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51 contributions to Build Market Close
There's no such thing as a dumb question but...
There is such a thing as questions masquerading as an excuse to not "do". I will always answer questions from people if I have the answer, if I don't I will simply say "I dunno"...and try to point you in the right direction. But here's the thing about questions: They can trick you into thinking you need an answer before you do something. I've trained 1,000s of people over the decades (sales, marketing, building, scaling, etc) and 1 of the biggest things I've seen holding people back is letting questions not being answered give them an excuse not to move forward. Don't let this happen to you. You'd be surprised how many "questions" you will answer yourself by just doing. Don't get stuck in perpetual questioning, instead, get into the habit doing things so that you have better questions that you need to answer. Don't let perfection be the enemy of progress. Just Nike the stuff and see what happens. Always got your back, RyMac
There's no such thing as a dumb question but...
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exactly my point on so many things today .. lol "Don't let perfection be the enemy of progress."
Honesty is the best policy
So use it in your prospecting. You don't need to have all of the answers before you start having "sales conversations". You don't even need an USP yet. It's completely fine to say "I don't know", and I'm going to tell you the best way to get ahead of "IDK"... and how to turn that into a pipeline of business owners to follow up with. But first... Fact: most humans like to help other humans Fact: most humans hate being sold stuff but they love to buy stuff Fact: most humans starting a new "[agency]" worry about things they will never be asked Fact: most humans starting a new "[agency]" don't even know what solution to offer [probably the #1 question I get as of late] The Play is to understand all of those facts, speak to small business owners and ask them for their help. "Hey [name], I'm looking to start a new business [in the niche you're speaking with] providing [solution that solves pain]. Honestly, I am unsure if [your niche] even needs [my solution] and I want to create something useful for your [niche]. I have a quick little survey so that I can gather information from other [niche business owners] to make sure I design the right solution for [your niche]. Would you have a few minutes, 4-7 minutes to help me out?" Your survey: A few questions that get them thinking about the pains that they may not be aware that they have. Example: 1) Do you have a webform? 2) How long does it take you to respond to a new webform inquiry? 3) Do you keep in touch with current clients on a regular basis? 4) Do you run special promotions (i.e. like for a customers birthday/holidays) via text or email? 5) Do you answer business calls 24/7? 6) Are you happy with how many leads schedule into booked calls? All of those questions point to a leak in their business that you can fill with simple AI solutions. Notice, I didn't ask them about AI, or mention automations, or anything of the sort. Those are just examples off the top of my head if I were to make a survey right now to sell Ai solutions to a business.
Honesty is the best policy
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I've been paid to learn off and on throughout my career a number of times. The first time that comes to mind was in 1996, when I was effectively just building custom computers for small businesses. I was working for a small firm and then I'd gone solo because that firm went out of business due to their own dysfunction. I was working with one of the clients, setting up their computers that they had just purchased from me, and they asked, "Can you set up our internet?" I said, "What do you mean, set up your internet?" We got this Hughes network satellite dish coming in and we need to put it up on the roof of this four-story building and run cable down to our routers and lan configuration in the basement. We don't know anything about how to do that so I said, "Sure, I got you." I took that dish home with me and set it up in my front yard at my small two-bedroom house and spent the weekend figuring out how to make that thing work. Then the next week I showed up and set it up on the roof and ran a cable down to their network and done, having never touched a satellite dish or incoming internet like that. It was an entirely new experience. It's was an hourly rate. I could have charged a lot more but I think it was only like $500. The point is that weekend was charged with a ton of education: a firehose flood of understanding how satellite internet works (in the 90's, mind you) and how to properly configure it into their networking.
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@Ry Mac IKR. Lol
I'm banned from Clief Notes
Not sure why I was... but tagging me over there won't work anymore 🙃 Onward and upward, frens' Always got your back, RyMac
I'm banned from Clief Notes
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@Jordan Shaw I think you're ending with the comment "go build something," is perfect. I actually say this often in in-person circles of conversation around AI when people are complaining about this LLM or that LLM or the hype over this thing or this particular CEO: "I don't want to talk about your AI hype 'drama.' I'd rather talk about what it is you're building. What are you doing for society, for your circle of friends, for your clients? Because that's where we're going to build humanity up and push humanity forward as a whole: in the weeds, under the forest cover, solving the root cause problems that these businesses are having. We just have to get them out of that layer of hype." And just for clarity, saying that does not diminish my frustration regarding what happened here with @Ry Mac and the Clief SKOOL.... It's 🤯 . I know I'm building a couple different products. I know you Jordan also are and I know Ryan is here among so many others are here, we're here to build for the next generation of humanity something that most don't see the vision of yet. Most of the world doesn't understand the direction in which we're building the next layer of abstraction for augmenting the human race.. LFG.✌️✌️✌️
Consistency is 🔑
You can have an amazing offer but without traffic you won't get sales. The blue line in the image is how this video is currently performing. The grey is what my videos have done on average. This video is "taking off"... No gimmicks. No hacks. Just being consistent with Fred. The production line takes me from researched idea (I get researched topics emailed to me every morning at 7 am) all the way to sales powered by my AI operating system (i.e. "second brain") I don't spend money on funnel builders, video editors, traffic, or any of the things that we used to have to rely on...Fred is my only "true" cost. It's just stubborn execution without worrying about being perfect. I didn't get lucky, I just know what it takes to grow something. I've been touching hot stoves since 2006. So... Are you ready to stubbornly execute yet or nah? Always back your back, RyMac P.S. If you want to work closer with me to get from where you are now to where you want to be, all you need to do to take the first step is upgrade. Your first call would be tonight at 6 PM MST with a dozen other business owners. You can ask any of my premium or VIP members about what it's like working with me if you're curious, some of them can be found here: https://www.skool.com/buildmarketclose/about
Consistency is 🔑
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Literally working on a waiting list page for a new offering so this time's right with what I am in middle of. Hopefully see you guys tonight except I think I have a conflict with another call at that time.
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@Ry Mac I call it persistent consistency.
AI Folders: Everything You Need to Know in 24 Minutes
I updated and remade the most popular video I have on YouTube. When I made that video I was only weeks into using my ICM Folder Structure. I detailed the idea of "1 agent, 1 desk, 1 map". Now I'm months into it, and it contains: - Over 5,000,000 words - Over 33,000 files - Over 3,000 folders Not only that I've helped build several dozen other ICMs for clients and customers. Here's everything I've learned & you need to know in 24 minutes: -> https://youtu.be/V3GWCVM68lA Are you confident in your AI's folder structure? The classroom: #AI Folders: Everything You Need To Know in 24 Mins Always got your back, RyMac
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Confidence in the AI ICM structure comes from validation and auditing, something I've actually been paying much closer attention to the last week or so. I've let decisions slip, let files land where they shouldn't land, and didn't monitor context and current status MD files that apparently get read every time a session loads (causing me to burn through tokens that I hadn't planned). It is probably a good idea: to watch this video to refresh, remind, and reset. Like cleaning the house, it's still a task you have to do. Highly recommend. Get out of people. If you're new listen up and learn. If you've been here a while take it as a reminder.
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aka Ron the Nomad | Own your tools | Own your story 🧭 30 yrs building systems 🚌 Solo Dad, Traveling Tech expert 📜 Legacy • 🤖 AI • 🖨 3D printing

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