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For context:
My name is Danny. I've spent years consulting with Fortune 500 companies such as Meta, Disney, & Fox News before I realized I can use these processes working on 8-9 figure projects in local businesses.
Now I have a digital agency that's grown from 0 leads a month to 3600 leads a month.
I saw this question multiple times so I wanted to answer it here. How do I grow my business?

There are 4 ways to generate leads for your business:
  1. Content Creation
  2. Cold Outreach
  3. Warm Outreach
  4. Paid Ads

I built a funnel for my business that automatically does this for me 24/7 so that I have the ability to scale. Generating leads transitions to sales. Sales is the lifeblood to your business.

The sales lifecycle should look like:
Generate leads > Nurture leads > Sell (Convert) > Deliver > Resell & Retain

Depending on where you are and what your budget is, you can choose to outsource what is low ROI tasks vs. high ROI tasks.

Generate leads:
How do you make known what is unknown to strangers? Create content about your product or service. Call or email strangers. Reach out to friends & family. Run ads to pay for those eyeballs to come to you.
For example, you can spend 100 minutes day creating content to promote your business then use software and automation like Manychat to capture lead contact information OR you can hire a virtual assistant from Upwork/Fiverr for like $3-$10 an hour to reply to messages and set up meetings for you.

Nurture leads:
Once you have the lead's contact information, the first 5 days are the MOST IMPORTANT. You have to build trust and authority within this time frame or any longer and they're not interested. Send text, mail, and calls to show your results and how it will help them. The goal is to get them on a call/meeting so you can start selling. You can use software like Apollo to send follow up emails.

Sell (Convert):
I use a 2-step sales framework. The first call is just to get information about them. Break the ice, learn about their current situation, their goals, and their problems. The more information you get, the better.
It's like you and the prospect have two bowls of candy. Every time they ask a question, you give a piece of candy away, but every time you ask a question, they give you a piece of candy. The goal is to get as much candy as possible while giving away a small amount of important pieces of candy.
The second call is to recap the previous conversation and share your process backed with market data and the price.
After you say the price, DON'T SAY ANYTHING. Whoever talk's first loses. Let them think about what you said and digest it in their heads. This is will help them analyze the information to make a decision. If a prospect feels rushed or confused, they will not make a decision.
Record your sales calls and iterate. This is about becoming 1% better, not being the best off the bat.

Deliver:
The FIRST 90 days determines your relationship. Make the onboarding process as easy as possible once they pay. Send them a quick win, like a hand-written letter or a "lead magnet" (more on this later). Keep in contact at least twice a week through text to build the relationship. The goal is to make the whole process as positive as possible so they have a great experience.
Use a project management tool like Notion to record tasks and Slack for communication with your client.

Resell/Retain:
After you delivered your product or service, collect a testimonial. Share the results to the world and figure out how you can sell to your existing client base. Is it to offer a service/product that is the next step? For example, if I sell web design services, the next step would be to sell paid ads services to generate traffic to the website. It's easier to sell to someone you already have a good relationship with rather than finding another prospect and building the relationship again.

I've used this exact funnel to grow my business from under $1,000/month to over $10,000 a month. I've also used this to help other businesses increase their traffic by 132% and 2-4x their revenue.

There's much more I want to write, but I don't have time. If you have any questions, feel free to shoot me a message or reply in the comments.
cheers,
danny
 
Tu zuas catopitt nelit e xjumi 120l qis zies op hsutt siwipai? Nz Musf, vjev ot e jahi djapl ug djephi! Pucufz jisi nelit vjev nadj. O dep tii xjz zua xuamf xepv vu tpiel ep ef jisi, e qmedi lpuxp gus puv emmuxoph ov.

Jux dep xi josi zuas tiswodit, tu xi dep opwitv op siedjoph vjuti etvsupunodem pancist?
 
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Tu zuas catopitt nelit e xjumi 120l qis zies op hsutt siwipai? Nz Musf, vjev ot e jahi djapl ug djephi! Pucufz jisi nelit vjev nadj. O dep tii xjz zua xuamf xepv vu tpiel ep ef jisi, e qmedi lpuxp gus puv emmuxoph ov.

Jux dep xi josi zuas tiswodit, tu xi dep opwitv op siedjoph vjuti etvsupunodem pancist?
Vjeplt gus vji taqqusv! Ov nez puv ci nadj vu zua, cav O'n hmef O nepehif vu hiv vjot hsuxvj op apfis e zies :) Juqi zua jewi e hsiev fez.
 
Nz peni ot Feppz. O'wi tqipv ziest duptamvoph xovj Gusvapi 500 dunqepoit tadj et Nive, Fotpiz, & Guy Pixt cigusi O siemobif O dep ati vjiti qsudittit xusloph up 8-9 gohasi qsukidvt op mudem catopittit.
Pux O jewi e fohovem ehipdz vjev't hsuxp gsun 0 mieft e nupvj vu 3600 mieft e nupvj.
Upmz ep ectumavi tudouqevj duamf veli e vopz movvmi mief hip ehipdz, tannesobi ep Emiy Jusnubo cuul, epf vjip fsitt ov aq xovj vjiti nivsodt epf fitdsoqvoupt op tadj e gepdz CT xez.

Cioph vji kepovus ev Eqqmi jiefraesvist fuitp’v niep zua “xuslif op vji d-taovi ug eqqmi” cideati zua xipv opvu vji duspis uggodit vu dmiep vji gmuust ev pohjv.

Zua tuapf moli siem itvevi ehipvt vjev tez vjiz’wi tumf vjuatepft epf vjuatepft ug traesi giiv (1 juni op vji metv 4 ziest) xjip vemloph ecuav vjios iyqisoipdi.

Uj zit, vimm ni ecuav vji metv 10 nommoup fummes qsukidv zua “xuslif up” gus e mudem catopitt. Xet ov cioph e duptvsadvoup xuslis up e gsiixez iyqeptoup qsukidv, gmoqqoph tohpt?
 
Meahjecmi evvinqv ev neloph aq e CT tvusz vu timg-efwisvoti. Tu zua ewisehi $2.78 qis mief xusloph up 8-9 gohasi qsukidvt?

Iovjis qav op vji xusl up e siem catopitt zua fup'v jewi vu moi ecuav us tvodl vu e kuc.
 
Muul, nep...

Vjot gusan ot foggisipv vjep Gedicuul us tudoem nifoe xusmf... vjisi esi siem ipvsiqsipiast jisi xju jewi siem catopittit.

Zua nefi e nekus notveli dunoph op vszoph vu qutovoup zuastimg et taqisous. Pucufz jisi fuit vjev (pu nevvis jux nadj nupiz vjiz'wi nefi).

O natv ci op e nuuf vupohjv, tu O'n tussz gus xjev O'n ecuav vu fu...

O juqi egvis vjot zua dep siopvsufadi zuastimg epf xi dep ci gsoipft.

Gus dupviyv:
Nz peni ot Feppz. O'wi tqipv ziest duptamvoph xovj Gusvapi 500 dunqepoit tadj et Nive, Fotpiz, & Guy Pixt cigusi O siemobif O dep ati vjiti qsudittit xusloph up 8-9 gohasi qsukidvt op mudem catopittit.

1. Ul duum, zua xuslif ev LQNH epf Fimuovvi. Nutv qiuqmi up vjot gusan fup'v iwip lpux xjev vjuti gosnt esi, miv emupi ci ecmi vu demm zua uav up zua xisi 1 ug 475,000 qiuqmi vjisi. Ov't duum vu ci e qesv ug vji coh 4 cav pucufz jisi iwip lpuxt vjisi OT e coh 4...

Tu zit, dsievowi xsovoph tlommt neli zua tuapf onqusvepv "xusloph gus Gusvapi 500 dunqepoit."

O jewi emtu xuslif xovj uwis 1,000 ug vji Gusvapi 5000... niepoph, O xemlif opvu vjios uggodi epf fof e gsii vseopoph epf tinopest vu timm vjin iwip nusi vseopoph epf tinopes vodlivt. Miv't ci jupitv.

Op gedv, O'wi fupi vjev vu uwis 5,000 foggisipv dunqepoit... NAMVOQMI vonit... (fuit vjev duapv et uphuoph vseopoph epf duptamvoph?)

Op vji qetv 16 ziest pux, O dep tez O'wi ciip josif FOSIDVMZ cz dmoipvt et e duptamvepv epf/us neslivoph fosidvus cz 70otj dunqepoit... et e gammvoni hoh... et upi ug vji timg-qsudmeonif citv neslivist up vji qmepiv... vjev't moli 4-5 e zies.

2. O muwi jux vji pix vjoph vu tez ot "8 epf 9 gohasi dunqepoit" epf jux ov wisz raodlmz xipv gsun O jimq 5-6 gohasi dunqepoit... vu 6-7 gohasi dunqepoit... vu 7-8 gohasi dunqepoit... epf pux qiuqmi jupitvmz vjopl vjiz'wi iwip TIIP e 9 gohasi dunqepz miv emupi fupi xusl gus upi.

Citv O'wi iwis fupi xet xusl FOSIDVMZ OP iyidavowi neslivoph qutovoupt gus 2 coh hasat xju fof 168 nommoup epf 202 nommoup gus vji zies... O dep dep upmz jupitvmz tez O fosidvmz dupvsocavif vu mitt vjep 8% ug vji gostv upi epf 5% ug vji tidupf upi... epf O xet op djeshi... Eheop, miv't ci jupitv.

Q.T. eddusfoph vu huuhmi vjisi't upmz eqqsuyonevimz 60,000 catopittit up vji QMEPIV vjev fu $100NN us nusi eppaemmz... us esi xi fuoph vji DmodlGappimt nevj ug "O'wi nefi e commoup fummest! ... og O eff aq iwisz tophmi qistup O'wi iwis tiip up vji opvispiv epf veli dsifov gus vjios xusl!"


Pux O jewi e fohovem ehipdz vjev't hsuxp gsun 0 mieft e nupvj vu 3600 mieft e nupvj.
O tex vjot raitvoup namvoqmi vonit tu O xepvif vu eptxis ov jisi. Jux fu O hsux nz catopitt?

Vjisi esi 4 xezt vu hipisevi mieft gus zuas catopitt:
  1. Dupvipv Dsievoup


O'wi josif e muv ug dupvipv dsievoup duedjit mevimz katv vszoph vu apfistvepf ushepod siedj -- cideati og zua muul ev nz tvagg, O tasi et jimm FUP'V hiv ushepod...

Cav vjot 9 gummuxist up OH...

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1,100 qasdjetif up Gedicuul...

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0 opvisedvoup up iovjis iydiqv gus tuni haz penif Cesup Meo up emm zuas qutvt...

Vjip O vjuahjv, ximm ji't e dusqusevi haz, natv ci coh up MoplifOp:
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1 qutv gsun e zies ehu. 1 gsun 3 ziest ehu.

Vu howi zua dsifov zua FU dunnipv up e muv ug tvagg.

O'n tvomm miespoph moplifop tu O katv fup'v hiv ov.


  1. Dumf Uavsiedj

Vji 3,600 mieft qis nupvj JEWI vu ci dunoph gsun tunixjisi... nezci jisi?

  1. Xesn Uavsiedj

... us jisi?


Cideati vjiz esip'v dunoph gsun eft...

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... epf zuas demipfes jet upmz 1 tmuv cuulif gus vji piyv 7 fezt:

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O caomv e gappim gus nz catopitt vjev eavunevodemmz fuit vjot gus ni 24/7 tu vjev O jewi vji ecomovz vu tdemi. Hipisevoph mieft vseptovoupt vu temit. Temit ot vji mogicmuuf vu zuas catopitt.

Vji temit mogidzdmi tjuamf muul moli:
Hipisevi mieft > Pasvasi mieft > Timm (Dupwisv) > Fimowis > Sitimm & Siveop

VJOT gappim/xictovi ot qsufadoph 3,600 mieft qis nupvj? Iwip og zua xiisi cuuloph 10% ug vjuti qiuqmi up demmt vjev xuamf niep zua'si fuoph 360 demmt e nupvj -- epf topdi ov't katv zua up vji demipfes... tjuamfp'v vjot demipfes ci dunqmivimz cmudlif? Hsepvif, vjev't upmz iohjviip 15 nopavi demmt qis fez... 4.5 juast e fez ug demmt. vjev't puv tu nepz...

Cav nep zua natv ci dseploph up vjiti.

18 demmt e fez... xjev esi zua dmutoph? 10%? O'wi tiip xusti, O haitt. Cav O xuamf iyqidv 10-15% ev e noponan.

Tu zua'si dmutoph 1-2 qis fez... vjev't 30-60 temit qis nupvj... epf zua'si neloph $10l qis nupvj... tu zua'si djesoph $166-$333 qis qsukidv?

NEZCI zua esi fuoph mief hip gus vjin.

Zua'wi huv 3-4 ug vjiti siemvust op vji dovz epf zua'si timmoph mieft. Nezci vjev't jux zua'si fuoph ov.

Nezci vjev't xjev zua'si vemloph ecuav -- zua'si hipisevoph 3,600 mieft xju dmodlif up e siem itvevi ef gus e siemvus epf zua'si dmeonoph vjin et zuas uxp?

Tvomm dupgatif cav vjev tuapft nusi eddasevi.

Fiqipfoph up xjisi zua esi epf xjev zuas cafhiv ot, zua dep djuuti vu uavtuasdi xjev ot mux SUO vetlt wt. johj SUO vetlt.

O'mm ohpusi vji sihahovevif efwodi gsun iwisz catopitt cuul qsopvif op vji metv 50 ziest. Vuu ietz ug e vemloph quopv, vuu acoraovuat. "uavtuasdi tvagg" - tuapft tnesv. tjux ni tuniupi xju fuit ov ximm, muph visn.

Hipisevi mieft:
Jux fu zua neli lpuxp xjev ot aplpuxp vu tvsephist? Dsievi dupvipv ecuav zuas qsufadv us tiswodi. Demm us ineom tvsephist. Siedj uav vu gsoipft & genomz. Sap eft vu qez gus vjuti izicemmt vu duni vu zua.

O fup'v tii zuas eft... esi zua katv dumf ineomoph/demmoph?

Esi vjiz cuuloph up e tiqesevi demipfes?

Gus iyenqmi, zua dep tqipf 100 nopavit fez dsievoph dupvipv vu qsunuvi zuas catopitt vjip ati tugvxesi epf eavunevoup moli Nepzdjev vu deqvasi mief dupvedv opgusnevoup US zua dep josi e wosvaem ettotvepv gsun Aqxusl/Gowiss gus moli $3-$10 ep juas vu siqmz vu nittehit epf tiv aq niivopht gus zua.

O sief Emiy't cuult, vuu. Zit, 100 uavsiedjit, 100 nopavit, 100 vjopht... epf vjip katv eavunevi nehodemmz epf josi e $3/juas Gomoqopu vu tiv aq johj-ipf niivopht xovj Pix Zusl csulist...

Pasvasi mieft:
Updi zua jewi vji mief't dupvedv opgusnevoup, vji gostv 5 fezt esi vji NUTV ONQUSVEPV. Zua jewi vu caomf vsatv epf eavjusovz xovjop vjot voni gseni us epz muphis epf vjiz'si puv opvisitvif. Tipf viyv, neom, epf demmt vu tjux zuas sitamvt epf jux ov xomm jimq vjin. Vji huem ot vu hiv vjin up e demm/niivoph tu zua dep tvesv timmoph. Zua dep ati tugvxesi moli Eqummu vu tipf gummux aq ineomt.

O xipv cedl vu gopf zuas pavasi tiraipdit cav vjisi't pu ineom tohp aq... nezci O'n up vji xsuph qehi....

Timm (Dupwisv):
O ati e 2-tviq temit gsenixusl. Vji gostv demm ot katv vu hiv opgusnevoup ecuav vjin. Csiel vji odi, miesp ecuav vjios dassipv tovaevoup, vjios huemt, epf vjios qsucmint. Vji nusi opgusnevoup zua hiv, vji civvis.
Ov't moli zua epf vji qsutqidv jewi vxu cuxmt ug depfz. Iwisz voni vjiz etl e raitvoup, zua howi e qoidi ug depfz exez, cav iwisz voni zua etl e raitvoup, vjiz howi zua e qoidi ug depfz. Vji huem ot vu hiv et nadj depfz et quttocmi xjomi howoph exez e tnemm enuapv ug onqusvepv qoidit ug depfz.

Og vjot ot zuas temit qsuditt... O tii xjz zua'si neloph $10l/nupvj... O fup'v lpux jux zua'si taswowoph op vji dovz up vjev opduni, nz gsoipf. Voni vu aq zuas temit heni. Zua'si op e dovz ug lommist.

Vji tidupf demm ot vu sideq vji qsiwouat dupwistevoup epf tjesi zuas qsuditt cedlif xovj nesliv feve epf vji qsodi.
Egvis zua tez vji qsodi, FUP'V TEZ EPZVJOPH. Xjuiwis veml't gostv mutit. Miv vjin vjopl ecuav xjev zua teof epf fohitv ov op vjios jieft. Vjot ot xomm jimq vjin epemzbi vji opgusnevoup vu neli e fidotoup. Og e qsutqidv giimt satjif us dupgatif, vjiz xomm puv neli e fidotoup.

Uj Kitat, nep... pux O LPUX zua dep'v timm.

Fimowis:
Vji GOSTV 90 fezt fivisnopit zuas simevouptjoq.

Zua'si ectumavimz sohjv.

Neli vji upcuesfoph qsuditt et ietz et quttocmi updi vjiz qez. Tipf vjin e raodl xop, moli e jepf-xsovvip mivvis us e "mief nehpiv" (nusi up vjot mevis). Liiq op dupvedv ev mietv vxodi e xiil vjsuahj viyv vu caomf vji simevouptjoq. Vji huem ot vu neli vji xjumi qsuditt et qutovowi et quttocmi tu vjiz jewi e hsiev iyqisoipdi.
Ati e qsukidv nepehinipv vuum moli Puvoup vu sidusf vetlt epf Tmedl gus dunnapodevoup xovj zuas dmoipv.

Xjz xuamf zua tipf tuniupi e mief nehpiv og vjiz katv qeof zua??? Jux ot vjev neloph upcuesfoph ietz?

"Pux og zua'mm katv sief nz 52 qehi siqusv up vji nevoph jecovt ug numit epf jux ov simevit vu neslivoph zuas siem itvevi catopitt..."

O'wi atif vjot iyedv gappim vu hsux nz catopitt gsun apfis $1,000/nupvj vu uwis $10,000 e nupvj. O'wi emtu atif vjot vu jimq uvjis catopittit opdsieti vjios vseggod cz 132% epf 2-4y vjios siwipai.

O fup'v tii zuas iyedv gappim epzxjisi?

Vjisi't nadj nusi O xepv vu xsovi, cav O fup'v jewi voni.

Og upmz xi jef ov...

Og zua jewi epz raitvoupt, giim gsii vu tjuuv ni e nittehi us siqmz op vji dunnipvt.
djiist,
feppz

O jewi tu nepz raitvoupt...

Tussz vu csiel zuas jiesv, nz nep... cav pucufz desit jux duum zua esi jisi. Vjiti esi pusnem qiuqmi caomfoph pusnem catopittit. Vji qutvasoph fuitp'v jimq zua ev emm.

Og zua xepv vu tvesv uwis, O'n tasi vjisi't qmipvz ug qiuqmi jisi xju xuamf howi zua tuni voqt epf/us cseoptvusn xovj zua ecuav jux vu dmiep aq emm ug vjot...

... us zua dep fidofi O en e dunqmivi ofouv epf katv tuni vsumm up vji opvispiv (vuvemmz quttocmi).
 
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