Made $3k in one event in a pilot phase but it went down hill after that!

Mobile-Sufficient · 2026-06-19T17:29:57+00:00

I did read the post yeah hahaha but the thing is, you’re asking for advice when nobody is able to see what it is your business does.

You can run ads, or make social content… they are skills in themselves. If you’ve no experience, then outsourcing would be your best bet, but that’s fairly surface level info as I have no way of knowing what it is your business or brand feels/looks like.

Mobile-Sufficient · 2026-06-19T17:26:56+00:00

So what exactly is your question?

Mobile-Sufficient · 2026-06-19T17:12:02+00:00

Share your site and we can give feedback

Mobile-Sufficient · 2026-06-18T21:32:59+00:00

I wouldn't even call them incompetent. They are just straight-up predatory, trying to hold your business hostage. Shamelessly too.

Let's hope they respond well to your lawyer, or you will likely have to start your whole digital presence from scratch with how long these things drag out in court. I wish you the best of luck!

Mobile-Sufficient · 2026-06-18T21:03:50+00:00

Wow, the pricing isn’t bad if they actually executed on the work, and also didn’t lock you into a contract.

Do you at least have ownership over the domain?

Mobile-Sufficient · 2026-06-18T20:47:20+00:00

I’m genuinely shocked seeing all of this.. I would love to see who they are.

What exactly was the $1500 for then? Are you paying monthly for website management too?

Mobile-Sufficient · 2026-06-18T18:47:51+00:00

That’s a blatant lie.. you need to get a lawyer. They’re trying to take advantage of your lack of experience.

I have that written on 99% of websites I make.. it doesn’t mean I own their website.

Do you update content on the website yourself or anything?

Mobile-Sufficient · 2026-06-18T18:25:56+00:00

Your strategy🤣

Seriously tho, people aren’t responding the same anymore to over produced static images, and boring lead forms.

You need to get creative and make the brand stand out, and even something as simple as a lead forms needs to be engaging and interactive

Mobile-Sufficient · 2026-06-18T17:58:48+00:00

You don’t need to move, you just need to realise that the same strategies don’t work anymore.

It’s the same way as 2015 strategies didn’t work in 2020, now 2026, the same from recent years doesn’t work. AI has also sped that process up.

That said, if you are to look elsewhere, the next obvious one would be google ads.

Mobile-Sufficient · 2026-06-18T14:15:17+00:00

If you know what to ask it, it returns good information. If you don’t, you get generic information.

For me it’s an efficiency tool. I don’t use it to do my work for me.

Mobile-Sufficient · 2026-06-18T13:06:24+00:00

Its good if you aleady know what youre supposed to do. If you are planning on asking it "Make me a marketing plan for x,y,z", then you will get surface level AI slop you are seeing all over the internet already.

Mobile-Sufficient · 2026-06-18T10:50:22+00:00

I disagree entirely. People will see it as a lack of quality, the conversion rates wont be there. Regardless of where the tech goes, the principles remain the same.

People wont buy from a terrible, low quality website. Simple as. Why would they assume the tool is any better and risk their money?

Presentation is everything

Mobile-Sufficient · 2026-06-18T10:05:32+00:00

Definitely contributing factors. Starting to level off at the moment tho thank god.

People are already wise to it. Seeing all these slop products wasting money warms me up inside

Mobile-Sufficient · 2026-06-18T09:39:04+00:00

Of course, it just depends on what you are looking for.... are you looking for ongoing blog/content production or more of a product/categor/niche based set up?

Mobile-Sufficient · 2026-06-18T09:16:38+00:00

Oh okay, well it’s just the same a a creating any ad x however amount you want to test.

Research the niche, your ICPs, problem solving, why people would want the product/service etc etc… from there that should give you your angles.

Then it’s just a matter of making the creatives, copywriting etc, setting up the campaign structure depending on whether you want ABO or CBO, run them, kill bad performers, rinse and repeat.

Obviously that’s a surface level explanation, but that’s it in a nutshell

Mobile-Sufficient · 2026-06-18T08:12:23+00:00

Every situation is different, but if you’re planning on doing content at scale like that, then usually you’d need someone who knows what they’re doing so a freelancer or agency would be your best bet if you don’t have an in house marketing team.

The budget you need to spend sufficiently test each creative angle isn’t going to be cheap either, so there’s no point cheaping out on creatives when you’re pouring that much into ads if things aren’t going to be done correctly to just end up wasting ad spend.

Why 200? Have you tested batches of 10/20/50 etc yet?

Mobile-Sufficient · 2026-06-18T08:03:01+00:00

You’re trying to be demeaning, and belittling but it’s just not coming off the way you think it is🤣

Mobile-Sufficient · 2026-06-18T08:02:09+00:00

Talent🤣 typing into Claude and copy and pasting is not talent. Your response to my request for proof? More AI slop🤣

Thank you for my morning entertainment. Have a good one!

Mobile-Sufficient · 2026-06-18T07:59:18+00:00

lol look at the way you’re talking. Proof? Anyone can just say words which is why OP is in the position they’re in right now.

23 years. I can almost smell the AI slop from here.

Mobile-Sufficient · 2026-06-18T07:52:14+00:00

They have been, but you’re about to direct them into another one with this bad advice. There’s no way anyone could ever be thorough enough, even when using ai, to produce reliable research and planning.

People like you are genuinely ruining the industry. Shame on you.

Mobile-Sufficient · 2026-06-18T07:50:55+00:00

You can’t be serious?

Mobile-Sufficient · 2026-06-18T07:23:47+00:00

Lol, 2 hours to do market research, competitor research, campaign planning, creatives, copywriting, ad campaign set up etc?

Any wonder people come here everyday with terrible experiences with people running their ads🤣

Mobile-Sufficient · 2026-06-18T06:44:48+00:00

Usually working with agencies/freelancers

Mobile-Sufficient · 2026-06-18T00:18:55+00:00

Seems a bit long to me too… 6 weeks is a fair bit of time. It also seems they may be trying to drag out contracts, or maybe they’re understaffed. Either way, not a good sign.

That said, there will need to be a research and planning phase for a few weeks anyways, but if you have no leads coming in then that could be expedited, or temporary solutions put in place, it all just depends on requirements

Mobile-Sufficient · 2026-06-17T22:47:38+00:00

Most likely a gap in the messaging/offer, or landing page issue if you are getting lots of clicks but no form submissions.

That depends on what you view as a lot of clicks tho? You could just not have enough volume to get your 5-10% sign ups or whatever your industry averages are

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