Traditional marketing is (mostly) dead.
Welcome to the messy middle.
How a customer goes from awareness โก๏ธ purchase is no longer a linear process.
๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ'๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ:
1. Paid ad
2. Email sequence
3. Purchase
๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ'๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ๐ ๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ป๐ผ๐:
1. Content
2. Targeted ad
3. YouTube video
4. More content
5. Podcast show
6. More content
7. Newsletter Email
8. More content
9. Local event
10. More content
27 touch points later... and they MIGHT be ready to purchase.
Again, welcome to the messy middle.
Here's what this means for you... embrace the long game.
๐๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฟ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ.
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"๐ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฏ'๐ต ๐ฉ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ ๐ต๐ช๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ค๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต."
Said this for years.
Then, I calculated how much time I spent:
โข Cold calling
โข Following up
โข Explaining who I am
โข Convincing people to trust me
F**k that noise.
Now... I create once โ Reach many โ Pre-warm leads.
(sounds too simple to be true, right?)
But here's the thing... One solid post can warm more leads than 100 cold calls.
And they actually WANT to hear from you.
(crazy concept, I know)
But that's the way the modern world works.
If you want more marketing insights like this, check out my newsletter or podcast.
Links are on my profile.
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88% of millionaires are business owners.
I don't gamble, but I like my odds.
I was always scared of starting my own thing.
Mostly because I thought it was "too risky."
โข "๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ช๐ง ๐ ๐ง๐ข๐ช๐ญ?"
โข "๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ช๐ง ๐ ๐ค๐ข๐ฏ'๐ต ๐ฑ๐ข๐บ ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ฃ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ๐ด?"
โข "๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ช๐ง ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ข๐ถ๐จ๐ฉ ๐ข๐ต ๐ฎ๐ฆ?"
Until I realized the truth.
Do you know what's riskier than a failed business?
Getting to your deathbed and realizing that you built someone else's dream instead of your own.
There's a millionaire out there sitting on his yacht somewhere because of YOUR hard work.
Here's what risk ACTUALLY looks like:
โข Believing your job is "safe"
โข Trusting your income to one company
โข Letting someone else decide your worth
โข Working 40 years for a gold watch
I'm not saying you need to start your own business... but at the very least... get in the game of ownership.
It's where MOST people make their wealth.
Agree or disagree?
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Your follower count doesn't matter anymore.
This is good news (for most people).
Have you ever noticed that some posts feel like they got tossed into the abyss... while others get thousands views?
๐๐'๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐น๐ด๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ต๐บ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ฑ.
The only goal of a social platform is to keep you on there as long as possible. And what they've realized is the best way to do this is to put as much "GOOD" content in front of you as possible.
โข Doesn't matter if you know them.
โข Doesn't matter if you follow them.
โข Doesn't matter if their your best friend.
๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ด๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ป๐, ๐ณ๐๐น๐น ๐๐๐ผ๐ฝ.
(What it means to create good content is up for interpretation, but that's beyond the scope of this post)
It's worth noting that you won't be punished for having a large following, but it's not NEARLY as important as it used to be.
But here's the silver lining... It's never been easier to go from no audience to a loyal fan base.
Here's how:
โข Get crystal clear on WHO your audience is.
โข Create content SPECIFIC for them.
โข Learn and IMPROVE with every post.
The best time to start creating content was yesterday... today is the second best.
What are your content goals for 2025?
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There are three types of conversations that happen at the same time in any given interaction.
This idea comes from Charles Duhigg in his book Supercommunicators, but here's the punchline.
๐๐น๐น ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐:
1. Analytical - "๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ต'๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐บ ๐ข๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต?"
2. Emotional - "๐๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ฅ๐ฐ ๐ธ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ญ?"
3. Identity - "๐๐ฉ๐ฐ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฆ?"
Your job... as a business owner... a parent... a friend... is to FIRST figure out which conversation you're having.
And then respond based on THEIR needs.
"The right conversation, at the right moment, can change everything."
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Relationships = mission success.
So much truth hidden in such a simple statement.
If you want more, the full podcast episode releases tomorrow. ๐๏ธ
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Unexpected benefit of podcasting.
Community.
I started podcasting because it sounded like a fun way to have interesting conversations.
120+ episodes later, it turns out I was accidentally building a community the entire time.
I just didn't realize it.
If I was to do it all over again.
I would lean WAY more into the community that comes from podcasting.
That includes both my guests and my listeners.
Thank you to everyone who has been involved in making The Health Hustle what it is today.
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#atxcommunity #atxpodcasting #atxhealth #atxfitness #atxmedia
A common trend among business owners.
They have no idea what they are doing.
They figure it out as they go.
Mentors are great.
Books are great.
Courses are great.
But there is no better teacher than life.
Pursue your goals and learn along the way.
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#business #goals #podcasting #hustle #atx #austin
Statistics are great.
But more often than not... Trust your gut.
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#podcast #austin #atx #businessadvice
No matter how bad you have it.
Someone has it worse.
This isn't meant to be a post about suffer-porn.
It's not meant to be a pissing contest about who has it worse.
It's to shine a light on the fact that we all face challenges.
And challenges create opportunities.
- Opportunities to learn.
- Opportunities to grow.
- Opportunities to discover.
- Opportunities to connect.
Everything "bad" that has ever happened in my life has always turned out for the better.
ALWAYS.
Keep going.
You got this.
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#challenge #struggle #setback #opportunity #learn #grow #thrive #discover #connect #share
Tomorrow isn't guaranteed.
That's not meant to be morbid.
It's just a fact.
Don't wait for the near-death experience to start living life fully.
Find what both scares and excites you.
Move towards that.
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BTW that quote was from @serendipichris
#gratitude #lifelessons #learning #living #laughing #loving
Consider yourself logical?
Think again. ๐
#emotional #logical #psychology #mindset