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Successful small town/small business marketing for those with big ideas and a small marketing budget. 

That’s what this website is all about.  

YES!  It is possible to market your small town, destination, small business, event and whatever else you can think of that’s viable with a small budget.  If you’re thinking that you have to spend big bucks in order to market effectively, think again!  If you’re willing to put in the time, rather than the dollars, you can have a very successful marketing program utilizing the tools that I have used for the past 25 years marketing a Southern California resort community (my small town), a variety of small business and countless local and regional events.  Yes!  You can do this having a small budget or even NO budget.

 

 Just a Small Town Girl’s website focus

A good portion of this website focuses on social media marketing.  When done correctly (and yes there really is a method to the madness of social media) social media marketing is equivalent to winning the lottery, at least as far as I’m concerned.  Social Media saved the day for the small town resort community I market and you can read all about that social media marketing experience here.  This documents how I had to market my destination with a ZERO dollar advertising budget.

 

What you’ll find here

You’ll find more than just social media marketing here though.  In the blog section you’ll find all sorts of tidbits that I share regarding other successful small town/small business/small budget marketing strategies I have used over the years.

If you’re anxious to learn how to pull your marketing together and extend your small marketing budget much farther than you ever thought possible, please check out the Work with Me section of the site.  Here you will find training programs and other offerings that might be helpful to you.

 

All Things Social Online

In the summer of 2010, due to the social media marketing success I had with the small town I market and the success of the original Just a Small Town Girl blog, I partnered with Jackie Ulmer in a new venture ~  All Things Social Online.   Jackie is a longtime friend and successful internet marketer and together at All Things Social Online we have developed a 4 part social media training program, which started off specifically for Real Estate Agents, but has now crossed over to encompass all types of small business.  We offer this training program online as well as in person for groups of 10 or more.

 

Marketing with little or NO money

So if you’re looking to successfully market your small town, destination, small business, event or whatever else you can think of, using little or no dollars, I hope this site will excite and inspire you to put in the time and make the most of the gifts that are available to those of us in marketing today.

 

Who is this website for:

*Small businesses

*Home businesses

*Non-Profits

*Chambers of Commerce/Economic Development Agencies

*Real Estate professionals

*Tourism professionals

*Anyone looking to increase their online visibility via social media marketing

 

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  • Renee

    This is very helpful. I live in a small town and work with the chamber of commerce. I want to start a marketing company and have begun working on my business and marketing plans. Thank you for sharing this information. 

  • http://leslie@justasmalltowngirl.us Leslie McLellan

    You’re so welcome Renee!  Don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions, I’ve been the Director of Marketing and Tourism for our chamber of commerce for 21 years so am happy to share what I’ve experienced :)

  • Kathy Elliott

    Hi Leslie, I live in a small town called Waikerie in Australia. As a Business Growth Facilitator for our local Chamber of Commerce, I have been tasked to source quotes for Social Media Training for our small businesses in the Community. I can’t believe your email on Social Media popped into my Inbox this morning!! Wish you were closer so we could have a coffee!! Maybe we could invite your community to be our “sister” town so that we can learn how you engaged your community in challenging times… Keep up the great work. Cheers Kathy Elliott :D

  • http://leslie@justasmalltowngirl.us Leslie McLellan

    Thank you so much for commenting Kathy! We’ll have to have a coffee via Skype and talk not only Social Media but Chambers too!!

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