Matt Laker Podcast: Recent Episodes
Matt Laker
I am University and Corporation Drop Out, Who Started His Own Business and... Failed! Then started and Failed Over and Over Again Until I've Learned That There Are 4 Core Principles Principles That One Needs To Follow To Succeed In Business. During the Time of Trial and Error I Travelled to 50+ Countries and Fought Depression to Finally Build a Business That Works - a Digital Marketing Agency. After Succeeding With My Business, I Decided to Start a Second Business Using the Same Principles That Made The Previous One Work. It Was a Success Again. I Have Built a Successful Sales Agency. I Also Decided To Share What I Have Learned And Documented The Journey On My YouTube Channel. I am Also a Speaker at Conferences in London, Münich and Saigon. In my free time I like to travel with my friends to Jungles, market Crypto-farms and Fly Drones. I find My Life Meaningful by Encouraging and Giving Hands-On Solutions to My Tribe Members To Live Adventerous Life Fulfilling Their Curiosity Creatively. If You Want To Join My Tribe, You Can Message Me on Facebook.
In this informative episode, we explore what it's like to live in the Philippines as a digital nomad and entrepreneur. I will take you through the unique culture and way of life in the Philippines, sharing my personal experience of living in the country. I will also discuss business opportunities in the Philippines and ideas to set up a business.Areas to stay:- BGC- McKinley HillBusinesses to start:- Long-term rent with sublease agreement to set up Airbnbs at BGC- BPO (Business process outsourcing)- Recruitment Going out:- Forbestown Road in BGC (European-styled tables on the sidewalk - good for wine. Classy enough to meet quality people but not too classy to meet the show-offs (except for Dr Wine). The best place on that street is Bistro Madrid by Terry's.- Buccaneers Rum & Kitchen in Makati - great to meet people. You can talk to anyone and people will talk to you. - Revel at The Palace at BGC if you're into loud unrefined popular music, ordering bottles to affirm your social status, and standing around just one table. No good techno there. The best thing about the country:- People who smile, talk to you, and are hospitable. I love Philipino people. I really do. They are bubbly and fun to hang out with. Their English is the best in Asia. Most people I met speak better English than me and I even learn new words from them. Fo' real. What I don't like:- Not much access to healthy food. Not many Bali-styled smoothie bowls, healthy poke bowls, and steaks are quite pricey for the weight that you get. Too much junk food everywhere. Most that I've seen ever.
In this episode, I explore happiness in relation to progress in areas such as business, health, and relationships. I challenge common beliefs and challenge both controversial thinkers like Jordan Peterson and Andrew Tate as well as philosophers like Buddha or Niche.Using actionable steps, I reveal my findings on the different levels of happiness. I was inspired to make this video after stumbling upon a thought-provoking Nietzschean philosophy on happiness. Additionally, I will discuss three levels of enlightenment on happiness: seeking happiness through self-development, realizing that happiness involves pain and delayed gratification, and understanding that happiness is the way, not the end goal.And I illustrate how Buddha's concept can be applied to different areas of life.
In this episode, I offer my thoughts on the topic of the best country in the world. According to my experience, each country excels in a particular area, and we can pick and choose the best elements from various places to become global citizens. I will also present a world map and discuss different countries, emphasizing the valuable lessons one can learn from each place. For instance, I praise the confidence of Americans but also highlight the value of modesty in Japan. I believe that by embracing diverse cultures, we can become more versatile individuals and make the most of the unique offerings of each country.
In this episode, we'll show you how to use AI to automatically add captions to your stories, making them more engaging and effective for promoting your service on platforms like Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, and more. Gone are the days of complicated editing software, as you can now do this easily on your phone in under 60 seconds. We'll also provide you with a framework for creating compelling stories that hold your audience's attention, as well as a fixed step process for coming up with ideas. Stay tuned for an upcoming video where we'll delve deeper into using AI for content marketing and publishing strategies.
In this episode, Matt demonstrates how he leveraged ChatGPT to enhance proposal writing for Upwork and improve his chances of winning jobs. He guides viewers through the process of using the AI tool on the official website. This video is a must-watch for freelancers and business owners who want to learn how to apply AI to increase their efficiency.
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Transcript: no network marketing i think this is stupid no affiliate links on your website just make some extra incremental revenue on the current network of friends that you have i really don't like network marketing and the main reason for it is maybe not that logical it's just that it's so awkward when you get a call from this friend you have back from high school man i was just thinking about you let's have a dinner then go for a meeting and then they tell you some [ __ ] how amazing you are and how entrepreneurial and self-confident you are and that you should promote those creams now and buy them from them and then sell them further this is just like brainwashing everybody hates it this is the best way to lose your friends yo matt you know like we haven't seen each other for 10 years but i was thinking like you're so entrepreneurial and you're so smart and you should read like this dale kerengi and all this like i have like all your cds where you like and that you should promote those creams now and buy them from them and then sell them further this is just like brainwashing everybody hates it this is the best way to lose your friends okay so how do you monetize on network how do you monetize on your friends another idea that people have is okay i just gonna make some affiliate links i'm gonna make a website make affiliate links and you know that kind of sucks as well for most of the people i know that some of you make money with it...
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Transcript: In today's video i'm gonna show you how to make 8k per month with recruitment this is an amazing business for those of you who have this trouble of working with the customers who don't pay you enough or always slack with the payments and the reason for this is that those clients who are looking for recruitment they actually have the budget because think about this when do you think about recruitment you think about recruitment when you already have the sales you have a good lead generation funnel you have project management you just need more people you just need more people in your company whether this is people who deliver the service whether this is whoever else in the business so usually those who hire they have a well functioning company and there is going to be a whole spectrum of different types of businesses for which you could recruit but this is one of those businesses that definitely solves the problem of hey my customers never have the money and a lot of you who are watching my channel and a lot of people in the industry who are offering something like um consulting just like i do inside of the tribal mastermind or any of you who offer some kind of coaching with sales or like how to get sales um they actually target customers who don't often have um the the budget the biggest challenges um if you think about you know helping somebody get more leads or helping somebody get more sales you actually most likely help people who don't have uh customers just yet it's not always the case because in tribal mastermind we have uh people who come from bigger companies they have the budget to work with us we have people who already have businesses uh and in the same way um we have uh people who sell things like or or there's a lot of people who sell things like um lead generation funnel or explainer videos and they still have wealthy customers right but more often than not when you offer something like recruitment or if you think of any service that is directed at people who have the money you're usually going to have people who don't have the time but have the budget and this is a ...
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Transcript: In this video I'm gonna show you how to build a business around generating leads for other companies. This is called lead generation so this is about building so-called lead generation agency and this is a done for you service. This is great for two reasons, first of all you can target customers who have high margins, high ticket products in b2b sales and this means that you're going to create quite nice revenue for yourself because generally speaking high ticket b2b is a good type of customer to target and secondly this is great if you don't have your product yet a lot of you don't have a product yet you don't know whether you should sell websites or whether you should sell i don't know like music or designs or um or sales or recruitment or you don't have that service just yet so this is great for you to start to generate leads for other companies and as long as you're going to offer something for b2b in the future for a specific customer niche in the future you are actually going to have this funnels built that we're going to build for lead generation for other companies that you can reuse in the future so this means that you're going to learn something once you're going to be able to get customers for other companies and once it's there and you come up with this new cool idea for your own product then it's totally fine you're most likely going to be able to reuse those funnels so let's jump right into the strategy that is pretty common for people that i've worked with inside of the tribal mastermind so it's proven to work and i will brief you through basics of how much to charge how to get those leads for the customer so how to actually deliver the service how to find customers yourself and i'm gonna give you a few tips and tricks here and there...
In this video, I'll talk about the second step after adopting the right mindset. These are technical aspects that are key to understand and implement if you want to successfully scale your business from 10k to 100k.
The path leads from understanding the numbers and understanding them, through developing working systems, standardization of processes, accountability, KPIs tracking, tools, and controlling the whole process all the way to scaling the product. These are the elements that you need to be able to scale.
I'll talk about the process of scaling from the perspective of my business and I hope it will be helpful for you in some aspects!
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In this video, I want to share with you mindsets that appear to me to be crucial while scaling your business.
The right mindset is the key to success while achieving your goals. So when your mindset changes, there is a good chance that everything on the outside will change along with it, including you yourself, your decisions, actions, and consequently, business results.
I will talk about the past mindsets that were blocking me from development. The first was not having enough pain and stress in life that I regarded as normal and the second was not seeing enough pleasure in this process. Understanding this can probably help you to motivate yourself.
I hope that this lifehack I share from my own experience will help you to achieve the goals you set for yourself and your business. It can also help you to become aware of certain beliefs that might be stuck in your head that may be causing some problems and push you to rethink them, so the mindset that you develop will serve you and make your life better.
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In this episode I host an expert Shash Singh, the owner of Linx Digital Agency which focuses on video ads for YouTube Ads, scaled to over 100k a month and provide consultancy for others.
Shash will share his fascinating story about how did he come up to the idea of starting Linx Digital Agency, his experiences and journey on the way to the top, the performance of the agency and the effectiveness of ads on youtube and who they are for. Does YouTube ads are outdated or they still work? How do they evolve? How to do them ? Are they better than Facebook Ads and how?
See what Shash Singh has to say about it !
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A DEMO OF LINX YT ADS COURSE: https://linxdigitalagency.com/course/...
Every good endeavor needs good organization and it happen to be quite challenging if you are working with a partner. Collaborative ventures can be easy and fun but first you need to know how to avoid some mistakes. In this episode we share our experience and mistakes due to role confusion between me and John. Now it's necessary for us to get back on track after an extended period of travel and fun and we're going to talk about that, too.
In this episode we share our story of our couple of weeks after getting back to Warsaw after an escape from Vietnam - if you haven’t seen the video check this out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hnpt-E3hCP8
This week we decided to have a crazy costume party in our new apartment in Warsaw. Apparently finding a costume proved to be quite a challenge. See where we ended up!
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We left Vietnam because of a hard lock down. We couldn't go to our office for over 2 months and everybody worked remotely. We had to stay home and after 3 weeks staying home my productivity really went down. I am grateful for the amazing experience in this wonderful country - for the amazing people, friends and associates but... no matter where you are on the lockdown, it always feels the same (at least to me) - like a prison. I am grateful to be able to move all our team to remote work and to be able to move around the world even though the limitations. What's happening right now made me realize how important having flexibility and money is - as those who can afford it can actually move between countries. It's much more expensive and it's a hustle but it allows you to say sane - go to the gym, do your kickboxing with other people, connect over a dinner, network, hug and live the way we were designed - in a tribe of other people. I am so happy that everywhere we go around the world we have the community of like minded people we can hang out and work with because being at the lockdown felt to me as my mind was imprisoned. We made a video about it - it sounds a bit exaggerated when I say "we escaped" the "prison" and a lot of our audience was commenting that "we didn't actually escape the prison but just got out of a lockdown" but if I can express my emotions about lockdowns - it was a prison to my mind and leaving countries that undergo lockdowns feels like a true escape - especially when logistics are very complicated and you are not allowed to leave the building, sell your car or move out of your office without literally leaving everything behind and packing in one suitcase.
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Hey Tribers! Today we speak with @TERUMI KAI from the Japanese Language Factory.
Terumi teaches you to speak Japanese in 2 months to either be able to find a better-paying job in Japan or so that you can integrate faster into the country's daily life among other personal reasons.
If you are a language teacher/ or owner of a language teaching school stay tuned! In this Track, we'll find out about Terumi's mindset, how she started teaching Japanese and her agency, what the content of her course is and how she got to work around the world and enjoy location independence!
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ありがとう、また会いましょう!
✴️ How to become a Japanese speaker in 2 months, not 20 years! Don't waste your time!! Subscribe to Terumi's newsletter! https://www.japanlanguagefactory.com/newsletter/
So you have started a Tutoring business because you felt that it is a ludicrous industry and you're passionate about transmitting knowledge.
Therefore, you started a language school, teaching kids and adults STEM, coding, gardening, or even finance.
You're doing an amazing job, and evidence of that is you get your customers through referrals.
But then, you realize that 2 obstacles lie on your entrepreneurial journey.
1) Even though you put your heart into changing people's vision of the world and developing new skills in them, you are not generating enough revenue.
2) You're teaching anyone by yourself and easily get in the situation where you need to work 60h/week to keep track of your business' progress because you do want to scale it to get more income.
In this video, based on the results and progress of our members in the very same industry we'll talk about the 4 steps to transform Tutoring into a Tutoring company.
Positioning - Lead generation - Sales - Operations
If you are watching this video, you just had a sales call, you felt like you did great, and that your prospect seemed very interested in a collaboration.
But then, at the end of the call, he asked for a proposal, and that was the moment when you knew you messed up because your prospect just vanished in thin air.
Nobody likes to be ghosted, especially after a sales call. Was I good enough? Did I actually make sense?
What should you do to avoid this situation to repeats itself? And how can you finally overcome that objection so that you manage to sell on the call and not after multiple follow-ups.
Here are some simple actionable steps to implement.
In this video, you're going to find out how to upload your podcast on Itunes, Spotify, and Amazon simultaneously.
All you need to do is upload your mp3 file on a hosting platform. In our case, we synchronized ours with Soundcloud.
Why is that useful? Because synchronizing 4 of your channels together greatly increases your SEO. If we would type 4x TribalMastermind and Jeff Bezos, well yes we will probably have his lawyers contacting us pretty quickly but it'd work!
Try typing TribalMastermind on your search engine to check. ;)
✌️ Hey Tribers, yes prospecting is mentally exhausting.
You are setting multiple follow-up reminders in your CRM and your getting confused whereas your prospect still hasn't seen your InMail or your connection request on Xing.
And then, the magic happens. ✨
You find some great data scrapping tool and you begin exporting prospect lists, additionally, you just stumbled on prettyfunnels.com and drew a beautiful strategy on there but no calls booked and no returns just yet...
"Time", you think, "let's give it some weeks or a month to make sure that I have relevant data before I make a change"
We have already talked about the importance of creating your customer journey -before, while, how, sales, after-
To create an effective multiple touchpoints approach you need to see it as a puzzle:
Each piece is an interaction with your customer, that can be content, messages, emails, calls.. you name it.
Hey Tribers. Many entrepreneurs and digital marketers stopped prospecting after the LinkedIn update end of march. We managed to keep it ongoing thanks to the sniper method, the website form funnels, interacting with our network...
Now, some of you simply don't have time to post daily on the platforms and generate traction through content. What about ads?
Here's the problem, you set an ad you got your first leads, they were unqualified, the leads cost you 40$ and you don't EVEN KNOW why.
So you thought maybe there's something wrong with my setup? Should I target another country? Why is the price per lead fluctuating so much?
No worries, we got your back. Here's what we found out for you.
Our LinkedIn Ads strategy holistically explained:
- Why LinkedIn Ads (vs Outreach and vs Facebook) 01:58
- Awarenesses stage/temperature of the lead 03:21
- Increasing the awareness/temperature of the lead: Educating your customers 08:57
- Engineering the sales process that matches LinkedIn Ads funnel 15:49
End of March, LinkedIn announced a new update that sets the weekly invitation limit to 100.
The B2B specialized social network is progressively updating all its servers around the world, by the time you watch this video it's probably already the case in your country.
Now, some of you were using Sales Navigator and automation tools to send over 150 connection requests per DAY.
Don't worry, we at TribalMastermind have been prepared for this.
Here are some tips you can follow so that your lead source doesn't dry out.
You've heard that LinkedIn is the best business social media and that plenty of people use it to get leads. You would like to do the same but you have some problems:
You have no idea how to use Linkedin. You don't know how to be visible and crack the algorithm. You still use Linkedin as any other social media even though the usage is very different. You are unaware of all the possibilities and tools that this social media has to offer.
In this video, I'll show 6 points you should be aware of to set up the best 2021 LinkedIn Profile.
0:51 : People also viewed 1:30 : Banner picture 2:50 : Interacting with your audience 3:25 : SSI rank 04:01 : Become an opinion leader 06:22 : LinkedIn as a funnel
Do you want to check your SSI score? https://www.linkedin.com/sales/ssi
“Is my profile good enough to attract my target?” “Do I need to have 5stars to be able to sell?” “Why don’t I have any customers interested in my profile even my low prices?”
Have you ever wondered if your Upwork profile was good enough to retain your buyer’s attention?
In this video, I’ll visit Upwork to review some of your profiles and descriptions so that you can set up a TOP NOTCH Upwork profile.
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Are you trying to expand your business and have been thinking about opening an office in a foreign country?
In this track, I will show you ways of how some of the Tribal members and I were able to set up our office from scratch and build our presence abroad.
0:00 - Introduction 01:07 - Set up your company 01:51 - The independent party 03:15 - Banking and payment processors 04:04 - International phone calling systems 05:27 - Recap 05:51 - Representative in the mother company location 06:45 - Marketing
Hey Tribers, how passionate are you about your business?
Every ship needs a captain and if as a business owner you don't assume that role then your ship is going to wreck. These days, people reach out to me because they are so passionate about their businesses that they don't realize they are omitting a lot of important points that everyone should do before it's too late.
When is it too late?
And before everything what should you do to avoid your company crashing?
Check out this track and get in touch with us in our group to share your personal story with like-minded people. Talking with the right people will bring you the right solutions.
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Special kudos to Paul creative Studio for his awesome 3D design featured in the video on youtube.
Tribers, have you ever wondered why Upwork exists? Have you actually analyzed who you work with and why they are looking to outsource? Do you actually improve your skill when working for someone? Have you considered building an agency out of Upwork? YOU CAN! In today's video, we will see how you could use Upwork as a stairway to your agency. ROCK ON !
How to make 8k/month with saas..
You probably have a genius Saas idea but you're realizing you're missing money and time...and expertise.
In this track, I will show you 3 strategies and how to take a step back in order to work on your project, earn money, and learn from the bigger fishes.
What's up tribers?
Lately, I have realized that stress hindered me to see the bigger picture.
So I decided to analyze why am I experiencing stress? How should I counter it? And before everything, what should I take into consideration to make the most effective decision?
In this track, I will bring you to the worst scenario that could happen to me, and I'll show you what I say to stress. ✌️
What's up tribers!
In this track, I answer 10 frequently asked questions from my Facebook and Linkedin groups "converting freelancing to entrepreneurship".
Join now by sending me a message if you want to ask something or if you feel like surrounding yourself with people alike:
https://www.facebook.com/dbhmatt
Take care and see you there!
Not recording growth? Can't see how you could evolve further? You're making bad decisions and it seems like it only generates more bad decisions?
Check this video to see what investing can actually help you with and what you don't see what it actually could bring you.
What's up tribers?
As a token of appreciation for following me, I decided to launch this new format where I will review and explain each chapter of my book "The 4-Pillar Digital Marketing Agency".
In this video, I walk you through the 7 essentials guidelines to become an entrepreneur:
Focus, Habits, Practice, Not following your feelings, Speed of implementation, Raising your standards, and finally Investing in yourself.
As mentioned in the video, the first version of my book is now available for FREE if you message me through Facebook or WhatsApp so don't hesitate to send me a message.
Have you ever felt like not knowing your niche enough? Like not being able to define your ideal customer? That your marketing technique sucks?
Check out this video to learn how to market research. You'll be able to establish the profile of your perfect target and you can then adapt your strategies.
Hey Tribers, in this podcast I want to share with you 5 points for you to get things DONE. Procrastinating? No. Not making money? Make money. Don't want to do it but it is essential? Do it. Do you even motivation bruh?
What's up Tribers?
You can see in this video why most of the time freelancers have an irregular workflow. As a build up on my previous one, you'll understand that creating a package will give you regularity. That is also how you can do to target your audience thanks to your Brand Positioning.
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Linked to my previous podcast about distraction, today's podcast is about time-consuming activities. Attached to that problem, is time management, and lack of knowledge of your business. Irrationalities in your greediness don't allow you to take a step back as you're putting your focus and precious time in non-profitable activities.
In this video, I want to encourage you to limit any negative information that is coming into your life. Don't be affected by the negative information. Stay focus on the important things like money-making, customer success, personal development... 1.You can do it by limiting distractions. 2. You need to make conscious effort not to look at advertising 3. Limit the people you are surrounding yourself with
Today I want to introduce you to a new series called debrief. I react to a video from 3 years ago called 7 obvious reasons to start an online business today. What I want to do in those videos is to debrief videos from the past few years to update you on what works in 2021.
The video of today is how to craft your offer. Don't charge per time, charge per value you provide. Don't offer what you think makes sense, offer what your customer thinks makes sense. Perform the market research and match it with your skills. Look for an offer that can be replicated.
Today, I want to show you that attitude matters. A lot of people that we work with actually know how to run their business. But they don't grow for some reason. And this is why attitude matters. The key focus is on your mindset. You should focus on the one thing don't switch. Create your processes with the team and figure out what really works. Last but not least, don't undercharge your customers and deliver the best service.
In today's video, I want to share with you a few learnings and lessons. Do your morning affirmations. Tell yourself things like ,,I'm awesome" or ,,I'm worthy of success" Don't let the ego bring you down.
The second learning is sales. Charge people based on the value you provide. Focus on bringing success to your clients. Sales is a number game meaning the more people you approach the more people you convert. Everything is a funnel.
This Video is about the Funnel junkie mindset. I call it like this because it's kind of an addiction where you are constantly trying to find new funnels and try to improve them. What you should do the most of your day is figuring out a Funnel. This is the most important bottleneck for People who have their business.
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How to bill customers? There are different ways to bill your client. You can bill them per time on an hourly basis as a freelancer or per project.
Bill per project: - more responsibility - You can do more projects at the same time - Convert your service to a package service - Create your own packages what you can offer
Bill per hour: - Worktime is limited - You have to do everything what the clients want you to do - Not able to develop processes - Target specific type of customers
In this Upwork tutorial, I want to show you how to pick the right Upwork niche that is in demand. In conclusion, you no longer have to target something on Upwork that you are either not good at or something that is adequately oversupplied. 1. Click on the website called www.upwork.com/hire - it shows you all the categories. That's the major key to find something that you can deliver. Just print it out and circle all the categories that seem suitable for you. 2. Perform market research. The best way to do this on Upwork is to check the supply VS demand. That's actually simple, you want to see how long ago where those jobs posted and count how many job proposals were there per day. If there are more than 10 job proposals and each has less than five people applying, it's a good category. With 10 per day, statistically, you have a chance to talk with one customer every day. 3. Write down the number of offers per day next to each of those categories that you circled. You want to highlight the categories you are good at or are willing to learn. Subsequently, you want to write down how many proposals were there in the last 24 hours. That's how you count the amount.
Most of the people who set ambitious goals spend 80% of their time stressing about that goal instead of on the work towards it. Why is this so? Because stress makes them feel paranoid or even "frozen". Their minds feel heavy and they are not quick at their work. This video'll show you how to become a high performer by achieving ambitious goals while staying lightweight, positive, and outcome-independent. I'll show you how to: - direct your energy into your work, not into your worries (and subsequently stop feeding your ego) - "unfreeze" yourself from feeling paranoid - elevate your mood and change your identity to a positive person that is capable of achieving highly set goals - develop an inner sense of trust to yourself to elevate to the next level ...and all this without giving up on your ambitious goals!
- Some People who watch my video constantly, and even people in the tribal Mastermind who we try to elevate on weekly calls, they are miss one thing that is an essential piece of the puzzle that you need. Otherwise, you won't be able to elevate. This important piece is your mindest!
- The mindset that you currently have keeps you where you are. The only possible way to elevate yourself further is to elevate your mindset. Because essentially, you are your business.
- Your identity creates your business, and your identity shows and spits out the results in your business.
- We have to connect who you are and who you want to be. The only way to do that is to accept yourself the way you are right now. Does it mean you can accept yourself being a fat broke loser? No, but you can decide today that you are a hardworking Relentless person who is going to work hard to achieve your dreams. Those are the virtues you can decide on.
- Stop feeding your ego with shame, fear, and negative emotions.
- Change your virtues and decide on what your virtues are and trust the process.
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- Lots of new things happen and I wanna say thank you to you guys! We moved to a new office, it has actually more than 500 square meters including a coffee shop in the basement, a video room, a boiler room for sales and a sauna on top. 2.First of all the craziest thing is that we didn't think we can do it in an exotic and cool location, because most of the companies that are successful these days online that are in our mastermind, they do set up offices in Europe. But it is dramatically hard for the members to set up companies and offices in exotic locations. But we accept the challenge and we did set up a massive office in Vietnam.
- So I really want to say thank you to every tribal mastermind member for your support and your trust in me and my company. It wouldn't be possible without you.
- Bunch of cool things happened since I started. It was just me traveling. Then I met my girlfriend who later became my wife and we went traveling together. Later Jonas joined me and we start to produced better quality content while traveling. subsequently, we started Tribal Bootcamp which was this massive event in Bali, it was totally crazy and awesome. After all of this, I had time to take a break for a few months and getting back to my core, and think about my further goals. Finally, after all this, we come to this point where we're starting an office in a damn badass cool location.
- That's gonna be the game-changer and the new chapter, because right now what we are going to do is we are going to not compete with other shitty consulting programs. No, we are breaking through and we are going to take over to give you the best, most efficient, highest quality life change mastermind.
- Be ready and stay tuned for the new chapters.
- The last and important thing I want to tell you is that you don't look for excuses and talk about the Covid or Christmas is coming and you think that for this reason, you cannot make sales or revenue. Bullsh*t, don't let this social narrative come into your head and start something big!
Timestamps: 0:00 New Office 0:40 Career 2:00 Say Thank you 3:50 Start Office in Vietnam 4:50 New Chapter
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- First thing to understand is that there is a massive demand for Ruby development. This video is a short tutorial about Ruby development.
- If you have Ruby developer skills already, then you are in a privileged position. If you are don't have, then get knowledge of how to code in ruby.
- Go on platforms such as Upwork, where people are specifically looking for Ruby developers.
- The average salary range typically falls between 32$ and 40$. The hourly rate can vary widely depending on many important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, and the number of years you have spent in your profession.
- Start leveraging other developers to fight against the time barrier.
- You have two options to start leveraging other developers. The first option is to recruit developers who are less experienced than you or recruit other developers who are more experienced than you.
- Packaging your offer and get out of the funnels such as app work to something you can offer specific solutions such as Fiverr or LinkedIn funnel.
Go to tribalmastermind.com and apply to get coached directly by me and other instructors.
Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 0:30 Introducing Ruby development 01:20 Finding costumer on different platforms 03:05 Explain time barrier 5:40 Recruiting and leverage 7:20 Packaging your offer
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How to pick the right service on UpWork to offer? Should you offer what's in demand or what you are good at?
- Go through the list of everything that you can offer on UpWork: https://www.upwork.com/hire/ Ideally print it and circle red those skills that you have
- Measure the supply VS demand on UpWork (how many jobs posted per day). Rank it from low to high demand.
- Write down how strong is your skillset within each of the circled categories
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Are you wondering how to start a drop servicing business in 2021?
In this tutorial for beginners, I will guide you step by step to create your first Drop Servicing Business in 2021.
You'll find out: 00:00 Brief explanation of Drop Servicing Business Model 01:33 What is Drop Servicing Business? What it is really about? 02:59 Important things to remember when you are starting out this business model 05:11 What are the specific steps? (The Blueprint) 05:55 How do you find customers? Fiverr and Upwork are places where you can easily get access to. However, filtering your customers during sales calls are better for your business. 07:47 Project Delivery Process- where to recruit your freelancers whom you can outsource the work to. 8:20 Key thing to do for your project management. In other words, you need to facilitate the work to produce the highest quality product.
We've all been affected by the recent events in 2020 and the method I'm about to share with you' will help you rebound. You will also help people get jobs. I've watched a couple of recent videos on YouTube from young channels such as Vil Vas - Nomad Grind, etc. and as an industry dinosaur, I decided to share my own tips.
Are you thinking of becoming a freelance web developer or simply struggling to earn money as a web developer in 2021?
In this tutorial for beginners, I will show you specific steps to how to become a freelance web developer and earn money in 2021.
You'll find out: 00:21 - How To Find Your Niche We discuss different niches such as niching down within one specific language ex. Python, C++, HTML, Java, and such and within one specific software/saas ex WordPress, Shopify, Clickfunnels 02:00 - How To Find The Demand 03:08 - How To Find Customers Finding customers online using freelancing platforms such as UpWork or Fiverr 03:30 - How To Avoid Bad Customers 04:30 - How Much Should You Charge & How To Get Quality Customers How to (and why you should) avoid "Free" work. How to constantly increase the quality of your clients. 07:35 - How To Start - The Blueprint 08:00 - How To Learn Development
I was watching a few videos on Youtube on the topic, particularly from Traversy Media, RealToughCandy, and few others, and wanted to share my two cents on the topic.
How To Start Freelancing As A Developer Freelancing As A Web Developer
I'm going to challenge myself in an insane sport- SKATEBOARD CAR TOW. I'll be tying a rope to a driving car and skating behind it. Sounds crazy but it's a really fun thing to do.
WARNING: This video is for entertainment purposes only. Do not try to recreate any of the acts in this video, as they may be dangerous if not done correctly, and could result in serious injury. Have fun, but always think ahead, and remember that every challenge you try is at YOUR OWN RISK.
skateboard #skateboardtow #matt
I'll show you my recruitment system to hire both full-time office employees and remote freelancers. I'll share my screen to show you how you can build your very own recruitment funnel in 60 minutes or less. This is the long-lasting method that'll supply your company with quality people forever. In this tutorial for beginners you'll find out specifically:
- Why recruitment is a funnel - just like lead generation and sales
- Where to source applicants
- How to build your funnel pipeline (with my example forms using the 80/20 rule)
- What to focus on when recruiting (NOT the CV!)
- How to filter the best applicants (using system approach)
Recruitment #Funnel
Are you trying to become profitable as a Python freelancer but not sure where to start?
In this video, I will show you ways of how some of the Tribal members were able to start from scratch and build their Python freelancing business. I am basing all the knowledge established on the data of more than 3000 people inside of our platform that I analyzed and bringing this research to you to tell you what works based on data, not just on my experience.
Are you a freelancer who is squirming in getting no customers, no money for a couple of months even when you have spent a lot of time researching the markets? This video will be the most "miraculous magic stick" that can figure out your problems. Once you learn my 3 methods which given in this video you are supposed to make money by serving the needs of customers on Upwork.
Upwork’s Top 15 Most Lucrative Programming Languages (based on average hourly rate): Objective-C $66 Golang $64 Windows PowerShell $62 Excel VBA $60 Kotlin $60 VB.NET $59 Ruby $59 Java $58 Swift $56 C# $56 ASP.NET $56 C++ $55 SQL $54 Python $53 C $52
The top 20 fastest-growing skills, Q2 2019: ServiceNow DaVinci Resolve Social video marketing Highcharts PyTorch Keras Caspio LearnDash Kendo UI Technical recruiter Neo4j Statistical modeling Salesforce Lightning Relational databases d3.js Motion graphics MATLAB Packaging design SEOMoz Microsoft Azure
The Upwork 100: Q3 2019 .NET Core TypeScript Landing pages eBooks Android Electronic design Presentation Sketch Research Technical recruiter Bank reconciliation Slack Google Tag Manager Sourcing Amazon Web Services (AWS) Video post-editing LinkedIn recruiting Data visualization Interviewing Interior design System administration Kubernetes Data scraping Technical documentation Project scheduling Adobe Premiere Pro 2D animation Firebase Customer retention marketing Salesforce Lightning DevOps Selenium Accounts receivable management Microsoft Windows Azure Database design AutoCAD Usability testing C development Accounts payable management Lead generation Product descriptions Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Circuit design eLearning Google Docs Docker GitHub Redux for JavaScript Business planning Data entry Motion graphics Infographics Architecture ASP.NET Asana Instagram marketing Shopify development Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Architectural rendering PostgreSQL administration Salesforce app development Python Magento 2 Link building MongoDB Bootstrap SEO writing Web scraping Animation Network security 3D rendering Agile project management Administrative support Data mining Internet research English grammar Squarespace Elasticsearch Startup consulting AWS Lambda Branding Media relations Appointment setting 3D design Bookkeeping Romance writing Budgeting and forecasting Product design Financial accounting Adobe After Effects Zendesk Accounting Virtual assistant Google Cloud Platform Postgre SQL programming Tax preparation Embedded systems Audio editing Google Analytics Amazon S3
If you are a German native speaker and you want to start an online business- I have good news for you. I've discovered an interesting pattern observing my German students. I want to share my findings with you in this video.
If you have the same 3 questions as below, let's click "PLAY" to make them clear: 1. Which market should you target if you are German? 2. Can English play an essential role in your digital business? 3. Can you build trust from Germans even when you are a German native speaker?
If you are new to freelancing or considering it as a career option, you may see the road ahead as strewn with roses or classic pictures of lying on the beach with your laptop, cocktail in hand.
Unfortunately, in reality, roses have thorns and freelance life has its thousands of difficulties and issues you have to cope with. If you want to chill on the beach, listen to the sounds of waves, computer on your laps , you have to deal with an enormous amount of work, challenges, and accountabilities that come along with making a living completely on your own. Most people fail at this point before it even begins. Besides, once you reach the point of financial abundance, will you even want to relax?
However, if you are strongly determined to build your freelancing business and if you understand the realities of what it takes to get there- you can make your dream a reality.
A lot of people think that golf can be a great opportunity to network professionally. Exactly, there is a lot of people who get a good job of joining the golf clubs.
However, in this generation society is changing very fast. People used to use videotape for movies, and CDs for music. Now, we have Netflix and Spotify, respectively. Just like people always assume that only meeting their clients at the golf course and participating in an 18-hole session will bring them, clients. Well, that time is over, and now is the time for technology and digital interactions.
Today’s world, it will only take you one single click to bring you all the information you to know to become successful, only if you know the right place to click through.
Tribalmastermind.com is one of them. With over 300 case studies of many individuals all around the around, our tribe provides you the network to become financially successful.
Join in the tribe at tribalmastermind.com and you can fully enjoy your golf session without worrying about the clients on the course anymore.
In this Industry 4.0 generation, things are developing very fast at a constant pace. Although there are many online courses that provide guidance on how to become a developer, people are still unaware of many misconceptions in this field. Through 300+ people that I have coached the following are the aspects which I have conducted:
Firstly, you will be definitely wrong if you think that you necessarily need a college degree in order to become a financially successful developer. It is all about field experiences, trial, and errors, and learning from others'. People with a degree tend to follow the exact same ‘textbook’ method over the years without applying any new knowledge into their projects which is not how to become successful at being a developer.
Next, it brings us to the second point which is adaptability. It is the key to success in the new generation. Things are changing fast and you have to adapt yourself to the market, in other words, getting out of your comfort zone and trying creative new ideas in your work. Remember, the trend is your friend.
Lastly, you will also have to adjust to your clients by constantly researching market trends. By doing so, you will have a chance at getting more clients because you thoroughly understand and know what your prospective clients are looking for.
I will help you by providing all the information and knowledge that I have conducted over the years by freelancing, coaching multiple successful freelancers.
Just follow me and join our Tribe at Tribalmastermind.com and create your own independent future.
It's obvious that as an Entrepreneur you must think fast, make smart decisions, and handle the stress well. It's also the common knowledge that to achieve this, we need the right nutrition that supports this way of thinking.
That's easy to say for all the nutrition experts but what if you barely have time to eat and the stress causes you to crave junk foods.
The more stressed and busy I am, the more prone I am to pick up junk food that makes me think slower, make worse decisions, and cause the hormonal imbalance (ultimately causing me to cope with stress even worse).
It's a terrible catch 22. I have learned it the hard way - gaining more than 20kg and then changing my ways, losing that 20kg, and getting back on track with my life.
Here is the approach that I used to increase the quality of my life and health massively (without cutting off my tasty snacks) that I think is worth sharing with the public. This is from a not-a-nutrition guru perspective but from the application of simple entrepreneurial rules that I normally use in my work: the 80/20 rule, minimalism, utility, accessibility, and such.
I needed something smarter than: "Eat more veggies" advice. I needed food that is as tasty and as easily accessible as junk food but HEALTHY.
I then figured that healthy nutrition can be both satisfying and quickly accessible as the junk food - if you apply these 3 rules: Pick tastes you crave (maximize the utility) Find ways to replicate those tastes in a healthy way (pick non-processed, local ingredients) Minimize the approach by finding ways to get those foods ready fast (minimize and simplify prep. Time no matter if you make it or if you have a chef)
In today's video, I am showing you how I replaced commercial, sugary chocolate with an antioxidant superfood bliss as an example of this approach.
To shoot this video I met a gym owner & trainer who also happens to be a chocolatier and owns his little hand-made chocolate factory. He was just the best person to validate my hypothesis.
Then I accidentally met his business partner and learned quite a lot about running your very own factory on developing markets.
Some battle to get clients and some get clients who battle to get them if they’re the best in their craft. Most people aren’t the best though.
Most aren’t outliers.
Most are just slightly better or worse than others and this is where the service demand plays the key role, especially when starting out.
Why do fairly good beginner designers live in hell of struggle to get gigs, while most below the average Python developers swim in the heavenly ocean of leads?
Because your offer and target market matters!
Your choice will determine participants involved in the war - if you battle your competitors to get clients or if your clients battle each other to get you. Hence, choose wisely and follow where the demand moves. Trend is your friend.
If you’re squeezing yourself into an over-saturated market (that doesn’t even tend to grow), then you’re picking the wrong game to play.
In today's video I will show you how to find a service that is in demand.
The word "Feedback" makes people nervous, tense, and defensive. When used incorrectly, it can do the opposite that will result to decrease in performance, or even crushes your member's morale.
In this video, you will learn three steps that will help you give your team member's feedback that’s frequent, effective, and get the outcome you need.
Giving feedback is an incredibly powerful tool that must be provided on time to maximize the desired performance!
I was so enthusiastic about Apple products that my friends called me “The Unofficial Brand Ambassador”. I was so used to Apple products that I would probably call it an ADDICTION or maybe I was just trapped in their ecosystem of “seamlessly” interconnected tools. Then I had to get new computers for my team at the office because our Macs started overheating so much that marshmallows would melt on them.
Check this out! Here’s my new, out of the box PC parts and accessories I just bought. You can also go to a local computer store to build and customize an on-demand powerful PC in just a couple of hours. Have it your way – for 10x less money and with no addictions.
Most entrepreneurs get a bad headache when they discover that most of the team members don’t understand what they are doing. Entrepreneurs think that their entire team has a clear picture of what needs to be done and why, whereas in the reality it’s not the case. The souls of the staff are wandering around the office not knowing what to do for a simple reason - because YOU DIDN’T VISUALIZE your business.
In this video, I will show you 3 simple steps to visualize your business so your entire team is on track with your ideas. I will show you how to use simple tools that will simplify this visualization.
Follow these steps and get them on track!
Are you looking for ideas on how to train your newly hired employees in your company? Well, this is the perfect video for you!
In this video, I will talk about physical and virtual workspace, SOPs, and the process on how to onboard your team members in just a day so that they can be confident and happy with their job.
Watch this detailed tutorial to learn the perfect way of onboarding your new team members!
Your mind is your greatest asset. In this video, I will share with you the powerful tools that can alter your entire career to a business owner.
Having the proper success mindset as an entrepreneur will enable you to deal more effectively with the day-to-day of your business.
Think and act like a true entrepreneur!
This video will give you a deep understanding of the levels of advancement opportunities for you to think ahead and design your own career path as an entrepreneur.
Learn from these and start planning your next move!
Do you know why you're afraid of selling from home? Do you ask yourself the reason behind the nerve-shattering feeling? What's stopping you?
This video will tell you the biggest reason why an individual entrepreneur isn't selling – the mindset thing. Find out more as you watch the full video!
Turn the table and overcome that fear!
Today, I'm with my co-host Konrad Cichawa, and we will be talking about Mental Models.
This will help you guide your perception and behavior to understand life, make decisions, and solve problems.
Learning a new mental model gives you a new way to see the world — Join us until the end of this episode and see the world differently!
Some people lose their jobs, get laid off especially in this time of pandemic crisis. These techniques that I am going to show you are perfect if you're dealing with such and even if you're still currently hired in your company.
In this video, I will breakdown the process of how you can use your skill to start a business digitally.
Apply these techniques and become a business owner!
This video will give you a deep understanding of Business Model that consists of four pillars that will help you figure out how to make this work most quickly, from Virtual Assistant to running your own business.
SKYROCKET your career goals and be the boss!
Freelancing has been marketed so well that it has become irresistible.
Wait, have you thought about the realities of this industry versus the dreams? What are the mere ideas in this industry? What is reality?
Watch today’s video and discover the truth bombs of a freelancer lifestyle and how to get there yourself.
In this video, you will learn the advanced strategy on UpWork and Fiverr that you can start using today.
Eliminate competition by narrowing down your niche (The Right Way!) and skyrocket your sales!
Cashflow Quadrant is a powerful guide to seek financial freedom.
Watch this video to know how it progresses through the arrows and be on the fourth quadrant (Yes, the primary path to financial freedom!).
Learn, apply, and be free!
Finding freelance leads can be a thankless task. This video is a comprehensive guide that will give the must-have ideas on picking the right funnel for you.
Fix the issues and identify growth opportunities!
Here's the deal – you're charging too little. Yes, YOU.
This video will tell you everything you need to know about doubling your freelancing rate.
Today I am interviewing Vladimir from Ukraine, an employee to an entrepreneur who figured how to generate over $10,000 per month during the COVID-19 pandemic using Fiverr funnel only. He shares the massive change to his life after joining Tribal Mastermind.
Today I am interviewing Herbert Corazao, the rogue developer who figured how to generate over $15,000 a month using UpWork Funnel. He shares his strategies and techniques, as well as the main obstacles he came along the way.
Rejected UpWork profile again? Don't worry! In this video, I will reveal other ways that will be going to work for you in the long term.
In this video, I am walking you through step by step process of starting a new UpWork account and instantly getting approved.
Watch it before you attempt to get accepted on UpWork – it will help you avoid being rejected and save you some time!
Focus on long-term business and don't fall into traps. When you do this, you minimize the chance of becoming overwhelmed and maximize the possibility of seeing your idea through.
Set yourself up to win!
You don’t hear about millionaire freelancers. Reaching that seven-figure mark will require a hell of a lot of work. But there are ways to bring it back into reach.
Watch this video to know the alternative ways that will definitely give you a tremendous financial boost to become a millionaire.
Know the reasons why coaching fails to deliver the desired outcome and what is the best method to learn in business.
The truth may surprise you!
Beat work-from-home blues with a few tricks from the entrepreneurs who know how to get rid of loneliness.
Battling loneliness requires a little proactivity!
Is it getting harder and harder for you to get a job on UpWork? Here are 3 ways of taking over the competition.
Make use of the right tricks and get into the spotlight!
Here are 3 methods that add up to the ultimate technique on how to sell your skills and become a successful freelancer on UpWork.
Everything you do has an opportunity cost of time.
These are 3 methods of figuring out what is the one thing you should focus on today.
The magic happens outside your comfort zone. Doing scary things helps you grow – FACE YOUR FEARS!
One of the secret weapons to close more sales – YOUR VOICE TONALITY.
This video will guide you on understanding how our brains process tone of voice and how to improve it.
It’s all about the tone, style, and behaviour – may it be silly, serious, sceptical, or inspiring. Don’t underestimate the power of your voice!
Implementing clear, specific SOPs can be a total savior for your business. If this is not your current practice, you will definitely want to keep watching to strike out your cluttered routine!
Don't be so vulnerable to intimidation by apparent "GIANTS" that are in fact manageable, blown out of proportion, or made of paper-mache.
Keep calm and don't get intimidated!
Have you hired a team member to do your job? Do you feel like your workload is way lesser than before?
Watch this video to learn some valuable ways to be more efficient that will definitely generate more revenue.
Keep yourself hype and motivated through this simple life hack. Reward yourself from your hard work.
Take a break, go outside, and HAVE FUN!
Some entrepreneurs are being unaware of what they're doing and usually distracted from accomplishing what they actually want to do.
This video will tell you the secret of setting an intention that can keep your aim true as you apply it to yourself.
Well, it doesn’t hurt to try, right?
Everything is completely new to you as you start selling online. But have you asked yourself about what are the things you should seriously consider? What niche market should you avoid?
This video will give you tips that will ultimately result in more sales and more cash in your pocket.
Hardworking entrepreneurs usually feel like they don't deserve their time off. Having a vacation is not a waste of time. Learn to take a break and reserve your mental well-being.
Detach yourself from work NOW and release the stress and tension!
Reducing stress should be number 1 in your to-do list to keep you sane — and your company healthy, too.
This video will reveal the truth of what really makes you feel stressed. Learn from these tips and BE STRESS-FREE!
Resources: https://laker.io/running-a-business-is-not-stressful-resources/
One of the keys to ensuring a smooth transition to remote selling is to invest in effective communication. But what are the major things you will need to consider in finding a remote-commission based sales team online and how will it add value to your business?
Just sit back, relax, and focus on your business as you watch this video.
This will make your life easier!
Are you thinking of creating an online course? Worry no more! This video will give you a helicopter overview of how to build an online course and how to profit from a down-sell. Learn faster than you ever dreamed possible!
People fail to make the transition from a great idea to a well-executed strategy. This is why having only a vision of the different steps required to implement a business strategy doesn't solve the problem.
This video will give you an overview of how to convert your vague vision to specific plans and why we need to implement the quantified vision.
Starting a business is a mysterious process for many people. They know they want to start, but they don't know the first steps to take.
Here's a secret way to crack the code. Watch the full video and learn the step by step process to validate your idea.
Don't come up with random ideas without putting your thought into it!
Many people think routine as pure gut-wrenching agony, an endless repetition to live their everyday lives.
Do you want to know the keys to success and happiness?
In this video, you will learn 3 things to live your life in a certain way through healthy repetition. And this is perfectly legal to apply to your self!
Perfection is one of the greatest obstacles to a good life. But do you know that being a perfectionist can become a bad thing?
To pinpoint accuracy, we can strive for greatness and give ourselves a break. Accepting “good enough” can sometimes give you tremendous freedom.
Why Cars Or Lands Are Twice As Expensive In Some Developing Countries & How Can People Afford It: Beyond GDP.
We're used to measuring wealth by GDP but this is a too simplistic approach. Living in both developed and developing countries I've observed some interesting patterns. For example, people in the US tend to owe money to the banks (and therefore be on the minus) VS people in developing countries of Asia tend to keep a lot of cash and land/real estate assets in within their families (seeming poor on the outside, while realistically being wealthy). In today's video, you will find out why land and cars in some of the South-East Asian countries are at least double the price of buying the same car or a similar land size in the West. You'll also find out more about the best countries for the wealthy and learn more about the concept of the disproportion of wealth.
This video will help you discover a profitable niche – who you can help and what you can help them through identifying problem-based niches.
Watch the full video to jump up to the next level of your business!
Starting or thinking of expanding business usually confuses entrepreneurs because tons of ideas run through their minds.
In this video, you will learn 3 mind-hacks on how to gain more focus.
Break free from mental clutter and transition from confusion!
This video will show you the 10 must-have Alfred Workflows to boost your productivity and speed up your day.
Watch the full video to get extra tips on the keyboard shortcuts!
In this video, Gareth from Christchurch, New Zealand shares his awesome business journey of getting from 0 to $10k/monthly revenue. He was broke and at a certain point he made a big change - he started working on his mindset. As soon as he did that, everything changed. Watch the video to find out what mindsets are worth applying to prepare yourself for such business success!
In this video, I'm interviewing Riley a traveler and entrepreneur from Thailand who decided to start his own product due to the covid19 pandemic which didn't allow him to travel as of the moment. He shares the step-by-step process on how to have passive income through Amazon so he can travel the world and live anywhere.
In this video, I'm interviewing Cadence - a female entrepreneur from Malaysia who quit her corporate job and burned boats to start her own business. She shares her story and the main obstacles that she came across along the way. It's a truly inspiring story for anyone thinking to quit their job!
If you want to get similar results, apply to the Tribal Mastermind at https://www.tribalmastermind.com
Here is a full breakdown of establishing a report online - without fuss or any refined sales techniques - just a pure truth on what works and what does it.
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How To Build an RSS feed to always apply first: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9V4NF2V97jo
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I hate math and chances are you hate it too. That's OK. There is a solution. Today I will show you how to perform the most basic business calculation possible. After doing this exercise you'll be able to understand how to 2x your business.
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Sales 2.0 is about inbound leads, content marketing strategy and attractive social media appearance. An example 2.0 funnel looks as follows:
- Create valuable content to trigger social media algorithms to convert leads to message you via social media messenger platforms
- Convert those who message you into booked calls
- Close sales over the call
60% of the time, your leads will make the decision to buy or not at the stage 1 and 2. This means that most of the people who booked a call with you are already interested and your key focus is to pre-qualify them.
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Mike Lewandowski & Matt Panek were recognized by Forbes for their achievements in running their Facebook marketing agency based in Warsaw, Poland. They currently manage an ad spend of approx. quarter million dollars each month. Listen to the exclusive interview in Tribal News.
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The general aim is simple: You want to maximize the X number of visits on your pages and the conversion rate (by your target audience). You can do it by maximizing the quality of your content, targetting the right people and of course by maximizing the frequency of showing your content.
. 1Maximizing the frequency of showing your content You start with understanding the lifestyle of your customer avatar. What time do they wake up, and what up to they open first right after they open their eyes? Do they poop at work or at home? What app do they use as they are enjoying their time in a toilet? Wait...what? Yes. It sounds like a joke but common sense is a serious part of your customer avatar analysis. 42% of smartphone users use their phones while in a toilet. Ok... I made that number up, but it kind of makes sense, right? Here is what a day of my customer avatar (the subject) looks like:
-Wake up and check their Facebook messenger -Breakfast while checking their Facebook feed - iTunes Podcasts/ Spotify/ SoundCloud while on the way to their work/university - Check E-Mail as a first thing at work - Check Linkedin messages and feed to procrastinate and avoid working - Go to the toilet and take their smartphone with them, answer Whatsapp messages and check Instagram - Go home and go to sleep while watching YouTube on their iPad before they fall asleep
We've now discovered locations where we can establish report (create touchpoints) with the subject. This means that every day I should:
- Post on Facebook
- Post a podcast on iTunes, SoundCloud, and Spotify
- Send an e-mail to the list
- Post on LinkedIn
- Post on Instagram
- Publish a YouTube video
There are two ways to do it. One is to constantly create new content - it helps to stay relevant and on the cutting edge. The second one is to automate content marketing.
Post on Facebook → Run Facebook Ads using the most converting posts. Therefore you no longer need to create new videos to attract the audience to your posts. However, you will still need to write posts to keep your content relevant. Post a podcast on iTunes, SoundCloud, and Spotify → Convert all your videos into podcasts Send an e-mail to the list → Create E-Mail automation that every new subscriber is signed up for. Create a daily e-mail that sends them value. Never create a new e-mail without adding it to the automation. Therefore you're building an infinite stream of content ♾ Post on LinkedIn → Copy all YouTube and Facebook content to LinkedIn. Use bots to constantly add new audience (check if it's still allowed, however). Post on Instagram → Repurpose your content to Instagram by chopping off the best part of your video (posts). You can try what people enjoyed by using YouTube analytics, tools like HotJar or simply by reading comments and understanding what do people resonate with the most. Publish a YouTube video → Run YouTube Ads using the most converting videos. Therefore you no longer need to create new videos to attract the audience to your channel. However, you will still need to make videos to keep your content relevant.
How To Maintain Your Cashflow Stability While Growing Your Company & Innovating Rapidly by Matt Laker
Are you tired of pouring all your effort into developing, customizing and updating websites for clients who don’t always see the value in what you do?
When they think of ‘online business’, one of the first things most people think of is selling websites. But the problem lies right there – most people think of it. That means a saturated market, which means a lot of really cheap, experienced competition. This means that as a business owner, you will be working far harder than you need to, for much less return.
So, the obvious question: Is there a better alternative? Yes, there is.
Watch today’s video where I share with you my real personal experience of starting out selling websites. I’ll talk about how I discovered that it’s unsustainable, and the strategies I used to ‘break through’ this barrier and start making real money in a different niche.
Are you sick of your day job? Have you ever dreamed of doing business online, having the freedom to travel, do all those cool things you see people doing on YouTube, all while working on a project you love?
Being stuck in the same office day after day will get to anyone. Each day you have the same routine, see the same people, and perform the same thankless tasks. Hours become days, days become months, and before you know it you’ve run out of time to live life how you really wanted.
The only difference between you and the people you read about is that they took action and started an online business. This isn’t forbidden knowledge either – the ‘how’ is actually very easy, and I can prove it to you.
Watch today’s video and learn my personal strategies on how you can take the skills you already have developed, and use them in tandem with proven business models to start your new online business.
Could your business use an extra $1000? Maybe you have some bills due that you need to pay. Maybe you need some new equipment. Or perhaps all your business needs right now is a boost from $1000 of ads.
There are few things in life more frustrating than not having enough money. It's inevitable that you will occasionally need some for expenses, but what happens when you don't have it? Best case scenario your business stagnates, but sometimes it’s far worse than that.
Thankfully, getting that extra $1000 isn't as hard as you might think. There’s a lot of money out there, you just have to apply some creative thinking to get it yourself. Watch today's video where I'll walk you through the 3 fastest ways I know of to make that extra money. It’s actually quicker than you thought.
Are you wondering if you're making as much as you can in your business? Sometimes it can seem like other people doing the same thing are making far more, but you can't figure out why or how.
Sometimes we’re so caught up in our current process that we just keep ‘perfecting’ something that never really worked to begin with. Every day you have more sales calls with new prospects that don’t close, or don’t have the money – trying to make money this way can feel like trying to get blood out of a stone.
But of course, the only difference is that you don’t know what works. Fixing this is simply a case of learning.
Watch today’s video and find out how you’re losing $3000 PER DAY in your business. Learn how to correct your mistakes, and start making more money.
Are you sick of competing for the same small pool of low-paying clients?
In the age of the internet, how we do business is in a state of constant change. If all you do is follow everyone else into the ‘obvious’ platforms, and find clients in the ‘obvious’ way, then you’ll find yourself fiercely competing for the last-remaining clients with everyone else taking the same approach. All this leads to is restricted growth, and frustration.
The good news is that these traditional routes aren’t the only ones available. With just a little creativity you can discover new ways to find clients, and build your business the easy way. No more high-competition, low-results funnels!
Watch today’s video and learn my ‘one important trick’ to win new clients. I’ll walk you through the strategy, how to implement, and what you can expect from it.
Do you want to start freelancing, but are afraid that it won’t make enough money? Maybe you rely on the security from your current job, and don’t want to risk failure.
It’s a valid fear: when you aren’t making much money as a freelancer, life sucks. You wake up early, do a lot of work for minimal reward, which is then dipped into further by bank fees and taxes.
However, this doesn’t have to be a foregone conclusion. In almost all cases, unprofitable freelancing can be avoided simply by learning what processes you need to learn, and what bad habits to avoid from the start.
Watch today’s video to learn how to do business the right way from the start, earn more profits, and scale. Learn the secrets that I’ve personally used that have proven to be effective every single time.
Are you a Fiverr skeptic? Perhaps you’ve had a look at the platform in the past, but don’t get how you can make any ‘worthwhile’ money from $5 tasks?
Fiverr is one of those sites where it’s very easy to find yourself working long hours for a small gain. Most see it as an ‘extra money’ platform, and in many cases that’s exactly what it is. It isn’t taken seriously as potential for real money, because in most cases it doesn’t.
However, some people break the mold. Fiverr does indeed have its own set of ‘super earners’ who make 6 figures plus entirely through that platform. And I can show you how you can do it too.
Watch today’s video where I reveal the money-making secrets that you can use to turn Fiverr into a personal cash flow machine.
Have you reached a plateau as a freelancer? Maybe you have recurring issues with certain areas, or perhaps you’re simply looking for advice.
As a freelancer, there are a lot of hidden traps and pitfalls you need to look out for, and it’s easy to make big, costly mistakes. These mistakes could cause you to work excruciating hours for small amounts of money, or they could get you into more serious trouble. Sometimes you are aware of what mistakes you’re making. Sometimes you are completely blind to them.
A great way to avoid these mistakes is to learn from other people who already made (and solved!) them. Applying these lessons to your own business can dramatically cut your learning curve.
In this video I will share with you my 5 biggest lessons I’ve learned in all my time as a freelancer. You will learn two painful years of trial-and-error as I walk you through how to get the best out of your experience.
Are you tired of the long commute, trapped in a cubicle away from your family, earning just enough money to pay the bills, but not much more? Everyone is taught that ‘the rat race’ is the only viable path to success. You just show up to the same desk, surrounded by the same people, day after day, spend 8 hours building someone else’s dream, then go home to a few exhausted hours before bed. Repeat ad nauseam.
What if I told you that this doesn’t have to be the case? In today’s world it’s easier than ever before to find high paying work online, giving you more time to travel, if that’s your thing, or simply to spend more time with your family. Getting started simply requires a little creativity.
Watch today’s video to learn all about the five highest-paying online jobs currently available. If you don’t know where to start, then start here.
Have you been banned from UpWork, or tired of dealing with bad clients and a tanking job success score? Maybe you can’t even get your account approved due to their restrictive process.
Imagine this: You need to spend extra time, energy and mental strength just dealing with UpWork’s broken system – time and energy you could be using to generate more leads, and build your business.
However, UpWork, while dominant, isn’t your only option. New freelancing platforms are popping up every day, and plenty of them are much easier to use, and much friendlier to their freelancers. And no: Fiverr, while great, isn’t one of the ones I’m thinking of ;).
Watch today’s video where I take you through a comprehensive list of 48 UpWork alternatives that you can use today to start generating leads.
Are you sick of your job that ties you to one building day after day? Do you dream of traveling but just can’t get the time off?
Life is fast, and can go by in an instant. It’s very easy to find a comfortable office job, staying in the same city for decades, seeing the same people every day. If you don’t act now to make these dreams of freedom a reality, then one day it may be too late.
But the good news is, we live in the age of the internet, and it has never been easier to work remotely than it is now. Anyone can just pick up a laptop, find online work, and start living life how they want to.
Watch today's video and find out the pros and cons between starting a business or getting a job, and find out if the freelancing lifestyle is really for you.
When it comes to your freelancing business, does it ever feel like you just don’t have enough hours in the day? Maybe your working days just feel like a constant state of catch up?
If you’re doing everything by yourself, at a certain point you simply run out of hours in the day. You work and work, never getting a break, but at the same time you’re never going to grow. Your revenue stalls, and your quality of life just isn’t what you imagined when you first went into business.
The answer is outsourcing. Imagine how much time, effort and stress you will save if someone else is taking care of delivery, and customer service. Suddenly this frees up an enormous amount of time that you can use to grow your business.
Watch todays video and learn how to split your business tasks into bite size sections, and which of those should be outsourced and when. I’ll also share with you my secret recruitment funnel that gives me a constant ‘bench’ of new potential new hires.
Do you have a problem with your income?
Being broke is one of the worst feelings in the world. You can never afford to do what you want, and it can sometimes feel that life is passing you by.
In this video I tell you how you can escape the poverty trap, and give you actionable advice you can implement today to get your finances back on track.
Have you ever dreamed about becoming a freelancer? Instagram is full of digital nomads posting those classic pictures of lying on the beach with your laptop, cocktail in hand.
Well unfortunately this picture isn’t always accurate. To get to this point you need to put in an enormous amount of work; most people fail at this point before it even begins. And even when you reach the part where you can relax, will you even want to?
Here’s the good news: If you’re determined enough to scale this hurdle and build your freelancing business, you will have the freedom and money to choose how you want to live. If you want to work from the beach, then you can.
Watch today’s video and discover what the real freelancer lifestyle is all about, and how to get there yourself.
Do you want to become an online freelancer, but you have no idea what service to offer? Are you overwhelmed at the amount of options out there, with no idea where to start?
It can be tough to decide on a path to go down. After all, just deciding what skill you want isn’t enough – you have to put in the time to learn it, and to practice it. And what happens if you choose the wrong one? You end up wasting a great deal of time and money going nowhere.
It’s easy to give up at this stage, and many do. But you’re not alone. This is an extremely common issue that new freelancers face, and thankfully it’s one that can be fixed very easily.
Watch todays video and learn which freelance skills are in the most demand in the marketplace, right now, backed up by hard data.
Has a bad review ruined your success score on UpWork? All it takes is one mistake, one bad client to leave a negative review that hurts your reputation.
It's annoying, it looks ugly, and most importantly it's offputting to potential leads. After all, when you’re looking for a freelancer would you really want to work with the guy plastered with one or two star reviews, or the guy with glowing recommendations?
It’s easy to assume that negative reviews are the end of your profile; that you should just delete everything and start again. But what if I told you that you can not only fix this situation, but come back stronger?
Watch today’s video and find out the secrets of repairing a damaged UpWork reputation. I’ll walk you step-by-step through strategies that are proven to help you bounce back and get more sales.
Upwork offers so many amazing opportunities. Isn't finally getting a potential client on a call the most amazing feeling ever? Unfortunately, what tends to happen a lot is jumping on a call and having the person on the other end tell you that, while your service is exactly what they need, it doesn't quite match their price range. How can you be too expensive?
So many freelancers compete on price that prospects expect it, and price objections are among the most common that you will encounter.
Luckily, there is a solution that's going to keep you from repeating your mistake. If you do this, you will never hear a potential client complain about your price again. Intrigued?
In this video I'll walk you through the 'hidden value' you have to offer in order to justify your price.
Have you ever had a sales call where you were simply unable to connect with a prospect? Maybe you were confident and knowledgeable, but it just felt like it didn't click?
If you aren't able to quickly learn their motivation for considering your service, then you're missing a key part of the process.
In this video you'll learn how becoming an 'empathetic shark' can mean better sales calls, and more money in the bank.
Have you decided that the mainstream lifestyle isn't for you? Maybe it's the 9-5 that's bothering you. Or you're just tired of the same old routine. There is a way for you to break this vicious circle you're in, but you're going to need some help.
Surround yourself with inspiring people who will help you with your business. Travel the world with them. Get paid for your results, not your time. Create a legacy and be free.
Join our community of entrepreneurs and transform your life. How can you do that? Watch today's video to find out.
Are you confused about which product or service you should be offering on Upwork in order to make the most of it? There are so many options, but how do you make the decision that's best for you? Is it based on the market's demand and supply?
You obviously want to turn your work into a business that sells and gets you a fair amount of clients. There is a way to make sure the service you are offering can bring you a legitimate amount of money.
In today's video, I'm going to show you the few easy steps you need to do in order to achieve the best results on Upwork.
Have you ever tried offering a potential client your advertising skills? They ask about Facebook Ads, but you're not sure how to answer, because you have zero experience in this field.
How many clients have you lost by being completely honest? And is honesty really the key to a successful business?
There is a simple solution to your problem, and it has something to do with having more information than your customers.
Don't know what I mean? Watch today's video to find out.
Investing a lot of money into an online course is pointless. Sometimes, we pay for an online course because of all the success it promises. These things usually don't come cheap either.
How can you hope for success with nobody holding you accountable on the other side? How many people do you know who have bought a course and ended up with no results? A lot of people I know have purchased a course and didn't even watch a single minute of it.
The secret solution to this problem is good mentorship. But where can you find this?
Find out in today's video.
Do you want the entrepreneurial lifestyle but don't find the work suitable to you? Some people enjoy working at certain set timeframes and having people tell them what to do. That's okay.
You want to travel the world and be location independent, but don't really like the idea of having too much responsibility. There's a lot of risk with starting your own company.
So, is there a way to get the same freedom without starting a company and putting yourself under pressure?
There are three things you need in order to achieve this freedom. Want to know what they are? Watch today's video to find out.
Are you getting sort of frustrated with Upwork? It's easy if you're just freelancing on the side to make some extra money. But building a successful business from it can be extremely hard and stressful.
Do you know the few characteristics of people who get results on freelancing platforms?
There are a few people making hundreds of thousands of dollars a month. Who are they and what is their mindset?
Watch today's video to find out.
Are you spending too much time and money on your dropshipping business? Your items can be destroyed so easily, and people just don't seem to be buying anymore. Because there are so many people actually making money from this, it's so easy to think success is guaranteed.
Luckily, I have a solution for you. When everybody is digging around, looking for gold - what do you think sells the most? Shovels, of course!
Truth is, you don't have to give up your plans to start a dropshipping business. In fact, there is a way for you to make money whilst learning all about it. How can you do that? Watch today's video to find out more.
Are you confused about which product or service you should be offering on Upwork in order to make the most of it? There are so many options, but how do you make the decision that's best for you? Is it based on the market's demand and supply?
You obviously want to turn your work into a business that sells and gets you a fair amount of clients. There is a way to make sure the service you are offering can bring you a legitimate amount of money.
In today's video, I'm going to show you the few easy steps you need to do in order to achieve the best results on Upwork.
Upwork can fail its freelancers very quickly. Whether it's a single bad review or you got blocked, all of your hard work can be erased with a single bad choice. You're out of a job. What now? Bottom line is, you need to keep moving forward.
You might be doing well with Upwork, but that doesn't change the risk factor. If you've been using the platform for a while, you have an entry level funnel to generate leads mastered. But you don't want to be dependent on this, do you? So what can you do to keep moving forward and leave Upwork behind.
Obviously, the answer depends on where you are and where you want to go. How can you build another successful funnel? And what are the steps you cannot miss? Watch today's video to find out.
Are you ready to jumpstart your online business with hands-on advice from mentors on the spot?
It’s not all about spending time in a villa right on the beach and relaxing. Well, that may be a benefit but it’s all about learning how to hustle and get your business firing on all cylinders.
This video will give you an insider’s view to the brainstorming of this collaborative concept and how they plan to execute it.
Learn about these topics and much more here in today’s video: Be the First to Join the Hustle House – A New Online Business Boot Camp
Starting an eCommerce business without any knowledge on the topic is a bottomless pit. Do you want to keep falling?
eCommerce has a business model that requires a lot of investments. You spend your money on expensive courses, a website and marketing. Tens of thousands of dollars later, you still have no guarantee of success. In the end, you've lost a lot of money and made zero progress. Why is that? What can you do to keep from wrongly investing and losing all your savings?
What if I told you there's a simple way to fix your problem while still remaining in the eCommerce business?
In fact, there is a way for you to make someone hire you to learn about eCommerce. In today's video, I explain how a digital marketing agency can help grow your eCommerce business.
Upwork can be very hard on beginners.
It seems that, once you make your profile and get accepted, it's almost impossible to land your first job.
The algorithm on Upwork is pretty simple. The more money you make, the more liked you are by the system. But how can you get a good review if nobody will hire you? And why would someone even consider you if you don't have any reviews?
It's a vicious circle a lot of people have trouble breaking through. Luckily, there is a way. I'm going to share two of them in today's video.
Are you ready to land your first job? Keep on watching.
Stop watching YouTube videos!
Stop spending your time searching the platform for answers you know you're not getting. There is something most videos promise but never deliver. Results!
Whether you're looking to help your business grow or merely trying to improve your cooking skills, there are things you should be doing in order to achieve results. Watching content that promises a lot but brings nothing is not one of them.
So, how can you improve your business while watching these videos? The answer comes in a few simple steps. Watch today's video to find out what they are.
Have you ever been stuck in a rut? It's so easy for us to get lost on our way to the top. One day, you see your goals so clearly, and the next... Is it even worth it?
Maybe you're not getting as many sales as you used to, or a plan you had is just not being executed as you imagined. It's so frustrating, and you don't know how to get out of it. A problem like this can so easily be your downfall if you're not careful.
Fortunately, getting back on the horse is easier than you can imagine. In today's video, I'm going to share the tips I found most useful when I had trouble getting to work. Do you want to know what they are? Press play.
Learn about these topics and much more here in today’s video: 3 Ways to Pull Yourself Out Of a Rut
Affiliate marketing is known as a real money maker in the digital marketing industry. Unfortunately, it's tough to make it, and there is a whole lot of hustle involved. Have you ever wondered if there is something else you could be doing for the same kind of money?
Do you know what the difference between affiliate marketing and working for a digital marketing agency is? If you make the wrong decision between these two, you could be losing a lot of money!
In affiliate marketing, your goal is to attract as many customers to the company you're working with. Because getting leads is your goal, you are not getting paid up front and are getting absolutely nothing if you make no sales in the process!
A digital marketing agency is usually hiring you to make a funnel that attracts leads. This way, you get paid to learn, make the funnel, and attract leads.
So... Which of these two is better for YOU?
Learn about these topics and much more here in today’s video: WHY Working in a Digital Marketing Agency is Better Than Affiliate Marketing
Wondering how to turn a $5/hour side hustle into a million-dollar business?
I hate to break it to you, but most people are using Fiverr the wrong way. They see it as a low-paying platform for beginner freelancers and unfortunately get stuck in a continuous cycle of doing mediocre jobs for little pay. Fiverr actually holds tremendous value, but not many people know how to tap into its unknown resources.
Fiverr shouldn’t be used as the only way for you to get jobs, but rather as a tool to expose you to better-paying clients.
In today’s video, I will show you how to correctly use Fiverr and make the most of the platform. With this advice, you’ll be able to leverage Fiverr’s resources to grow your business to where it should be and generate more revenue. You’ll be able to go from being a measly freelancer to a hotshot business owner, earning more money than you ever have before and living a fulfilling life.
Learn about these topics and much more here in today’s video: Make Millions on Fiverr - The Secret To Success
Ever dreamed of earning multiple 6-figures just from UpWork?
Making an attractive income from UpWork just doesn’t seem like a possibility even to the most talented of us. We’re left to grind everyday, hoping to get better jobs that pay us more money so we’ll eventually have the time to do the things we enjoy. And once we spend more time doing the things we enjoy, then we’re spending less time working and our income suffers. It seems impossible to balance the two; a solid income and an enjoyable lifestyle.
But, let me be the one to tell you that it is ENTIRELY possible.
In today’s video, I outline a simple business plan that you can use to start making a very attractive income from UpWork. Not only is this business plan easy to follow, but it can also be applied to a wide variety of different services and industries. This made-for-you business plan can be implemented in your business today to help get you one step closer to leading the lifestyle you deserve.
Learn about these topics and much more here in today’s video: How To Make 30k a Month On UpWork With Wordpress Websites.
Are you struggling to make your profile shine on UpWork?
On a platform where it seems every man and his dog has a profile, it seems almost impossible to stand out from the UpWork crowd. With so much competition and so little room to differentiate yourself, marketing your services can be a struggle in itself. Having an average profile is going to mean you’ll have to spend more time and effort searching and applying for jobs.
That’s far from ideal, we want a profile that stands out and has customers practically begging us for our services.
So with that being said, how exactly can you go about creating a profile that stands out?
In today’s video, I’ll reveal how you can create a standout profile on UpWork in just 3 simple steps. With the help of these simple steps, you’ll be able to market yourself as not just another mediocre freelancer, but as a trusted expert in your given field. Resulting in more clients, better jobs, and more opportunities.
Here is how to utilize freelancing as the first step to start a business:
- Don't sell your time for money because your time and your hourly fee has limits (not scalable)
- Learn skills while work and use them in your future business. Get paid for learning. Use other people money to learn the lesson.
- Don't ever depend on one funnel or one team member only
- paid on packages vs hourly
- mulitply yourself/cloning - develop team & processes
- 2 mindset shifts
Are you seeing enough success with your Upwork profile? Do you want to start landing better-paying clients? Do you know what makes an Upwork proposal stand out from the rest?
Upwork is a confusing platform. It’s hard for a beginner to gauge how well their profile is doing and how well their proposals are being perceived by the people offering jobs. These people offering jobs are inundated daily with useless job proposals, and most of these mediocre proposals won’t even get opened.
Make sure you’re not one of them!
This video reveals how you can make your Upwork proposals really stand out from the rest of the crowd. Not only will you stand out, but you’ll learn what common mistakes most people make on Upwork and what kind of proposals work best.
With the help of this video, you’ll be able to create proposals that interest people reading them, increase your job hire rate and ultimately land your dream clients.
Learn about these topics and much more here in today’s video: Done For You Upwork Proposal.
Have you landed your dream client yet?
It can be frustrating working for clients who don’t truly value your work. You spend so much time pouring your heart and soul into your craft, only to be underappreciated and left feeling worthless. It’s such a shame to be producing high-quality content for clients who don’t know the true value of it.
Wouldn’t it be better if you could work with clients who appreciate your art or skill?
It definitely would be better, but most people don’t know how to attract and retain high-ticket clients. We’re talking about the high-paying ones that value your work and will reward you with a nice big paycheck.
In today’s video, we explore how you can attract and get high-ticket clients. You’ll be able to establish ongoing relationships with real businesses and become a master of your craft, all while enjoying it too.
Learn about these topics and much more here in today’s video: Upwork Millionaires - Stories of People I’ve Met Who Made Millions on UpWork.
Managing your Upwork account can be a headache even at the best of times.
Spending hours looking for clients, sending proposals, and handling messages can feel like a grind. People spend more time on the site trying to get clients rather than working on getting results for existing clients. We know that there are clients out there who need our help, but it just takes so much time trying to find these ideal clients.
What if there were ways to automate your Upwork profile so you had more time to improve other areas of your business?
This video contains a few simple hacks that will allow you to automate different processes within your UpWork profile. With these simple hacks, you’ll be able to find clients faster, handle business inquiries with ease and have more time for yourself.
Learn about these topics and much more here in today’s video: UpWork Automation: Tips, Tricks, and Hacks.
Do you know anyone who has made $1 million from Upwork?
Most people don’t think it’s possible. This is because they don’t understand how to leverage Upwork as a source to accelerate their business into a 7-figure entity. They don’t understand the secret hacks and skills people are using to earn a huge income from Upwork.
But what exactly are these hacks and skills that make some people so successful on Upwork?
In today’s video, we’ll go over exactly what these Upwork millionaires have in common, and reveal the hacks and mindsets they use to generate huge income. We’ll also reveal 3 mindset changes you’ll need to implement before becoming highly successful on Upwork.
Learn about these topics and much more here in today’s video: UpWork Millionaires - Stories of people I’ve met who made millions on UpWork.
Are you sick and tired of spending too much time doing mundane tasks in your business?
All too often people pursue online business as a way to achieve more freedom, but in reality, end up spending more time managing their business. Doing the same simple tasks day in and day out end up becoming tiresome and repetitive.
Our online business should be a way in which we can achieve freedom. Rather than wasting our days doing mundane tasks, we want to be doing the things we love; whether it be travel, hanging out with friends, or sports.
In this video, we reveal 8 simple upgrades that can enhance the productivity of our business. Not only will these upgrades save you time and money, but they’ll help you achieve the freedom you’ve always desired.
Learn about these topics and much more here in today’s video: 8 Low Investment Online Business Upgrades That Will Save You Time and Money.
What would you do if you made $48,000 last month?
Well, it doesn’t happen overnight and we learn all about his journey in business during this interview with tribe member Jonas Eisert.
Jonas has come a long way since his time producing video content with his mentor Matt Laker. Now he has benefited from the training and knowledge he received by turning that dedication and work ethic into a successful business within a relatively short amount of time.
Not only does Jonas discuss what contributed to his success but he is also very transparent about the sacrifices he has made as well.
We cover topics including: • Freedom means more than just money • Quality of life balance and working smarter not harder • The 3 Pillars of a Freedom Business • Timing to properly scale your business • Common mistakes • Which tasks to outsource and why • Training your team members • Process improvements
Learn about these topics and much more here in today’s video: $48k This Month - Interview with Jonas (+ Common Mistakes & Best Tasks to Outsource)
Your UpWork or Fiverr account has been suspended so how can you fix it?
Well, that depends on whether you want a quick fix or a band-aid to get you by or whether you prefer a long-term solution for your sales funnel. Ideally you would want both but first, you need to know the right actions to take to reactivate your UpWork or Fiverr account.
In this video, we also update you on the Hustle House along with other daily aspects of life and business in Vietnam.
Learn about these topics and much more here in today’s video: Your UpWork Account Has Been Suspended - Here’s Your SOLUTION! (+ Hustle House Update)
Why you sound tacky:
- You follow sales process religiously
- You are trying to be too nice or overconfident
- You are not trying to figure out if you can actually help them
Learn about these topics and much more here in today’s video: 3 Steps To Stop Being TACKY During Sales Calls - Become Natural In Sales
Do you know what awesome socks are and what they look like?
Aside from great fashion from Matt and Jonas, these proven travel tips will help ensure your trip is efficient and productive. Whether your travel is domestic or international, these helpful travel tips will come in handy.
Also in this video, you will listen to a discussion as they prepare for a joint webinar sales call. Here you will see behind the curtain as to why each of their specialties in B2B (business to business) sales and B2C (business to consumer) sales skills will be demonstrated during the webinar for others to learn from.
Learn about these topics and much more here in today’s video: Proven Travel Tips for Your International Travel (+ Preparing for Joint Webinar Sales Call)
What are the 2 aspects of a sales call that are always needed to successfully close sales calls?
In this video, you will hear a live sales webinar training hosted by 3 successful online business owners. Not only do they provide techniques and strategies to close sales, but they also provide some good analogies that you may use in your sales script as well.
It’s all about providing value on a sales call to properly identify the problems and determine what they are trying to achieve. Ask the proper questions, build rapport, but be sure not to provide solutions until you are working with them.
What are 3 ways you can improve your sales calls?
Learn about these topics and much more here in today’s video: 2 Rules to Successfully Close Sales Calls (+ Live Webinar Sales Training with Q&A)
Are you ready to jumpstart your online business with hands-on advice from mentors on the spot?
It’s not all about spending time in a villa right on the beach and relaxing. Well, that may be a benefit but it’s all about learning how to hustle and get your business firing on all cylinders.
This video will give you an insider’s view to the brainstorming of this collaborative concept and how they plan to execute it.
Learn about these topics and much more here in today’s video: Be the First to Join The Hustle House – A New Online Business Boot Camp
How many times have you conducted an awesome sales call and when you are ready to close you hear, “I Need to Think About It”?
Before you can begin to increase your closing rate on sales calls, you first need to understand their mindset. From there you can ask certain questions to pre-qualify your potential client and essentially pre-handle objections before they arise.
In the event this is still an issue, then you need to find out why they are really objecting. If they are in fact the decision maker, they really don’t need to discuss it with anyone else or think it over as long as you have provided the information needed to make an informed decision.
What questions can you ask to avoid these pitfalls?
Learn about these topics and much more here in today’s video: 4 Questions You Should Always Ask to Overcome the Think About It Objection
Are you tracking all your banking and processing fees correctly?
Do you know all the fees associated with each transaction?
As a business owner, you should have all your expenses calculated and tracked down to the penny. If this is not done accurately then you are losing profit or at the very least leaving money on the table.
A true entrepreneur knows every aspect of their business and in this tutorial, you will learn some helpful tips on calculations as well as how to track them.
What are the 4 questions you should ask yourself when considering to hire a project manager?
Many of you have often debated whether you are ready to hire a project manager or should you do the work yourself. You may be at the point where you have multiple projects and lead generation is going well but the delivery process may be a little overwhelming.
Aside from the right timing, other factors that need to be considered are expense budgeting, time budgeting, established processes, etc.
What’s the one thing you should do before hiring a project manager?
Learn about these topics and much more here in today’s video: Incredible Insights to Determine When You Need a Project Manager (+ Mistakes to Avoid)
Do you want to make more money?
Do you need more time?
Even if you are a consultant making $200+ per hour, you are still limited by the amount of money you can make. Whether you are a consultant or a freelancer, you are paid on your time and therefore you will always be limited on the amount of income you can generate as there are only so many hours in a day.
Transitioning to a business owner requires scaling which means a change in your mindset and in your processes. While there is a limit on the number of hours in a day, there is an UNLIMITED amount of projects you can complete if you have the proper support and systems in place.
Learn about these topics and much more here in today’s video: 3 Steps for Transitioning from Freelancer to Business Owner (+Tips on How to Increase Revenue)
Would you like to see a step-by-step tutorial on how to set up a recruiting funnel?
Can you imagine having a constant database full of potential candidates?
Recruiting can be very time consuming but there are a number of ways to streamline the process and filter out candidates that may not be the best fit.
In this tutorial, we cover the following items: • How to hire, the number of hires needed, and budgeting • Filter people out just like a regular sales funnel • Exporting recruiting database to a spreadsheet & how to manage it • How to filter down candidates based on your requirements • What questions to ask and the answers/personality traits to look for based on the type of position • Create competition and test finalists prior to deciding on the best candidate • Pros & cons of different recruitment funnels
Learn about these topics and much more here in today’s video: The Recruitment Funnel and Filtering Process (+ Typeform Tutorial & Tips for Job Posting)
How to do you efficiently manage multiple projects or clients simultaneously?
Learn project management basics for your own agency or running projects for clients. We also cover prioritizing and budgeting tasks properly.
You can see the simple steps Matt is using to manage 6 different projects each with subprojects as well and various team members for each task.
Learn about these topics and much more here in today’s video: Managing Multiple Projects Efficiently (+ Project Management Tool with Tutorial)
How do you make your first $6k sale in just a couple of weeks?
Sam was able to accomplish this sale by performing the activities that put him in the right place at the precise time with the ideal client.
Sam provides SEO services for clients utilizing a tripwire which in turn evolved into a larger sale. Although his situation is a little unique due to his background, the sales activities he took the time to complete yielded the desired results.
Business and sales is ultimately a numbers game and closing skills help but are not required as demonstrated in this example of success.
Learn about these topics and much more here in today’s video: How Sam Closed His First $6k SEO Sale (Interview with New Tribe Member)
Have you ever had a great sales call with a potential client but you were not able to close them?
You don’t need any hard sales tactics to close prospects. On the contrary, you need to have a genuine conversation and authentic approach.
Rather than trying to sell them, you should be trying to identify ways to help them and if it’s not in your wheelhouse then be honest and give them some direction even if it’s not within your products or services.
With that being said, there are four qualifiers that need to be met when working with a potential client.
Learn about these topics and much more here in today’s video: Qualifying your Prospects (+ Live Sales Webinar)
Have you ever needed or taken time to disconnect from life and reflect?
During this travel vlog, I will update you on my trip to Koh Phangan Island where I visited a meditation retreat. I have found meditation to be extremely beneficial in many areas of life along with being a natural solution to your well-being.
After that, I spent some time around the island on a rented Honda Rebel motorcycle. While roaming around the island, I met other digital nomads who told me about an awesome co-working space right on the water.
From there, I continued on to Bangkok to meet with some friends before returning back home to Saigon.
Learn about these topics and much more here in today’s video: Reflecting in Koh Phangan Island (+ Travel Adventures Update)
Am I ready to outsource certain tasks/processes right away or should I develop the processes and figure it out myself first?
Failing is part of the learning processes when you are building a business. With that said, you also don’t want to make the same mistakes that others have frequently made.
You also need to consider whether you are hiring assistants or beginners to replicate tasks or consultants/experts that have industry experience. This will be the major factor when deciding whether to outsource immediately or handle the majority of tasks yourself.
Learn about these topics and much more here in today’s video: Outsourcing Processes Immediately vs One-Man Show (+ Actual Project Management Business Example)
Which is better when it comes to producing content, quality or quantity?
I have some real-life examples of each of these situations. One video I had entailed a high-cost production with 4k video that also used drone footage and shot on location in multiple countries. Another video was produced with low quality just sitting on my couch discussing a particular topic.
Which video generated 100,000 views and few thousand comments?
Either way, you will want to understand the difference between quality and quantity in order to determine what is best for your business and your brand.
Learn about these topics and much more here in today’s video: Content Marketing – Quality vs Quantity (+ Pros and Cons of Each with Real Life Examples)
With all the free online content out there to educate yourself, why would you bother paying for information or training?
There are a couple ways to approach this as different people will obviously have different perspectives but there is a reason why all this free motivational and inspirational content is so readily available.
The easy answer is that it’s click bait and obviously intended to provide you general information to motivate you to purchase their product or service. This can be ok as it’s a common practice for marketing but when it comes to information, you must be sure to research on your own to validate the information you receive.
While the amount of free information is plentiful, there is something to be said about paying for information and training. Hands-on training and information regarding systems and processes are valuable so therefore it costs money as there was a significant amount investment regarding the time and money to develop it.
Generally paid information is usually better than free content as it is more structured with step by step instructions but you still must conduct your own research to make a decision that benefits you the most.
With that being said, if you’re just starting out then definitely research and absorb as much free content as possible with videos and podcasts. At some point, you will want to start making some small investments in books or low-cost training courses to move to an intermediate level. From there, you can then determine the type of advanced training and budget required to start taking significant actions towards your long-term goals.
Learn about these topics and much more here in today’s video: Free Online Content vs Paying for Information (+ How to Calculate ROI and Scaling Your Business)
Can the financial crisis in Venezuela affect your business?
By now, almost everyone is aware of the economy in Venezuela. They are experiencing hyperinflation at an alarming rate and if that’s not bad enough, they can’t send or receive money via PayPal or wire transfers from most financial institutions.
So how are they supposed to make money?
Enter fivebucks, a freelancing platform that utilizes blockchain technology. Many of you may be unaware of the quality of freelancing work from South America and Venezuela in particular. In addition to the quality work of Venezuelan freelancers, it’s a huge boost to their economy.
For every $5 (U.S. currency) you spend with them that is equal to about $1.2M Bolivar so this creates a great opportunity for Venezuelans and for those looking for outsourcing.
Learn about these topics and much more here in today’s video: How the Financial Crisis in Venezuela can Impact Your Business (+ New Freelancing Opportunities)
Why is your business not growing even though you are grinding it out working 50 or 60+ hours per week?
Anyone who has owned a business has been there before. You put in so many hours every day but you get about the same revenue month after month with little or no growth.
Traditionally, wealthy families would compound their assets and grow exponentially. But thanks to the information era that we currently live in, scaling a business is easier than ever before.
It essentially takes one thing to grow your business exponentially….reinvest your profits! Now there are some other factors like testing ads and processes which takes time and money but once you discover the best method, it will pay off big time with streamlined business systems in place.
Learn about these topics and much more here in today’s video: Scalable vs Non-Scalable Business Models (+ Steps for Instant Exponential Scaling)
Is it worth it to run a business in a large competitive market like the United States or England?
Are you located in another country that may have very little competition but worried about whether there are enough quality opportunities or revenue to sustain your business?
What you normally find is that most countries are usually behind current trends in the US and the UK when it comes to areas of business such as sales funnels, technology, marketing, etc. People from these markets are used to selling and being sold to every day, unlike other markets. An example may be that a $2,000 retainer for Facebook Ads campaign is pretty common in the US and the UK but that may be much more challenging in other markets.
If you currently reside in a more challenging market like Poland, Russia, Romania, etc., you will most likely find it more difficult to acquire higher quality clients with the budgets to accommodate most projects or services. What’s exciting about local markets, is that if there is a proven funnel in a larger market then it will definitely work in your local market as well. The downside will be that you may meet with more resistance since they aren’t used to these types of strategies or business services, especially with high revenue products.
There are a number of other factors to consider like if you are fluent in a language that isn’t widely spoken or whether you have an advanced level of skill in your particular area of business or industry.
Learn about these topics and much more here in today’s video: Advantages & Disadvantages of Competing in Large International Markets versus Smaller Local Markets
It was my birthday but this was more than just another family trip!
Seven years ago, I traveled to the Kho Phi Phi Islands as a backpacker. Now I have an entirely different perspective on life coming back here this time with my family and my girlfriend.
The water is a crystal clear turquoise color with beautiful reefs and tropical fish. And we can’t forget about the wild monkeys. They are very friendly and enjoy feeding, sometimes at their own leisure as they can sometimes make themselves too comfortable, lol.
After the family trip, I will also spend some time alone to meditate at a retreat. During a personal battle with depression, I educated myself on different areas of fitness, psychology, and I eventually learned about meditation as well.
Additionally, I will share some tips on the most economical ways to withdraw money from banks and ATM’s when traveling internationally.
Learn about these topics and much more here in today’s video: Kho Phi Phi Islands Vlog – Family Trip for My Birthday (+ Saving Money Internationally on Bank Fees)
Are you ready to scale your business? If so, do you need to hire just one person or a team?
There are a number of things to consider when you are ready to start recruiting for your business. There are pros and cons for hiring one person versus a team but there are a few key factors to consider.
For the roles or tasks that need to be completed, do they require different skill sets or training?
Do you have enough work to support multiple team members?
What is your recruiting budget or monthly salary expenses?
No matter how many people you decide to hire, the most important concern you need to address is whether you have their full commitment.
Learn about this new online business model, these topics, and much more here in today’s video: Scaling Your Business with One Person Versus a Team (+ Key Factors to Consider When Recruiting)
Do you want to avoid many of the mistakes most online businesses tend to make when just starting out?
If you have discovered your passion and/or skill set and want to monetize it, then you are in the right place. Jason Whaling has tested a number of online business models along with various courses from so-called gurus.
He may not tell you how to find your passion but he will give you all the pros and cons so you can make an informed decision to help you determine what works best for you.
We cover topics including: • YouTube SEO • Defining the difference between a skill or a passion • What and who influenced him • Creating a sales funnel with NO up-front investment • Steps to take before building a product and starting your business • What to look for when purchasing a course • Why realistic expectations are often not marketed accurately • Courses help but they aren’t shortcuts to automating your business
Learn about this new online business model, these topics, and much more here in today’s video: A True Online Business Guinea Pig – Jason Whaling Interview (+Tips to Monetize Your Passion & Skills)
Are Facebook ads a good niche to start a digital marketing agency?
There are a number of things to consider when starting an agency and one of the toughest is deciding on a business model that has large one-time sales versus recurring smaller sales.
It also depends on your level of expertise in a particular niche but you can always educate yourself as needed to improve your business as well.
You also have to consider how to recruit, train, and retain freelancers/team members in addition to how and when to consider scaling.
We cover topics including: • Why Mike chose the Facebook ads niche • What stage of scaling he is currently experiencing • Current growth pains and his strategy to overcome them • Available positions that are available now on his team • Discussing language barriers and the end product
Learn about these topics and much more here in today’s video: Generating Recurring Income with Facebook Ads Agency - My Brother Mike's Online Business Structure
Are you tired of seeing all these so-called gurus with fancy cars talk about all the money that they made overnight?
There’s a lot of good content out there, but you have to be careful with all these courses that promise money instantly with no experience needed.
Greg has made it his mission to document his personal journey testing different business models while teaching you the mistakes and scams to avoid along the way. He gives you the pros and cons of each one while also giving you realistic expectations of earnings and the time frame it will take.
Along with documenting actual earnings, Greg is also very open about his mistakes along with the most common mistakes when starting out. This kind of transparency is pretty rare with all the content out there nowadays and it’s one of the main aspects of his channel that really resonates with his audience.
We cover topics including: • A new drop shipping business model with no money down required • His personal story and why he started his channel • How to differentiate scams from true online stores/businesses • Testing online different business models • Affiliate marketing & which products he uses • Increased accountability with his channel • Best business models when you are starting out
Learn about this new online business model, these topics, and much more here in today’s video: Avoid Online Course Scams from So-Called Guru's (+New Business Model with No Up Front Money Needed)
Do you want to consistent income every month?
With recurring monthly revenue, you can (for the most part) count on that income every month. This gives you a number of benefits including:
• business planning & strategy • budgeting & forecasting • determining recruiting needs • customer retention • consistent work for your team/employees
Generating recurring revenue may be much easier if your online business provides services such as Facebook ads, Google ads, YouTube ads, etc. but if your business model is based on one-time sales, this may be more difficult.
In order to implement recurring services you ultimately have to provide value for an on-going basis which can be accomplished in a couple of different ways. You also need to know how to set up invoicing and payment processing and those needs may vary depending on countries your company does business with.
Learn all about how to implement recurring income with your online business along with some helpful tips on automation and reducing your payment processing fees in today’s video: Generate Recurring Income for Your Online Business (+ Tips on Automation & Lower Processing Fees)
Do you want to scale your business?
Well, in order to know that you first have to learn how to calculate your conversion rate.
Learn how simple math will show you the true value of each lead. You can even calculate the actual cost to get one potential customer to your website.
These calculations will also help you determine which sales funnels are operating more efficiently as well or which funnels you need to adjust.
Once you know your conversion rates, then you will be able to determine the number of leads required to reach your financial goals on a monthly basis.
Learn all about conversion rates along with additional tips on creating a recruitment funnel and scaling your business in today's video: How to Calculate Your Sales Conversion Rate (+ Tips on Scaling Your Online Business)
A while ago, I watched kids of my friends watching YouTube for hours. I was curious, what are they watching. Is it Powerpuff girls like I used to watch?
No! They watch some other random kids unboxing toys and playing. I looked into one of these YouTube channels.
It turns out that the biggest one, Ryan Toys Reviews, has 13 Mil subscribers! Ryan's channel is the second biggest YT channel in the United States! (After one wrestling channel - what's wrong with you America?)
The former head of Nickelodeon (from when they started Spongebob) contacted Ryans parents and signed a deal with them.
Nickelodeon is moving to social media now. They are creating pocket.watch - a new way of delivering content to the digital generation.
Ryan is four years old, and he made a lot of money. So did his parents. Other parents followed the idea and started uploading even more "creative" footage of their kids on YT.
Parents tried so hard that the content started being disturbing. For example, YT banned a channel where kids were throwing food at each other "the food fight channel."
Ryans success, the deal with Nickelodeon is an excellent showcase of the direction of marketing and content delivery (to generation Z).
The most prominent mistakes entrepreneurs do, in my opinion, are:
Reinventing the wheel instead of copy-pasting what works A lot of young folks think that they need to reinvent Facebook or Uber. In reality, the probability of making your business profitable is higher if you only copy paste what worked for someone else & do it well.
Branding instead of sales "First I need a logo and amazing website" is the second biggest mistake. No, you don't need any of these. In fact, you need sales and revenue. Anything else is helpful but not necessary & secondary. Your business will not survive without sales but it will, without a logo.
Running 5 companies at the same time instead of focusing on a one thing You can work 3 yards carrying five items, or 100 yards moving one. If you split your focus, you will not get excellent results in either of these.
Not getting a mentor that is just slightly ahead than them Many folks think that they need a millionaire mentor. In reality, you need someone who is slightly ahead of you.
Is it too good to be true?
Is it really possible to find a mentor that can teach you how to build business and teach you life improvement techniques that guide you to improving yourself, your business, and your brand all in one person?
If you are branded and broke wondering what you need to change or who you need to become in order to make money consistently online and become a successful entrepreneur, then you are in the right place.
We cover topics including: -Starting with the right mindset -Formal education vs self-education -Dealing with parents/friends projecting their beliefs and fears -Which social media platforms are best for your brand -Focused niche approach & when to scale your business -360 degree marketing strategy -Ways to connect with your audience -Surrounding yourself with the right mentors/coaches
Learn about these topics and much more here in today’s video: Transform Your Inner Game - Dr. Tracy's Insights to Improving Yourself, Your Business, & Your Brand (Interview with Dr. Tracy Timberlake)
Have you ever lost an employee or freelancer just before a large project or at a crucial point in a project?
Do you want to prevent employee turnover and ensure loyalty from your team members?
If this has ever happened to you, then you can understand how turnover affects profit as well as the ability to provide an excellent customer experience.
Learn about the difference in the employee/freelancer mindset and how to provide your team with a secure sense of stability in today's video: How to Build a Loyal Team that Loves Working for You (Outsourcing Advice by Matt Laker)
Johnny FD is the definition of a true renaissance man as he makes income from a number of sources such as dropshipping, Udemy courses, Kindle publishing, affiliate marketing, etc. On top of that, he has other interests like travel, Muay Thai boxing, scuba diving, building bamboo homes, and so much more.
Riley Bennett from Livin’ That Life joins us as well and tells how he learned about Johnny FD and was inspired to live a similar lifestyle as a digital nomad.
We cover topics including: -The current state of digital marketing -Digital nomad lifestyle benefits -The downsides of the lifestyle such as loneliness and lower/realistic income expectations -Emerging new destinations for potential nomad communities -Overcoming failures
Learn about these topics and much more here in today’s video: Being a Digital Nomad - 3 Full-Time Travelers on Freedom Business (with Johnny FD & Riley Bennett)
Alright, guys, I have to confess something that you have probably never expected to hear from me:
UPWORK SUCKS.
Whaaaaaaat? Did Matt Laker just say that? The guy who is talking about how you can make a lot of money on Upwork in every second video?
Yes. I did. But I have my reasons for it.
First of all just to clarify that: You CAN build a business based on Upwork, many people in our tribe and I have built a 6-figure business with the Upwork funnel.
BUT: There are many reasons why Upwork is not the best choice for you.
In today’s video, I will not only share the main issues that you will face on Upwork but also what are better alternatives if you want to find clients online!
I have met a lot of amazing people in my life, but Emmanuel is indeed in a league of his own. Seriously, you won't believe what this guy is doing but let me give you some insight.
So first of all, his business is making more than $1M per month. Yes, that's correct, and it's not a typo. Let me write this out - $1,000,000 per month! By the way, did I mention that he is only 20 years old?
That in itself makes him a pretty impressive person, but this is what makes him even more remarkable:
He is super humble, down-to-earth, and just that regular friendly guy. Even though he is at the top of the online business game, he merely says, "I am still that person that I was a few years ago."
Luckily he is one of our tribe members, so I had an incredible opportunity to interview him for everyone to learn from and let his journey provide you motivation as well! He gave me some remarkable insights into his personal story, his mindset, and his process of running an online business.
Find out what's in the head of a 20-year-old millionaire!
Are you looking to start an online business targeting a market that is not over saturated?
Would you like to sell in a market with very little competition?
Do you want to travel somewhere warm during those cold winter months?
If you are German or living in Germany and trying to make money online, there are specific patterns and business models that work well there.
There are many factors why this particular market has a tremendous opportunity, especially since German businesses prefer to buy products and services from other Germans whenever possible.
We also share how Jonas (one of our tribe members) is consistently making $13k per month (or 10.000 Euros per month) utilizing a LinkedIn sales funnel.
Why is the German market not over saturated yet?
You can find out why in today's video where you will also find step by step solutions on: How to Start an Online Business if you are German!
Where are you living right now? The more important question may be whether you think that you will settle down there for the rest of your life?
Most people now a days prefer not to stay in the same place all their lives. On the other hand, moving to a new place means facing a lot of challenges. Sadly, this is holding the majority of people back from making their dreams become a reality.
Once, I actually spoke with a person who said, "My phone won’t work abroad and I don’t know how to solve that.". Of course, this is an extreme case and this is not the main reason why most people will not choose to move to a new location but there are bigger challenges to consider as well.
"No money, no honey." How can you generate income? How do you find a new job? It takes a lot of work and you don’t want to start over from the bottom again if you choose to transition to a new company, right?
Also, in some countries wages are so low or language barriers are so high that it doesn’t make sense for you to get a job there.
What do you do here?
The solution is obvious; build a life of freedom with a location independent business. It’s this digital nomad lifestyle that allows you to run an online business virtually from anywhere in the world. You can find clients online, manage your team, and create consistent income all working remotely online.
This allows you to actually be free and live however and wherever you want.
How exactly can you do this? Check out my new video!
Have you ever had this feeling that you are not making any significant progress?
Maybe you feel this way about your fitness, your relationship, or regarding your career?
There is this feeling that everybody else is moving a lot faster than you?
Don't worry, this is something that almost everybody goes through once in a while and luckily there is a solution!
In today's video, I talk about how you can overcome the feeling of being stuck and how to upgrade your life to get to the next level!
What is your FAVORITE GAME of all time?
Comment below!
This question might sound trivial, at first but, what if you could copy mechanisms of your favorite game and use them in real life?
Think about how AWESOME it was to increase your income in SimCity and Monopoly. Think about how EXCITING it was to UNLOCK and EXPLORE new areas on the map in GTA San Andreas. It was such a CHALLENGE to get to a BOSS LEVEL in Super Mario. Do you remember that feeling of being the best player in Counter-Strike or Call of Duty Multiplayer?
Playing those games was ADDICTING and somehow REWARDING as well. Your parents couldn't get you out of your bedroom and then you had to grow up.
You started focusing on making money for a living. You had to go to work with a corporation or start a business.
Ughhhhh....Life stopped being as exciting. Life was no longer a game and it became a constant grind.
So how is it possible that all the millionaires say that, "Life is a game"? What fucking game are they playing in this workload of boredom?
The Millionaires trick is to make their life a game.
Hmmm...so what if it was possible to turn everything that you don't like doing (but you know you should) into an EXCITING game?
What if you could feel like PLAYING a game instead of working and you were waking up every day feeling HYPED to start playing again?
What if you could copy the mechanisms of your favorite games and actually them in your work life?
It is possible thanks to Gamification and all you have to do is to understand the underlying game mechanisms and apply them in your daily life.
There are two types of businesses which are Online and Offline.
Here is the usual problem: Most people who are starting today try to build a business 100% online but they don't know how to use the assets of a traditional offline business.
Most people who started a brick and mortar business have no idea about funnels, Facebook Ads, and websites so they are missing out big time on all the fantastic opportunities to create and convert leads online.
Charles is a full-time real estate investor (classic offline business). He managed to transform his conventional business into the online world. The results that he is getting are insane.
He shared with me all the details of his best strategies and ways to make money both online and offline!
A business can only skyrocket if you scale it - and therefore you need to give away some tasks.
I call that "buying back your time".
Yes, you can do everything yourself to a certain extent. But if your business grows at some point you need to hire employees or freelancers. Otherwise, you will burn out or fail.
But how to do that properly? How to hire people? And how will your life change once you do that?
Ali is a very successful online business owner. She is using the power of outsourcing online to grow her business and live a life of freedom.
In my interview with her, she shared specifics on how she is hiring people and how she built her business.
Trust me guys, she knows what she is talking about!
Here is the first part of Riley and me in Saigon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-dsOB_6ShQ
When I first came to Vietnam, it was a cultural shock for me. Literally, everything here is so different compared to the western world.
The traffic is different, the way people work is different, and of course the food is different as well. It took me a while to figure out how the country really works.
Recently my friend Riley (a fellow digital nomad) visited me here in Saigon. Together we explored the city and shared what we have learned about living in Southeast Asia.
Do you like superhero comics with people who gain incredible strength and powers? I have always thought that this is a little too much fiction for me and not realistic at all until I learned about The Bioneer.
He is a YouTuber talking about personal improvement, technology, fitness, and increased performance. This may sound like too many different topics that are not connected at all but they have more in common than you may think.
I had the chance to interview Adam, the man behind The Bioneer. His lifestyle is far from average from the way he works, the way he thinks, and how he connects various aspects of his life like fitness and technology to become superhuman.
He gave me some incredible insights about what opportunities we have these days to transform our lives and become the very best versions of ourselves.
Check out the interview with The Bioneer.
The weirdest thing I have ever seen when it comes to living as a digital nomad was in Bali. It was a great sunny day where I just woke up and wanted to get some coffee.
So I went into this coffee shop and I saw this weird sign on the wall. I was still somewhat of a zombie (since I had not had my coffee yet), so it took my brain a while to realize what my eyes were reading.
The sign said, "No Digital Nomads Allowed" and below that there was a red circle around a laptop with a line though it.
WTF…No digital nomads allowed?
Later I understood that it actually made sense. There are so many people working remotely in Bali and you will most likely meet quite a few of them every day. Of course, these guys take up space in cafes all day while maybe only ordering a couple drinks and potentially costing businesses other potential customers.
It's similar in cities like Bangkok, Chiang Mai, or Saigon but why? Why do so many digital nomads move to Southeast Asia?
In today's video, the full-time traveler Riley Bennett and I discuss why we choose to live here.
If you are not familiar with sales, this situation will most likely happen at some point during the sales process:
One day you will have two people on a call or two different types of decision makers. Maybe they are business partners, maybe one is the CEO and the other is the marketing director, or perhaps it's just your potential client and their spouse.
It will definitely happen and there is a big difference between selling to one or two people, especially if they have different personalities!
Imagine one person on the phone is very emotional and one is very logical. One perspective or point of view that may convince one of them but it may also make the other one feel uneasy or oppositional.
So how do you handle this?
In today's video, I explain the approach of closing sales over the phone if you must speak with two people with different personalities at the same time.
Sven used to be a soldier and now he is a full-time business owner.
In the past he was sent to different countries with the army and now he is traveling around with his girlfriend.
As a soldier, he learned a lot of skills but are these skills applicable to business? The fact is that he is one of our tribe members who achieved results in a very short amount of time.
In today's video he shares what made him apply, how his life changed with running an online business, and what it means to be a digital nomad!
I talked with a Portuguese entrepreneur, Romeo.
He initially struggled to make his business work. He was working in a startup accelerator. He was hoping that he can learn a business from them.
It turned out that this was not bringing him any success. It was a lot of talking, a lot of "magic" but unfortunately no real results.
Now he makes more with one sale than he used to do in a month at his startup job. He closes $1.5k+ sales, travels full time, and learns things that work. He serves customers all around the world, constantly looks to improves himself and his business but most of all he now actually enjoys the work he does!
We met at Starbucks in the center of Barcelona. He just came to Spain from Lisboa.
Do you have an Instagram account? If yes, are you a consumer, a producer, or both?
Instagram is an incredibly powerful tool, and it’s still growing! Facebook is old school already, Snapchat has no real USP compared to Instagram. So if you are not using Instagram for branding and marketing of your business or your personal brand yet, you are missing out big time!
For all those who want to get started – In today’s video I share step by step instructions on how to share video content on Instagram. It’s a process that my team and I are doing daily. Here is the system that we created to make the workflow as simple as possible while getting a lot of value for the brand.
Picking up one girl from every country on this planet?
This is what people actually think when they wrap their mind around dating as a digital nomad. Is it really like this?
Well, yes it is true that you have the chance to meet a lot of interesting and exotic girls when you travel! You can have a lot of fun when you are free and just enjoying your life. It sounds amazing? Don't forget one important thing!
If you have this mindset of traveling and exploring, you have one big issue.
Most girls can't just leave their city, their friends, and their job. They can't join you on this journey.
So what to do if you fall in love? What to do if you want to have a serious relationship?
In today's video, I am talking with the digital Nomad Riley Bennett from "Livin That Life" about dating as traveling entrepreneur.
There is a simple method to scale your business using math, the business multiplication method (BMM).
Yes I know, I always preach against Business Universities and formal Business Education. I am against enforcing intelligent people to attend high school classes without the ability to chose what they want to learn etc...
However, I have nothing against math, chemistry, and biology (my most hated subjects from high school). In fact, I think all those subjects are fascinating and intriguing. The education system did a great job to present them as boring and inapplicable in real life.
Luckily, I am working hard to fix this emotional trauma not to be biased about the importance of real education.
Recently I fell in love with math because even though they lied to me at school, it can seriously change your life and business.
However, it turns out that you don't have to learn quantitative methods, nor statistics. All you need is multiplying. Let me show you what I mean in today's video!
"Make $3,485 online with this one simple method!" Fuck, that looks like a scam, right?
These days you see a lot of stuff like that. Gurus who pretend that they can make you rich fast. This is why many people have this feeling that online business is something weird. They equate making money online with a scam.
On the other hand, there are digital nomads traveling around and making money online. It is actually possible to make money online legitimately...
Now it's time for some truth - What is an online business? How does it work? Most importantly, how can I distinguish a real functioning online business from some scam that is just trying to rip me off?
I have run an online business for many years now and I am surrounded by more than 200 online entrepreneurs in our tribe. That's why over time I developed a good understanding for what online business models actually work and which ones that don't work. Some of the models that don't work, I had to find out the hard way by trying and failing terribly!
In today's video, I share with you How to Really Start an Online Business and What Skills You Need to be Successful in That Field!
I often get this question, "How can I find clients?" Sadly, this is not a very good question.
The reason why is that you don't want to just get any clients. You want to get GOOD clients, trust me.
People who start their own business often don't care about that. They just want to get any client and make some money whenever possible. They are also willing to do everything, even for just a small amount of money.
THIS IS A VERY BAD BUSINESS DECISION!
This is bad for you, bad for your business, and bad for the client.
There are ways to get clients and there are better methods to get the high-quality premium clients.
What's the difference? It's not only about money. Of course, good clients might pay more but this is not the most important reason.
In today's video, I will talk about what kind of clients you should be looking for and how to get them to work with you!
People always told me, "Don't ever work with friends, because it will screw up your friendship."
I wanted to test this theory and a few months ago I on-boarded my best friend to work with me. Some things were great, but sometimes there was a lot of drama. Most of the problems while working with a friend comes down to the fact that the line between friendship and business becomes blurred. This causes a lot of issues such as, "I want to be nice and treat my friend fairly" etc. It is WAY harder to negotiate deals with a friend because you need to have the interest of your friendship in mind as well.
I found that 50/50 deals are too vague but that it is possible to work with a friend differently. You need to consider yourselves independent contractors who are merely trading services between each other. This kills the bullshit game of "who is working more or less" or "how to divide the money".
Create micro deals per process or percentages per procedure and stick to them. I call it the micro deal system (MDS), but it's not anything fancy. It means that each person is paid for a specific result that he/she can bring to the business. Watch the video we made about this!
What's your personality, are you a fighter or a builder?
Here is the difference:
Fighters are the guys who take risks, who make decisions fast, who are not afraid of changes, and find new ways to get things done.
Builders are the ones that create a structure, build systems, they are very organized, and responsible. They make rational decisions and are able to understand complex situations.
Here is the important part: Every business needs both types! All the efforts and the creative outcome of the fighters is useless if you don't have builders who put these ideas into a structure. Also, the builders are lost without somebody leading the way and pushing the business forward.
The problem is that most people are either a fighter or a builder, not both. So what can you do in business or in life if you lack the skills of the opposite type?
In today's video, I share what my type is and how I implement both ways of thinking into my business!
How does that super famous quote go again? A thousand mile journey starts with the first step, right?
Once I had I client and he asked me to create a website with a payment gateway for him. I had no idea how to do that, but I took the project anyway.
If you start a business, this first step is not that easy. There are so many questions as well:
Am I experienced enough? What business model should I choose? How do I find clients? What tasks should I begin with?
Most people think that they need to have a lot of skills to actually start a business. They don’t feel ready. Well that's not always the case.
Guess what happened with this project I mentioned. I was forced to figure out how the payment gateway works. I hired a freelancer to help me and in the end I not only delivered it on time, I also learned a great new skill.
Once this first step is done, you just have to keep moving forward. But first, you need the right road map before you begin.
When Tom says that he makes $100,000 most people are impressed and say, "Wow a 6-figure business! "
Then he adds...per month.
Most people don't know what to say after that.
Yes, he actually makes more money per month than most people do in a year which is absolutely insane!
Luckily he is a friend and a member of the tribe, so I had a chance to interview him for you all.
In today's video, Tom shares his secrets - How is he makes 100k per month with copywriting!
Let me comment on this whole, "Let's get a business mentor" movement.
These are the five most common mistakes:
1) Get a self-proclaiming business mentor who never had any other businesses, yet he is teaching business. This was WRONG, because they usually don't have any hands-on experience.
2) Get a millionaire mentor who is too far ahead of you. This was WRONG, because they are talking a totally different business language as they can show you how to scale the business from $100M to $200M while you are just trying to make the first $10k.
3) Get a mentor who is not precisely doing the thing you are trying to do. This was WRONG, because even though somebody might know how to trade crude oil, his knowledge might not apply to growth hacking.
4) Get just one mentor. This was WRONG, because nobody knows everything in all areas of business.
5) Your mentor doesn't listen to any advice from you because he doesn't feel you are on his level. This is WRONG, because once you get to certain level of business, your mentor might learn some things from you as well. There may be things that you mastered but he didn't. You might want to reciprocate (and you should) by adding value to his business. With regular, vertical, mentor-mentee relationships it is usually impossible to achieve your desired results.
What is the best solution then? Get several mentors who are slightly ahead of you and are doing things that you are trying to achieve. Once you get to their level, get help from more advanced people in business. This is why Peer 2 Peer Business Mentorship is the FASTEST and MOST EFFECTIVE method of mentorship. It is not entirely vertical and helps the entire group of people in the community to grow their business together and also allows them to help mentor each other.
I made a lot of mistakes in my life. That's very normal, everybody does. If I look back on all these things I did wrong, there were 4 mistakes that hurt me the most and almost killed my business!
In the end, it was luck and the support of amazing mentors and friends that helped my business to survive.
I decided to share these 4 big mistakes that I made especially now that I see a lot of young entrepreneurs making these same mistakes as well. You should take this very seriously especially since I have also seen a lot of businesses failing because of one of these 4 big mistakes!
I wish that somebody had given me that advice when I started out. It would have saved me a lot of trouble and sleepless nights.
The 4 lessons I had to learn the hard way are crucial for every business owner out there! Guys, don't repeat my mistakes! Here are The 4 Mistakes I Regret the Most - My Honest Advice on what to Avoid in Business
Every freelancer and every business owner knows this situation. You are talking to a lead, a potential client. You do a sales call, you consult him, you make him an offer, and then there is this very famous objection:
"I need to talk to other freelancers first. I will get back to you." You put in all this effort to get the guy on the phone, you invested an hour or more to get him on board, and now he wants to talk to five other guys. There is a high chance you will never hear from him again.
How do you solve this problem?
There are two ways to deal with this situation. You can pre-handle this objection or you can use a so-called tripwire to get the client on board with you.
In today’s video I will discuss objection handling on sales calls, specifically how to handle the, "I want to check out some other offers first" objection.
What would you prefer? Making one million dollars a month but working 80 hours a week or making 10.000 dollars a month but being able to travel and party?
Everybody dreams of being a millionaire - but is that really the greatest goal to achieve?
I always valued freedom higher than wealth.
That's why I call the kind of business that I am running a "freedom business" - a business that allows me to be wherever I want, whenever I want.
I talked with my friend and mentor Aleksander Vitkin about the lifestyle of a freedom business.
He knows coached hundreds of entrepreneurs who want to build this kind of company.
Check out the video!
For most people (and probably for you as well) there are two phases in life: the phase of learning and the phase of earning. Why does that suck?
If you don’t know how to do things, you have to learn them first. People go to school, study, and then complete internships. That obviously sucks, because you don't earn anything or maybe just a little money if that.
Now in the earning phase, it is the other way around. You get paid for what you deliver and your boss or your clients want you to work but they don't care about you improving yourself.
Imagine there was a way to get paid for learning!
You could improve yourself, learn new skills, grow your business, and at the same time make money!
How do you accomplish this? Just copy the guys who sold shovels during the gold rush instead of digging for gold! In today's video, I will explain How to Get Paid for Learning - Make Money Even if you are Just Starting Out!
I almost died once on a hospital floor in Vietnam.
I had an appendix inflammation and the doctors didn’t accept my insurance papers. They requested me to pay upfront because they didn’t believe that my insurance would cover the treatment.
After this incident, I started thinking about whether Vietnam is the best place for me to live. I wasn’t only worried about my health but also I had another topic on mind that I never considered before: Are some countries better for my business than others?
Many members of my tribe ask this question.
Being a freelancer or running an online business offers you the flexibility to basically work from anywhere in the world. So if you achieve that freedom, how do you use it in the best way possible? Or in simple words: What’s the best place in the world?
In today’s video, I talk about the best places to emigrate in 2018!
Did you ever feel like you want to be productive but at the same time you are feeling really lazy?
You just can't get out of bed...
You just can't stop watching Netflix...
You just can't MOTIVATE yourself...
Is motivation the only thing that you are lacking or do you need some hands-on game plan that you can follow?
Here is how I motivate myself, the ups and downs of my last years in business, how I almost died in a hospital in Vietnam and my advice for you if you can't motivate yourself.
Do you know that feeling? You are applying for a job, sending a proposal to a potential client and then you have to wait. Sadly most of the times you don’t even get an answer.
That’s what many people experience on platforms like Upwork. A friend recently told me that he only got 1 reply out of 60 proposals! How do you resolve this?
Here is the problem with Upwork; whenever somebody posts a job offer, he will receive A LOT of proposals - A LOT! He will not waste his time and answer 100 proposals, he most likely won't even read all of them! So how do you become one of the few guys who gets an answer?
To get there, you first have to understand Upwork algorithms and see the entire process from a client’s perspective. I used a few simple methods to increase my response rate to 20%!
In today’s video, I share these techniques with you.
I almost died once on a hospital floor in Vietnam.
I had an appendix inflammation and the doctors didn’t accept my insurance papers. They requested me to pay upfront because they didn’t believe that my insurance would cover the treatment.
After this incident, I started thinking about whether Vietnam is the best place for me to live. I wasn’t only worried about my health but also I had another topic on mind that I never considered before: Are some countries better for my business than others?
Many members of my tribe ask this question.
Being a freelancer or running an online business offers you the flexibility to basically work from anywhere in the world. So if you achieve that freedom, how do you use it in the best way possible? Or in simple words: What’s the best place in the world?
In today’s video, I talk about the best places to emigrate in 2018!
Do you know that situation when somebody hands you over a contract and he wants you to sign it. You feel like – I don’t want to sign something that I don’t understand, but at the same time I don’t want to read this entire 28 page contract.
This happens to me all the time and I absolutely hate contracts.
Sadly, when you are starting a business there are lots of situations that require contracts, right?
Well, I found a system that works better than some legal documents. I call it the Micro Deal System or MDS for short.
I use it for contractors and freelancers I am working with.
I use it with business partners and even with clients. It is a system that brings all the advantages that contracts have (security, a definition of responsibilities, rules, etc.) but without being so complicated and scary.
Signing contracts sucks but not having any kind of agreement is risky and often leads to misunderstandings. That’s why the Micro Deal System is the best solution for every business owner and freelancer out there!
Check out today’s video: F*ck Contracts - Here is a Mind-blowing New System on how to Make Agreements.
I get this question a lot: Do I have to speak great English to run a business?
Many guys who aren't native speakers have this problem. They want to target international markets, but their English is not perfect.
So how important is a perfect pronunciation and grammar? And what do you do to improve it? In today's video, I talk about language skills in business!
You shouldn't build a business based on Upwork! Yes, I really just said that!
Matt Laker, doing countless videos about "how to make 8k per month on Upwork" and "how to find clients on Upwork" just said that an Upwork business is not the best idea? WTF?
Why would I say that?
Here is my real opinion on Upwork. In today's video "Should You Quit Upwork? - How to Get Recurring Clients and Build a Real Business"
In the last years, I have been living as a digital nomad and a traveling business owner. I have been living and working in more than 50 countries all over the world. Here is one thing that I realized: Every single country I have been to is awesome and all of them suck! What do I mean?
I learned that every country has a personality. I am not only talking about culture, history and the way people look! Like humans, every country has strengths and weaknesses. Here is how these traits affect your life:
I am from Poland and even though I love this country, there are some things that make living in Poland very difficult for me (and I am not only talking about the winter :D). That's why I went to Germany, New Zealand, Vietnam, Romania, Spain and many other places in order to benefit from their advantages or escape from current countries disadvantages.
It's the way business is handled, the way people think, the way society works. All these things are different wherever you go and they affect your life in various ways.
In today's video, I will tell you what I loved and what I hated about the countries that I have been to! Check out what I think about your country!
"I will bring 10,000 Dollars to your business......within the next 2 months!"
If you promise clients something like that, they will hire you! Everybody likes to make money fast. So just tell clients that you will make them A LOT of cash and you will start closing sales, right?
Well...
Here is what's going to happen next: you have to deliver, and if you can't keep up with these promises, the client will be disappointed. Maybe he will give you a bad review; perhaps he will even sue you. You know what the problem is?
Even if you make the client 8,000 Dollars within the next 2 months or 10,000 Dollars within the next 3 months, you did a fantastic job - but you under delivered. Your client will be mad, and he has every right! So what's the solution?
Under promise? Tell the client that you will help him to make at least some money sometime in the future, probably!?
Yes, this way it's hard to under deliver, but at the same time, you will not get any sale like this.
Here is the real solution: If you want to close sales without overpromising, you have to learn how to handle expectations.
Recently one of my tribe members asked me how to do that on one of our weekly calls. I decided to share this call to give value to everybody out there who wants to learn expectation management!
Check out my advanced sales training: Your Clients Will Love You - How to Manage Expectations in Sales
My most popular video on YouTube currently has 129,000 views. Most of my other videos have less than a thousand. How is that possible?
Could it be the name? It is called "How to Make $8k Per Month on Freelancing and UpWork". Yes, it is a catchy title! But titles alone don't make videos successful. There must be something else!
The video not only has a lot of views, it also got a lot of comments, 476! Why do people feel like they need to comment below this video?
Because they hate it! At least some of the guys, while others love it. Yes, the video is controversial! But what is it that my viewers are fighting about in the comments?
The video is about how to build an online business using Upwork. In that video, I suggest to stop being a freelancer and instead outsource most of the tasks in the business for $3 an hour to countries like India, Vietnam, or Philippines. Some people think that is genius while others believe it's unethical.
But what are the facts? I decided to finally talk about how I built my business using freelancers and outsourcers, how I pay them, and if I can sleep at night "exploiting" third world countries!
Bass Flashing Lights And a Crazy Huge Mouse Head I experienced it myself. Deadmau5
I went to a Deadmau5 live concert in Saigon and it was insaaaaane. After leaving the event I felt hyped and like I am part of something bigger.
The next day I started researching about this guy. Why did the concert flash me like that?
I realized that this DJ has one of the most unique marketing strategies that I have ever seen. I decided to call the guys who are responsible for marketing Deadmau5 in new markets like Vietnam. Next day I scheduled an Interview with one of them...
I got amazing insights into the way that his branding works - and how he does marketing without doing marketing...
Now here is the best part: Many of these strategies are applicable to any kind of business. I actually learned a lot about how to market myself and promote my businesses in order to create true fans and followers.
Check out the video about Deadmau5 - How to Create a Cult Like a Pro
Most people see Upwork as a freelancing platform. They beg clients to give them a job and earn peanuts on the services that they offer.
My approach has always been a bit different. I considered myself as a business owner instead of a little freelancer.
This approach made me more than $8,000 per month only using Upwork as a lead generation source.
I built my entire online business based on the strategies that I implemented. In today's video, I share the game-changing ideas that make the big difference between a delivery guy and a serious business owner.
Here are Matt Laker's Upwork secrets!
Nazim is from Azerbaijan - to be honest, I've never heard of this country before I met him! But this is not the only thing I learned from him.
He became a member of our tribe a while ago, and he managed to build his business to multiple 6 figures! To be clear: 6 figures = 100.000 Dollars!
I did a live stream with him in which he shared his secrets how he grew his business. The things he told me were so awesome that I decided to share the entire interview again - in case you missed the live stream!
Check out How Nazim from Azerbaijan Built a Multiple 6-Figure Business
What do you know about Romania?
Not much? I admit it's not a country that you hear about a lot. I used to live in Romania for a while. I have many Romanian friends, and here is what I realized: Romania is one of the most underestimated countries on this planet.
The problems with Romanians is that they believe their country sucks. They are not proud; they think it's a disadvantage to be from there.
It's the same with most other Eastern European countries.
What you probably don't know: It is actually a great advantage to be of one of these "underdog countries." You don't have to be from America or Germany to create something amazing!
Here is what most Eastern European entrepreneurs do wrong and how you can use the strengths of countries like Romania to build a successful business!
Here is the framework I developed for you: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
I developed the WHY-FRAMEWORK for you! What the f*ck is that? It's an exercise that might save your life!
I am not over exaggerating! If you don't do it today, you might get into some serious trouble in a few years from now.
Okay, you will not literally die, but you might get into a situation in which you have basically wasted years of your life. Yes, you definitely want to avoid that! In today's video, you will develop a different view of your personality, your goals, your strengths and your reason to work. You will discover your WHY.
Therefore I created a simple exercise, the Why Framework. It will help you reveal your true motivation (most people think they work or build a business because of money, but that's NEVER the real reason)!
Why is that important?
Because you will put a lot of effort and energy into your work. You will hustle hard to climb your metaphorical mountain. Before you even start, you should make sure that you are climbing the right mountain!
The job market is crazy! The competition is insane!
I recently posted a job offer on Upwork, and an hour later I had more than 60 people applying for this Job! SIXTY!
Are you trying to find clients online? How is it even possible for you to get good jobs with competition like that?
The problem is that on platforms like Upwork, you are competing with freelancers and business owners from all over the world. You are fighting against other freelancers who charge half of your price because they are living in cheap countries. So how do you get the job anyway?
It's simple: You need to have a better profile than the other guys. And by better I mean a profile that makes clients trust you, that shows them to read in between the lines, and that you are the right choice!
In today's video, I give you step-by-step advanced knowledge on how to level up your profile on Upwork.
If you are a freelancer or a business owner then you HAVE to check this out! These are the techniques that I have been using successfully for many years and that helped me to build a 6-figure business!
You all know LinkedIn, but you probably don't use it the way that you should!
This is not your fault! You just do what everybody else is doing there. Here is what most people do: They use it as a social media platform to connect with people, post and consume content, maybe present themselves as experts or even look for employees.
This way they waste the huge secret potential that LinkedIn has.
In today's video, I show you a few simple tricks how to set up your profile to create leads.
Here is an Unusual Way to Create a LinkedIn Profile That Brings Tons of Clients (Step by Step!)
Why is everybody talking about online businesses these days? What happened to the good old business as our parents used to know it?
Everybody wants to do Facebook ads, Dropshipping, Web development and E-Commerce, but why?
I sit down with my friend "Old Matt" - Yes, we look like twins but we have an entirely different approach when it comes to business.
I told him 7 reasons why being an online entrepreneur is awesome and why nobody cares about his old school business anymore.
My arguments include sunsets in Vietnam, dying babies in China, and Austin Powers.
Tune in for an interview with myself: Online Business or Physical Business? - 7 Obvious Reasons (by Matt and Matt)
How to get an awesome website? Of course, every business needs one but how do you recruit one if you didn't learn coding, web development, and HTML?
Of course, you could use tools like WordPress and build a basic website yourself but most business owners I know don't want to spend hours of their time to learn these tools and have an average online appearance in the end.
What if I told you there was a simple way to find high-quality freelancers who build the most amazing websites for you and your business!
In today's video, I share the step by step funnel process on how to get the best people at affordable prices.
ATTENTION! I am looking for a junior web developer to support my team! If you have a basic understanding and you want to work on Matt Laker's team, apply now!
Sales is a very complicated process, right?
Well...
What people say is that you need to know a lot about psychology, you need to use all the tricks and techniques to master sales. Actually, that is already step two! What's most important first, is that you understand the base behind sales.
You need to understand what's the client's perspective, even before you get on a call with them.
I invented a very simple analogy of fishing and cooking fish. Sounds weird? Here is how I would explain the foundation of sales to a fisherman:
Sales Explained With Fish - The Weirdest And Easiest Way to Understand How Sales Work
Did you know that you have a SUPERPOWER? And I am not talking about some fairytale Marvel Invention! I am talking about a strength that you have that makes you invincible - if you know how to use it.
The fact is everybody is good with some things and worse with others. What your superpower depends on is your personality type. There are 16 personalities, and they determine what you are best at!
Not to know your superpower is dangerous. Not only because you waste your potential but also because you might get into a lot of trouble with friends, partners, and your team. You need to know what personality type you are and also what's the superpower of the people around you.
This way you can use your strengths in the best way possible and get the support of the people you deal with by using their superpower as well.
It also helps you to understand each other better and to communicate in a way that you both speak the same language.
You have to know if you are thinker or feeler, if you are prospecting or judging, if you are extrovert or introvert. In today's video, you will find out your SUPERPOWER!
"I don't have time for that." - Have you ever heard this sentence?
Well, I hear it daily. The funny thing is that we all have the same amount of time, 24 hours every day. The question is how do we use it.
The simple trick is called "leveraging time" or how I like to call it "buy back your time." How does that work?
Every day you have a million things to do, a never-ending to-do list and a huge amount of tasks that would help you or your business.
The first thing you need to understand is that those tasks don't have the same value and they don't cost the same amount of time.
Funny enough: Many high-value tasks are not very time consuming, many low-value tasks steal away half of your day.
Cleaning your apartment is a real-life example. It takes hours even though you could hire somebody to do that for you at an affordable price.
In business, it's the same. Let's say you are offering websites. Selling the project on the phone with a 60-minute sales call costs you 1 hour. If you have a closing rate of 25% and you sell for $2000 it takes you 4 hours to make 2k.
Programming and designing the website takes a lot longer, let's say a week. On Upwork you can find freelancers to do the work for $400. That means $400 investment can save you one week of your time.
In today's video, "More Free Time! - How to Manage Your Work and Prioritize Tasks", I am talking about how to buy back your time!
Do you know one of the most underestimated platforms for freelancers? Believe it or not, it's Fiverr!
Yes, the name implies that you should offer a job for 5 Dollars, but actually, there is a lot of potential in Fiverr - if you know how to use it right!
I found many clients on this website, and I sold them projects worth thousands of dollars! Yes, it is possible!
Fiverr can be your cash-cow, just copy paste my proven-to-work model!
In today's video, I will share with you step by step the Fiverr funnel!
When I was 20 years old, I dropped out of university. I couldn't listen to professors anymore, because I had the dream of building a business. I realized that sitting in a classroom will not bring me any closer to that goal.
So I was on my own, had no degree and only a few bucks left on my bank account. I had to make some money...
I asked myself what to do next? How can I make money? Working in a restaurant or getting a 9-to-5 job was not an option for me. I decided to sell websites, even though I didn't know anything about programming, I just thought, "Hey, everybody needs websites, right?"
Back then I failed terribly. It took me years and the help of many mentors to learn how the business model of selling websites can work. Even though it's so simple - if you know what to do!
Today I want to share the exact business model with you, that I figured over the time. If I had this model back then, I would have saved myself many sleepless nights...
Here is How to Make $8K/Month With Websites (Business Model Revealed)!
Isn't that the dream? Having people, that make money for you? It's actually not a dream; these guys are called sales people!
That's why I get this question a lot: "How can I hire sales guys online?"
I did sales myself for a very long time until I understood something that changed my approach towards sales forever. Yes, sales is one of the most important pillars of every business, but at the same time, it is very time-consuming.
Sales makes money, yes, but it doesn't grow the business.
At the same time, it is cheap to outsource sales if you hire your sales guys based on commissions.
The only question is: How can I hire my salespeople?
In today's video, I share the recruitment funnel that I use and give some hands-on knowledge about hiring sales people.
You probably know that some skills are more valuable than others. Or in easier words: If you learn the right things, you will make more money than everybody else.
The question is: Where is the most money?
In every business, there are different pillars.
Delivery of the product/service is one. Sales and lead generation are other ones.
But what's the most valuable?
I had a public speech in Barcelona, Spain and I talked about my business model, what part of the business I focus on and how I outsource tasks that have a low value.
If you want to start a business, if you work in a startup or if you hope to improve your skills.