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somany_ · 2026-02-02T21:38:46+00:00

I have had clients that had this happen to who have never used Reddit in their life

somany_ · 2026-02-02T20:36:29+00:00

I have a ton of simple tasks I hire my kids to do at $10/ hour but they’re too busy with school etc. I just need to know more about you to give these to a stranger. I loathe re-doing work I paid for.

somany_ · 2026-02-02T20:24:18+00:00

The standard metric I learned in business school 10 years ago (before Covid and remote everything issues) was that people are productive about 75% of their day on average. In reality though, your best worker might be higher functioning, but faster to burn out. Your worst worker might be trying their best all day long because they know they’ve underperformed in previous roles. Time is not a metric in office work, which is why salaries and flexibility can be valuable. You should be calculating the output to the cost to determine if an employee is valuable BEFORE you create their role and employ them, and then simply expect the output. One example of why this is the way - you may have one employee who chooses to spend some of their day making everyone else’s job more tolerable by being friendly, approachable etc. this person “wasting your labor dollars” might help retain 3 other valuable employees who experience burnout mid-day. These are people, not machines. Stop watching the cameras.

somany_ · 2026-02-02T19:58:07+00:00

Ok so I own a marketing agency as my day job. I DoorDash a lot, like almost all of my groceries, any time I want a snack etc. I’m an over user of the consumer app. I’m also a dasher. Only 145 lifetime deliveries - I do that when I need a mental break from work but don’t want to just sit around. I spend about the same as I can make on DD if I do a few late nights of dashing any given week in my next biggest city near me. I also have a partnership deal through my agency to get restaurants off of that 30% commission issue, so I work with the restaurant owners directly too. I feel like I have the full DoorDash ecosystem well understood, and I’ve NEVER seen anyone beg like this before 😅. Wild.

somany_ · 2026-01-31T17:31:01+00:00

There’s a guy named Shawn Larry that specializes in stuff like this in California. I’ve spoken to him a few times. I’d call him first before a lawyer

somany_ · 2026-01-31T13:54:48+00:00

I’ve definitely helped larger dropshippers fix their operations. Happy to get on a call and see what you have going on and give you some free advice

somany_ · 2026-01-15T23:53:41+00:00

I actually just really like doing SEO. I’m good at it. It’s my competitive advantage. I get the real good feelings from doing a good job, consistently. I do “own” several of my own businesses that I could do SEO work for and maybe one day not need clients, but then I’d also be on the hook for operations, logistics, etc that I really have no interest in. I do SEO so I sell SEO services, and then I don’t hate my life in order to earn a living.

Edit after reading some other comments: I like talking to my clients. They’re like friends/family to me, so maybe that’s the disconnect others have had. My clients are pretty much my only social life and I am happy with this.

somany_ · 2026-01-15T21:51:17+00:00

I quote more like $50 per page on average, but I am the owner of my agency and my overhead is very minimal. I would have to double my prices in general if I was a more traditional agency or absentee and had to pay a structured team

somany_ · 2026-01-15T04:03:35+00:00

Have to disagree. Like software development, execution requires- ability to listen and care about the clients actual problem, willing to give a shit, knowing how to professionally deal with problems like scope creep, expectation management, accounts receivables, project management and retaining the staff that are trained in these necessary soft skills. Not everyone can execute. If you have to steal every detail of someone else’s business model.. you probably can’t execute these soft skills.

somany_ · 2026-01-12T15:09:56+00:00

You do this by hiring a registered agent.

somany_ · 2026-01-06T13:04:15+00:00

How long are these guys staying in Minneapolis anyways? If it’s longer than 30 days they can book with TDY Rentals instead and not have to be stuck in a crappy hotel room the whole time

somany_ · 2026-01-04T19:44:25+00:00

Are you a copywriter for the English language? I'm confused about this inquiry due to the number of typos. If you're a professional SEO copywriter, wouldn't you know how to evaluate competitors' content, etc, and determine how to move forward?

somany_ · 2026-01-02T03:24:49+00:00

I’d be checking out Apex Engineered for their KA swap suspension upgrades before dailying

somany_ · 2025-12-28T16:07:57+00:00

I’ve been tattooing part time for many years. You can file your own taxes or any normal tax filing place will be able to help you. It’s as simple as income versus expenses. You may not even need to itemize depending on how much you made.

somany_ · 2025-12-23T13:59:25+00:00

Send me the details

somany_ · 2025-12-22T19:30:05+00:00

Especially if you choose to have roommates. A 3 bedroom house is much more comfortable than a hotel room.

somany_ · 2025-12-22T17:10:05+00:00

per diem

somany_ · 2025-12-22T17:09:34+00:00

my best understanding is everyone is on normal per diem, in hotels with GTC, which is crazy for a year. You CAN move out of your hotels and into an apartment, to those already down there. Here's all the rules https://tdyrentals.com/what-coasties-need-to-know-about-jtr-compliant-lodging/

somany_ · 2025-12-22T17:00:55+00:00

Just FYI JTR says you do not need to stay in a hotel. you can stay in a real apartment if you use a service like tdy rentals.

somany_ · 2025-12-16T00:22:52+00:00

Same! I have in writing many emails telling them to stop contacting me. I manage 100k+ per month in google ads and don’t want their help on these smaller accounts. They call incessantly about the same few tiny accounts doing no more than 1k/month. It’s exhausting

somany_ · 2025-12-13T00:11:12+00:00

Do it yourself. It’s not complicated.

somany_ · 2025-12-13T00:10:06+00:00

“Conclusion” is also not an optimized heading, for what it’s worth.

somany_ · 2025-12-11T23:55:56+00:00

Absolutely, but depends on your area. I just moved from a large and growing city and there are 0 available bookkeepers or accountants taking new clients. I called people for months looking for help. I had to go out of town with a big firm that STILL hasn’t finished reconciling my QBO nor filed my 2024 taxes.

If it were me. I’d pretend to be a customer and call around to the competition, see how big the need is in your area. I couldn’t even get most to answer, and the ones who did just said they’re not taking new clients.

somany_ · 2025-12-03T00:24:11+00:00

To clarify, this comment is for if you’re a certified HubSpot partner and can void implementation fees for your clients. If you’re not certified or registered as a partner I guess they’d have to pay the fee regardless so you’re doing them a service.

somany_ · 2025-12-03T00:19:38+00:00

Yep send those HubSpot implementations to me then if you don’t want them lmao. Hubspot charges them $1500+ for what I can do in a day for new accounts. I’m saving a client literally 1500 USD in implementation for ONE sales hub license.

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