128. The Truth About $25/hr OBM Job Posts (And Why You Need to Stop Applying)

If you are an OBM or ops strategist who has seen those $25 an hour job posts and felt that mix of frustration and quiet defeat, this episode is for you. That rate is not what the market pays. It is what one small corner of the market pays, and it is not the corner you want to be in.This episode gets into why those posts exist, what happens when you say yes to them, and the real shift that gets you out of that market entirely and into one where clients are seeking you out.Key Points Covered:✨ Why $25/hr OBM job posts are not the market rate, just one corner of it✨ What happens in a client relationship that starts with a fundamental mismatch in value✨ The two ways to get clients and why only one of them leads to being sought after✨ Why applying to more listings will never get you paid what you are worth✨ What having a clear method actually means (and it is not niching into a weird narrow specialty)✨ How to use that frustration as information about where you have outgrown 🎓 Join the FREE Slow Morning Studio, a five-day email experience to build your method and offer.Send us Fan MailFor VAs & OBMs turning expertise into a signature method and a business that pays for outcomes, not hours.BOOK A FREE BUSINESS AUDITFree 45-min call. Find your bottleneck, see what's possible.FREE RESOURCESTools, trainings & community.WORK WITH MEExpansion: 1:1 coaching to build your signature method and offer suite.Effortless Attraction: 8-Week Marketing Intensive (Apr & Oct)Foundations to Flow: 8-Week Offer Design Intensive (Feb & July) Website | Instagram | Threads | LinkedIn | YouTube Podcast produced and edited with love by @FerAssists