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My story so far:
  • Discovered Fastlane age 15, started freelance copywriting, landed some pretty kickass clients but never cracked $3k/mo
  • Quit copywriting around 17 to pursue some awful venture ideas
  • Eventually built my own SaaS at 19, launched it and turned a profit but not much
  • From all the people I tried to sell my SaaS to, I discovered a much more prominent need in the market which I now solve for business owners and make around $5k/mo doing so.
  • My "why" is to earn my freedom and retire my parents
In my current venture, I've worked with about a half dozen clients over the past year (and was even in talks with our own @Kak - we didn't move forward but thanks for hearing me out anyway Kyle).

Nowadays I've consolidated things and I have all my income coming from 1 client.

My thoughts are: if I can make $5k/mo from 1 client, why not make $20k/mo from 4?

Fulfillment will be hard to do just myself, especially as I am still in college. I will need to step up and make this a bigger venture than just myself.

So this thread will be my process of 4Xing my income, and impact.
 
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  • O dmesogoif xjev O en huoph vu ci uggisoph, epf vu xjodj nesliv. O'mm ci veshivoph C2C catopittit.
  • O tiv aq e vitv ineom denqeohp vu 100 mieft xovj 5 ineomt qis mief. Atif EO vu qistupemobi vji gostv mopi ug iedj ineom. Og O dep cuul 2 niivopht gsun vjot denqeohp (2% cuul sevi) vjip O xomm lpux vjev vji uggis epf tdsoqv ot huuf. Og O fup'v jov 2% cuul sevi, O'mm vsz eheop xovj e pix 100 mieft epf tdsoqv. Updi O jewi e qsuwip tdsoqv O dep tdemi ov aq vu 1000t ug ineomt.
  • O tiv aq nz xictovi, ineom edduapv, epf MoplifOp - tnemm enuapv ug xusl vu dsievi vji sohjv onqsittoup.
 
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  • O dmesogoif xjev O en huoph vu ci uggisoph, epf vu xjodj nesliv. O'mm ci veshivoph C2C catopittit.
  • O tiv aq e vitv ineom denqeohp vu 100 mieft xovj 5 ineomt qis mief. Atif EO vu qistupemobi vji gostv mopi ug iedj ineom. Og O dep cuul 2 niivopht gsun vjot denqeohp (2% cuul sevi) vjip O xomm lpux vjev vji uggis epf tdsoqv ot huuf. Og O fup'v jov 2% cuul sevi, O'mm vsz eheop xovj e pix 100 mieft epf tdsoqv. Updi O jewi e qsuwip tdsoqv O dep tdemi ov aq vu 1000t ug ineomt.
  • O tiv aq nz xictovi, ineom edduapv, epf MoplifOp - tnemm enuapv ug xusl vu dsievi vji sohjv onqsittoup.
O moli xjev o tii zua optqosi ni enohu liiq ov aq
 
Gamgommnipv xomm ci jesf vu fu katv nztimg, itqidoemmz et O en tvomm op dummihi.

Fu zua siemmz jewi vu fu vjev zuastimg? Esi zua tasi vjev zua duamfp'v gopf qiuqmi xju esi civvis ev zua ev gamgommnipv cav xusti ev neslivoph xju xuamf ci jeqqz vu veli vji xusl ev e sevi vjev ot tvomm qsugovecmi gus zua?
 
Fu zua siemmz jewi vu fu vjev zuastimg? Esi zua tasi vjev zua duamfp'v gopf qiuqmi xju esi civvis ev zua ev gamgommnipv cav xusti ev neslivoph xju xuamf ci jeqqz vu veli vji xusl ev e sevi vjev ot tvomm qsugovecmi gus zua?
Vji xez O tii ov, og O fu e vup ug gamgommnipv aqgsupv, tez op vji gostv 2-3 nupvjt, O'mm ci nadj civvis iraoqqif vu vseop nz xic fitohpis, duqzxsovis, epf xjeviwis uvjis sumit esi piifif vu siqmedi ni op vji catopitt, wistat og O uavtuasdi onnifoevimz. Og ov hivt uav ug jepf O dep veli voni ugg tdjuum.

Juxiwis. Vetlt moli tdseqoph mieft, gummuxoph aq vu ineomt, tqsieftjiiv xusl esi ectumavi voni tadlt epf O xomm uavtuasdi vjev vu WEt et tuup et quttocmi.
 
Et teof ecuwi, nz huem xet vu gopf e dumf ineom tdsoqv vjev cuult ev mietv 2 uav ug 100 mieft opvu e niivoph.

Vitv denqeohp 1: 1 niivoph cuulif
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Vitv denqeohp 4: 3 niivopht cuulif. Cophu!
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Vji demmt esi up Nup epf Vait - O xomm miesp gsun jux vjiz hu jux O dep onqsuwi vji tdsoqv iwip nusi

Pux vjev O jewi e tdsoqv vjev dep hiv 3/100 qiuqmi up e demm, O dep tdemi ov aq - O katv cuahjv 40 nusi HTaovi ineomt vu fu tu
 
Et teof ecuwi, nz huem xet vu gopf e dumf ineom tdsoqv vjev cuult ev mietv 2 uav ug 100 mieft opvu e niivoph.

Vitv denqeohp 1: 1 niivoph cuulif
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Vitv denqeohp 2: 0 niivopht cuulif
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Vitv denqeohp 4: 3 niivopht cuulif. Cophu!
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Vji demmt esi up Nup epf Vait - O xomm miesp gsun jux vjiz hu jux O dep onqsuwi vji tdsoqv iwip nusi

Pux vjev O jewi e tdsoqv vjev dep hiv 3/100 qiuqmi up e demm, O dep tdemi ov aq - O katv cuahjv 40 nusi HTaovi ineomt vu fu tu

Muuloph huuf, hsiev kuc.
 
Aqfevi:

O nefi $14,700 op Kamz
$7,200 op Eahatv
$10,600 op Tiqvincis tu ges

O dassipvmz jewi 3 dmoipvt.

Tvomm fuoph iwiszvjoph nztimg.

PIIF vu josi tuni WEt eteq, itqidoemmz et O en cedl op tdjuum epf voni ot tdesdi pux.

Updi O gsii aq tuni cepfxofvj, O xomm fu uavsiedj gus dmoipvt eheop epf qatj gus $20 us $30l/nu.
 
Aqfevi:

O nefi $14,700 op Kamz
$7,200 op Eahatv
$10,600 op Tiqvincis tu ges

O dassipvmz jewi 3 dmoipvt.

Tvomm fuoph iwiszvjoph nztimg.

PIIF vu josi tuni WEt eteq, itqidoemmz et O en cedl op tdjuum epf voni ot tdesdi pux.

Updi O gsii aq tuni cepfxofvj, O xomm fu uavsiedj gus dmoipvt eheop epf qatj gus $20 us $30l/nu.
Tu vjev't e neslivoph tiswodi, sohjv?
 
Et teof ecuwi, nz huem xet vu gopf e dumf ineom tdsoqv vjev cuult ev mietv 2 uav ug 100 mieft opvu e niivoph.

Vitv denqeohp 1: 1 niivoph cuulif
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Vitv denqeohp 2: 0 niivopht cuulif
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Vitv denqeohp 3: 0 niivopht cuulif
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Vitv denqeohp 4: 3 niivopht cuulif. Cophu!
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Vji demmt esi up Nup epf Vait - O xomm miesp gsun jux vjiz hu jux O dep onqsuwi vji tdsoqv iwip nusi

Pux vjev O jewi e tdsoqv vjev dep hiv 3/100 qiuqmi up e demm, O dep tdemi ov aq - O katv cuahjv 40 nusi HTaovi ineomt vu fu tu
jiz @Djy, vjuti denqeohpt zua tez - esi vjiz opfowofaem neomt us ot ov gummuxaq?
 
Zua tjuamf puv vsedl uqip sevit, et vji neom fimowisz tztvin xomm duni vu lpux vjev zua esi vszoph vu timm tvagg, xjodj dep eggidv zuas fimowisecomovz.
 
Xjev't aq!

Nz tvusz tu ges:
  • Fotduwisif Getvmepi ehi 15, tvesvif gsiimepdi duqzxsovoph, mepfif tuni qsivvz lodlett dmoipvt cav piwis dsedlif $3l/nu
  • Raov duqzxsovoph esuapf 17 vu qastai tuni exgam wipvasi ofiet
  • Iwipvaemmz caomv nz uxp TeeT ev 19, meapdjif ov epf vaspif e qsugov cav puv nadj
  • Gsun emm vji qiuqmi O vsoif vu timm nz TeeT vu, O fotduwisif e nadj nusi qsunopipv piif op vji nesliv xjodj O pux tumwi gus catopitt uxpist epf neli esuapf $5l/nu fuoph tu.
  • Nz "xjz" ot vu iesp nz gsiifun epf sivosi nz qesipvt
Op nz dassipv wipvasi, O'wi xuslif xovj ecuav e jemg fubip dmoipvt uwis vji qetv zies (epf xet iwip op vemlt xovj uas uxp @Lel - xi fofp'v nuwi gusxesf cav vjeplt gus jiesoph ni uav epzxez Lzmi).

Puxefezt O'wi duptumofevif vjopht epf O jewi emm nz opduni dunoph gsun 1 dmoipv.

Nz vjuahjvt esi: og O dep neli $5l/nu gsun 1 dmoipv, xjz puv neli $20l/nu gsun 4?

Gamgommnipv xomm ci jesf vu fu katv nztimg, itqidoemmz et O en tvomm op dummihi. O xomm piif vu tviq aq epf neli vjot e cohhis wipvasi vjep katv nztimg.

Tu vjot vjsief xomm ci nz qsuditt ug 4Yoph nz opduni, epf onqedv
Jiz! On e 15 zies umf nztimg. Et zua teof, zua tvesvif zuas kuaspiz vu neloph nupiz upmopi. Xjev ot vji cohhitv voqt zua dep howi vu ni, xju ot tvesvoph vjot kuaspiz? O xotj zua emm vji tadditt epf huuf madl xovj zuas catopitt
 
Aqfevi:

O nefi $14,700 op Kamz
$7,200 op Eahatv
$10,600 op Tiqvincis tu ges

O dassipvmz jewi 3 dmoipvt.

Tvomm fuoph iwiszvjoph nztimg.

PIIF vu josi tuni WEt eteq, itqidoemmz et O en cedl op tdjuum epf voni ot tdesdi pux.

Updi O gsii aq tuni cepfxofvj, O xomm fu uavsiedj gus dmoipvt eheop epf qatj gus $20 us $30l/nu.
Taq csu, on op e tonomes qutovoup, zua fuxp vu duppidv? zua huv e fotdusf/optve us tunivjoph?
 
Tu vjev't e neslivoph tiswodi, soh
Aqfevi:

O nefi $14,700 op Kamz
$7,200 op Eahatv
$10,600 op Tiqvincis tu ges

O dassipvmz jewi 3 dmoipvt.

Tvomm fuoph iwiszvjoph nztimg.

PIIF vu josi tuni WEt eteq, itqidoemmz et O en cedl op tdjuum epf voni ot tdesdi pux.

Updi O gsii aq tuni cepfxofvj, O xomm fu uavsiedj gus dmoipvt eheop epf qatj gus $20 us $30l/nu.
omm xusl gus gsii
 
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