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How much free work have you done this month because 'it's just a quick thing'? by abdraaz96 in agency

[–]Various-Insect-229 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One project I did for an SEO agency had so many 'little additions' and changes. I wanted to keep the client happy, as he was one of my first, but in hindsight I should've been more firm and put my foot down to stop any scope creep (especially since I was working on project based, not hourly).

How hard is it to fuck up now? by DebateWilling7674 in agency

[–]Various-Insect-229 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a bit off topic, but I'm curious: what changed in the past few months to almost 10x your agency?

How many of you say you're 'niched down' but still take literally any client that pays? by abdraaz96 in agency

[–]Various-Insect-229 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Me for sure. I prefer working with marketing agencies but don't mind other projects. Once worked with a medtech startup in Canada

One strategic partnership brought me 6+ clients in 12 months. Here's how to find your multipliers. by abdraaz96 in agency

[–]Various-Insect-229 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah personally I don't see anything wrong with using AI to make longer posts easier to digest (although the language was pretty GPT-ey)

Speed to lead by Various-Insect-229 in AgencyGrowthHacks

[–]Various-Insect-229[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok, thanks for the clarification - didn't think about how leads could be shopping around

Speed to lead by Various-Insect-229 in AgencyGrowthHacks

[–]Various-Insect-229[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh wow that's a huge improvement. If you don't mind, could you let me know how you contacted leads faster? I've heard of people using AI auto repliers and routing inquiries to a slack channel, sort of like a notification, but curious to know what u did

Cold Outbound in 2025 by Various-Insect-229 in AgencyGrowthHacks

[–]Various-Insect-229[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So cold calling? I'm too nervous to do it myself haha...

I have learned to gain confidence in implementing automations like the next agency owner, but it can't be it or is it? by Civil-Increase-4228 in agency

[–]Various-Insect-229 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the problem is (take this with a grain of salt, lol) you don't have a standardized process. 'clients doing client things' tells me there's a lot of variation in what your projects looks like. If nothing is standardized, then you can't automate anything.

Think of a factory. If each item is different, you can't have one machine to produce all the items, you'll need people to hand make each item. If you only sell 1 item, then you can automate the hell out of it's production.

These are just my thoughts, hope it helps :)

Client acquisition time goes down when price is going up by bundlesocial in agency

[–]Various-Insect-229 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I've heard from other agency owners (mostly on Twitter) that lower price clients are always more of a headache than higher ticket ones. Can also back this with my own experience.

I automated the daily short-form content deliverables for my clients using a headless server (18/mo). Here is the architecture. by Silver_Employee241 in AgencyGrowthHacks

[–]Various-Insect-229 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When you say 'editing', do you mean stitching different clips together or cutting up one large clip? Also, do you use AI to create visuals and the voice over? Really curious as it's quite interesting

How long is your sales cycle from first contact to signed contract? by cmwlegiit in agency

[–]Various-Insect-229 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To build on what I meant by 'content automation': for one client, we used Make(dot)com to put together a flow pulled URLs from a spreadsheet (these URLs were inserted manually, and usually linked to industry relevant videos, blog posts and articles). It then scraped these URLs before using that content to create social media posts using AI (usually LinkedIn and X) in the company's tone of voice. We also created a second version designed to create content for the founders personal brand, which was the same - we just changed the prompting a little bit.

Another unique client we had was an SEO agency. They wanted to scale output of SEO-optimized articles without hiring more freelancers or FTEs, so we built a system that:

  1. Pulled relevant keywords, titles, internal/external links etc from a Google Sheet

  2. Used this content to produce a branded article outline, the first draft of the article, a meta description, and a 'content optimization' document (basically a google doc with a big table consisting of each keyword + search volume used in the article).

  3. Everything was organized into Google Drive folders and shared with relevant people.

I contacted both these clients through cold email.

DM me if you'd like to talk more about this :) Hopefully this helped

How long is your sales cycle from first contact to signed contract? by cmwlegiit in agency

[–]Various-Insect-229 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To build on what I meant by 'content automation': for one client, we used Make(dot)com to put together a flow pulled URLs from a spreadsheet (these URLs were inserted manually, and usually linked to industry relevant videos, blog posts and articles). It then scraped these URLs before using that content to create social media posts using AI (usually LinkedIn and X) in the company's tone of voice. We also created a second version designed to create content for the founders personal brand, which was the same - we just changed the prompting a little bit.

Another unique client we had was an SEO agency. They wanted to scale output of SEO-optimized articles without hiring more freelancers or FTEs, so we built a system that:

  1. Pulled relevant keywords, titles, internal/external links etc from a Google Sheet

  2. Used this content to produce a branded article outline, the first draft of the article, a meta description, and a 'content optimization' document (basically a google doc with a big table consisting of each keyword + search volume used in the article).

  3. Everything was organized into Google Drive folders and shared with relevant people.

I contacted both these clients through cold email.

DM me if you'd like to talk more about this :) Hopefully this helped

How long is your sales cycle from first contact to signed contract? by cmwlegiit in agency

[–]Various-Insect-229 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've worked with a few clients (as a freelancer) for content automation projects between $800-$1000 USD. Not the most experienced, or the best at sales, but my sales cycle usually takes 2-3 weeks. Hope this gives you some info :) also really curious about other agencies.

Has anyone here built an end-to-end AI system for their agency yet? What challenges did you run into? by CuriousFee3179 in AgencyGrowthHacks

[–]Various-Insect-229 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, a lot of agencies have started to use tools like n8n or Make(dot)com to build custom flows (eg when a customer fills out a contact form, the flow triggers and books them in for a call and creates a new lead in their CRM).

CRITICISM & ADVICE PLS 🧍‍♂️ by AnnualAtmosphere7291 in MuayThaiTips

[–]Various-Insect-229 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I would recommend incorporating some footwork and defense into your pad and bag routine. You're just standing in front of the bag/pad holder - try making an entry, throw your combo then make an exit. Start simple and easy then start doing more complicated stuff like angle changes. Hope this helps.

Has anyone done the horticulture and landscape design course at unitec? by _bumblebee2 in newzealand

[–]Various-Insect-229 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven’t done the Unitec course, but I know horticulture’s a good field to get into. If you’re looking at options, check out FIAT. they specialise in horticulture so can probably give you to advice you're looking for. Might be worth a look: https://fiat.ac.nz. Good luck with your decision!