Learn digital marketing — without the jargon, hype, or pressure.

The Deep Dive is a FREE online digital marketing course designed to give you context and clarity.
You’ll learn what each platform is for, why you’d use it, and exactly how to apply it — step by step.
No guesswork, no jargon-heavy theory. Just real examples, clear walkthroughs, and practical resources you can use immediately.

For business owners and operators who want to understand digital marketing before investing in it.
The Course
Guaranteed Results
The Deep Dive Digital Marketing Program is a practical, step-by-step system designed to help small and service-based businesses attract more leads, bookings, and customers, without guesswork, jargon, or wasted spend.
You’ll learn how to build strong foundations, create content that converts, choose the right channels, and use data to make smarter marketing decisions. Every module builds on the last, so you’re never doing tactics without strategy.
This isn’t about doing everything — it’s about doing the right things, in the right order, with clear guidance at every step.
1. Introduction
Learn how digital marketing can actually grow your business.
Understand what digital marketing is, how customers find you online, and what you need in place to start attracting more leads and enquiries, without wasting time or money.
2. Understanding Your Business
Build a marketing strategy that actually fits your business.
Get clear on who you serve, what makes you different, and what you’re trying to achieve, so every marketing decision is intentional and results-driven.
Content Outline
- Defining your mission, vision and direction
- Identifying your ideal customers and their needs
- Clarifying your unique selling proposition (USP)
- Creating a clear brand positioning statement
- Setting business vs marketing goals (SMART framework)
- Defining your tone of voice
- Establishing content pillars to guide future marketing
Takeaways
- A completed digital marketing strategy foundation
- Clear audience personas and positioning
- Defined goals to guide all future marketing activity
- Brand tone of voice guidelines
- Content pillars ready to use in future modules
- Strategy templates + step-by-step guidance
- Video walkthroughs and examples
3. Content
Create content that attracts, engages, and converts customers.
Learn how to plan and create content that supports your buyer’s journey, builds trust with your audience, and drives real business outcomes, without needing a big budget or marketing team.
Content Outline
- Understanding content marketing for small businesses
- How content supports sales, bookings, and brand trust
- Mapping content to the Buyer’s Journey (Awareness → Advocacy)
- Planning content with content pillars and key messages
- Creating content across:
- Video
- Images
- Written content
- Content repurposing to save time and maximise reach
- Building and using a strategic Content Calendar
Takeaways
- A clear content strategy aligned to your business goals
- Buyer’s Journey content mapped for primary and secondary audiences
- Content ideas for every stage of the funnel
- A ready-to-use Content Calendar
- Video, image, and written content best-practice guides
- Content templates and examples
- Repurposing frameworks to get more value from every piece of content
4. Social Media
Use social media to get found, build trust, and bring customers back.
Learn how to choose the right platforms for your business, what to post (and why), and how to stay consistent with a simple plan, so social media supports real enquiries, bookings, and sales.
Content Outline
- Choosing the right platforms for your audience:
- TikTok
- YouTube
- Setting clear goals for social (awareness, engagement, leads, sales)
- Turning your content pillars, buyer’s journey and key messages into social posts
- What to post: content ideas by platform and by objective
- Creating a simple, repeatable posting system
- Building a Social Media Calendar (planning, scheduling and consistency)
- Using reporting to improve what works (without overthinking it)
Takeaways
- A clear platform plan (what to focus on and what to ignore for now)
- Social Media Calendar template ready to use
- Content prompts + post ideas mapped to goals and buyer stages
- Best-practice guides for each key platform
- Simple rules for quality vs quantity (so you don’t burn out)
- Reporting checklist to measure progress and improve over time
5. Website Optimisation
Turn your website into a tool that gets you found and drives enquiries.
Learn how to improve your website’s visibility (SEO) and performance (conversions) so more visitors become leads, bookings, and customers, without needing a full rebuild.
Content Outline
- Website health basics: speed, mobile, navigation and user experience
- What to fix first (quick wins vs bigger improvements)
- SEO fundamentals for small businesses (how Google actually finds you)
- Keyword research made simple (what your customers are searching)
- On-page SEO essentials (titles, headings, pages, images, blogs)
- Local SEO setup (location-based searches + service areas)
- Google Business Profile optimisation (Maps + the “3-pack”)
- Conversion Rate Optimisation (CRO): turning traffic into action
- Using tools to improve your site (GA4, Search Console, heatmaps)
- A/B testing basics (what to test and how to learn from results)
Takeaways
- A website optimisation checklist (what to improve and in what order)
- Keyword template + a list of priority keywords for your business
- On-page SEO template for pages and blogs
- Google Business Profile setup + optimisation checklist
- CRO framework (simple hypotheses + prioritisation using ICE)
- Recommended tools list + how-to videos for setup
- A/B testing guide to improve conversions over time
6. Email Marketing
Build an email list you own and turn subscribers into repeat customers.
Learn how to grow your database, send the right messages at the right time, and use automation to drive engagement, sales, and loyalty, without relying on social media algorithms.
Content Outline
- Why email marketing delivers the highest ROI for small businesses
- Choosing the right email platform (Mailchimp, Sendinblue)
- Building and growing your email list with lead magnets
- Segmenting your audience for more relevant messaging
- Email campaign types (newsletters, promotions, lifecycle emails)
- Creating automated email flows and triggers
- Personalisation and customer journey alignment
- Staying compliant with email marketing regulations
- Measuring performance and improving results over time
Takeaways
- Email platform setup guides (Mailchimp & Sendinblue)
- List growth strategies + lead magnet ideas
- Segmentation framework for targeted campaigns
- Ready-to-use email flows (welcome, abandoned cart, re-engagement, milestones)
- Email templates and content examples
- Automation walkthroughs and how-to videos
- Reporting checklist to track ROI and optimise performance
7. Paid Advertising
Get in front of the right people and drive leads, bookings, and sales faster.
Learn when to use Google Ads vs Meta (Facebook & Instagram), how to start with the right budget, and how to build campaigns that actually convert, without wasting money.
Content Outline
- Choosing the right platform: Google Ads vs Meta Ads
- Matching ads to your goals (awareness, leads, sales, bookings)
- Budgeting basics (what to expect and how to start small)
- Writing ad offers and messaging that match customer intent
- Meta Ads setup: campaign types, targeting, ad formats, creative basics
- Google Ads setup: campaign types, keywords, targeting, bid strategies
- Landing pages and tracking: making sure clicks turn into action
- Testing and optimisation: improving results over time
Takeaways
- A clear “Google vs Meta” decision guide based on your business goals
- Paid ads spec sheet / planning template (so you know what to build before you start)
- Meta campaign framework (objectives, audiences, ad formats, creative checklist)
- Google Ads framework (keywords, match types, negative keywords, bidding basics)
- Budget starter recommendations + what to monitor first
- How-to videos for building and launching campaigns step-by-step
- Optimisation checklist (what to tweak when results are slow)
Step-by-step guidance included
Every module includes practical how-to videos that show you exactly how to set things up, use the tools, and apply what you’ve learned, no guesswork, no technical overwhelm.
Your Marketing Toolkit
Included in your free course - a simple, all-in-one business toolkit that helps you capture leads, follow up automatically, manage jobs, and turn happy customers into repeat work and referrals — without chasing messages or juggling systems.
Digital Marketing Calendar and Gear List
Your birdsye view of what you are doing and when, as well as the gear you use to get your content.
SEO R&D Planner and Tools of the Trade List
The step by step methodology to planning your SEO campaign.
Web Improvement Tools
Every tool you need and how to use it.
50 Content Prompts With Examples and Your Social Planner
50 ready to use ideas that will get you producing social content fast.
ROI proven email templates and Step-by-step Guide
Templates to supercharge your email marketing.
CampaignDocuments, Budget Planner and Tracking Guide
Plan and track your ad spend and utilising our briefing documents.
Meet Your Guides
The Deep Dive is brought to you by Talk Agency.
We're a team of 35 digital marketing experts. We've been in business for ten years and we work with hundreds of different businesses across more than 30 different verticals.

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