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    Starting a web design agency

    SIDE HUSTLE 
    I decided to call the lead who stopped replying to my emails and to my surprise he actually was interested and I have a follow up call with him next week. I continued the low pressure approach, and I made sure to ask him if it was a bad time before launching into my spiel. He told me he built...
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    Starting a web design agency

    SIDE HUSTLE 
    So unfortunately the person I cold emailed has stopped responding after the initial feedback on my design. I also cold called a business and got some interest but they haven't replied either. Perhaps they were just being polite or didn't like the designs. I have to admit, cold calling was...
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    Starting a web design agency

    SIDE HUSTLE 
    Absolutely, thanks for the heads up! I had a look and the site is quite simple thankfully. It only has 5 pages and most of the content is quite short so should be easy enough and no CMS required.
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    Starting a web design agency

    SIDE HUSTLE 
    Okay so I've been away for a while due to some circumstances outside of my control - but I'm back and I have updates! I didn't land that client above, but since then I've landed 2 clients and a potential third that I'm working on right now. The first 2 were friends of mine who needed sites and...
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    Alex Hormozi’s Skool

    PEOPLE SOCIAL MEDIA 
    I followed him for a while. His whole shtick is that he has nothing to sell you. Lures people in, but he actually has plenty to sell. He sells books, and lots of them. He also sells ultra high ticket coaching courses which I found out from following his newsletter. A lot of what he says is...
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    Starting a web design agency

    SIDE HUSTLE 
    I got my first signal of interest from a cold call!!! I kept it super simple, introduced myself, focused on selling the outcome (getting better, higher paying customers) and then asked if I could email him some information on how to do that. In this experiment, I didn't talk about the solution...
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    How to Learn Code, Start a Web Company, $15k+ per month within 9 months

    GOLD! SIDE HUSTLE 
    How do you track results for clients? Especially with before and after, so you can use that in future talks with potential clients? Has anyone here done this successfully and is able to share your experience?
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    Starting a web design agency

    SIDE HUSTLE 
    I didn't see it as a put down at all, this kind of feedback is what I was hoping for! Thanks for that. I've modified it: -------- Hey {Name}, I’m Jay and I live locally and have come across your business a few times. I have some great ideas on how I might be able to help you out with getting...
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    Starting a web design agency

    SIDE HUSTLE 
    Starting a new thread because my previous one had a SaaS tag and I couldn't remove it. Quick summary: - Built a language learning app, failed because it violated the commandment of need - Pivoted to working on web design, I code for work, but not frontend so I'm learning HTML and CSS I've...
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    How to Learn Code, Start a Web Company, $15k+ per month within 9 months

    GOLD! SIDE HUSTLE 
    Nice one. If you get stuck, don't hesitate to reach out! The developer community is one of the most helpful around. Everyone knows how much of a pain it can be trying to figure things out on your own, so the support is amazing.
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    How to Learn Code, Start a Web Company, $15k+ per month within 9 months

    GOLD! SIDE HUSTLE 
    Hey @Fox, incredible thread. I've started building a site for a potential client (my ex-flatmate) and I'm also documenting the process in my own thread. My main point of ignorance is this: Once I build a site, how do I replace their old site with mine? Do I simply need to get access to their...
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    Documenting my fastlane attempt

    SAAS / APPS EXECUTION 
    Okay so I spent a month building the app, another month trying to get customers and it was hard to even get people to try the free version. I think that clearly indicates that my solution violates the commandment of NEED. I could stick with it and keep working on figuring out what customers...
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    What's your Lambo? What's your WHY or PURPOSE?

    NOTABLE! CHAT 
    Great question! I'd be more involved in the dance community. It makes me feel more alive than anything else, and the social aspect is pretty awesome. I'd be supporting friends and family, I enjoy watching others lifted up through their own efforts. Spend time learning more languages...
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    Documenting my fastlane attempt

    SAAS / APPS EXECUTION 
    Continuing to speak to customers and do cold reachouts, plus social media posts on facebook in groups where my target audience hangs out. Not getting much traction, so it could be poor copy, poor CTA, poor design, wrong target audience... etc. How do I figure this out? What I'm going to try...
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    Part 1: Working on getting my 3rd paying customer

    SAAS / APPS EXECUTION 
    Thanks @fiola, I have to admit - I think I know my target audience but I'm not sure what kind of content they would be interested in. Would you recommend testing out different kinds of content and seeing what people engage with? Secondly, would you go content or ads first (if at all)?
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