In March 2024, I made the decision to start my own business. At the time, I was completing a marketing internship for my Bachelor’s in Commercial Economics. For the past five years, I’d been working part-time at a restaurant, and I was more than ready for a change. During my internship, I learned the basics of web design (WordPress), SEO, and Meta/Google Ads.
One terrible night at my restaurant job finally pushed me to quit. The next morning, though, I was already feeling the pressure of not having any income. Then, almost like god was watching me, I got a message from a former classmate. He knew what I’d been doing during my internship and asked if I could help a friend of his – a small real estate agent looking for website and local SEO assistance.
That same week, I’d registered my business, put together an SEO strategy, and optimized the agent’s website. I set a flat monthly fee of €200 – which seems tiny now – but I went all out to get him results. Within three months, his website traffic grew from 1,000 to 2,500 visitors a month, with five new leads coming in every week. It was a big success, and I decided to share it on LinkedIn, aiming to reach other small business owners who wanted to grow locally.
In the next two months, I had five clients: three real estate agents, a skin clinic, and a construction company. Today, I’m working with nine clients consistently, focusing mainly on Meta Ads with some SEO. My rates have gone up to a minimum of €400 per month, and my largest clients pay around €1,000. I’ve managed to keep my fixed costs low, meaning about 90% of what I earn is profit. The semi-passive nature of this work lets me handle it alongside a full-time job since September.
I’m currently earning roughly €5,000 per month from this business, and I can only encourage others to take the leap. If you’re considering starting something on your own, taking a risk can lead to big rewards! Feel free to ask questions if you have any. 😊
How a bad night at my restaurant job led me to a €5000/month semi-passive business
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7 Comments
Well played mate
Nice job!
9 clients! Wow!
Nice story mate.
Great job! Your work must be great if you landed so many clients in such a short timespan.
Questions: What would be a good resource to learn WordPress and SEO? Do you have any recommendations?
Can you define what’s seo, meta ads and google ads, plus how do you exactly generate money from them? What is it that you exactly do for the customer that makes them pay? It would be really helpful to know !! 👀✨
Could we work together? DM if yes!