If you had to learn PPC again from zero today, how would you do it or would you even consider it again?

[ppcwithyrv]

Focus on conversions: CPA, conversion rate, conversions, mid-lower–>define your conversion funnel from the get-go.

[insite]

I would definitely do it again, but the next time through I would focus on relationship building over technical expertise. I treated every client problem as a results problem, when sometimes, no level of results would have satisfied them.

[coinsonafleek]

Yeah, 100%

[SeasonedAdManager]

Isn’t Thailand a $2k a month deal, now? Missed the $1k a month deal by about a decade. The girls and booze will cost you more than that LOL (been there, done that).

Long term, I don’t think it’s viable. AI and globalization will take most of what we do away in about 5 years. Or you’ll need to be a master jack of all trades that knows how to get the design AI, landing page AI, copy writing AI and ad buying AI to play well together while also being a fantastic communicator and salesman.

I’d focus on building my own product to sell. At the executive level at my agency, we’re focusing on building SaaS we can sell in a few years because we don’t believe we’ll have a traditional PPC/SEO agency to sustain us anymore when the platforms will just take away all our control anyways.

[gptbuilder_marc]

You’re asking this at a good time.

PPC still works, but it’s not about knowing where every setting lives anymore. It’s about offers, funnels, data, and being able to explain what’s actually broken. Plenty of people can launch ads. Fewer can diagnose why something isn’t converting.

If you were starting from zero, I wouldn’t chase everything. Pick one niche. Run small real campaigns. Learn tracking properly. Study landing pages as much as ads.

Is your goal freelancing, joining an agency remotely, or building your own offers eventually? That choice changes the path.

[No-Guarantee9064]

I find in most viable servicing the medium business. can’t afford big agency and don’t need full time growth in house. Just paid ads isn’t enough anymore. you need full funnel and or CRO experience. I sell the service as growth architecture and often start with paid ads and depending on performance start building landing page funnels with marketing automation. You have to be really clear what’s profitable for you though. When they are spending under $20k / month they often won’t pay more than $3k on retainer and you may be doing a lot more than just ad infrastructure. I find it pairs better if you are full stack growth. I end up upselling SEO and automation design later than the client is much more profitable and you can point to return at all points in funnel. Depending on product – high LTV is great so they are more comfortable losing money on the cost to acquire each paid customers (skincare@ supplements is where i work) I have 12 years in growth the space.

[TrumpisaRussianCuck]

My recommendation is you find an agency or in house role for 2-3 years before you think about trying to offer independent consulting. In that time you should be also trying to soak in as much knowledge as you can from clients, colleagues and the industry.

There’s already too many shitty freelancers in the industry.

[calimovetips]

i’d still learn it, but i’d treat it as paid acquisition plus analytics, not just button pushing in ad platforms. start with fundamentals like tracking, attribution, and conversion quality, because most beginners struggle there more than with campaign setup. run small budgets on your own projects, but document everything and practice explaining performance clearly, that’s what gets you client trust. i’d specialize after you’ve tested a couple verticals and seen what you actually enjoy optimizing.