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[GUEST417]

Hello from Atlanta, Georgia!

I am 19 years old and have been worked at a Digital Marketing Company for nearly 4 years now. Originally I sorted photos all day now I manage clients ad spend accounts. My goal is to get my own clients on the side and use my earnings to fund other ideas.

I am having trouble finding the proper thread to locate an answer to a few questions.

- What is the way to acquire clients for my personal business?
cold emails? cold calls? door to door?

Please feel free to link any valuable digital marketing/client acquisition (landing page, facebook ads, adword, cold email, getting clients etc) threads as well. I did come across the adword course on the front page already.

Thank you. I look forward to being active and growing with all of you.

 

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[JAJT]

My goal is to get my own clients on the side and use my earnings to fund other ideas.

This sounds like a conflict of interest.

If you manage ad spend accounts at your day job, managing ad spend accounts as your side gig is almost certainly going to raise red flags and may even be a legal issue.

If you do go down this road, it may be best to try and make your side gig as different as possible from your day gig (different industries, for example). So if anyone finds out, you can say there's zero overlap (other than skillset) between your day job and side business.

 

[GUEST417]

This sounds like a conflict of interest.

If you manage ad spend accounts at your day job, managing ad spend accounts as your side gig is almost certainly going to raise red flags and may even be a legal issue.

If you do go down this road, it may be best to try and make your side gig as different as possible from your day gig (different industries, for example). So if anyone finds out, you can say there's zero overlap (other than skillset) between your day job and side business.

I see where you are coming from but I have spoken to my employer and for multiple reasons there is no issue.

 

[JAJT]

I see where you are coming from but I have spoken to my employer and for multiple reasons there is no issue.

That's amazingly honest and shows great judgement and foresight. REP+

Onward and upward!

 

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[MJ DeMarco]

Try @Fox 's thread -- lots of good stuff there, essentially same target market.

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[GUEST417]

Try @Fox 's thread -- lots of good stuff there, essentially same target market.

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Thank you! I found this and am running through it now. I still can not find his sales process haha.

 

[Fox]

Thank you! I found this and am running through it now. I still can not find his sales process haha.

I try use an always be selling approach. Everything I do is to maximize client satisfaction and referrals. I don't hit the mark 100% every time but I definitely try.

I use a mix of active sales and passive leads.
Active sales is cold calls and cold emails, lots of value up front, high value/low pressure sales (read SPIN selling) and other tactics.
Passive leads is working already warm connections that come through job - connections, warm leads, businesses located nearby by or in a similar niche etc.

If you do great work the rest will fall in place easy enough. I haven't needed to look for work in over 6 months.

 

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[GUEST417]

I try use an always be selling approach. Everything I do is to maximize client satisfaction and referrals. I don't hit the mark 100% every time but I definitely try.

I use a mix of active sales and passive leads.
Active sales is cold calls and cold emails, lots of value up front, high value/low pressure sales (read SPIN selling) and other tactics.
Passive leads is working already warm connections that come through job - connections, warm leads, businesses located nearby by or in a similar niche etc.

If you do great work the rest will fall in place easy enough. I haven't needed to look for work in over 6 months.

I appreciate your reply. I am sure I will find a copy of your email you used to reach out in the thread somewhere! I think it just comes down to reaching out, following up, offering value, creating positive experiences, referrals.

 

[Ravens_Shadow]

You're young and you seem to do your due diligence. You also seem to have a good head on your shoulders. That's a pretty hard combo to find in your age group. Managing ad spend at 19 is awesome as it is. Good luck getting your first clients, plenty of knowledge on the forum!

 

[GUEST417]

You're young and you seem to do your due diligence. You also seem to have a good head on your shoulders. That's a pretty hard combo to find in your age group. Managing ad spend at 19 is awesome as it is. Good luck getting your first clients, plenty of knowledge on the forum!

Thank you. I am looking forward to sharing.

 

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