Okay, this post may hit some nerves, but to serve you fully is to serve you transparently. A couple of weeks ago I spoke to someone who had wanted to work with me to grow their agency. As our conversation progressed, he lost his nerve and all of a sudden said “I can work this …
I regularly speak to startup agency owners and freelancers about what they feel they need to do to take their agency to the multi-six figure revenue mark. Usually, their head is full of noise. They have watched too many videos on YouTube or have bought a $997 a course that said this is all easy… …
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I see way too many people harming their mental health by focusing on things that are not working right now.Success is a journey and not a destination, and it means different things to different people. I had big goals in my 20s – some I achieved and others I didn’t. The biggest setback for me …
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You may be familiar with IQ [Intelligence Quotient] and EQ [Emotional Quotient]. There is no doubt that being smart and having empathy for others helps agency owners [and entrepreneurs more generally] to close more deals. After all who wants to do business with an uncaring idiot, right? However, whilst IQ and EQ are important areas …
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E G O A simple 3 letter word that can have a devastating impact on your success. You see for many years I was consumed by my own ego. I always thought I knew better than most! It meant that when I had a challenge, I always felt I could work things …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFJpFvGDgnU Hi, this is Abul Hussain and what I want to speak to you about today is what call the Rich Agency, Poor Agency spectrum. What you often see in the journey of many agency owners when they start off is that they are a Poor Agency owner. What I mean by that is that …
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Today, I want to break down how simple it is for you to hit that milestone in your business. One thing that still surprises me is how many people think that getting your agency to at least $10k monthly recurring revenue is quite impossible. Now for many people in some parts of the world, this …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6lxpEyWPLY Hi! This is Abul Hussain, Founder of the SMMA Mastermind and Host of the Podcast with the same name. What I want to talk to you about today is quite a controversial topic – the gurus are lying to you! I have opened the lid, so let me be quite candid here… What you …
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I’ve been getting quite a few questions recently around what niche should a new agency owner choose to serve. There seems to be a lot of confusion on how one should approach selecting the right niche. Some business/agency coaches advise people to pursue their passions, whilst others are advising newbies to chase the niches with …
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Lesson 1. Live By What You Preach ? Sensei Lawrence picks up his first client after he inadvertently demonstrates his skills by beating up some bullies. Many of us want to run ads for clients but don’t want to run ads for our own business. See the incongruence there? Ask yourself this… how can you demonstrate …