Write This Down with Maddy Birdcage
Write This Down with Maddy Birdcage
Maddy Birdcage
What I Didn't Share on Social Media: Year Of Shedding, Year Of Building
38 minutes Posted Feb 4, 2026 at 10:00 am.
Hiatus Ends And Intent To Share
Year Of Shedding And Team Departures
IP Dispute And Leadership Doubts
Returning To Client Work And Standards
Organic Is Not The Engine Anymore
Ads Landscape: Meta, Google, Pinterest, TikTok
Pull Back To Lifestyle Brands
Messaging That Respects Women Buyers
Halving Ad Spend To Stabilise ROAS
Local Service Funnel That Books Out
Rolling The Funnel To Salons And Clinics
New Venture: Proper For Private Sales
Selling Without An Agent Using Ads
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Send us Fan Mail Ready for a frank reset after a year that tested every seam? I’m opening the curtain on the “year of shedding”: long-time team members leaving, an IP scare that cut deep, and the decision to step back into client work to rebuild standards and clarity. Out of that churn came a sharper model—paid acquisition as the engine, organic as the trust layer—and a repeatable funnel that books local services solid and sells property without an agent. We dig into the ad mix that actually...