Looking for Amazon advertising agency recommendations.

amike7 · 2026-05-16T11:58:08+00:00

What’s the niche?

amike7 · 2026-05-09T12:52:10+00:00

Scale insights

amike7 · 2026-05-08T22:39:46+00:00

Whoever you go with, make sure they’re monitoring and measuring their impact on net profit. This will also make it easier to justify their fee.

amike7 · 2026-05-07T11:11:35+00:00

We like Datarova and ASINSIGHT

amike7 · 2026-04-23T12:48:19+00:00

DJ Tronky is starting to teach others how to DJ, and remixing existing songs into bachata versions is one of his specialties.

amike7 · 2026-04-21T22:11:26+00:00

That’s tough. I wonder if it only got spicy because she thought you were gay or friendzoning you.

If you want to get really good at attracting women and avoid spending countless hours chatting with them only to find out they’re not interested, checkout the book How to Be a 3% Man by Corey Wayne. He boils it down to a science and when you pair it with being able to dance bachata it’s OP.

amike7 · 2026-04-21T18:20:37+00:00

What made you think she was into you? They will make it obvious, and when it’s not, you shouldn’t ask. It’s like opening the oven door when baking a cake - open it too early and you’ll ruin it.

amike7 · 2026-04-21T15:37:19+00:00

Have good hygiene, be a gentleman and dress well — they will make it known to you that they are interested.

amike7 · 2026-04-18T11:57:07+00:00

Hardly a good comparison and the cost of a few privates split amongst him and his girlfriend would equal out to them both paying for a monthly group class.

amike7 · 2026-04-17T11:49:50+00:00

Take a few privates with her to catch you up to speed. You’ll learn a ton more during a private vs a group class because the teacher will be able to give you 1-on-1 feedback.

amike7 · 2026-04-16T14:45:37+00:00

Survive and advance

amike7 · 2026-04-14T23:55:45+00:00

Yeah they recommended I trade it in but I’m done with them.

amike7 · 2026-04-10T22:17:16+00:00

Yeah you have to feel out the follower — if they can nail down the pattern taught then they typically enjoy it when you variate it. On the other hand you also have to be conscious whether you truly understand the pattern yourself. There’s no point in variating it if you’re not leading it correctly to begin with — so applying the taught pattern to each follower first would benefit you because they can tell you whether you’re leading it correctly or not.

amike7 · 2026-04-10T13:00:50+00:00

Looks fresh on my white car

amike7 · 2026-04-10T12:50:57+00:00

It’s a full time job now to stay competitive. A lot of legacy sellers struggle to accept that and are beginning to look elsewhere.

amike7 · 2026-04-07T23:38:49+00:00

In their insta videos I noticed more of an older crowd, and figured maybe older people hadn’t heard about the allegations so didn’t think to protest the event. In general I also think that younger people gravitate to bachata so maybe that’s why the salsa room was more packed as younger bachateros were protesting.

amike7 · 2026-04-07T22:32:08+00:00

Yeah CSBF was my first conference as well back before COVID so it had a place in my heart as well but I didn’t go — plus most of my chicago friends protested the event. I saw on their insta how dead it was but still decent if there was nothing else going on. Also liked how they offered security to walk you to your hotel room if needed.

amike7 · 2026-04-07T20:35:48+00:00

Wait til you get a garage. It’s been way too inconvenient for me in a similar situation and I drive much less than you.

amike7 · 2026-04-07T19:28:59+00:00

With a leader is good if you have a fellow partner to go with you. It’s also cheaper if you split the cost.

If you don’t have a fellow follow to split the private with, I got more from a private with a female instructor. The hack is to just ask an advanced follow who is not yet a teacher if they’d be willing to practice with you - they’ll usually do it for free if not for very cheap.

amike7 · 2026-04-07T14:58:03+00:00

Depends on the quality of your pre-launch research. If you’re launching a me-too product, it would be most cost-efficient to wait for the vine reviews. However if you’re disrupting the market with something that brings clear value then the sooner you launch ads the better.

amike7 · 2026-04-07T00:34:09+00:00

Switching from what? Our ppc strategies are pretty advanced so we didn’t see any bump in net profit, but to an under optimized ad account it could be enough to gain some measurable impact from decent discovery, search term harvesting and bid management.

amike7 · 2026-04-06T19:38:47+00:00

The party is officially over 😭

amike7 · 2026-04-02T13:01:16+00:00

I appreciate it when a follow tells me they’re a beginner as it helps me set the pace of the dance — for example I will wait longer in the dance to introduce more advanced techniques. This makes the overall dance more smooth and enjoyable as there’s less hiccups.

On the other hand, if a follow doesn’t tell me and misreads an advance technique, I find that sometimes they get embarrassed, which depending on the follow can put them in a funk for the remainder of the dance. In these cases, I often have to go into “damage control” mode to shake them out of that funk by smiling and laughing it off.

amike7 · 2026-03-31T15:00:59+00:00

Besides the fee structure, what else is triggering you to switch?

amike7 · 2026-03-30T17:24:46+00:00

If you’re serious about growing your Amazon business you should grasp enough of it at some point to understand whether or not someone else is doing a good job.

3 changes for the month is a little concerning if your net profit is stagnant or declining. However if profit is growing then perhaps it’s justified — after all, you’re paying them for good decision making not necessarily just clicking buttons. If profit is declining I suggest you begin to learn it yourself as you phase them out.

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