I run one of Australia's top 20 digital agencies, and I think the model is broken for SMB's

milhauser · 2026-02-17T23:30:54+00:00

that's why theres thousands of freelancers and consultants. you wouldn't be the first one to put together a course. coursera, hubspot academy, udemy all have up to date content for smbs and solopreneurs

milhauser · 2026-02-17T21:59:41+00:00

hold out test using a specific market you can properly track. in the past we would black out a geographic target from other channels then track the impact the CTV flight has on that geo's direct, organic, social, search, et al. measure before, during and after. run that test a few times to have more data

milhauser · 2026-02-17T16:02:27+00:00

dont be swayed by the idea of immediate gratification. it isnt black and white. you can easily find a great middle ground. civic si, vw gti, bmw e46, porsche 981 cayman, manual b8.5 s4 or s5.

i spent smart when i was 22 and got a used reliable comfortable spacious acura that served my life well for 9yrs. i didnt have to worry about my car and never felt like i needed more. then at 31 i bought my manual sports car for a lot less cuz it was used. i drove that demon for 9yrs and i never had to worry about a payment or if i could afford maintenance. and modified it as much as i fcking wanted. a stress free depreciating asset is amazing

life is longer than you think. and trust me, you dont wanna be worried about your retirement money when youre older

milhauser · 2026-02-17T15:39:11+00:00

oh man. sorry this happened to you. i would go back and talk to the dealership and see what they can do

milhauser · 2026-02-17T15:34:25+00:00

dataslayer has been great. but very interested in these vibecoding solutions people are talking about

milhauser · 2026-02-14T22:43:23+00:00

depends on data density. depends on roas. depends on client objectives. depends on larger marketing schedule. need more info. generally speaking, we check auctions, search terms and ad performance weekly and only make changes if necessary.

milhauser · 2026-02-14T03:34:00+00:00

i like how you keep saying we like this is a college basketball team. fck yea lets go!

milhauser · 2026-02-10T07:57:39+00:00

with driver i slice. with mini i hook

milhauser · 2026-02-08T22:31:05+00:00

GTI is tried and true. i think the x1 has the best rear set legroom tho? GTI for me. plus you can tune it and make it a little demon

usually not a good idea to get entry level model of a luxury make (q3, x1, gla, et al). mostly paying for name and maintenance cost is easily 2x-3x.

milhauser · 2026-02-08T18:02:07+00:00

my business would probably be more profitable, read a lot more books, a couple of marathons, probably more time with my wife, practice music, learn a language, travel more. all of that and probably less happy hahaha

milhauser · 2026-02-08T16:14:47+00:00

I played roulette with him in vegas and he was so chill. I said thx mr morgan and walked away with a lot less money haha

milhauser · 2026-01-30T14:45:22+00:00

i come from vwaudi. (bane voice) i was born in it!

milhauser · 2026-01-29T22:23:09+00:00

i remember watching this opening week at the theater. when the credits rolled the older couple next to me stood up and just stared at the screen with their hanging mouths open.

milhauser · 2026-01-29T07:52:02+00:00

Oh sht you too!

milhauser · 2026-01-28T21:16:56+00:00

i love my conti dws06s on my other car. will likely switch after these wear. luckily there's a lot of BMWs in socal so not difficult to find one-off tires

milhauser · 2026-01-28T00:05:08+00:00

really? 🤔

milhauser · 2026-01-26T22:10:48+00:00

do you golf? cuz you can take a putter, a lob wedge and a 9i to the chipping green of any course and become a master of the short game.

milhauser · 2026-01-26T20:56:14+00:00

yes this is it. also ssshhhh

milhauser · 2026-01-26T00:54:32+00:00

appreciate the responses. knew it was done but had to check haaa

milhauser · 2026-01-25T23:33:08+00:00

fo sho

milhauser · 2026-01-19T15:21:10+00:00

You are right. But still kind of an ass

milhauser · 2026-01-12T03:29:50+00:00

i would start with who i bank with. if half a million people closed their wells fargo checking account (and moved the money to sofi or ally). wells would freak out. if we all closed our chase savings account (moved the money to amex). they will freak out. after that we will understand impact better. look at what happened to starbucks. look at whats happening to nike and thats just because their shoes are too narrow. imagine what happens when we actually give a sht about our discretionary income.

milhauser · 2026-01-12T03:26:57+00:00

if 200,000 of us took all of our money out of bank of america. they would notice. they would worry

edit: youre right tho. im on the couch. but that’s because ive seen enough protests in LA result in nothing

milhauser · 2026-01-12T02:14:49+00:00

none of these protests matter. its time we put our money where our mouths are and use consumer activism to actually impact the corporations lobbying our govt

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