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70K a month in revenue

Lesson for me: Being a bit more aggressive vs what I am comfortable with. Be willing to double down on what is working even if you don't feel ready.

The source of this uptick was for us to hire a second sale-person. I was reluctant for a few months because I didn't think we had enough leads to feed 2 inside sales reps.

By pushing early to bring on an additional rep it actually put more pressure on me to get resourceful on generating more leads. By updating website copy, landing pages, and CTAs I was able to increase our lead volume.

Then with another rep and an increased number of leads -> increased revenue.

, Founder of Icon for Referral Rock
Referral Rock
on June 19, 2019
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    It's all about how much attention you can get. Congrats!

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    I totally agree. It's about taking risks.

    To further expand on this, I think what scares us the most is making decisions. Especially make decisions that do not scare you that much faster! There was a quote "If that decision was to easy to take, you probably made it too late"

    Need to build a website? Decide fast on what to do.
    Need to hire or do it yourself? Decide (but take time to hire the right person)

    This really helped me to execute faster / better.

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      It's a referral marketing SaaS. See the product link here: https://www.indiehackers.com/product/referral-rock

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    More details? :)

    But congrats anyway!

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      Any particular details? There is a detailed interview published this week that gives a lot of details.

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