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{{first_name}},
Before you think I'm stupid, here me out.
A year ago I was desperate to make money online.
I was outreaching like rent was due tomorrow.
One day, I found this creator with 125k followers.
Big audience but behind the curtain everything was lacking:
Shitty landing page.
Weak funnel.
Inappropriate persuasion.
Clearly, he didn't have a copywriter.
So I shot my arrow into his DMs.
After building rapport,
I sent him a loom video about his current marketing funnel and how I can improve it.
He declined my offer.
I got used to rejection so there was no reaction.
Yet I kept following up every week just like my other prospects.
Hoping, I'll close him one day.
But got rejected every time like knocking on a door that was never meant to open.
2 months ago, I followed up again.
This time he said YES.
I remember staring at the screen with my mind saying…
“Finally, you did it.”
I was already spending the money in my head.
Helping my single mom.
Lifting pressure off her shoulders.
Finally feeling… useful.
Until reality slapped me. (I'll tell you in a minute)
At the time of agreement,
I was getting hired as a content specialist.
Basically, managing his short form, emails, landing pages, WhatsApp marketing etc.
Can I ask you a simple question {{first_name}}?
According to 2 years experience and for the amount of work…
…What would be a fair offer?
$2000? $1000? $500?
$50/mo it is.
Yes fellas, I was offered a labour prize.
To finish it off with a cherry on top the agreement had 15 unfair statements against me.
The worst of them was…
“The employee must work whenever the boss needs him.”
He didn’t want a growth partner.
He wanted obedience.
So I said No.
And walked away.
I gave my effort to someone who would never trust me with growth.
The truth is…
Effort only works when it's been given to the right people.
That's why your posts don't get much views.
That's why your outreachers never get responses.
That's why you never move a needle even when you have given your all.
“Moving faster won’t help if you’re on the wrong train.”
— Zaid.
P.S. Did I do the right thing?
What would you have done?