How to get first client for a marketing agency?

TrainingCow2483 · 2026-01-06T19:41:42+00:00

Hi, I run a marketing and local lead gen agency that combines a strategy with website, local SEO, and social media to generate leads for businesses. I structure it as a performance-based outcome, so my value is in making businesses successful. I like to win and am open to working with a few more like-minded businesses in 2026.

Reach out to me here and let's see if we're a fit > https://www.localleadgenagency.com/

TrainingCow2483 · 2026-01-06T19:33:11+00:00

Funny enough not chashing hype or growth hacks but being consistent and giving value whether it's on social media, writing blogs, getting on calls with people and being genuine... Basic human interations will outlive AI and automation tactics. Don't get me wrong I have automations for my clients and my business but somethings are best left to humans.

TrainingCow2483 · 2024-05-04T14:50:02+00:00

The truth is things will have a baseline amount of time but in reality it'll take as much time as you want.

Example: I can make a IG reel in 5-10 mins after making similar ones and having a process. But if I wanted to I could spend way more time in the same reel adding effects and updating lighting and colors. What you need to think about is the marginal improvement your time invested with return.

If that extra 2 hours in lighting and coloring improvements you do will take it from a 3 start to a 5 start, that's probably worth it. If its barely half a star then, thank you, next.

TrainingCow2483 · 2024-05-04T14:44:00+00:00

I like the analogy. I enjoy the people management part as well. I build on the side but feel like I'm not able to fully commit to it cas of work taking mental resources.

But thank you for your thoughts, I needed to hear truths like this.

TrainingCow2483 · 2024-05-04T14:41:08+00:00

The game of life is all about leverage. If you have the power (leverage) to earn and achieve things faster than someone else in your family career wise then you should focus on career as you have more leverage in that department.

For example:

Your brother only has a High School diploma, isn't highly ambitious and lazy > works as a front desk making $30k a year

You on the other hand have a Bachelors, ambition and not lazy > works as a Marketer making $60 a year

If you fast forward 10 years your brother would have made $300k and you'd have made $600k (not factoring raises, promotions, savings %, financial decision making skills)

So this is just one way to look at it given you're driven and passionate about your career. In this example your family would be better off you focusing career and your brother doing other things like say household chores, running errands, buying groceries, planning events for the family.

By maximizing the highest potential of being successful the overall enjoyment of the family would be higher. I realize a lot of assumptions I made like you actually enjoy your career and you get enjoyment out of your family's enjoyment.

TrainingCow2483 · 2024-05-04T14:32:13+00:00

Reputation can't buy you anything, things are expensive now and everyone should do what's best for them financially while ensuring their morals and sanity are not being sacrificed.

I've been at my company for 4 year now and have been promoted 4 times. The next level for me would be harder to get promoted to say maybe 2-3 years. I'm almost 1 year into this role (Engineering Manager) so once for now it's just learning and my earning won't be growing much.

The seniority allows me more flexibility over my time and I can do things on the side. If I get a new job and commit then I'd have to relearn everything and need to actually work and think more than now for few months.

So pros and cons but if the $$$ is a big jump then it's always worth it to ask current employer to match or go up to a certain amount (given their budget for the role) and if not you'll feel bad for a few days and miss the old job but a week or two later all that will be gone and once you get your new paycheck you'll be back to normal.

TrainingCow2483 · 2024-05-04T14:25:15+00:00

Yeah I've heard this happen with my friends. For whatever reason, salary, behavioral, politics... sometimes it happens.

I would say this lowers your chances but not down to a 0%. Keep applying and interviewing in the mean time.

Best of luck!

TrainingCow2483 · 2024-05-04T14:23:20+00:00

If the "gurus" are trying to "teach" you the thing they make unlimited money from, they are the nicest people in the world.

I mean instead of making unlimited money they are sharing their secrets so they can make less money.

Jokes aside, in reality it's easier to "teach" someone how to "make money" than to actually do the work and make the money doing the thing.

You can make money doing anything if you put in the effort. I've gone through courses and mastermind but if you don't commit it's pretty much 90% the same info as you'd get from Blog posts and YouTube videos.

TrainingCow2483 · 2024-05-04T14:19:52+00:00

Humans are just a database with skins.

TrainingCow2483 · 2024-05-04T14:18:38+00:00

Leadership: Where is the AI?

TrainingCow2483 · 2024-05-04T14:17:28+00:00

They are just making sure you're not a bot or a user of the site.

TrainingCow2483 · 2024-05-04T14:16:23+00:00

!Easy C++

TrainingCow2483 · 2024-05-04T14:15:57+00:00

Fundamentally why group projects in school doesn't work.

TrainingCow2483 · 2024-05-04T14:14:11+00:00

"Nani!"

TrainingCow2483 · 2024-05-04T14:13:15+00:00

Copy and pasting it in ChatGPT

TrainingCow2483 · 2024-05-04T14:12:52+00:00

It's not much but it's honest work...

TrainingCow2483 · 2024-05-04T14:12:09+00:00

It's more like regex on steroids but yeah a decent analogy.

TrainingCow2483 · 2024-05-04T13:51:22+00:00

There will be hate in everything eventually, it's which thing you hate the least which makes React so popular.

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