I Made $17K+ From LinkedIn Services… But I’m Stuck

Hi everyone,

I’m looking for real advice from people who have experience scaling a service-based business.

I started offering LinkedIn marketing services in June 2024. I got my first client in September 2024, but after that, nothing happened for the rest of the year.

Then in January 2025, things finally started moving. Throughout 2025, I made over $11,000 from my services. From January 2026 to June 2026, I’ve made around $6,000.

The problem is:
There hasn’t been much growth in my monthly income between 2025 and 2026.

I feel like I’ve hit a plateau.

I know scaling requires acquiring more clients, but honestly, that’s where I’m struggling the most right now.

A few months ago, I even hired someone to help me with outreach. Over the last 3 months, I’ve spent around $700 trying to acquire new clients, and the result has been zero new clients.

That’s what’s frustrating me the most:
I’m putting in effort, spending money, trying different things, but I still can’t figure out what the actual bottleneck is.

So now I’m trying to understand:

• Why am I unable to scale?
• What mistakes am I possibly making without realizing it?
• What should I actually focus on at this stage?
• Is this a positioning problem, an offer problem, a lead generation problem, or something else entirely?

I’d genuinely appreciate honest advice, experiences, or insights from people who’ve gone through this stage themselves.

Thank you!