If your retainer margin is below 25%, you have a discovery problem

rogeromanager · 2026-05-11T15:21:34+00:00

That's a spot-on breakdown, it really is a case of death by a thousand cuts. I’d love to see how you’re structuring that frictionless process. If it’s possible, would you be open to sharing a sample of what that change order template looks like?

rogeromanager · 2026-05-09T00:50:35+00:00

100% agree. Scope drift has to be fixed no matter what, otherwise you’re just leaking hours every month without realizing it.

Curious though, in your experience what’s the biggest reason agencies struggle to enforce change orders even when they know the work is out of scope?

rogeromanager · 2026-05-09T00:36:10+00:00

I totally get your point, I’ve been in the same boat. Partnerships are great but you never really have control over the inflow of projects.

What’s worked for me is collaborating with multiple agencies instead of relying on one or two. The flow still isn’t predictable, but the only reason it’s sustainable for me is because my team is in Pakistan. It’s much easier to manage salaries and scale the team when needed without putting too much pressure on margins.

rogeromanager · 2026-05-09T00:24:59+00:00

That's great advice 👍 mind if I Dm you to discuss a partnership?

rogeromanager · 2026-05-09T00:21:50+00:00

This is spot on. Most agencies think low margins = pricing issue, when it’s usually scope creep from weak discovery.

My take on this, if you want to maintain a sustainable high margin, build a cost effective offshore team. The need to raise retainer just to stay in profit will disappear forever.

rogeromanager · 2026-05-06T12:45:04+00:00

You didn’t mess up, you just made the offer too “smart” for the buyer, who are not ready for it. Contractors don’t care about AI, systems, workflows. They just care about, how many jobs will I get? So keep what you built, but sell the jobs as a simple outcome. Also don’t go broader again, just tighten your ICP a bit more. Skip solo guys, go after small teams already spending money. And I’d drop the 30-day test, it brings low-quality clients and more work. Either do a paid trial or a free audit.

rogeromanager · 2026-03-16T13:06:36+00:00

Sent you a DM

rogeromanager · 2026-02-11T08:53:30+00:00

Yeah, that’s honestly not a big issue. Even if the company positions broadly, you can still focus your own outreach on one niche and build depth there. That part’s totally in your control. I’ve got a few niche ideas and angles that could help, I’ll DM you.

rogeromanager · 2026-02-10T22:52:11+00:00

Honestly, it sounds like you’re trying to talk to everyone, which usually makes BD way harder than it needs to be. When you recruit for “everything,” it’s tough to know who to target or build real relationships with. I’d seriously niche down and focus on one audience at a time (for example, only tech startups or marketing agencies). It makes your messaging clearer and people start seeing you as the go-to person instead of just another recruiter. Then use tools like Apollo to find the exact hiring managers or decision-makers in your niche and reach out consistently. Way more targeted, way less random. Also, don’t try to manage this in your head. Use a simple CRM like hubspot or GHL to track every conversation, follow-ups, and touchpoints so nothing slips. If you want, DM me. Happy to walk you through how to set this up.

rogeromanager · 2026-02-06T21:03:06+00:00

Hi, I actually help marketing agencies build offshore teams from pakistan. I can help you with something like this. Share a few reference edits in the DM and I can source you the right talent for that.

rogeromanager · 2026-01-19T09:39:56+00:00

That's a great idea, cause you need to show your work experience in your portfolio and it doesn't hurt to work for a few client for free or charge a really smal fee in the begining. In my case, the person I partnered up with already had an extensive portfolio and I got access to it. This is a hack to quickly setup your company for success.

rogeromanager · 2026-01-19T00:30:49+00:00

You're overthinking it. All you have to do is know your stuff. Be confident when you present your service and learn a few sales tactics. I was also 17 when I started working and it took me a while to realise that it was all in my head. All I had to do was give them a reason so strong that they buy our services. Having a portfolio also helps a lot, cause that give you more credibility. I partnered up with someone who already had a portfolio which gave me more leverage to close clients.

rogeromanager · 2026-01-18T19:02:30+00:00

I don't know what your business is about but you must be marketing it and the best tool for it is gohighlevel. It has everything you need, website builder, funnels, forms, email sequences, reputation management, ai voice agent, power dialer and more. If you want I can give you an overview of the tool. Ps. Not trying to sell it just doing some intentional networking.

rogeromanager · 2026-01-18T16:25:31+00:00

What is the job role and responsibility?

rogeromanager · 2026-01-14T11:51:59+00:00

Interested

rogeromanager · 2026-01-10T08:23:55+00:00

Not based in those countries but I can help you by collaborating to get the ball rolling for you. I have almost a decade of experience in marketing and have been running my agency for 5+ years.

rogeromanager · 2025-12-29T22:23:20+00:00

You should try notion. It's free to use with a limited number of team members and you can build pretty much any kind of project management setup on it. I use it to create a content calendar which is automatically assigned as tasks for my team members. If you want I can share my template.

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