Today’s consumers expect businesses to own websites. Despite this, nearly half of small businesses in 2016 didn’t have websites. Most of the small businesses that didn’t have websites said that they didn’t want to spend money on them. Looking at the price of pay-per-click (PPC) advertising may have scared them a bit. When you own a business with less than $1 million in annual revenue, you can’t afford to spend much on advertising.
Many small business owners probably don’t know that they can reach new customers online without spending a lot of money. Content marketing offers an affordable way for small businesses to brand themselves, improve their online presence, and convert people into paying customers. Perhaps best of all, content marketing does these things without forcing businesses to break their budgets. With PPC ads, you never know how much you will spend. With content marketing, you have stable costs that you can adjust throughout the year.
When deciding whether you want to pursue a content marketing strategy, consider that 27 percent of freelance content creators only get paid $0.04 to $0.07 per word. You can probably find room in your budget to afford those costs. Take a look at this infographic made by CopyPress to learn more about the current state of the content marketing ecosystem. The company interviewed more than 300 professionals to provide up-to-date information that will help you make a decision that benefits your business.
