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Social Media Management in Ripley, Derbyshire

For a Ripley business, I come and film your place once a quarter, so there’s always something real going out on your pages, even when you’re flat out. I’m 4 miles away in Belper, so it’s a short trip.

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UPDATED // 28 OCT 2026

Scrambled eggs with smoked salmon and chives on a white plate on a wooden board, from above — FOOD // Keto & Clarity, scrambled eggs and smoked salmon

Who can do social media management for a small business in Ripley?

North Bear Media, run by Norton Hunt in Belper, 4 miles away, can manage social media for a Ripley business, whether it’s on the Market Place or off Nottingham Road. It’s filmed on site once a quarter, with posts and replies handled. It’s part of Found & Filmed at £995 a month, and the £295 MOT usually comes first.

Ripley’s competing on two fronts.

There’s each other, for the town’s own trade, and then the bigger Derby and Nottingham names for everything else.

A burst of posting every few months doesn’t win that. A feed that keeps going, month after month, while other people’s go quiet does, because the business people think of first is the one they’ve kept seeing. I’ll keep yours going.

That’s the same whether you’re one of the independents round the Market Place or on Grosvenor Road with the cafes and salons. The trades in the units off Nottingham Road and at Peartree Business Centre want the same, with more out of LinkedIn.

I’m in Belper, 4 miles away, so I come to your place, or we grab a coffee at one of Ripley’s cafes, whichever’s easier for you.

BASE //Belper, about 4 miles away
COVERAGE //Ripley and the Amber Valley
UP AGAINST //Derby and Nottingham names
WHAT WINS //Keeping going, month after month

So how does it work with Found & Filmed?

Social media is one part of Found & Filmed, which is £995 a month, and it rolls on monthly, with 30 days’ notice either way.

For that I come out once a quarter and spend a day filming wherever you work in Ripley. The video and stills are edited and go out over the following weeks. If somebody comments, the replies get handled, so questions never sit there unanswered. You’ve got a business to run. Let me run this.

There’s also the being found side, Google and AI search, which means whether ChatGPT says your name when somebody asks who to use in Ripley. Clients have found me exactly that way, and I’ll give you the best chance of it being you.

Your website’s hosting and care come in it, and you get a report and a call each month. A second location is another £450 a month. Anything that’s one job, some new graphics or the words for a website, I scope and price as a project first. It all costs less than a full-time hire, and I bring the kit.

SOCIAL //Inside Found & Filmed
PRICE //£995 a month
NOTICE //30 days, either way
FIRST //The £295 MOT, usually

From a coffee in Ripley to a steady feed.

This is how it goes.

01 //
A coffee, or the MOT
We have a chat in town, or I do the MOT and show you your social next to two other Ripley businesses.
02 //
Filming at yours
I spend a day at your shop or unit filming the real stuff, the people and the work.
03 //
Steady posting
It’s spread between filming days, so you’re still turning up when other people have gone quiet.
04 //
Report and call
Once a month I send you a report on how it’s all gone, and then we have a call about it.

Client view

“Every month we sit down to review what’s worked, what we can improve, explore new ideas, and keep on top of changes in the industry … the insight he brings, especially around social media engagement, is second to none.”

Some recent stuff I’ve posted for.

This is from a day I set up for Ginger Butchers in Matlock. I arranged for the Mayor to come in and got BBC Radio Derby down, then it all went out on their socials the same week.

Ed from Ginger Butchers and the Mayor of Matlock, wearing his chain, smiling together behind the counter — EVENT // Ed and the Mayor at Ginger Butchers

Rows of pork pies and sausage rolls on the Ginger Butchers counter with chalkboard price labels — PRODUCT // The pork pie counter at Ginger Butchers

A BBC Radio Derby reporter interviewing Ed behind the counter at Ginger Butchers — PRESS // BBC Radio Derby at Ginger Butchers

Common questions about social media management in Ripley.

How much does social media management cost?

It’s £995 a month with me, as social media comes inside Found & Filmed. It runs month to month, and either of us can stop with 30 days’ notice. It includes a filming day at your place in Ripley every quarter, and extra locations are £450 a month each.

What social media platforms work best for Ripley businesses?

That comes down to what you sell. Cafes and shops in Ripley do best on Facebook and Instagram, and firms selling to other businesses get more from LinkedIn.

Do you create the content yourself?

Yes. I do the filming and photography myself, on site once a quarter, and edit it back at the studio with captions on. You don’t need to send me anything, though if you’ve got news coming up, tell me.

How many posts per week?

There’s no fixed weekly number. Each quarter’s filming gets spread across the weeks, which beats a lot in one week and nothing the next.

Will it actually bring in customers?

That’s what it’s for. The monthly report shows what the posts are doing for your Ripley business, and if something isn’t working we change it. It’s rolling monthly, so if it’s not paying its way, you stop.

Can we meet in person?

Yes. Belper’s 4 miles from Ripley, so I come to your shop or unit, or we grab a coffee at one of the cafes in town.

Social media management near Ripley.

Heanor and Alfreton are the nearest to Ripley, so they’re first, then the rest of Derbyshire.

Other things for Ripley businesses.

The photography and video come out of the filming days, and the rest I price as a project, if you need it.

When somebody in Ripley wants what you do, is yours the name they’ve been seeing on their feed?

The MOT’s £295 and it shows you how your social looks next to two other Ripley businesses, and whether ChatGPT suggests any of you. If you’d rather talk, book a call.