$1,000,000 Design Agency by age 21 (Valentin Abs interview)
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- čas přidán 2. 08. 2024
- Imagine you are 21 years old and already have a $1,000,000 Design Agency that builds e-Commerce websites. This is the case of Valentin Abs, with whom Ran had a chance to speak. Watch the video and absorb the inspiration.
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Hey Flux fam!
Some comments have raised concerns about whether Valentin is "legit" and is speaking the truth.
I get it, seeing someone young having amazing success so fast is not something you see every day and so begs the question "is this really possible?"
Valentin took time to review some of the issues & topics raised in the comments and addressed them all in this google doc with you can review here:
docs.google.com/document/d/145C13NXO8qHb-Z4PYj0vGRJFAEmtKxFUOWs9ymqqS9A/edit
On a personal note:
1. I have personally earned 6-figures with a crappy / no website myself, so don't judge a business by it's website.
2. Kabarza on the Flux team has also worked for Deutsche Bahn (huge german company) as a freelancer, so I know for a fact they are working with freelancers, which makes sense - Nike & Apple are also outsourcing, not every big company does everything inhouse.
🖤
Thanks for the follow up 👍🏻
Leaving this here for Valentin Abs,
As an agency owner myself, I apologize for the others in the comment section. I hope this didn't get to you.
For everyone else,
I run a Design Agency myself. I do not have a website, I have a horrible brand/logo, and I have none of the other things you asked about. But I did land pretty massive clients and I am doing fairly well for myself. The last time I updated my website (rebuilt from scratch because it was irredeemable) was 4 hours before attending an important conference (And I had printed Business Cards only the day before) at which point I had been operating for about 2 years. The reason: I was too busy working for my clients that I did not have the time to work on my social presence nor did I feel the need to.
Don't be quick to judge or speak harshly.
Motivate the new kids lol
Yeah... Not convinced it's legit. Founded mid-2021, 100 clients and DB as client ? 0 portfolio. Hmm...
This is a young bullsh*tter that loves design and wants to kickstart his career. Nice marketing plan, poor execution, terrible ethics. Says a lot about his way of working.
I'd rather see content and collabs with Michael Filipiuk. That's a legit, hard-working and amazing young guy.
Please see response in the pinned comment
@@FluxAcademy Hmm ok I'm still not 100% convinced but we'll see once he carries out with the new website and the GmbH
(My note abozut Michael still stands, please do some content with him!)
Agreed I also have a crappy site that I made with a starter template on wp and I do just fine in terms of sales, my site is only really used to convert traffic from google ads, 9 outta 10 prospects never ever ask for a portfolio although I always send it to them along with my google reviews. The dynamics are different for every country and every niche, in my case I mostly get clients via paid ads , once I have them on WhatsApp or their email address it’s easy to send them looms etc and close the deals, a fancy website isn’t necessary I think building out a proper system for client acquisition is more important
ive never seen such a trash talk. This company is located in germany. It is a "UG" wich you can register for 1€. They just founded it with 2000€, wich is not really much. It is really unlikely that with 1.000.000 revenue this company would still be a UG. Normally business switch to a "GmbH"
This guy talks about so many business but never says what he really learned.
The client on his website seems too big for me. "Deutsche Bahn" is the biggest train company in germany and they do most of there stuff inhouse.
So ill write them an email and will ask them, if they are really customers of this guy.
There is also no Portfolio on this site.
And the company was founded on 26.08.2021 wich is not even a year.
So why the f*** should such big companys as Deutsche Bahn should be customers of him?
Ill get some more informations and keep you guys up to date.
Also to mention:
His website looks kinda good, but its horrible setted up.... Multiple h1 headings, bad keywords, too long meta etc etc...
He is not even in googles first 3 sites when looking for agencys in his region
Just by calculation...
He says on his website, that he has more than 100 customers.
He is in this business for Like 10 month.
That means he has 10 customers each month. That means he has 3 days time to deliver a full Design conception with revisions etc.
Come on... that little kid is a joke 😅
At 28:49 he says, that in THE FIRST HALF of 2021 they made 50k. The company wasnt even founded then 😅
You can see clearly in his face, that he is lying. He look up, is thinking about his revenue last year etc.
Normal business people know there rev. without thinking about it.
Edit:
On his website are also sooo mandy typos. He cant even write one correct german sentence. Its so horrible to read.
will be waiting for it
Okay🤔
LOUDER!!
We love motivational stories and they really out there but these kind of content creators should be more careful with what they're serving to their community..
@@lewyathan exactly... I am also 20 and thinking about starting a creative agency. This was very motivational until this guy showed that it's most probably fake. Now it became the opposite of motivational
If I could know why this is not top comment... CZcams promoting bots above you...
I just saw a lot of comments, saying he´s talking bullshit and "How can he make a miilion with no portfolio" and so on. Just checked his page and yeah i was thinking the same until i read - "over €1,900,000
are generated per month via online shops processed by us". Doesn´t that mean all his clients combined generate almost 2 million and not his company?
Very inspiring love the interview dudes
All the people saying "this is not legit". Guys your website is only a small portion of your success. He has a strong sales process, which is the most important thing. (I assume it's a 5 Step sales process: Lead > Discovery Call > strategy > offer > close
So many comment wanting to discredit this kid. 🤦 These types of videos seem to get a lot of hate because people love to put down other designers that are doing big things and having a lot of success.
If you want to be cynical then just move on👋🏻, otherwise take a few lessons from this vid and go make your business better!
Thanks for the vid Ran 🔥
100%
nice video man, interesting stuff! im in PPC and exploring ways I can automate my outreach !
Thank you for the amazing tips, they really give me ideas in creating my own business❤️✌🏻
Ran, WTF man, even if this real, its not logical. The dude has no idea what he is doing.
Please see response in the pinned comment
Hey ran hope u read this, regarding dealing with clients as a sole trader how can I make the right type of contract to sign with the client including what details would have to be written in that contract. Can u make a video on that please.
Another interesting angle is the amount of people that are relying on their own agency website design to do the selling for them, no question yes a well designed site will help you, but if you have a shitty sales process then it doesn’t matter imo the guys with a crappy website but proper sales skills is going to out do you all day.
Very good point
im just gonna start to watch it ......but after reading the comments 😳
Inspired! Thanks Flux 🥳👌🏼
Thank you
Ouf! Checked the answers & the figma file- now I am even more convinced that something is super fishy about the statements. Valentin, maybe it would be better to request the removal of the video, just to make sure not to ruin your reputation. If someone makes a reaction/expose video your future career might be ruined. Try to be more honest next time.
This gave me motivation thx a lot 🔥🔥
I didn’t expect this video to be so bad :(.
Where's your video channel at? Quit hating on people.
sounds like a fake
Please see response in the pinned comment
The guy is young, probably a bit nervous talking to Ran and this interview was in his second language so maybe a bit of forgiveness on those things.
I think he did great overall and it was interesting. To be honest, I'm not convinced on the figures he's making, I'm basing that on the time he's been in the industry, his experience and his current website design. It's a good level for a guy who's been working in design for as long as he has, but its a far stretch from a 50k+ client level. Maybe his client websites are awesome, I can't find any examples or portfolio so I could be wrong about that. In any case, good luck to him, whether the numbers are correct or not, he'll only continue to grow and get better.
this is kind of painfull to watch.
Actually his Story is very similar to mine. Except I am Not making that amount at all haha. But seems legit to me.
I have lost trust in Flux academy today will be Unsubscribing
Please see response in the pinned comment
Your comment popped on top and urged me read the other comments. And by the looks of it you sir have saved me 30mins of probably BS.
Going to give honest critique.
Your website was made on Squarespace in about 2 hours. Probably less.
No portfolio. No FAQ that would satisfy a soul on this earth.
Bad CRO: No social proof, testimonials, about us..
Who was it designed for? If you don't even show you understand the customer, how are you designing websites?
Your thoughts are all over the place. I'd think if you can pitch to 50,000.00/month leads, that you can articulate better.
Ultimately, you need to do a better job of proving that you are a business owner with sense.
the site was built with webflow (just saying, not defending whoever he is)
Please see response in the pinned comment
Hey man you seem quite sensible how can I connect with you?
very inspiring 🥺
we need more of these kinda contents
Germans in nutshell
hä?