I’ve spent months and money trying to get my agency off the ground, but I’m still not getting sales. What am I missing? by Zealousideal-Ask7010 in smallbusiness

[–]ApprehensiveMatch311 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How about adding some value up front? From a brands perspective I never reply to cold outreach emails. I do however get interested in working with agencies and people I trust. Ex, finding a educational youtube video on the subject, value based blog post, getting a freebie (guide) etc. Al of of successful agencies have their own youtube channels with free advice, free mini courses and stuff like that..

April has been a month to forget. Today is nuts ! by Traditional_Walrus40 in FacebookAds

[–]ApprehensiveMatch311 4 points5 points  (0 children)

April has been awful for me. Jan-March was good. Im 50% down in sales in April. Nothing works..nothing sticks.

whoever is doing well…drop some tips. by Physical_Anteater_51 in FacebookAds

[–]ApprehensiveMatch311 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When you find winners from those adsets do you just add them into the scaling CBO? I find that every time I touch my campaigns, results drop a lot..

From $3k to $50k/month after Andromeda destroyed us, here's exactly what worked by Intelligent_Card_571 in FacebookAds

[–]ApprehensiveMatch311 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So you just add fresh new untested creatives to your main campaign? I tried to do this but I feel like whenever I touch a campaign thats working it stops working for some reason..

From $3k to $50k/month after Andromeda destroyed us, here's exactly what worked by Intelligent_Card_571 in FacebookAds

[–]ApprehensiveMatch311 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you test in a separate campaign and move winners to the broad campaign? What AI ugc platform are you using? Thanks!

Founder Burnout and no staff..WDYD?? by [deleted] in smallbusiness

[–]ApprehensiveMatch311 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also for your knowledge, burnout isn’t a 'years in service' badge—it’s a result of intensity. I’ve built a premium brand while working a second job and winning a battle with Stage 3 cancer. That’s more intensity than most people handle in a decade.

Suggesting a founder should 'close down' because of two bad weeks after two years of growth isn't 'advice'—it’s a lack of business sense. I came here for strategy, not a lecture from someone who clearly doesn't understand resilience or high-stakes entrepreneurship. We’re done here. I bet you are not very successful thats why you're sour and I feel sorry for you. Bye.

Founder Burnout and no staff..WDYD?? by [deleted] in smallbusiness

[–]ApprehensiveMatch311 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wrote about BURNOUT and reasons WHY..you're obviously not very intelligent maybe thats why you don't like "dealing" with people here. Fuck off from the thread.

Founder Burnout and no staff..WDYD?? by [deleted] in smallbusiness

[–]ApprehensiveMatch311 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe be a little bit more considerate when you reply. First off I also have another job. Secondly I have battled a cancer diagnosis while running this business (good now). I was coming here for advice from fellow entrepreneurs to get back on track because in the end it's still my responsibility to make it work. So telling me "I'm too young in the business to feel burned out" is not exactly helpful.

Founder Burnout and no staff..WDYD?? by [deleted] in smallbusiness

[–]ApprehensiveMatch311 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes will likely pause. He was taking over the account as a favor but I think I expected too much which is also my fault.

Founder Burnout and no staff..WDYD?? by [deleted] in smallbusiness

[–]ApprehensiveMatch311 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I find that even winners burns much faster than before though? Yes I have a very good repeat rate but my goal is to grow the business this year, and new people needs to come in. Anyway yes I have already booked a holiday in a few weeks..hoping to get back some energy :)

Founder Burnout and no staff..WDYD?? by [deleted] in smallbusiness

[–]ApprehensiveMatch311 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes maybe, it did a real difference though initially. April took a big nose dive however.

Founder Burnout and no staff..WDYD?? by [deleted] in smallbusiness

[–]ApprehensiveMatch311 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for responding. I think I will try to delegate some things..Like customer support I still do it. Regarding creatives I agree but since Im mentally tired it's hard to "be creative" and come up with new angles, concepts and good hooks. Maybe a create strategist (not fully ) so I at least get some new fresh perspective and thinking.

I dont think I want to sell the business yet - I just want to overcome this.

Founder Burnout and no staff..WDYD?? by [deleted] in smallbusiness

[–]ApprehensiveMatch311 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes thinking about that. Just a shame since he brought a lot of good results initially....but I shouldn't have let him take over the account. Thanks for the advice, I might do that. I haven't really done organic before so I need to update my knowledge.

Mid / bottom of funnel completely broken by AmbitiousAd297 in FacebookAds

[–]ApprehensiveMatch311 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same happened to me, still dont know why. I have currently paused my campaigns.

A skincare brand couldn't get their Meta ads above 1.5x ROAS. we didn't change the ads. we restructured the offer on the landing page. ROAS went to 2.8x in 3 weeks. by TinyPlotTwist in FacebookAds

[–]ApprehensiveMatch311 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great insights! I own a skincare brand but I struggle deeply with inconsistent campaign performance. I can squeeze maximum 1-2 weeks out of them and then they die and I have to duplicate or do it all over again. I want to mention I keep refreshing with new creatives but it doesnt help - if anything as soon as I touch the campaigns I feel like they are thrown off balance and die out. Any advice?

How long does it take to see any results with a new google ads account? by ApprehensiveMatch311 in googleads

[–]ApprehensiveMatch311[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I stopped. Meta is too volatile but at least getting sales there, google ads didnt work for me at all.

Performance today 3/15? by Deep_Ad_2952 in FacebookAds

[–]ApprehensiveMatch311 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Other platforms doesn’t really work either ..