Digital guide · For small-business owners with €300–1,500/month

Stop guessing where your marketing money should go.

A simple decision system that tells a small-business owner exactly where to put the first €300, €500 or €1,000 a month, and what to ignore for now.

Know which channel comes first for your business: SEO, Google, Meta or email Three ready-to-use monthly plans for €300, €500 and €1,000 A clear "don't do this yet" list that saves you months and money
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Madalina Gherman
Written by Madalina, performance marketer since 2018 · €1M+ in ad spend managed
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Does this sound familiar?

"I have €500 a month for marketing. What on earth do I do with it?"
"Everyone says I need SEO, TikTok, Google Ads and email. I can't do all of it."
"I have a website and Instagram, but they don't bring customers."
"I tried boosting posts. Money gone, nothing happened."

The problem isn't that you don't know enough about marketing. It's that nobody gave you an order of operations. So every channel looks equally urgent, and your budget gets spread thin across all of them.

The method

The Budget Ladder

Four rungs, climbed in order. You only move up when the rung below is working. That one rule decides where every euro goes.

1 Fix the foundation Website that converts, tracking you can trust, Google Business Profile. Cheap, and everything else depends on it.
2 Catch existing demand People already searching for what you sell. Usually Google Search first, before any social ads.
3 Create new demand Meta or TikTok ads, only once you know what a customer is worth and your page converts.
4 Keep the customers Email and follow-up, so every euro you spent once keeps paying back.
What's inside

Everything you get today

Plain language. No jargon without an explanation. Built to be used with your own numbers open next to it.

01
The 10-minute business checkFive questions that place your business on the ladder today.
02
SEO or Google Ads? Meta or email?The decision rules, by business type: local service, online shop, B2B.
03
Three ready plans: €300, €500, €1,000Exact split of budget and hours per month for each level.
04
The "don't do this yet" listWhen you don't need Meta Ads, TikTok, an agency or a new website.
05
Website but zero leads? 5 checksThe things I look at first before a single euro goes into ads.
06
Your 90-day plan + monthly reviewWhat to measure, when to move up a rung, when to stop.
Bonus: Budget planner sheetPlug in your monthly budget and business type, and it shows your split across the ladder.
This is for you if —You run a small business or local service with €300–1,500/month for marketing—You have (or are building) a website and social profiles—You want to decide yourself, before paying anyone—You're tired of generic "10 marketing tips" content
Not for you if —You're a marketer looking for advanced tactics—You're spending €10,000+/month and need full management—You want someone to do it all for you (see my services instead)
Madalina Gherman
Who's behind this

Hi, I'm Madalina. I've been inside the accounts since 2018.

Most small businesses I talk to don't need more tactics. They need someone to tell them what order to do things in. This is the same sequence I walk clients through in paid consultations, written down so you can apply it on your own.

8+years running paid ads
€1M+ad spend managed
12.32×ROAS, eCommerce case study

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Less than one wasted day of ad spend.

One misplaced month of ads costs most small businesses more than this guide. The plan pays for itself the first time it stops you from spending on the wrong channel.

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1:1 consulting session249 €
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Questions, answered

Yes. It's written for business owners, not marketers. Every term is explained the first time it appears.

Your budget is small. That's exactly why it needs a plan.

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