13/09/2026
DgDigital strategy should start with diagnosis, not a package.
If your Digital Advisor has not asked you these questions yet, your online growth needs have not been properly established.
Before recommending SEO, Google Ads, Meta, LinkedIn, AI Search, content, or automation - there should be a proper needs analysis.
At minimum, I want to understand:
*1.* When was your website last properly reviewed or updated?
*2.* Have you invested in SEO before, and what was the outcome?
*3.* Which advertising platforms have you used previously?
*4.* Who managed those campaigns - internally or through an agency?
*5.* What level of advertising investment have you worked with?
*6.* Where do most of your current leads and customers come from?
*7.* Which digital channels would you like to explore or improve?
*8.* What are the main products or services you want to grow?
*9.* What would digital marketing need to achieve for you to consider it successful?
*10.* What is currently preventing the business from achieving the growth it wants?
These are not simply marketing questions.
They help establish your current position, understand previous investment, identify gaps, expose constraints and uncover where the strongest commercial opportunities exist.
Only after that should recommendations be made.
Otherwise, there is a real risk that a business is being sold a service before anyone has established what the business actually needs.
A Digital Growth Advisor should not begin with:
"What can I sell you?"
The better question is:
"What is preventing growth, and what system needs to change to improve the outcome?"
Diagnosis before prescription.
Strategy before activity.
Commercial outcomes before marketing tactics.
If you are currently investing in digital marketing but are unsure whether your SEO, advertising, website, lead generation and AI visibility are actually working together toward the same commercial objective, let's have a conversation.
I'll help you assess where you are now, identify the gaps and determine which opportunities deserve attention before you commit more budget.
Book a Digital Growth Strategy Consultation here:
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Abrand JH Erasmus
Digital Growth Advisor | DGA - Digital Growth by Design