Thread by @schm7dt

Most people are trying to get to $10k/month the hard way.

Not sure why.

Because there's an easy way.

Can take as little as 3 months if done right.

Want to know exactly how?

Then read this thread...

~ THE EASY WAY TO $10K/MONTH ~

The easy way to $10k/month is to get a handful of clients paying you anywhere from $2k-$5k/month. Do the math. That's only 2-5 clients. Getting 2-5 clients is fairly easy.

When I say clients, I mean businesses who pay you a monthly retainer to do something for them that makes them money. In other words, you're a freelancer. You provide a service, business pays you for said service, everyone makes money, everyone's happy.

The exact service you provide depends on you. What are you good at? What do you enjoy doing? What SKILL can you learn that businesses will pay you for? Main ones are gonna be copywriting, organic social media marketing, and paid traffic.

There are other ones. But main point is it has to be a service that directly generates more revenue for a company. You can do stuff like video editing, photography, content creation, etc., but you won't get paid as well and it will be harder to get to $10k/month (not direct).

Weigh your strengths and weaknesses and figure out what skill YOU will naturally be good at (no reason to make it harder than it has to be). For me, that was copywriting. Whatever yours is, spend time learning the ins and outs. Read books, buy courses, seek out mentors, etc.

Now you have a valuable skill. But, that's just the beginning. Now you need to learn how to sell yourself. Again, read books, buy courses, seek out mentors, etc. Become 112% comfortable with SELLING. There are no compromises here. You MUST be okay with selling.

This whole learning process shouldn't take you longer than a month or two. You will never feel "ready," but if you want to get to $10k/month, you're gonna have to throw yourself to the lions sooner or later (and preferably sooner).

Now, identify your ideal client, do your research on them, learn them inside and out. Figure out their biggest problems, pain points, desires, etc. Don't half ass this. Do your fucking research. It will make things so much easier. Just trust me.

Once you know them like the back of your hand, you do cold outreach. Either cold calling or cold emailing (or both). You make a list of people you'd like to work with, be a little crafty and find their contact info, and you hit them up directly.

Nothing else matters if you don't do this. In order to get to $10k/month, you NEED clients. They're not just going to come to you. You have to go to them. You need to be a fucking shark. Again, learn to be 112% comfortable with sales.

If you don't know copywriting already, learning the basics will come in handy here. It will allow you to craft entertaining and persuasive cold emails that set you apart from every other shitty freelancer.

Do that, then hit up a BUNCH of business owners. I'm talking dozens, even hundreds. Most will say no, but it's a numbers game. Be persistent, don't take no for an answer, and eventually someone will say yes.

Get them on the phone, offer to do some sort of free trial, get them results as soon as possible, then close them on a monthly retainer just as fast.

Congrats! You now have your first client. From there it's just wash, rinse, repeat until you have 2-5 clients paying you $2-$5k/month. Pretty simple. But it requires a lot of hard work and to actually learn a SKILL, something most people are too lazy to do.

This entire process could take you 2 months, it could take you 6 months, or it could take you 2 years. Either way, you're making 6-figures/year. At that point, does it really matter how long it takes you? Probably not.

Anyways, that's legitimately the easy route to making $10k/month. There's no shortcuts or tricks. It will take time. But if you put in the work and are consistent there's no way you can fail long term.

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