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James Lincoln
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July 12, 2022 5:03am
James Lincoln
@_jameslincoln
I closed another sale late last week — now I’m hustling to either hire a backlinker/SEO expert or figure out the best way to outsource it.
MRR is at 9.5% of my goal for covering all living expenses during my MBA. It’s been three weeks.
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July 5, 2022 2:47pm
James Lincoln
@_jameslincoln
Sales is a freaking grind.
But I’m betting the majority of people worth millions are great salespeople.
So here’s to hoping that practice makes perfect.
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June 27, 2022 10:46pm
James Lincoln
@_jameslincoln
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June 23, 2022 10:25pm
James Lincoln
@_jameslincoln
Still working on closing the first sale — harder than I anticipated… lots of following up.
But the pipeline is looking solid w/ 14 good contacts.
And still getting 2-3 leads/day from cold calling.
EOM goal is $600/MRR
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June 22, 2022 6:02am
James Lincoln
@_jameslincoln
It’s been 3 years since I’ve made a sales call…
Called 11 leads today:
- 1 hard no
- 1 soft no
- 2 VMs
- 3 call backs
- 2 need some nurturing but promising
- 2 likely sales ($375 MRR total)
It was a little scary to start calling, but I got into it by the end.
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June 18, 2022 1:34am
James Lincoln
@_jameslincoln
Another 2 leads today — finally had some time and made a follow up call. Didn’t close on the call but they were interested.
Bottom line is the model is working — I was able to get on the phone with a decision maker that was interested.
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June 17, 2022 12:14am
James Lincoln
@_jameslincoln
Two more leads today from my cold caller. Haven’t had a chance to follow up with any yet bc of work. Planning to start follow up on Thursday afternoon.
But I’ve got 8 hot leads.
Total spend so far has been $160.
I’ll break down costs tomorrow.
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June 15, 2022 1:43am
James Lincoln
@_jameslincoln
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June 13, 2022 9:36pm
James Lincoln
@_jameslincoln
Hired a cold caller in the Philippines last week through
@OnlinejobsdotPH
I had ~20 apps, 5 that passed screener questions, and four interviews.
He starts tomorrow… goal is 400+ calls/day and 2-3 interested leads for me to follow up with.
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June 13, 2022 1:06am
James Lincoln
@_jameslincoln
Hired a cold caller in the Philippines last week through
@OnlinejobsdotPH
I had ~20 apps, 5 that passed screener questions, and four interviews.
He starts Monday… goal is 400+ calls/day and 2-3 interested leads for me to follow up with.
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June 13, 2022 1:04am
James Lincoln
@_jameslincoln
Trying to pay for MBA… here’s the breakdown:
Expenses:
* tuition = scholarship
* Cost of living = ~$4k/month (2 kids + wife)
Income:
* 3 y/o business = $750/month (entirely passive)
Bottom line: I’ve got 70 days to come up $3250 recurring revenue.
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June 12, 2022 1:38am
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