by Stephen Robinson | Mar 31, 2026 | Content, Lead Generation, Social Media
One of the most common frustrations we hear from small business owners is this: “We’re posting regularly on social media, but it’s not bringing us any customers.” And on the surface, that sounds like a fair complaint. You’re putting the effort in. You’re staying...
by Stephen Robinson | Mar 26, 2026 | Content, Social Media
If social media feels like hard work, you’re not imagining it. A lot of small business owners quietly feel the same way. They know they should be posting more. They know social media is important. They know it can help them stay visible, attract customers and grow...
by Stephen Robinson | Mar 24, 2026 | Content, Social Media
One of the biggest misconceptions we see with small businesses and social media is that they treat it like a separate task. Something to sit down and “do” once everything else is finished. Something to squeeze in when things are quiet. Something that gets pushed down...
by Stephen Robinson | Mar 19, 2026 | Branding, Content, Social Media
This is a topic that is so close to our hearts at SMR Social. Working from our home in Nantwich, we see it all the time: small businesses feeling like they have to shout the loudest just to be heard over the “big players.” But what if we told you that the...
by Stephen Robinson | Mar 17, 2026 | Instagram
For over a decade, if you tried to put a link in an Instagram caption, it just sat there like plain text, mocking you. We’ve all been there: typing out “Link in bio!” or using fancy automated DM tools just to get a customer from a post to a product page....
