Since in Mexico Whatsapp is used instead of SMS, any advice before offering DR or other services?

Hey guys, I really need your help here. This new registration thing for SMS texts is a massive problem. I’m doing lead nurturing for clients Registration can take up to 4-6weeks, is there any work around? It’s not going to go well if i sign a client and then tell them we need to wait a month to start the work Please help, I’m turning myself inside out, thanks

I want to create a team of appointment setters initially and maybe closers after a while to scale my agency. I want to start in a new market with a $1k retainer. What's the average payment for a setter and closer if it's commision based, what the best way to bootstrap it?

Alright - This may be lengthy. So my industry pretty much does NOT collect leads beyond what they sell, and it's a one time purchase every 5-10 years. The average ticket per biz can vary from $800 upwards of $2000 depending on location. Most are making $30k-$50k per month Most don't have CRMs/Systems in place either. How I was able to to collect $6.5k last month for 3 months PIF for GHL SaaS offering. Which, compared to what I could be doing, I realize, is a fraction. I've ran ads, generated leads, and it's indeed true, NONE of the business owners I've worked with have any sales skills, phone sales skills, any thing remotely related to sales ability. In fact, I have a user that has generated 40+ leads from our uphex templates, sold 1, and don't think they've called any of the others. I have business owners who get pre booked appointments, and never even call the lead to confirm. I on the other hand, worked in this industry as a top sales rep my self, and have done over $10m in my phones sales career in 3 years. I've tried a standard $1-2k monthly model, have tried a results only model, and ran into the same problem, which is these business owners don't know how to work a lead list. I need to move into a 1 time high ticket up front and then a pay per show appt performance model. I really just need to take responsibility and build out my own team of reps to call and set appts. Which is where I get a little stuck. I'll seemingly have to do those calls myself until I get to enough clients or lead flow for clients to justify hiring. I guess if I started collecting $5-10k up front I could have the ability to fund an in house appointment setter. My entire career I've sold high ticket, seeming to have a mental barrier in this case because of the lack of "results" in this case. I suppose I just need to pony up, put my foot down, and tell these "business owners" what the fk to do. Which is pay me. Considering just acquiring, partnering, or starting my own biz in the industry to prove the model and then turning into a license/franchise so these people can pay me to get the system that the industry can't seem to figure out, rather than me trying to convince them to do the shit they should already be doing.

Is anyone currently hiring for an appointment setter or closer for their agency? If so, I'd love the opportunity to work with you. I'd be willing to work for free for the first 30-40 days to prove that I'm a good fit for the position.