Would anyone know the best places I can go to for finding high quality images that I can put on my Recruitment Consultantcy Website?
As I haven't launched my business yet, I don't have real team photos or office photos for my website. I want high quality skyline or building images, or corporate style images that fit my premium website.
Any steers or advice on this is really appreciated, thanks
i'm 16. started my cold email agency with no money, no network, and no experience. just school ending at 1pm and 10 hours after that to figure it out. i've sent over 4 million cold emails across dozens of niches and scaled to €8k weeks.
if i lost everything tomorrow and had to start over, here's exactly what i'd do in the first 30 days:
week 1 - pick one niche and one problem. not "i help businesses grow." one specific type of business with one specific pain they feel every day. "i help HVAC companies book more jobs from people who called and nobody picked up." that's specific enough to get a reply from a cold email because the owner reads it and thinks "that literally happened to me yesterday."
week 2 - set up the infrastructure. buy 2-3 domains similar to your name. set up 5 inboxes on each. configure SPF, DKIM, DMARC. start warmup. total cost maybe €50-80. don't touch your main domain. don't skip the warmup. don't send a single email until these have been warming for at least 14 days.
week 3 - build your first list while inboxes warm up. go on a lead database and filter by your niche. but don't just pull everyone - look for companies showing signs they need help right now. hiring for sales roles means they need pipeline. recently funded means they're trying to grow. job ads for positions they wouldn't need if things were working. a list of 100-200 built on these signals beats a list of 5000 random contacts.
week 4 - write 3 email variations. under 80 words each. first line about their situation not about you. one proof point or relevant observation. one simple question as the CTA. send each variation to a segment of 50-70 people. check the data after a week. whichever gets the most replies scale that one. kill the others.
by the end of month one you'll have real conversations with business owners who have the problem you solve. some will say no. some will ghost. but a few will say "yeah tell me more" and that's your first client sitting right there.
the stuff that doesn't matter in the first 30 days - your website, your logo, your business cards, your LLC, your CRM, your social media strategy. none of that makes you money. conversations make you money. everything else is procrastination disguised as productivity.
the stuff that does matter - how many people see your offer every day. that's the only metric. if 5 people saw it this week that's not a test that's a coin flip. if 500 people saw it that's data you can actually learn from.
i did all of this while going to school full time. if you've got more free hours than a 16 year old high schooler you've got zero excuses.
happy to answer anything about the process. drop your questions below.
With the rise of AI tools, it’s easier than ever to generate large volumes of content quickly. But I’m curious about actual performance - especially in terms of rankings, traffic, and user engagement.
In your experience, does human-written content still outperform AI-generated content in 2026? Or has the gap narrowed enough that AI content can compete (or even win) when done right?
Would love to hear real-world insights - what’s working for you lately?
From what I’ve seen most of the agencies offering AEO/GEO are all SEO agencies just updating their services. From the study I've done into LLMs, it's very different than traditional SEO (yes there are some overlaps, but it's not as simple as doing SEO will get you AI visibility), and most of these SEO agencies are just rebranding their old SEO services.
As far as I can tell, AEO/GEO require a lot more on off site brand signals than SEO does, even though some on site metrics are indeed relevant. I've done some stuff myself, but don't have the resources to maximize off site optimization. Are there any good AEO/GEO agencies that actually do this well, and have gotten real results.
If you guys have worked with any, or even been impressed by any case studies or on site resources, I’d love some recommendations.
Hello everyone,
I am a Digital Marketing & Growth Specialist with over 5 years of experience helping brands and startups build visibility, run campaigns, and grow engaged online communities.
I have worked with platforms such as Wowzi, Jiji, Twiva Commerce, and multiple agencies, contributing to campaign execution, content strategy, and audience growth.
Currently, I am working with BeFreed as a Community Growth & Moderator, supporting engagement, retention, and platform activity. While the experience has been valuable, I’m now looking to take on additional projects and better-paying opportunities.
What I offer:
Digital marketing & campaign management
Social media strategy & content creation
Community growth & moderation
SEO & lead generation
Website development (WordPress, blogs, landing pages)
Virtual assistance & digital operations
Impact:
Improved engagement and consistency across social platforms
Supported campaign reach and audience growth
Managed and moderated active online communities
Rate: Starting from $15/hour (flexible depending on scope and duration)
Open to remote roles, freelance projects, and collaborations.
CV and portfolio available upon request.
I own a tiny coffee shop and I feel like Facebook ads are just a giant vacuum for my wallet at this point. The ROI is tanking. Has anyone actually tried digital billboards for a local biz or is that just for the big guys with massive budgets?
I’m helping a small law firm think through its online marketing strategy and trying to understand which services actually make the biggest impact, especially when budget is limited.
The firm handles a mix of practice areas including personal injury, immigration, wills and trusts, family law, and real estate closings. Up to now most of the marketing has been fairly basic. We’ve been posting occasionally on LinkedIn and Facebook, set up a Google Business profile with a few reviews, and done some local networking.
Those efforts have brought in a few clients, but it feels like we’re barely scratching the surface of what online marketing could do.
We’ve been researching different law firm online marketing services and the options are all over the place. Some agencies focus heavily on SEO content and local search visibility. Others push paid ads. A few boutique groups like Clectiq talk more about combining SEO, ads, and conversion improvements rather than relying on just one channel.
Trying to understand which services small firms should prioritize first when they want to grow online without wasting money.
Would be helpful to hear from firms that have already gone through this process and figured out which online marketing services made the biggest difference.
Hey everyone,
I’m trying to get started with PPC (Google Ads, Facebook Ads, etc.) but I don’t have access to a website to run campaigns. I want to practice and build skills that I can showcase later.
Did you start with simulators, free tools, or side projects? Any tips or resources to get hands-on experience would be amazing
Thank you ☺️
right now the Meta Ad Manager is not allowed to use the campaign budget with 1$ per day. Can anyone here give me some advice? How can i boost as before 1$ per campaign? or any advice I really appreciate.
Hey, so I'm a marketer and the main method I use to market is youtube. I rank on google with yt videos but I have noticed that Reddit posts outrank my videos. What is the best ways to rank on keywords like "\[----\] alternatives". Thanks for your help guys and any insights are appreciated.
Genuinely curious how people handle this.
I manage campaigns across both platforms and
every morning it's: open Meta, note numbers,
open Google, note numbers, build spreadsheet.
Do you use a tool for this? Supermetrics?
Custom dashboard? Just live in both tabs?
What's the biggest thing you wish was easier?
yep I can save your brand in model and photography cost by generating high quality images of your product from ai giving you more engagement and saving a lot of money the first 3 generations for you will be free only 3 spots are left now
I’m currently employed as a marketing manager and have worked as a B2B “everything guy” for 10 years.
I’d like to niche down and become highly experienced in a singular field. Over the past decade, I’ve learnt that I’m most interested in PPC, Google Ads specifically.
I’m already basic/intermediate here. I have hands on experience, achieving a decent ROI, with tracking set up, etc.
Long term, I’d like to freelance in this field as a side/potentially full time gig.
I would like some advice from those that have already done this, and, what courses would you recommend? I am part of CIM at member level, so I’ll probably start there in terms of formal training.
I've been going through D2C brands' Meta Ad Libraries and scraping the data to understand how they actually run ads at scale. This time I went through Fresh Clean Threads - a $60M men's basics brand - and scraped all 150 of their active Meta ads. Here are the patterns that I found -
1. 150 active ads. 17 unique body copies. 87% are DCO.
120 out of 150 ads use {{product.brand}} as the body text. Usually, there is supposed to be a product copy from the catalogue, but instead it's a dynamic template variable. The ad-level messaging is basically empty.
The actual messaging lives inside 423 cards spread across 123 DCO ads. Meta's algorithm mixes and matches the card combinations - image sets, video sets, copy blocks - and figures out which combo converts best per user.
What's interesting is the card combinations aren't random. 52 ads run 4 image cards, 23 run 4 video cards, 21 run 2 video cards.
For context - I went through Ridge Wallet earlier and the majority of their 273 ads were manually hand-crafted. Fresh Clean Threads is the opposite end of that spectrum.
2. One piece of ad copy has been running for 123 days.
The copy: "Funny how a single tee shirt can be the best wardrobe decision you've ever made. Stop spending $30 on one shirt and come find out why so many guys are calling Fresh Clean Threads their new favorite tee."
It launched November 12, 2025 and was still running when I scraped on March 15, 2026. This has been running through Black Friday, Christmas, New Year's, and into Spring.
Only 13 out of 150 ads have survived past 90 days. The median ad age in the account is 10 days - 37% of ads are under a week old.
So just like a decent marketer would do, they launch fast and kill fast and if something works, they let it run for months.
3. 35% of their ads run discount codes. Three promo codes active at the same time.
This one stood out because the previous brands I've scraped - Ridge Wallet and RYZE Superfoods - ran zero discounts on Meta. Zero.
Fresh Clean Threads runs three simultaneously: PADDY20 (20% off sitewide, St. Patrick's Day), FRESH15 (15% off first order), and PRES20 (20% off, single ad on the Canada funnel). Plus a sale collection page at up to 75% off.
60% of all 150 ads launched in the first 13 days of March. 27 ads went live on March 12 alone - all tied to the PADDY20 push. The entire March creative operation was built around the promo.
4. 100% Shop Now CTA. But traffic splits into 5 different landing pages.
Every ad says "Shop Now" - no Learn More, no Sign Up, no quiz funnel. Same pattern as Ridge Wallet.
But behind that single CTA, traffic goes to 5 separate funnels:
Men's main (83 ads),
Canada (28 ads),
Women's main (15 ads),
Women's tees (7 ads),
and DPA retargeting (6 ads).
Each landing page gets its own copy - the men's funnel gets "stop spending $30 on one shirt," the women's funnel gets "you are amazing and you deserve to look and feel amazing too."
They're not just redirecting URLs - they're matching the message to the audience at the landing page level.
I hope this was useful. Let me know if you've noticed similar patterns in other accounts.
I’m sharing this to document my experience with a program called Content Autopilot, sold via Whop and associated with an Instagram creator (“theguy”).
Not here to attack anyone — just laying out what happened so others can make a more informed decision.
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What got me interested
I came across his content on Instagram.
The messaging was very compelling:
• “I’m really good at content”
• “I can help you get better at content”
• “We will ideate, script and edit ALL your reels + stories”
• “No more thinking of content on your own”
• Claims of multiple viral results (hundreds of thousands to millions of views)
• Claims around ads performance (e.g. \~$1.6k CAC on $10k–$30k offers)
• Positioned as a done-for-you, high-performance system
Overall impression:
👉 Proven system + strong results + hands-on support
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The pricing structure
The full program was $26,000 USD for 4 months.
Luckily, I chose the monthly option, so I initially paid $5,500 USD instead of committing the full amount upfront.
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What was delivered (first batch)
I received 5 pieces of content.
Here’s what I mean when I say it didn’t perform:
• Some videos literally just used TikTok auto captions
• Scripts felt generic / AI-generated, no real depth or strategy
• Edits were extremely basic and repetitive
• I gained less than 10 followers
• No meaningful engagement, traction, or leads
It did not reflect the level of quality or “proven system” being marketed.
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I raised this to them
I brought this up and expressed that:
• The quality didn’t match expectations
• The results were not there
• The delivery did not align with how the service was positioned
At that point, I initiated a dispute.
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“Damage control” phase
After I raised the dispute, I got on a call with them.
Following that call, they produced another 5 pieces of content.
However:
• It was essentially the same level of quality
• Same generic scripting
• Same basic edits
• Still no meaningful results
There was no real improvement despite the opportunity to rectify.
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Then this happened
After that second batch, I received this message from the founder:
“we will not be sending u anymore deliverables”
So in total:
• \~10 pieces of content delivered
• No real results
• Service effectively stopped
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Refund outcome
I disputed the charge.
The dispute was resolved in my favour, and I received a refund.
At that point:
• My membership was cancelled
• I removed my card from the platform
I considered the matter closed.
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What happened next (this is the concerning part)
After all that, I was charged AGAIN for $5,500 USD.
Important context:
• There was no active membership
• My card had already been removed
• There was no OTP or additional authorization
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Platform response
I reached out to Whop.
Their response:
• They said it appeared to be a manual charge by the merchant (not a renewal)
• But still considered the charge valid
• Could not clearly explain how authorization was obtained
They ultimately said I would need to resolve it directly with the creator.
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Why I’m posting this
This isn’t just about “bad content.”
It’s about:
• Expectation vs reality in high-ticket programs
• And how payments can still be processed after cancellation
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There’s obviously more that went into this.
Happy to share if people want to know the full story.
most brand accounts are nowhere close to either of those.
Sprout put out data showing 93% of consumers think it actually matters whether brands keep up with online culture. not just post into it. keep up with it. and 58% said audience interaction is the most important thing brands should be doing on social, more than content, more than ads, more than anything else.
the one that got me was this: 46% say their favorite brands stand out because of original creative content. not because of budget. not reach. originality.
so the picture that comes together is kind of uncomfortable if you manage social for a living. people want fast responses, they want them to feel personal, they want the brand to actually be part of the culture not just broadcasting into it, and they want content that doesn't feel recycled.
most brand social is still built around a content calendar and an approval chain. those two things are basically the enemy of everything buyers say they want.
honestly I don't know what the fix looks like at scale without it getting worse. curious if anyone here has actually cracked the response time thing without it feeling robotic
i used to try to do everything myself and it was killing me. eventually i made a simple rule: if i do it more than twice a week and it doesnt require my judgment, it gets automated or handed off
follow ups, reporting, scheduling posts, ad budget adjustments. all stuff that doesnt need me but was eating hours every week. whats your line between doing it yourself and letting something else handle it?
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