Paper Box SEO 最新情報：Upworkと紹介で収益が倍増、年間60万ドル（$0.6M）超えの見込み
月商 $28,000 · 創業者1人 · 従業員2人 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Russell Michelson（Founder, Paper Box SEO）· 創業 August 2016 · 記事掲載 — · www.paperboxseo.com · 元の記事
集客の中心はUpwork経由の獲得と顧客からの紹介（リファラル）。Clutchでの広告も再開予定。月商約5万ドル（$50,000、約750万円）で年間60万ドル（$0.6M、約9,000万円）の売上見込みは記事掲載時点の5期目の数字。創業者は1人だが、フルタイム3人、パートタイム4人の従業員体制（合計7人）で事業を運営
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While choosing to take time off usually isn’t good for the bottom line, it’s important to remember why you do what you do. Money is important, but it’s not everything.
I’m the founder and managing director of the SEO agency Paper Box SEO. We improve search engine rankings for small to medium-sized businesses. Half our clients are local businesses and half are online businesses. Almost all our revenue comes from clients paying us a monthly retainer long-term to continuously improve their SEO and get them more customers. We’re a remote agency with 3 full-time employees and 4 part-time employees. Now in our 5th year, we’re on track to do at least $600,000 in revenue this year.
For the fourth year in a row, revenue has more than doubled. This is due to a growing client roster from Upwork and referrals. About a year ago, it got to the point where I was so busy trying to manage everything and everyone, that the quality of my work was dropping. I realized I needed managers to help run the business. While choosing to take time off usually isn’t good for the bottom line, it’s important to remember why you do what you do. Money is important, but it’s not everything. Over several months, I trained two employees to communicate with clients, make strategic SEO decisions, and assign work to other employees. This has freed up a lot of my time to focus on sales and my mental health. During this process of delegating, we’ve solidified processes so now that the company runs smoother. I feel like we finally have the people and processes to scale as much as we want. It’s just a matter of finding the clients.
It’s cliche but it’s worth repeating. The right people on your team are the key to success. Find the right people and prioritize keeping them happy. My employees make my life a lot easier and help me make more money. In return, I treat them better than most bosses would. It’s a win-win for everyone. I’ve also learned that the best measure of success is freedom. I can only speak for myself, but I’m happier now that I’m working less. There will always be opportunities to work more and make more money, but I won’t always be young and healthy, and those I love won’t be around forever. While choosing to take time off usually isn’t good for the bottom line, it’s important to remember why you do what you do. Money is important, but it’s not everything.
This year, we’re getting a new website and will start advertising on Clutch again. We were advertising there before but the traffic wasn’t converting (and my hunch is it’s because our website is not great). I’ll also be delegating more responsibilities to my leadership team as the company (hopefully) continues to grow. Beyond that, we’re in the early stages of generating revenue a bit differently: through affiliate sites. I figure that our skills can be used for more than helping businesses grow, so we’re dipping our toes in the affiliate world. It also can’t hurt to have a more diversified revenue stream.
Do something you like. If you’re not at least somewhat passionate about what you do, three things will happen. The quality of your work won’t be as high Customers will sense your lack of passion and it will turn them off You’ll burn out quicker
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