My Biggest Lesson Doing a $10K in 30 Days Challenge
After a year of learning to build no-code apps, produce podcasts, create online courses, ebooks, e-commerce, and even learning how to create illustrations I was nowhere close to figuring it out.
Many solopreneurs want the autonomy of being self-employed, but the ramp up is brutal. I decided to do a $10K in 30 days challenge to see if I could figure it out.
It’s day 29. I’m at $3,646.57 with $23K in the pipeline. Two major meetings got rescheduled. It’ll take a miracle to make it, but with the internet you never know.
My strategy (below is my Hail Mary):
Come up with a variety of products/services at varying price points. I asked, what if I sold:
1 - $10K item (corporate workshop), 10 - $1K items (illustration packs), 100 - $100 items (info products/courses/coaching snacks), 1000 - $10 items (e-commerce)
Get the word out through sales (reach out to 50 people/week), social media, and podcasts
What actually happened:
50 outreaches/week was too many. 20/week is intense but doable
Launched 7 products (find most on Gumroad under michepriest)
Dropped the ball on podcasts
I sold a mix of everything except the corporate workshops.
My biggest lesson:
Reaching out to 100 people led to opportunities I could never have imagined.
1 potential license deal for my micro-coaching service Unstuck in 15 where I get people unstuck with 3 questions in 15 minutes
1 pack of Unstuck in 15 gift certificates for corporate gifts
3 collaborations for online courses
1 illustration pack which could end up being a long term contract
1 Upwork gig consulting on two AI products
Second biggest lesson:
Put as many buy button on the internet as possible and have big ticket items
Bonus: I learned what I want to offer that people actually want, who I want to serve, and got over my fear of publishing.
My Hail Mary:
Reach out to 100 connections in one day with an offer I believe they will find valuable
If you have any ideas for how I can earn $6,353.43 in sales in one day, I’m all ears. Whether I hit the target or not doesn’t matter. I’ve already won, but it would be fun to do so.