The future is littered with uncertainty. A collection of good and bad outcomes resulting from our direct and indirect actions, yet to pass. All we can do is plan ahead and steer towards brighter horizons, hoping for the best outcome possible 🎉
Writing a second-hand brief can be hard because you firstly have to translate what your client requires, then secondly explain it so that another agency can fully grasp and quote you for their part. This is made even more difficult if you and your team aren’t creatively or technically minded.
If you’re like me you really dislike nuisance offers from people you don’t know or worse, from people you just connected with. You know the type. They lay in wait and connect with you for the sole purpose of getting an offer in front of your eyes. 90% of the time this offer will instantly follow a connection request, way before you can even check out your new friend. Wow, that relationship ended fast!
One of the most common reasons for partnerships between agency owners is to scale. Eventually we all need an extra pair of hands to grow our business and reduce our stress and/or burden. We can’t possibly hope to take on more and more clients without the support of another person, or a team of people.
Getting help in order to scale can take many forms. There’s outsourcing work, hiring new staff, becoming better and more efficient at what you do or writing processes so you can at least do things the same way each time and reduce waste. There may be a bit of a cross-over there, but I think we can all agree that scaling a business requires the correct solution, and that solution may very well not involve outsourcing.
Content roadblocks are a common and truly frustrating roadblock for any freelancer, consultant or agency owner who is just trying to make ends meet. It’s no wonder there are solutions for this exact problem, which my guest knows all about.
The majority of marketers we speak to raise the question of how they can afford to bring our team into a project and still make a profit. In other words how can they afford to work with us. There’s a pretty clear cut and simple solution to this and it starts with when you get us involved.
We work with a variety of digital agencies, but primarily marketers. We hear a lot of stories about how our partners used to do things. One reoccurring theme (get it) is their reliance on pre-made and all-in-on themes from libraries such as Themeforest. Let’s discover why they’re no good.
I’ve used all sorts of hosting provider from your cheapest of the cheap shared hosting, to the powerful SysAdmin and DevOps root access hosting you get with dedicated providers. Nothing ever met my needs quite like Cloudways. Today we have the amazing Mustaasam Saleem from Cloudways who is kindly here to speak to us about Cloudways. Oh and stick around until the end for a cool $15 free hosting credit.
I’m going to share with you some tips on how to avoid agency stress and how to stop it impacting on your life(style)…
In order to grow your marketing agency you need to have the time to take a step back and see the overall picture; to be able to look at what’s working, what isn’t, and make a plan for future growth. Getting weighed down in the day to day stuff can prevent you from actually scaling your business.
No matter how much you might think you’re ready, it’s a frightening prospect putting your trust (and your business) into the hands of an outsourcing partner that might effectively seem like a stranger. Will they meet your standards? Will they understand your business? Will they deliver on time? Will your clients be pleased?
Outsourcing to a white label agency will give you the freedom to achieve more in a shorter space of time, cost you less time and money (and less overheads), and give you the benefit of hiring experts which will boost the reputation and the talent of your marketing agency. If in doubt, start small – outsource a small task and assess the results. I guarantee, you won’t regret it.
WordPress is a flexible platform that goes way beyond its blogging origins. Agencies can build wonderful websites for their clients and increase their turnover, and
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