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Straight answers about social media, from someone who actually does the work.

How much should a restaurant spend on social media marketing?

Real numbers for venues at every level, from $400 coaching to full management, which one fits your stage, and the mistake I see at every single level. From someone who worked the floor first.

Agency vs freelancer vs in-house: who should actually run your social media?

The honest comparison with real Australian costs, the hidden cost nobody budgets for, and my recommendation by stage, including when the answer isn't an agency at all.

Video marketing when you hate being on camera

You don't need to be an on-camera personality to win on social. Some of my best performing accounts barely show the owner at all. Five formats that need zero face time, and the gentle way in if you want it.

How often should a small business actually post? Less than you've been told

Forget posting twice a day. Three good Reels a week is enough to see serious growth, and one shoot day a month covers all of it. Here's the maths and the method.

How much does social media management actually cost in Australia?

Real numbers, including mine. What you get at every price point, why the cheapest option usually costs the most, and how to compare an agency against hiring someone yourself.

Why isn't your business's Instagram growing? The three real reasons

It's almost never the algorithm. It's one of three things: you're selling too much, you're posting without a plan, or you're reaching the completely wrong audience.

How a family pub in Fitzroy went from 35,000 to 300,000+ organic views a month

The full St Andrews Hotel story. The first viral video, the strategy behind it, the Sunday roast that filled the venue every week and what any venue can copy from it.

The one change that took a local butcher to million-view months

The Butcher Club was posting weekly specials because that's how it had always been done. We deleted them. Here's what happened next, with the numbers.

Should you boost posts or run ads? Honest answer: neither is your real problem

Boosting is paying to show more people content that didn't work the first time. Before you spend a dollar on reach, here's the question to ask about your content.