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  1. John Clancy

    Lex's Digital/Physical Product Group Accountability Thread

    EXECUTION 
    Congrats! I'm curious - how are you handling packaging for these products? Have you gone for stuff that's fully aligned with your branding, or something more generic?
  2. John Clancy

    Lex's Digital/Physical Product Group Accountability Thread

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    FluentCRM is another decent WordPress-hosted email marketing solution if you're still in the research phase: Marketing Automation For WordPress - FluentCRM I haven't used them personally, but Sendy and Mautic are two other self-hosted options that might be worth a look. FYI, you'll need to...
  3. John Clancy

    I am 29. My business makes me $2m in income a year. What next?

    QUESTION 
    @yungmillionaire you've gotten good advice on this thread so far. If you'd like to discuss the particulars of your situation with someone who runs a similar kind of business (industry + size-wise), you might like to check out Olly Richards: Homepage - Olly Richards He runs an online language...
  4. John Clancy

    Lex's Digital/Physical Product Group Accountability Thread

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    IIRC, part of the issue with your freelancing audience was that a large percentage of them were from poorer countries (places where freelancing was the best chance at a decent income for many), and they weren't great candidates for anything more lucrative, right? Like @Andy Black said: you've...
  5. John Clancy

    Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread

    HOT! CHAT 
    A former B2C client of mine had a book I ghost-wrote for him published (and become an Amazon Bestseller) via Rethink Press back in early 2020: Rethink Press - Rethink Press (They also offer ghostwriting, but since I had worked with this client on previous projects, he preferred to stick with...
  6. John Clancy

    Lex's Digital/Physical Product Group Accountability Thread

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    @Lex DeVille I was going to send this as a DM, but then realised: Your DMs are closed This isn't something that needs to be shared privately I've been following along with this thread, and wanted to reach out after I saw your most recent post. I'm sorry you're having a tough time right...
  7. John Clancy

    Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread

    HOT! CHAT 
    Justin is @The-J - IIRC.
  8. John Clancy

    [PROGRESS THREAD] (24 y/o) Sick and cognitively impaired for 2 years... Doing the work anyway

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    You're very welcome. Glad to hear you plan on continuing to update the thread! I think you're onto something great here (professionally and personally): if you're willing to document that journey publicly, it'll be a fantastic resource for the community moving forward. I'll be following...
  9. John Clancy

    Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread

    HOT! CHAT 
    If you have people on your team that you're paying to work a certain number of hours for you every week or month - and their time isn't always fully accounted for - you might like to think about creating some "Infinity Projects" for them to dip in and out of as their schedules permit: What's...
  10. John Clancy

    [PROGRESS THREAD] (24 y/o) Sick and cognitively impaired for 2 years... Doing the work anyway

    EXECUTION 
    @DoTheWork I read through this whole thread yesterday, and I just wanted to say: kudos to you. You've got a fantastic attitude towards your health, your business, and life in general. It'd be easy to just lie down and accept your condition for what it is. Or to live in denial of it. But by...
  11. John Clancy

    Great books that are NOT best-sellers. Share yours.

    HOT! BOOKS 
    In case anyone else would like to get their hands on works by the Alexander Hamilton Institute, looks like a number of books are available in PDF format from this publisher: Search: alexander hamilton institute
  12. John Clancy

    Quarter life crisis and a broken sat nav

    RANT INTRO 
    The one-line opener @Runum posted is a reference to a key Fastlane principle (i.e. that it's more important to be passionate about your business' ability to deliver value than what your business does). I'm not a mind-reader, so can't say for sure what spirit the message was intended in. But I...
  13. John Clancy

    Want a Eureka Moment? Click This

    IDEA 
    Not sure if this is where you saw it, but that's an idea shared in "Storyworthy" by Matthew Dicks: Storyworthy: Engage, Teach, Persuade, and Change Your L… (Link to summary notes including the point here.) Great book if you haven't read it - powerful perspective on storytelling, and full of...
  14. John Clancy

    Amateurs vs Pros

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    Yep - this quote has stuck with me since I first read it, too. A good book on the topic of presenting ideas in a way that sticks is "The Micro-Script Rules": The Micro-Script Rules - 2nd Edition: How to tell your … Full of examples + techniques for crafting these kinds of phrases.
  15. John Clancy

    How to fire/replace customers in a proper way

    QUESTION 
    Have you ever run group lessons? Could you consolidate some of your existing (lower-priced) private lesson slots into cheaper sessions for multiple students at once? E.g. you could explain the situation, then offer a discounted rate of 60/HR for your legacy students who make the switch to...
  16. John Clancy

    Unpacking My Kettlebell After a 1000-Mile Flight: A Lesson in Urgency

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    Adding on to @MTF's recommendations - depending on where you're located and how interested you are, it might be worth checking if there's a StrongFirst gym or accredited StrongFirst Instructor in your area. Videos are great: particularly if you've been training for a while & have good motor...
  17. John Clancy

    GPT-3 Is A Coding Moron, is GPT-4 Any Better?

    IDEA 
    @Roli if you'd like to be able to sign up for ChatGPT Premium without needing to remember to cancel your sub before they renew... here are two solutions you might be interested in: I see that the ChatGPT Premium uses Link, which is a product from Stripe. Unless there's something different with...
  18. John Clancy

    When someone says, "I've read 30,000 books" they are lying.

    ASK THE AI 
    Still reading words one at a time? Using your eyes? In the author's intended order? Newsflash for everyone still living in the 1990's: You can read any book you want without actually reading the book. Three quick tips for anyone looking to master this Holy Grail of knowledge acquisition...
  19. John Clancy

    How to Create a $2k+/mo Passive Income Website in 30 Days (or Less)

    GOLD! EXECUTION 
    100%. These platforms can be great for exposure, ideation, market validation etc - but if someone can put you out of business with the click of a button, you're vulnerable. IMO, the best use of any third-party aggregated marketplace (like Etsy or Amazon) is as a complement to your existing...
  20. John Clancy

    Computer Nerds - BREAK This Industry

    IDEA 
    I recently checked out some different email marketing tools (I've created a personal site and may send a weekly newsletter at some point). Since I'm just starting from scratch, I figure that the free tier of pretty much any of the major tools will suffice. I've gone with MailerLite for now. My...
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