{"id":150159,"date":"2024-04-10T08:25:16","date_gmt":"2024-04-10T13:25:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/?post_type=resource&#038;p=150159"},"modified":"2025-10-27T10:38:43","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T15:38:43","slug":"drive-agency-growth","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/drive-agency-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"Drive Agency Growth With Recurring Revenue"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Unlock the secret to growing your agency\u2014recurring revenue streams! By providing ongoing client services, you establish a stable, predictable, and highly reliable source of income.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Growing your agency into a sustainable, successful business often seems like an impossible task, and it\u2019s easy to understand why. There\u2019s a finite number of hours each day\u2014creating a hard limit to the work you can take on, no matter how many of those hours become billable. Hiring additional staff without the assurance of new projects presents its own risks and complicates the growth puzzle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This compounded issue makes one thing clear\u2014the secret to growing your agency isn\u2019t drowning yourself in tons of new projects. So what\u2019s the solution? Offering ongoing services creates recurring revenue for your business, giving your agency a stable, predictable income stream that delivers more value for your customers and even surfaces new opportunities with them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/DEVELOPER_2023-03-09_Group_Parul-Priya_Fran-Agulto_3316-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"two people at an agency discussing recurring revenue\" class=\"wp-image-150356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/DEVELOPER_2023-03-09_Group_Parul-Priya_Fran-Agulto_3316-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/DEVELOPER_2023-03-09_Group_Parul-Priya_Fran-Agulto_3316-540x360.webp 540w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/DEVELOPER_2023-03-09_Group_Parul-Priya_Fran-Agulto_3316-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/DEVELOPER_2023-03-09_Group_Parul-Priya_Fran-Agulto_3316.webp 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Recurring Revenue Means Changing the Agency Business Model<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Moving from a project-based model to including recurring revenue can be a hard shift for traditional digital agencies. The industry is built on billable hours and tracking time; set monthly charges for largely automated services just doesn\u2019t fit that model. But for many agencies, recurring revenue means finally focusing on projects they want instead of projects they need.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At <a href=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WP Engine<\/a> we work with thousands of agencies, serving as their hosting partner, technical guide, and dedicated agency support. Through our <a href=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/agency-partner-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Agency Partner Program<\/a> we\u2019ve not only helped agencies grow, we\u2019ve learned from some of the smartest and most creative agencies in business today. We\u2019ve seen how they have finally gotten out from under the burden of logged hours. Our latest eBook explores four of our favorite ways these agencies have driven growth through recurring revenue.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"612\" src=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/shutterstock_1978695896-1024x612.webp\" alt=\"An image of a computer with graph trending up for agency growth with recurring revenue\" class=\"wp-image-150355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/shutterstock_1978695896-1024x612.webp 1024w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/shutterstock_1978695896-540x323.webp 540w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/shutterstock_1978695896-768x459.webp 768w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/shutterstock_1978695896.webp 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ways to Drive Agency Growth With Recurring Revenue<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Maintenance Plans<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Offering <a href=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wordpress-maintenance-plans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">site maintenance plans<\/a> is a great way to add recurring revenue while building rapport with your clients. Over the years, we\u2019ve witnessed our agency partners offer a wide range of services that can tack on reliable monthly income.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Turnkey Websites<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We know an agency\u2019s ideal client is collaborative, cooperative, and has a virtually unlimited budget allowing designers to create incredible, custom solutions. However, growing agencies are bound to get clients with small budgets and relatively simpler needs. Offering quick, templated solutions can be a less hands-on way to drive revenue and growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reselling Hosting<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Reselling hosting is one of the simplest, most straightforward ways to add recurring revenue to your agency\u2019s bank account. The best part? Your clients already require web hosting for their sites, making it an easy sell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Search Engine Marketing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When you\u2019re working with your clients, a lot of conversations center around growing their business or finding new customers. One way to do that is through offering ongoing Search Engine Marketing (SEM) to help grow their brand recognition and drive lead growth.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"649\" src=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/shutterstock_1689282784-1024x649.webp\" alt=\"A woman at a desk looking at her computer contemplating recurring revenue opportunities for her agency.\" class=\"wp-image-150357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/shutterstock_1689282784-1024x649.webp 1024w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/shutterstock_1689282784-540x342.webp 540w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/shutterstock_1689282784-768x487.webp 768w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/shutterstock_1689282784.webp 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dive Deeper Into Recurring Revenue<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Ready to know more? 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