What does it mean to be a “small” agency?


This Week's Agency Insights

Every week, we share content to help you run your agency business:

  • Rethinking "Small Agency": It's Not About Headcount - why the label "small" is misleading and not necessarily about size
  • AI Visibility Pyramid: How to Improve Your Presence in AI Search
  • At one of our agencies, we got a major boost in productivity when we enlisted Grantbot to conduct an audit of how we work & the software we use. They came back with some really smart workflow automation solutions that helped us streamline processes & get more out of our software.
    What does Grantbot actually do?
    They help agencies scale faster by automating what’s stealing your team’s time.


    From onboarding to project tracking to invoicing, they pinpoint what’s broken—and build plug-and-play automations that multiply your output.

    No fluff. No bloat. Just scalable systems that actually get used.

    One simple, scalable, revenue-generating automation? Turning your call transcripts into LinkedIn posts. The Grantbot team made a tool that can be installed in days not months, creating LinkedIn content drafts without you lifting a finger. And you can test it for free today!
    ​Generate 3 LinkedIn posts from any call transcript right now for free.

    [This is a sponsored section - we offer select partnership opportunities if any of our Barrel Holdings agencies are a happy paying customer of your product/service. Email us at hi@agencyhabits.com]
  • The Business Development Collection is a curation of real, winning proposals and SOWs from Barrel Holdings agencies along with our New Biz Intake Guide and Agency Lead Tracker. And for a limited time with your purchase, we're offering a free 30-minute consultation/call with Barrel Holdings co-founder Peter Kang. Let's talk shop.

Who are we?

Hi, we're Peter and Sei-Wook, co-founders of Barrel Holdings, a portfolio of agency businesses. We also run AgencyHabits, a resource for agency operators featuring lessons learned from our various agency businesses.

Thanks for being a subscriber. If you or anyone you know is interested in selling their agency business, please check out what types of agencies we're looking for and email hi@barrel-holdings.com.

Also: Peter posts a lot of agency content on LinkedIn, give him a follow!

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AgencyHabits provides learnings, ideas, and templates for agency operators drawn from Barrel Holdings companies. Barrel Holdings incubates, acquires, and grows agency businesses.

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