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Wanted to give a update and give some advice (IMHO) to whoever can use it.
Not long ago I asked you guys how you found your industry. Ironically, not long after that my industry found me.
I was working for a business and I noticed some opportunity. I set some stuff up, the night before I was set to execute my employer called and told me I have work. I told them I could not come in. I got fired. The next day I made close to my monthly pay in about 6 hours. The next day I made another $200 in two hours. Later that same day I made another $250 in 3 hours. Its not a ton now, but its all the taste I need.
Turns out I actually possess a natural talent for sales @Ubermensch
Yesterday I closed a deal for $4k and I am going to profit $2k from it. I am hustling to close the $50k jobs at the moment.
Everything was going good and of course my car decided to break down. Unfortunately the deal I closed could take place anywhere from now and Aug 1st. So now I am grinding it to close some deals this week so I can get a new vehicle.
I do not pay myself and I reinvest all the profits back into the business to grow it. I am working to automate the entire system ASAP. I think by the end of the year it will be automated and I will be generating a passive income from it. I will then use that to grow my business and invest in real estate.
I've had fun with it and for the first time in my life I feel alive and I have a wallet fat with cash. My advice to people out there would just be to jump in. Avoid mainstream methodology (IMHO) and come up with creative ways to get things done. Don't look at problems in a linear fashion. For example, for my business I needed a piece of equipment that cost $20k-$50k. I am 19 with no credit, connections or a huge amount of savings and most of my family is addicted to drugs. Instead of saying "Oh shucks, I don't have the money for that! oh well!" I came up with some creative ways to get what I needed without taking on debt or paying $20k-$50k or going to investors. I think most of the time it just comes down to the hustle and how serious you really are. Also keep in mind that all situations are unique and you should do whatever feels best to you given your situation.
I've been making around $1k a day but it has been inconsistent. Honestly it has not been easy for me. I have a lot of moving parts, sometimes it feels like the entire universe is conspiring against me. Other times it feels like the stars are lining up for me. I could not even begin to explain the business and personal problems I have been facing. I never smoke cigarettes, but some nights I will sit there and smoke a entire pack. I have family members whom I love that think I do not care about them because I am always working and hustling. I have missed out on important events. They just do not understand. They are the reason I am always working and hustling. I wish that was the only problem I had. But my advice would be to just keep going regardless of what you are facing. I have faith in myself and the process, you should too.
Partnership really is a marriage. I have gone through three partners already. I got rid of the first two because they did not bring any real value to the table. I could pay a employee to do the same things they did. Which I do now. The third partner gave up after two days because he could not handle the work load "I just don't think this is for me". Do not partner with people who will waste your time. In fact, do not even associate with people who will waste your time. Most people will talk big but they wont hustle when it comes down to it. I give all of my potential partners a trial period. I would heavily encourage this if you are ever thinking about bringing on partners.
Good employees are hard as f*** to find. It is especially hard when you are a start up and do not have the resources to spend on good talent. I am sure you have read or seen that before at one point. It is f*** true. I pray to God you have a good ability at judging people from the start. All I am going to say on this.
Touching on the last subject. It is really hard to replicate yourself. I am extremely effective in all areas of my business, but I only have so much time to do things. Doing one thing means neglecting another. You better find good people that you can trust to handle certain areas of your business so you can focus on other areas.
Sales, sales, sales, sales, sales, sales....and again sales. I do not give a f*** what you do as a business. If you cannot generate sales your business is useless. Generating sales better be your first priority as a business owner. I spend a good bit of my time generating leads and revenue. My service is a good deal, so I do not have to "pitch" people on it. Good deals sell themselves. PLEASE do yourself a favor and sell a product that sells itself.
All in all I love every bit of it. I now know what it means to hustle. I have had to step out of my comfort zone and do things I never thought I would. s*** some days I feel like I am crazy when I do the things I do. Getting handed a few thousand in cash for one day is a pretty good feeling (I cant wait to see what its like to get more) I enjoy the competition with other local companies. I like to walk into stores and act stupid. You would be surprised what a business owner would tell a 19 year old. I get most of their secrets from that method alone. Get out there and hustle, it really is fun when you are working for yourself.
Marketing! This is Queen. IMHO I would advise you to avoid online marketing as a startup, unless you have tons of money. Odds are the competition has tons more money they can throw at it. You will run out of money long before they do I promise. Odds are it will just drain resources you should be allocating to another area of your business. You will also waste tons of time focusing on this most likely. I have 0 online presence. I prefer more intimate means of marketing. For example I cold call. I ONLY cold call hot leads. I have a process I use to identify leads before I call. So far I have a 100% success rate. My local competition relies heavily on online marketing (mainstream methodology) I talk and build rapport with my customers and I provide a better service. Also you probably will not close BIG deals through online marketing. BIG deals take personal interaction and hustling IMHO. I provide good customer service so my customers go and market for me. That is also a big one.
I will post more as I learn more. I hope some of you can benefit from this post.
Not long ago I asked you guys how you found your industry. Ironically, not long after that my industry found me.
I was working for a business and I noticed some opportunity. I set some stuff up, the night before I was set to execute my employer called and told me I have work. I told them I could not come in. I got fired. The next day I made close to my monthly pay in about 6 hours. The next day I made another $200 in two hours. Later that same day I made another $250 in 3 hours. Its not a ton now, but its all the taste I need.
Turns out I actually possess a natural talent for sales @Ubermensch
Yesterday I closed a deal for $4k and I am going to profit $2k from it. I am hustling to close the $50k jobs at the moment.
Everything was going good and of course my car decided to break down. Unfortunately the deal I closed could take place anywhere from now and Aug 1st. So now I am grinding it to close some deals this week so I can get a new vehicle.
I do not pay myself and I reinvest all the profits back into the business to grow it. I am working to automate the entire system ASAP. I think by the end of the year it will be automated and I will be generating a passive income from it. I will then use that to grow my business and invest in real estate.
I've had fun with it and for the first time in my life I feel alive and I have a wallet fat with cash. My advice to people out there would just be to jump in. Avoid mainstream methodology (IMHO) and come up with creative ways to get things done. Don't look at problems in a linear fashion. For example, for my business I needed a piece of equipment that cost $20k-$50k. I am 19 with no credit, connections or a huge amount of savings and most of my family is addicted to drugs. Instead of saying "Oh shucks, I don't have the money for that! oh well!" I came up with some creative ways to get what I needed without taking on debt or paying $20k-$50k or going to investors. I think most of the time it just comes down to the hustle and how serious you really are. Also keep in mind that all situations are unique and you should do whatever feels best to you given your situation.
I've been making around $1k a day but it has been inconsistent. Honestly it has not been easy for me. I have a lot of moving parts, sometimes it feels like the entire universe is conspiring against me. Other times it feels like the stars are lining up for me. I could not even begin to explain the business and personal problems I have been facing. I never smoke cigarettes, but some nights I will sit there and smoke a entire pack. I have family members whom I love that think I do not care about them because I am always working and hustling. I have missed out on important events. They just do not understand. They are the reason I am always working and hustling. I wish that was the only problem I had. But my advice would be to just keep going regardless of what you are facing. I have faith in myself and the process, you should too.
Partnership really is a marriage. I have gone through three partners already. I got rid of the first two because they did not bring any real value to the table. I could pay a employee to do the same things they did. Which I do now. The third partner gave up after two days because he could not handle the work load "I just don't think this is for me". Do not partner with people who will waste your time. In fact, do not even associate with people who will waste your time. Most people will talk big but they wont hustle when it comes down to it. I give all of my potential partners a trial period. I would heavily encourage this if you are ever thinking about bringing on partners.
Good employees are hard as f*** to find. It is especially hard when you are a start up and do not have the resources to spend on good talent. I am sure you have read or seen that before at one point. It is f*** true. I pray to God you have a good ability at judging people from the start. All I am going to say on this.
Touching on the last subject. It is really hard to replicate yourself. I am extremely effective in all areas of my business, but I only have so much time to do things. Doing one thing means neglecting another. You better find good people that you can trust to handle certain areas of your business so you can focus on other areas.
Sales, sales, sales, sales, sales, sales....and again sales. I do not give a f*** what you do as a business. If you cannot generate sales your business is useless. Generating sales better be your first priority as a business owner. I spend a good bit of my time generating leads and revenue. My service is a good deal, so I do not have to "pitch" people on it. Good deals sell themselves. PLEASE do yourself a favor and sell a product that sells itself.
All in all I love every bit of it. I now know what it means to hustle. I have had to step out of my comfort zone and do things I never thought I would. s*** some days I feel like I am crazy when I do the things I do. Getting handed a few thousand in cash for one day is a pretty good feeling (I cant wait to see what its like to get more) I enjoy the competition with other local companies. I like to walk into stores and act stupid. You would be surprised what a business owner would tell a 19 year old. I get most of their secrets from that method alone. Get out there and hustle, it really is fun when you are working for yourself.
Marketing! This is Queen. IMHO I would advise you to avoid online marketing as a startup, unless you have tons of money. Odds are the competition has tons more money they can throw at it. You will run out of money long before they do I promise. Odds are it will just drain resources you should be allocating to another area of your business. You will also waste tons of time focusing on this most likely. I have 0 online presence. I prefer more intimate means of marketing. For example I cold call. I ONLY cold call hot leads. I have a process I use to identify leads before I call. So far I have a 100% success rate. My local competition relies heavily on online marketing (mainstream methodology) I talk and build rapport with my customers and I provide a better service. Also you probably will not close BIG deals through online marketing. BIG deals take personal interaction and hustling IMHO. I provide good customer service so my customers go and market for me. That is also a big one.
I will post more as I learn more. I hope some of you can benefit from this post.
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