Agency or SaaS? ($2.4M Earned)

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Starting an agency in 2024 is the fastest way to a) make money b) learn valuable business skills and c) set yourself up right to crush it with a SaaS. WATCH ME BUILD MY $300K/mo BUSINESS LIVE WITH DAILY VIDEOS ⤵️ https://www.youtube.com/@nicksaraevdaily JOIN MY AUTOMATION COMMUNITY & GET YOUR FIRST CUSTOMER, GUARANTEED 👑 https://www.skool.com/makerschool/about SUMMARY ⤵️ Why are agencies better to start first? 1. More upfront revenue - If it’s your first time running a business, know this: agencies make 10-20 times the upfront revenue as compared to SaaS companies. - You can make $100K in a couple of mo with an agency—whereas the vast majority of SaaS companies will take years to get to that point, even with a ton of outside capital. - Better to make a fuck ton of money quickly, and then use that to pour gasoline on the fire of a SaaS company later - Lifestyle benefits—you’re not just eating soup ramen all day and worrying about rent, you have enough of a base to think long term and strategize about what you really want 2. You learn business fundamentals - Agencies are usually about providing an *ongoing* *service.* Ongoing services force you to learn client management. Client management is one of the most essential skills in business—your ability to set expectations, identify points of value, and deliver above & beyond apply to all business verticals including SaaS later - You also learn how to manage a team. Similar idea—SaaS founders who can’t manage teams almost never break past $10K/mo, so if you want to do this learn early 3. You’re forced to be scrappy and bootstrap, which is the single most important mindset to have in a cash flow positive business - Agencies don’t raise money, so they have to watch every penny they spend extremely closely. - SaaS companies often have to go through multiple financing rounds in order to succeed. They’re also net unprofitable for the first few years on average. Fundraising is a very different skill than acquiring customers. - This is fine if you want to make a unicorn, but most people that get into business do so because they merely want to be wealthier than 99% of their peers while working ~10% of the time. WHAT TO WATCH NEXT 🍿 How I Hit $25K/Mo Selling Automation: https://youtube.com/watch?v=T7qAiuWDwLw My $21K/Mo Make.com Proposal System: https://youtube.com/watch?v=UVLeX600irk Generate Content Automatically With AI: https://youtube.com/watch?v=P2Y_DVW1TSQ MY TOOLS, SOFTWARE DEALS & GEAR (some of these links give me kickbacks—thank you!) 🚀 INSTANTLY: https://instantly.ai/?via=nick-saraev 🧠 SMARTLEAD.AI: https://smartlead.ai/?via=nick-saraev 📧 ANYMAIL FINDER: https://anymailfinder.com/?via=nick 🚀 APOLLO.IO: https://get.apollo.io/bisgh2z5mxc1 👻 PHANTOMBUSTER: https://phantombuster.com/?deal=noah60 📄 PANDADOC: https://pandadoc.partnerlinks.io/ar44yghojibe 📝 TYPEFORM: https://typeform.cello.so/rM8vRjChpbp ✅ CLICKUP: https://clickup.pxf.io/4PQo61 📅 MONDAY.COM: https://try.monday.com/1ty9wtpsara2 📓 NOTION: https://affiliate.notion.so/3viwitl53eg7 🤖 APIFY: https://www.apify.com/?fpr=98rff 🛠️ MAKE: https://www.make.com/en/register?pc=nicksaraev 🚀 GOHIGHLEVEL: https://www.gohighlevel.com/30-day-trial?fp_ref=nicksaraev 📈 RIZE: https://rize.io/?via=LEFTCLICKAI (use promo code NICK) 🌐 WEBFLOW: https://try.webflow.com/e31xtgbyscm8 🃏 CARRD: https://try.carrd.co/myjz1yxp 💬 REPLY: https://get.reply.io/yszpkkqzkb8f 📨 MISSIVE: https://missiveapp.com/?ref_id=E3BEE459EB71 📄 PDF.CO: https://pdf.ai/?via=nick 🔥 FIREFLIES.AI: https://fireflies.ai/?fpr=nick33 🔍 DATAFORSEO: https://dataforseo.com/?aff=178012 🖼️ BANNERBEAR: https://www.bannerbear.com/?via=nick 🗣️ VAPI.AI: https://vapi.ai/?aff=nicksaraev 🤖 BOTPRESS: https://try.botpress.com/ygwdv3dcwetq 🤝 CLOSE: https://refer.close.com/r3ec5kps99cs 💬 MANYCHAT: https://manychat.partnerlinks.io/sxbxj12s1hcz 🛠️ SOFTR: https://softrplatformsgmbh.partnerlinks.io/gf1xliozt7tm 🌐 SITEGROUND: https://www.siteground.com/index.htm?afcode=ac0191f0a28399bc5ae396903640aea1 ⏱️ TOGGL: https://toggl.com/?via=nick 📝 JOTFORM: https://link.jotform.com/nicksaraev-Dsl1CkHo1C 📊 FATHOM: https://usefathom.com/ref/YOHMXL 🛒 AMAZON: https://kit.co/nicksaraev/longform-automation-content-youtube-kit 📇 DROPCONTACT: https://www.dropcontact.com/?kfl_ln=leftclick 📸 GEAR KIT: https://link.nicksaraev.com/kit 🟩 UPWORK https://link.nicksaraev.com/upwork 🛑 TODOIST: https://get.todoist.io/62mhvgid6gh3 🧑💼 CONVERTKIT: https://partners.convertkit.com/lhq98iqntgjh WHY ME? If this is your first watch—hi, I’m Nick! TLDR: I spent five years building automated businesses with Make.com (most notably 1SecondCopy, a content company that hit 7 figures). Today a lot of people talk about automation, but I’ve noticed that very few have practical, real world success making money with it. So this channel is me chiming in and showing you what *real* systems that make *real* revenue look like! Please like, subscribe, and leave me a comment if you have a specific request! Thanks.