Can a UX/UI designer launch a WAAS website service agency paired with JTO and automations, and is there growth opportunity targeting B2B service clients like info product creators, schools, and coaches? How to get the first clients quickly?

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Can a UX/UI designer launch a WAAS website service agency paired with JTO and automations, and is there growth opportunity targeting B2B service clients like info product creators, schools, and coaches? How to get the first clients quickly?

You know, there are still website designers making $20‑40K a month solo. My friend Cody at his creative agency routinely sells $100K+ websites. There are many opportunities; you just need to be the right person. The value of a website is less about the platform and more about the relationship and business value you provide. Think of how a better website can increase a large company's revenue by even 1%—that translates to billions. So the brand is important at that level. Regarding targeting info product creators, schools, and coaches: they’re B2B service clients who look at their checkbook daily and want to make money, so a simple offer like “I’ll make you more money and here's how” works. There’s a big growth opportunity. To get started, define those three niches, feed them into a cold‑outreach tool like LinkedIn Sales Navigator, compile a list, and start talking. You could reach out to 20 today and have 20 conversations by the end of the day with info product creators, schools, and coaches.

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What are your thoughts on starting with LinkedIn ads for a B2B agency?

That assumption isn't a good qualifier for smart; smart means having a low cost per acquisition relative to gross revenue. I don't personally use LinkedIn ads. The simplest way to start is outbound outreach, such as cold email or Upwork applications, and if you use LinkedIn, just DM people directly rather than building a full inbound ad funnel with landing pages and static assets.

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How can I start a web design agency, get clients, and improve sales call conversion?

You shouldn't expect to convert every sales call; aim for a 20-30% conversion rate, which means you might need up to five calls to close a deal. If you're less experienced, expect to make 10-30 calls before a sale. Keep your expectations low to reduce pressure—knowing you need at least 20 calls to see success will help you perform better on each call. Think of each call as just another 5% toward your goal. Improving naturally comes from following a process or script, which you can find online or in Maker School. If you're running a web design agency but can't build websites yourself, you're not truly running the agency. Learn to build a couple of sites easily with AI—no need for a friend. Then manage the entire stack yourself. Thanks to Leroy and Kapsa. (Note about uncle being a financial advisor skipped as already answered.)

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Isn't marketing agencies too obvious/generic a niche — shouldn't you niche down further to differentiate?

Marketing agencies are a great niche — I niche down into marketing agencies myself, I'm not particularly 'different' about it, and I still make more than most people doing an equivalent service. It really depends on how big you want to go: if you want to scale to $100M/year selling to marketing agencies broadly, you'll need to differentiate more. But if you're carving out a smaller niche, you can target whatever you want, especially if you already have relevant experience — that alone can make you stand out. A few good assets to send marketing/creative agencies: full HTML websites, built and hosted one-shot using an HTML template populated with AI based on context about the business.

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I'm 19, just started an automation agency with two co-founders; we have our setup, portfolio, website, and LinkedIn done, but no clients or revenue. What should we focus on to turn this into a real business?

Well, you guys don’t have any revenue or clients, so you’re really just working on a project. Your first priority should be solving the no‑clients, no‑revenue problem. Don’t waste time building out a product or website—just get something sold. I’d have you and your friends create profiles on Upwork, Freelancer.com, and Fiverr. Each day, pool your school money or whatever you can and submit ten Upwork applications. In those applications, tell prospects exactly what you can do (X, Y, Z) and how you’d approach their project, showing rather than just telling your experience. This avoids the inevitable ‘show me your portfolio’ question because you demonstrate your process. If you do this for three days you’ll have sent about ninety applications, and the odds of landing at least one $200 project are high. Once you have that $200 project, you now have a real business—you’ve made money online and can stop pretending. You’ll learn more from that small project than from hours of my talking. After you land a client, get them on a call and confirm the money is changing hands or there’s a monetary agreement, like escrow on a platform. If I built you a solution that automated all of this outreach and follow‑up, it would definitely save you time and money—that’s the vibe I’m advising. So give it a try.

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