$40,000/mo Email Marketing Agency (How Max Did it, Inside CA)
Max transformed his ecommerce email marketing agency from $5,000 to $40,000 per month with the help of Client Ascension. Starting with just one major client on the verge of leaving, Max implemented the strategies from the program, scaled his cold email outreach, improved his sales skills, and built a reliable team to handle the increasing workload. Now, Max enjoys consistent inbound leads and has a waitlist of clients eager to work with him.
Max Inside Client Ascension
Overview:
Max's agency specializes in email marketing for e-commerce brands. When he joined Client Ascension, he was struggling with inconsistent client acquisition and a looming potential loss of his primary client. Through the program, Max learned how to effectively scale his cold email outreach, refine his sales process, and build a team capable of delivering top-tier results, enabling his agency to grow to $40,000 per month.
Quantitative Results:
- Scaled from $5,000 to $40,000 per month in revenue
- Increased client base to 15+ monthly clients
- Achieved a stable influx of inbound leads, reducing reliance on cold outreach
Qualitative Results:
- Transitioned from primarily cold email to inbound leads
- Improved sales skills, leading to higher close rates
- Built and trained a team to ensure consistent client results
Before Client Ascension
- Inconsistent client acquisition, relying heavily on one major client
- Inefficient lead generation processes that wasted time and effort
- Struggles with sales calls and closing deals
- Lack of scalable systems and processes
Goals:
- Stabilize client acquisition and grow the client base
- Improve lead generation efficiency
- Enhance sales skills to close more deals
- Build a scalable system to handle growth
How Client Ascension Helped Max Achieve These Results
Max implemented Client Ascension's strategies to address his key challenges, leveraging their comprehensive training systems and direct coaching support to transform his outreach, sales, and team building processes.
- Lead Generation Systems: Through CA's cold email training with Christian Bonnier, Max mastered high-volume outreach campaigns. He learned how to set up and manage multiple Gmail accounts, automate personalized outreach using ListKit, and handle lead conversations from a master inbox. This systematic approach helped him consistently generate qualified opportunities.
- Sales Process Improvement: Working directly with CA's 7-figure sales coaches, Max developed his closing skills through recorded call reviews and mock call sessions. He learned their proven framework for eliminating objections early in the sales process, helping him evolve from a hesitant beginner to consistently closing high-ticket deals.
- Team Building: Following CA's operations and hiring frameworks, Max implemented their employee scorecard system and learned how to create clear SOPs. Working with his dedicated success coach, he developed hiring timelines that anticipated growth, allowing him to onboard and train team members before reaching capacity.
- Volume and Persistence: Through CA's weekly coaching calls and mindset training with Mario Lanzarotti, Max adopted their high-performance mindset. He learned to track key metrics daily and consistently increase outreach volume, implementing automation systems demonstrated in CA's Zapier training by Luke Ward to support his scaling efforts.
Other Key Support Systems
- Direct Access to Coaches: Max benefited from the hands-on support provided by Client Ascension's coaches, who offered actionable advice at each stage of his business growth.
- Community Insight: Engaging with the Client Ascension community gave Max access to shared experiences and strategies that helped him overcome challenges more efficiently.
Process
- Scaled cold email outreach to reach more potential clients
- Improved lead generation by using tools like ListKit
- Focused on high-volume outreach and consistent follow-ups
- Trained and onboarded team members to handle client work as the agency grew
Future Plans
Max successfully grew his email marketing agency from $5,000 to $40,000 per month by applying the strategies learned in Client Ascension. His story highlights the importance of persistence, high-volume outreach, and building a capable team to support growth. By leveraging the program's resources, Max was able to transition from a struggling agency owner to a confident business leader with a steady stream of clients.
Moving forward, Max plans to:
- Continue refining his sales process to close higher-ticket clients
- Expand his team to handle more clients without compromising on quality
- Further scale his agency to reach new revenue milestones