If you're an agency founder stuck at $20K -$80K/month and grinding just to keep the wheels on.... you're not alone.

Most agency owners don't have a leads problem.
They have a capacity, clarity, and consistency problem.

I know, because I lived it. I scaled my own agency from $10K/month → $150K/month, then built Agency Uplift to help others do the same, with less chaos and more control.

Here's how we help:

✅ Positioning & Offers that cut through noise
✅ Operations & Systems to remove you as bottleneck
✅ Financial Clarity so you can scale profitably, not blindly
✅ Hiring & Leadership so your team performs without hand-holding

If you’re ready to go from founder-led hustle to systems-driven growth, send me a DM or check out https://www.agencyuplift.co

Let’s build a business that works for you (not because of you.)

Sean Lang - Scaling Brands

ConversionEngine

Founder

iSpionage

Director of Marketing

Bibles for America

Led digital marketing efforts for SEO, paid ads, email marketing, content marketing, and website conversion rate optimization.

Digital Marketing Manager

Scaling Fast-Growing eCommerce Brands with Profitable & Predictable Growth Strategies | Paid Media & Retention Expert | DM to See How We Can Help You Scale 👇

My marketing journey led me to start Conversion Engine, where I've had the privilege of:
✅ Helping eCommerce brands grow from $100k/mo to $1M/mo in as little as 6 months
✅ Using paid ads, email, and SMS to accelerate growth for 50+ eCommerce brands
✅ Co-authoring two comprehensive marketing guides with Neil Patel

Here's how it all started...

As a kid, I used to sit on the floor in hardware stores marveling at the difference between more expensive branded pocket knives and cheap knockoffs from China.

Fast forward a few years, and I went on to study marketing at the University of Texas at Austin before founding Conversion Engine.

After helping 50+ eCommerce brands accelerate their marketing, we've learned that growing a Shopify store isn't easy.

Shopify store owners have a never-ending checklist: customer service, product innovation, supply chain logistics; the list goes on. The last thing you need to worry about at the end of the day is how to use ads, email, and SMS to grow your brand.

That's where Conversion Engine comes in.

We're big believers that eCommerce founders shouldn't need to become digital marketing experts when they already have their hands full with everything else. We've made it our mission to become the experts in our field, so you can focus on what you do best - building your business.

Our partnership is the perfect match. You continue to grow your brand, while we handle the marketing magic. The result? Your store takes off.

💡 Here's what we excel in:

✅ Profit Analysis
✅ Growth Strategy
✅ Paid Ads Management
✅ Scroll Stopping Ad Design
✅ Highly Effective Email + SMS Marketing

If you're convinced that your brand has room to grow but you've got too much on your plate, let's connect. We have a track record of success and a proven playbook of marketing strategies that have scaled brands just like yours.

Joe Putnam

❌ Here are some of the biggest marketing mistakes I see business owners make all the time.

Owners often pick a strategy they like instead of one that will actually hit their numbers.

OR 

They chase after every new marketing strategy the hear about on Instagram instead of doubling down on 1-2 that are already working.

If you take a cleaning company that's looking to get 100 new leads/month as an example...

Then the question isn’t: ❌ “What's the latest strategy I heard about on Instagram?”

It’s: ✅ “What will consistently deliver 3–4 leads per day?”

That might mean:
→ One primary channel (not five)
→ Doubling down on what's already working
→ Improving follow-up speed instead of chasing new tactics
→ Saying no to “nice-to-have” marketing ideas

It's important to remember that good strategy is often boring.
 
It’s focused, and it respects bandwidth and reality.

If your strategy can’t mathematically support your goals, it’s not a strategy, it’s a pipe dream.

Next post → Learn how to measure progress so you don’t drift off track halfway through the year.

I scale Shopify stores with Meta Ads | Built the Ad Alchemy™ System | $50M+ tracked revenue for clients | Free strategy call 👇

🚨 A marketing plan only works if you measure it. Otherwise, you’re flying blind.

Using a cleaning company as an example, the weekly marketing scoreboard would be simple:

→ # of new leads this week
→ # of customers closed
→ Close rate
→ Cost per lead
→ Cost per closed deal
→ Are we on pace for 25 new customers this month (or whatever your monthly goal is)?

That’s it.

No vanity metrics, and no complicated dashboards.

Every Friday, you should be able to answer:
→ Are we ahead, on track, or behind?
→ If we’re behind, where is the breakdown? Are we not closing enough deals, or are we not getting enough leads?

Marketing doesn’t fail suddenly, but you won't hit your targets if your goals aren't broken down into daily and weekly measurable goals.

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