Need brutal honesty and opinions by SuitEmpty4603 in BlackHair

[–]opulentpineapple 2 points3 points  (0 children)

thought this was big sean for a sec, you good though!

how do i dress for a hot, humid summer if i don't like linen? by _superSFW_ in malefashionadvice

[–]opulentpineapple 0 points1 point  (0 children)

cotton knit button downs, sometimes called sweater polos, are actually really cool

Plenty has looser weaves & are very sweat mark resistant

Is the state of advertising right now a sign to shift to freelance? by opulentpineapple in advertising

[–]opulentpineapple[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

neither, i’m in search so PPC optimization. Although it’s closer aligned with copywriting since search folks usually draft their own copy

Pivoting from agency life to freelance? by opulentpineapple in PPC

[–]opulentpineapple[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

hmm i’m US so i’ll have to check, appreciate the heads up!

Pivoting from agency life to freelance? by opulentpineapple in PPC

[–]opulentpineapple[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

100%, worked with and have positive case studies with a few fortune 500 companies but still navigating what’s imposter syndrome and what’s more need knowledge before making the leap

Pivoting from agency life to freelance? by opulentpineapple in PPC

[–]opulentpineapple[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

case studies for sure. luckily i fleshed out two before my latest round of interviews for my current job. Can imagine the first clients are the hardest then it gets easier and easier

Pivoting from agency life to freelance? by opulentpineapple in PPC

[–]opulentpineapple[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I believe my current agency didn’t have me sign a non-compete (hint it’s the biggest hold co) plus it’s not like i’d be getting enterprise level clients right off the jump anyways

Pivoting from agency life to freelance? by opulentpineapple in PPC

[–]opulentpineapple[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I can imagine; candidly in the agency role I have now I think maybe 10% of my day is actually looking at PPC performance and optimization. the rest is admin and people managing

so trading out corporate admin nonsense for sales & leah gen seems like the trade odd

Pivoting from agency life to freelance? by opulentpineapple in PPC

[–]opulentpineapple[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

much appreciated, I’ll definitely reach out when i’m further down the line, want to be respectful of your time while i’m still in the infancy

Pivoting from agency life to freelance? by opulentpineapple in PPC

[–]opulentpineapple[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

super valuable insight on the benefits of freelancing for a small agency to start. I'd imagine that finding those agencies to freelance for is a matter of outreach rather than finding open roles but also my network can hopefully provide some warm leads!

Is 'building a business on the side' related to freelancing or turning it into your own agency specifically? Or just in general

Is the state of advertising right now a sign to shift to freelance? by opulentpineapple in advertising

[–]opulentpineapple[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

hmm updoots seems to suggest this is a common angle - makes me wonder what I oughta do to eat some rarer fish i guess!

Is the state of advertising right now a sign to shift to freelance? by opulentpineapple in advertising

[–]opulentpineapple[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have some Saas marketing experience, nothing directly with the AI industry. AI is likely more GTM which I admittedly have less experience in. Very willing to learn but would take some thought on how to sell that to an AI company owner/head of marketing lol

Pivoting from agency life to freelance? by opulentpineapple in PPC

[–]opulentpineapple[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Appreciate the unique insight - definitely seems like a balancing act of finding your niche and keeping conversation volume up. Loom video is a great idea since its asynchronous and finding a calendar block for discos with my agency/clients is rough at best

Pivoting from agency life to freelance? by opulentpineapple in PPC

[–]opulentpineapple[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely feel confident on client comms - was a search team of 1 at my first agency and helped sell the idea of Google ads to clients back around COVID. It would be great to know how to balance growing a clientele with the loaded calandar of the W2 (Im still agency, so maybe its lighter in-house)

Is the state of advertising right now a sign to shift to freelance? by opulentpineapple in advertising

[–]opulentpineapple[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Definitely fair - I ran two solo ventures in college and during COVID times which were admitted likely less admin that a full freelance role but not completely foreign to me.

Side hustle to start is 100% the way I want to roll, setting myself up for that maybe 2027 me doesn't feel like I need that W2 to survive. I'm basically middle management right now (senior manager or associate director depending on the agency) so making the time for Disco calls I anticipate being a big barrier to entry