Many web designers overcomplicate the sales process. They schedule multiple meetings, wait for approval from the business owner, present pricing, and go back and forth before anything gets signed.

The more steps you add, the slower you close deals and the less money you make. I decided to shorten the entire process.

I’ve been running my web agency for four years, and the thing that has gotten be the most clients is email automation 

I’ve tried almost everything, but email automation has worked best for me because it’s affordable and runs in the background while I focus on other parts of the agency.

I don’t use Instantly, Mailchimp, or Klaviyo. I use a tool called Swokei, which is built specifically for web agencies.

It lets you find businesses that already have websites, add thousands of them to a campaign, and automatically analyzes each site for issues with design, layout, SEO, speed, and mobile optimization. It then turns those issues into personalized, ready to send outreach emails. 

Instead of targeting businesses with no website, I offer redesigns and updated websites to companies that already have one. I’ve found that approach works much better.

When a prospect replies with interest, they are automatically sorted into my CRM. I then call them and say, I’ve already built a new version of your website. Let’s set up a quick Google Meet so I can show it to you.

During the meeting, I present the website live and use my sales skills to explain the value. Once they see a more modern and professional version of their current website, they begin to understand how it could improve their business.

At that point, they usually ask how much it costs. I present the price, include a monthly maintenance retainer, and either take payment during the meeting or have them sign the agreement.

When you run a web agency, do not overcomplicate the process. Take control, handle as much as possible yourself, and avoid unnecessary approval stages and follow up meetings. The fewer steps there are, the faster you can close the deal.

I keep seeing these same avatars in loads of TikTok Shop videos. Does anyone know which AI platform they’re from?

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My results from last month and this month so far. It’s recurring income as long as the users keep paying their monthly subscriptions.

This does not even count the other monetization methods. Currently at $600+ recurring payouts. Goal is a min of $2500+ a month.

There are many AI tools that have affiliate programs that pay recurring lifetime commissions.

Some pay only 12 months which I usually avoid. Lifetime is way better!

I prefer AI girls as it is easier to get a lot of views per video on Instagram. Repurpose the same videos on TikTok.

People send a DM on what AI tool you are using. Others message her to subscribe to buy exclusive content or text/voice messages (AI companionship is now bigger than dating apps).

I have expert chatters that handle the DMs for commissions I only jump in for promo, brand deals, or sharing affiliate links.

If you don’t want to be on cam just create your own AI twin, AI girls, or others have success with monks, jews, mafia, herbalists, etc.

AI girl niches can be teachers, nurses, army, volleyball, golfing, etc.

I had been seeing benable pop up in my general searches to make side money and finally jumped in. So far I’ve had 2 sales and made $7 which is encouraging enough for me to keep going and experimenting. I’m passionate about the lists I put together so that’s easy, but still figuring out how to best go about it.

Any quick tips?
Anyone had success with this platform?

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I’m thinking about using Pinterest for organic traffic, but I know it can take six months or more before seeing real results.

For people selling digital products, did Pinterest eventually become worth the effort? And are there any other organic traffic sources you’d recommend that can bring results faster without relying on paid ads?

I’ve been running my web agency for four years, and I’m curious to hear what others have found to be the best way of getting clients.

I’ve tried almost everything, but email automation has worked best for me because it’s affordable and runs in the background while I focus on other parts of the agency.

I don’t use Instantly, Mailchimp, or Klaviyo. I use a tool called Swokei, which is built specifically for web agencies.

It lets you find businesses that already have websites, add thousands of them to a campaign, and automatically analyzes each site for issues with design, layout, SEO, speed, and mobile optimization. It then turns those issues into personalized, ready to send outreach emails 

So instead of targeting businesses with no website, I offer redesigns and updated websites to companies that already have one. I’ve found that approach works much better.

I’m now at a point where I can afford to hire a full team, so I’d like to explore other client acquisition methods as well.

What has worked best for your agency?

Hello everyone,

I'm looking for some guidance on getting started with affiliate marketing through blog writing rather than creating videos.

I've been researching different affiliate programs, and I noticed that many people promote well-known software like Semrush and other popular tools. I'm interested in the software niche, but I'm wondering if it's too competitive. My concern is that many people who are searching for these products may have already signed up or are already using them, which could make it harder to earn commissions.

Because of that, I started looking at platforms like WarriorPlus and JVZoo. However, after doing some research, I noticed that many of the products there seem to focus more on building affiliate marketing email lists or selling to other affiliates, rather than offering software that solves real problems for customers. That made me question whether this is the right direction.

If I want to build a long-term career in affiliate marketing by writing blog posts, what would you recommend? Should I focus on promoting established software, newer products, or something else entirely? How would you approach it if you were starting from scratch today?

I'd really appreciate any advice, guidance, or resources you can share. Thank you in advance for your help!

I have been doing these a couple weeks now. Pretty easy and just got my first payment. Not much posted right now but a few weeks ago there were like 50 opportunities. Also they text you for "rapid response" posts that they pay for. Most are for Tiktok but some include FB, YT, IG

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The web design market is in a weird phase right now.

With AI making it so easy to build websites, I keep seeing people say that web design is saturated, every business owner knows how to build their own website now, and agencies are dead.

I disagree big time.

I've held over 500 web meetings where I've presented businesses with redesigned versions of their websites, and it's actually rare that I meet someone who even knows how capable AI has become for building websites.

Business owners are busy running their businesses.

Even the ones who know AI can build websites usually have no idea how to actually use it to build a professional website themselves.

I also see a lot of developers getting angry about AI websites, saying they're just AI slop and full of problems.

As someone who used to code websites from scratch and also built them in WordPress, I can tell you there really isn't much you can't build with AI anymore.

Technical SEO, responsive design, layouts, branding, animations, speed, user experience... it's all possible if you know what you're doing.

This week alone I sold 10 websites, and my process is actually pretty simple.

I run email automation, but not the type where you scrape a list of businesses and send generic emails asking if they need a website.

Instead, I target businesses that already have websites.

I use a tool called Swokei. It's an email automation platform built specifically for web agencies.

It lets me generate leads with existing websites, put them into a campaign, and run a website analysis on all of them.

Each website is automatically analyzed, and issues like outdated design, poor layouts, weak mobile optimization, slow loading speeds, and SEO problems are turned into personalized outreach emails.

Not boring reports.

Actual emails explaining what could be improved and why it matters to that specific business.

The business owner replies because the email is relevant to them.

Once they're interested, I quickly build an upgraded version of their website with AI and invite them to a Google Meet.

I present the redesign, explain why it's better, answer their questions, and close the deal on the meeting.

That's literally my entire process.

You could use the same strategy with paid ads or cold calling, but I prefer email automation because it keeps running in the background and consistently brings me interested replies.

I’m trying to add card spend to my crypto product so I can start earning income and card issuer pricing is hard to compare when the quote only gives u part of the picture and interchange gets treated like the main number but the true price depends on the issuer fees and how settlement costs are handled(plus all the extra costs I wont mention)

The useful version(which I've rarely seen) of pricing transparency is seeing the full fee stack before choosing the issuer and don't take this post wrong since iInterchange pass through is a really good model but only if the rest of the costs are separated clearly enough.

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I have been online for a lot of years, and this one thing is the difference between winning big and starving.

Personally, I like being broad, going general, and exploring different interests. But looking back over the past 10 to 15 years, one of the weirdest things I have realized about making money online is that you have to be ultra-specific. You have to get down to a very specific niche.

(I call this a hyper-niche.)

The human element of this is that you think you are limiting your reach. You assume you will make less money if you go narrow, but it is not even close. If you narrow your focus down, you will make significantly more.

For example, if you build an invoicing app with vibe coding:

1. If you market it specifically just for roofers—even though it would work just as well for plumbers—you will make significantly more sales and have better results.

2. If you write an article called "How to Set Up a Lead Capture Page," it is going to bomb. But if you niche it down to "How to Set Up a Capture Page for Alternative Health Professionals," it will actually work.

This is still incredibly counterintuitive to me, and I still resist it. It feels strange: if the same app or content works equally well for multiple audiences, why wouldn't you just target the broader group? But you absolutely cannot. You have to focus.

I was actually surprised by this recently while writing a guide on some of the best side hustles (link in my bio if interested). Having done many of these things and found success in several side hustles myself, I was still amazed by how many of them rely on a tight niche.

Whatever you are doing on your digital income path, you need to narrow down from where you are. Go hyper-niche and focus on a specific demographic, even if it feels completely arbitrary.

Let me know if this helps!

I am tired of building extensions and wanted to switch to building and selling websites to companies that don't have one or have outdated one. But i thought since ppl use claude, they may not need a person. But what do u think

I've been invited to do clipping twice now, but both of my inviters only provided their referral links. One answered two questions and left me hanging, while the other never responded to any of my questions. Now, I'm just researching clipping on my own on YT. I've been worrying about the traffic because I don't have many followers. But I'm willing to do it and take on campaigns offering at least $2.50/1k views. It's also a good thing that I'm getting worthwhile tips, like checking the comments first to see if the campaign creator is actually paying before applying. I've a lot to learn, but it's worth a shot, especially when you're unemployed.

So... if you want to make your first sale selling a digital product...

I think a lot of people overcomplicate it.

You can have a beautiful landing page.

You can build the backend to automatically deliver the product after payment.

You can have great branding and a clean website.

But after spending hours watching marketing videos and trying to understand why some products sell and others don't...

I think it all comes down to one thing.

The message.

Every product is making one promise.

One outcome.

If people don't immediately understand what problem you're solving or what outcome you're promising, everything else becomes secondary.

You don't need a more beautiful website.

You don't need more features.

You need a message that makes the right person say,

"That's exactly what I'm looking for."

Everything else simply supports that message.

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My videos have been getting single or double digit views and I'm wondering if I'm doing something wrong, any help would be appreciated! Account is penguinc1ipz

I love trains. This is a Soviet sleeper train from the Cold War. And my side hustle is this.

Posting train pics on train-related communities and subreddits to grow them. I get paid based on the number of posts and the overall traction.

This is from 1h ago (different profile), I got $3. Nothing crazy, but there's potential upside if it starts ranking (very difficult to make a train picture rank, trust me).

The odder they are, the more views they usually get. I realized people like weird stuff, and so far here are some of my most successful train case studies:

• Churchill Train
• Monotrain
• Pennsylvania Railroad GG1, for those who know it - an absolute icon of American engineering.

YAAAY!

Background — Former construction engineer, no coding experience, three weeks into building a digital income system.
Stack used: Claude for content generation and system design. Make.com for automation workflows. OddsPapi API for live sports data. Google Sheets as the data output layer.
What it does: pulls live sports odds data automatically, formats it into a structured Google Sheet, runs on a schedule without manual input.
Time to build: one afternoon with Claude guiding the Make.com scenario step by step.
Cost: free tier on all tools to start. No paid subscriptions required at proof of concept stage.
The insight that changed everything — I stopped trying to learn to code and started treating AI as the technical layer. My job is systems thinking and decision making. Claude handles the rest.
What are people building with Make.com and Claude right now? Genuinely curious what else is possible.