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Ah, great point! Checked google trends as well and they are quite similar in terms of size, but still less popular so probably less competition.
Eggsactly. Plus I've already shot a message to 10 SEO Specialists for an interview on Linkedin now so... XD Thanks in anycase!
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Check this out- GOLD! - No network? No money? No idea? No education? NO PROBLEM!
Day 20Day 20 - SALE
Break time baby! Need to use this day to also refine my direction. Using Andy Black's advice of just helping the person closest to me I've been able to gain a semi sale with PPC advertising. My dad. He explained how he has a problem gaining more clients before but didn't really pay attention, because I was focused on trying to build a business and skills rather than devoting to focusing on the people around me and helping them in the way I can.
As a business owner, they want one of two things: Solve a problem, or get more of something. I noticed the way he gets clients is pretty outdated, he has to host events which limits his reach and is ineffective. So I asked if he had a digital marketing agency, but said he didn't so I said I'll help him with PPC, allowing him to get more clients and targeted clients. He even said he would give me a commission. Needless to say, we became a happier father and son that day. The niche popped up itself.
I've already run ads before on my youtube channel and didn't want to acknowledge that I was already well equipped to help people. There was no need to complicate it needlessly XD.
Just know, things are a lot easier to do and understand than you would think. Value is something that helps create a positive effect on others. Think whether it can at least positively help someone achieve something.
Ways to provide value:
Solve a problem.
Help people achieve more.
When I was talking to him, he became ecstatic that I could help him achieve more clients, more sales etc.
On that note, should also continue interviewing those SEO consultants to build up my SEO skills as well.
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Day 22Day 21
Copywriting guide- GOLD! - Lex DeVille's: 15 Days to Freedom - Make Money Copywriting in 15 Days or Less Day 3
Follow up with client who wants PPC Ads
Ask 5 people in my niche for an interview
Learnt web design through google my business - 1:30
Slow day, but going to start the interviews again (I have like at least 5 stockpiled now), this time with what I think is a much better defined niche.
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Day 24Day 23
(2 hour ) Copywriting guide- GOLD! - Lex DeVille's: 15 Days to Freedom - Make Money Copywriting in 15 Days or Less Day 4- Including sending a proposal to a potential client for feedback.
(2 minutes) Review interview methods and relationship methods and apply it to get an interview (Get to know them first)
I'm taking a different approach with direct marketing. Get to know them first, then help them as a friend, and if they need help, promote.
Trying to eliminate action faking and focus on doing things that gets results.
Google suspended my ads account due to overdues. So I'm going to pay it off with intern money. But the company has been so slow in payments, they said it would come tomorrow though.
Looking forward to it,
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Day 28Day 27
Wow, looking back and me from day 1 was so dumb at this. Still learning copywriting. Couldn't get problems from people in the niche today, so trying a new method to drum up leads.
Also, I don't even need to have paying clients yet, I just need to drum up leads for them and send it their way *face slap*.
Also, got connected with a renowned copywriter on Linkedin. Super glad for that as well. It's about getting to know them first and genuinely just wanting to help them and then finding a real problem to solve for them. But to connect with them, you need to be on their level and to be on their level you need to check out their posts and voice that in the starting conversation and they'll be all the more likely to talk to you. But then again, this was based of just one test so that's a disclaimer XD (This 'XD' means laughing. Someone actually asked what it meant sometime ago).
(30 minutes ) Copywriting guide- GOLD! - Lex DeVille's: 15 Days to Freedom - Make Money Copywriting in 15 Days or Less Day 7- Including writing out an about page for a website
(15 minutes) Posting on social media to connect with more people in the niche
(5 hours) Working an Upwork job. Flat fee, but it's my first time of generating wealth doing it in freelancing to gain some skills woohoo!
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Day 29Day 28
The company I interned at is holding my pay like a snap turtle hungry for some duckweed. It's been more than 3 weeks on that front and it isn't even that much (Relative to what they pay).
(1 hour ) Copywriting guide- GOLD! - Lex DeVille's: 15 Days to Freedom - Make Money Copywriting in 15 Days or Less Day 9 (Result: Better copywriting skills and better paid work)
(15 minutes) Asked for 3 interviews from SEO workers and/or companies and record them. (Result: More defined problems to solve in SEO > CENTS Business) [None replied yet. They are a lot easier to find and more willing to communicate than the previous niche chosen]
(1:30 hours) Upwork Work (Result: Pay of $80 by Monday)
(0 minutes) Google Adwords | Wait for pay (With the Upwork money I'll be able to pay of my overdue google fees and start marketing for business owners I know, taking Andy's advice to just help someone with something. So simple yet so profound)
Bank account: $0
Though I did talk to a carpenter who came to the house. I got to know him first before I asked what was a problem in his work. After natural talking he told me it was finding clients that want furniture work...Bingo! Lead generation.
He'll be the first I call when I pay my google fees... WHY GOOGLE WHY!?
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We all should.
Day 30- Strategy Revision
Woohoo 1/3 there
Read up on some gold threads and realised my mind was in the wrong place. We should all move from a Have. Do. Be mindset to a Be. Do. Have mindset.
Choose to Be happyChoose to Be an entrepreneur. Choose to be an expert. See yourself already as one. To do what these kind of people would do. And then to have what they have. It's simple really, yet so profound. Here I was stuck thinking to be happy I had to be a millionaire, something so far into the future making me miserable...but you know we already are millionaires, we just need to realise our potential
Give up.You're only allowed to give up when two conditions have been fulfilled:
A) You've made your first sale
B) You've examined a large enough sample (In my case I'm pitting this at >=30. Should be a piece of cake since I've done over 100 youtube videos) so that logically you need to readjust or stop.
So today I wanted to recuperate and think deeply about my strategy. I was at first aiming to finish this challenge in 90 days so I was aiming to rush things but I've found there's no need to rush into a trash can.
I've decided to do my best to focus solely on impacting needs through the business after visualising the future that I want to be in. The grand vision where I see myself happiest.
So here's my three pronged spear attack of the sea!
Big Goal:
Solve A need.
A) 1 SEO interview a week —> 30 at least, preferably 50 [Common need obtained, solution phase activated]
B) Practice with 1 client for 1-2 weeks for digital marketing —> Amp up the number as we go and niche down as necessary later on (Preferably through PPC advertising with Google Adwords).
C) At least 1 Copywriting task done on Upwork every week to improve copy skills.
B and C enable me to impact people in the short term, and A if needed gets funding from them. B and C also enable me to reach the $1K goal for this challenge, but perhaps it should be changed to just helping 50-100 people solve their problems. Yeah, I like that one better so I'll use that.
Thanks for helping me keep strong guys, this forum has without a doubt changed my life for the better and to think it happened because I was trying to access a file on here but had to log in to download it, what a Subarashi mistake. Hope the journey on your side is going even better.
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Day 32Day 31
(1 hour) Ask for 10 interviews from Niche companies and record them. (Result: More defined problems to solve in Niche > CENTS Business)
(10 minutes) Fulfill Facebook requests
(1:30 hours) Upwork Work (Result: Pay of $80)
On Facebook someone asked for me to design their website, but they haven't gotten back on it yet so I'll wait.
Sent a proposal on Upwork, it wasn't positively received so will try again tomorrow.
No response yet from these companies yet so we wait.
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Day 37Day 36
Today I made REAL progress. It's the first time I've felt I've done a lot for a day's worth of work.
I reread ICK's astonishing secrets thread and took two pieces of vital info from it.
1. Love others deeply
2. Take action on the things that matter (AKA push towards sales)
So I took his advice and made a recording saying, "I love everyone. I'm an action taking machine and take actions that get sales."
And like magic I worked for about 6 hours with barely a scratch. I'm also feeling a lot less detached lately due to the shifts. He wasn't kidding when he said the greatest value in this thing isn't money, but the person you become out of it.
(4 hour) Send in 4 Upwork proposals
( 2 hours ) Shoot for 10 messages today to CEO’s of the companies.
(15 minutes) Collect feedback for actions done for future tweaks
I was afraid to aim for 'big' companies. I searched up some of the owners on Linkedin and decided, you know what if I'm doing this thing I might as well make my actions worth it.
So I sent them messages and 1 of them responded, the owner of a fortune 5000 company. It's something and it was encouraging. Meanwhile my first youtube video on this has a whooping 2 views so far XD
Might need to make a TikTok to help with that.
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Oh wow, that's really specific!
Day 42Day 41
(30 minutes) Transfer processes to libre office
(15 minutes) Problem solving session
(15 minutes) Collect feedback for actions done (Email, Upwork job post, Linkedin, ask Alex why he was interested)
(20 minutes) Edit and post an interview
(1 hour) Research, write and proofread a blog article
(30 minutes) Shoot for 2 personalised messages today to consultants/specialists/experts (that post) for strategies, tactics, tips, tools and data and marketing strategies after engaging their content. Personalised.
(20 minutes) Read 20 pages of cashvertising and practice it in the real world (Hacking into a foundational desire)
(30 minutes) Send in 1 Upwork proposals
My battery's about to die so I'll end it here. And the most bizarre thing about today? I found a specialist who was doing exactly what I WAS DOING (Or more like I was a poor imitation of her methods XD). Interviewing and collating very similar content to what I was doing.
In any case, it provides a visual guide of what I should aim to do.
Day 44Day 43
(1:20 hour) Send in 6 Upwork proposals
(30 minutes) Shoot for 10 messages today to consultants/specialists/experts (that post) for strategies, tactics, tips, tools and data and marketing strategies after engaging their content.
(20 minutes) Read 20 pages of cashvertising and practice it in the real world (Hacking into a foundational desire)
(30 minutes) Write blog article
Two things I realised today. Email subject matter can change everything and keep it simple.
Day 46Day 45
(15 minutes) Collect feedback for actions done (Email, Upwork job post, Linkedin, ask Alex why he was interested)
(1 hour) Edit and post youtube video on an interview
(10 minutes) Post content on Linkedin
(15 minutes) Strategy revision session | Operate everything on a pro level
(20 minutes) Read 20 pages of cashvertising and practice it in the real world (Hacking into a foundational desire)
(1:20 hour) Send in 1 Upwork proposals
(30 minutes) Write blog article
Had an interview with a fortune 5000 CEO today, the guy was rad! Not only was he really eager for the interview, he was the most fun guy I've ever interviewed.
He had a rags to riches story on how he built the company. The guy even had to drink orange juice in his cereal, I love cereal but that's a huge stretch even for me! XD
He talked about problems in the industry like transparency and even scaling the company to over 200 employees.
It made me realise that another great thing about the interviews is the interesting people you get to meet.
Going to start the free copy work for the legal sector first thing tomorrow and strive to finish it soon. Hopefully wow them.
Refining my ideal prospect to target for the interviews as well.
| Interviews to follow the latest trends to hear insights form various experts in the field
Day 47Day 46
(15 minutes) Strategy revision session | Operate everything on a pro level
(30 minutes) Write copy for friend’s website
(15 minutes) Collect feedback for actions done (Email, Upwork job post, Linkedin, ask Alex why he was interested)
(20 minutes) Read 20 pages of cashvertising and practiced it in the real world (Hacking into a foundational desire)
(1:20 hour) Send in 2 Upwork proposals
(5 minutes) Connect with 5 consultants
Ok, so I believe I now know how to get in the door with some specialists. Learning how to intrigue them for an interview though.
I'm down to my last Upwork connects before I have to buy more XD
I really am trying with the proposals, we plow through! I have a feeling I'm so close to a breakthrough on it. Hope it comes true.
Here's what I learned reading cashvertising today:
I tried to submit a 1:30 minute proposal today only to find out the job closed, don't be like me guys. BSuperman to the rescue! Make a framework of how you do everything (Processes) so that even a monkey can emulate the success you get easily. It helps save you time.
- Experiences are made up of VAKOG (Visual, auditory, Kinesthetic, olfactory and gustatory [taste]). Boost the power of your copy by increasing the strength of these internal representations to affect behaviour. They won't buy until they've amassed enough internal representations. So that they can demonstrate the product in their mind. This builds desire for your product/service.
- With your ads, make it easy for customers to act on them and then ask for action.
- Unless you display how you've differentiated yourself from your competition, you are like a bag of salt in a warehouse full of them. You're no different to the others, you're a commodity. Tell them why you're great. Before this ensure your product/ service is one of excellent quality. Be special. Your positioning should reflect what's true about you. Even if you think up a great USP, become that usp. What you say, should align with what you do and who you are. Become what you say.
- Position your offer as well. Make it specifically unique (Puts clear not vague pictures in your head). To stand out of the crowd, say something different and be different to the competition.
- Authority figures have a great deal of credibility. Market yourself as an authority in the field. Regard yourself as someone who has a mountain of valuable information to share with others. Or you're doomed. Make sure what you know is available to the public in as many forms as possible.
- Power your ads with pictures. They help a lot.
- Talk to them as a human being.
| Interviews to follow the latest trends to hear insights form various experts in the field.
Day 48Day 47
( 20 minutes ) Contact 5 messages today to CEO’s of companies for copy.
(15 minutes) Send 3 messages to specialists/consultants.
(20 minutes) Write blog article for BSuperman
(20 minutes) Read 20 pages of cashvertising and practiced it in the real world (Hacking into a foundational desire)
(5 minutes) Collect feedback for actions done (Email, Upwork job post, Linkedin, ask Alex why he was interested)
When I pitched to one of the consultants on the benefits of an interview, this is how he responded-
"I already do so much of this. It's a core strategy that I have a whole department dedicated to. "
Which essentially means the offer was relatively not worth his time. I'm sure there's a way to reformat it for just a nice little discussion on their story.
Need to revise strategies soon.
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Day 52Day 51
Hired on Upwork- Landing Page Copy
It finally happened!
(40 minutes) Watch Lex Deville’s videos on Upwork proposals
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdQ3RU-P9OM
This is the video I used that got a response.
(40 minutes) Study how to get more interviews from people who’ve done it before.
(1 hour) Send in 2 Upwork proposals
I wanted to treat the proposals like it was a school course in order to succeed. So I wrote down all I could recall from watching Lex's videos to follow the principles....
And it finally paid off.
I applied to two jobs yesterday and received a response from one. I was baffled, it worked!
Panic.
I went into the room trying to display confidence where I was intensely nervous I would loose the client, he had interviewed me and someone else. He was a little cautious, but we finally struck a deal.
I was going to start work on immediately at first. But @BlackSuperman had a bad experience with that before, so I instead requested a contract to begin.
It's a low offer. I charged $20 for it when it was $10, but it's still worth it since he said he has even more work for me (Which I'm definitely going to charge more for). This adds another potential review and to my experience.
This would also be my first official paid copy project so why not celebrate with a huge effort
I got hired for an Amazon course website! Like 4 landing pages, though it was for $20 I need to make sure I overdeliver.
Thanks to @Black_Dragon43, Bsuperman and @Miketing as well! They helped guide me on templating the actual proposal reducing the total time to about 20-30 minutes in writing it. And also writing a You-Focused proposal when I was unintentionally writing a me-focused proposal.
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Haha, thanks man! I wish I could feel this energy myself XD
Day 56Day 55
Flow
(20 minutes) Connect with 20 consultants for an interview
(3 hour) Copy suggestions for site
It took some time, but now I and the client are in sync.
Hopefully we can finish tomorrow or the day after.
He finally grasped I knew next to nothing about designing a website XD or I didn't quite capture what he wanted me to do exactly on that turf.
Now that he's doing all the design. I can focus on writing copy that *hopefully gets results from him. He just asks for suggestions now.
A lot happened. But we're over the storm. Whatever happens from here on out, if I'm going out, I want to do it with him smiling at the end (A bad review for my second job won't be pretty XD).
I want to give them awesome work, get a glowing testimonial and move on with the experience earned. I think It would be best for the both of us.
PLEASE
If you've never freelanced in copy before...
You and your client need to sit down and get 100% clear on the key elements of the piece that you’ll be creating. Because not doing this, has seriously delayed finishing this project.
You need to be clear on the benefit to the consumer, who the target audience is, what they want and need, what your client’s goal is for the project, what they want the target audience to do, where the target audience has been in the customer journey before this, where they’re going afterward, what their objections to taking the action might be, how those objections can be overcome, what information the target audience needs about your client… And so on.
You need to be clear on the scope of the project—EXACTLY what it entails. (Got this from a source somewhere).
If not, you're throwing darts in the dark, so you and the client won't even know what's a bullseye.
P.S. Lol, today was the day when I should have had all the solutions for the interviews. Little did he know then this would be more than a month project.
Day 57Day 56
(2 hours) Edit web copy and send suggestions
UPDATE: I really do apologise for making a mountain out of a mole hill. There's a lot I need to work on in terms of dealing with other clients.
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Day 58Day 57
(25 minutes) Finish web copy and send suggestions
(1 hour) Read and practice Upwork Guides on how to make 1k cookies in a month
Day 60(20 minutes) Edit web copy and send suggestions
(40 minutes) Read Upwork Guides and apply the knowledge learnt
(20 minutes) Submit an Upwork proposal for an email writing job
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Day 61Day 60
Wow, 1 month to go!
(1 hour) Edit web copy and send suggestions
(25 minutes) Submit an Upwork proposal
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