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    6 Clients From Warm Market in First 30 Days (Still Not Sure What I Do Exactly)

    EXECUTION 
    Starting a new thread on the suggestion of @Andy Black . My previous thread is a long one about my experience with the process principle. Here are some points to summarize: It all started with a udemy course on digital marketing after reading TMF. Read everything @Andy Black had written about...
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    This is from Unscripted. Which thread is it referencing?

    QUESTION 
    This is from Unscripted. Where is the thread for the cover-rating service? I tried searching for it, but I must be dumb because every time I try to search I can never find stuff. BANDWAGON TREND | CROWDFED OPPORTUNITY Websites (1997–2001) - Web developers, website hosting, advertising Blogging...
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    Inspired by MJ's canker sore story in TMF

    IDEA 
    In college, I worked full-time and went to school full-time. I was self-supporting with my own apartment, bills, etc., but I had a mission to graduate without any student-loan debt. I was forced to get really good at managing my money. I tried different Excel templates, money management apps...
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    Is This Skewing Value... or Stealing?

    IDEA 
    I follow a podcast that has gone from like 10k subscribers to 50k subscribers in the past year. I'm expecting the pod's trajectory to blow up in the next few years. The pod has merch that is only available on the pod's site. Problem: the website is absolute garbage. It was so bad I must've...
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    17-year old cleaning rain gutters

    EXECUTION 
    Little brother complaining about needing money to take his gf out. Can't find a job. Told him to clean rain gutters. He got overwhelmed with licensing, insurance, start-up costs. Sat him down the other day... All we need is a customer. 1. List what you need to get the job done. 2. Call 8...
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    Alright. I'm done F*ing Around.

    EXECUTION 
    Super Greens powder. Top 2 selling on Amazon are basically the same stuff. Can only deviate from a super greens powder so much. Factory found. Specialize in supplement manufacturing with good communication and response time. Lucy (factory contact), provided all the info I need (nutrition...
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    How much money have you lost?

    MINDSET 
    This is perhaps the biggest thing preventing me from wanting to go into business again. Like everybody else, I've failed over and over again. I struggle with seeing my failures as "the sweat of success" because, well, failing sucks. I wanted a thread that discusses the amount of money people...
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    Turning a J.O.B. into a Fastlane? Help!

    EXECUTION 
    This old thread is being re-directed here. 5 months ago I got a job at a wholesale distribution company as a salesperson making $22/hour. I saw that I could help this company in a lot more ways than just selling. Here are some examples: In my first week I built a CRM that streamlines the...
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    Tried and true, or outdated?

    CHAT 
    Do you think this is an excellent business strategy or an outdated approach? This company has been around almost 40 years and makes millions yearly. This is there sales process: They spend millions in advertising with no pricing and the CTA bribe call for a brochure The market is huge so...
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    Is this bad business?

    QUESTION 
    I have a website where service providers can Verify their listing and receive phone calls for free. Now, all the website copy points to Verify Now (no credit card, no upfront fee, no contract). They verify. They get a phone call lead. That lead uses their services and pays them, becoming a...
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    Is it even possible?

    MINDSET 
    Is it even possible for a small business owner to land big deals with hospitals or airports or government agencies? Don't these kinds of places have long lasting relationships with huge corporate entities? Where do you even begin to get in with these people when you can't even get past the...
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    Why do salespeople exist?

    MARKETING RANT 
    I've been in sales pretty much my whole life. I've studied the Zig Ziglar, Grant Cardone, Brian Tracy stuff. I've read all kinds of sales books. And today I thought to myself... Why do salespeople exist? Ray Kroc was a salesperson. McDonald's has a 100% closing ratio. My friend owns a pizza...
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    Analytics question #2 (advanced)

    QUESTION 
    I'm pretty certain that my analytics tracks every time a a phone number is clicked on my website. Since I've installed this tag on August 2nd, it looks like 70 different service providers have been called in almost 3 months. I see that service providers are being called, but I need 2...
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    Is this a ME-BIAS?

    MARKETING 
    My website has been around for about a year and a half and doesn't have a lot of traffic. In the past 90 days I've had about 600 users. The site brings value to the users in the form of information for a niche service-provider. The business concept is that service providers can claim their...
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    Is this extortion?

    WEB DESIGN 
    I have a website that allows users to write reviews of businesses and residential homes. Right now, the listings being reviewed can respond freely as long as the listing's provider has an account on the website. I want to charge them to have an account. This means, that they would have to pay...
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    "Unscripted" Sub-Section of the Day

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    "Something is indeed something. For most people, it’s dismissed as life’s background noise. Others hear the whispers and bury it with weekend merriment. For the rest of us who aren’t easily manipulated, we question it. We seek its source, challenge its presence, and ask, 'What the hell is going...
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    Google Analytics question (advanced)

    QUESTION 
    I have an online directory. On Google Analytics, I can filter the pages to show only the data for the listings on my directory. This allows me to see how many pageviews each listing received in a given period. I want to send an email of each listing's pageview data to the corresponding...
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    Am I a digital marketing scam artist?

    QUESTION 
    Since I need money to pay my bills, and a friend of mine needs a funnel, I want to ask my friend if he would be willing to pay me for my time working on generating leads for him. The problem is I'm afraid I'll waste his money because the results won't be good enough. Here are the results...
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    No One Can Answer This Question…

    QUESTION 
    I am trying to conduct a tam analysis for my website soberlivingreviews.com. It’s a very specific niche that is unlicensed, not regulated by the government, overlooked by the Census Bureau, no public companies exist, and according to the national library of medicine no comprehensive database...
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    The Enemy: Self- sabotage

    MINDSET 
    So here I am... first day of starting to sell life insurance from my house as an independent contractor to pay bills, subsidize my internet business, and build an insurance agency. I walk my dog; super pumped to get to work, and as soon as get closer to my front door, it hits me... "maybe I...

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