to grasp the overall structure on how to use the digital world as a marketing platform.<\/p>\n

To do this, we first need to understand just how big the online market for your business is. By answering a few questions, we will be able to keep ourselves informed and knowledgeable on the process of building up your business\u2019s online presence, reaching out to your audience, engaging your customers, and essentially boosting your sales.<\/p>\n

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Gathering Data<\/h2>\n

Data, and knowing how to decipher it, is an immensely powerful component of online marketing. For a business to succeed in its campaign online, you need to be able to gather enough data to base your methodical processes and do factual tests on.<\/p>\n

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Knowing this will not only help you decide what the best options\u00a0are for your campaign, but it will also give you an overall view of:<\/strong><\/i><\/p>\n

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  1. What is happening in the market,<\/li>\n
  2. Where you can offer your products\/services, and<\/li>\n
  3. What the possible marketing strategies can you implement.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Some questions you can find out the answers for:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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    1.) How many internet users are there?<\/h3>\n

    According to Website Hosting Rating<\/a> as of January 5, 2024 there are 5.30 Billion internet users across the planet Earth.<\/p>\n

    That is equivalent to more than 66% of the world’s population.<\/p>\n

    Now what percent of that is your market as a business owner?<\/p>\n

    It really depends on your target market, your sales channel, and your product.<\/p>\n

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    In a nutshell, you need to gather data and find out: <\/strong><\/i><\/p>\n