Taking the step from freelance to agency can be intimidating. In this presentation, I share some tips along with some lessons learned along the way to help you decide when and if it is time.

1. SO, YOU WANT TO BE A WEBSITE
AGENCY OWNER…
PRESENTED BY CHARLES JOHNSTON

2. DiGITALNINJA
CHARLES (THATS ME ---
BACKGROUND

3. Topics to Cover
TODAY'S DISCUSSION

4. IGNORING ALL THE HATERS
AND JUST DOING IT
WHY START A WEB AGENCY?

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6. Mistakesmadeearlyandoften
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MISTAKES TO AVOID AT ALL
COSTS (AND THEY ALL COST)

7. lessons learned the hard
way, so you don't have to.
WHAT OTHER AGENCY
OWNERS WISH THEY KNEW

8. FROM PROPOSAL TO PROGRAMMING
"Better scoping and pitching is what I
wish I knew when starting out. But if
you mean WordPress development
wise...the process for dev work. From
proposal to programming. I also wish I
knew back then troubleshooting tactics
for WordPress. Would have saved so
much time."
~ E. Gordon (Savvy Outsourcing)

9. "I think the biggest pain point and one I
see being addressed by entrepreneurs
targeting agencies is lead gen/managing
leads.
For me specifically it's an issue of
managing capacity and balance between
client work and growing the agency"
~T. Neely (Auxano Digital)
MANAGING CAPACITY AND
BALANCE

10. "Plan your brand well and don't think local.
Plan and think on a broad level. That's why
I'm going through a branding change from
having "Jax" in my brand, people will
assume that your only do work for a certain
area, especially when it comes to web &
graphic design."
~ D. Combs (Divine Design Kreative Sol.)
KNOW YOUR OWN BRAND

11. Build recurring revenue as
quickly as possible
Without it, long-term
success is virtually
impossible
~ Nathan Ingram

12. Take a good hard look at
what you are good at... and
what you are not.
HARNESS THE HUSTLE

13. Make a checklist of the things you can
let someone else do. Things like...
Checklists Matter

14. WHAT CAN YOU
AUTOMATE?

15. There are apps that help manage your
agency and the time you spend
YOUR PHONE CAN BE YOUR
BEST FRIEND OR FOE

16. Everyone is different so find
what works best for you.
CREATE HABITS AND
PROCESSES THAT WORK
FOR YOU

17. Collaboration Busyness

18. Every client is not your
client.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO
BE EVERYTHING TO
EVERYONE

19. AS A SMALL
AGENCY

20. SIGNS YOU SHOULD GO
FROM SOLO TO AGENCY
#WCORL @heartwired_ds #heartwired

21. 9 OUT OF 10
7 OUT OF 10

22. SO IF YOU...

24. Food for Thought
WHEN A DESIGNER GIVES YOU A BILL, WHAT
DO YOU SEE IT AS? AN EXPENSE, RIGHT?
WHEN A DESIGNER GIVES ME A BILL, I SEE IT
AS AN INVESTMENT. FOR ME, IT IS
SOMETHING THAT APPRECIATES AND HELPS
YOUR BUSINESS GROW.

25. Any questions?
I will be around the rest of the weekend if you do

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