{"id":3832,"date":"2016-05-06T03:30:49","date_gmt":"2016-05-06T08:30:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.growthtools.com\/blog\/?p=3832"},"modified":"2017-08-01T14:22:03","modified_gmt":"2017-08-01T14:22:03","slug":"quickest-way-to-start-a-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.growthtools.com\/?p=3832","title":{"rendered":"How to make $1,000 in the next 14 days without an idea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here is the quickest way\u00a0I know of to start a business and make $1000.<\/p>\n<p>It requires:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>NO money<\/li>\n<li>NO website<\/li>\n<li>NO business card<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5643 size-full\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.growthtools.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/how-to-make-1000.png\" alt=\"How To Make $1000 Fast\" width=\"562\" height=\"313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.growthtools.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/how-to-make-1000.png 562w, https:\/\/blog.growthtools.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/how-to-make-1000-300x167.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 562px) 100vw, 562px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5643 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.growthtools.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/how-to-make-1000.png\" alt=\"How To Make $1000 Fast\" width=\"562\" height=\"313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.growthtools.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/how-to-make-1000.png 562w, https:\/\/blog.growthtools.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/how-to-make-1000-300x167.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 562px) 100vw, 562px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s very basic.<\/p>\n<p>Find a really well-written\u00a0&#8220;how-to&#8221; article. Then offer the solution that article provides as a service to everyone who expressed interest in the article. Use the step-by-step instructions from the article to learn how to offer the service.<\/p>\n<p>No experience required.<\/p>\n<p>Want an example?<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Step-by-step process: How to make $1000 and start a business quickly<\/h2>\n<p>I&#8217;m going to walk you through all three\u00a0steps. Follow along and do what I do.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Step 1: Find a\u00a0&#8220;how-to&#8221; article<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Here is\u00a0an incredibly detailed\u00a0article on how to set up a retargeting campaign: <a href=\"https:\/\/okdork.com\/2014\/05\/21\/how-to-spend-your-first-100-on-retargeting-ads\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to start your first $100 retargeting campaign<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You don&#8217;t need to know what retargeting is or have ever set up a campaign in your life. Just read the article.<\/p>\n<p>Seriously, go read it. I&#8217;ll wait.<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Done?<\/p>\n<p>You now know more about retargeting than 99% of people online. You are an expert (in relation to nearly everyone).<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tip<\/strong>: A few good places to find detailed marketing how-to articles are <a href=\"https:\/\/okdork.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Okdork<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/backlinko.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Backlinko<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/quicksprout.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Quicksprout<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/bufferapp.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Buffer<\/a>. If you&#8217;re not in the marketing world, just search for &#8220;How to [insert your keywords]&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Also, finding an article with a solid <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.growthtools.com\/blog\/lead-magnet\/\">lead magnet<\/a> really helps. That lead magnet will speed along Step 2.<\/p>\n<p>Like &#8220;How to change the oil in my car&#8221; OR &#8220;How to lose 10lbs before the end of summer&#8221; OR &#8220;How to become a real estate agent&#8221;. Whatever.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Step 2: Offer the article\u00a0as a service<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Now your job is to take the information in\u00a0the article you found\u00a0and offer it as a service to everyone that shared it.<\/p>\n<p>How do you do that?<\/p>\n<p>First, go to <a href=\"https:\/\/buzzsumo.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Buzzsumo<\/a>\u00a0and enter the URL to the article (use the 14-day free trial they offer to do this step).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.growthtools.com\/Skitch\/BuzzSumo__Find_the_Most_Shared_Content_and_Key_Influencers_1CDBA8DA.png\" alt=\"Use buzzsumo to start a business\" width=\"966\" height=\"303\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.growthtools.com\/Skitch\/BuzzSumo__Find_the_Most_Shared_Content_and_Key_Influencers_1CDBA8DA.png\" alt=\"Use buzzsumo to start a business\" width=\"966\" height=\"303\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Then click the &#8220;View Shares&#8221; button and this will give you a list of everyone who shared the post on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>Click on the &#8220;Followers&#8221; filter at the top left. This will show you a list of Twitter users that have 1) shared the article 2) have a sizable audience (i.e. enough money to pay you for a service).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.growthtools.com\/Skitch\/Sharers_for__21_Actionable_SEO_Techniques_You_Can_Use_Right_Now__1CDBA925.png\" alt=\"View the shares in BuzzSumo\" width=\"1063\" height=\"504\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.growthtools.com\/Skitch\/Sharers_for__21_Actionable_SEO_Techniques_You_Can_Use_Right_Now__1CDBA925.png\" alt=\"View the shares in BuzzSumo\" width=\"1063\" height=\"504\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Now, you need to e-mail each person on this list with this basic e-mail.<\/p>\n<p>[su_note note_color=&#8221;#f9f9f9&#8243; text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243;]<strong>Subject<\/strong>:\u00a0About Brian Deans article<\/p>\n<p><strong>Body Text:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Larry,<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I&#8217;ve been following you since last January\u00a0when I saw you share\u00a0Brian Dean&#8217;s article on SEO techniques.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I love that article. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>In fact, I started offering the exact process he laid out in that post as a service. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Wordstream\u00a0is a really great\u00a0app and I&#8217;ve put together three different SEO\u00a0techniques\u00a0that you could use to get more traffic to Wordstreeam (based on Brian&#8217;s advice in that article.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Here is a link to the full campaign and some projected results: [link to Google doc you put together that will blow their socks off]<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Would love to help you guys implement some of Brian&#8217;s\u00a0awesome strategies.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>-Bryan<\/em>[\/su_note]<\/p>\n<p>If you offer this to the top 25 people on the Buzzsumo\u00a0list, 1 person will buy.<\/p>\n<p>Charge $1,000 for the\u00a0service.<\/p>\n<p>BOOM! That&#8217;s how you start a business and make $1000.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Three examples of\u00a0people making over\u00a0$1,000 using this strategy<\/h2>\n<p>So, that&#8217;s the basic theory. Let me show you three quick examples of this in action.<\/p>\n<h3>Example #1: Devesh Khanal<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/deveshdesign.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Devesh<\/a> read a series of articles about conversion rate optimization.<\/p>\n<p>Then he made a list of dream clients who 1) had expressed interest in the articles or topic 2) that he was already familiar with.<\/p>\n<p>Next he reached out to each one.<\/p>\n<p>Here is the email he sent:<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.growthtools.com\/Skitch\/Fwd__Increasing_Backlinko_Conversions_-_3_specific_examples_-_bryan_manfisher_com_-_Mail_1A682614.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"405\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.growthtools.com\/Skitch\/Fwd__Increasing_Backlinko_Conversions_-_3_specific_examples_-_bryan_manfisher_com_-_Mail_1A682614.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"405\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Email Pitch from Devesh to Brian<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Devesh even included a custom video pitch in each email he sent. Here is an example of one he did for Brian Dean:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fJmwoD9q_Yk\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>The result?<\/strong> He landed over $10,000 in work with Brian.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.growthtools.com\/blog\/recurring-revenue\/\">Read the full story here<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Example #2: Jonathan Siu<\/h3>\n<p>Jonathan read <a href=\"https:\/\/qualaroo.com\/beginners-guide-to-cro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this article<\/a> written by Qualaroo a\u00a0little over a year ago.<\/p>\n<p>Then he made a list of people that had shared the article and that he thought might be interested in having the technique taught in the article implemented at their company.<\/p>\n<p>Here is the exact email he sent:<\/p>\n<p>[su_note note_color=&#8221;#f9f9f9&#8243; text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243;]<strong>Subject<\/strong>:\u00a0Qualroo blog post<\/p>\n<p><strong>Body Text:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hi Mark,<\/p>\n<p>I just started following you on Twitter because I noticed that you shared Qualaroo\u2019s guide on conversion rate optimization.<\/p>\n<p>I love that article. In fact, I started offering the exact process they laid out in that post as a service.<\/p>\n<p>Your website and blog look great and I\u2019ve put together (based on Qualaroo\u2019s guide) an optimization plan to help you get more subscriptions to your newsletter.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a link to the full plan:<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1HTxW7LbJjqFHqrZLuoq-iG2LrsY5fDtclG1lwu9U_Bo\/pubhtml?gid=0&#038;single=true<\/p>\n<p>I know you\u2019re an expert at this, but if you don\u2019t have the time to do this for yourself, I would love to help. Is this something you want?<\/p>\n<p>-Jonathan[\/su_note]<\/p>\n<p><strong>The result?<\/strong>\u00a0Within six hours, Mark (one of the 5 prospects) emailed Jonathan back expressing interest.<\/p>\n<p>And just a few days later, they struck a deal for a $2,100 contract!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.growthtools.com\/blog\/make-2000\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the full story here<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Example #3: ME!<\/h3>\n<p>A few years back\u00a0I read <a href=\"https:\/\/wistia.com\/library\/down-and-dirty-lighting-kit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this article<\/a> written by Wistia.<\/p>\n<p>I took that article and decided to pitch a few people that followed Wistia and that I was familiar with.<\/p>\n<p>Here is an example of the email I sent:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.growthtools.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Pasted_Image_3_5_14__2_52_PM.png\" alt=\"Email I used to make over $1000\" width=\"1015\" height=\"262\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.growthtools.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Pasted_Image_3_5_14__2_52_PM.png\" alt=\"Email I used to make over $1000\" width=\"1015\" height=\"262\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>30 days later I inked a $3,000 per month contract with KISSmetrics making videos for them.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.growthtools.com\/blog\/3kpermonth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the full story here<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Need more ideas on the right\u00a0service to offer?<\/h2>\n<p>My challenge to you.<\/p>\n<p>Try this 5 times.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t get married to one idea. Don&#8217;t look for a silver bullet. Don&#8217;t try to make a $1,000,000. Just make $1,000.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve put together a list of [content_upgrade id=&#8221;47&#8243;]50 articles that are prime candidates[\/content_upgrade] to be turned into service businesses. 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