I built my website, my offer, my onboarding, and my backend in one week. Now comes the part where most people quit. It’s outreach, and I’m not going to pretend it’s comfortable. (Building is the fun part. Nobody warns you that the next step is asking strangers for their attention.) I’m not afraid of rejection, though. Rejection is proof that I had the courage to show up and take the chance instead of sitting around waiting for someone to find me. Here is how I’m doing it: - I found my leads with Grokbot. I gave it a simple prompt and talked to it like I was talking to a friend. As an AI consultant, my honest advice is to talk to AI like it’s a friend who is quite dumb. Be clear, be patient, and explain what you actually want. It came back with 20 leads that match my ICP, which is one-on-one coaches. - I’m not opening with “Hey [name].” Everyone does that, and I don’t want to sound like everyone. - I’m not using any automation. I want to build real relationships with the people I talk to, and I can only do that by doing it manually. (Yes, the AI consultant is doing outreach by hand. I know.) - I’m not asking for a call. A call is a big ask for a stranger. My CTA is the free Solo AI Fit Check (self-audit), which is a much lower-friction way to say yes. My opener is going to be something like “You know what I really admire about you...” and then I’ll research their profile and their website so that it’s actually about them. If I can’t find something I genuinely admire, I won’t send the message. I’ve already sent the connection requests, and now I wait and see who accepts. I’ll share what happens, including the replies and the silence.

Ask yourself one question: Does this actually fit ME? I think this is something we don't talk about enough. There are so many ways to earn online. Affiliate marketing, digital products, UGC, email marketing, Pinterest, communities, freelancing and the list goes on. But just because someone else is making money doing something doesn't mean it's the right thing for you. I have fallen into that trap many times. Before buying another course or jumping into another opportunity, try this: Write down: 3 things you wouldn't mind doing regularly. 3 things you absolutely do NOT want to do. How much time you realistically want to spend each week. Then look for an income path that fits those answers. Because if you hate being on social media, building something that requires you to post three times a day probably isn't going to last. If you don't want to be on camera, don't choose something that depends on you making videos every day. And if you only have an hour or two a day, don't build yourself a second full-time job. You do you. The best way to make money online isn't necessarily the one everyone is talking about. It's the one you're actually willing to stick with long enough to give it a chance.

Did you know you may be able to make money with Skool without owning a community yourself? This was one of the things I learned recently that I thought was worth sharing. Some Skool communities offer affiliate commissions to their members. So if you already belong to a community you genuinely enjoy, check to see if it has an affiliate program. If it does, you may be able to earn a commission by referring other people. But here’s the important part. Don’t just grab your affiliate link and start dropping it everywhere. Instead, tell people: 👉 Who the community is for 👉 What they’ll find inside 👉 What you personally like about it 👉 Why you think it could help them Start with communities you already use and believe in. That makes recommending them feel a whole lot more natural. Simple action step for today: Take five minutes and check the Skool communities you already belong to. You may discover an affiliate opportunity you didn’t even know was there. Sometimes the simplest place to start is with what you’re already using.

(Asking strangers for a second opinion is risky. Luckily, they were kind and very honest.) Most of them said free works, as long as it’s the right person. A few said to test delivery and willingness to pay as two separate things. One coach disagreed completely and said people take it more seriously when they pay something. She has a point, because free can mean low commitment. So the first audit stays free, but the commitment comes from the process. I’m choosing one coach who already has paying clients, and they give me about two weeks, honest feedback at every step, and their approval before anything is shared. (A free spot with real requirements is very different from a free spot with none. I hope.) Do you know a one-on-one coach who might be a good fit? Tag them below or send them my way.

𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗦𝗸𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗴𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗸𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗸 “𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆.” 𝗨𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲’𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸. 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗳 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲. 𝗪𝗵𝘆? 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗸𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂. 𝗦𝗼 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴? 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗬𝗘𝗦, 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 $𝟵 𝗛𝗼𝗯𝗯𝘆 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻. 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗗𝗢 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗺𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸, 𝗜’𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 🎁 𝗠𝘆 𝗦𝗸𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗞𝗶𝗰𝗸𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗞𝗶𝘁 🤖 𝗠𝘆 𝗦𝗸𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗔𝗜 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 💰 𝗔𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝘆 𝗨𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗦𝗸𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘀𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗢𝗥 𝘂𝗽𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗣𝗿𝗼 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗺𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸, 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗺𝘆 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗨𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗦𝗸𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘, 𝗽𝗹𝘂𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘃𝗲. 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆, 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗮 𝗦𝗸𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝘄𝗮𝘆… 𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗮 𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲. 🔗 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝟭𝟰 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗦𝗸𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗦𝗸𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴’𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸… 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘁? 👇🏽 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁? 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁? 𝗚𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻? 𝗪𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝘂𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗲? 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗽 𝗶𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘄. 𝗜’𝗺 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽.