It was back in 2015 my career as a software engineer started & was working 9-5 work-life and wasn't actually interested in software lifestyle from the start and in fact I'm not sure why I got selected in the first place :p
There was this specific day where it was super stressful and there were other days that I had some challenges but this was different, I had to stay overnight and on top of that I had a steamy conversation with my boss...
I wasn’t like super cool with what happened and I started thinking like, how can all these people around me keep up all of this?
I wasn't happy thinking that my life would be like this day in and day out... quite frankly I felt like this is not what I signed up for...
That's what iI started to see what others were doing to escape the 9-5 lifestyle....
That's when I came to know about the whole internet world, and I started to follow a few people to see, if there is a way that I can quit this job so that I can have some peaceful days...
All I wanted was a place where I can enjoy what I do...it's crazy to think back, I really do not know what I did back in my 9-5 job….i had a few tasks and I used to complete them daily...and it was like eat, sleep, and complete the tasks and do all over again…
Anyways, it wasn’t fun & all I ever wanted to do was have my own business and so that I can quit my job and give my wife the comfort of quitting her job as well, so that we can actually stop running after something we don't care about and settle down for once
In order to quit my job, I had to first find out what to do and I dabbled here and there for a while, where I started my Amazon FBA and it was a disaster….
I searched for a best winning product, and did all kinds of stuff that the people were teaching and I selected a product and I ordered a whole bunch of them and sent to Amazon fulfillment center...and I started dreaming like….that’s it….my life is going to change anytime soon….
I even started talking to my supplier on sending the next shipment and was asking for discounts and stuff….
And was waiting for my first sale….first day went by...2nd days was done...a whole week was gone...before I realised that I launched aviators in winter…..coming to think back now “what a dumb move” I still laugh on that.....
Then I came to know about the whole drop-shipping model and e-comm business and had some success with there where I was doing and was making like $9 for every sale I made after the expenses….and that did not last long….it wasn't long before I started losing money to acquire a customer...so I had to put a hold on that as well...
I was doing all this and at times….
I was scared like hell just thinking that my wife or my parents could ask me what I was doing with all my money, because I wasn’t saving like I was supposed to and instead spending almost all my salary on building that business...
That’s what started me to think about what businesses exist where I do not have to put forth you know...generational wealth to build my business….and that’s when I discovered one of my mentors, Dan Lok, and the art of closing deals over the phone.
The first time I heard of this...I was like...is that even legal? What, I can call people on phone and sell them stuff….It was such an awesome thing because till that time I did not know that I can call people on the phone and close deals…
And then I started to learn this art from Mr. Dan Lok and before I knew it, I was spending hours and hours of time practicing the techniques, and knowing ton’s of people and enjoying stuff….
A few months passed by and I started looking for people who I can close deals for...and I was talking to a whole bunch of influencer's and started working with a few, not going to take any name...just to let you know….
Me and the influencer used to talk on what’s going to happen and how many leads will I have daily to talk to and commission structure and everything and we would move ahead…
The day came where I was supposed to start closing and it was crickets….there were no leads….I was like okay, leads will come pretty soon….
Pretty soon turned out to be a few weeks and they weren't as many leads as I thought….even if they were leads, they were dead cold…. And if you have ever closed a deal, you would probably know that it's super hard to convert cold lead into a sale…
Still I got a few deals closed here and there and closed like $15k in sales in like 2 months doing part time….and in order to improve my closing ratio I was practicing different techniques with people I know and...
Also, out of pure curiosity, I started looking how the influencer was generating leads, and I did not have any clue, as I did not understand that back then….
So I started looking in youtube, google everywhere for people who can best explain me on what are things that go before the actual business…
And that’s when I found Russell Brunson and the Funnel Hacker Movement he created…
I saw that there were a few books that he wrote which were best sellers and,
I ordered one of his “Dot Com Secrets” Book
I was just blown away with the content in the book….where was this person all this time?
That’s when I started understanding what a sales funnel, the lead magnet, the webinar were...!
Only if I knew this before I could have used sales funnels in my e-comm business and all the business I was excited about...
There was this challenge that Russell mentioned, where he said that all your existing problems will be solved if you published for a year
And I was like, oh yeah! I’m up for that!
So this is where I’m going to document my journey as I grow along from scratch and started my online business and it would be super cool if you tag along with me!
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