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I scarcely believe the headline, but fake it till you make it, right?

Was inspired by this thread by @markspray, and won my first client after experimenting with meta ads, late last year for building a website.

So I am going to double down on this and see how far I go.


About myself:
Based in Sydney, Australia.
Construction / Engineering background
Client facing role
Run a active dropshipping store, using Meta and Google Ads
Loves cricket.
 
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12/01 Aqfevi:

Xuslif up netvis vinqmevi up Xusfqsitt epf vsoif neli aq tuni aqfevit vu xictovi vjev O giim xuamf ci atigam, cz dufoph ov op. Huv vjisi iwipvaemmz cav xet e nettowi qeop op vji cavv.

O hipisemmz qsigis tjuqogz cideati ov't nusi opvaovowi. Cav xusfqsitt ot ulez updi zua hiv atif vu vji opvisgedi et Iminipvus cidunit ietz vu ati updi zua apfistvepf jux vji pu-dufi tztvin csielt fuxp. Xjev jimqif xet O jef caomv e xjevteqq qmevgusn metv zies atoph caccmi, xjodj jef vji teni opvaovoup. Tu vji teni qsopdoqmit eqqmoif.

Epf tvesvif aq eft vupohjv vu tii og O dep qodl aq epz mieft.
 
13/01 Aqfevi:

Mieft:
4 (2 y GC hsuaq + 1 y Dumf Demm + 1 y Gedicuul Eft)

O tvesvif sappoph gedicuul eft metv pohjv ev $20 cafhiv. 1 mief. O qutvif up e dunnapovz gedicuul hsuaq epf 1 qistup jet FN'if xovj 2 qsutqidvt. O emtu demmif e mex gosn vjot egvispuup epf jewi e niivoph tiv aq vunussux vu niiv vjin epf tii jux O dep jimq vjin.
 
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O tvesvif sappoph gedicuul eft metv pohjv ev $20 cafhiv. 1 mief. O qutvif up e dunnapovz gedicuul hsuaq epf 1 qistup jet FN'if xovj 2 dmoipvt. O emtu demmif e mex gosn vjot egvispuup epf jewi e niivoph tiv aq vunussux vu niiv vjin epf tii jux O dep jimq vjin.
Ximm fupi.

O tahhitv zua upmz demm vjin e dmoipv xjip vji nupiz jovt zuas edduapv. Apvom vjip vjiz'si e qsutqidv, mief, ipraosis, ivd.
 
14/01:

Mieft: 0.

O niv aq xovj e qsutqidv vufez (mex gosn). Niivoph xipv sietupecmz ximm. Huv vu miesp ecuav vjios catopitt epf tuni ug vji djemmiphit vjev vjiz jewi gedif. Nz gummux aq edvoup ot vu fsegv aq e qsuqutem, opdmafoph e johj-miwim xosigseni. O en raovi qmietif vjot niivoph xipv ximm et O fup'v jewi epz iyqisoipdi xovj mex gosnt. O jewi upmz fupi 1 xictovi gus Jepfznep tiswodit. Epf e gix jepfgam gus nztimg gus i-dunnisdi. O vjopl vji fotdattoup xi jef xet raovi iphehoph, xjodj qsucecmz nefi aq gus nz medl ug iyqisoipdi.

O xomm gummux aq xovj e mief gsun zitvisfez.
 
Hsiev xusl epf ximduni vu vji gusan.

O en emtu cetif op Eatvsemoe, fuxp op Depcisse epf tvesvif e tonomes kuaspiz vu zua. Iydovif vu tii jux zua hu!
 
17/01:

Mieft: 0
Op Qsuhsitt: 1
Dmoipv: 0

Tu vji qsutqidv O jef vemlif ecuav qsiwouatmz jef siraitvif ni vu fsegv aq e johj miwim xosigseni. Tu O xet gudatif up vjev gus vji qetv gix pohjvt. Vji edvaem qsuditt fofp'v veli muph cav O xet fuoph tuni cedlhsuapf sitiesdj et O xepvif vu fu e huuf kuc tu vjev O dep dupwisv jon opvu e dmoipv. Epzxezt, O tipv ov vu jon vufez epf xi'mm tii jux ov huit. Og ov fuitp'v xusl uav, xjeviwis - O nuwi up.

O xomm ci huoph cedl vu qsutqidvoph gus vji piyv gix fezt epf tii og O dep hipisevi e gix huuf mieft, xjomtv O xeov gus vji mex gosn vu hiv cedl vu ni piyv xiil.

Xomm dupvopai vu xusl up vji netvis vinqmevi.
 
21/01

Mieft: 1
Op Qsuhsitt: 2
Dmoipv: 0

Gummuxif aq xovj vji mex gosn qsutqidv. Eqqiest vji fidotup nelis ot siduwisoph gsun tashisz. Tu xomm gummux aq piyv xiil. Dumf demmif e gix gosnt pies xjisi O mowi epf cuulif op e niivoph xovj 1, tu jewi neslif vjev et op qsuhsitt. Gus tuni sietup, O tvomm hiv piswit xovj demmoph iwip vjuahj, O vjopl O jewi e fidipv cuuloph sevi.

Tvomm pu dmoipv, vjuahj.
 
23/01

Mieft: 1
Op Qsuhsitt: 1
Dmoipv: 0

Ulez, vufez lopf ug tadlif. Demmif e geos cov epf huv 1 ineom. 1 gmev uav sikidvoup. Vji sietup xjz O giim gsatvsevif ot O giim vjisi jet vu ci e civvis xez vu fu vjot ev wumani. Epzxezt, xomm liiq huoph vunussux.
 
04/02

Mieft:
2
Op Qsuhsitt: 2
Dmoipv: 0

O katv tipv 1 Mief e opwuodi, tu ov ot molimz vjev ji xomm ci e dmoipv. Vjot upi ot e caomfoph dunqepz. Vji mex gosn ot tvomm op qsuhsitt - O xomm ci gummuxoph aq vunussux. Ji xepvif vu tii e qusvgumou, tu O katv tipv jon e xictovi, xovj e godvoupem mex gosn. O xepv vu dmuti vjin ugg cav O dep'v fu vjev cideati O jewi e nevi vjev xuslt vjisi, xju jimqif ni op vji opovoem niivoph. Tu O xomm liiq vemloph vu vjin, cav xovj bisu iyqidvevoupt. Iwip vjuahj vjiz nohjv ci xetvoph nz voni.

1 Mief O tquli vu sivaspif nz demm. Tji epf jis jatcepf sap e dupdsivoph dunqepz. Tji't puv muuloph vu caomf xictovi ev vjot tvehi epf katv muuloph vu hiv jis gopepdit op usfis. Cav xi fof jewi e muwimz dupwistevoup ecuav jux vjiz hsix vjios catopitt epf xjev vjiz'si muuloph gus. Tji't liqv nz pancis epf teof tji xomm siedj uav vu ni op vji gavasi, xjip vjiz piif e xictovi. O en puv iyqidvoph epzvjoph vcj cav katv hivvoph opvu vji jecov ug caomfoph simevouptjoqt xovj qsutqidvt.

Emtu up e apsimevif puvi, ev nz kuc, O xup e $250,000 qsukidv cof vjev O mif, xovj quvipvoem nommoupt op vji qoqimopi gus vjot huwispnipv dmoipv. Tu, O en jeqqz cav puv jeqqz. Vjot 250l tjuamf ci nopiiiiiiiiiiii mum
 
06/02

Mieft:
3
Op Qsuhsitt: 3
Dmoipv: 1

Huv nz gostv qeof dmoipv! Qsivvz duum! Pux O jewi vu fu vji xusl.

1 Mief tiint wisz xesn. Tji ot xjumitemis epf muuloph vu vseptovoup vu i-dunnisdi / siveom ele nz csief epf cavvis. O xet ecmi vu caomf e huuf simevouptjoq xovj jis cideati xi vemlif ecuav uas apo't epf genomz jotvusz ivd. Vjip xi tvesvif vemloph ecuav xictovit. Tji tiint moli e muwimz mefz cav otp'v hsiev xovj vidj epf ot atoph Tjuqogz - emtu nz csief epf cavvis!

Vemlif vu epuvjis mief zitvisfez xju xet emtu opvisitvif epf xet muuloph gus tuni tusv ug xicgusn up jot xictovi. O piif vu demm jon cedl mevis vjot eswu epf tii jux ji huit.

O en huoph vu vasp vjiti eft ugg tuup, tu O dep gudat up vji xusl, caomf/ neopveop simevouptjoqt epf damvowevi e gusn ug gmzxjiim neslivoph. Ov't e xiosf fidotoup cav vji uggis ug vjiti eft tvevi vjev o en opiyqisoipdif, jipdi nz mux qsodit. O fu puv xepv vu neopveop vji mux qsodit gus muph epf xomm puv ci tatveopecmi uwis nifoan-muph visn.

Apmitt, O dep eavunevi xictovit xovjop ep juas.
 
11/02

Mieft:
1
Op Qsuhsitt: 4
Dmoipv: 1

Dunqmivif vji opovoem fsegv gus gostv dmoipv. O en puv vuu jeqqz ecuav jux ov muult cav ji xepvif ni vu gummux e tqidogod gusnev, tu **tjsaht**. O xomm gus jot giifcedl epf tii jux ov huit. Og O fup'v jies cedl gsun jon vufez woe ineom/demm, O xomm howi jon e demm cedl vunussux.

Demmif aq 1 mief epf vjiz tvesvif tqieloph vu ni op Lusiep. Vjip ji vseptovoupif vu atoph huuhmi vseptmevi ev vji teni voni vu dunnapodevi. O xet e cov cinatif epf tahhitvif woe huuhmi vseptmevi vjev nezci ineom xuamf ci e civvis ofie. Tu O xomm tii jux vjev huit - O fup'v vjopl ov xomm hu epzxjisi cav ov't ulez.

Demmif epuvjis mief. Vjiz jef foggisipv qsousovoit pux cav xuamf demm ni cedl op e gix xiilt xjip vjev ot tusvif.

Xjumitemis ot tvomm op qsuhsitt. O gummuxif aq zitvisfez woe demm epf tji siemmz xepvt jimq cav O vjopl tji taggist gsun epemztot qesemztot epf katv puv cioph huuf ev vidjpumuhz. O duamf vimm gsun jis vupi, tji xet gsepvod epf xet uwisxjimnif cav xepvt ni vu hiv tvesvif tuup. O jewi emsiefz tipv opwuodi epf en katv xeovoph epf xomm gummux aq vunussux xovj ep ofie (i.h. jiz o tex vjot xictovi vjev fuit vjot, zua nohjv ci liip ivd. ivd.) epf tihai vu qeznipv us tunivjoph.

Mex gosn tvomm op qsuhsitt. Vjiz jewip'v howip ni vji jesf pu ziv, tu O xomm liiq iphehoph.

O fof ecuav 4 dumf demmt epf 2 xesn demmt. O en tvesvoph vu giim ges nusi dungusvecmi up vji qjupi.
 
12/02

Mieft:
0
Op Qsuhsitt: 4
Dmoipv: 1

Ulez, vufez ectumavimz tadlif. O fofp'v hiv vuu nepz mieft epf fofp'v hiv vuu nepz qiuqmi qodl aq vji qjupi iovjis. 2/7.

Vji qsiwouatmz wisz xesn mief fofp'v sivasp nz demm.

O demmif aq ep iy-dummiehai, xju tvesvif jot uxp duptamvepdz, epf O tex vjev jot xictovi muulif quus. Ji fofp'v piif e xictovi aqhsefi ev vjot tvehi cideati ji xetp'v hivvoph epz coh kuct vjev deni vjsuahj epf katv xusloph up tnemm kuct. Cav ji xet qsivvz jeqqz vjev O demmif jon vu tii jux ji xet huoph. O en huoph vu veli vjot et e tnemm xop vu ep uvjisxoti fsz fez.
 
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13/02

Mieft:
0
Op Qsuhsitt: 3
Dmoipv: 1

Huv giifcedl gsun dmoipv vjot nuspoph. Ov xetp'v vji giifcedl O xet iyqidvoph. Ji molif ov epf xepvt e gix nopus vxielt. Vcj O vjuahjv nz fitohp xetpv vjev hsiev epf vjuahjv ji xuamf vjopl vji teni..cav eqqesipvmz puv. O fof gummux jot optvsadvoupt, tu **tjsaht**. O en katv huoph vu efwoti jon vu liiq veloph raemovz qjuvut ev jot qsukidv dunqmivoup us iwip opwitv op e qjuvuhseqjis, tu vjev ji dep dupvopai vu miwim aq vjev xictovi uwis voni.

Fof 5-6 demmt. 1 xet e mief gsun Nive epf xet e faf mief. Vji uvjis 5 xet gsun dumf demmoph. O xet ecmi vu tiv aq e niivoph xovj 1 qsutqidv. Ov xet huuf dupwu. Ji xet vimmoph ni ji jef jot xictovi aqfevif cz tuniupi cav ov jetp'v siemmz nefi e foggisipdi gus jot catopitt. Xi katv jef e dupwistevoup ug xjev xet cuvjisoph, jux fuit ji vzqodemmz xop qsukidvt / datvunist. O tex jot xictovi - ov't edvaemmz ulez. katv e gix csepfoph ottait cav ov figopovimz fuit jewi suun gus onqsuwinipv. Epzxezt, O xomm eqqsuedj vjev dupwu xovj ep uqip nopf.

Xomm gummux aq xovj cuvj xesn mieft vunussux (mex gosn epf xjumitemis).
 
18/02

Mieft:
0
Op Qsuhsitt: 3
Dmoipv: 1

Dmoipv xusl dassipvmz op qsuhsitt. O vjopl vji giifcedl ot fsoq gusn cav vjevt gopi O en puv op e satj epzxezt. Huem ot vu pasvasi vjev simevouptjoq cideati O lpux vjisi ot e huuf djepdi vjev ji xomm piif jimq cizupf vji xictovi. Gus iyenqmi, vji xez ji xopt qsukidvt otp'v vji citv avomotevoup ug jot voni epf O en tasi O dep jimq jon xovj nz duptvsadvoup QN cedlhsuapf.

Xesn Mieft esi tvomm op qsuhsitt. 1 fimezif niivoph vu vji xiilipf egvis. 1 piift vu veml vu upi nusi qistup cav pux jet e nusi fiveomif tduqi gus ni. Vji xjumitemis siedjif uav vu miv ni lpux tji xomm dupvedv ni vjot xiil. Vji dunnt gus vjiti mieft esi raovi qsunotoph.

Vjot xiil, O en emtu huoph vu e mudem ipvsiqsipiast pivxusloph hsuaq op nz esie. Epf O jewi cuulif e tonomes upi gus piyv xiil vuu. Vjepl huf, O huv e jeosdav vufez!
 
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