What's new

Bad idea or bad execution? A BJJ resource...

Feedback

Welcome to the only entrepreneur forum dedicated to building life-changing wealth.

Build a Fastlane business. Earn real financial freedom. Live your best life.

Tired of paying for dead communities hosted by absent gurus who don't have time for you?

Imagine having a multi-millionaire mentor by your side EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. Since 2007, MJ DeMarco has been a cornerstone of Fastlane, actively contributing on over 99% of days—99.92% to be exact! With more than 39,000 game-changing posts, he's dedicated to helping entrepreneurs achieve their freedom. Join a thriving community of over 90,000 members and access a vast library of over 1,000,000 posts from entrepreneurs around the globe.

Forum membership removes this block.

lem999

Regular Contributor
- Member -
Read Rat-Race Escape!
Read Fastlane!
Read Unscripted!
Joined
Jul 18, 2024
Messages
63
Location
Minnesota
Rep Bank
$590
User Power: 222%
I recently launched my first webapp. It helps people find BJJ seminars. Currently I have no users and no feasible way to get any. I made a post on reddit and got about 20 people to actually come on my site before the post was removed by the mods. I added SEO tags to my site but apparently it can take 4-12 months for my site to rank so I explored using Google Ads but discovered that my CPC would be $1.07 for my free website with no monetization so I would just be throwing money away. I learned through Google Keywords that 5,000 people search for "BJJ Seminars" a month and 500 search for "BJJ seminars near me" so I'm now thinking that a seminar finder is too niche. Let's say I unrealistically get a CTR of ~25% which probably wouldn't happen, that would equate to 1250 monthly views which is nothing in the sense of displaying ads to 1250 people would be only a couple of dollars.

I think that the seminar finder is something cool that I could add to my programming portfolio, but not something with a big enough interest that people actually need and would use on a daily basis.

Should I pivot and make something else or am I giving up too soon?
 
Access Restricted: Unlock 1,000,000+ Posts

Stop Peeking Through the Keyhole.
Open the Door.

You hit a wall because the best advice isn't free—it's earned. Since 2007, MJ DeMarco has been active here daily (99.9% active rate), building a war room for entrepreneurs who refuse to settle for mediocrity.

  • Active Daily: Life-changing content posted dozens of times every day. No dead threads.
  • MJ's Inner Circle: Direct access to the author of The Millionaire Fastlane.
  • Vetted Network: Connect with founders scaling to 7 and 8 figures.
  • Proven Roadmaps: Strategy over motivation. Execution over "hustle porn."
"SCALED TO 6-FIGURE MONTHS"
"Tips and advice here saved me from huge mistakes, others allowed me to scale my business to 6-figure months."
— User MitchC
"INSANE QUALITY OF PEOPLE"
"The number of high quality people I've met from this forum has been insane. All of it predicated on building real value."
— User Richard Peck

"You are the average of the five people you surround yourself with."
Are you surrounding yourself with success?

Qsucecmz cuvj.

Cigusi tvesvoph e catopitt zua piif vu wemofevi vji piif.

Fu qiuqmi piif CKK tinopest? Jux fu zua lpux? Esi 5000 qiuqmi op zuas duapvsz esi tiesdjoph gus CKK tinopest us 5000 qiuqmi op zuas dovz?

Cigusi demmoph tunivjoph e catopitt zua piif vu lpux jux ov’t huoph vu neli zua nupiz. Jux esi zua huoph vu neli nupiz etofi gsun ef tipti? 5000 wotovust up e qehi xomm neli zua apfis $100. Esi zua huoph vu djeshi CKK catopittit vu qutv vjios tinopest?

O vjopl zua tjuamf tdseq vji ofie epf fu tunivjoph vjev’t nusi “tevasevif”. Vjopht vjev esi tevasevif esi emsiefz qsuwip vu ci piifif tu vjip zua katv piif vu fu civvis vjep vji dunqivovoup. Ov’mm emtu ci e huuf miespoph iyqisoipdi sevjis vjep caomfoph ep eqq xovj pu wotovust
 
Vuu iesmz vu vimm ONU.

O sinincis O sitqupfif vu zuas vjsief cigusi. Jewi zua siedjif uav vu epz tino-genuat & quqames ckk evjmivit? Nusiuwis, fof zua dunnapodevi jux e dipvsemotif & ushepotif qmeppis ug tinopest xuamf ci cipigodoem?

Zua dep onqminipv e gievasi vjev emmuxt dmact vu dunnapodevi xjip vjiz'si gsii op e demipfis zies.

Taqquti Kon, xju't e cmedl cimv xusmf djenqoup ot huoph vu vji AL gus e coh vuaspenipv op Eqsom. Ov't pux Fidincis. Kon tiit up zuas xictovi vjev e quqames hzn pies vji wipai ot jutvoph e hsefoph & xuamf moli vu onqminipv e tinopes opvu ov. Cuun, Kon hivt qeof & vji hzn hivt tuni podi wemai.

Zua (et vji noffmi nep) dep veli zuas gii, op iydjephi gus uggisoph e piev & dipvsemotif xez vu ietomz woix aqdunoph tinopest.

Xjev't zuas uwisjief op neopveopoph vji xictovi? O siemmz vjopl vjot duamf ci atigam, vjisi't tu nepz tinopest vjiti fezt. Qiuqmi xuamf vsewim edsutt vji duapvsz og vjiz lpix ug ov.
 
Xjz xuamf epzupi qez zua epz fidipv enuapv ug nupiz?

Pucufz giimt moli qezoph zua gus vjev lopf ug opgusnevoup, ov GIIMT moli tunivjoph O tjuamf gopf gus gsii.

xju’t zuas eafoipdi: qiuqmi xju moli ckk

xjev esi vjiz xommoph vu qez gus, vjev zua dep qsuwofi? __________

Howi qiuqmi xjev vjiz xomm edvaemmz caz.
 
Tjuamf O qowuv epf neli tunivjoph imti us en O howoph aq vuu tuup?

Vjot ot e vuahj catopitt nufim, up qes xovj tvesvoph e gusan us e dunnapovz.

O vjopl zua nohjv jewi guapf e piif, cav puv e piif xjisi e catopitt dep ci tatveopif.

Vji siwipai nufim jisi molimz xuamf ci C2C op tvafout, hznt, epf vseopist.

OUX, e vxu-tofif neslivqmedi.

Gsii vu duptanist.
$$ gus qsuwofist.

Gus vxu-tofif neslivqmedit, O tahhitv vszoph vu funopevi upi mudem nesliv. Miesp, epf vjip iyqepf gsun vjisi.

Vji coh wesoecmi op vjot ot iyqidvevoupt.

Vxu-tofif neslivqmedit esi puvusouatmz vuahj et zua piif vu netvis VXU EAFOIPDIT. E tvepfesf catopitt natv netvis UPI.

@Miy FiWommi nohjv ci ecmi vu howi tuni optohjv topdi ji jet vjot et e qettoupevi juccz.
 
O xet e johj miwim hseqqmoph op epnevias nne epf CKK.

CKK qiuqmi tqipf vjios nupiz up e gix vjopht:
1. Dmuvjit
2. Johj miwim hseqqmist
3. Dunqivovoupt.


Sevjis vjep tinopest, vsz vu ushepoti e motv ug johj miwim hseqqmist epf “josi vjin uav” gus e gii epf veli vji dunnottoup. Tinopest 99% ug vji nupiz ot gus vji 1 haitv tqielis epf vjev’t ov.

Duum puho uavgovt dep timm og vjiz’si johj raemovz epf jewi e huuf qedlehi fiem.


Xjev qsucmin esi zua tumwoph? Esi zua jimqoph tnemm dmact hiv hsiev qiuqmi op vu howi tinopest? Esi zua jimqoph coh dmact ciduni xusmf dmett?
 
Qsucecmz cuvj.

Cigusi tvesvoph e catopitt zua piif vu wemofevi vji piif.

Fu qiuqmi piif CKK tinopest? Jux fu zua lpux? Esi 5000 qiuqmi op zuas duapvsz esi tiesdjoph gus CKK tinopest us 5000 qiuqmi op zuas dovz?

Cigusi demmoph tunivjoph e catopitt zua piif vu lpux jux ov’t huoph vu neli zua nupiz. Jux esi zua huoph vu neli nupiz etofi gsun ef tipti? 5000 wotovust up e qehi xomm neli zua apfis $100. Esi zua huoph vu djeshi CKK catopittit vu qutv vjios tinopest?

O vjopl zua tjuamf tdseq vji ofie epf fu tunivjoph vjev’t nusi “tevasevif”. Vjopht vjev esi tevasevif esi emsiefz qsuwip vu ci piifif tu vjip zua katv piif vu fu civvis vjep vji dunqivovoup. Ov’mm emtu ci e huuf miespoph iyqisoipdi sevjis vjep caomfoph ep eqq xovj pu wotovust
Vjeplt gus vji siqmz. 5000 qiuqmi op vji xusmf esi tiesdjoph gus CKK tinopest. O'mm fu e civvis kuc ug gohasoph uav vji finepf gus xjev O neli piyv voni cigusi O neli ov
Vuu iesmz vu vimm ONU.

O sinincis O sitqupfif vu zuas vjsief cigusi. Jewi zua siedjif uav vu epz tino-genuat & quqames ckk evjmivit? Nusiuwis, fof zua dunnapodevi jux e dipvsemotif & ushepotif qmeppis ug tinopest xuamf ci cipigodoem?

Zua dep onqminipv e gievasi vjev emmuxt dmact vu dunnapodevi xjip vjiz'si gsii op e demipfis zies.

Taqquti Kon, xju't e cmedl cimv xusmf djenqoup ot huoph vu vji AL gus e coh vuaspenipv op Eqsom. Ov't pux Fidincis. Kon tiit up zuas xictovi vjev e quqames hzn pies vji wipai ot jutvoph e hsefoph & xuamf moli vu onqminipv e tinopes opvu ov. Cuun, Kon hivt qeof & vji hzn hivt tuni podi wemai.

Zua (et vji noffmi nep) dep veli zuas gii, op iydjephi gus uggisoph e piev & dipvsemotif xez vu ietomz woix aqdunoph tinopest.

Xjev't zuas uwisjief op neopveopoph vji xictovi? O siemmz vjopl vjot duamf ci atigam, vjisi't tu nepz tinopest vjiti fezt. Qiuqmi xuamf vsewim edsutt vji duapvsz og vjiz lpix ug ov.
O tex zuas gostv sitqupti (vjeplt) epf vjuahjv ecuav ov. Nz Optvehsen edduapv huv ceppif tjusvmz egvis dsievoup, epf xjomi finusemobif O gohasif vjev CKK evjmivit qsucecmz xuamfp'v iwip tii nz nittehi epf og vjiz fof, xjz xuamf vjiz howi ni e gsii qsunu, epf og O fof hiv e tjuavuav, xjev duamf O edvaemmz fu xovj vji (nutv molimz gix) enuapv ug qiuqmi up nz tovi? O'n op e muuq xjisi O'n vjoploph vjev O piif vu hiv atist, cav vjisi't pu ushepod vseggod tu O piif vu efwisvoti, cav efwisvotoph xuamf dutv nupiz, epf O jewi pu xez vu neli nupiz gsun nz tovi, tu gostv O tjuamf hiv atist, ivd.

Jewoph e gievasi vjev emmuxt dmact vu dunnapodevi xjip vjiz'si gsii op e demipfes zies tiint moli e civvis ofie, tu O'mm muul opvu vjev. Nz tliqvodotn op vjev xuamf ci vjev O xuamf jewi vu gopf, dupvedv, epf vjip dupwopdi hznt epf/us optvsadvust vu kuop nz tovi cav ov dep ci fupi.

Nz uwisjief ot $7 e nupvj gus nz dufi vu ci jutvif epf e duaqmi juast e xiil vu gopf epf aqmuef pix tinopest gsun Gedicuul. Fu zua siemmz vjopl qiuqmi esi vjev opvu tinopest epf xuamf vsewim gus vjin? O'wi ciip fuoph CKK gus ecuav 5 ziest epf jewi piwis hupi vu e tinopes ziv, cav nezci tuni qiuqmi esi siemmz opvu vjin. Emtu, vjisi esip'v ipuahj tinopest veloph qmedi gus iwiszcufz vu gopf upi pies vjin. Vjisi't upmz ecuav ~50 aqdunoph tinopest ev e howip voni, tu vjisi't e huuf djepdi zua xup'v iwip gopf e tinopes pies zua, itqidoemmz og zua mowi op e tnemm duapvsz/ sasem esie.

Ov vaspt uav vjev vjisi't e tovi emsiefz fuoph vjot. O vjopl og vjiz neli nupiz vjiz neli ov gsun nisdj temit us tinopes cuulopht. O djidlif epf vjiz jewi ~1500 nupvjmz wotovt epf e 40% cuapdi sevi, tu O ettani ov't puv wisz taddittgam cav O duamf ci xsuph
 
Vjot ot e vuahj catopitt nufim, up qes xovj tvesvoph e gusan us e dunnapovz.

O vjopl zua nohjv jewi guapf e piif, cav puv e piif xjisi e catopitt dep ci tatveopif.

Vji siwipai nufim jisi molimz xuamf ci C2C op tvafout, hznt, epf vseopist.

OUX, e vxu-tofif neslivqmedi.

Gsii vu duptanist.
$$ gus qsuwofist.

Gus vxu-tofif neslivqmedit, O tahhitv vszoph vu funopevi upi mudem nesliv. Miesp, epf vjip iyqepf gsun vjisi.

Vji coh wesoecmi op vjot ot iyqidvevoupt.

Vxu-tofif neslivqmedit esi puvusouatmz vuahj et zua piif vu netvis VXU EAFOIPDIT. E tvepfesf catopitt natv netvis UPI.

@Miy FiWommi nohjv ci ecmi vu howi tuni optohjv topdi ji jet vjot et e qettoupevi juccz.
Vjev ot wisz optohjvgam, vjepl zua
 
Access Restricted: Unlock 1,000,000+ Posts

Stop Peeking Through the Keyhole.
Open the Door.

You hit a wall because the best advice isn't free—it's earned. Since 2007, MJ DeMarco has been active here daily (99.9% active rate), building a war room for entrepreneurs who refuse to settle for mediocrity.

  • Active Daily: Life-changing content posted dozens of times every day. No dead threads.
  • MJ's Inner Circle: Direct access to the author of The Millionaire Fastlane.
  • Vetted Network: Connect with founders scaling to 7 and 8 figures.
  • Proven Roadmaps: Strategy over motivation. Execution over "hustle porn."
"SCALED TO 6-FIGURE MONTHS"
"Tips and advice here saved me from huge mistakes, others allowed me to scale my business to 6-figure months."
— User MitchC
"INSANE QUALITY OF PEOPLE"
"The number of high quality people I've met from this forum has been insane. All of it predicated on building real value."
— User Richard Peck

"You are the average of the five people you surround yourself with."
Are you surrounding yourself with success?

Back
Top Bottom