Hi everyone! 👋 I'm Paul from Digital Growth 101, and I'd love to invite you to my free, live online Digital Marketing 101 workshop tomorrow, Thursday 1 October, at 6pm UK time. If you're running a small business and want to attract more customers online, come and join me! We'll explore websites, SEO, social media, content and practical ways to improve your digital marketing, all without the jargon. It's completely free, and you're very welcome to come along, introduce yourself and ask questions. 🎟️ Book your free place through Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/digital-marketing-101-go-from-invisible-to-unmissable-free-tickets-2001770066154?aff=oddtdtcreator Hope to see you there! 😊 Paul

Open your admin dashboard and look at the last 30 days. How many new members joined? And how many went from free trial to paying? If the answer is zero, switch back to free today. Here's why, in plain terms. Charging doesn't create demand. It filters it. A paid gate only works when enough people are already arriving, and enough of them already trust you, that some of them will pay to get through. The price catches people who were coming anyway. If nobody is coming through, the gate isn't filtering anything. It's just a wall. And a wall in front of an empty street tells you nothing about whether people would pay. So zero joins after going paid doesn't mean "paid doesn't work for me". It means you've got two problems the paywall is now hiding: → Traffic. Not enough people are finding the community in the first place. → Conversion. The ones who do find it aren't convinced enough to commit. Neither gets fixed behind a paywall. Both get fixed in the open, where people can walk in, see the value, and tell you what's missing. The rule I'd use: Stay paid only if it's converting. If it isn't, go back to free, fix traffic and conversion, and put the price back on once people are queuing at the door. What did your last 30 days show?

I’ve recently opened up Digital Growth 101, a free learning community for small business owners, freelancers, side hustlers and anyone who wants to understand digital marketing without feeling overwhelmed. Inside the free community, you’ll get access to: ✅ The full Digital Marketing 101 course ✅ 30+ books, guides and downloads ✅ The Focused Marketing Hour mini-course ✅ Practical help with websites, SEO, social media, content, email marketing, AI and digital tools ✅ A friendly place to ask questions and get unstuck I’m also running a free, newly updated Digital Marketing 101 webinar this Thursday. The session has been refreshed, simplified and now includes a short section on AI and how it fits into digital marketing. It’s ideal if you want to promote your business, attract more customers, build a side income or create more opportunities online. I’m currently looking for the first 100 founding members to help shape the community. You’re very welcome to join us here: https://www.skool.com/digital-growth-101-8694/about And if you’d like to book the free webinar: https://tinyurl.com/7ujs3ahp See you inside, Paul

I’m really pleased to say that my new free Skool community, Digital Growth 101, is now fully live and open with lots of freebies. It’s something I’ve been building for a while, and the aim is simple: To help small business owners, start-ups, side hustlers and curious learners feel more confident with digital marketing, websites, AI, apps, online tools and digital technology in general. No jargon. No hype. No pressure to know everything already. Just practical support, free resources, simple training and a friendly space to ask questions, share ideas and take action. I’d really love you to join, introduce yourself, and share your own business experience too. Whether you’re working on your marketing, trying to understand digital tools, or have lessons to share from promoting your own business, it would be great to have you involved as one of the early members. https://www.skool.com/digital-growth-101-8694/about

I’ve just launched my new Digital Growth 101 community on Skool and I’m excited to start welcoming new members. It’s for small business owners, start-ups, side hustlers and anyone who wants to understand digital marketing without the jargon. Inside, I’ll be sharing: ✅ Simple digital marketing tips ✅ Free resources and guides ✅ Live events and workshops ✅ Accountability sessions ✅ Friendly support and Q&A ✅ Practical help with websites, content, social media, SEO, AI and more I’m still building it, so it’s early days, but I’d love to get some founding members in and shape the community together. If you’re trying to grow your business online, or just want to finally get your head around digital marketing, come and join us. 👉 Digital Growth 101