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  1. J

    Starting a web design agency

    SIDE HUSTLE 
    Thanks @markspray! I just read your post covering your son's progress and it's given me some really good insights on what I've been doing wrong. Some really helpful tips you shared as well, I'll give these a go. I've been trying cold calls with no luck at all, do you reckon now that I have 4...
  2. J

    Starting a web design agency

    SIDE HUSTLE 
    I made a mistake. I reached out to the lead I mentioned in the last post and jumped into asking about technical details - awful move. He replied saying he'd get back to me, but essentially I've asked him to do hard work (work I should have taken off his hands). I don't know if he'll ever come...
  3. J

    Starting a web design agency

    SIDE HUSTLE 
    I've landed one new client, again not for much money. More of a favour than a well paying gig, but once again, I'm hoping stronger testimonials and a solid result for the client will help close bigger deals later on. I reached out to friends to ask for referrals and once of them came back with...
  4. J

    Has anyone here heard of/ work with ScoreApp?

    MARKETING 
    Hah, thanks! I totally missed the typo. My use case atm would be to offer this as a service to businesses, much in the same way scoreapp does. But on a much smaller scale. I would just want a custom quiz built for a client of mine so they can use it for lead generation. Perhaps if that worked...
  5. J

    Has anyone here heard of/ work with ScoreApp?

    MARKETING 
    Yes, it's owned by an Aussie by the name of Daniel Priestly - author of Oversubscribed. He is quite active on YouTube and has appeared on some pretty big podcasts as well. I quite like his stuff, and have used ScoreApp although I didn't end up paying for it because it's too expensive for what...
  6. J

    Has Moving to a Warm and Sunny Climate Made You Happier?

    NOTABLE! MINDSET 
    I think it's less about the weather and more about the people you're with. I have lived in both types of climates and based on experience it's always about the people and less about the place. The community makes or breaks your experience, so it's worth investing time into the right people. I...
  7. J

    Starting a web design agency

    SIDE HUSTLE 
    Did some cold calls, had one show interest but I think it might just have been politeness. He hasn't responded to my email setting up the meeting for tomorrow so I may try calling him one last time. I reached out to more people in my immediate network and one friend said they needed two sites...
  8. J

    Starting a web design agency

    SIDE HUSTLE 
    Progress in the last few weeks: I've been making some cash on my sites, I've built four of them now for people in my close network. One of my clients said that the website is actually bringing in TOO MANY customers! I'm genuinely stoked with that result for him. He runs a gardening business and...
  9. J

    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...
  10. J

    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...
  11. J

    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.
  12. J

    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...
  13. J

    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...
  14. J

    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...
  15. J

    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?
  16. J

    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...
  17. J

    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...
  18. J

    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.
  19. J

    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...
  20. J

    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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