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  1. Nicoknowsbest

    Advice For My Website ! Please Help !

    EXECUTION 
    Start with "Who do you do it for and why?" Taken from here: The biggest landing page mistake.
  2. Nicoknowsbest

    [Progress] #AndyTalks

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    I like the metaphor. Although I might call it simply "context". I agree. I also think that bite-sized chunks could work. Maybe as teasers?
  3. Nicoknowsbest

    Expanding Outside Upwork -- Creating My Own Website, Email- and Direct Mail Campaigns + much more!

    EXECUTION 
    It's not one specific post, but rather a development I saw recently. Some of it might be on the inside (Insider's section of the forum) though. He linked to his private Facebook group in his signature and there this was the topic of discussion recently - go and join. Let me know if you find...
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    Expanding Outside Upwork -- Creating My Own Website, Email- and Direct Mail Campaigns + much more!

    EXECUTION 
    Go and dig for some of @SinisterLex's posts. What I recently learned from him is to go after the right client, not just any client.
  5. Nicoknowsbest

    Expanding Outside Upwork -- Creating My Own Website, Email- and Direct Mail Campaigns + much more!

    EXECUTION 
    Check @Andy Black's quotes in his signature: “Never worry about numbers. Help one person at a time, and always start with the person nearest you.” - Mother Theresa
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    I found the perfect mentor. How should I go about hitting him up?

    NOTABLE! MINDSET 
    Some people might have a wrong understanding of what a mentor is. Let me use a metaphor: sailing. You are a simple fisherman who lives at the sea. To get better fish, you want to sail from the crowded, noisy coast to a beautiful, untouched island. The waters around this island house the...
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    [Progress] Graphic Designer Going Freelance & Fastlane

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    Thanks! ;) For now, it is based on four pillars: Upwork Cold emailing Referrals Diesel and coffee Yes. This resonates. I am meeting at least 3 people a week over lunch/coffee/Skype. By tapping into their networks, I can grow mine exponentially. Paid off well until now.
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    Tracking employees location

    I am not a big fan of tracking employees' activities. I believe in honesty, trust and loyalty. Tell them openly about your suspicions and see how they react. Adapt your strategy accordingly. Everybody makes mistakes. The smart ones only make them once. Act from a position of power...
  9. Nicoknowsbest

    Expanding Outside Upwork -- Creating My Own Website, Email- and Direct Mail Campaigns + much more!

    EXECUTION 
    Think in "done-for-you-deals".
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    From Zero to One! A 30 Day Challenge in E-commerce

    EXECUTION 
    Here you go: https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/threads/no-dabble-zone.66552/
  11. Nicoknowsbest

    Brand IDentity: SCALING?

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    We are in very similar positions. Something that changed my perspective completely was the following book: Built To Sell. It talks about how an ad agency owner cut out all service offers except for one, refined his process and scaled it up big time.
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    The biggest landing page mistake

    NOTABLE! HOT! MARKETING 
    The sad reality: I worked in an advertising agency for nearly two years and was involved in building various landing pages. Some of them were built for world famous brands. These corporations usually pay astronomical sums to so-called experts in order to build their landing pages. The...
  13. Nicoknowsbest

    Expanding Outside Upwork -- Creating My Own Website, Email- and Direct Mail Campaigns + much more!

    EXECUTION 
    @TomW Good work on holding yourself accountable and making progress. Picking up the phone is something many people struggle with. In the beginning, don't worry too much about pricing. Put it out there. Get it wrong. Too high. Too low. Don't worry. You'll learn. Stop what you are doing...
  14. Nicoknowsbest

    "Give Yourself Permission"

    MINDSET 
    100% agreed. It's been holding me back for years. And it still does in certain moments today. Thank you! :D
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    "Give Yourself Permission"

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    Lesson of last week's work: Give yourself permission to create value. You don't need permission from someone to design a landing page for them. You don't need permission from someone to generate a lead for them. You don't need permission from someone to write an about page for them. Don't...
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    Finding your focus

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    For the ones struggling with the process of getting to their "this": Think about changing your focus from goals to systems. Build strong systems that help you reach your goals. James Clear writes about it here.
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    Stop Building Stuff

    HOT! MINDSET 
    The only form of validation is to have paying customers.
  18. Nicoknowsbest

    Expanding Outside Upwork -- Creating My Own Website, Email- and Direct Mail Campaigns + much more!

    EXECUTION 
    One step at a time. Focus on getting stuff done. But don't get overwhelmed. Don't keep anything for yourself - get feedback from the market as soon as possible. Something that might help you too: I just finished reading "The 7 Day Startup" today. An easy, but powerful read. Start. Don't...
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    [Progress] Graphic Designer Going Freelance & Fastlane

    EXECUTION 
    Small update: The average logo gig is around $ 5 across Fiverr. Last night, I sold a logo gig for $ 130. That is 26x what I initially sold logos for. Same work, same time, same skill, same effort. How mindset changes everything. More to come.
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    Expanding Outside Upwork -- Creating My Own Website, Email- and Direct Mail Campaigns + much more!

    EXECUTION 
    Don't worry. (Over-)think less. Do more. Help somebody with what you can do today. Watch what happens once you become active. Once you build momentum. If you start doing, many pieces will start falling into place.

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