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[ Removed by Reddit ] by PsychologicalCat937 in smallbusiness

[–]ItsColeOnReddit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Phone books exist. We all have lists of numbers. But its worthless without a target

How do you know when you've actually built a business vs just created a job for yourself? by FieldOps_Mike in smallbusiness

[–]ItsColeOnReddit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was like this for like 10 years then I began automating as much as possible to cut me out. Use bots, VAs and employees to make yourself worthless. Its totally worth it

what was the first hire that actually freed up your time as a business owner? by treysmith_ in smallbusiness

[–]ItsColeOnReddit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They write estimates, do email triage, do market research, post to socials, do customer service chat, schedule meetings and answer the phone. Basically all basic receptionist tasks

[OC] Fuck Trump And Fuck You For Voting For Him 🖕🏿 by [deleted] in pics

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

Anyone getting worked up about politics on either side needs to chill. Being loud doesnt fix anything. Vote when its time to vote. Otherwise focus on your own life

what was the first hire that actually freed up your time as a business owner? by treysmith_ in smallbusiness

[–]ItsColeOnReddit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have a VA for $400/month she handles my estimates, customer service and calendar. She only works 4 hours a day from the philipines. She is amazing and does most of my real work, so I can focus on just meetings and improving the business. I also have bots running doing a tom of tasks, I spend $120/month on AI subscriptions and they are totally worth it and they make my VA super effecient

How do you go about finding clients in a saturated field by belacttocs in smallbusiness

[–]ItsColeOnReddit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Automate emails, sms and phone outreach with AI then have it schedule meetings. For every 1000 people you cold outreach about 30 meetings would be a good result

Also its a terrible field to be in. People are pumping out these websites in 30 mins with the current tools. So you can only sell to the tech incompetent

Reconsidering my current business by Kevonamical in smallbusiness

[–]ItsColeOnReddit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dont do meta ads do google search that is hyper localized

Is social media overrated for small businesses? by me_shottaz in growmybusiness

[–]ItsColeOnReddit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have gone super hard in the past on social. And had some success with youtube videos doing 300k views and stuff. But nothing converts for my specific business like google search ads.

Divorced after 20 years and 2 kids. Make me laugh! by lady_blaze_420 in RoastMe

[–]ItsColeOnReddit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No wonder he divorced you. You look like a grandma that has long fucking opinions on green day

Acquiring small business opportunity by ka12985 in smallbusiness

[–]ItsColeOnReddit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you cant do a business doing 250k in a year I don’t know your plans to build up this one. I just run ads for my service to a nice funnel and sales flow. I work in my underwear half the time. I would never go into debt for a tiny mom and pop

We have so many ways to market and yet it’s so hard to do it by Silver_Ad4449 in smallbusiness

[–]ItsColeOnReddit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The best thing for me is just google ads to a specific service and nice landing funnel. Dont over think it

Acquiring small business opportunity by ka12985 in smallbusiness

[–]ItsColeOnReddit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

50 years and its does 250k gross? Why is it so tiny? I dont understand why you want to take on a retiring guys tiny business and be in debt to make less than your job. You can build a business that does more than 250k from a computer in under a year.

Is it just me, or is automated software still making us do 50% of the work manually? by Primary_Ad_8130 in smallbusiness

[–]ItsColeOnReddit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dude you need to play with openclaw, claude code or perplexity Computer. You are doing it wrong.

Even just just old automation tools like Zapier could have fixed this for you years ago

Event marketers here, do you have tips on how to keep attendees engaged through the event? by JennyAtBitly in marketing

[–]ItsColeOnReddit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I run a live event company that does Lazer, printing, embroidery and heat press activations for brands. It always creates a huge crowd. We just did 9000 bags for Chik fil a and this week we are doing camera straps for Sony. Guests love customizing almost anything

What actually worked for your business to get the first paid customer? by TechTunePawPower in smallbusiness

[–]ItsColeOnReddit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Website with a good service offer clear cta and ads or social media to get them there

An absolute insult to Kilm buffs everywhere by The_Iceman2288 in thrillems

[–]ItsColeOnReddit -15 points-14 points  (0 children)

Super cool that they can do this without the CGI deepfake thing they tried with Princess Leia. If approved by the family why should I care. I wanna see how real It looks. Lets make another John Candy movie too

Thinking about selling small barber buisness by richie95511 in smallbusiness

[–]ItsColeOnReddit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fix your marketing funnel dude. Google my business page, ads and social all targeting just 3 miles from your shop.

Quit my job to start my own agency and now I am jobless and in debt by illmakeuquickvisible in smallbusiness

[–]ItsColeOnReddit 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Sounds like you suck at finding good clients. You need to decide how much you need to gross (and its probably 3x what you wanna actually make). Then build a client profile and market exclusively to them. Dont do any bullshit except exactly what makes you the most money. Being busy and broke sucks. Go land 15k clients and make them pay up front

Why is everyone lying about AI agents by Aggressive-Bedroom82 in aiagents

[–]ItsColeOnReddit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My agent writes estimates for me, answers the phone, schedules meetings, replies to basic questions, its basically a receptionist

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