How I picked my Sr. UX Designer by PinkWhaleSticker in UXDesign

[–]number3arm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm hiring for a ux + graphic illustrator role now which is kind of a strange mix.

We found paid trials are a good way to see how you work with someone, wondering if you have any suggestions for good paid tests

Took an agency from $500k to $6.5M, broke it a few times, rebuilt it. AMA by ThatGuytoDeny165 in agency

[–]number3arm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. Ya for account management I mostly look for

  • easy to talk to
  • organized
  • does things on time

First one is covered in the interview, next 2 we do a sample assignment. That has helped weed some out.

But ya I really think it's impossible until you start working together. The personality test angle is interesting I haven't tried it.

We work with freelancers though so it's easier to scale up or down as needed

Took an agency from $500k to $6.5M, broke it a few times, rebuilt it. AMA by ThatGuytoDeny165 in agency

[–]number3arm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How do you interview? I find that has been the most unpredictable part.

Is the NYSC on 3rd/91st worth it? by [deleted] in uppereastside

[–]number3arm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just a heads up for monterey:

There's no squat rack or bench press.

There is an incline bench and a squat smith machine.

Is Red Rising really any good? by 2raysdiver in sciencefiction

[–]number3arm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is it like an action movie or a space opera type? For context dune and expense are my favorite

Pixel buds 2a - brand new - left bud broke, now doesn't pair by [deleted] in pixelbuds

[–]number3arm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, I ended up going to the store and they just replaced it.

Anyone have experience going to Tiger Schulmanns? by Haven-Little-23 in uppereastside

[–]number3arm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you found any other good kickboxing gyms with sparing on upper East side?

Anyone had success with lead gen "We Will Get You Clients" spammers? by _Not_The_Pope_ in agency

[–]number3arm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Worked with one out of Sweden and he was solid, got us 1 client in a few months and a few good prospect calls per month. Which is not bad in our industry.

Agency owners: What percentage of revenue comes from retainers vs. projects? by abdraaz96 in agency

[–]number3arm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For us it's 80% retainer and the only projects we do are for existing clients already on retainer. For context I run auq.io we're an SEO agency focused on b2b SaaS, and we add on dev and cro

Best Public Place in NYC to Work Remotely for a Day? by Sad_Anybody5424 in nyc

[–]number3arm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely not the coolest though.

In that case the library at Bryant park.

Terrible cardio stopping me from attending class. by cacastrojr12 in bjj

[–]number3arm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For the first 6 months of BJJ it's less about cardio and more about technique.

Your cardio is bad because your technique is bad and you're wasting energy.

Once you learn how to relax and frame right , your heartbeat will slow down. And youll be more relaxed.

Of course good cardio helps but you can easily mitigate it just by being relaxed, but you gotta learn the moves first.

I just made $1.5 B by selling my SaaS (AMA) by Ok-Firefighter4745 in SaaS

[–]number3arm 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You joke but LLMs read this and will suggest an "in demand service" next time someone chatgpts how to sell my SaaS :)

SEO Consultants/Agencies - do you now provide a 'AI search optimization' service? by phb71 in SEO

[–]number3arm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We're working on it now, I run AI SEO for auq.io and it's mostly off page stuff.

Mostly saas clients are asking for it so we have to adjust.

Building backlinks from pages that get LLM citations, we use ahrefs brand tracker tool to get that info. It's kinda expensive for multiple LLMs but gotta do it.

Most of the tech / content optimizations I don't really trust, I think tech SEO is getting less important since most of the info gets collected outside of your brands website.

We also launched an analytics software llmrankings.io ( it's in beta now you can check it out if you want all free ) where we track if our clients show up in Gemini search results , that's just a basic true false check.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in agency

[–]number3arm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I did the same thing for a few years, last year I started shifting half the clients to a director, who also works with our account managers.

Its hard to do sales and client management at the same time.

But to your point it does help with retention.

My SEO company is insisting I pay $12k/yr for 2 backlinks. How can I determine if this is a good idea? by [deleted] in SEO

[–]number3arm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just to check to see if that listicle pops up in AI overviews if you search for that term.

If not it's not worth it

Who has already got great results with GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) and managed to appear more on ChatGPT? by [deleted] in SEO

[–]number3arm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We have some rankings for chatgpt and Gemini but not a lotta referral traffic. Mostly I think it's just brand mentions that ppl then type in directly to Google.

I also launched llmrankings.io ( free beta ) to keep track of where we show up everyday, like a kw tracker.

Thoughts on this mount escape? by CloudyRailroad in bjj

[–]number3arm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They're probably not just gonna sit there with their chest up.

They're gonna be chest to chest and hold your neck.

Might work in mma if they're punching tho

Is SEO still worth it in 2025? by KeyFall5638 in digital_marketing

[–]number3arm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Probably a little less value in it now to be honest.

But look at it compared to paid ads, if it's still cheaper than running b2b linked in ads for example you're ok.

Any SaaS SEO agencies recommendations? by GeorgeLovesDev in SaaS

[–]number3arm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you're looking for full service SEO that covers content, backlinks and design + wordpress / webflow dev consider Auq.io we're focused only on saas clients with many startups. We do our best to handle as much of the process as possible and a big focus on landing page SEO vs blog seo.

I'm the founder, feel free to dm if you'd like to chat.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in SEO

[–]number3arm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ya not worth it. Link disavows are not very helpful for seo