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  1. DamienP

    Returning to the forum. I think I screwed up.

    CHAT 
    There's a familiar face, hi Andy! Remaining the face of the business but having everything to do with the day to day running of the business delegated to other people is probably the most viable option. I could also hire a VA to handle a lot of my personal stuff like social media DM's, emails...
  2. DamienP

    Returning to the forum. I think I screwed up.

    CHAT 
    MJ, I did not anticipate a reply from you personally. I'm honored, thank you. I'd hire a thousand people if I could. I'm proud that I've created jobs and I love my team. I don't know whether I have a problem delegating as you say, or if the issue is the business itself. As the face of the...
  3. DamienP

    Returning to the forum. I think I screwed up.

    CHAT 
    Hi everyone, I joined this forum back in 2015 after reading TML cover to cover a dozen times. The concept of CENTS really resonated with me and I vowed to turn my humble blog into a real business that satisfied these commandments. My blog served a new, very specific and fast growing industry...
  4. DamienP

    My SMMA/Digital Marketing Agency Journey

    SIDE HUSTLE 
    I'd strongly suggest you choose a market and specialize in it relentlessly. It's the best way to stand out early on. Get to know your chosen market and the people in it intimately.
  5. DamienP

    Blogging for Profit (With Legendary GOLD Follow Up Posts)

    GOLD! 
    Following my previous post above.... I believe when choosing a niche, you should consider advertisers first. Choose a topic that will attract advertisers. You'll make WAY more money from direct niche advertiser relationships than you ever will from Adsense, affiliate marketing etc. I charge a...
  6. DamienP

    Blogging for Profit (With Legendary GOLD Follow Up Posts)

    GOLD! 
    Couldn't agree more. I still class my cosmetic surgery blog as small time in traffic terms (around 180k impressions per month), but between advertising, client referrals, paid-for emails to our subscribers and a couple of other things, we're pulling around £10k per month in revenue. Not...
  7. DamienP

    [17 Years Old] Journey to £200/day. [£6k/m] [Open to suggestions]

    EXECUTION 
    Fair point I guess! Its a weird combination of shooting for the stars whilst keeping our feet firmly on the ground. Besides, we're only human. We all want to (and should) aim high, but sometimes the journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step (and all that jazz).
  8. DamienP

    Ask me anything about eCommerce (Ongoing)

    GOLD! 
    I think the words you were looking for are: "I'm sorry for being a dick. I'll be more respectful from now on".
  9. DamienP

    [17 Years Old] Journey to £200/day. [£6k/m] [Open to suggestions]

    EXECUTION 
    In theory your forum shares some similarities with this forum. The general theme of both forums is to enjoy success in one way or another, although yours is more specific in nature. The difference is that everyone knows why the FL forum is here, and what its USP's are. Its place in the market is...
  10. DamienP

    [17 Years Old] Journey to £200/day. [£6k/m] [Open to suggestions]

    EXECUTION 
    The logo is a transparent .PNG with white text. Think its meant to be on a different colour background. This is the logo made visible........ You probably want to fix that buddy......... Also, I'm still struggling to understand what its all about. Social media growth.... its almost...
  11. DamienP

    [17 Years Old] Journey to £200/day. [£6k/m] [Open to suggestions]

    EXECUTION 
    Welcome, fellow UK entrepreneur here. Did you have a plan for how you were going to monetise your IG channel before you launched it? Or did you plan to get the followers first then work it out? What needs do your followers have that you could potentially satisfy? Why are they following you...
  12. DamienP

    To you two my friends, who died today.

    MINDSET 
    Tough stuff to read. No doubt tougher to go through, when it is someone close to you. I'm sorry to hear your news.
  13. DamienP

    Ask me anything about eCommerce (Ongoing)

    GOLD! 
    I understand your point but I don't entirely agree. Going out and getting business cards designed, buying flashy office furniture, writing a nice brochure...... all that stuff is bullshit until you have a business. A business bank account however, is a necessity in my view. Entrepreneurs live...
  14. DamienP

    Roast My Idea - Lead Generation Business

    HOT! IDEA 
    I've been considering this, but its market-dependent. No good for uber-specialist, but fine for more general stuff. Some verticals like legal, financial etc will pay per booked consultation, kind of a halfway house between the lead and the sale.
  15. DamienP

    [AMA] Importing & wholesaling for resale on eBay.

    GOLD! SOURCING 
    After researching this at length, I found that you are indeed correct, and I sourced a UK supplier. Slightly higher prices were offset easily by time savings and reduced shipping costs and MOQ's, not to mention the fact that their private label product (that I adapted) was already covered with...
  16. DamienP

    Roast My Idea - Lead Generation Business

    HOT! IDEA 
    Andy, sooo many lead partners have proposed that they pay a percentage of closed sales. No wonder, right? I have always kept my distance from this model because tracking conversions to sales is very difficult, especially for an offline service. Have you tried this model? How did you overcome...
  17. DamienP

    Ask me anything about eCommerce (Ongoing)

    GOLD! 
    I respectfully disagree. However, we may be playing on two different fields here. I am from the UK, and generally payment processors wont touch you unless you have a business account (except Paypal). Getting a payment processor to accept you isn't always easy for a new business, and here in the...
  18. DamienP

    Roast My Idea - Lead Generation Business

    HOT! IDEA 
    That's a niche :) You don't need to get a job at a marketing firm to learn about lead generation. Unless a marketing firm is playing with their own money, not their clients money, they generally know jack shit about lead generation anyway. Read this...
  19. DamienP

    Roast My Idea - Lead Generation Business

    HOT! IDEA 
    On my point 4 above, let me give you a real world example... this is my business and a real deal with one of my lead buyers: Our leads cost $40 each. We expect that you will convert 1 in 12 leads, therefore your cost per acquired customer is likely to be around $480. Your service costs $8000 on...
  20. DamienP

    Roast My Idea - Lead Generation Business

    HOT! IDEA 
    Your five points........ 1. That's a market. It's not a niche. A niche is a market within that market, for example PC repairs for companies with less than 20 employees in the Brisbane area. 2. Not meaningless. Marketing is key to your business. I understand and agree with your logic, but you...
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