From the outside, your business looks successful. You have clients.You have a team.You’ve built something that works. And yet… it still feels harder than you expected it to at this stage. You’re still thinking about the business all the time.You’re still carrying the...
Marketing Strategy
The Truth About AI Search and What It Means for Your Business
AI is changing search. You’ve probably heard it everywhere lately. ChatGPT.Google AI Overviews.AI search engines that answer questions instantly. And with every new announcement comes the same question: Is Google search dying? Is SEO dead? Is AI about to replace...
What Changed in Google Ads Last Year (And What Actually Matters for 2026)
Let’s start with the truth: Google Ads is changing faster than ever. In 2025 alone, Google made hundreds of updates to their ad platform. New features, new AI tools, new campaign types, new best practices… And while some of these updates are exciting (and genuinely...
9 Years in Business: What I’m Most Grateful For (and What I’ve Learned Along the Way)
Nine years. It still feels surreal to say that. When Nick and I first started Marketing Maiden, we had no idea how much this journey would change us — or how much the world around us would change, too. We didn’t start with big ambitions. We started with a simple...
Your Welcome Email Is Scary (Here’s How to Fix It)
☠️ There’s something scarier than Halloween this year. And it’s lurking in your email system. You guessed it: Your welcome email. Or worse… the fact that you don’t even have one. / I can’t tell you how many business owners I’ve talked to who are doing so many things...
Stop Pouring Money Into Ads Without Fixing Your Sales System
You would not believe how often this happens to me. Someone books a strategy call. They’re already running Google Ads with another agency, but something feels off. The results don’t make sense. The leads are low-quality. The numbers don’t add up. So they reach out for...






