Social Media Management for Small Businesses
Social media on autopilot, with a person at the controls. Send your photos. We turn them into posts that look and sound like you, check each one, and post them on time. From £60 a month.
The offer
What You Get
You meant to post on Sunday. It has been six Sundays. Social media is the job that gets dropped the moment real work comes in. Handing it over is not about being creative. It is about it happening at all, every week, busy or not.
How it works: you send photos, we do the rest
Every client gets a private upload folder. Add a photo of the job you finished today, new stock or the team, straight from your phone. You can add files but not see anything else, so there is nothing to manage.
Pulse, the system we built and run ourselves, checks that folder every few minutes. Each new photo becomes a draft post, with a slot at least a day ahead. A person writes the words in your voice, adds your look and reads it through. Only then is it scheduled. Nothing goes out in your name until a person says yes.
Want a say in the words? Put a short note next to the photo, with the same file name. It becomes the start of the caption.
What it costs
Social media is part of the plans, not an extra. Every price is on the pricing page:
- Starter, £60/month: your website, plus posts on two platforms three times a week, local SEO every month, and your Google Business Profile looked after.
- Growth, £150/month: the same posting, plus an online shop or booking system.
- Pro, £300/month: daily posts on three platforms, plus Meta and Google ads run for you (ad spend is separate).
- Agency Partner, £599/month: everything in Pro, plus campaign planning and seasonal content.
No minimum term, and thirty days' notice, on all of them. We are not VAT registered, so the price on the page is the price you pay.
When we checked 24 local and regional firms in September 2026, not one published a price for social media. Ours is on the page because we can say what it costs.
The honest bit
Dalton Digital is one person and Pulse, the system he built. There is no social media team. But that is why it costs £60 a month and not an agency retainer, and why the person who reads your posts is the person you talk to.
Your look, not a template
Most social media packages are one design in different colours. Ours start from what your business is. A cleaning firm should not post dark, moody cards. A sports agency should not look like a spreadsheet. Our test is simple: cover the logo, and it should still be obvious whose post it is.
Which platforms are worth your time
Fewer than you have been told. For most trades and local firms, that means Facebook and a full Google Business Profile, because that is where local people look and where reviews live. Instagram earns its place when the work looks good in a photo: joinery, grooming, tattoos, food. LinkedIn only if you sell to other businesses.
Who this is not for
It is not for you if you want to go viral across the country, or want a feed full of stock photos. It is for local businesses that want to look busy online, because they are.
Social media and search are different jobs
Social media keeps you in front of people who already know you. Search brings people who want what you sell right now. That is why both sit in the same plan. On a tight budget, fix the website and its SEO first. Posting every day to send people to a slow site wastes the posts.
Local, and further afield
Dalton Digital is based in Sutton-in-Ashfield and looks after businesses across Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. Your photos arrive through your upload folder, so it works the same wherever you are.
Next step
Fill in the contact form and tell us what you do. William replies himself within 24 hours.
What Clients Say
“Dalton Digital transformed our online presence. Professional, responsive, and delivered exactly what we needed. Highly recommend!”
“I highly recommend this company! They went above and beyond to make sure everything was exactly how I wanted it. It's so nice to deal with a company that truly cares about their customers.”
“A massive thank you to Will at Dalton Digital for building my website, he's done an outstanding job! He's done things to my website I didn't even think were possible. He's knowledgeable, fast and very forward thinking — not only for informational websites but also booking and research tools that help me run my business. The price is more than fair for the amount of work he puts in. I'll always use Will at Dalton Digital from now on.”
Common questions
Social Media Management for Small Businesses — the questions people actually ask
How much does social media management cost?
From £60 a month. Starter gives you posts on two platforms three times a week, plus your website, local SEO and your Google Business Profile. Pro, at £300 a month, posts every day on three platforms and runs your paid ads. Every price is on the pricing page. No minimum term, and thirty days' notice.
Is it automated, or does a person do it?
Both, on purpose. Pulse, our own system, does the legwork: it collects your photos, turns them into drafts, keeps the schedule and posts on time. A person writes the words, checks them and approves every post. Nothing goes out that nobody has read.
What do I actually have to do?
Send photos. Add them to your upload folder when you have something to show: a finished job, new stock, the team. Put a note with the same file name if there is something you want said. Everything after that is ours.
What if I do not have any photos?
Your own photos always do better, so we will ask for them. In a quiet week, posts can come from your reviews, your blog, the season, or graphics we make in-house. We will not fill your feed with stock photos of someone else's business.
How many posts a week do I need?
For most small businesses, two or three a week that are worth looking at. That is what Starter gives you. A joiner posting three finished kitchens a week beats one posting every day about national days.
Will the posts go out on my own accounts?
Yes. Posts go out on your own Facebook Page and Instagram, never ours, and you keep full control of both.
Can I cancel?
Yes, with thirty days' notice on every plan. There is no minimum term, and it is in the published terms, not buried.
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