How to Learn Code, Start a Web Company, $15k+ per month within 9 months

[itxmi]

It has taken me a long time to have time to create this thread and for that I apologize. I have been getting PMs for months and while I helped a lot of you out with detailed responses I wanted to start a thread so everyone would have access to the same information.

*** This isn't exact Fastlane, at least not in the beginning, but its a great way to earn 5 figures a month, learn the skills to create and run your own FL business while building a network of top business people***

Back at the beginning of the year I packed up everything I owned in Canada and moved to South America. I was keen to make enough income to stay down there while also building my own Fastlane business. Problem was I had no online skills, no idea what to do and have never ran a successful business before.

I just launched my business last week and I am still down here living happily so I guess I could say things have gone very well. Hopefully this information helps others achieve similar success and allows them to start pursuing their dreams.


So first things first:

- I started with zero coding knowledge in January of this year. I didn't know how to host a website, I didn't know what HTML or CSS was, I made a tonne of really basic mistakes and figured it all out by myself. I didn't take any expensive courses, had no mentors and probably only spent a few hundred dollars getting set up.

It took me a while to refine my niche but what I now focus on is building simple yet powerful websites that get huge results. No crazy interactive code, no fancy graphics, just simple, clean, professional websites that add huge value to the clients who hire me.

In the last few months I have
- built a website that landed a $1 million pus contract for the guys who hired me (they hadn't worked in over 8 months - oil company)
- built a website that helped get a pro athlete into a world tournament and increased pay from his sponsors (social media profile increase)
- Built a website that has a lawyer making over 1k a week on consultations

While I made good money on these websites its nice to know that the value I added is many times more and all my clients have been very satisfied.

I am still in the early stages of figuring this all out though so as this thread goes along I will still update with what I am learning and what has changed. Right now my problem is scaling, I need more top sales people on the ground selling websites for me. I will come back to this in another post maybe.


So how to begin:

So todays lesson is on how to get started at the very start. You know nothing and you want to get in on this action too. Some quick notes - I build "custom" HTML websites 99% of the time, I don't use wordpress except in some rare cases for add on blog/news sections to my sites. Why? Most of my clients are very busy, non tech people. They don't want or have time to update their websites. They want it built well and they want it to run itself. HTML is a lot better for this and when done right looks way more professional.

How to begin with HTML:

Take the HTML and CSS lessons on Learn to Code - for Free | Codecademy.

You can also do the JS section but I didn't and have been just fine.


Next take the following UDEMY course:

https://www.udemy.com/design-and-develop-a-killer-website-with-html5-and-css3/


After this you will now know how to edit and work with HTML themes. What does that mean?

Well there is no point creating a website from scratch. That takes years of coding experience and a lot of time for each new clients. Luckily enough people have gone and created HTML themes - its an already coded website where you just rearrange, switch out the pictures and text and add in a few extra bits (I will show how to do all of this at a later stage).

An example of a theme is here...

Foundry Multipurpose HTML + Variant Page Builder

It just a blank slate with a certain style that you work with. While this may seem like strange or cheating (I thought this was how to learn to build websites!??) its not. Anyone with an internet can create a website these days so that is not where we will be adding value. We add value by building a website with a purpose. We want to build websites that get results and make money, or whatever they are trying to achieve, for the owner.

So how do you build a website that gets great results?

Good question.

As @Andy Black would say you want sales not a website. I am going to meet him half way with you want to build a website that gets sales. Not a website that looks amazing, has cool videos and sections, talks about the companies recent gold tournament or how they really wanted to do X since they were 5. Now it might do one or all of these things but only IF it helps gets sales.

Every page, link, click and action on the website is to help facilitate the growth of the company and sales.

Lets take for example an immigration lawyer website...

Is the goal of the site to teach you about immigration law?
Is it to show you stats of work, trade and education within the country?
Is it to teach you about what to do when you first arrive, what to pack, what to expect?

No.

The whole purpose of that website is for the user to either book a consultation or contact them regarding their services. Which both lead to that person hiring them as their immigration lawyer.

Now it might use some of the above to help with that goal but it only has one main purpose. Everything we do for that client must help with that goal or if it doesn't help... be removed.


You are going to learn to take the value of threads of here regarding copywriting, sales and the Fastlane Mindset and apply it other peoples businesses to help them achieve massive results. This just happens to take the form of a website. You are really selling sales and results.

Once you sell results there is no limit to what you can charge and achieve.


If you have read all this and want to start follow the above links, compete them fully and then follow along with the next stages. There will be a lot to cover but I will outline everything you need to know to be making over $10,000 a month with 6 months*.

*Assumes actual work ethic, being able to do some learning by yourself and filling in the gaps. I will give advice but I won't be holding anyones hand step-by-step.

Next lesson... Client selection.

thanks!!

 

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[DougeFreshAK]

Good Afternoon @Fox,

 

[DougeFreshAK]

Good Afternoon @Fox,

Just read through all 50 pages and some great stuff.

1. I was curious, I know you design websites that typically don't require alot of updating but how does that work when a past client wants to update contact info, employee pages, etc.? Since it's HTML they likely have no idea how to access or update anything on the website, do they have to contact you or do you tell them they need to have a website guy? If it's you (i saw you charge $50/hr) and you've been designed say 20-30 websites are you now there go to guy for any updating or do you get to a point where you say you need to find a website guy for ongoing updates.

2. Kind of goes with question 1, you host on Godaddy.com. Once the project is complete do you transfer everything to them and they are responsible to the hosting and payment? or do you have a portfolio of website you've done on there? Who pays for the hosting then if you maintain it over the years?

3. With Wix, Squarespace, etc becoming more relevant do you ever have or feel customers would want it created there so they have the ability to make those small edits? I see your point where people wouldn't be so keen on paying for a $5k website to find out it was built with a template on Squarespace.

Appreciate all the info and look forward to going over to your youtube channel and watching your videos.

 

[EL_00]

Hi @Fox ,

I have my first prospect with a client in gardening business. They have awful website and I see I could help to improve their web and get them more lead.

I just sent them basic presentation PDF and tell 3 things what could be done to improve their web. And I put my contact last for further consultation. So tomorrow we agree to have a meeting.

Now I need to learn fast about hosting the website, overdeliver, and do the project plan. they ask for divided commission each project, so if I don't give them sales, I don't get any

 

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[Fox]

Hi @Fox ,

I have my first prospect with a client in gardening business. They have awful website and I see I could help to improve their web and get them more lead.

I just sent them basic presentation PDF and tell 3 things what could be done to improve their web. And I put my contact last for further consultation. So tomorrow we agree to have a meeting.

Now I need to learn fast about hosting the website, overdeliver, and do the project plan they ask for divided commission each project, so if I don't give them sales, I don't get any

Great work.

Just to confirm - is this a sales meeting or a project kick off meeting?

If it is sales, then keep selling till the deal is locked in. Don't get into all the technical details yet.

Post up if you need any help.

 

[EL_00]

Great work.

Just to confirm - is this a sales meeting or a project kick off meeting?

If it is sales, then keep selling till the deal is locked in. Don't get into all the technical details yet.

Post up if you need any help.

Maybe sales? Cause we haven't make a deal yet

Just would like to confirm, in the sales meeting, I should be :

- listen to their problems/struggle
- ask a lot of questions about their business (understand their current situation)
- agree with price

Then,
I go back home
- break down the meetings
- list all the problems I could solve via website
- send it along the invoice

Is it correct? Cause I watch your video on 7k sales call but idk if you did talk about their struggle (or I just miss it)

Noted on advice don't be so technical. Believe me it's gonna be my first building a web.

And could you explain more about the project plan? It should be send along the invoice, but idk what it looks like or what should be there

Thank you

 

[acars513]

Wow this is incredible stuff! I am definitely going to be getting to teaching myself these skills and looking at generating and helping people with their website needs! This seems to be a great way to start off on the entrepreneur pathway. I am wanting to get into other fast lane ventures (specifically real estate) and this seems to be a great way to get my foot in the door to any and all other ventures. Although not directly related to web design, would you (or anyone for that matter) recommend starting into a venture like this to pursue another fast lane venture? In TMFL, MJ explains to focus on one fast lane business at a time (home runs, not singles) but it seems like doing something like this is a great way to build capital for the next business. Just wanting to gather information from everyone on starting business A to fund business B. Thanks for the advice in advanced!

 

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[Fox]

Wow this is incredible stuff! I am definitely going to be getting to teaching myself these skills and looking at generating and helping people with their website needs! This seems to be a great way to start off on the entrepreneur pathway. I am wanting to get into other fast lane ventures (specifically real estate) and this seems to be a great way to get my foot in the door to any and all other ventures. Although not directly related to web design, would you (or anyone for that matter) recommend starting into a venture like this to pursue another fast lane venture? In TMFL, MJ explains to focus on one fast lane business at a time (home runs, not singles) but it seems like doing something like this is a great way to build capital for the next business. Just wanting to gather information from everyone on starting business A to fund business B. Thanks for the advice in advanced!

Ya sure, just keep pushing your skills and don't get caught up with a freelancer mentality.

The goal is to get some skills then move to on a much bigger upside potential opportunity.

 

[acars513]

Ya sure, just keep pushing your skills and don't get caught up with a freelancer mentality.

The goal is to get some skills then move to on a much bigger upside potential opportunity.

Absolutely. Thanks for the sound advice, Fox!

 

[acars513]

It has taken me a long time to have time to create this thread and for that I apologize. I have been getting PMs for months and while I helped a lot of you out with detailed responses I wanted to start a thread so everyone would have access to the same information.

*** This isn't exact Fastlane, at least not in the beginning, but its a great way to earn 5 figures a month, learn the skills to create and run your own FL business while building a network of top business people***

Back at the beginning of the year I packed up everything I owned in Canada and moved to South America. I was keen to make enough income to stay down there while also building my own Fastlane business. Problem was I had no online skills, no idea what to do and have never ran a successful business before.

I just launched my business last week and I am still down here living happily so I guess I could say things have gone very well. Hopefully this information helps others achieve similar success and allows them to start pursuing their dreams.


So first things first:

- I started with zero coding knowledge in January of this year. I didn't know how to host a website, I didn't know what HTML or CSS was, I made a tonne of really basic mistakes and figured it all out by myself. I didn't take any expensive courses, had no mentors and probably only spent a few hundred dollars getting set up.

It took me a while to refine my niche but what I now focus on is building simple yet powerful websites that get huge results. No crazy interactive code, no fancy graphics, just simple, clean, professional websites that add huge value to the clients who hire me.

In the last few months I have
- built a website that landed a $1 million pus contract for the guys who hired me (they hadn't worked in over 8 months - oil company)
- built a website that helped get a pro athlete into a world tournament and increased pay from his sponsors (social media profile increase)
- Built a website that has a lawyer making over 1k a week on consultations

While I made good money on these websites its nice to know that the value I added is many times more and all my clients have been very satisfied.

I am still in the early stages of figuring this all out though so as this thread goes along I will still update with what I am learning and what has changed. Right now my problem is scaling, I need more top sales people on the ground selling websites for me. I will come back to this in another post maybe.


So how to begin:

So todays lesson is on how to get started at the very start. You know nothing and you want to get in on this action too. Some quick notes - I build "custom" HTML websites 99% of the time, I don't use wordpress except in some rare cases for add on blog/news sections to my sites. Why? Most of my clients are very busy, non tech people. They don't want or have time to update their websites. They want it built well and they want it to run itself. HTML is a lot better for this and when done right looks way more professional.

How to begin with HTML:

Take the HTML and CSS lessons on Learn to Code - for Free | Codecademy.

You can also do the JS section but I didn't and have been just fine.


Next take the following UDEMY course:

https://www.udemy.com/design-and-develop-a-killer-website-with-html5-and-css3/


After this you will now know how to edit and work with HTML themes. What does that mean?

Well there is no point creating a website from scratch. That takes years of coding experience and a lot of time for each new clients. Luckily enough people have gone and created HTML themes - its an already coded website where you just rearrange, switch out the pictures and text and add in a few extra bits (I will show how to do all of this at a later stage).

An example of a theme is here...

Foundry Multipurpose HTML + Variant Page Builder

It just a blank slate with a certain style that you work with. While this may seem like strange or cheating (I thought this was how to learn to build websites!??) its not. Anyone with an internet can create a website these days so that is not where we will be adding value. We add value by building a website with a purpose. We want to build websites that get results and make money, or whatever they are trying to achieve, for the owner.

So how do you build a website that gets great results?

Good question.

As @Andy Black would say you want sales not a website. I am going to meet him half way with you want to build a website that gets sales. Not a website that looks amazing, has cool videos and sections, talks about the companies recent gold tournament or how they really wanted to do X since they were 5. Now it might do one or all of these things but only IF it helps gets sales.

Every page, link, click and action on the website is to help facilitate the growth of the company and sales.

Lets take for example an immigration lawyer website...

Is the goal of the site to teach you about immigration law?
Is it to show you stats of work, trade and education within the country?
Is it to teach you about what to do when you first arrive, what to pack, what to expect?

No.

The whole purpose of that website is for the user to either book a consultation or contact them regarding their services. Which both lead to that person hiring them as their immigration lawyer.

Now it might use some of the above to help with that goal but it only has one main purpose. Everything we do for that client must help with that goal or if it doesn't help... be removed.


You are going to learn to take the value of threads of here regarding copywriting, sales and the Fastlane Mindset and apply it other peoples businesses to help them achieve massive results. This just happens to take the form of a website. You are really selling sales and results.

Once you sell results there is no limit to what you can charge and achieve.


If you have read all this and want to start follow the above links, compete them fully and then follow along with the next stages. There will be a lot to cover but I will outline everything you need to know to be making over $10,000 a month with 6 months*.

*Assumes actual work ethic, being able to do some learning by yourself and filling in the gaps. I will give advice but I won't be holding anyones hand step-by-step.

Next lesson... Client selection.

If anyone is new to this and wants to take the Udemy course on HTML and CSS listed in this thread, it’s on sale right now for $22. I just bought it and I’ll be starting my learning this week. Thanks, Fox

 

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[JayS5]

Hey @Fox, incredible thread.

I've started building a site for a potential client (my ex-flatmate) and I'm also documenting the process in my own thread.

My main point of ignorance is this: Once I build a site, how do I replace their old site with mine? Do I simply need to get access to their hosting and then point the domain to wherever I'm hosting my code? (I'm thinking Vercel or Cloudflare). I'm assuming that as long as I don't change their domain name, SEO, ad campaigns, page rankings will all be unaffected right?

Secondly, in one of your earlier posts you mentioned being careful about the clients' email service - what's the main thing to be aware of? I don't really understand how a custom email service might work so I'm not even sure what I'd google

Thanks for sharing all this, hopefully within a week I'll have an update on landing payment for this first site! To anyone starting out - I literally (re)learned CSS yesterday and started building the site. Get started. Now.

 

[JayS5]

If anyone is new to this and wants to take the Udemy course on HTML and CSS listed in this thread, it’s on sale right now for $22. I just bought it and I’ll be starting my learning this week. Thanks, Fox

Nice one. If you get stuck, don't hesitate to reach out! The developer community is one of the most helpful around. Everyone knows how much of a pain it can be trying to figure things out on your own, so the support is amazing.