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  1. Bekit

    Question to Copywriters

    SIDE HUSTLE WEB DESIGN 
    I am a full-time copywriter, and I don't do any design work. I don't look for images. I don't choose fonts. I don't write code. I occasionally make design suggestions, but that's about it. I typically hand over my copy to the client in a google doc and let them take it from there to incorporate...
  2. Bekit

    Commercial-look contractors (or working with concrete)??

    I googled "Concrete construction methods" and "concrete construction techniques" and found this kind of cool animation...
  3. Bekit

    The MAIN difference between someone who makes 100k /year and someone who makes 1m?

    GOLD! 
    Boldness. Since the timing of this thread coincides with the bump to @Kak 's ecommerce thread, I couldn't help but notice the boldness of his move. Side note: Realizing that there was a time when @Kak made $30k/year was an eye opening epiphany. I felt kind of the same way a little kid feels...
  4. Bekit

    Low Dopamine levels and motivation

    HOT! MINDSET 
    Whoa. Fascinating. Yeah, I'm an INTP. Huh. So what's up with that? I've never put much stock into the Myers Briggs personalities before, but now you have me thinking. Are all INTP's like this? And is being an INTP confusingly similar to being ADD?
  5. Bekit

    Would appreciate advice on a business opportunity...

    It's a general copywriting rule of thumb that you should have only one call to action per advertisement. Otherwise, people will be overwhelmed and confused. I think it'll also dilute the power and effectiveness of your pitch to have such an assortment of unrelated services in one flyer...
  6. Bekit

    Low Dopamine levels and motivation

    HOT! MINDSET 
    That makes sense. I think there is definitely a chicken / egg paradox in play here. And yeah, I definitely don't agree with using neurotransmitters as a scapegoat - I don't agree with this at all ... I'm definitely not going to consent to my lot in life being predetermined by the genetics of my...
  7. Bekit

    Low Dopamine levels and motivation

    HOT! MINDSET 
    Huh. That gives me something to chew on. Your statement, "are correlated, but not directionally causal," planted a seed of doubt in my mind. Maybe it's an illusion of causality, similar to the person who says, "Every time I go to the eye doctor, I need stronger glasses. I think my glasses are...
  8. Bekit

    Low Dopamine levels and motivation

    HOT! MINDSET 
    I've done a fair amount of experimentation on myself in this area, and I do think it's worth keeping as a tool in your arsenal if you struggle with low motivation. I got started on the topic when I was at my sister's wedding and started chatting with one of the guests. He was a board member of...
  9. Bekit

    How entrepreneurs can learn how to print money...

    GOLD! 
    Just ran across a stunning example of this, in a product as simple as chalk. One company, Hagoromo, skewed value on chalkboard chalk. Their product was so much better than any other version of chalk on the market that it attracted a cult-like following. Watch these mathematics professors wax...
  10. Bekit

    Fighting Temptation

    MINDSET RANT 
    Wow. #puke That's worse than I imagined. Standing ovation for sticking to your goals and not letting that temptation push you around. Way to go!! That decision is a win that should be celebrated. No sidewalker would ever understand it, though. What's missing in your marketing?
  11. Bekit

    Fighting Temptation

    MINDSET RANT 
    If things do turn around and you get an offer of employment, I would read through whatever docusign contract they send you as part of the onboarding process. I turned down signing a contract one time because the language in the contract basically said, "we own anything you create, even when...
  12. Bekit

    Fighting Temptation

    MINDSET RANT 
    It depends how hungry they are. The fact that they approached you with that level of an offer shows me two things: (1) You hold the cards and (2) They are having a hard time finding someone. If you've already burned the bridge, does that mean that you've already turned down the position? Maybe...
  13. Bekit

    Fighting Temptation

    MINDSET RANT 
    Why can't you negotiate that? "Hey if you want to hire me, fine, but I'm going to keep my own thing going too." They can take it or leave it; you have nothing to lose because you were going to turn down the position anyway...
  14. Bekit

    Have you had your "FTE"? (Or Was it an FTM?!)

    GOLD! MINDSET FTE CHAT 
    Sorry to hear about the loss of your grandparents and all the painful stuff you went through. Crazy story. Welcome to the forum. There is an enormous thread on this if you want to read other people's stories. *UNSCRIPTED* - Have you had your "FTE"? (Or Was it an FTM?!)
  15. Bekit

    Fighting Temptation

    MINDSET RANT 
    Would taking the job derail your goals? Or would you still be able to complete your vision while raking in $$$ that you can roll into further business development/marketing? Congrats on the validation and vote of confidence on your skills that one of your users immediately offered you a...
  16. Bekit

    Burning my boats: need tips to pick a new city to move

    Congratulations on betting on yourself and burning the boats. You'll make it. Kinda scary but good for you. I would listen to the other posters who have encouraged you to find a place to live where there's a good balance of multiple criteria, not just "cheap." Here's a story of why I say...
  17. Bekit

    Only one life to live - Image from Reddit

    HOT! MINDSET 
    Here's one from earlier in the thread—and it really caught my attention. Hold on, I'm super intrigued. @Brian Suh - How'd you get your soul intact and firm again? Can you elaborate? How'd you experience the transformation from one side of the coin to the other?
  18. Bekit

    Monetization of travel blog. Any ideas?

    IDEA 
    @Pratik_ITpro gave you a good list, but let's back up a second. How does anyone monetize anything? By providing + skewing value. How does your blog provide value? Start here... Here's a thought experiment you can conduct... Put yourself in the shoes of a person who is about to visit...
  19. Bekit

    How to detect deceitful people

    HOT! 
    OK, let's use this as a case study and see what we can extract from it. Observations: Charismatic writer posts a super impressive story on "How I became a millionaire at 19." Lots of people are taken in (including myself), both on and off this forum. A few people are not. Let's see what...
  20. Bekit

    Lots of new faces here since I was active. What's your why?

    HOT! MINDSET 
    My why actually started with dentistry. My husband has a few broken teeth and a few missing teeth, gum disease, bone loss, etc. In other words, he needs a LOT of dental work. All I wanted to do was be able to afford to get my husband's teeth fixed. I think that was the stimulus that freed...

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