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6. Estimate your channel

            costs



            Now comes the fun part, splitting up your                                                                                                                             Using industry
            marketing budget across all your various                                                                                                                               resources like
            channels. Use industry resources (like our
            search ads benchmarks) as well as your own                                                                                                                          this will help you
            historical data (if any), to get an idea of how                                                                                                                      anticipate costs
            much each marketing objective may cost you.
                                                                                                                                                                              across channels for

            For example, let’s say you’re looking to use                                                                                                                       budget allocation
            local PPC ads to bring you in 10 new customers                                                                                                                            purposes.
            per month and your average cost per click is
            $10. Depending on your conversion rate, not
            every click will be a guaranteed customer. So,
            you’ll need to use over $100 per month from
            your overall marketing budget to see your
            desired results on this channel.








               Pro tip: If you’re new to a certain
               marketing strategy you’re

               budgeting for, leave yourself
               wiggle room. That way, you’ll be

               prepared with time and money
               to A/B test or collect data on

               your KPIs.








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