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Billboards

Digital Billboards for Small Business: How to Get Your Ad on Screens Around Town

Think about the screens you walk past in a week: the bus shelter on the corner, the panels in the shopping centre, the big roadside board on the way…

October 2026 · 6 min read

Social Ads

Facebook and Instagram Ads for Small Business: A Simple Weekly Plan

Facebook and Instagram are still where most small businesses start advertising, and for good reason: your customers are there every day, and you can…

October 2026 · 6 min read

In-Game Ads

In-Game Ads for Small Businesses: How to Advertise Inside Mobile Games in Australia

Look around any train, waiting room or lounge room and you'll see it: people playing games on their phones. Puzzle games, word games, card games,…

October 2026 · 6 min read

CRM

Are You Paying Too Much for Your CRM? (2026)

A CRM should be the calmest place in your business: every customer, every enquiry, every follow-up, in one spot. For a lot of small businesses it's…

October 2026 · 6 min read

Teams

The Shared Playlist: How Music Connects a Team, in the Office or Remote

Ask someone about the song that takes them straight back to being sixteen, and watch their face change. Music is one of the oldest ways people bond,…

October 2026 · 6 min read

Local

Small Business Advertising in Melbourne and Geelong: Where to Start

Soulwidth is based in Melbourne, and a lot of our thinking comes from watching local businesses here and down the road in Geelong: cafés in Pakington…

October 2026 · 5 min read

Stories

The Game I Played Between the Ads

Before I knew anything about marketing, I'd already invented a game to beat it.

October 2026 · 4 min read

Podcasts

Turn Your Blog Into a Podcast, in Your Own Voice

If you've written blog posts for your business, you've already done the hard part of a podcast: you've worked out what you want to say. What usually…

October 2026 · 5 min read

Ad Budgets

Why $100 a Month of Facebook Ads Doesn't Work (and What Does)

It's the most common story we hear from small business owners. You put $100 into Facebook or Instagram ads, maybe boost a post or two. A few likes…

October 2026 · 6 min read

Video Ads

YouTube Video Ads for Small Business: What Works in 2026 (and What It Costs)

YouTube is where a lot of your customers spend their evenings: how-to videos, music, podcasts, sport highlights, Shorts on the couch. It's also one…

October 2026 · 6 min read

Trust & Reputation

Reviews Are the New Backlinks: How Social Proof Wins in the AI Search Era

For fifteen years, backlinks were the currency of trust online. The more reputable sites linking to you, the more Google believed you mattered. That…

July 2026 · 7 min read

AI & SEO

How to Get Your Australian Business Cited by AI: A Practical Guide to Answer Engine Optimisation in 2026

If you've noticed your website traffic behaving strangely over the past year — impressions climbing, clicks falling, rankings holding steady while…

April 2026 · 8 min read

AI & Technology

How AI Is Changing the Game for Small Businesses in Melbourne, Australia

AI tools have gone from enterprise luxury to small-business staple almost overnight. From writing product descriptions to generating ad copy and…

April 2025 · 5 min read

Brand Strategy

Why Your Brand Messaging is Failing (And How to Fix It)

Most businesses say what they do. The ones that win say why it matters. If your marketing feels like it's not landing — like you're speaking but no…

March 2025 · 4 min read

Founder Story

From Podcasting to Digital Marketing: Lessons Along the Way

The path wasn't linear. There was no master plan that went "start a podcast, build an audience, launch an agency." It happened the way most good…

February 2025 · 6 min read

SEO

Local SEO in 2025: What Australian Businesses Need to Know

Google's local algorithm has shifted significantly over the past 12 months. If you're still relying on tactics from two years ago, there's a real…

January 2025 · 5 min read

Web Design

5 Signs Your Website Is Costing You Customers

Most business owners don't realise their website is actively driving people away. They built it years ago, it looks fine to them, and they assume…

December 2024 · 4 min read

Social Media

The Content Calendar That Actually Gets Done

Most content calendars fail before the first month is out. They're built with ambition — daily posts, multiple platforms, a colour-coded spreadsheet…

November 2024 · 3 min read

Ecommerce

What Ecommerce Taught Me About Every Other Kind of Marketing

Running an online store is a masterclass in what marketing actually is. Every decision has an immediate, measurable consequence. Change a headline —…

October 2024 · 5 min read

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Answer Engine Optimisation: How Small Businesses Stay Visible in the AI Era

Your rankings are holding, but enquiries are drying up. Something big has shifted — and if you don't adapt, you'll spend the next year working harder for worse results. Let's fix that.

May 2026 · ~8 min

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How to Get Cited by AI Search: The Guide for Australian Businesses

AI tools are answering your customers' questions before they ever reach your website. Here's how to stay visible — and get cited — in the new era of AI-driven search.

April 2026 · ~8 min

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Local SEO in 2025: What Australian Businesses Need to Know

Google's local algorithm has shifted significantly. Here's what's actually working for Australian businesses right now — and what's wasting your time.

April 2025 · ~6 min

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