Make no bones about it, if you are a lone real estate agent, you need a marketing strategy in order to generate inbound leads and turn those leads into customers. But have you looked at how you measure up lately?

Through data insights you can determine exactly how well your real estate marketing strategy is performing. This gives you the flexibility to change course on the ones that are not working well and throw additional energy behind those that are, or at the very least maintain them.

Getting started in inbound marketing can be difficult. The concept is both complex and takes time to implement, while results are not always instantaneous. How do you navigate a marketing philosophy you don't yet know much about?

The answer is to learn from those who came before you. The concept may only be 11 years old, but inbound marketing has given rise to experts and influencers who are willing and happy to share their insights and help other businesses embrace the philosophy.

You want your small business to grow. In fact, you are doing everything imaginable—working long hours, brainstorming marketing strategies, and learning how to build a PPC campaign. Yet, you continue to feel like you’re spinning your wheels.

The digital marketing strategies you’ve invested time and money into aren’t working. Or, perhaps you have no clue where to look to see if they are.

This is a problem many single owners and small- to medium-sized enterprises face as they grow their business.

You are not alone.

We've all heard it before:

My post reached 10,000 Facebook users!

This billboard is seen by 50,000 commuters every day!

Our Google ad is #1 in the search results!

What do all of these statements have in common? They say little about how successful your marketing efforts actually are.

What does your product actually do?

Any startup in the biotech and life sciences space will be familiar with this question. Let's be honest: the biggest challenge in growing your business in this industry tends to be educational.

If you cannot convince investors and potential customers about both your uniqueness and your worth, you may as well pack it up.

Fortunately, marketing challenges are far from marketing impossibilities. Educating your audiences about the exact nature and benefits of your product is absolutely possible--you just have to know how.