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Welcome to the AltAgency Show. Join Greg Hickman, founder of AltAgency, and learn how to grow and scale your agency without working nights and weekends. Greg transformed his marketing automation and funnel building agency into a Hybrid Agency where most of the revenue now comes from group coaching and consulting programs. In the AltAgency Show Greg shares the latest strategies, systems to create more leverage in your business. He also shares behind the scenes stories from his journey escapin ...
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Leaving Corporate

Greg Hickman: Online Entrepreneur, Business Coach, Strategist, Podcaster, Blogger and Corporate Escape Artist

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Greg Hickman interviews entrepreneurs who built a business on the side so that they could leave corporate on their terms. Are you ready to be inspired and learn how people just like you were able to build a business? Then you’re in the right place. Greg dives into specific tactics that allowed him to leave his six figure job to build a business and life on his own terms. Each entrepreneur shares their corporate escape plan and the many challenges they faced—money, time, mindset, relationship ...
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Outside of paid traffic and our email list, building and managing our own free private Facebook™ group for our prospects has become one of the most valuable assets in our business It helps us nurture prospects, shorten the sales cycle and turn leads into prospects and then into clients. In this video, I'll break down the 3 ways we're using our grou…
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That's what a client asked me. If making 7-figures in your business is a goal of yours and you've dreamed what it would be like... You've played it out in your mind exactly how much better things would be... You'll want to watch this video. I have been chasing the 7-figure goal for a while and we hit it last year and I wanted to share some of what …
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That's it. If that's the ONLY way you're nurturing leads into prospects then you're missing the boat in 2021. With most industries averaging below 20% email open rates, you can't just rely on email. In today's video, I break down 6 places you should be building and using to nurture your leads into prospects.…
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"The lumber industry sells what used to be waste — sawdust, chips, and shredded wood — for a pretty profit. Today you’ll find these by-products in synthetic fireplace logs, concrete, ice strengtheners, mulch, particleboard, fuel, livestock and pet bedding, winter road traction, weed killing and more." Jason Fried, Basecamp. You might recognize that…
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For me, it's fairly new. AKA I'm still figuring it out as I go. We went from a team of 3 to a team of 11 in about 8 months. This led to a record year and some lessons and tips I want to share with you so you can avoid some of the mistakes I've made along the way. I honestly think growing a team is one of the most challenging and rewarding things we…
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Well, as you begin to package your IP (intellectual property) into things like training, programs, workshops, consulting, coaching, courses, and more... Pricing can be a little “mysterious”. I get it. Well, in this episode I want to break down the only 3 things you can sell, how those get packaged up by the most successful, and what you can be char…
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The number of digital and creative agency owners that I talk to that think SOPs (standard operating procedures) are the "key" to removing themselves from their business have it all wrong. I know, cuz I've been there. You learn of SOPs and start documenting everything you do. The problem? You do too much stuff as it is so you end with thousands of S…
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Showing up to your new client kickoff call without a plan puts you at risk of starting the relationship off on the wrong foot. This can lead to refunds. Scope creep. Projects taking longer than they need to. Unhappy clients. Clients that yell at you... (ouch) So, if your new client onboarding experience is cobbled together at best — you need to ins…
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In today's video I wanted to give you a glimpse into the high-level process we use as well as many of our clients. There is one KEY ingredient to our goal-setting process that has changed how we set goals and make sure we hit them. Honestly, it's one ingredient that most leave out and that's why they end up burnt out, exhausted and want to give up …
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No joke, I love hearing how successful people organize and manage their day. Stop lying, I know you do too. So, it got me thinking... Which of my which habits are the highest Return On Investment (ROI)? So, instead of walking you through my day or week... I wanted to share the HIGHEST ROI Habits that have helped me in building a 7 figure business. …
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I just put together a training on the 6 mistakes digital and creative agencies make that have them stuck in fulfillment unable to grow profitably... ...and the 6 steps to fix it. Here's what I'd like you to do Step 1: Watch the training Step 2: Use the link below the video to schedule a call with our team if you find yourself nodding your head to a…
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Especially when you're launching something new to your clients or your market. Should you price high? Low? Free? In today's episode, I shared a snippet from one of our weekly coaching calls inside of our 90 Day Foundations Program discussing how I'd think about and approach pricing your first high-ticket consulting offer. Oh, and I also cover why s…
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In a recent coaching call, we covered this and I wanted to share a short snippet from that call to discuss where I see most people get it wrong when it comes to doing organic. What do I mean by organic? If you want to build an audience, influence and authority you have to share your point of view. There are a lot of ways to do that. You can start a…
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2020 only accelerated that by like 2 years. lol. We've all been on a ton more zoom meetings. Events have gone virtual. Workshops? Virtual. People are consuming more educational and entertainment content online than ever before. So, we want to 1) stand out and 2) make sure out content that was once interactive doesn't feel stale and like a high scho…
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And it starts with putting your client SECOND! Yup. While counter-intuitive, I'll show you how this principle allowed us to escape the feast and famine rollercoaster of income. Have a watch, and leave a comment with your biggest takeaway. ------ 👉 Join our Free Group Of Agency Owners Looking To Grow and Scale - http://altagency.com/group Each and e…
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Execution is increasingly becoming a commodity. So, if you fall into 1 of 2 buckets below you're gonna want to listen. Bucket 1: Take payment 1 and develop the strategy and or audit for your client. Then sell them again for payment 2 to execute the strategy. Bucket 2: Give away strategy and or audit for free in hopes of getting paid to execute. Bot…
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👉 Join our free Facebook Group for Agency Owners: http://altagency.com/group Right before Christmas we held our annual team meeting. It was 2 days of planning 2021 and some fun team activities like trivia and a virtual escape room. I had the opportunity to share with my team, my top 10 lessons and takeaways from a record year for us. I thought it m…
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Well, we did it. We crossed the 7-figure mark in a year. Apparently, only 3-4% of small businesses ever do that so we're pretty pumped to finally get there ourselves but...I'll be real with you...it's been a journey. So, I put together today's video breaking down how the journey looked. I don't do this to brag in any way and honestly, I can see muc…
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Maxed out in your agency? At capacity? Well, that's nothing to write home about. There is a lot of lost revenue and people you just can't help that need it. So if that's the case AND you're still working over time and not KEEPING enough of that money - keep reading. Now, maybe you're fine with that in which case you won't like the video cuz you can…
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Some are faster than others. 1 requires cash. The rest — require time, consistency and volume. They all work. You shouldn't use only one. But you shouldn't start by trying to do all of them. Which will you focus on? Comment below and let me know. Oh, and if you want help applying these to your business let me know and we can chat.…
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If you say things like: "I build websites" "I create funnels" "I build marketing strategies" You are thinking and speaking like a DOer. If that's all you thought you were it's time to change how you think. You KNOW HOW to do. Once you get that, you'll realize you have many more options on how to get paid. In today's video, I'm going to show you the…
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"Real wealth doesn't come through hours. It comes through starting a company or investing" - Naval Ravikant. The problem most agency owners have is that they got the "starting a company" part right but their company is based on hours. Aka Selling their hands. In today's video, I want to break down Naval's 3 classes of leverage that can help you bec…
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You have to build a marketing machine. Depending on where you hang out online, you likely hear funnel this, funnel that... blah. blah. blah. Funnels are important but it doesn't have to be mysterious and it's really just like any other machine. You have the core system which is an asset and you're going to have the inputs that feed that system/asse…
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It's a message that might just be the kick in the butt that you need. That's the only reason i'm sharing it. Cuz... You are probably over complicating things... And it's hurting you. Bad. So...I said what I had to say as a coach and mentor to our clients. We call these #realtalk or #toughlove moments. Listen if you want a kick in the butt. (Warning…
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The most common is called "Unlimited" services pioneered by a company called WP Curve then followed up by ones like Design Pickle. But that's only one METHOD. Now that we've helped about 300 agency owners productize their services and knowledge we've realized that there isn't just ONE way to do it. There are 6 different ways our clients have done i…
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As an agency owner productizing our services was THE best thing we did for our business. It opened so many more doors, allowed us to master our craft and expand our offerings even more in a way that allowed us to have a bigger impact. You'll often find me screaming from the mountain tops that agency owners should productize and add training program…
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Now, I have more than 100 videos but this was my 100th after my official "reboot" if you can call it that. Anyway, I polled our free facebook group and asked them what I should talk about for the 100th episode and it was THIS! Since launching the channel, so many amazing things have happened to me and our business. It's helped in more ways than I c…
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Building assets Designing systems that make our lives easier Creating a process for feeding the above systems with the required inputs If you literally do these three things over and over across the 5 growth levers in your business, you’ll be building a business that can run and grow without you. And you’ll get to choose how often you work and what…
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In today's episode I want to share a common mistake among agency owners and service providers that happens often without them even realizing it. It’s usually the very thing preventing people from hitting their desired goals. I’ve been guilty of it. You might too. If you don’t do something about it, it will eventually take you out of the game… Unles…
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Since April we’ve brought on 5 new people to our sales team, transitioned my Executive Assistant into a Sales Coordinator, and hired a Media buyer. That’s 6 new people in the last 90-120 days. While we’re not perfect, I've put together a video breaking down how we train and onboard new people so they are making an impact quickly.…
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Time blocking isn’t a set it and forget it thing. In fact, I’ve had to change my “ideal workweek” multiple times in the last 90 days. Covid? Fix my cal. Growing team? Fix my cal. Have a baby? Fix my cal. Hire more people? Fix my cal. There are a lot of reasons to use time blocking so this isn’t a video on how to time block but I wanted to share two…
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That’s what my buddy asked me the other day. He runs a multiple 7 figure coaching business and we were texting back and forth catching up on what was working / not working for our businesses and we both have been experiencing some of our best months ever and both growing quickly. It was such a simple but brilliant question that I think more of us n…
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I’m not talking about a Pay-In-Full savings… I’m talking about you made an offer of X and the client wouldn’t move forward unless you offered it for Y. Y was less than X and deep down you didn’t want to do it, but you did just to get the client. Have ya done that? If so, this is THE BIGGEST MISTAKE I see agency owners making today. Listen today whe…
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It’s super interesting when we get an agency owner that comes to us wanting to make a change in how they deliver their work. They are burnt out selling their time-for-money and exhausted on the fulfillment hamster wheel that comes with serving their clients. Then they hear me talk about productizing or adding a consulting offering that’s more done-…
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I’m drowning in client work and don’t have any time for my personal life I’m having some big months but it’s not sustainable unless I fix fulfillment I’m working myself to death I’m stuck the day -to day operations and I’m going crazy with all the fire fighting. If that’s you something needs to change. That’s why I put together this video breaking …
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Things that most owners aren’t good at in the beginning. If you want to grow it will require you to grow as a leader...that means you can’t make immature decisions. Immature businesses change things in the moment. A mature business is predictable, profitable, and more fun. As a mature business owner, you’ll have to change some behaviors and learn t…
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In business, it might be an amazing new opportunity but one that doesn’t align with your actual goal at the moment…in which case, you have to say no. So, how do you know what opportunities to say “yes” to and which to say “no” to? Should you hire that salesperson or project manager? Should you invest in that coach or mentor? Should you get an offic…
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Especially, if that pricing model is “time-for-money” better known as “capacity” or “units of time”. At AltAgency we believe you should have multiple ways to serve your clients and understanding the different pricing models and how they might apply to you is crucial if you want to: Escape the agency hamster wheel Stop trading time for money Add new…
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We meet with our Academy clients 4 times per year in person where we cover the latest training in client acquisition, sales, delivery, systems, automation, etc. But we also cover key lessons we learned in our business in an “open the kimono” style session we call “The Fireside Chat”. In today’s episode, you’ll listen in as I share a key principle t…
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4 times a year we bring our private clients together to work on their business for two powerful days and plan their next 90 days. During that time we open up the kimono and share what’s been working for us and the lessons we’ve learned in our own business. I wanted to share a short clip from one March intensive where I broke down a key lesson that …
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