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U should always be leveraging more & more
Here's your process
1) work for free
2) get 5-10 $1-5K/month retainers
3) get rev share + potential equity deals only
Eventually ur agency should be a cash cow
High margins &/or a turn into a holding company if you're getting equity
It's a process. takes time
Work for free
fail, learn, fail, succeed, now start charging low/mid-tier retainers
Learn more, become great at your craft, build great systems & team
then if possible do rev share deals only. Bring in lots of rev. take equity /w startups if u can
You CANNOT SELL an agency doing $1-5K retainers
U just can't
Unless it's for a .5-1x multiple
Why the Retainer model is just training for the big leagues (rev share on big $$ & equity w startups)
Graduate from retainers & get into rev share/equity ASAP
also to get rev share on big $$ and/or equity
Your offer needs to be more than just "lead gen"
No one is gonna give u Equity for "lead gen"...
Manage a startup's sales process from start to finish & train their sales team to have huge success?
Different story
If i started a new agency today my goal would eventually be to turn into holding company
with:
- an offer SO damn good it DESERVES Equity
- my hand in dozens of promising startups
Equity vested via specific KPIs
Bring 20 clients, get 1% equity, 20 more clients, 1% more & so on
Here's your process
1) work for free
2) get 5-10 $1-5K/month retainers
3) get rev share + potential equity deals only
Eventually ur agency should be a cash cow
High margins &/or a turn into a holding company if you're getting equity
most "Agency advice" will have you build some shitty company that's competing on bottom tier prices and is barely differentiated from your competition
— LegacyFuel (@LegacyFuel4Ever) July 16, 2021
there is almost Zero emphasis on positioning it correctly for High-Ticket Rates from the get-go and fulfilling like an Expert
It's a process. takes time
Work for free
fail, learn, fail, succeed, now start charging low/mid-tier retainers
Learn more, become great at your craft, build great systems & team
then if possible do rev share deals only. Bring in lots of rev. take equity /w startups if u can
You CANNOT SELL an agency doing $1-5K retainers
U just can't
Unless it's for a .5-1x multiple
Why the Retainer model is just training for the big leagues (rev share on big $$ & equity w startups)
Graduate from retainers & get into rev share/equity ASAP
also to get rev share on big $$ and/or equity
Your offer needs to be more than just "lead gen"
No one is gonna give u Equity for "lead gen"...
Manage a startup's sales process from start to finish & train their sales team to have huge success?
Different story
If i started a new agency today my goal would eventually be to turn into holding company
with:
- an offer SO damn good it DESERVES Equity
- my hand in dozens of promising startups
Equity vested via specific KPIs
Bring 20 clients, get 1% equity, 20 more clients, 1% more & so on
5 secret strategies I used to 3X my agency's revenue during COVID.
A thread.
At it's HEIGHT in 2020, Shut Down Music (my music-for-media agency)
Had 8 employees, 50+ artists, & made $600K+
We went from $200K in 2019 to $600K in JUST a year
Won 2 industry awards (LA Emmy & Mark Award), had our music in 1000s of TV shows, movies, video games, & ads
How did I build Shut Down Music to a powerhouse?
Why were people in the industry calling me a legend at just 21 yrs old?
How did I make over $1M in the MUSIC INDUSTRY?? Which is notorious for being hard to make money in
HERE are the 5 secret strategies I used
Keep reading
STRATEGY 1 - BUILT SYSTEMS
Flashback to April 2019
Shut Down Music was the definition of a SMALL BUSINESS
Me & 1 employee (Anna, from Russia) managed the whole thing
I paid her $600 a month
We had NO systems. it was wild
Didn't even know when she clocked in & out of work
1 (PT 2)
May 2019 comes around
I decide FUCK IT. I've had enough
Decided to invest in SYSTEMS
Hopped on https://t.co/9E3tulpqbj & started building
Next 6 months I worked relentlessly to build systems for
project management, artist management, team/client communication, etc
A thread.
At it's HEIGHT in 2020, Shut Down Music (my music-for-media agency)
Had 8 employees, 50+ artists, & made $600K+
We went from $200K in 2019 to $600K in JUST a year
Won 2 industry awards (LA Emmy & Mark Award), had our music in 1000s of TV shows, movies, video games, & ads

How did I build Shut Down Music to a powerhouse?
Why were people in the industry calling me a legend at just 21 yrs old?
How did I make over $1M in the MUSIC INDUSTRY?? Which is notorious for being hard to make money in
HERE are the 5 secret strategies I used
Keep reading
STRATEGY 1 - BUILT SYSTEMS
Flashback to April 2019
Shut Down Music was the definition of a SMALL BUSINESS
Me & 1 employee (Anna, from Russia) managed the whole thing
I paid her $600 a month
We had NO systems. it was wild
Didn't even know when she clocked in & out of work
1 (PT 2)
May 2019 comes around
I decide FUCK IT. I've had enough
Decided to invest in SYSTEMS
Hopped on https://t.co/9E3tulpqbj & started building
Next 6 months I worked relentlessly to build systems for
project management, artist management, team/client communication, etc
FACT:
You are missing out on revenue every time you send an email.
There are common mistakes I see 99% of businesses making with their email marketing,
& today I want to address them.
Here are 7 common email mistakes you can fix TODAY to make more $$$👇
// THREAD //
#1 Poor segmentation
Segmentation is one of the most important aspects of email marketing,
Especially for eCommerce.
Not segmenting properly can mean lots of unsubscribed, low opens, emails landing in spam, and more.
Here's an intro to segmentation
#2 Poor subject lines
Subject lines get your emails opened.
There's a lot to this that I can't fit here,
But if you're interested, my Campaign Calendar Guide has 100's of great subject line examples 👉https://t.co/kBQoyzcFry
Check this out also
#3 Too wordy
In emails,
You never want to be too wordy or longer than necessary.
Keep your copy as brief as it can possibly be.
Your customers are busy - provide all the info you need to sell the click, and nothing more.
And this also leads to the next common email mistake..
#4 Selling the product, not the click
Don't sell the product in your emails - your product or sales pages do that.
The goal of emails?
To sell the click.
This means inspiring curiosity to get prospects to click-thru.
Stop writing entire sales pages in your emails.
You are missing out on revenue every time you send an email.
There are common mistakes I see 99% of businesses making with their email marketing,
& today I want to address them.
Here are 7 common email mistakes you can fix TODAY to make more $$$👇
// THREAD //

#1 Poor segmentation
Segmentation is one of the most important aspects of email marketing,
Especially for eCommerce.
Not segmenting properly can mean lots of unsubscribed, low opens, emails landing in spam, and more.
Here's an intro to segmentation
**Intro To Segmentation 101**
— Chase Dimond | Email Marketing Nerd \U0001f4e7 (@ecomchasedimond) June 23, 2021
Segmenting your list is key.
It improves engagement, open rates, and sales\u2026
...but you need to know what segments to set up.
(otherwise it's pointless)
Here are 5 segments that are 100% essential \U0001f447
// THREAD //
#2 Poor subject lines
Subject lines get your emails opened.
There's a lot to this that I can't fit here,
But if you're interested, my Campaign Calendar Guide has 100's of great subject line examples 👉https://t.co/kBQoyzcFry
Check this out also
#3 Too wordy
In emails,
You never want to be too wordy or longer than necessary.
Keep your copy as brief as it can possibly be.
Your customers are busy - provide all the info you need to sell the click, and nothing more.
And this also leads to the next common email mistake..
#4 Selling the product, not the click
Don't sell the product in your emails - your product or sales pages do that.
The goal of emails?
To sell the click.
This means inspiring curiosity to get prospects to click-thru.
Stop writing entire sales pages in your emails.
HOW TO GO FROM $0 - $10K A MONTH
WITH AN AGENCY
[THREAD]
DEFINE YOUR OFFER
What service will you offer?
- Cold email lead-gen
- Facebook Ads
- Webdesign services
I personally offer lead-gen using cold email and will use this as the example
FIND YOUR
SET-UP 1/2
- Name your business, ideally around your niche
- Buy two domains through Google & add Workspace
Example: https://t.co/DYllXZ8B6K & https://t.co/ZO2oBJ87sH
- Use Warmupinbox/com to warm domains - $9 per domain
- Use Carrd to create a landing page
SET UP 2/2
- Use Canva & Loom to record a Video sales letter
- Add this to your landing page as well as a link to your Calendly
- Allow domains to warm-up for 2 weeks before starting outreach
WITH AN AGENCY
[THREAD]

DEFINE YOUR OFFER
What service will you offer?
- Cold email lead-gen
- Facebook Ads
- Webdesign services
I personally offer lead-gen using cold email and will use this as the example
FIND YOUR
WANT TO KNOW HOW TO FIND A NICHE FOR YOUR AGENCY?
— Sean (@sean0to10k) February 2, 2021
Here's how
[THREAD} pic.twitter.com/uUzQXjssFG
SET-UP 1/2
- Name your business, ideally around your niche
- Buy two domains through Google & add Workspace
Example: https://t.co/DYllXZ8B6K & https://t.co/ZO2oBJ87sH
- Use Warmupinbox/com to warm domains - $9 per domain
- Use Carrd to create a landing page
SET UP 2/2
- Use Canva & Loom to record a Video sales letter
- Add this to your landing page as well as a link to your Calendly
- Allow domains to warm-up for 2 weeks before starting outreach