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Us vs Agencies

Not Another Agency.

Traditional agencies get paid whether you grow or not. We only get paid when you do. That changes everything.

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The Quick Comparison

Two Models. One Clear Winner.

Here's what we offer versus what you're used to. Same goals, completely different incentives.

Pricing
Digital Shepherds

One-time setup fee + revenue share. Only paid when you grow.

Traditional Agency

$5,000–$15,000/month retainer. Paid whether you grow or not.

Accountability
Digital Shepherds

Shared revenue dashboard. Both sides sign off on real dollars every month.

Traditional Agency

Reports full of impressions, clicks, and "engagement." Hard to tie to revenue.

Alignment
Digital Shepherds

Our incentive is your growth. We literally don't get paid otherwise.

Traditional Agency

Their incentive is to keep you paying. Not to get you results.

Risk
Digital Shepherds

Grace period: you earn back your setup fee in growth before we take a cut.

Traditional Agency

You carry all the risk. If it doesn't work, you still paid.

Who Does the Work
Digital Shepherds

Senior-led from start to finish. No handoffs, no junior runaround.

Traditional Agency

Senior pitch, junior execution. Your account gets handed off.

Contracts
Digital Shepherds

6-month lock-in with 12-month reassessment. Built-in checkpoint.

Traditional Agency

12-month lock-in. Hard to exit even when it's not working.

Approach
Digital Shepherds

Custom acquisition system built for your business in 4 weeks.

Traditional Agency

Generic playbooks applied to every client. One-size-fits-all.

The Deeper Dive

What They Say vs What's Real

Agencies have a script. Here's what they tell you, what actually happens, and how we do it differently.

What Agencies Say
"Our retainer ensures dedicated resources for your account."
The Reality
Your "dedicated" team is juggling 10+ accounts. The retainer ensures their payroll, not your results.
What We Do
No retainer. We get paid from the revenue we generate. Our attention is dedicated because our income depends on it.
What Agencies Say
"We focus on the metrics that matter for long-term growth."
The Reality
Translation: metrics they can control and spin. Impressions go up, revenue stays flat, but the report looks great.
What We Do
One metric: revenue growth. Shared dashboard, monthly sign-off. If revenue doesn't move, we don't get paid.
What Agencies Say
"Our senior strategists will lead your account."
The Reality
Seniors show up for the pitch. Then your account gets passed to a coordinator who's two years out of college.
What We Do
Senior-led execution from day one. The people who pitch are the people who build and manage your system.
What Agencies Say
"Results take time. Trust the process."
The Reality
A convenient excuse for 6 months of mediocre performance while they cash your retainer checks.
What We Do
System built in 4 weeks. Growth tracked from month one. Grace period gives you runway, not us an excuse.
What Agencies Say
"We're partners in your success."
The Reality
"Partners" who get paid the same whether you grow 50% or shrink 20%. That's not partnership, that's a vendor.
What We Do
25–40% of your growth. If you don't grow, we make nothing. Our upside is your upside. That's actual partnership.

Done with Agencies?

Let's talk about a model where we only win when you do.

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