{"id":4289,"date":"2015-03-13T10:21:22","date_gmt":"2015-03-13T15:21:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.growthtools.com\/blog\/?p=4289"},"modified":"2020-04-30T17:10:41","modified_gmt":"2020-04-30T17:10:41","slug":"make-2000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.growthtools.com\/?p=4289","title":{"rendered":"How Jonathan Made $2,000 in 5 Days Without a Business Idea (Case Study)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Quick question\u2026<\/p>\n<p>What were you doing 6 months ago today?<\/p>\n<p>Chances are you were sitting in the exact same position you are right now.<\/p>\n<p>Reading ANOTHER blog post about marketing,<\/p>\n<p>Listening to ANOTHER podcast interview,<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;and making excuses about about how\u00a0you are\u00a0different and why that stuff would never work for you.<\/p>\n<p>Consider this your wake-up call&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.growthtools.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/giphy-1.gif\" alt=\"giphy (1)\" width=\"450\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.growthtools.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/giphy-1.gif\" alt=\"giphy (1)\" width=\"450\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">While you were making excuses, this guy started a business and made $2k in 5 days.<\/h2>\n<p>6 months ago I <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.growthtools.com\/blog\/quickest-way-to-start-a-business\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wrote\u00a0an article<\/a> outlining the simplest\u00a0way I know to make money (online or offline).<\/p>\n<p>And guess what?<\/p>\n<p>One person read that article and ACTUALLY IMPLEMENTED WHAT HE READ.<\/p>\n<p>Shocking, right?<\/p>\n<p>While you were all passively reading and dreaming about what life could be like, this guy actually got off his butt and did something.<\/p>\n<p>My new friend <a href=\"https:\/\/jonsiu.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jonathan<\/a> took the steps laid out in that blog post and hustled his face off.<\/p>\n<p>Within five days&#8230;yes, <b>FIVE DAYS<\/b>&#8230;of reading that article, he had started his new company and generated $2,100 in sales.<\/p>\n<p>That was more than he used to make in an entire month of work.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.growthtools.com\/Skitch\/blog-graphs_key_1AB3237A.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"727\" height=\"523\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.growthtools.com\/Skitch\/blog-graphs_key_1AB3237A.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"727\" height=\"523\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Today, I\u2019m going to show you what Jonathan did and how you can do the exact same thing.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s get started.<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">The brain-dead-easy way to start your own business<\/h2>\n<p>The process is very simple.<\/p>\n<p>Are you ready?<\/p>\n<p><b>Step #1:<\/b> Create an irresistible service by using a viral blog post. (More on this in a minute.)<\/p>\n<p><b>Step #2:<\/b> Offer that service to customers who have already said they\u2019re interested in it.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s it.<\/p>\n<p>Now let\u2019s see how Jonathan did it.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Step 1: Create an irresistible service by using a viral blog post.<\/h2>\n<p>The key is to find a popular blog post that teaches one specific strategy you can turn into a done-for-you service.<\/p>\n<p>Here are a few examples\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Do you want to be a dog trainer? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=X3-soh0yY2Q\">Use this article<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Do you want to be a marketing consultant? <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.growthtools.com\/blog\/marketing-giveaway\/\">Use this article<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Do you want to be a ghostwriter? <a href=\"https:\/\/thewritepractice.com\/ghostwrite\/?utm_content=buffer6280c&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_campaign=buffer\">Use this article<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Jonathan loves helping businesses get more customers. So he found an article teaching a very specific strategy on just that.<\/p>\n<p>Here is the article he used: <a href=\"https:\/\/qualaroo.com\/beginners-guide-to-cro\/\">The Beginner&#8217;s Guide to Conversion Rate Optimization<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.growthtools.com\/Skitch\/The_Beginner_s_Guide_to_Conversion_Rate_Optimization___Qualaroo_1AB32475.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"621\" height=\"207\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.growthtools.com\/Skitch\/The_Beginner_s_Guide_to_Conversion_Rate_Optimization___Qualaroo_1AB32475.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"621\" height=\"207\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n\t\n\t\t<blockquote class=\"gt-cta\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.growthtools.com\/wp-content\/themes\/growth-tools-blog\/nt-themekit\/img\/rocket-icon.png\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.growthtools.com\/wp-content\/themes\/growth-tools-blog\/nt-themekit\/img\/rocket-icon.png\" \/><\/noscript>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"subhead\">\n\t\t\t\t\tGet it Free\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Free Download:<\/strong> I\u2019ve put together a comprehensive list of viral blog posts that you can offer as a service to start your own business.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"button-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"button\" data-modal=\"7846\">Get It Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<div class=\"modal-backdrop\" data-id=\"7846\">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"modal-window-container\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-window\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a class=\"close\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fal fa-times\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"progress\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"modal-title\">Just One More Step<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\tGrab our comprehensive list of viral blog posts that you can offer as a service to start your own business.\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-form\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<form method=\"post\" class=\"grid-container grid-parent\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"email-field-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"Email\" name=\"gt_upgrade_email\" placeholder=\"Your Email Address\" required \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"button-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Download Now\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"gt_upgrade_tag\" value=\"Lead Magnet: \/Make-2000\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"gt_upgrade_id\" value=\"7846\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/form>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n\t\t\t\tWe\u2019ll never share or rent your information. Unsubscribe any time.\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"side-image\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\n\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Step 2: Offer your\u00a0service to prospects\u00a0who have already\u00a0expressed interest in it.<\/h2>\n<p>Now you have a service to offer.<\/p>\n<p>The BIG question, though, is this\u2026<\/p>\n<p>How can you get people to pay you money in exchange for\u00a0your service?<\/p>\n<p>Jonathan took the strategy laid out in the viral blog post that he found and offered it to people who had already expressed interest in that topic.<\/p>\n<p>He found his prospects by making a list of people who shared the post on social media.<\/p>\n<p>To generate that list, he went to <a href=\"https:\/\/topsy.com\">Topsy<\/a> and entered the URL for the article.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.growthtools.com\/Skitch\/How_Jonathan_Siu_Made__2_100_in_5_Days_-_Google_Docs_1AB32583.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"621\" height=\"326\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.growthtools.com\/Skitch\/How_Jonathan_Siu_Made__2_100_in_5_Days_-_Google_Docs_1AB32583.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"621\" height=\"326\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>This showed him a list of everyone who shared the article on Twitter:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.growthtools.com\/Skitch\/How_Jonathan_Siu_Made__2_100_in_5_Days_-_Google_Docs_1AB325CC.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"627\" height=\"457\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.growthtools.com\/Skitch\/How_Jonathan_Siu_Made__2_100_in_5_Days_-_Google_Docs_1AB325CC.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"627\" height=\"457\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>By sharing the article on Twitter, these people had pre-qualified themselves\u00a0as potential candidates for the service.<\/p>\n<p>Then he narrowed his list to 5 prospects by focusing on the people that Topsy labeled as &#8220;highly influential.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Lastly, he emailed each of his prospects with this message\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><i>Hi Mark,<\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><i>I just started following you on Twitter because I noticed that you shared Qualaroo&#8217;s guide on conversion rate optimization.<\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><i>I love that article. In fact, I started offering the exact process they laid out in that post as a service.<\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><i>Your website and blog look great and I&#8217;ve put together (based on Qualaroo&#8217;s guide) an optimization plan to help you get more subscriptions to your newsletter.<\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><i>Here is a link to the full plan:<\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><i><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1HTxW7LbJjqFHqrZLuoq-iG2LrsY5fDtclG1lwu9U_Bo\/pubhtml?gid=0&amp;single=true\">https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1HTxW7LbJjqFHqrZLuoq-iG2LrsY5fDtclG1lwu9U_Bo\/pubhtml?gid=0&amp;single=true<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><i>I know you&#8217;re an expert at this, but if you don&#8217;t have the time to do this for yourself, I would love to help. Is this something you want?<\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>-Jonathan<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Within 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><b>Tip<\/b>: To find out what email addresses to send your proposal to, use this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.voilanorbert.com\/\">free tool<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Don\u2019t read any more blog posts today.<\/h2>\n<p>What would change in your life if you made $2,100 by this time next week?<\/p>\n<p>I have a challenge for you\u2026<\/p>\n<p><b>Step 1:<\/b> Spend the next 30 minutes finding one article that describes what you want to offer as a service. Don\u2019t over-think this. You\u2019re not marrying it. It\u2019s an experiment.<\/p>\n<p><b>Step 2:<\/b> Run a quick search on Topsy to find the top influencers who have shared this article. Jot their names down on your notepad.<\/p>\n<p><b>Step 3: <\/b>Use the email template above to email 10 of those influencers with an offer to work with them. Don\u2019t deviate from the template.<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Can you do that?<\/p>\n<p>It worked for Jonathan, and it can work for you, too.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I\u2019ve put together a\u00a0few things to help you execute this strategy:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>List of 100+ articles that are prime candidates to be turned into businesses.<\/li>\n<li>How to create an irresistible proposal that will blow your prospects&#8217; minds.<\/li>\n<li>3 samples of some of the most mind-blowing proposals I&#8217;ve ever seen. (They&#8217;ve been used to land clients like Michael Hyatt, Jeff Goins, Brian Dean and Neil Patel.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\n\t\t<blockquote class=\"gt-cta\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.growthtools.com\/wp-content\/themes\/growth-tools-blog\/nt-themekit\/img\/rocket-icon.png\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.growthtools.com\/wp-content\/themes\/growth-tools-blog\/nt-themekit\/img\/rocket-icon.png\" \/><\/noscript>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"subhead\">\n\t\t\t\t\tGet it Free\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Free Download:<\/strong> I\u2019ve put together a comprehensive list of viral blog posts that you can offer as a service to start your own business.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"button-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"button\" data-modal=\"7846\">Get It Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<div class=\"modal-backdrop\" data-id=\"7846\">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"modal-window-container\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-window\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a class=\"close\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fal fa-times\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"progress\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"modal-title\">Just One More Step<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\tGrab our comprehensive list of viral blog posts that you can offer as a service to start your own business.\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-form\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<form method=\"post\" class=\"grid-container grid-parent\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"email-field-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"Email\" name=\"gt_upgrade_email\" placeholder=\"Your Email Address\" required \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"button-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Download Now\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"gt_upgrade_tag\" value=\"Lead Magnet: \/Make-2000\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"gt_upgrade_id\" value=\"7846\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/form>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n\t\t\t\tWe\u2019ll never share or rent your information. Unsubscribe any time.\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"side-image\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\n\n<p>\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t read another blog post today.<\/p>\n<p>Get. To. Work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>*Update* Topsy is no longer available, but a tool that was recommended to us was <a href=\"https:\/\/keyhole.co\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">KeyHole.co<\/a>. 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