Hi everyone, My name is Ryan Huntsman. At 18 years old, 1 month after my 18th birthday and 1 week before my High School Graduation ceremony, I was kicked out and exiled from my Family…
I had an Ego… I thought my shit didn’t stink… (Come to find out, it def did) I had never been challenged before. Excelled through Elementary and Middle School, Honors through out Freshman and Sophomore year’s, Dual Enrollment and Work-Based Learning Junior and Senior year’s and ending up Graduating one Semester early.
Graduated in the top 25% in my class which I’d say is pretty good considering I was working full time hours since I was 15, Dual Enrolled which doesn’t receive the same acknowledgement as AP classes. I played football, smoked weed, drank every weekend, I still had my fun.
Come November and I took my last exam ever, I let it get to me. I picked up more hours at work but became egotistical. I started smoking weed and staying out, and hooking up but justified it because “I Graduated early” My parents words meant nothing, I wasn’t making good money but I was making more than others my age, had some freedoms because “I Graduated early”.
My family, My Sibling's, My father all were in favor of me leaving… Little did I know… This was the best thing to ever happen to me….
I moved away from my hometown, 2 hours south where cost of living is so much cheaper. Months after moving here and racking up credit card debt to live, I decided something needed to change.
I never thought i’d be in a place to teach others my success and talk about this story positively. In just a couple months of living on my own was when I pulled the Trigger and at 19 years old, applied for every dealership in my city.
Luckily and I will say played a lot into my success was the brand I was employed with. I have passion for vehicles and specifically this brand and sophistication of vehicle I was in the position to sell.
First couple months go by, I make money I’d never seen before $5000, $7000 $6500…then something changed…
I committed to social media. Started posting on Tik Tok, Instagram and Most Importantly, I would say Facebook. I created the Persona, or Brand known as Ryan Sells Cars. Some people know me in my city by that and my friends have some mockery of it.
Once I learned Social Media, Digital marketing and Online Engagement, My success DOUBLED….
I started to see $9000 $11,000 $16,000 commonly, Grew my personal following , and Even was getting referrals from people who had never bought a car from me ever!
I took control of my success and without spending hundreds of dollars a month on Ads or relying on dealership opportunities, I was able to put 40% more vehicles over the curb compared to when I was not posting and driving digital engagement.
All this is to say, I am not a professional. This was a brief story of me and my journey to show you the value you will receive. All the information online you either have to pay for, or is vague to sell you on what you have to pay for. Why I am creating this community is to share my knowledge and the knowledge of people like me…
and People like you if you’ve gotten this far, This community is to provide information and support, be a place where car salesman can share the wealth of success in this business.
Welcome to Automotive Digital Marketing, Thank you for joining the community, I hope you’re ready for a ride because this is just the beginning!