You Can Get Paid for
What You're Already Good At.
This is what I built instead of a 9-to-5. I'm looking for the right people to work with me.
In 2015, I started HM Marketing with one goal: build a life on my terms. I work from anywhere, keep my days focused, and built a business around things I'm good at - web design, digital marketing, and helping local businesses grow. Along the way, I found that the best people to work with aren't the ones sending resumes. They're the ones sitting right in front of me. If you have a skill, a passion, or just the drive to build something - there's a place for you here.
Find Your Angle How It WorksWhat's Your World?
Pick it. We'll show you the opportunity hiding inside it.
Wait - Is This a Job?
Kind of. But better. Here's the quick version.
- ✗ Someone else sets your hours
- ✗ Someone else sets your pay
- ✗ You ask for a raise (and wait)
- ✗ Your income has a ceiling
- ✗ Miss work = miss pay
- ✗ Clock in. Clock out. Repeat.
- ✓ You set your own hours
- ✓ You set your own rate
- ✓ You grow by landing clients
- ✓ Your income has no ceiling
- ✓ Flexibility is built in
- ✓ You work when it works for you
When you work with HM Marketing, you're a 1099 contractor. We work together on clients. You invoice. I pay. You're not my employee - you're your own business owner. That means you're free in a way a regular job will never make you.
What You Can Do With HM Marketing
Tap any card to see what you could actually make.
Manage Instagram, Facebook, and other platforms for local businesses. Create content, schedule posts, grow audiences.
Write blog posts, captions, emails, and web copy for businesses who know what they want to say but need help saying it.
HM Marketing handles the build - you bring the client and earn the commission. Or learn the craft and build sites yourself.
Logos, ads, social graphics, print materials. If you have the eye, there's constant demand from small business clients.
You don't have to do the work yourself. Know a business that needs help? Make the introduction and earn commission.
Have an idea, a product, or a niche you know well? HM Marketing can help you build and market it - and we can partner on it together.
People Doing It Right Now
Three real people. Three different lives. All working on their own terms.
Elisa graduated from Sacramento State and figured out pretty quickly that a standard entry-level job wasn't going to give her the life she wanted. She manages social media for local businesses, connects new clients with HM Marketing, and earns enough to cover her bills and build savings - on her own schedule. She didn't wait for the right job to appear. She built her own.
Janae has two kids, a full life, and a need for work that could flex with all of it. She manages social media for an organization she genuinely loves - creating content, growing audiences, and building something that actually means something to her. On top of that, she and Greg are co-building a venture together, turning a shared passion into a real revenue stream. The income is real. So is the freedom.
Gabbi's life is full - two kids, a husband who works, and a schedule that needs to flex on a daily basis. What she found with HM Marketing is work that fits around that life instead of competing with it. She manages social media for local businesses, builds their online presence, and earns real income on her own terms. For Gabbi, this isn't a side hustle. It's just how she works.
What Starting a Business Actually Looks Like
It's simpler than it sounds. Here's the whole thing.
Choose a Name and File Your DBA
A DBA (Doing Business As) - also called a Fictitious Business Name - lets you operate under a business name without formally incorporating. It's the fastest, cheapest way to make it official. Pick something that reflects what you do, file with your county, and you're in business. Costs about $25-40 and takes a few days.
Open a Free Business Bank Account
Keep your business money separate from day one. It makes taxes easier, looks more professional, and protects you. Novo is a free business checking account built for freelancers and small businesses - takes about 10 minutes to open online.
Land Your First Client
Your first client is always someone in your world - someone who knows you, trusts you, or is connected through your community. You don't need a website or a logo yet. You need one person who says yes. Talk to Greg - connecting the right people is literally what HM Marketing does.
Get a Free EIN
Keeps your SSN private and makes you look more established. Free from the IRS, takes 5 minutes online.
Apply at IRS.gov →City Business Tax (Sacramento)
If you'll work within Sacramento city limits, you'll need a Business Operations Tax certificate. About $100/year.
City of Sacramento →Set Up Online Payments
Stripe and PayPal both let you send professional invoices and collect payment in minutes of signing up.
Stripe | PayPalCalifornia Sole Proprietor
No formal state filing is required for a sole proprietorship in CA. Your DBA is all you need to get started legally.
CA Secretary of State →Ready to Build Something?
If you're hungry to work, have something to offer, and want to stop waiting - Greg is always looking for the right people. Reach out. Worst case you have a great conversation.
