Best for
Small business owners, freelancers, and anyone who has never written a marketing plan.
Use this when
At the start of a year or quarter, or before spending money on marketing.
The resource
The plan
ONE-PAGE MARKETING PLAN — [Business Name] — [Quarter/Year] 1. WHO WE SERVE Primary customer: [Target Customer] Where they are: [Location / platform / industry] What they're struggling with: [problem in their words] 2. WHAT WE SELL THEM Core offer: [Offer] Price: [Price] What makes it different: [the honest differentiator] 3. THE GOAL THIS QUARTER Revenue goal: [Amount] Customers needed: [Number] Leads needed (at [conversion rate]% close): [Number] 4. HOW THEY FIND US Channel 1: [channel] — [what we'll do, how often] Channel 2: [channel] — [what we'll do, how often] Channel 3: [channel] — [what we'll do, how often] (Three channels maximum. Two done well beats five done badly.) 5. WHAT WE GIVE THEM FIRST Lead magnet or first step: [free resource, consultation, sample, quote] Where it lives: [Link] 6. HOW WE FOLLOW UP Immediately: [welcome email / call within X hours] Ongoing: [newsletter cadence, retargeting, check-ins] 7. HOW THEY BUY The steps from interest to payment: [step 1] → [step 2] → [step 3] The friction to remove this quarter: [the one thing that slows people down] 8. HOW WE KEEP THEM Post-purchase: [onboarding, check-ins, review request] Repeat or referral path: [what we ask for and when] 9. THE NUMBERS WE WATCH - [Metric 1] — currently [X], target [Y] - [Metric 2] — currently [X], target [Y] - [Metric 3] — currently [X], target [Y] 10. WHAT WE'RE NOT DOING THIS QUARTER [List the tempting things you're deliberately skipping.] Reviewed on: [Date] | Next review: [Date]
How to use it
- Print it or pin it somewhere you see weekly. - Review section 9 monthly and section 4 quarterly. - Section 10 is the most valuable part. Marketing fails from too many half-finished efforts, not too few ideas.
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