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Marketing Budget-Fit Planner

Enter your monthly budget and a few facts about your business. We recommend how much to put behind each channel and why.

Google Search Ads
60% · $1,800/mo

Captures active buyer intent — the fastest path to leads.

Priority: HighTimeframe: 0–60 days
Meta Ads
20% · $600/mo

Builds awareness and works for offer-driven promotions.

Priority: MediumTimeframe: 0–60 days
Local SEO & GBP
10% · $300/mo

Compounds free organic leads over time; essential for local businesses.

Priority: HighTimeframe: 60–180 days
Email / SMS reactivation
5% · $150/mo

Your list is large enough to be a top revenue source.

Priority: MediumTimeframe: 0–60 days
Holdback / reserve
5% · $150/mo

Not every dollar has to be spent. Keep this in reserve for creative refreshes, seasonal pushes, or scaling what wins.

Priority: LowTimeframe: As needed

This allocation is a planning recommendation based on the information supplied. It is not a guarantee of leads, revenue, or profit.

How this works

We start from a proven mix for local service and consumer businesses, then shift dollars based on customer value, existing list size, review count, and how established the business is.

Example

A $3,000 budget with a 500-person email list and only 15 reviews shifts extra dollars to email/SMS reactivation and reviews & referrals — the fastest cheap wins.

FAQs

Why include reviews as a budget line?

Every ad you run gets discounted by weak reviews. Below ~25 Google reviews, dollars invested in review acquisition often outperform another ad channel.

Should I split across all channels immediately?

No. Start with 2–3, prove them, then add. This tool shows the target mix — sequence it over 90 days.

Turn your numbers into a full plan

Answer a short assessment to get a personalized marketing plan for your business.

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