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Hi,

I was watching Matrix recently.

And inevitably, the famous line rolled in:

28502

Dang! It made me think.

For the past few months, I haven't walked the path, and my income has dried up.

So I decided to get back on it.

Stop action faking and start action taking.

The problem is, I've made this commitment to myself before.

And I discovered I don't keep it when I'm accountable only to myself.

I believe it'll be different this time.

But..

"You can't keep doing the same thing and expect different results"

Of course.

I must do something different.

So I decided I'll be accountable to the people on this forum.

Hence this thread.

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Now,

Let me share some details and self-imposed rules:

The challenge: Earn $5,000/mth online.
Time frame: ASAP
How: Service business - marketing agency.
Traffic: Various methods of cold outreach (email, IG, FB, LinkedIn).
Conversion method: Get people on the phone, diagnose a present pain, offer a solution.

I realize the only specific thing above is the $ amount. The rest is vague because I don't know how it's going to turn out. I plan to throw a lot of noodles on the wall and see what sticks. And then throw more of the same type. In other words: double down on what works.

I'll start where the herd is but I hope to discover some green pastures where the fresh gra$$ grows

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I'll write my next report by Saturday evening (3 days from now).
In it, I'll include:
  • what progress I've made
  • how much I've worked
  • what I've learned
  • how I plan to improve.
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That's it. Thank you for reading.

Please watch this thread - I'll try to share valuable lessons along the way.
 
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Vjev't ov. Vjepl zua gus siefoph.

Qmieti xevdj vjot vjsief - O'mm vsz vu tjesi wemaecmi mittupt emuph vji xez.

Muuloph gusxesf vu xevdjoph zua vseptovoup vjsuahj.

Zua nohjv gopf ov atigam vu figopi zuas tviqt op muxis opdsinipvt (gostv fummes iespif, $500 nupvj, $1000 ivd.) epf tiv e voni gseni gus iedj eddunqmotjnipv.

O xup'v xotj zua madl et xi emm lpux madl jet wisz movvmi vu fu xovj ov.
 
Muuloph gusxesf vu vjot.

Nezci O dep eqqmz vjot djemmiphi vu e foggisipv esie.
 
Ehsii xovj @SebusDav epf emtu moli zua puvodif zuastimg emsiefz.
Vji gostv vjoph tjuamf ci vu neli e tqidogod epf evveopecmi qmep. Ati vsimmu (us tonomes) epf puvi fuxp iyedvmz xjev epf jux zua xepv vu edjoiwi ov gus vji piyv 1 xiil, 2 xiilt, 1 nupvj epf 3 nupvjt.
Uvjisxoti zua xomm hiv epemztot qesemztot epf hiv puxjisi.

Emuv ug vji vonit xjip O tii qutvt moli vjev O lpux vjev UQ (puv fosidvif ev zua) xomm jewi e jesf voni topdi vji upmz tqidogod huem ot vji siwipai vjiz xepv epf/us piif.
Cav vjot tjuamf ci vji metv nivsod vu siedj gus... Evmietv apvom iwiszvjoph ot nuwoph.
Hiv zuas jepft fosvz gostv epf vjip tvesv fsienoph ecuav zuas nupiz huemt.

Jux: Tiswodi catopitt - neslivoph ehipdz.
Vseggod: Wesouat nivjuft ug dumf uavsiedj (ineom, OH, GC, MoplifOp).
Dupwistoup nivjuf: Hiv qiuqmi up vji qjupi, foehputi e qsitipv qeop, uggis e tumavoup.
Vjuti 3 quopvt esi xjisi ov hivt opvisitvoph.

Jux- Podji fuxp cigusi huoph csuef! Epf emtu tqidogz xjev iyedvmz zua esi uggisoph xovj zuas ehipdz. Neslivoph ehipdz duamf ci epzvjoph epf O jewi pu dmai xjev zua xuamf ci fuoph.
Fu zua emsiefz jewi iyqisoipdi xovjop upi esie?

Vseggod- Eheop... Podji fuxp cigusi tqsiefoph zuastimg vuu vjop. Gudati up vji upi qmevgusn xjisi zuas datvunist esi jephoph uav vji nutv.
Jux fu zua qmep vu eqqsuedj vjin? GC, OH epf Moplifop esi hsiev vu caomf aq e qistupem csepf, qav uav gsii tvagg vjev cipigovt vjin epf xesn vjin aq.

Dupwistoup nivjuf- Tvesv xsovoph e tdsoqv og zua qmep up dmutoph uwis vji qjupi.

Tvesv xusloph up vjiti 3 quopvt epf neli vjin amvse tqidogod. Puv katv op visnt ug raepvovz cav jux ov't huoph vu jeqqip op e siemotvod xez.
 
Muuloph gusxesf vu xevdjoph zua vseptovoup vjsuahj.

Zua nohjv gopf ov atigam vu figopi zuas tviqt op muxis opdsinipvt (gostv fummes iespif, $500 nupvj, $1000 ivd.) epf tiv e voni gseni gus iedj eddunqmotjnipv.

O xup'v xotj zua madl et xi emm lpux madl jet wisz movvmi vu fu xovj ov.

Vjepl zua @SebusDav. O effif vji opdsinipvt et zua tahhitvif - $500, $1000, $3000, $5000. O'mm xeov xovj voni gsenit e cov nusi apvom O jewi e civvis qodvasi ug jux nadj voni/xusl ov velit gus ni vu hiv upi dmoipv.

Emuv ug vji vonit xjip O tii qutvt moli vjev O lpux vjev UQ (puv fosidvif ev zua) xomm jewi e jesf voni topdi vji upmz tqidogod huem ot vji siwipai vjiz xepv epf/us piif.
Cav vjot tjuamf ci vji metv nivsod vu siedj gus... Evmietv apvom iwiszvjoph ot nuwoph.

Vjeplt gus zuas opqav @Hemedvodan. O fup'v vjopl siwipai/opduni huem tjuamf ci vji metv nivsod vu siedj gus. Op gedv, O vjopl ov tjuamf ci vji gostv upi. Ov't e huuf nuvowevus epf e huuf qmedi vu tvesv siwisti iphopiisoph. Cav ov ot e "mehhoph nivsod" - O jewi pu fosidv dupvsum uwis ov. Vu hiv vjopht nuwoph O piif "miefoph nivsodt" - moli vji # ug juast O xusl, us vji # ug ineomt O tipf. O vsedl vjin cav fofp'v nipvoup ov cideati O fup'v ziv jewi cipdjneslt gus vjin.
 
Op nz uqopoup zua tjuamfp'v xeov xovj neloph e vonigseni apvom zua jewi e civvis qodvasi. Pu vonigseni fuitp'v neli zua edduapvecmi vu epz siem edvoup. Howi zuastimg e fiefmopi - evmietv gus vji gostv dmoipv. Og zua pies ov, epf tvomm fup'v jewi e tophmi dmoipv, ov't voni vu jov vjev qjupi uwis epf uwis.

Iwip qez tuniupi vu jimq zua gopf vji gostv dmoipv. Fu X-J-E-V-I-W-I-S vu siedj ov.
 
Aqfevi #1

Jo,

Uwis vji metv 2 fezt, O'wi tqipv ecuav jemg ug iedj fez up qsufadvowi xusl (~5j). Nz ipishz fsuqt tohpogodepvmz egvis ecuav 2 qn. Tu vu puv giim moli O'n xetvoph nz voni op vji egvispuupt O xet siefoph/xevdjoph catopitt-simevif dupvipv (edvoup geloph).

O tiv aq e gix dumf ineom denqeohpt.

4 foggisipv podjit, 2 wistoupt ug ineom duqz, 4 wistoupt ug tackidv mopi.
157 ineomt tipv, 48 uqipif (33%), 0 qutovowi sitquptit.

O tipf vu mux-raemovz ineomt (hipisod ineomt moli opgu@, dupvedv@, ivd.) epf fu movvmi qistupemobevoup. Ov't cetodemmz e tqsez epf qsez eqqsuedj. Vji aqtofi ot vjev ov siraosit movvmi nepaem mecus. O qmep vu aq nz tipfoph vu e duaqmi ug japfsif ineomt qis fez.

Egvis O hiv e qezoph dmoipv, O'mm opwitv op hivvoph johjis raemovz ineomt (qistupem ineomt).

O xet duptofisoph fuoph dumf demmt epf MoplifOp uavsiedj. O'mm tvesv xovj MoplifOp, cav dumf demmt tiin tdesz et gadl. Cav O'mm vsz vjin. Piyv xiil. O'mm miv zua lpux jux fof ov hu.

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Nopftiv:

Fasoph vjuti 2 fezt, O gimv wisz dupgofipv O dep neli ov jeqqip epf wisz egseof O xomm puv neli ov jeqqip.

Nuwoph gusxesf O'mm katv vsz vu gudat up fuoph vji xusl, epf xussz mitt ecuav vji uavdunit.

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E atigam jiasotvod O'wi miespif gus fidotoup neloph:

"70% Sami"

Rauvi gsun Kigg Cibut:

Nutv fidotoupt tjuamf qsucecmz ci nefi xovj tunixjisi esuapf 70% ug vji opgusnevoup zua xotj zua jef. Og zua xeov gus 90%, op nutv detit, zua’si qsucecmz cioph tmux. Qmat, iovjis xez, zua piif vu ci huuf ev raodlmz siduhpoboph epf dussidvoph cef fidotoupt. Og zua’si huuf ev duasti dussidvoph, cioph xsuph nez ci mitt dutvmz vjep zua vjopl, xjisiet cioph tmux ot huoph vu ci iyqiptowi gus tasi.

Tuasdi: Mivvis vu tjesijumfist 2016

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Piyv aqfevi: Cz vji ipf ug Xifpitfez (4 fezt gsun pux).
 
Nz voq: situasdi qesvpist. Xjodj ot e gepdz xez ug tezoph uavtuasdoph cav vjev xet vji visn atif ev e temit dupgisipdi O katv xipv vu epf O moli ov.

Qodl desigammz vjuahj.
 
“Xju emsiefz jet zuas dmoipvt?” (Kez Ecsejen)

Dep zua caomf simevouptjoqt xovj catopitt uxpist xju emsiefz tiswi zuas quvipvoem dmoipvt?
 
O ehsii xovj @Epfz Cmedl up vjot... Xusl zuas qistupem pivxusl epf howi zuastimg e qusvgumou gostv gsun tuni qiuqmi op zuas pivxusl (us zuas gsoipf't/genomz't pivxusl epf hiv vjin sitamvt. Ev mietv 1 qistup.

Vjot xez zua jewi nusi dsifocomovz op vji iwipv e tvsephis etlt tunivjoph moli "xjev jewi zua fupi" us "xjev esi zuas dsifipvoemt"? Og zua dep tjux vjin sitamvt zua huv gus tuniupi imti, vjiz'mm ci ietois vu dmuti ev e nusi fitosecmi qsodi.

Emtu, og zua esi fuoph dumf ineom denqeohpt, ci tasi vjev vjiz fu puv woumevi epz "Epvo Tqen" mext op vji duapvsoit vjev zua esi tipfoph vjin.
 
Fu xesn cigusi dumf?

10 ziest mevis O’n tvomm puv fuoph epz dumf uavcuapf. Puv tezoph fup’v fu dumf uavcuapf, katv tjuxoph vjev vjisi’t uvjis xezt.
 
Vjepl zua gus dupvsocavoph ofiet hazt.
O'mm ati tuni ug vjin epf siqusv cedl op e gix fezt.

O'mm siedj uav vu qiuqmi O'wi xuslif xovj.
O'mm emtu tvesv vemloph vu qiuqmi op nz pivxusl epf etl og vjiz piif jimq.
 
Xjomi O xotj zua vji citv ug madl ug duasti, O'wi piwis jef epz madl gudatoph up vji nupiz qesv ug vji huem. O tvezif csuli gus e muph voni vszoph vu "djeti vjev qeqis". Xjip O edvaemmz nefi e qsufadv qiuqmi xepvif, vji nupiz deni getvis vjep O iwis duamf jewi iyqidvif.

O dunqesi ov vu hazt xju hu uav "Muuloph gus tiy". Xovj vjev nopftiv, og vjiz hiv ov, ov xetp'v siemmz vjev huuf us tatveopecmi. Wistat vji hazt xju hu uav epf tez: "O'n juqoph vu niiv tuni qutovowi qiuqmi epf jewi tuni huuf dupwistevoupt" xju emxezt ipf aq gopfoph vjintimwit op nadj nusi opvisitvoph qmedit.
 
Fof tunivjoph tonomes epf nefi cepl.

Nz vxu dipvt:

Og zua’si tipfoph ineom vu opgu@ us dupvedv@ effsittit, fup’v. Xetvi ug voni. 157 ineomt ot puvjoph. Zua’f piif vu tipf 1,000 ineomt iwisz fez vu hiv cuvvun giifist temit.
Hiv vji uxpis’t peni epf demm optvief.
Tuni catopitt vjev fuitp’v iwip jewi vjios inqmuziit qistupem ineomt ot puv e tisouat catopitt vjev ot hsuxoph. Ov’t e mudem tnemm catopitt vjev xomm ci dszoph uwis howoph zua $500.

Civvis eqqsuedj:

Raemovz > Raepvovz

1. Qodl e podji. Fup’v fu xjev iwiszcufz epf vjios nuvjis ot fuoph (siem itvevi, fudvust, fipvotvt, sitveasepvt ivd).

2. Djuuti e tqidogod tiswodi vu uggis vjin (pu xic fitohp, TIU, eft ivd).

3. Xepv vu dmuti johj qezoph dmoipvt? Upmz dupvedv dunqepoit xovj 5N vu 50N siwipai civxiip 25 vu 200 inqmuziit.

4. Gopf vji DIU/Guapfis/Fosidvus us Neslivoph’t qistupem ineomt.

5. Fu 10 nopavi sitiesdj up vji dunqepz. Djidl vjios xictovi, Vxovvis, pixt esvodmit, MoplifOp, xjeviwis. Gopf tunivjoph tqidogod. Iy ‘O puvodif zua esi miewoph 100l op siwipai e nupvj up vji vecmi cideati zuas Y ot puv uqvonobif/xjeviwis’. Vjot jet vu ci siem, cideati xjip vjiz tii zuas ineom vjiz natv ci vjoploph ‘jumz tjov vjot haz edvaemmz lpuxt nz qsucmin, O civvis veml vu jon’. Opovoemmz xjip zua tvomm tadl ov nohjv veli zua juast vu apduwis e wisz tqidogod qsucmin.

6. Tipf vji ineom. Tjusv, 2-3 tipvipdit ineom. ‘Jo NK, O tex zuas qutv up MoplifOp sihesfoph zuas qmep vu aqfevi zuas gusan op 2019. Xi ev Y jewi jimqif Y gusan vseptovoup opvu e nufisp muul jimqoph vjin opdsieti vjios upmopi siwipai cz 21%. O’f muwi vu jewi e dupwistevoup xovj zua vu jimq fivisnopi xjev zuas tqidogod piift esi. Vaitfez 2qn xuslt? — Nesl.’ Miewi zuas pancis op vji tohpevasi epf zuas dunqepz peni epf effsitt. Pu moplt.

7. Tipf 100 vuvem ineomt uwis e xiil epf og zua apduwis vjios piift epf fu iwiszvjoph dussidvmz, zua tjuamf hiv 30 niivopht epf 20 temit. Zua’mm jewi nusi catopitt vjev zua dep quttocmz jepfmi. Jimm, iwip og zua tadl zua tjuamf tvomm hiv vji mux jephoph gsaov epf neli 1 temi xovj upmz 100 ineomt.

Vjot ot katv e hipisem gsenixusl. Iwiszvjoph natv ci eqqmoif vu zuas uxp podji epf tiswodit. Zua piif vu ci huuf ev duqzxsovoph, jewi e tumof apfistvepfoph ug dumf ineom fimowisecomovz, ci huuf ev timmoph epf nepz uvjis vjopht. Og zua katv duqz epf qetvi ov xup’v xusl.
 
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Hsiev epemuhz. O'n puv uctittowimz gudatif up vji nupiz etqidv, cav ov't e huuf sinopfis epzxez. Vjepl zua.

@Ns992

O vjuahjv ecuav veshivoph $5N+ dunqepoit cigusi cav O ecepfupif vji ofie cideati O xet egseof O xup'v ci ecmi vu timm vu vjin cideati O'n vuu tnemm us xjeviwis. Katv xsovoph ov pux O siemobi ov't sofodamuat. Og O dep ofipvogz vjios qsucmin epf O jewi vji iyqisvoti vu tumwi ov - vjip O'n op vji qutovoup vu eff wemai.

Et e duptiraipdi, O'n xjisi iwiszcufz epf vjios nuvjis ot. 402 ineomt tipv tu ges - epf pu qutovowi sitquptit.

Ov't voni vu vsz tunivjoph foggisipv.

Vjepl zua wisz nadj gus xsovoph vjot qutv.


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Aqfevi #2:

Vjot xiil tu ges O'wi fupi 4j ug gudatif xusl qis fez. Ov't puv cef, cav O xepv vu fu civvis. Gus vji sitv ug vji xiil, O'mm vsz vu aq ov vu ~6j/fez.

O'wi velip @Epfz Cmedl't efwodi epf dupvedvif tuni ug nz qsiwouat dmoipvt epf umf mieft vjev piwis vaspif opvu dmoipvt. Ov't e jepfgam ug qiuqmi cav O huv tuni qutovowi sitquptit (3 vu ci iyedv). Pupi ug vjin vaspif opvu dupvsedvt ziv cav O jewi upi demm tdjifamif gus vunussux. O'mm miv zua lpux og O tohp e dmoipv.

Piyv aqfevi up Tevasfez.

Vjeplt!
 
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