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Start an Agency · Published July 31, 2026

Franchisee Spotlight: How Andrew Komaromy Passed 100K ARR In His First 8 Months

Franchisee spotlight: how Andrew Komaromy passed 100K ARR in his first 8 months

If you’re exploring a digital marketing franchise (or you’re simply wondering whether you could ever build a real agency business), there’s one number that matters more than vanity metrics:

Recurring revenue.

Not “likes”. Not “followers”. Not a one-off project that disappears next month. Recurring revenue is what gives you stability, confidence, and room to scale.

That’s why Andrew Komaromy hitting 100K ARR in his first 8 months is worth paying attention to.

ARR stands for Annual Recurring Revenue, a way of annualising your recurring monthly income (a simple view is MRR × 12, though definitions can vary depending on what you include).

This is not a “get rich quick” story. It’s a “run the fundamentals” story: a clear offer, consistent pipeline activity, fast follow-up, and a delivery system that keeps clients paying month after month.

Below is the playbook behind the result, without turning this into DIY instructions or tech build steps.

Why 100K ARR Is a Bigger Deal Than “3 Clients”

A lot of new agency owners celebrate landing a few clients (and they should). But recurring revenue is the difference between:

To put 100K ARR into plain English: it often means you’ve built roughly £8K–£9K of monthly recurring revenue (depending on currency and how you calculate).

That doesn’t require hundreds of clients. It requires the right clients, the right offer, and delivery that keeps them around.

The 4 Reasons Andrew Was Able To Reach 100K ARR In 8 Months

1) He sold one clear outcome (not “marketing”)

Most people trying to start a marketing agency make the same early mistake: they sell a menu.

Clients don’t want “everything”. They want a predictable way to get more customers.

Andrew focused on a straightforward promise aligned with Scale Selling’s model: done-for-you growth systems, the kind that combine lead generation with follow-up automation so opportunities don’t leak.

That clarity matters because it makes the prospect’s decision simpler. They can quickly answer:

When your offer is clear, your sales calls are less about explaining and more about qualifying.

Treating speed-to-lead as a revenue lever

2) He treated speed-to-lead as a revenue lever

This part is boring. It’s also where money gets lost.

Research on lead response consistently shows that waiting even a short amount of time reduces your chances of connecting and qualifying leads. One MIT/InsideSales lead response study found a sharp drop-off when contact is delayed (minutes matter).

Andrew’s edge wasn’t a magical script; it was treating responsiveness as part of the service experience:

This is exactly why “systems” beat good intentions. If follow-up is manual, it becomes optional. If it’s systemised, it becomes consistent.

3) He ran a pipeline routine that didn’t depend on motivation

Most people fail at client acquisition because they’re inconsistent, not because they’re incapable.

Andrew approached the first 8 months like a professional:

If you’ve ever been told “you’re not following up enough”, that’s not a personality flaw; it’s usually a missing system.

Even mainstream sales guidance emphasises that connecting with prospects often takes multiple touchpoints, not one message and a hope.

The franchise advantage here is simple: you’re not inventing the operating system while trying to sell. You’re running a proven cadence and improving execution.

4) He prioritised retention (because ARR requires clients to stay)

Here’s the thing about ARR: you don’t hit it by closing deals alone.

You hit it when:

That means Andrew didn’t just focus on signing. He focused on keeping.

This is also where “automation” is misunderstood. Automation is not about spamming faster. It’s about creating a professional, consistent client experience:

And yes, there’s evidence that automation can improve productivity and reduce manual overhead when used to support real processes (not replace relationships).

What This Means If You’re Considering The Scale Selling Franchise

If you’re searching things like:

…Andrew’s story highlights what people actually buy when they choose a franchise model:

Speed to competency.

Not because you skip the work, but because you skip the guesswork:

You still have to execute. But you’re not building the plane while flying it.

Quick Note For Business Owners Who Just Want More Leads

If you’re reading this thinking, “I don’t want a franchise, I want more clients without chasing and manual follow-up,” that’s the other side of what we do.

Scale Selling builds done-for-you sales funnels, automated lead generation services, and marketing automation for small businesses, so leads are captured, contacted, and nurtured without you living in your inbox.

Book a Free Strategy Call or Get a Demo to see what a done-for-you system could look like for your business.

Building recurring revenue without starting from scratch

Conclusion: Want To Build Recurring Revenue Without Starting From Scratch?

Andrew's passing 100K ARR in 8 months came down to fundamentals:

If you want to explore the same digital marketing franchise model and see what’s included in the Scale Selling “business-in-a-box” system,

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