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Your first ads client is in your phone
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Hey Reader, Most SMMs picture their first ads client as someone they haven’t met yet. A cold lead. A referral from a stranger. Someone who finds them on Instagram next month. It probably isn’t. Your first ads client is most likely already in your phone. Because here’s the thing about businesses that need ads. They're not a special breed. They aren’t found in some hidden corner of LinkedIn. They’re regular businesses you already know. Some of them are people you’ve followed for years. Some are people you went to school with. Some are local. Some are online. Some are friends of friends. What they have in common is this: They’re already trying to grow a business. They’re either spending money on ads themselves and getting frustrated, or they keep “boosting posts” without realising its the quickest way to burn their money. They’d happily pay someone trustworthy to do it properly. They just don't know that person exists. Have a scroll through your Instagram following list this afternoon. Or your LinkedIn connections. Or even your contacts. You’re going to spot at least one or two people you’d actually like to work with that fit this exact description. That’s where your first ads conversation comes from. Not from networking events. Not from cold outreach. But from people who already know you. You don’t need new contacts to add ads as a service. You need the skill, and a few honest conversations with people who are already in your world. And once you have that skill, the whole thing feels less daunting than you thought it would. No cold pitching strangers on LinkedIn. No "where do I even find clients" spiral. No starting from zero with a brand-new service no one's heard of yet. The demand is already there, and so is the trust. You just bring the skill to the conversation. That's what Ads Manager Academy gives you. The skill. Until 10pm on Friday 8th May, you can get Ads Manager Academy for £499 with the code AMA499 at checkout. That’s £751 off the usual £1,250. Get Ads Manager Academy here → We’ll email again tomorrow, Laura & Laura x P.S. The hardest bit of adding ads to your services isn't finding people who want it. It's having the skill to deliver. Sign up today for £499 with the code AMA499 (normally £1,250). Closes at 10pm on Friday 8th May. |
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