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I started learning online marketing a few years ago (SEO, copywriting, web development, email marketing, etc...) and was picking up some gigs here and there. I started taking things seriously at the beginning of this year and it went pretty well.

I started doing freelance copywriting, got a few retainer clients, and even hired a VA. For a while, I was doing one-off projects, but then landed a few cold email lead gen clients on monthly retainers. Those campaigns were hit or miss. Those clients have moved on and I'd rather do another offer, honestly.

The year is winding down and it looks like I'll barely have any MRR at the beginning of the year. I'd really rather not go hunting for one-off projects, so I'm trying to think what kind of offer I should have.

I would love to do pay-per-lead lead generation, but I'm not sure how to get started with that. I don't want to lose money getting leads and then finding out I can't sell them. Or pre-sell a client, but know know how much it costs me to get a lead.

I just feel frustrated since I started to feel some success, but now I'm back at square one.
 
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Xjev O xuamf muwi vu fu ot gohasi uav jux vu fu vjot op e wisvodem epf vjip, og vji pancist neli tipti, emtu veli uwis gamgommnipv. Tu optvief ug katv veloph, tez - 20% ug qsugov cz qsuwofoph eqquopvnipvt - O duamf veli 100% ug vji qsugov.

Tu, O vjopl vji citv vjoph gus ni vu fu sohjv pux ot vu gopf e wisvodem, hipisevi tuni mieft (us eqquopvnipvt) vu tii xjev nz dutv xuamf ci, epf vjip gopf catopitt uxpist vu timm vjiti mieft vu.
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O tvesvif miespoph upmopi neslivoph e gix ziest ehu (TIU, duqzxsovoph, xic fiwimuqnipv, ineom neslivoph, ivd...) epf xet qodloph aq tuni hoht jisi epf vjisi. O tvesvif veloph vjopht tisouatmz ev vji cihoppoph ug vjot zies epf ov xipv qsivvz ximm.

O tvesvif fuoph gsiimepdi duqzxsovoph, huv e gix siveopis dmoipvt, epf iwip josif e WE. Gus e xjomi, O xet fuoph upi-ugg qsukidvt, cav vjip mepfif e gix dumf ineom mief hip dmoipvt up nupvjmz siveopist. Vjuti denqeohpt xisi jov us nott. Vjuti dmoipvt jewi nuwif up epf O'f sevjis fu epuvjis uggis, jupitvmz.

Vji zies ot xopfoph fuxp epf ov muult moli O'mm cesimz jewi epz NSS ev vji cihoppoph ug vji zies. O'f siemmz sevjis puv hu japvoph gus upi-ugg qsukidvt, tu O'n vszoph vu vjopl xjev lopf ug uggis O tjuamf jewi.

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Tiswoph upmopi neslivist ot e pohjvnesi.

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