Q&A: How to Know If Your Ads Are Working Before You Spend More Money + so much

About this episode

In this Q&A episode, the hosts address common questions about advertising effectiveness, AI, client acquisition, and business growth challenges.

It’s Q&A time again! Today we’re answering the kinds of questions that usually come up when your business is making money… but you’re still not sure what’s working and how to get to the next level. We’re chatting about ads, AI, client acquisition, getting stuck around 30k months and what moving to Thailand has done for both us and our business. You’ll hear: 0:00 - Q1: I’m getting leads via Facebook Ads, how do I know if it’s worth it? 5:58 - Q2: Am I going to be left behind by not going hard with AI? 8:32 - Q3: How much should I expect to acquire a client for? 12:50 - Q4: Where do business owners get stuck when scaling from $20k to $100k months? 18:17 - Q5: How has moving to Thailand affected the business? Watch the YouTube version of the podcast here (https://youtu.be/F9dYmwAWPK4). If you're a service business owner and you're tired of relying on referrals to keep your calendar full, go to startsuccessschool.com and book a free Scale Session with our team. We'll look at your business, show you exactly where the gaps are, and map out what a fully booked pipeline looks like for you specifically. No fluff, no pitch fest. Just a real conversation about what's actually holding you…

People in this episode

Hosts: Tim, Steph

Topics covered

• ads
• AI
• client acquisition
• business scaling
• Thailand

Keywords

• ads
• AI
• client acquisition
• business growth
• Thailand
• Facebook Ads
• scaling

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: TBC Studios, Facebook Ads, AI, startsuccessschool.com

Places: Thailand

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