What are the best ways to get more clients? (RANKED)

13 Sept 2026 · 1 min

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In this concise YouTube segment, the presenter ranks ten client‑acquisition channels on a letter‑grade scale, offering a quick rationale for each. Door‑to‑door sales receives a C due to poor scalability; cold direct messages earn a D because of immediate bans. Short‑form social media gets a B, useful for awareness but not direct sales. Physical mail also scores B if executed correctly. Billboards are a D for most businesses. Word‑of‑mouth is an A—highly valuable yet hard to scale. Social‑media ads, email marketing, and compliant SMS each achieve S‑tier status, praised for strong ROI and platform effectiveness. Finally, posting events is an A, noted as a cost‑controlled way to attract customers. The overall narrative emphasizes scalability, ROI, compliance, and execution nuance when choosing acquisition tactics.

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Door-to-door. Depends on business. I'm gonna give it C. Problem is, is you can't scale it. Cold DMs. D. You'll get banned right away with the cold DMs. You can only do so many. Short-form social media. I'm gonna give it a B. Short-form is for awareness, not to get customers. Physical mail. If you know how to do it, it's actually B. There's a lot you gotta do to make it work. Billboards. Depends on the business, but for most people it's a D. Word of mouth. It's an A. You gotta design it. It's just not scalable. Social media ads. S tier if you know how to do it. Meta's platform has gotten wildly good. Email marketing. Also S tier. Email marketing continues to be like top ROI. SMS. If you can do it compliant, S tier. Most people are gonna get their fucking phone numbers flagged. Posting an event. A tier. I like it. It's great for getting customers. You just gotta keep your costs in control.