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Hey, brothers-in-arms!
TLDR: I've found a non-scalable, but highly paid freelancing gig idea that could support me until my Fastlane business picks up. I want to stress test it with you guys.
(There was a thread or two covering this topic, I just can't find it! If anyone could point me to it, I'd appreciate it.)
So let me explain this via an example:
Today just out of curiosity, I googled around how much does a concrete mixer truck driver makes. I didn't find an answer. I'm not even sure if they're freelancers or employees.
Anyway, I did stumble upon several companies that offer construction services that boil down to pouring concrete.
One thing in common with all of these concrete companies was that their web presence... left a lot to be desired. Their websites' were straight out of the 2010s. They looked outdated by even those standards, let alone today.
Now, in Hungary, companies' have public records on the internet - it shows stuff like date of registration, numbers of owners, number of employees, and net revenue.
One of these companies had net revenue of ~1.000.000 euros last year, with 11 employees!
So I was thinking, maybe there's an opportunity here?
I'm by no means a designer or developer - but over the years, I managed webstores, blogs, and websites. I learned to use Webflow - a website builder with unlimited customization. It has a learning curve (that I surmounted) but requires no coding (but you could, if you wanted to).
I'm pretty sure I could create a top-notch web presence (website, Facebook, google my business, etc.) for these sons of bitches.
So, I'm thinking, maybe I could pitch it to them?
I would quote a high, but reasonable price based on results - not on hours worked. Probably in the 1-3k range. For these guys, the average client probably pays thousands of dollars per gig. I could ask, "How many people find you on the internet?". Then I could say, "Do you want to double that?"
And this is just one company in one industry.
I'm curious how you guys would go about it:
- how would you pitch it to the clients
- should I email, call or go there in person?
- pricing
- service scope (what should be included, deliverables, etc.)
- anything I'm missing here
Thanks to anyone who chips in.
TLDR: I've found a non-scalable, but highly paid freelancing gig idea that could support me until my Fastlane business picks up. I want to stress test it with you guys.
(There was a thread or two covering this topic, I just can't find it! If anyone could point me to it, I'd appreciate it.)
So let me explain this via an example:
Today just out of curiosity, I googled around how much does a concrete mixer truck driver makes. I didn't find an answer. I'm not even sure if they're freelancers or employees.
Anyway, I did stumble upon several companies that offer construction services that boil down to pouring concrete.
One thing in common with all of these concrete companies was that their web presence... left a lot to be desired. Their websites' were straight out of the 2010s. They looked outdated by even those standards, let alone today.
Now, in Hungary, companies' have public records on the internet - it shows stuff like date of registration, numbers of owners, number of employees, and net revenue.
One of these companies had net revenue of ~1.000.000 euros last year, with 11 employees!
So I was thinking, maybe there's an opportunity here?
I'm by no means a designer or developer - but over the years, I managed webstores, blogs, and websites. I learned to use Webflow - a website builder with unlimited customization. It has a learning curve (that I surmounted) but requires no coding (but you could, if you wanted to).
I'm pretty sure I could create a top-notch web presence (website, Facebook, google my business, etc.) for these sons of bitches.
So, I'm thinking, maybe I could pitch it to them?
I would quote a high, but reasonable price based on results - not on hours worked. Probably in the 1-3k range. For these guys, the average client probably pays thousands of dollars per gig. I could ask, "How many people find you on the internet?". Then I could say, "Do you want to double that?"
And this is just one company in one industry.
I'm curious how you guys would go about it:
- how would you pitch it to the clients
- should I email, call or go there in person?
- pricing
- service scope (what should be included, deliverables, etc.)
- anything I'm missing here
Thanks to anyone who chips in.
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