Quit His Frustrating Job and Built a $1.5M/Year Business

Jason Yormark is the founder of Socialistics, a “social media agency that helps businesses turn their social media efforts into real measurable results.”

Per a recent interview, they’re doing $1.5M/year 💰

Jason says…

I’ve been involved with social media marketing since 2007, and have pretty much carved my career out of that. It was a natural progression for me to transition into starting a social media agency…

I had to side hustle something long enough to build it up to a point that I could take the leap and risk going full time on my own… 

This went on for about 18 months at which point I had reached the breaking point of my frustrations of working for someone else, and felt I was ready to take the leap since I had the wheels in motion.

📈 To get traction…

I tapped into my existing network to get my first few clients. Then it was a mix of trade shows, networking events, and throwing a bit of money at paid directories and paid media.

This is really a long game. You have to plant seeds over time with people and nurture those relationships over time. A combination of being helpful, likeable and a good resource for folks will position you to make asks in the future. 

If people respect and like you, it makes it much easier to approach for opportunities when the time comes.

Solid advice.

It’s also highly likely that you’ll find your first clients in your existing network; you just have to put yourself out there 📣

Jason adds…

I launched the agency about 7 years ago, so we are benefiting from the years of pushing out content regularly, so we have a decent inbound flow of leads.

Just like any other business…

Owning a marketing agency is going to have hills and valleys no matter what you do.

IMO, service businesses are an underrated way to earn a good living online.

That’s why I often recommend freelancing as the best way to start earning online 🚀

You start out selling your existing skills – or even skills you’re still learning – and you can evolve that business into an agency over time.

$1.5 million per year might sound unrealistic, but it starts with finding just 1-2 clients to work with.Use the three methods outlined here to find those first clients 👍