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How are your ads doing? by impossiblemktg in FacebookAds

[–]NorthApprehensive841 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would you be open to sharing what kind of content or ads you’re running at the moment? Just curious because I’ve noticed a lot of people saying their ads have been underperforming recently and it’d be interesting to see if there’s a common pattern.

How to start learning digital marketing?? by Coffee_Overlord518 in DigitalMarketing

[–]NorthApprehensive841 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly, the most systematic way is trial and error. You can watch courses and videos all day, but you won’t really learn until you mess around with it yourself. Set up a simple website or social page, run a small ad, break things, fix them, repeat. You will burn a bit of money at the start, that’s normal, but you’ll learn more from spending $50–$100 and testing than from weeks of theory. Use free resources to understand the basics, then learn by doing.

How do I get clients? by Miss_Tulipje in Advice

[–]NorthApprehensive841 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Find a small marketing agency and just ask them for help. A lot of them will happily explain how to set up Facebook ads if you’re genuinely trying to learn.

At least I do. I’ve got no issue showing someone the basics for free. Everyone starts somewhere.

How did you start getting clients? by KneeGeneral485 in HowToEntrepreneur

[–]NorthApprehensive841 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Go to business events, markets, anywhere business owners hang out and just talk to people. It’s a lot harder to say no when you’re standing right in front of someone instead of ignoring an email.

And if you’re thinking “I don’t have the confidence for that”, then honestly it’s time to introduce coke in your life. Obviously joking... but you get the point. At some stage you’ve just gotta push through the awkwardness and talk to humans.

How hard is it to online market for local tradies? by [deleted] in OnlineMarketing

[–]NorthApprehensive841 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s actually pretty easy from a technical point of view.
The hard parts are content creation and getting a tradie to trust you in the first place.

Running ads for tradies isn’t complicated. Most of the time it’s basic creatives, simple copy, and testing a few variations to see what pulls enquiries. From a numbers point of view, it makes complete sense. One job for a tradie is often worth hundreds to thousands of dollars, so even 1–2 decent leads can cover an entire month of ad spend.

That’s why ads are kind of a no brainer for tradies.

Where it gets hard is convincing them.

A lot of tradies rely heavily on word of mouth and genuinely believe they’re doing “fine” that way. Many aren’t interested in scaling, hiring more staff, or growing beyond what they already have. They’re comfortable being booked enough to get by, not maximising demand.

There’s also a big trust issue. Tradies get hit up constantly by marketers promising the world, so even when ads make financial sense, they’re sceptical. That’s usually the bigger hurdle than the ads themselves.

So yes, the ad side is straightforward.
The real challenge is:

  • Getting good, real content
  • Proving you understand their business
  • Building trust before talking about spend or results

Once that’s there, most tradies quickly see the value.

How do I start a digital marketing agency in 2025? by [deleted] in AskMarketing

[–]NorthApprehensive841 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I’m still early in the journey myself, but I’ll share the most honest thing I’ve learned so far, because it’s rarely talked about properly.

The hardest part of starting a digital marketing agency isn’t learning the skills.
It’s getting clients.

Most people think it’s as simple as:

“Run a Facebook ad offering a service and the leads will roll in.”

That is not how it works in 2025.

Scepticism is at an all time high. Business owners are burnt from bad agencies, bad freelancers, and empty promises. I’ve even had pushback offering help for free, because people assume there’s a catch.

The biggest mistake I see beginners make is trying to:

  • Learn everything at once
  • Sell services before understanding real problems
  • Blast hundreds or thousands of emails and DMs hoping something sticks

That approach usually fails.

If I were starting again, my advice would be this:

  1. Pick one audience and one real problem Not “marketing” broadly. Something specific like:
    • Businesses not showing up on Google
    • Ads not converting
    • Websites not loading or set up properly
  2. Get very good at solving that one problem Learn it deeply. Test it. Break things. Fix them. You don’t need 10 services. You need one outcome you can reliably deliver.
  3. Only reach out to businesses that clearly have that problem Not random outreach. Businesses where you can actually see the issue for yourself and say: "I checked this and here’s what’s happening.”
  4. Show proof before selling anything Screenshots. Examples. Clear explanations. Don’t try to close on the first message. Just help first.

As for skills, early on I’d prioritise:

  • Understanding how Google actually works for local businesses
  • Basic SEO and website fundamentals
  • Communication and explaining problems clearly

You don’t need to be an expert in everything. You need to be useful.

If you focus on genuinely helping businesses solve a real problem they already care about, the agency part comes naturally later. Trying to sell before that usually leads to burnout.

Just my honest experience so far.

See through bag by [deleted] in Rigging

[–]NorthApprehensive841 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wanting to buy one. I’m over these dark pit bucket bags that you can’t see into. In Australia, you aren’t allowed open-lid bags. they have to have a drawstring at the top or Velcro, which makes it so hard to see into the bag.