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  1. Nicoknowsbest

    You already know enough

    MINDSET 
    It seems I am turning in circles. My days look like: This book here, this article there, some work in-between. Oh, and I saw this interesting video the other day. What about this email pitch last night? Until this morning somebody grabbed my shoulder and turned me around, metaphorically...
  2. Nicoknowsbest

    Are you protecting yourself online?

    EXECUTION 
    Thanks for your contribution @cabcaz. I got my money back.
  3. Nicoknowsbest

    The biggest lie

    MINDSET 
    Thank you @Andy Black and @IceCreamKid. I recently hit a bit of a low in my business growth. I was very lucky to have somebody give me advice. I was even luckier to have that somebody repeat it over and over again, especially when I got tangled up in my own head. It seems I found a way out...
  4. Nicoknowsbest

    Where to start?

    The power of just starting. The power of taking action. Well done @SM Switi. Keep it up!
  5. Nicoknowsbest

    Are you protecting yourself online?

    EXECUTION 
    First off, issue resolved. Not the bank helped, but the guys I bought from refunded me after some back and forth. This makes a lot of sense, I'll look into this. Thanks @FastNAwesome! Fully agree with you on this. There are some digital alternatives I need to look into. Some pressure on...
  6. Nicoknowsbest

    Are you protecting yourself online?

    EXECUTION 
    Thanks for your answer @JAJT . I was very surprised myself. I have been on the phone with the 24/7 support of my bank for a while today. They said until it was not an illegal transaction or until I officially resolved the papers with this company without response for a couple of days, they...
  7. Nicoknowsbest

    Friday Night Glory

    MINDSET 
    This is the power of the fastlane. To be there for loved ones when they really need it. To be there for them with physical presence and financial help. As long as they need it. @MidwestLandlord - that is pretty glorious indeed. Hope the surgery goes well. This is an inspiration for all of...
  8. Nicoknowsbest

    Are you protecting yourself online?

    EXECUTION 
    I have been using LinkedIn for the last two months as a lead gen tool and one day, I stumbled upon a paid service. It offered to automate lead gen for you on LinkedIn by helping you define and find your ideal customers, engage with them and send out human inspired personal messages. While I...
  9. Nicoknowsbest

    Friday Night Glory

    MINDSET 
    Another Friday today. What will you be doing tonight? Will you be working? Will you be celebrating the wins of the week? Will it be glorious? If so, what does "glorious" mean for you?
  10. Nicoknowsbest

    Using LinkedIn to get Clients

    HOT! MARKETING 
    I've been playing around with LinkedIn for a few months now and grew my network by 200%, partly manually, partly automated. While I find it hard to generate actual work from it, I seem to have cracked some part of it for my business. I reach out to interesting connections locally within my...
  11. Nicoknowsbest

    SinisterLex's - 2018 Upwork $100k Challenge

    SIDE HUSTLE 
    Awesome challenge Lex. I'm in. While not fastlane per se, I bet the learnings from one year will help you kick-start whatever you do next, no matter if beginner or veteran. You could spend $100k on business school or earn $100k in business reality.
  12. Nicoknowsbest

    [Progress] Graphic Designer Going Freelance & Fastlane

    EXECUTION 
    Hi @AdamMaxum! Good spot - I am changing things up a bit and started to see some first, small results. Great advice. My work is very time intense and I pay the price for not spending some time on documenting what I am doing, talking to more people and start implementing sales processes. My...
  13. Nicoknowsbest

    [Progress] Graphic Designer Going Freelance & Fastlane

    EXECUTION 
    Thanks for reading and for your awesome feedback @Azure! Happy this helps one way or another :-)
  14. Nicoknowsbest

    Stop Action-Faking Already!!!

    MINDSET 
    Great point MJ - I fully agree. I believe it was James Altucher who said something along the lines of "You can get money from customers or from investors, but not both." Awesome, thanks - makes more sense now! Yes, indeed. From my experience, it is the techies who know how to build stuff...
  15. Nicoknowsbest

    [Progress] Graphic Designer Going Freelance & Fastlane

    EXECUTION 
    Quick Update: I restructured my days and I now spend 50% of my time doing, and 50% of my time talking about it. Things accomplished since my last post: Founded an umbrella brand who unites all my single service. Built a website for the umbrella brand and the first single service landing page...
  16. Nicoknowsbest

    Stop Action-Faking Already!!!

    MINDSET 
    I met with two friends the other day for a catch up. They both want to found startups and are working away at their ideas. After me asking for how long they have been working on it and when they'd be ready, the identical answer: "Well... It's been some months, but we are not ready yet." Me...
  17. Nicoknowsbest

    The first purchase is a test

    MARKETING 
    I have seen many of the things pointed out by @AgainstAllOdds myself in the last couple of months. I believe a lot of it comes down to manners and respect. I rarely had problems with a client who respected himself, me and my work. It took me a while to understand that when CEOs are short on...
  18. Nicoknowsbest

    Graphic Design Hack Thread

    EXECUTION 
    I am encountering questions about graphic design and related subjects here on the forum, on Facebook and some other places. Sometimes, people want to know how to do certain things technically, and sometimes, people are just struggling putting together a nice color scheme for their website. To...
  19. Nicoknowsbest

    Paid Traffic For Creatives

    EXECUTION 
    Thanks for the insight @masterpuff! I am in that group as well and will go look for this now. I am sticking to AdWords for now, but as soon as I get profitable I'll move over to Facebook.
  20. Nicoknowsbest

    Paid Traffic For Creatives

    EXECUTION 
    Definitely Andy. I'm trying to get into a continuous cycle of doing (50% of my time) and talking about it (the other 50% of my time). I changed up my daily routine from 90% client work, 10% email writing and prospecting to 50%/50%. I am currently trying to find the right channel and balance...

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