Marketing companies that ruin your business

Hey, so sorry to hear about your experience. I had a similar one with someone who was supposed to build my website several years ago.  $20k later, I had no website, and he told me point blank I couldn't do it myself.  I love Julie's ideas about reconnecting with your community but if you're a Jobber user - don't overlook the powerful marketing tools that you can use within the platform. 

If I were in your shoes and ready to move forward, I'd do three things today:

• Use marketing tools to promote past clients (Jobber's program is Robust).
• Use the referral marketing tools to offer your past clients perks if they refer you.
• Look at boosting your number of reviews as soon as possible! Make sure you're also posting content on Google Business, which will raise your organization's profile on Google.

I'd also recommend harnessing powerful tools like ChatGPT.  What I love about that platform is that it is excellent for brainstorming, helping you write content, and generating marketing materials.  It takes a bit of time to get up to speed with your preference and writing styles, but I'd start a conversation with it and get those creative juices flowing!  

Giving someone else power over your marketing is a scary thing. If you need to take things off your plate in the future, it might make more sense to delegate some admin tasks and keep the marketing—which essentially defines your company brand—in-house for a while until you find a reputable program (like Nicejob) that doesn't cost an arm and a leg and produces real results. 

Best of Luck to you!