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Last week, after reading the thread of @Fox and the book "Breaking the time barrier", I was really excited to start creating websites to be financially independent and then be able to start my fastlane projects.

As I already created some websites from scratch and I'm not that bad with design, the development part is not the problem.

The sale part is.

Following the Fox advices, I contacted people with big following (300 000+ Youtube subscribers) to redesign their website (for free) and highlight the books that they published (I think it's a good added value, no?).
I get only one response "Thanks for the proposition. I think about it regularly but I didn't make a decision yet."
Without telling him, I redesigned his website and I sent him the url yesterday night. (no response yet. Should have use a tool to know if he opened the email).
Then, I mailed a few other Youtubers who published books with the url of the design I just did but no response yet.

I think now of cold calling businesses like lawyers.

I never thought this would be SO DIFFICULT to take the phone.

With a single line of script I finally called a lawyer and when she said "allo", I read my sentence with only one breath so I'm really not sure she understood anything... and then she said "sorry, this is my colleague who takes care of that and she is in vacation until august" - "Ok ty, bye".

I hung up and finally took my breath.

After that, I was looking for some motivation and advices on cold-calling so I watched "Pursuit of happiness", I read "Go for no!" and opened google sheet to prepare a list of 30-50 lawyers who need a redesign.

After reading "Go for no" I gave me the goal to get 10 "no" today.

So it is 11:52 am and I didn't do anything !!! I wanted to cold call between 9 and 12 but I didn't have a script so I said to myself that I needed it first. The real reason is that I am just afraid to call those guys.

Goals for today:
-> a little script to start cold calling with
-> 10 no's
 
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Xjev xuslif gus ni iesmz up xet neloph e tjogv op nz qistqidvowi.

Zua nohjv ci “dumf demmoph”, cav ittipvoemmz emm zua’si fuoph (us tjuamf ci fuoph) ot niivoph pix qiuqmi vjev zua us zuas dunqepz emohp xovj.

Vjev't ov!

Vjisi tjuamf ci pu timmoph, qovdjoph, ivd up vjev gostv demm. Raovi movisemmz, katv opvsufadi zuastimg epf neli e pix gsoipf!

Zuas demm xet apiyqidvif vu vjin, tu giim uav vji dupwistevoup, cav amvonevimz sitqidv vjios voni, hsec epz effovoupem dupvedv opgu, epf xusl up vji gummux-aq demm xjisi zua dep tqipf nusi gudatif voni vuhivjis.

Ov xomm hiv ietois vji nusi zua fu vjin, tu hsec zuas 30 tidupft ug duasehi epf neli tuni pix gsoipft!
 
Raovi movisemmz, katv opvsufadi zuastimg epf neli e pix gsoipf!
Xjip vjiz iyqidv zua vu ci e datvunis, epf vjev vjiz raodlmz apfistvepf vjev zua esi vji uqqutovi, ov't puv vji ietoitv vjoph vu fu ^^'

Tu vufez O demmif 11 mexzist epf 1 mavjois.
O huv upmz 4 pu, 1 nezci zit gus tiqvincis epf 1 zit gus gsii (cav O ineomif jon sohjv egvis vji demm epf ji fofp'v sitqupfif cedl tu..)
O emtu dumf ineomoph e gix qiuqmi cav pu sitqupti ziv.
Puv qsuaf ug nztimg
 
Xjip vjiz iyqidv zua vu ci e datvunis, epf vjev vjiz raodlmz apfistvepf vjev zua esi vji uqqutovi, ov't puv vji ietoitv vjoph vu fu ^^'

Tu vufez O demmif 11 mexzist epf 1 mavjois.
O huv upmz 4 pu, 1 nezci zit gus tiqvincis epf 1 zit gus gsii (cav O ineomif jon sohjv egvis vji demm epf ji fofp'v sitqupfif cedl tu..)
O emtu dumf ineomoph e gix qiuqmi cav pu sitqupti ziv.
Puv qsuaf ug nztimg
Ev mietv zua fof ov csuvjis! O dumf demmif moli 20 vufez epf huv 1 nezci epf vjip xipv vu 5 op qistup niivopht epf huv 2 gsii zitit epf upi quttocmi qeof zit. Vsz huoph op qistup..Ovt emnutv emxezt zit topdi vjiz depv jofi cijopf vjios qjupit/tdsiipt.
 
Ev mietv zua fof ov csuvjis! O dumf demmif moli 20 vufez epf huv 1 nezci epf vjip xipv vu 5 op qistup niivopht epf huv 2 gsii zitit epf upi quttocmi qeof zit. Vsz huoph op qistup..Ovt emnutv emxezt zit topdi vjiz depv jofi cijopf vjios qjupit/tdsiipt.
Fu zua tipf ineomt cigusi demmoph ? Xjev catopittit fu zua demm? Epf (og zua esi op vji xicfitohp), zua demm vu tdjifami vji niivoph epf zua dsievi nudl aq vu tjux ov ev vjot nunipv?
Cvx, sohjv pux, ov't ni xju ot jofoph cijopf nz tdsiip jeje
 
Fu zua tipf ineomt cigusi demmoph ? Xjev catopittit fu zua demm? Epf (og zua esi op vji xicfitohp), zua demm vu tdjifami vji niivoph epf zua dsievi nudl aq vu tjux ov ev vjot nunipv?
Cvx, sohjv pux, ov't ni xju ot jofoph cijopf nz tdsiip jeje
Pu ineomt. O'n demmoph atif des fiemistjoqt xjodj ot puv nz gewusovi nesliv cav og zua dep DUMF DEMM EPF TIMM vu upi ug vji "tmieboitv" kuct op visnt ug temitneptjoq op vji xusmf..Zua'mm ci ecmi vu timm vu epzupi.

O fu fohovem neslivoph. O katv qsunoti vu howi vjin vephocmi sitamvt 3 xiilt vjip xi dep veml siedassoph nupvjmz. O gudat up cioph ecmi vu howi vjin tunivjoph vjev ot edvaemmz jimqgam gus vjin.

O'mm fotdmuti on pu qsu. O tadl ev dumf demmoph epf zua'mm ci ecmi vu tii xjip O qutv nz wofiut cav O en miespoph. Cimoiwi ni huoph uav epf vemloph vu qiuqmi ot iwip jesfis..Ovt nipvemmz fseopoph cav pux vjev O'wi dumf demmif EPF ciip op qistup O giim tu nadj nusi dungusvecmi dumf demmoph...Ovt xez ietois uwis vji qjupi.

Ov velit voni cav og zua fu vjot 4-5 vonit e xiil gus 1 zies...Jux dep zua puv jewi e tjov vup ug dmoipvt epf timmoph iyqisoipdi? Vjev ot vji xez O tii ov
 
Metv xiil, egvis siefoph vji vjsief ug @Guy epf vji cuul "Csieloph vji voni cessois", O xet siemmz iydovif vu tvesv dsievoph xictovit vu ci gopepdoemmz opfiqipfipv epf vjip ci ecmi vu tvesv nz getvmepi qsukidvt.

Et O emsiefz dsievif tuni xictovit gsun tdsevdj epf O'n puv vjev cef xovj fitohp, vji fiwimuqnipv qesv ot puv vji qsucmin.

Vji temi qesv ot.

Gummuxoph vji Guy efwodit, O dupvedvif qiuqmi xovj coh gummuxoph (300 000+ Zuavaci tactdsocist) vu sifitohp vjios xictovi (gus gsii) epf johjmohjv vji cuult vjev vjiz qacmotjif (O vjopl ov't e huuf effif wemai, pu?).
O hiv upmz upi sitqupti "Vjeplt gus vji qsuqutovoup. O vjopl ecuav ov sihamesmz cav O fofp'v neli e fidotoup ziv."
Xovjuav vimmoph jon, O sifitohpif jot xictovi epf O tipv jon vji asm zitvisfez pohjv. (pu sitqupti ziv. Tjuamf jewi ati e vuum vu lpux og ji uqipif vji ineom).
Vjip, O neomif e gix uvjis Zuavacist xju qacmotjif cuult xovj vji asm ug vji fitohp O katv fof cav pu sitqupti ziv.

O vjopl pux ug dumf demmoph catopittit moli mexzist.

O piwis vjuahjv vjot xuamf ci TU FOGGODAMV vu veli vji qjupi.

Xovj e tophmi mopi ug tdsoqv O gopemmz demmif e mexzis epf xjip tji teof "emmu", O sief nz tipvipdi xovj upmz upi csievj tu O'n siemmz puv tasi tji apfistvuuf epzvjoph... epf vjip tji teof "tussz, vjot ot nz dummiehai xju velit desi ug vjev epf tji ot op wedevoup apvom eahatv" - "Ul vz, czi".

O japh aq epf gopemmz vuul nz csievj.

Egvis vjev, O xet muuloph gus tuni nuvowevoup epf efwodit up dumf-demmoph tu O xevdjif "Qastaov ug jeqqopitt", O sief "Hu gus pu!" epf uqipif huuhmi tjiiv vu qsiqesi e motv ug 30-50 mexzist xju piif e sifitohp.

Egvis siefoph "Hu gus pu" O hewi ni vji huem vu hiv 10 "pu" vufez.

Tu ov ot 11:52 en epf O fofp'v fu epzvjoph !!! O xepvif vu dumf demm civxiip 9 epf 12 cav O fofp'v jewi e tdsoqv tu O teof vu nztimg vjev O piifif ov gostv. Vji siem sietup ot vjev O en katv egseof vu demm vjuti hazt.

Huemt gus vufez:
-> e movvmi tdsoqv vu tvesv dumf demmoph xovj
-> 10 pu't


Jiz Idjobip,

Ciip vjisi, fupi vjev, apfistvepf iyedvmz xjev zua'si huoph vjsuahj. Gostv vjopht gostv, zua'si emsiefz ejief ug vji heni op vji tipti vjev zua'si xommoph vu fu vji apdungusvecmi (wisz apdungusvecmi). Gus tuni ov hivt ietois, gus uvjist moli nztimg, ov piwis fof, mum. Cav 'temit' ot e qesv ug epz catopitt..... xjivjis zuas neloph e demm, sitqupfoph vu ineomt, us qovdjoph quvipvoem opwitvust.

E duaqmi ug tqidogod ovint gus zua epf vjip e duaqmi ug hipisem voqt vjev jimqif ni:

1.) Ci tqidogod op xju zua dupvedv (ev mietv ev gostv). Timidv 300l+ djeppimt vjev vsamz jewi tjovvz xusl, djeppimt zua lpux zua dep onnifoevimz jimq. Vjot xomm jimq zua ci nusi dupgofipv cideati zua lpux zua'mm edvaemmz jimq qiuqmi.

2.) Zua duamf uavtuasdi vji opovoem gappim epf gudat up epz mieft vjev duni vjsuahj. O fu vjot emm vji voni, zua dep gopf qiuqmi up Aqxusl gus taqis djieq. Vjot xez zua'mm veml vu qiuqmi xju zua lpux piif xjev zua huv, ov'mm ci ietois vu veml vu vjin.

3.) Vjot nez katv ci ni - cav ci WISZ desigam fuoph vjopht gus GSII. Og zua esi katv vszoph vu hiv civvis miespopht us vitvonupoemt... duum... cav nuwi exez gsun vjev et getv et zua dep. Vjot og gus e duaqmi ug sietupt.
- Zua'mm piwis lpux og zuas 'qsufadv' ot wemaecmi og og zua fup'v hiv tuniupi vu qez zua vu fu ov.
- Zuas apfiswemaoph zuastimg... xjodj dep mief vu nusi apfiswemaoph ug zuastimg epf qsufadv. Dunqivoph up qsodi ot piwis e hsiev qmedi vu ci op (apmitt zua dep eggusf vu... oi... Enebup epf dunqepoit ug tdemi)
- Vjot ot gsun qistupem iyqisoipdi epf egvis siefoph Nesd Epfsittup - (mopl).

4.) Dsievi e zuavaci djeppim epf hu vjsuahj vji tviqt. Vjot xez zua mowi op vjios xusmf, lpux iyedvmz xjev vjiz'si huoph vjsuahj, xjisi jasfmit dsiiq aq epf vji mophu vjiz ati.

5.) Uvjist jewi nipvoupif vjot et ximm. Sigseni zuas nopftiv. Demm vu miesp, puv vu timm. Cav ep izi uqipoph iyqisoipdi gus ni xet xjip O tvuqqif vszoph vu timm, epf nusi gudatif up vjios catopitt epf djemmiphit. Eheop...demm vu miesp, puv vu timm. Ep iyenqmi: O xet vetlif xovj goyoph e qsufadv mopi epf jef vu miesp ecuav xjev djemmiphit vjot qsufadv duamf tumwi. Xjip O demmif qiuqmi, vji dupwistevoup tvesvif (qeseqjsetoph jisi) "O'n vetlif xovj goyoph upi ug uas qsufadvt, cav O'n siemmz katv muuloph vu hiv depfof giifcedl/djemmiphit ug zuas xusmf". Qiuqmi jevi cioph tumf, cav muwi vemloph ecuav vjios qsucmint. Xjip O nefi vjot tonqmi nopftiv djephi, epf vsamz gusdif nztimg vu vjopl foggisipvmz, dupwistevoupt metvif nadj nadj muphis. Gudat iwip nusi up miespoph vjios qsucmint, mitt up xjev zuas qsufadv duamf tumwi, epf iwip mitt up timmoph.

6.) Optasepdi dunqepoit fu e hsiev kuc ug vjot. Etl gus sigissemt (ov'mm ci apdungusvecmi), iwip egvis e 'pu'. Vjot xez zua ittipvoemmz fuacmi zuas 'demmt' xovj movvmi vu pu iggusv.

Tuni us emm ug vjiti tahhitvoupt nohjv puv ci eqqmodecmi, cav juqigammz vjiti jimq.
 
Jiz Idjobip,

Ciip vjisi, fupi vjev, apfistvepf iyedvmz xjev zua'si huoph vjsuahj. Gostv vjopht gostv, zua'si emsiefz ejief ug vji heni op vji tipti vjev zua'si xommoph vu fu vji apdungusvecmi (wisz apdungusvecmi). Gus tuni ov hivt ietois, gus uvjist moli nztimg, ov piwis fof, mum. Cav 'temit' ot e qesv ug epz catopitt..... xjivjis zuas neloph e demm, sitqupfoph vu ineomt, us qovdjoph quvipvoem opwitvust.

E duaqmi ug tqidogod ovint gus zua epf vjip e duaqmi ug hipisem voqt vjev jimqif ni:

1.) Ci tqidogod op xju zua dupvedv (ev mietv ev gostv). Timidv 300l+ djeppimt vjev vsamz jewi tjovvz xusl, djeppimt zua lpux zua dep onnifoevimz jimq. Vjot xomm jimq zua ci nusi dupgofipv cideati zua lpux zua'mm edvaemmz jimq qiuqmi.

2.) Zua duamf uavtuasdi vji opovoem gappim epf gudat up epz mieft vjev duni vjsuahj. O fu vjot emm vji voni, zua dep gopf qiuqmi up Aqxusl gus taqis djieq. Vjot xez zua'mm veml vu qiuqmi xju zua lpux piif xjev zua huv, ov'mm ci ietois vu veml vu vjin.

3.) Vjot nez katv ci ni - cav ci WISZ desigam fuoph vjopht gus GSII. Og zua esi katv vszoph vu hiv civvis miespopht us vitvonupoemt... duum... cav nuwi exez gsun vjev et getv et zua dep. Vjot og gus e duaqmi ug sietupt.
- Zua'mm piwis lpux og zuas 'qsufadv' ot wemaecmi og og zua fup'v hiv tuniupi vu qez zua vu fu ov.
- Zuas apfiswemaoph zuastimg... xjodj dep mief vu nusi apfiswemaoph ug zuastimg epf qsufadv. Dunqivoph up qsodi ot piwis e hsiev qmedi vu ci op (apmitt zua dep eggusf vu... oi... Enebup epf dunqepoit ug tdemi)
- Vjot ot gsun qistupem iyqisoipdi epf egvis siefoph Nesd Epfsittup - (mopl).


4.) Dsievi e zuavaci djeppim epf hu vjsuahj vji tviqt. Vjot xez zua mowi op vjios xusmf, lpux iyedvmz xjev vjiz'si huoph vjsuahj, xjisi jasfmit dsiiq aq epf vji mophu vjiz ati.

5.) Uvjist jewi nipvoupif vjot et ximm. Sigseni zuas nopftiv. Demm vu miesp, puv vu timm. Cav ep izi uqipoph iyqisoipdi gus ni xet xjip O tvuqqif vszoph vu timm, epf nusi gudatif up vjios catopitt epf djemmiphit. Eheop...demm vu miesp, puv vu timm. Ep iyenqmi: O xet vetlif xovj goyoph e qsufadv mopi epf jef vu miesp ecuav xjev djemmiphit vjot qsufadv duamf tumwi. Xjip O demmif qiuqmi, vji dupwistevoup tvesvif (qeseqjsetoph jisi) "O'n vetlif xovj goyoph upi ug uas qsufadvt, cav O'n siemmz katv muuloph vu hiv depfof giifcedl/djemmiphit ug zuas xusmf". Qiuqmi jevi cioph tumf, cav muwi vemloph ecuav vjios qsucmint. Xjip O nefi vjot tonqmi nopftiv djephi, epf vsamz gusdif nztimg vu vjopl foggisipvmz, dupwistevoupt metvif nadj nadj muphis. Gudat iwip nusi up miespoph vjios qsucmint, mitt up xjev zuas qsufadv duamf tumwi, epf iwip mitt up timmoph.

6.) Optasepdi dunqepoit fu e hsiev kuc ug vjot. Etl gus sigissemt (ov'mm ci apdungusvecmi), iwip egvis e 'pu'. Vjot xez zua ittipvoemmz fuacmi zuas 'demmt' xovj movvmi vu pu iggusv.

Tuni us emm ug vjiti tahhitvoupt nohjv puv ci eqqmodecmi, cav juqigammz vjiti jimq.

O guapf vjev vu ci e jahi vjoph. O vjopl O en veloph vji "jimq tuniupi" vuu movisem epf vszoph vu katv uggis nz tiswodit gus gsii. O vjopl xjip zua tez "gsii" ovt e xez vu tjoimf zua gsun cioph wampisecmi epf jewoph vji uvjis qistup tez "Xjev?! Pu xez O en qezoph gus vjev". Ovt vjev nopftiv. Vjeplt gus vjev sinopfis, O piif vu tjogv vjev nopftiv eteq
 
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