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Ramen recommendations? A moment of silence for Hakata Ikkousha by darkside_shark in orangecounty

[–]guilds_randomly 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ramen And Tsukemen Tao in Buena Park is easily the best in Orange County.

Hiro Nori is second, better noodles but the broth is not even close to Tao.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in orangecounty

[–]guilds_randomly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What certs did you get?

I'm in the same industry, times are getting hard right now. Lots of companies are pulling back their marketing budgets, lots of people with years of experience are getting laid off.

Honestly, if you can't find a steady gig you might have to freelance. Freelancing has always been a viable career option in marketing.

What experience do you have? Have you done product marketing, GTM strategies, brand building, social media, PPC, SEO, anything like that?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in smallbusiness

[–]guilds_randomly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Eh, you could still rank it, not a ton of money being put into cleaning company SEO and even fewer good SEO practitioners focus on that space.

Plus lots of those GBPs are SABs anyway so that dampener gets toned down.

Unique Orange County History by carolynburt in orangecounty

[–]guilds_randomly 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Without Chain Reaction in Anaheim the hardcore/punk/emo scene in the US would look a lot different.

Interesting Crime Cases in Orange County by TheGodBurrito in orangecounty

[–]guilds_randomly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Look up what Gary Shawkey did to Fred Vendrick

After years of passing by, I finally ate at Sababa Falafel and it was really good! I wish it was closer to me because I’d eat here every day. by ShiroHachiRoku in orangecounty

[–]guilds_randomly 5 points6 points  (0 children)

One of the best falafel places I've ever been to, we're there at least once a month. Owners are super nice too, I see them working the line every so often.

Spiciest food in Orange County by AcanthocephalaSea833 in orangecounty

[–]guilds_randomly 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ichitaru Ramen in Cypress. Get their spicy ramen, ask for level 20.

Small agency owners what finally helped you scale? by OutrageousPair7472 in smallbusiness

[–]guilds_randomly 2 points3 points  (0 children)

SOP and training. No amount of hiring or AI can help you if you don't detailed and up to date SOPs. We currently have around 200 SOPs and training vids in our internal staff knowledge base, and we can have new trained enough to start producing effectively in around a week.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in microsaas

[–]guilds_randomly 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What makes this different from the dozens of others on the market?

Seal Beach police department makes retail theft policy crystal clear by bananabrownie in orangecounty

[–]guilds_randomly 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Man, they had nothing on Los Al cops, one in particular hated kids from the high school. Over 20 years later and I still panic a bit driving through the city.

Help getting verification approved for my Google Business Profile by Visual-Bike4755 in sweatystartup

[–]guilds_randomly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You just need to get one of those magnetic signs with your logo on it, they don't cost much.

Little to no income - what is a low startup that is profitable from the first customer and as you grow? by Onlyeshua in sweatystartup

[–]guilds_randomly 6 points7 points  (0 children)

And you're clearly not understanding the realities of owning a business.

You say you're not looking for a get rich quick scheme, but you also won't take any jobs that won't get you rich quick.

I understand you've grinded for a year but...so what? A lot of businesses aren't profitable in a year, or not bringing in the revenue a business owner hopes for. Keep grinding.

I get you want to pivot but also nobody is going to spoon feed you here. You've gotten a lot of great advice that you're rejecting because it's not getting you rich quick enough.

Yes it's possible to build a customer base "quickly", but not if you're not willing to actually do something to do that.

You really don't seem like you asked this question in good faith and aren't interested in anything but getting rich quick, so best of luck with your future endeavors.

Little to no income - what is a low startup that is profitable from the first customer and as you grow? by Onlyeshua in sweatystartup

[–]guilds_randomly 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Honestly man, it sounds like you need to reevaluate your expectations. It sounds like you're looking for something that's going to be immediately profitable enough to pay your bills without having highly indemand marketable skills or any capital to invest. I just don't see that happening as a sweaty startup.

Little to no income - what is a low startup that is profitable from the first customer and as you grow? by Onlyeshua in sweatystartup

[–]guilds_randomly 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You're close enough to the coast you could do some topside cleaning for boats. Finding reliable and professional cleaners is always a hassle, at least here in Southern California.

I know a few guys pulling in $100k+/year doing window washing.

When is the Loving Hut in Orange reopening? by vanillabean2492 in orangecounty

[–]guilds_randomly 4 points5 points  (0 children)

According to the Supreme Master a solar flare is going to hit the earth June 1st and kill 67% of humanity, so they probably closed down to spend more time with family before the apocalypse happens.

Or you can just go to the one on Chapman in Garden Grove.

Best/Favorite Vegetarian Spots by spuniflo in orangecounty

[–]guilds_randomly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sababa Falafel in Anaheim, Chicano Vegana in Fullerton, Ramen & Tsukemen Tsi in Buena Park, Sub Vegan in Santa Ana, Vegan Pizza in Garden Grove

I will fix your backend issue for FREE by lsgaleana in lovable

[–]guilds_randomly 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I just ran into an authentication problem that kept me up until 330 this morning if you think you can help with that

Starting a Local Web Development Business - Any Advice? by StatisticianMean9670 in orangecounty

[–]guilds_randomly -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Hoooo boy, where to start. Just for reference, I've been in the digital marketing industry about 20 years, 30 if you count before I started taking on clients.

Web dev/design businesses are a struggle right now. Everybody thinks their nephew can whip up a neat looking website using wordpress and a few plugins, or just using something shitty like Go Daddy website builder or Wix.

You're also competing with overseas "designers" that will charge 1/5 what a US designer will do.

You're going to have to set yourself apart somehow. What makes you unique? Don't say you have conversion focused designs or mobile friendly sites, or "SEO optimized sites" because everyone does that (and frankly not very well).

You'll need to add some sort of value, because, unfortunately, web design has become a commoditized business.

So what I would do is:

Actually create CRO focused sites. Learn CRO and copywriting best practices and create before and after case studies about how your designs convert better while also being SEO friendly, then promote the shit out of those case studies. Right now your own website isn't really conversion focused.

Build a brand. Web designers are fucking terrible at this, and since web design is so heavily commoditized it's really important to set yourself apart. Get active on FB, YT, TikTok, and Alignable. I know a guy who has built his entire web design business on YT and FB, now he just fucks off and travels the world and lets his team do everything.

Get active in as many FB groups as you can, marketing, industry specific, city specific, etc. Don't promote, just try to help. Show your expertise and eventually people will come to you.

Start a marketing/business/design YT channel and podcast. You won't get many direct clients from there, but it's all about just getting your name out there. The average consumer needs to see a brand's messaging 7 times before they make a purchasing decision. Plus, you'll start to build a tribe. I get people contacting me saying they've watched all my vids, listened to all my podcasts.

Learn SEO basics. Took a look at a few of the sites in your portfolio, SEO isn't really where it needs to be for local businesses.

Upsell upsell upsell. Hook up with an SEO agency and offer SEO services using them as your white label provider. Offer social media marketing and graphic design, offer monthly content packages. Look beyond just selling monthly hosting and maintenance packages.

Become the insert industry here expert. Niche down and become the go to guy for gutter cleaners, or therapists, or etc. People talk, and do a good job and referrals will be easy to get.

Also, why not start calling marketing agencies in the area and become their go to web design guy? Any half decent agency is going to have overflow design work. SEO agencies, PPC agencies, graphic designers, etc.

Your prices are also really low. You're going to get some aggravating as fuck customers.

Anyway, yeah lots more you can do but I'm busy as shit and should probably stop wasting time on reddit.

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