Hello all!
I've been wanting to do this for a while now - I decided to finally go ahead and set up a progress thread. I'd also like to briefly mention @Champion's thread as I greatly admire, and am inspired by his consistent energy and focus.
I'm using this as a daily progress thread for my Web Design & SEO Agency. My reasoning is this will provide me with a form of accountability as well as a visual method to track progress. It'll also be great to look back on this thread when I'm successful haha! My goal is by the of this year to have £3,000 for myself. This combined with my current financial situation will enable me to move out of my parent's place and into a cheap 1 bedroom apartment, where I will be able to hammer down and focus even more on my business. By the end of 2022, the goal is to be generating $10,000 in monthly revenue through both Web Design & SEO, which I can then use to fund my main scalable business idea while having the discretionary income to travel the world.
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I will be posting here every day using 2 main metrics:
1. '5 Tasks' Taking inspiration from the TFCEO 'trust your instruments' podcast episode I am focusing on completing 5 main tasks every day, each of them involving something that will be pushing my business forward in some way. While I used to focus only on revenue generated, this would quickly bum me out as after I would fail 1 sales conversation, to me that was me failing to achieve that goal. With this '5 Tasks' approach, I can focus on action and improving my process as I progress.
2. 'Daily Highlights' This is where I will mention one or more of the most important tasks that I completed that day, along with any highlights that happened on that day.
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Here's a brief summary of my situation:
- I am currently doing everything myself. However, I would like to start hiring VA's for LeadGen activities early next year, meaning I will have more time to focus on sales conversations and production.
- While I focus on the Web Design / SEO side of the business, I have a business partner who helps out with the SMM and other digital marketing aspects of the business. He owns his own separate business, but we work together often. This is mentioned because you might see him pop up a few times in this thread.
- I am focusing on this full-time. I have enough savings for another 3 months of living expenses. Living with parents has helped with this a lot.
- I've implemented a 20% commission plan with all referrals. (This includes anyone on the forum who needs / knows anything haha!)
- I've invested in @Fox's Legends Program. The value in there is immense, and I'd highly recommend the investment if anyone is on the fence about it. Fox has really put his all into it, and it shows.
- I'm looking to sell mostly SEO services for MRR in the future, but for now, I'm selling both Web Design & SEO services.
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I currently have 3 clients:
B&M Business: This is a local B&M Business, and the only store in its niche in the local area. I built the website and got them some great results, and right now my biz partner and I are focusing on helping boost their SMM presence for free. We're doing this so we can ask for some referrals later once we have over-delivered for this client.
U.S Construction Company: This is the big one. I've got some great ideas and am implementing a variety of systems to get them some massive results. They have also mentioned that they have some great connections throughout their industry, which will be great for referrals. Very excited about this project.
Elevator Technician: This is a small deal, and my only MRR client. Although I'm only getting paid a very small amount every month, I'm using this to practise my SEO skills and to hopefully use it as a case study in the future.
If you're interested in following this thread, it'd mean a lot if you made a short post and introduced yourself so we can connect. Plus it helps a lot with my discipline and keeps me focused.
Cheers,
inabox1
I've been wanting to do this for a while now - I decided to finally go ahead and set up a progress thread. I'd also like to briefly mention @Champion's thread as I greatly admire, and am inspired by his consistent energy and focus.
I'm using this as a daily progress thread for my Web Design & SEO Agency. My reasoning is this will provide me with a form of accountability as well as a visual method to track progress. It'll also be great to look back on this thread when I'm successful haha! My goal is by the of this year to have £3,000 for myself. This combined with my current financial situation will enable me to move out of my parent's place and into a cheap 1 bedroom apartment, where I will be able to hammer down and focus even more on my business. By the end of 2022, the goal is to be generating $10,000 in monthly revenue through both Web Design & SEO, which I can then use to fund my main scalable business idea while having the discretionary income to travel the world.
-----
I will be posting here every day using 2 main metrics:
1. '5 Tasks' Taking inspiration from the TFCEO 'trust your instruments' podcast episode I am focusing on completing 5 main tasks every day, each of them involving something that will be pushing my business forward in some way. While I used to focus only on revenue generated, this would quickly bum me out as after I would fail 1 sales conversation, to me that was me failing to achieve that goal. With this '5 Tasks' approach, I can focus on action and improving my process as I progress.
2. 'Daily Highlights' This is where I will mention one or more of the most important tasks that I completed that day, along with any highlights that happened on that day.
-----
Here's a brief summary of my situation:
- I am currently doing everything myself. However, I would like to start hiring VA's for LeadGen activities early next year, meaning I will have more time to focus on sales conversations and production.
- While I focus on the Web Design / SEO side of the business, I have a business partner who helps out with the SMM and other digital marketing aspects of the business. He owns his own separate business, but we work together often. This is mentioned because you might see him pop up a few times in this thread.
- I am focusing on this full-time. I have enough savings for another 3 months of living expenses. Living with parents has helped with this a lot.
- I've implemented a 20% commission plan with all referrals. (This includes anyone on the forum who needs / knows anything haha!)
- I've invested in @Fox's Legends Program. The value in there is immense, and I'd highly recommend the investment if anyone is on the fence about it. Fox has really put his all into it, and it shows.
- I'm looking to sell mostly SEO services for MRR in the future, but for now, I'm selling both Web Design & SEO services.
-----
I currently have 3 clients:
B&M Business: This is a local B&M Business, and the only store in its niche in the local area. I built the website and got them some great results, and right now my biz partner and I are focusing on helping boost their SMM presence for free. We're doing this so we can ask for some referrals later once we have over-delivered for this client.
U.S Construction Company: This is the big one. I've got some great ideas and am implementing a variety of systems to get them some massive results. They have also mentioned that they have some great connections throughout their industry, which will be great for referrals. Very excited about this project.
Elevator Technician: This is a small deal, and my only MRR client. Although I'm only getting paid a very small amount every month, I'm using this to practise my SEO skills and to hopefully use it as a case study in the future.
If you're interested in following this thread, it'd mean a lot if you made a short post and introduced yourself so we can connect. Plus it helps a lot with my discipline and keeps me focused.
Cheers,
inabox1
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