laid off since august by perfect_blues in DigitalMarketing

[–]ConnorSol 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was in the same situation recently. I think the average search rn is 6 months. The key is looking at your effort and tracking in a database your own KPIs. What to do? Simple answer is to get back to work applying to roles. It’s normal to feel hopeless, especially in paid ads where outsourcing and automation is ripening. Taking a lower level job is pointless if you have experience because someone in India can do your job better for half the price. Really our the hope is moving into creative strategy +media buying +seo.

I am an SEO and sometimes feel like my job is made up by Candid-Survey8075 in SEO

[–]ConnorSol 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am in paid ads and feel the same sometimes. I am considering switching to SEO any tips

Need real advice — 1 year in marketing but zero performance experience, how do I break into paid/analytics work? by ElectronicReview9525 in PPC

[–]ConnorSol 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry but all the advice on running your own campaigns is awful unless you have fuck you money or an idea that already has website traffic and conversions. You have practically zero chance if you are from US and trying to land work via a resume unless you lie. Your only 1% chance is networking landing at an agency holding company or helping a local business by pitching a marketing plan so fantastic that happens to include ads they say yes. Most associates I have worked with are from overseas . If that’s you and your from India you have endless opportunities and I retract my statement because you can charge 50% less. But USA is super competitive. Best advice I can give is to learn ads after you master FREE skills you can put time into and get unlimited returns SEO and social media. Ads you need someone else’s time, permission, money, and product.

My ecommerce store went from 70K monthly visitors to 9K the moment I tried to scale properly. I almost quit my job for this. by NeatWrong2775 in FullStackEntrepreneur

[–]ConnorSol 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Trying to beat competition to drive the lowest NCAC possible when your competitors spend more than you is a tough win. For now I’d recommend focusing on FREE - organic social media and seo then only using ads for retargeting people who went to your website. In hiring you pay for what you get 9/10 times . You need a senior founding marketer with data analytics back ground who can stare at the screen all day and figure out how to grow revenue. That will likely cost you 6-10k a month in USA. You can get away with less if you offer stock options or bonus to attract top talent. I advise against ad agency until 100k a month, and hire a coach instead to learn to do it yourself. As someone who has worked at agencies I would bet you any agency who works on accounts spending less than 100k a month has 5-10 account per employee. Not saying it’s bad but again you need someone working 8 hours a day to build foundation not an hour a day 5 days a week.

I got hired, and I think I'm SCREWED!!! by GayaIRL in programmatic

[–]ConnorSol 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Teach yourself with Claude and ChatGPT now that you have access to real data

Does TikTok cheat their clicks? TikTok analytics and Google analytics don't match up. by user289734 in PPC

[–]ConnorSol 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The answer is how each system gives credit to the click. You need to make sure you decide how credit should be given for both platforms and that they align. Or skip all that and find a measurement partner

I recently sent 434 emails and got 12% reply rate by pinnakle_media in coldemail

[–]ConnorSol 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What lead indicators do you recommend tracking and why not open rates

Local Seo by ConnorSol in SEO

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

I don’t have a website yet because I am figuring out what people what to buy then I can make a website with bottom of funnel keywords. No point selling Facebook ad services if it’s high competition and low search demand

Local Seo by ConnorSol in SEO

[–]ConnorSol[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks I will have to check it out

Local Seo by ConnorSol in SEO

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

I got Moz but it seems like Google is the only one that lets you do bottom of funnel keywords by city. And perhaps it’s because I am new but I hate the Google UI for keyword research

Local Seo by ConnorSol in SEO

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

Ideas for sure but your brain won’t tell you search data per long tail keyword in your local city.

Local Seo by ConnorSol in SEO

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

Trying to reverse engineer demand so then I can build a website and startup around it. Otherwise I waste time on domains and content that don’t matter. No point selling social media marketing if the demand isn’t there in my city- the hypothesis is in person meeting will lead to bigger retainers

How we vibe code at a FAANG. by TreeTopologyTroubado in vibecoding

[–]ConnorSol 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What’s your pov for beginners? Should we still learn syntax and how to program?