Does that sound impossible? Not at all, it’s very doable. I was going through some old papers and spreadsheets, when I found a session I did with a guy named Michael that I coached a couple of years ago. He was straight out of college, and needed to make some money, so he paid me to coach him on how to get started.
I gotta give it to him, the guy was smart and a fast learner, and most important of all, he was a social person. He knew to dress up for business meetings, and he knew how to talk (although I had to help him improve his talking for some occasions).
So, with no prior knowledge of internet marketing, and he wasn’t very computer savvy, he made $20,000 in the third month we were doing this. How, you ask? Well, same old cliché, he was creative and I taught him to think outside of the box, a bit differently from everyone else. Here is how it breaks down:
- He joined a couple of chamber of commerce’s here in L.A, and I hooked him up with some business networking groups. Through this he got 5 clients for building websites. They each paid him around $1500, and he outsourced it to India, making him a 5x$1500-$1500(outsourcing)=$6000
- He realized that there is one thing EVERYBODY wants online, and that is content. So he outsourced article writing, created PLR packs and sold them via forums and his website. Total income from that=$2000
- He landed a rather big SEO gig from a client, and since he didn’t know anything about SEO, he outsourced it. Total income from this=$8,000
- The last $4000 came from some CPA offers that he was running with PPV, because it was the “new thing” when we did this.
- There you have it, $20,000 in one month. Now, where can you make that straight out of college?
Did this money come easy? No, he worked his butt off for 3 months, and that’s what you gotta do. Can anyone do it? Well, yes and no. Anyone CAN, but not everyone WILL do it. When we do seminars, even if people pay thousands of dollars, only 3 out of 10 take any real action. Yet the people that don’t, continue attending seminars and buying products…it’s just how it works (and I’m not complaining).
Oh, and before you start bombarding us with emails about getting coached… Remember, this guy worked his butt off for 3 months, and I mean it. Does this happen to all people we coach? Absolutely not, because we can only lead you to the water, you gotta drink it yourself. If you don’t take action, we can’t help you make a dime, but we have definitely helped people earn substantial incomes.
People are lazy and that’s why I’m pissed off when somebody buzzes me for weeks to teach him and after I lose a lot of time with him, he doesn’t do anything and gets a job for $200 a month.
This post definitely proves anything is possible. The key is to build on success and I have learnt in the past that sometimes early wins can slow down passion as you feel you have made it. I guess it depends on the individual. Thanks for the post!
Wow this is an incredible story and massive inspiring to anyone starting out in the game. It makes me want to work harder…
I think luck is also a big factor, like in your friends example, the rather large seo client he got. what may don’t understand I believe is luck only comes to those who take action and work on it.
you may say you are ‘lucky’ to have found that one winning campaign; many don’t see or pay attention to the rest of the 50 that failed and think they could easily replicate success.
Moral of the story: Outsource everything on the cheap.
This is an awesome post. It highlights the fact that simply by being in the industry and knowing people who know how to do things can be enough sometimes. You just have to take the initiative and get some clients first!
I made negative $3000 my first month, then $2 Million in the next 60 days. $20k is nothing.
I’d love to see a website created by an outsourced firm for $300! I got an email from an SEO copywriting company based in India – it started, “This is Antwar. I am form India.”
Making money in the short-term is one thing. Building a remarkable company will net you FAR more in the long-run, but it’s more difficult.
J.
It’s all about finding the diamonds in the rough when it comes to outsourcing to any country where English isn’t the first language. Also, it was the design/layout and coding that was outsourced, not the content. The companies provided him with the content themselves.
I know of many remarkable companies that outsource everything. Ever try calling Dell or HP support? Think that Apple manufactures stuff in the States? Hardly. But you are correct in that it takes time and effort to build something remarkable and lasting.