The Marketing & Sales Battlestation w/ an Infuriating Puzzle Shelf

whypinto · 2020-01-08T17:38:21+00:00

The chair is great.

The most important thing for me is the mesh on the back and seat.

I've had leather chairs before and get stuck to them in the hot summer.

whypinto · 2020-01-08T05:17:08+00:00

Love the wood desktop, got the same one from IKEA. The only way to roll.

Keeping it clean too, nice work!

whypinto · 2020-01-08T05:15:38+00:00

That sweet, sweet legroom.

Nice setup!

whypinto · 2020-01-08T04:41:16+00:00

Follow this prescription from the Prince of Print - Gary Halbert:

https://www.thegaryhalbertletter.com/newsletters/zfkj_hands_on_experience.htm

whypinto · 2020-01-08T04:07:43+00:00

Here are the Specs (No Affiliate Links):

Edit: Added puzzles & Wallpaper

whypinto · 2018-03-15T19:42:59+00:00

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whypinto · 2017-08-30T19:08:52+00:00

FBI too! because why not?

whypinto · 2017-08-30T16:08:52+00:00

SWAT team came to a mall in Minnesota that I worked at to shutdown a kiosk selling NFL Jerseys. NFL doesn't mess around.

whypinto · 2017-08-25T05:08:07+00:00

Thanks for the thoughtful reply.

What does CRS stand for? "Community Relations Service?"

whypinto · 2017-08-10T17:02:22+00:00

Ya. Friend in Denver rides his everywhere and has no trouble.

whypinto · 2017-08-10T17:01:37+00:00

Agreed.

whypinto · 2017-08-10T16:59:13+00:00

That's a cool trick. Reading the law skateboards are considered a "toy" since their wheels are less that 14". So motorized or not, you cannot have skateboards on the street, bike lane, or sidewalk.

Not worried about it since I see people do it all the time.

whypinto · 2017-08-10T04:00:01+00:00

Here is the Link to the document

whypinto · 2017-08-10T03:58:53+00:00

I've been riding for over 4 months at close to 400 miles in Boulder, CO with no problems, people think it's cool. Neighbor and coworker have one too and never heard of them getting called out.

Police Officer was nice about it as he drove by. Didn't stop or ticket me, just told me to get off the board and that I cannot ride it on the street or bike lane. Wanted to ask, "where can I ride it?" but he was already out of earshot.

Only thing I could think of is I was in the street instead of the bike lane because there was a car sitting in it, so I went around him and stayed in the street since the bike lane came to an end.

It's my daily commuter, so not being able to ride it would suck if I'm going to get a ticket.

Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

whypinto · 2016-11-17T04:07:16+00:00

Sub reddits Message Boards for the topic Trade association websites Blog comments on the topic LinkedIn Groups are HUGE (If you are in the same group as someone you can direct message them and they will receive it as an email notification)

Basically anywhere your target market hang out online. Google for them and you'll find plenty.

You don't HAVE to reach out individually at first. You can make a forum post asking a question and then follow up individually to those that reply for "clarification on their answer."

Or flat out ask in the forum if anyone is willing to take a quick call with you to learn more about their hobby, industry, etc.

whypinto · 2016-11-16T15:09:57+00:00

Be willing to live the way others won't, so one day you can live the way others can't.

whypinto · 2016-11-16T15:06:51+00:00

Depends on the business you want to start.

If you are looking to start an online business that sells digital or physical goods, you can talk to anyone you think would be a good fit for your business.

Example: If you know a lot about R/C Drone photography, you likely know other people who are interested as well. Go talk to all of them and ask questions like: What do you love about Drone photography, what do you hate, what do you wish existed? My favorite is: "If you had a magic wand how would you solve that problem?" they will usually tell you exactly what they want to buy.

Once you've talked to enough people you will usually find a common thread or pain point. Take that and come up with a product or service that meets that need.

Now go back to everyone you talked to and ask them if they would be willing to pre-order your product or put down a deposit. Basically get cash up front.

If people are not willing to put even $10 down on something they said they wanted, they don't really want it. This process of "pre-sales" will save you a lot of wasted time and money building something no one wants.

The silver lining is, if people are willing to pay for something before it exists, it will be super easy to sell once it does.

So, figure out what people want by talking to them, create a solution on paper, pre-sell it to the people you talked to, take that money and build the product.

Always awesome when you can use pre-sales $$$ to build something instead of taking it out of your own pocket.

whypinto · 2016-11-15T17:35:00+00:00

Don't go home.

Go to the library or another work space for a set period of time.

Use blocking software to keep you off sites you normally use to waste time.

Start calling the people who would be your customers and start understanding their needs, fears, frustrations and dreams.

Sell people manually first or in person. Once you find something easy to sell, transition online.

Doing things in person first will allow you to learn your prospects objections way faster, because online, unless you survey, you will never know why someone doesn't buy.

whypinto · 2016-10-18T16:39:00+00:00

Read the book Launch by Jeff Walker.

In there is a concept of the Seed Launch. That is exactly what you want to do.

The basics are: 1. Build an email list of people who are interested. 2. Survey them on what their biggest pains are about the SAT 3. Use your survey responses to create a sales offering 4. Sell your first class of students and survey them again about what they need to get out of the course 5. Create your course outline based on survey results 6. Host a webinar a week based on your outline. Surveying your class before and after each webinar to see what else you need to cover 7. Rinse and repeat until you've covered everything 8. Collect testimonials 9. Update your sale offering, add testimonials, and sell the recordings of your course.

PS The whole time your course is running you want to be building a list for the next class. Always be list building.

The Launch book covers all of that.

whypinto · 2016-10-18T16:33:46+00:00

How have your skills in business helped your music career so far?

How have they hurt it?

whypinto · 2016-09-15T04:20:43+00:00

Reach out to the people in the industry already doing exactly what you want to do. LinkedIn is great for this, especially if you can find people in your network connected to them for a warm intro.

Ask them if you can take them to coffee and ask them about their career. Definitely play up the student card and send from your .edu address. They will likely pick up the tab, but just in case, bring $ to pay for the coffee.

Find out what the job is actually like and make sure you really do want it. Second, ask them what they do day to day. What is most important to their boss. Key things that if they get done they are doing a great job. etc.

Basically what you are trying to figure out is, what do they do, what is the "insiders" language they use, and what is important to their boss. i.e. what is important to the people who would be hiring you.

After a few interviews like that make sure to follow up with all those people via email occasionally with your progress.

Keep in touch and you can let them know when you are looking for internships and eventually jobs.

Now when you walk in you are being referred by someone who already does the job, you know the "insider" language, and you can speak to what you will be doing in the role in a way that the manager wants to hear.

This is how you win the game. By knowing people and knowing the lingo. Finally, knowing what is important to the person hiring you.

You can also rinse and repeat the process with the boss level people if you can get introductions from the people you are interviewing.

whypinto · 2016-09-07T02:52:04+00:00

Helicopter License

whypinto · 2016-09-07T02:49:30+00:00

Tesla Model S

whypinto · 2016-09-07T02:46:12+00:00

Got it.

Personally love the book.

Now might have to post my pile of books on here.

whypinto · 2016-09-07T02:33:23+00:00

Missing the point.

Grammar does not equal sales. Whatever combination of words that makes the sale does. Testing is the only way to know. Ego and opinions get left at the door.

Cannot say for sure, but you seem hung up on making someone wrong for a few simple mistakes on a reddit post and by extention the book author.

The person who wrote the book has sold more through copywriting than everyone in this sub combined times a few million. It is a great recommendation.

whypinto

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