The "website liquidation" play: give the site away free, charge only hosting, then upsell a value ladder all the way to $7,000/mo
<50 clients · 6 people
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[Video] Nick Ponte, Maui, Hawaii — a former auto mechanic who has run a local digital-marketing agency for years. On a livestream he logged into QuickBooks and refreshed it on camera: last month (May) revenue of $140,000, and 2024 revenue of $1.8M — explicitly excluding software affiliate income and YouTube income (revenue, not profit). Fewer than 50 clients, a core team of about 6 (down from 30, shrunk with AI). On screen he showed clients on monthly tiers of $1,000/$2,000/$5,000/$7,000. Monthly retention is normally 100%, with bad months at 95-96%.
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