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Content that gets watched, not scrolled past.
- ~80%of Australians use social mediaAround 20 million people. Your customers are among them.
- 3 to 6months before organic social shows in enquiriesAnyone promising faster is selling likes.
- 12+hours a week an owner spends doing it themselvesFilming, editing, captions, replies. Usually at night.
- 1 in 3posts on a Q account has a job beyond awarenessBook, enquire, buy, visit. The rest earn the right to ask.
DataReportal, Digital 2026 Australia · Q Agency client audits and cadence
Which one is you?
Posting nothing, or posting for nothing?
Pick the one that sounds like you. All 3 start with the same audit of your accounts and your customers' feeds.
Not posting
The last post was a public holiday.
- Nobody owns it, so nobody does it.
- You know customers look before they call.
- The accounts exist; the plan does not.
First step: Audit what your customers see when they check you, pick 2 platforms with a job each, and make the first month before anything goes live.
Posting, no result
Posting 3 times a week, with nothing to show for it.
- Likes are fine. The phone does not ring from it.
- Every post looks like every other business in your category.
- You cannot say which post, if any, brought a customer.
First step: Give each platform a role and each post a job, wire the tracking so a booking that started on Instagram says so, and rebuild the calendar around what sells.
Paying for pretty
The grid looks great. The report is a screenshot.
- An agency or freelancer posts on schedule.
- The monthly report is reach and followers.
- The content does not sound like you and never mentions the offer.
First step: Audit the last quarter against enquiries, not engagement. Then a plan where the studio that made your brand makes the posts, and the report shows what they earned.
Organic vs paid social
Same platforms. Different jobs.
Organic is what people find when they check you. Paid is how you reach people who have not. Most businesses need both; the question is the order.
Organic feeds paid: the post that worked becomes the ad. Meta Ads TikTok Ads
What is Social Media Management?
Social media management is running your business's accounts on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and LinkedIn: the strategy, the content, the posting, the replies and the reporting. Done well, it means a customer who checks you before calling finds a business that is active, knows what it is talking about, and makes the next step obvious.
Most of it fails for one reason: the posts have no job. A photo of the team, a quote, a product shot; fine, but none of them asks for anything. We give each platform a role and each post a purpose, and we make the content in the studio that made your brand, so it looks and sounds like you rather than like a template. Then we track it, so a booking that started on Instagram says so in the report.
Your venue
Your venue Friday trivia is back. Tables of 6, 7pm, book below. Book a table
3 · A job: book, with a tracked link- 2 platformsis where most businesses should start. Do 2 properly before adding a third.
- 3 to 5posts a week per platform is the cadence that builds a library without burning the team.
- Not youif nobody at the business will appear on camera, answer a comment, or approve a post inside 48 hours. We will say so in the audit.
A profile a stranger can act on
Category, suburb, hours, a booking or enquiry link, and a bio that says what you do in one line. Tap-to-call on the phone. Most Australian small business profiles fail this before the first post.
Faces, not just product
The owner or the team on camera at least twice a month. Australian buyers trust a person over a logo, and platforms reward it with reach.
Reviews reposted with a reply
Google reviews shared to the feed and stories, with a thank-you in your voice. Social proof is the cheapest content you have.
Local hooks
Suburb names, local events, the weather, the footy. Content that could only have come from where you are outranks content that could have come from anywhere.
A next step on one post in 3
Book, enquire, visit, buy. If the last 9 posts never asked for anything, the account is a diary, not a channel.
A role per platform
Every platform does a different job.
Nobody needs all 4. The audit picks 2, gives each a role, and the calendar is built around that. Cross-posting the same thing everywhere is how accounts go quiet.
The shop window.
Who is there: Where customers check you before they call, and where hospitality, trades, health and retail get judged on the last 9 posts.
What we post: Reels that show the work, stories that show the people, a grid that makes the offer obvious.
The local noticeboard.
Who is there: Over-35s, suburbs, community groups, events, and the reviews that decide a booking.
What we post: Events, offers, reviews shared, and community group posts that a venue or trade actually gets calls from.
TikTok
The discovery engine.
Who is there: Under-35s, and anyone who finds a venue, a product or a trade by watching someone else use it.
What we post: Native video: founder on camera, process, before and after. Made to be found, then run as a Spark Ad.
The credibility file.
Who is there: B2B, professional services, recruitment. The place a buyer checks the person before the company.
What we post: Founder and team posts with a point of view, case notes, and hiring. Company page as the reference, people as the voice.
A month, shown
What 4 weeks of social actually looks like.
Taken from a real month for a venue client on 2 platforms, every post has its job written next to it. The client's name and figures are anonymised.
Week 1
- MonReelChef plating the new menuAwareness
- WedStoryBehind the bar, poll: which special?Engage
- FriPostFriday trivia, tables of 6, book linkBook
Week 2
- TueReelFounder on camera: why we opened hereTrust
- ThuCarouselKatoomba this weekend: 5 things to doReach
- SatStoryLive from the room, link to walk-insVisit
Week 3
- MonPostReview of the month, shared with replyTrust
- WedReelFunction room set for 40, enquiry linkEnquire
- FriStoryTonight's specials, book linkBook
Week 4
- TueReelStaff pick: the dish they orderEngage
- ThuPostChristmas functions now open, enquiry formEnquire
- SunCarouselMonth in photos, thanks to regularsCommunity
Our Social Media Strategy
Strategy, content, calendar, community, reporting and the bridge to paid, all run by one team.
Part 01 of 06
Strategy and platform roles
Who your customers are, where they already are, and what each platform should do for you. A role for each of your 2 platforms, a content pillar plan, and the 3 or 4 things every month must ask for. Written down, agreed, and revisited each quarter against the numbers.
What it changes: A plan you can hold the work to. No more posting because it is Tuesday.
Part 02 of 06
Content production
Reels, statics, carousels and stories made by the studio that made your brand: a shoot day a month or a quarter, edited into a library, plus the founder-on-camera pieces that outperform everything else. Captions written in your voice, not a template.
What it changes: A feed that looks like you and is worth watching. The part most agencies outsource.
Part 03 of 06
Calendar, approval and posting
A month planned in advance, every post with its job, sent for approval in one link. You approve inside 48 hours; we schedule, post at the right time per platform, and adjust when something in the business changes.
What it changes: You see everything before it goes out and spend 15 minutes a month doing it.
Part 04 of 06
Community management
Replies to comments and DMs in your voice within the agreed window, reviews shared and answered, community group posts for venues and trades, and the enquiries that arrive by message routed to whoever books them.
What it changes: The phone call that starts as a comment does not get missed.
Part 05 of 06
Reporting in bookings and enquiries
Tracked links, UTM tagging, form and booking attribution, and a monthly report in AllNow: what social brought in, which posts did it, what we change next month. Reach and followers are in there; they are not the headline.
What it changes: A report you can read in 2 minutes and take to the owner.
Part 06 of 06
Organic to paid
The post that worked becomes the ad. Spark Ads on TikTok, Reels ads on Meta, and the audiences built from people who engaged. Run by the same team that runs your Meta and TikTok Ads, so the creative is never made twice.
What it changes: Every dollar of media starts from a post already proven to work.
What it takes
The real cost is time. Here is the maths.
Most owners doing their own social spend 12 or more hours a week on it, at night, and still post less than they mean to. Hiring in-house solves the time and creates a new problem: one person who has to be a strategist, a videographer, an editor, a writer and a community manager, and who leaves in 18 months.
A managed plan buys the team, not the person: studio production, a strategist, an account manager and the paid media team next door. We scope it once we know the platforms and the cadence; the audit is how we get there.
- What you get back. Your nights, and 12 hours a week.
- What you keep. Approval on every post, and the accounts, which stay yours.
- What you give. Approvals that take 15 minutes a month, a shoot day each month or quarter, and someone willing to be on camera.
Yourself, in-house hire or managed · a month
| Yourself | In-house hire | Managed | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your time | 50+ hrs | 4 hrs managing | 15 min approving |
| Cost | Your nights | Salary and on-costs | Quoted to scope |
| Posts made | 6 to 10, when you can | 12 to 20 | 24 to 40 across 2 platforms |
| Video | Phone, unedited | Depends on the hire | Studio shoot and edit |
| Replies | When you see them | Business hours | Agreed window, 7 days |
| Report | None | Reach and followers | Bookings and enquiries, AllNow |
| Paid tie-in | None | Separate agency | Same team, same creative |
The managed column is scoped with you after the audit.
How social works at Q
The first quarter on social.
Month 1 is the audit, the roles and the first month of content made before anything posts. Month 2 goes live. Month 3 is where the first bookings show up in the report and the calendar is rebuilt around what worked.
You see spend, cost per lead, return on ad spend and revenue from your CRM in AllNow, compared with month 1, and which creative sold.
Step 01 · Weeks 1 to 2
Audit and roles
What customers see when they check you, what competitors post, where your buyers actually are. We pick 2 platforms and give each a role.
Step 02 · Weeks 2 to 4
Pillars and first month made
Content pillars agreed, shoot day booked, tracking and link setup done. The first month is made and approved before anything goes live.
Step 03 · Month 2
Live
Posting at the right times, replies in the agreed window, first tracked links and enquiries. Community groups joined where they matter.
Step 04 · Month 3 onward
Cadence and report
Monthly report in bookings and enquiries. Calendar rebuilt around what worked. The best post becomes the first ad.
Who does the work
The people behind the posts.
Social is who answers the comment and who holds the camera. These are the people, in Sydney, who will.
- [Social lead]Social Media LeadRuns the plan and the replies.
- Michael NooneCo-founder, CreativeDirects the content.
Brent RichardsonGeneral ManagerDelivery across every team.
Mat GroomHead of StorytellingCaptions in your voice.- Stephanie CroucherHead of Account ManagementRuns the meetings.
- Josh RichardsonCo-founderTracking and the report.
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Could not ask for anything more from this incredible company. They come to you with innovation, commitment and consistency. Their knowledge and implementation is helping me to scale my business beyond what I ever thought would be possible.
The team went above and beyond to understand our business goals and create a digital marketing strategy that truly delivered results.
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Michael and his team have been excellent in design and support throughout our project. They understood exactly what we wanted, and nailed it.
Thanks for the dedicated and tailored work to create exactly what we were after.
Highly recommended, very professional.
The team went above and beyond to understand our business goals and create a digital marketing strategy that truly delivered results.
Could not ask for anything more from this incredible company. They come to you with innovation, commitment and consistency. Their knowledge and implementation is helping me to scale my business beyond what I ever thought would be possible.
Q Agency and Steph have been excellent to work with. Steph has been very knowledgeable, understanding and thorough in assisting with our new website build.
The SEO team were amazing to work with and took the time to understand me and my business. I have already had great feedback about the new website and just could not be happier.
Our paid ads are performing better than ever, and communication has been clear and proactive throughout. Highly recommend them for anyone wanting real results from their ad spend.
It has been great to work with the team at Q Agency. Smooth and fast process, we love our new website.
The head of digital at Q Agency has legitimately been the best to work with. Actively tries to grow our business and gives common sense advice rather than marketing jargon.
Came to Q for a Shopify refresh and they absolutely delivered. The new website is faster, cleaner, and way easier for customers to use.
Steph and the team at Q Agency are amazing to work with. Excellent communication and very helpful from start to finish, and delivered our project to a high standard.
Q helped us upgrade our website, developing best practice UX and UI for better user journeys and to drive lead volume. They care about our results and know the right levers to pull to get us the outcomes we need.
Steph has been awesome to work with on our Google Ads. Super professional, transparent, and actually delivers results. She genuinely cares about the business and always keeps me in the loop.
Exceptional team to work with. We have used their services for web design, SEO and email marketing so far and the quality of work has been great and timely.
I can't tell you the impact that working with Q Agency has had on my business. They don't just do marketing, they become part of your business, understanding your goals and driving real results.
Consistently blown away by the speed, quality and cost-efficiency of the team at Q Agency. They have levelled up the humii website 10x since we started with them and we're stoked with the outcome.
Josh and the team are very professional, friendly, and work hard to ensure you are happy and get exactly what you are after. Very happy with the website Q Agency delivered and will continue to use their five star service.
We are extremely pleased with the work done on our website. The team demonstrated professionalism and expertise throughout the process, we could not be happier with the outcome.
Q Agency understood the reason why we exist and as a marketing agency is helping us get the messaging across. High five to Cassandra and Michael, they and the agency really care.
Highly recommend Q Agency. They set up the branding for our small business and managed to execute our vision perfectly. They take the time to really listen to what you are after and have excellent attention to detail. We would be lost without their team.
Social media agency, Sydney
Social media management for Sydney and Australia.
Q Agency provides social media management from Sydney to businesses across Australia. We run Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and LinkedIn for hospitality venues, trades and home services, health practices, professional services firms and consumer brands: businesses whose customers check them on social before they book, call or buy.
Most social media management is a posting schedule. Ours starts with a role for each platform and a job for each post, because the customer who finds an active, confident account with an obvious next step is the one who converts. The content is made by the studio that makes our clients' brands and ads, so it looks and sounds like the business rather than like a template, and it is tracked so that a booking that started on Instagram says so in the report. We report in bookings, enquiries and revenue in AllNow, next to reach and followers, compared with month 1.
Organic social takes 3 to 6 months to show in enquiries; we say so in the first meeting. When a post works, it becomes the ad, run by the same team that manages our clients' Meta and TikTok Ads, so nothing is made twice. Most of our social clients are in Sydney and New South Wales, with multi-venue groups and national brands further afield.
Faqs
Questions we get about social media management.
Straight answers. If yours is not here, ask on the call.
How much does social media management cost?
It depends on platforms, posting cadence and how much video is made. We scope it with you after the audit. The comparison on this page shows what the same month costs in your own time or an in-house hire.
How many posts a week?
Post 3 to 5 times a week per platform: the cadence that builds a library without burning out the team. Every third post has a job: book, enquire, visit. The rest earn the right to ask.
Which platforms should we be on?
Start with 2. Instagram for almost everyone customers check before calling; Facebook for over-35s, suburbs and events; TikTok for discovery and under-35s; LinkedIn for B2B and professional services. The audit picks the 2 and gives each a role.
Who films the content?
The studio. A shoot day a month or a quarter depending on the plan, edited into a library, plus founder-on-camera pieces we help you record. Captions are written by our writers in your voice.
Do we have to approve every post?
Yes, in one link, once a month, inside 48 hours. You see everything before it goes live. If nobody at the business can do that, social will not work and we will say so.
How long until it brings customers?
Organic social shows in bookings and enquiries within 3 to 6 months. Faster if the accounts already have an audience; slower on a new brand. We baseline month 1 so you can see it move.
Is this organic or paid?
This page is organic: your own accounts, no media. When a post works, it becomes the ad; the same team runs our Meta and TikTok Ads and the creative is never made twice.
Do you reply to comments and messages?
Yes, in your voice, within an agreed window, and enquiries that arrive by message are routed to whoever books them. Scope and window are set in the plan.
How do you measure it?
Tracked links, UTM tags and form and booking attribution, reported in AllNow: what social brought in, which posts did it, and what changes next month. Reach and followers are included; they are not the headline.
Do we own the accounts?
Yes. They stay in your Business Manager and your logins. We are added as a manager and removed if we part ways.
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