How are you guys hustlin' these days?

DonegalDanny

DonegalDanny

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Hi,

So I thought I'd start a thread for us to discuss the different ways in which we are making money.

I'm currently running a digital marketing agency. My core service is landing page design + google ads management.

Usually the client already has a (shitty) website, but I build them landing pages specific to the marketing campaigns we are going to run. Then I set up Adwords (which the client pays directly) and send traffic to it. As few of the competition have proper landing pages set up, or often even proper adwords management, we can out perform them. For some of my clients this 'system' is 100% of their new business.

I've applied it from everything from lawyers to builders to laser machine manufacturers.

I make my money by charging my clients a flat retainer for my services.

The only problem I have is getting new business so I can scale my business. I'm putting more effort into talking to people at networking events etc. Also spend a lot of time hanging out in forums related to my clients niches looking for more business. However it's tough going as usually only 5% of the people I talk to (who actually talk back) turn into customers, but when they do they stay with me because the service is good. Then they sometimes can give me referals.

How are you making your money?
 


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What do you mean by a "flat retainer"? You just charge a single up-front fee and not a monthly fee?
 
Thanks for the informative post Danny. It's good to come here and read decent content even if we have to weed through crap.
 
onlinehustla said:
What do you mean by a "flat retainer"? You just charge a single up-front fee and not a monthly fee?
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No I charge a flat monthly retainer. By this I mean it's not set as a percentage of client's ad spend. So if they want to raise their monthly adwords spend from $2,000/month to $3,000/month I don't increase my retainer to match.

If they drastically increase spend levels, then of course that means more work for me and so I would revisit my retainer with them.
 
tangy said:
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The only problem I have is getting new business

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./facepalm
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Yeah you're saying why aren't I running adwords campaigns for my own business right to get more clients.

Yeah that's something I'm going to start doing. I'm pivoting to offering my services just to lawyers, so I'm setting up a website just for that, then I'm going to adwords it.

Cheers,
Dan
 
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Hi, how are you good i hope.

I do sales/ telemarketing/ etc

I can help get you sales, I have a great sales system, also i have great seo partner, you can resell with no start up fees. I was going to set up his sales system but he ran out of money for my salary but I have a great system I can put together for you, that i was already working on, and also add great seo service, and i can also use you for adwords service etc.

pm me
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thanks
 
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he has a great seo system that he has put together since 10 yrs ago, but not much experience running a sales team. we just never finished with the system before his small budget for myself ran out, it died when we just needed the voice over for the demo. wasnt my fault.

he has other clients and partners, just the outbound system i was working on for him died before it started. ,,even though i did get 1 SALE out of just 2 test clients.
 
You can mine for jewgold, you can sell pickaxes, or you can plot & scheme to sell the illusion of jewgold to disillusioned peasants, and pray to the jewgods that your jewmagic works just long enough that they forget to cancel their recurring jewpal subscriptions.

So it is written, so shall it be done, I'm sent to you by the chosen one.
 
BossDonLapre said:
wont send pm, posting here...>

Hi, how are you good i hope.

I do sales/ telemarketing/ etc

I can help get you sales, I have a great sales system, also i have great seo partner, you can resell with no start up fees. I was going to set up his sales system but he ran out of money for my salary but I have a great system I can put together for you, that i was already working on, and also add great seo service, and i can also use you for adwords service etc.

pm me
back
thanks
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WTF IS THIS!?

Now we all "Premium" and shit, it be a'ight to flog our shit in STS?

Schweet. Let the fucking spam flow.

Ban this fucking :Yahoo_29: already. Long overdue.
 
galacon said:
WTF IS THIS!?

Now we all "Premium" and shit, it be a'ight to flog our shit in STS?

Schweet. Let the fucking spam flow.

Ban this fucking :Yahoo_29: already. Long overdue.
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NO DOOON BAN MEEE,, always with the ban with this guy
 
DonegalDanny said:
No I charge a flat monthly retainer. By this I mean it's not set as a percentage of client's ad spend. So if they want to raise their monthly adwords spend from $2,000/month to $3,000/month I don't increase my retainer to match.

If they drastically increase spend levels, then of course that means more work for me and so I would revisit my retainer with them.
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I actually do the same as far as a flat fee. A lot of agencies charge a percentage of the ad spend, so people are looking to switch.

Also do digital marketing for clients that pay the bills, have a customizable beauty product that's launching soon, and starting a safety sign ecommerce biz.

Next thing I want to get into is SAAS or subscription.
 
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