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Parent Post: Open to advice
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2/21/2025, 4:51:29 AM
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Small businesses need help marketing! Heres an idea: Start a side hustle going around to small local businesses and offering to help market their business for a small fee(im talking the mom and pop restaurant, the local gym, the dentist). Offer to help run their social media, or build social media accounts for them and use your skills and expertise to get them a better bang for their buck. Otherwise what types of skills or interests do you have for work? Local communities need lots of small businesses, it's kind of beating a dead horse but currently the trades are making a fortune, electricians, plumbing, hvac are great industries to get into to become your own boss and run a small business. I don't know a single contractor that isnt booked out for atleast six months and gets to choose their own hours. @mrvictorious might be able to chime in
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dgugges19
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2/21/2025, 4:54:58 AM
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I like where this thought is going. Almost like a fractional marketing business. This is something I have actually thought about. My hang up is the pricing model or fee. This would have to be lower than what the advertising agencies charge but high enough for my efforts. What are your thoughts on that?
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2/21/2025, 5:05:28 AM
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Well building a business is tough. You're not going to walk right into making as much as you do currently. Start small with a couple of clients, make short windows like $250 for 1-3 months, guarantee a certain number of posts etc, obviously also offer larger strategies for higher amounts, but always offer a low amount at first to get your feet wet, keep in mind you have no credibility yet as a business. Starting small and showing your value to gain a long term customer is key. You probably wont make much vs your cost of time the first 6-months to a year but gaining clients is a compounding investment of time.
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dgugges19
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2/21/2025, 7:58:03 PM
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This is great advice. I appreciate it. Thank you
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