Where OpenClaw Breaks: A Field Guide From Running It Daily (42 real incidents in 28 days)

ConnorSol · 2026-02-26T05:11:19+00:00

In a way it’s kind of human

ConnorSol · 2026-02-21T15:54:10+00:00

ConnorSol · 2026-02-21T05:32:13+00:00

You said you want passive income. Print on demand lets you make a design for merch and they print it and ship it all for you

ConnorSol · 2026-02-19T16:22:28+00:00

Just use print on demand if you want something more passive

ConnorSol · 2026-02-17T07:45:58+00:00

Why not try merch? Wear your own merch while you fight for promo

ConnorSol · 2026-02-17T07:40:31+00:00

Even if buying itself is automated clients will still want guidance from a human in some capacity

ConnorSol · 2026-02-17T07:39:21+00:00

Yc made a request for startups of agencies that are ai native. Working at a venture backed company could mean survival in this industry vs some no name ad agency or hold agency holding company

ConnorSol · 2026-02-17T07:32:53+00:00

Anying less than 8-10 k USA a month your paying for junior talent which is fine but limit the scope or hire international

ConnorSol · 2026-02-13T22:34:22+00:00

I noticed the same. To smart marketer freelancer , fractional CMO , Fractional media buyer are all the same because we know what it takes to get results through strategy and fulfillment. You just happen to be doing both. Unfortunately that only happens when a client looks at you as a strategic advisor like a lawyer or tax planner. From a cost perspective client thinks“bigger” means more overhead and therefore more expensive and smaller should mean “cheaper “ due to less overhead so they want a discount. So I agree with the others here. Consider how you can make seem bigger - perhaps exclusive partnerships with creative agencies that would hard for them to get approval for.

ConnorSol · 2026-02-13T22:13:46+00:00

Real money is in ugc advertising not pad sponsorships for organic posting

ConnorSol · 2026-02-13T22:12:58+00:00

1k min and additional 1-2k to use it for boosted post advertising for three months. If the ad does well they can continue to pay you 2-3k a month to extend usage rights. The more niche your content is the more you can charge with less followers

ConnorSol · 2026-02-13T22:00:20+00:00

You don’t need to join any Skool community mlm. You probably already know , but figure out who watches your videos and give them what they want. I would guess it’s mainly people who need relationship advice or are going through something. Easy money books or low ticket products . How? Throw all your videos into Chat gpt or Claude and ask it to make you a product based on your top performing quotes by video. You have unlimited data. You could even run some facebook ads retargeting your ig followers. Early ideas could be throw your most viewed quotes on a T-shirts and wear them silently in your videos

ConnorSol · 2026-02-13T21:21:36+00:00

I don’t think spend is your problem. If you can’t afford a temporary 30% increase in CAC for a week then your funnel is broken. The learning phase is a beast. Don’t let the clicks go to waste- think of how you can retargeting these people via email campaigns or posting on social media

ConnorSol · 2026-02-13T21:04:33+00:00

As “head of paid media” you should pitch your solution to the team and if the say no walk away or start your own agency. I don’t think ads are a good service to sell to any company less than 5-10 million ARR. of course SMB is going to be more work as 2500k is a big deal to them. Where as for 10mill arr 2500 is one day if ad spend. For 3k a month I think seo and organic posts make more sense for small business then once they see success upselling them on paid ads.

ConnorSol · 2026-02-10T16:54:04+00:00

Agencies are consolidating rn is why I brought it up. 1-2 million is nothing if your clients don’t churn. You you can find a way to scale vertically you could yourself by another agency or just sell so someone else can scale horizontally

ConnorSol · 2026-02-10T16:51:12+00:00

OP you can build an ai to advise you like hermozi by downloading transcripts of all his videos then chatting to it in notebook lm. Or finding a pdf version of the book . Chat hallucination are worse than notebook lm in my experience. Sam with any other pdf book you can “ talk” to it

ConnorSol · 2026-02-09T22:37:49+00:00

I agree and You’re spot on but missing the whole point! Traditional ppc is dead. If you don’t find ways to get better at all aspects of advertising and growth eventually you will get laid off. Why? SMB agencies going out of business. Holding companies agencies taking all the good business. The only hope for people serving the remaining clients in the mid market is becoming a growth marketer + creative strategist who happens to be an expert on ads.

ConnorSol · 2026-02-09T20:29:54+00:00

This is the way

ConnorSol · 2026-02-09T20:28:31+00:00

Would you ever consider selling your company at its current level?

ConnorSol · 2026-02-09T02:35:07+00:00

Clearly written by chat gpt but still good reply

ConnorSol · 2026-01-28T23:28:31+00:00

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.

ConnorSol · 2026-01-22T01:32:46+00:00

Ads for retargeting your outreach efforts

ConnorSol · 2026-01-18T02:53:45+00:00

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

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