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ran into a huge prick, came back from work and saw a huge group of high end cars (aventador/california/911's etc)
saw some party happening in the porsche dealership so i walked in and asked about the commotion, the front reception said its some private event when some random old guy came up to me saying i should leave...

stated i was in interested in the event and the guy just shoves me out of nowhere saying to leave...super rude..kinda wanted to give him a good shot but what would that even accomplish?

speaking of shots, excited to see mayweather/mcgregor! im taking mcgregor even tho it logically makes no sense for him to win.

no sales yet! will change some things and try again. there are similar products that are making sales so i believe my execution is simply weak.

 

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been trying to be more self aware, bad thing for me in my real life. for my ''online brand'' cant really call it that yet i try to visualize myself as a customer and think why should i buy this? how do i feel when i buy this? aswell as visualizing my target audience.

reviewing my sale post looks kinda crappy. got a nice paycheque yesterday + another pending this friday so will those funds for advertising etc.

 

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What are you doing to make a sale?

 

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What are you doing to make a sale?

facebook ads/marketplace and e-commerce sites

 

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facebook ads/marketplace and e-commerce sites

Google Shopping is working for me right now for a variety of physical products. Give it a go.

 

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thanks alot, looking into that now

 

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thinking to grow a youtube channel, never done this before although have some small sucess with facebook advertising (boosting posts) imagine it would be a similar process. i think the most important thing will be to create a loyal customer base by creating a brand that people want to associate with.. addias, nike, lululemon etc. big learning process. have 0 experience in this stuff!

one brand ive studied a bit constantly preaches inspiring quotes and feel good type talks, people that pass over cash want to feel good about themselves and forget theyre personal troubles, very important part of building a brand!

0 sales so far

 

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will be quite a while before i have this baby..at the dealer in kits, few thousand sales to go!

 

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View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFT7kuvxsGA


someone i like to follow on youtube, very helpful

 

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might have a sale boys, some interest in my product, sale pending? if we can close it i feel im onto something very very big.

 

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first sale i think went cold not sure no response, have second person interested possibly..see where it goes.

did some photography for my product, took a picture of the beachfront and the west side/downtown side of vancouver. will be a funny story one day, the original picture is pointing at my future house in British properties, basically a secluded & private area of only the 1%. checked out the prices to rent a house up there and they range from $5-$20k.

they call that counting your chickens before the eggs hatch?

 

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Wait... are you still mowing lawns?

 

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just a funny story, not an update. had a client i pitched for $25, trying to increase my price and said client declined my offer, so i quickly repitched for $15 lowballg myself and he accepted....after he payed with a $20 asking for $5 change lol. i said i only have a $10 so he GIVES ME $25 AND asks for a $10 back...ha!

done this a few times at an old sales job i had..repitched at a lower number and would close...best one i had was getting a solid *NO* 4 times in a row & then closing that person.

What am I missing here? You didn't get $25. You got $15. Why are you saying "ha!" like you tricked him into paying you $25?

You mentioned several pages back that you pretended to be an interested client and got a quote for $80 for a lawn job, right? Why can that guy charge $80 and you can't even get $20?

If your value for mowing lawns is that these extremely wealthy people feel sorry for you, you're going to have a difficult time making anything substantial. As you've said, these people have a ton of money. They spent a fortune on their house. Don't you think they'd be willing to spend MORE money to ensure their house looks fantastic? It's a status symbol. Don't frame your offer as "they don't care if they spend $20" - frame it as "they'd be happy to spend $150/wk to keep their house looking great, and I can do that for them."

Also - you printed out 6,000 fliers... have you ever asked one of your recurring customers to refer you? Say you'll give them a free mowing for each person they refer. Word of mouth is how you get new clients in a business like this.

 

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3 people ''interested'' whatever that means!?!? really hope i can close a sale, at this moment im just conversing through facebook messages (had it on marketplace) we'll see where it goes boys, recalling when MJ mentioned in the book a similiar situation.

 

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What am I missing here? You didn't get $25. You got $15. Why are you saying "ha!" like you tricked him into paying you $25?

You mentioned several pages back that you pretended to be an interested client and got a quote for $80 for a lawn job, right? Why can that guy charge $80 and you can't even get $20?


not sure, i thought it was quite ridiculous to charge $80 for something that would take me personally less than an hour, they did have two people though. and it was a different area (kitsilano vs burnaby)

the person i did a lawn for $15 i thought was a silly situation imo, he did have $25 cash on him and was reluctant to pay $10 extra so i low balled mid pitch. after as i said he paid me $25 and then asked for $10 back..just a funny situation in my eyes! anyone that owns a home in vancouver is a paper millionaire, maybe he was a renter ^_^

haven't gotten referrals unfortunately. just generally scouted out areas in a few different neighborhoods and would cold approach/pitch crappy looking lawns.

onto bigger and better things now! focusing on product sales, i have an item i believe can be successful, there are similar items on amazon that have 1k+ sales so i think im onto a big thing now.

 

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Wait... are you still mowing lawns?

ah sorry didnt notice this! im not putting effort towards it anymore did have a client ask for a recut so in that case i wont refuse work, just wont chase it anymore. focusing on product sales. after i make a single sale i will continue to purchase more inventory and the plan is to snowball.

 

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3 potentials seemed to have gone cold?? hmmmm

 

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the person i did a lawn for $15 i thought was a silly situation imo, he did have $25 cash on him and was reluctant to pay $10 extra so i low balled mid pitch. after as i said he paid me $25 and then asked for $10 back..just a funny situation in my eyes! anyone that owns a home in vancouver is a paper millionaire, maybe he was a renter ^_^

This is a mindset issue. Of course he can afford $25. To him, you're not worth $25.

You need to stop thinking of rich people as having money to throw around because they don't care. They have that amount of money because the recognize what is valuable, and they DON'T burn money on useless things. In fact, they're probably very mindful of their spending. Stop expecting free money from rich people, and start providing value that they would be happy to spend money to receive. That mindset will serve you well when dealing with people at every income level.

 

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That makes sense

 

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At work on lunch now, checked to see if I got a reply from the 3 potential prospects, nothing..... A after work I'll try out boosting fb ads, really want to close a sale within the next few weeks. Also got a call from a job I applies to months ago...might have a weekend job aswell, try to save up tons if cash before I move to calgary and have more capital

 

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totally overlooked something, theres a tab of viewed by xxx people on fb marketplace, i have 2 facebook accounts,

one profile had 236 views, my product.
the other 183 views

thats 419 eyes and 3 enquirers, about 1% ''acquisition'', no idea if thats a good or bad number but it crosses my mind the value in my product / pricing

instinct says to lower price a bit more? not sure, see how i do over the next few days.

on chapter 4 of lori greniers book

 

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reading through loris book and i came up with the idea of creating a sponge, its possible to make millions and retire early.............

just kidding, on shark tank lori invested in a product called Sponge Daddy, revenue was $15.000.000! wow! went to the store a few minutes ago to hold the product in my hand, it retails for $15. amazing how a simple product can make you a ******* millionaire holy geez.

will have to review my product, no sales as of the past week....either my product sucks or is priced to high. considering a price drop?

 

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small price drop of $20, see what happens..

retail value $60, originally had it for $120 but i was just shooting for the moon, then $80. wont move on that price

 

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ill act adjust and asses as i go

lets get a sale!

 

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got an enquirer but not from facebook a couple minutes after i posted it. hm...see where this goes

 

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small price drop of $20, see what happens..

retail value $60, originally had it for $120 but i was just shooting for the moon, then $80. wont move on that price

What do you mean retail value is $60? why would anybody pay $80 for it if the retail value is $60?

 

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I mean the price is $60 sorry about that. Similar products have different prices. I think 80 is a fair ish price. Have 55 views on Facebook ad, no interest so far..have a week before it xpires. Let's get a sale!

 

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they went cold again!

and hurrary rep bank is $1k, vamos!

 

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700 eyes or so on my product

0 sales

 

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boosted post results , few more days