Small and medium businesses don’t need to be everywhere — they need to be where it matters.
Choosing your content channels becomes easier when you align three things: your resources, your audience, and your strengths.
This guide walks you through a practical way to pick the right platforms without wasting time or energy.
Go where your audience is
Pick channels you can sustain
Focus on two main platforms
1. Start with your audience's behaviour
Your ideal customers already spend time somewhere — LinkedIn, YouTube, search engines, newsletters, or WhatsApp.
Your job is not to redirect them. It’s to show up where they already are.
2. Match channels to your available resources
Bigger channels require deeper work. Simple rule for SMEs:
Blogs + LinkedIn → best for low-budget, expertise-driven teams
Instagram + short videos → good if you have visual content
Email → ideal for nurturing existing leads
YouTube → only if you can commit consistently
Pick 2 core channels and 1 support channel, nothing more.
3. Choose channels that suit your natural strengths
If you’re good at:
Writing → blogs, newsletters, LinkedIn
Speaking → podcasts, webinars
Visuals → Instagram, carousels, infographics
Your strengths will determine your sustainability.
4. Create your channel selection checklist
A good channel must meet at least 3 of these:
My audience is active there
I can create good content consistently
I can measure performance
It aligns with my business goals
It drives leads or trust
Use this score to decide objectively.
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