Most businesses have tried an agency or a freelancer. Some are paying for both right now. Here is an honest, row-by-row breakdown of how those models actually compare to DeepGrows - on scope, goals, who does the work, and what happens when it does not work.
| Freelancer | Agency | DeepGrows | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scope of work | ~ One discipline only. A copywriter writes. A PPC specialist runs ads. They don't cross over. | ~ Broad but siloed. Multiple services, but handled by separate teams who rarely talk to each other. | ✓ Full growth system. Strategy, content, and performance marketing - all working together, run by one person. |
| Who does the work | ✓ The person you hired. Direct access, but limited in scope. | × An account manager. The person who pitched you rarely does the work. You talk to a junior AM who relays messages. | ✓ Deep. Always. Day one to day 100, you talk to me directly. No relay, no information lost in translation. |
| Specialists when needed | × You hire and manage them yourself. | ~ Yes, at agency margins. | ✓ Vetted operators brought in when needed. No markup games. |
| Primary goal | ~ Deliverables, not outcomes. Paid per project or per hour - the goal is to deliver the thing, not grow your business. | × Retainer renewal. The agency model rewards keeping clients on retainer. Dependency is more profitable than fast results. | ✓ Your business growth. Full stop. Revenue share, performance bonuses, and the money-back guarantee all point at your results. |
| Ad + landing page alignment | × Whatever they have time for. No system connecting ads to pages. | × Different teams, often not aligned. The ad team and the web team do not share a workflow. | ✓ One workflow. Ads, landing pages, and tracking built as one unit, on your brand. |
| Vendor kickbacks | ~ Sometimes. | × Yes. Referral fees and partner commissions on tools they recommend. | ✓ Transparent and shared with you, if any. Zero preferred tool partnerships. |
| Money-back guarantee | × Almost never. | × Never. | ✓ Yes, with prequalifications. We define success at the start. If we don't hit it, you get your money back.* |
| Regulated category experience | × Rarely. | ~ Sometimes. | ✓ Wealth management, regulatory, healthcare, alternative investments, and iGaming. Compliance is built into the workflow. |
| Engagement length | ~ Project-based. Often disappears. | × 6-month minimum lockup. | ✓ 1, 3, 6, or 12 months - based on your goal, not mine. |
*Money-back guarantee and pay-on-performance engagements are subject to prequalifications and terms. Read the full terms.
The agency model was built for the 90s. You pay for layers - account managers, strategists, junior media buyers, and designers - most of them never touch your account, and many of them take vendor kickbacks for recommending tools you do not need.
Freelancers solve part of this with direct access and no overhead, but they leave you holding the integration. You manage four people, none of them talk to each other, and you still have to build the strategy yourself.
You should not have to manage four freelancers or sit through pointless QBRs. You need one accountable operator who builds the ad, the landing page, and the tracking - and brings in vetted specialists when the work needs them.
I review your current ads, landing pages, and tracking on a 30-minute call. You leave with a written diagnosis whether or not we work together.
No template playbook. The plan is built around your specific goal, channels, and constraints. You see exactly what we are testing, why, and what success looks like before we spend a dollar.
Ads, landing pages, tracking, and content are built as one unit. AI is used where it cuts cost and speeds output - including auto-generated landing pages matched to your brand, AI ad creative iterations, and AI video editing.
Real testing instead of "let it run for 90 days". Reviews are built around your cadence, and decisions are backed by data - not gut feeling.
We agree on what growth looks like upfront. If we hit our prequalifications and do not deliver, you get your money back. Pay-on-performance is also available for select engagements.
First call is free. Let's talk about your business - no pitch deck, no proposal, no pressure.
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