How to Hire Freelancers and Agencies (E114)

Chris BrewerCo-Founder of OMG Commerce

Bio:

Chris Brewer is the co-founder of OMG Commerce, a digital eCommerce agency based in Springfield, MO. OMG Commerce is a Google Premier Partner that places them in the top 2-3% of all Google Partner agencies worldwide. Chris is a frequent speaker and guest at industry events and digital marketing podcasts. He currently manages inbound inquiries and acts as a strategist for OMG Commerce clients. In addition to the incredible growth and success with “OMG,” his entrepreneurial accomplishments have included building and selling an outdoor advertising company and direct mail publishing company. He is the author of the book, Does Your Marketing Make You Money: 7 Quick & Easy Secrets to Create A Booming Business Now and resides just outside Springfield, Missouri with his wife of 24 years.

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Links:

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Transcript:

Charles (00:00):

In this episode of the business e-commerce. I talked with
crisper about the best practices when working with a marketing agency. This is
a Busby commerce episode one 14

Charles (00:16):

Welcome to the business of eCommerce, the show that helps
eCommerce retailers start launch and grow their eCommerce business. I'm your
host, Charles Polaski. I'm here today with Chris brewer. Chris is a cofounder
of OMG commerce, a digital e-commerce agency. OMG commerce is a Google premier
partner that places them in the top two to 3% of all Google partner agencies
worldwide. I asked Chris to the show today to chat about what are the some of the
best practices when working with an agency. So, Hey Chris, how are you doing
today? And I'm fantastic. I am enjoying the winter weather where I'm located,
which right now is Missouri, but soon we'll be back in sunny Florida. So
enjoying both places. Yes, Florida traveling down there actually next week for
a [inaudible] to see some family and it is fantastic getting out of the
Northeast. Same thing with the winter weather.

Charles (01:13):

So this, this timing is very good for that. So great to,
great to have you on the show though. It's super interesting talking about kind
of the whole agency side. Right on. So this is episode one 14. It was one 11. I
talked to John from credo all about hiring SEO agencies, kind of the initial
how to find the agency, how to hire. And it's a super interesting show. So
sticking, you know, there's a lot, you guys do it with agency work on how to
actually the work with the agency and also kind of were talking before the
show, how to fire the agency is also kind of another thing and just how to and
your relationship, let's say with an agency, it's laid a different way. So I
guess first, you know, tell me a little bit of your experience kind of as you
are.

Charles (02:01):

You're on the agency side, right? So you guys absolutely.
Yup. Yup. We're on the agency side. So we've been hired and we've also been
fired. So I got, we got both ends of the spectrum covered, but you know,
seriously for about 10 years, my business partner, Brett Curry and I was pretty
well-spoken on around the circuits and events and has his own podcast as well.
He and I have grown this agency mainly focusing on Google services, search
shopping, YouTube and display. And then also in the last couple of years,
Amazon as well and have a team. It's getting close to 40 people, which is just
mind boggling to me. But you know, I'm, I'm fielding personally two to three
leads a day. And on the hiring side, I'm on the other side of that. Right. Like
your other podcast that talking about how to hire, I'm on the other side of
that because people are hopefully have done their homework before they've
called us and then we're engaging with those brands.

Charles (03:02):