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Why Agencies Fail to serve you

The problem isn't that agencies are incompetent. It's that their business model is fundamentally misaligned with your goals.

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February 2, 2023

We get it. You want predictable, steady growth.

So agencies do what seems logical: they test everything through ads because paid campaigns generate immediate, measurable results that keep you as a client. More ad spend theoretically means more results for both of you.

But here's what they don't tell you: organic content is the number one way to build a foundation and test messaging before you spend an ad dollar. You can discover what hooks work, what resonates with your audience, and what drives actual conversions - all through the free organic algorithm, which also has a way longer lifespan and can build on itself.

The problem? Audience building is nearly impossible to invoice cleanly. A straight line from ad spend to revenue is much easier to track, report, and justify their fees.

Translation: Agencies make more money keeping you dependent on paid advertising than building your organic foundation.

We don't want to do that.

What you actually need is a multi-touchpoint approach that earns trust first, then drives conversions. Test organically, build systematic authority, create owned audience relationships - so when you do spend on ads, every dollar works smarter.

There's a better way to do this.