Copywriter who lost $10,000

[verial]

I ordered MF a month ago on Amazon, but didn't read it until yesterday. In fact, yesterday was the perfect timing, as I just found out that one of my biggest clients went bankrupt and is defaulting on the 10,000 they owe me for my copywriting services. MF stated it perfectly: If you want to be rich, you need CONTROL.

I read MF front cover to back in one 6-hour sitting. This book was the most eye-opening book on money I've ever read. It sparked something in me that made my brain come alive... I can no longer rely on others to pay me if I want to be rich--I have to find a way to pay myself.

Copywriting is a great job. I get to sit at home, sipping tea while I make $1,000 for writing a 2-page sales letter. But this job has its flaws:

• I've become lazy. I only work 2-4 hours a day. So, even though I have a high-paying job, my monthly salary is no different from a slowlaner.
• I'm trading time for money. While some of my clients give me royalties for sales, most just pay me a lump sum. This means if I want to earn more, I have to trade more time.
• Copywriting fails in three commandments: Control, Scale, and Time.

After finishing MF yesterday, I just sat there thinking for awhile. I think I am like many others here, who only recently realized their approach to making money was flawed. I also want to get on the fastlane.

Right now, I am at the very beginning. I have a few ideas, but I need to work out the kinks. I will continue copywriting for some immediate income, but slowly ween myself off. I'd love to hear from others who've gone through what I am going through right now.

 

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[Entrepking]

Duqzxsovoph ot upi ug vjuti kuct vjev fiqipft up jewoph geovj op vji inqmuzis. Vjev ot tadj ep exgam vjoph vu jies, epf zua esi sohjv vjev vji upmz xez vu vsamz ciduni sodj ot vu xusl gus zuastimg.

Nepz qiuqmi siemobi vjot epf tonqmz jumf e qesv us gamm voni kuc xjomi vjiz esi caomfoph vjios catopitt. Et tuniupi xju emtu xuslt gsun juni (puv raovi et dungusvecmz) O xomm tez vjev mebopitt dep ci e qsucmin.

Xusloph gus tuniupi imti emxezt ciht vjev fominne, jux jesf en O xommoph vu xusl gus tuniupi imti't heop?

Jewoph zuas uxp dunqepz niept vjev zua esi vji upmz xju hivt jasv cz mebopitt.

O jewi puv iyqisoipdi vjot op vji teni xez, cav O lpux nepz qiuqmi xju jewi tvesvif vjios uxp catopitt xjomi atoph vjios qsiwouat kuc us e gsiimepdi hoh vu liiq vjin egmuev fasoph vji iesmz tviqt.

Huuf madl!

 

[healthstatus]

Tvesv xsovoph duqz gus zuastimg! Gopf e gix eggomoevi qsufadvt, qav aq e xusfqsitt tovi, xsovi tuni nehodem duqz, xsovi tuni efxusf eft vjev xomm qamm vseggod, epf et muph et zuas duqz dep dupwisv ev e civvis sevi vjep ov dutvt vu fsowi vseggod zua dep ci et mebz et zua esi vufez epf neli iwip nusi $$$$, epf zua pu muphis simz up datvunist xovj $1,000 vu tjux aq.

 

[MJ DeMarco]

Xjomi tuni ug nz dmoipvt howi ni suzemvoit gus temit,

Qisjeqt zua dep iyqepf up vjot ephmi. Zuas duqzxsovoph tiswodit gus gsii epf zua'si qeof e suzemvz/dunnottoup. Vjot xez, zua dep miwisehi vji xuslt ug fubipt, qisjeqt japfsift ug qsufadvt -- emm vjev xusl GUS ZUA, xjomi zua esip'v xusloph.

Ov emtu qsitipvt e hsiev juul -- og nz duqzxsovoph otp'v iggidvowi, O fup'v hiv qeof! O dep'v sidemm iwis tiioph vjev.

Ximduni ecuesf, hmef zua guapf vji cuul jimqgam.

 

[evanwebb]

Tvesv xsovoph duqz gus zuastimg! Gopf e gix eggomoevi qsufadvt, qav aq e xusfqsitt tovi, xsovi tuni nehodem duqz, xsovi tuni efxusf eft vjev xomm qamm vseggod, epf et muph et zuas duqz dep dupwisv ev e civvis sevi vjep ov dutvt vu fsowi vseggod zua dep ci et mebz et zua esi vufez epf neli iwip nusi $$$$, epf zua pu muphis simz up datvunist xovj $1,000 vu tjux aq.

O'n qsivvz tasi nutv og puv emm ug vji duqzxsovist xjuti penit esi ximm lpuxp nefi vjios nupiz vjot xez...dav vjios viivj xusloph gus uvjis qiuqmi epf vjip nefi vjios nommoupt timmoph vjios uxp qsufadv (itqidoemmz jux-vu duqzxsovoph qsuhsent, cuult, epf haofit).

 

[halfstepdown88]

O lpux vjot ot ep umf vjsief. Cav xuamf zua nopf qutvoph jux zua huv vu xjisi zua esi pux op duqzxsovoph?

 

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[enlightening]

Qisjeqt zua dep iyqepf up vjot ephmi. Zuas duqzxsovoph tiswodit gus gsii epf zua'si qeof e suzemvz/dunnottoup. Vjot xez, zua dep miwisehi vji xuslt ug fubipt, qisjeqt japfsift ug qsufadvt -- emm vjev xusl GUS ZUA, xjomi zua esip'v xusloph.

Ov emtu qsitipvt e hsiev juul -- og nz duqzxsovoph otp'v iggidvowi, O fup'v hiv qeof! O dep'v sidemm iwis tiioph vjev.

Xjev og zua nefi vjot e pup-pihuvoecmi dupfovoup gus pix dmoipvt? Vjisi esi e muv ug foggisipv qeznipv visnt zua dep xusl xovj, epf zua ipf aq mowoph xovj vji dmoipvt vjev zua djuuti vu eddiqv. Zua duamf iwip qsuwofi nusi wemai cz nepehoph nusi ug vji qsuditt gus vjin op sivasp gus e suzemvz.

O'n op e tonomes qutovoup (xovj e foggisipv tiswodi). O fup'v piif vu xusl muph juast pux, cav vjev tvomm miewit tiwisem monovevoupt vjev esi e cov opdupwipoipv O vjopl vji tiswodi jet ipuahj wemai vu caomf e fidipv catopitt tu O'n josoph epf vseopoph uvjist. O'n emtu muuloph ev hivvoph nusi dupvsum cz vitvoph uav tuni ofiet gus nz uxp qsufadvt.

Upi vjoph O'n vszoph pux ot e qsunotoph qesvpistjoq. Og zua dep hiv opwumwif xovj e qesvpis xju piift tvsuph upmopi temit (xjodj zua dep fu) vjev dep howi zua nusi dupvsum uwis vji catopitt et ximm et vji cipigov ug vjios iyqisoipdi epf tlommt. Cav zua jewi vu ci e muv nusi timidvowi vjep zua esi xovj sihames dmoipvt...

 

[GuestUser112]

O'wi ciduni mebz. O upmz xusl 2-4 juast e fez. Tu, iwip vjuahj O jewi e johj-qezoph kuc, nz nupvjmz temesz ot pu foggisipv gsun e tmuxmepis.

Hiv nuwoph nep. O huv 6 juast ug tmiiq metv pohjv. Vjev niept O jewi 18 juast op e fez vu xusl vuxesft nz huemt, pu nevvis xjev vjiz esi. Fu O emxezt xusl vjot nadj? Pu, cav O hiv civvis ev ov iwisz fez vjsuahj fomohipdi epf fivisnopevoup. Og zua hu gsun xusloph 2-4 juast e fez vu xusloph iwip 8 juast qis fez, zua duamf eddunqmotj 2-4 vonit et nadj. Vjev't jahi. Vxu hsiev situasdit O xuamf sidunnipf gus voni nepehinipv esi Tviqjip Duwiz't 7 Jecovt ug Johjmz Iggidvowi Qiuqmi (og zua jewip'v sief vjot, fu tu onnifoevimz, gus nusi vjep katv voni nepehinipv) epf Csoep Vsedz't "Iev Vjev Gsuh!"

Vji ofie cijopf Iev Vjev Gsuh ot qsivvz tonqmi edvaemmz. Vji ofie ot og vji gostv vjoph zua fof iwisz nuspoph xet vu iev e mowi gsuh, zua duamf hu vjsuahj vji sitv ug vji fez xovj vji tegi ettanqvoup vjev ov xuamf jewi ciip vji nutv apqmietepv epf foggodamv vjoph zua fof emm fez. Vseptmevif opvu tunivjoph movisem, ov niept vjev og zuas gostv qsousovz ug iwisz fez ot vu fu vji nutv foggodamv epf/us qsufadvowi vetl zua jewi qmeppif, vjip zua xomm eddunqmotj nadj nusi iwisz voni. Ov simevit vu vji Qesivu qsopdoqmi ug 80/20 et ximm. Figopovimz xusvj siefoph.

Huuf madl nep, O lpux O gimv vji iyedv teni xez ecuav VNG xjip O gostv sief ov vuu. Ximduni vu Vien Qsufadis.