Run the gauntlet my friend.
One thing I've realized is that everything works.
There's someone making money with the method, opportunity or biz model.
Doesn't matter what it is.
SMMA, dropshipping, trading, DR, nutra, info, coaching etc...
It's not the model that matters.
It's running the gauntlet that does.
It's very unlikely that your first shot works.
And for the people who do make their first shot work...
They learn the WRONG LESSON.
Becoming one hit wonders.
This recently happened to a friend of mine.
Reached the absolute top.
Bought all the nice whips. Watches. Luxury trips.
Warned him that it might stop working one day and SHOULD take the necessary precautions.
Then, all hell broke loose.
Not going to share details for privacy sake. But it's not pretty.
Stories like these are all too common.
I think it's BETTER that you fail your first few shots, it teaches you the right lesson. That no matter how well you do something, it can STILL fail sometime.
And you MUST run the gauntlet. Crawl through the trenches. Push through the shit.
Same as in Poker. You can be dealt the ABSOLUTE BEST starting hand. Pocket Aces. The rockets. The bullets.
And statistically you still lose 20% of the time.
That's why I think Poker is a better game than Chess to learn life.
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Last month I cracked a completely new faceless offer live.
About $40k, 25% profit margins, bit higher profit than normal considering the offer. All frontend, no backend yet. Pretty cool. Paid for my whole Hong Kong trip.
Now it's time to double this in July, crack $80k, add a backend etc...
You can watch me operate live in my community.
Plus I'm ready to launch 2 more faceless offers. 2 more personal brand offers.
The more you run the gauntlet. The more you make.
P.S. This sunday I'm doing a live workshop on AOV boosting. You don't want to miss out on this.
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I just shot a new podcast episode with a community member.
Title: "He Makes $30k Per Month As A Freelance Copywriter - Using A Strange Outreach Method And Client Retention Trick"
I think this one's great. The sauce gets stirred in the middle. And at the end you'll get the outreach method.
Landed clients like Dan Lok, and a few DR giants you forsure know by name (but I can't reveal since they are still his clients)
If this does well and if you enjoy the episode, I plan to do more.
Besides, it's a great excuse to talk to interesting people.
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Last but not least. I'm hiring a junior marketer. Pay will be US$3k per month. The task is simple. I need to scale my faceless and personal brand offers. So you will be writing short form copy daily. A combo of ads and emails.
If you're interested send me an email with why you'd be a good, a link to your portfolio AND 1 ad for my personal brand offers.
It's a multifaceted task and I don't think many people will understand the assignment.
You will fly under my wings and receive my tutelage.
Without fail, the people that have received my mentorship become top operators. It's no coincidence they all became rich. One is a millionaire.
There's one soft requirement too. I need someone cutthroat. No goody two shoes. Ex: If you got bible quotes in your bio don't apply.
Before you apply. Think back to your life. Ask yourself this. Did I ever run the gauntlet? Did I ever give something my all? Or did I leave a piece of myself on the table? "It's alright. I didn't give it my all so that's why I didn't make it. When I do I know I can make it."
This is self sabotage.
All forms of self sabotage have their roots in fear of rejection.
So you screw yourself over before anything else can.
When you do fail it's easy. Because of the pain you're already in.
The easy way out. Don't apply if this is you.
I read all applications, if I don't reply it means it wasn't good enough.
Talk soon,
Zhihao Huang
黄志浩
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