Last 30 days,
@DarknetDiaries
gained 27,420 new followers on Instagram. Crossed 100k followers today. That’s INSANE growth.
And guess what, we’ve been posting just 8 videos a month.
You wanna know the magic secret? (well, there’s no secret, just some magic)
- A really good
2023 just flew by. Looking back, taking calculated risks was hands-down the best move I made.
It wasn’t easy to quit a job paying me $5k/mo at 18 when that’s almost five times the national average wage & my family depended on it.
But that’s what it was. A “job” that had a false
Raising prices on your clients is NOT the way to make money.
I mean, sure, you can simply increase your rate and make more immediately but… is that your best call?
In 2023, a client paid us $30,000. Fixed rate every single month but results and our quality grew exponentially.
It’s crazy how often people at the bottom sabotage each other.
Instead of collaboration, there’s competition fueled by malice.
Someone starts doing well, and suddenly, they’ve got targets on their back — friends turn into rivals, trying to pull them right back down.
Envy
We all have heard of accountability partners. I find that kinda weird. I can’t imagine having a friend I always ask “yo bro hope you went for your run today”. Nah.
You wanna know the best accountability partner? A public audience.
Before making my current content, I had a
There’s been a HUGE shift in social media in the last 3 months…
I’ve caught this wind recently and managed to grow my Instagram audience to 25k+ followers.
You remember there was a phase where hyper-edited, dopamine-inducing content was blowing up? Yeah, that was a race
There’s one big secret to earning $$ when you’re young:
Simply don’t mention your age.
Stop highlighting your age for everything you do.
Most people don’t care how old you are and rarely ever ask
So… Sora is coming. Does that mean video editors & animators are doomed?
Well, I don’t know.
My first thoughts were “uh oh, it’s coming for us” but when I dug deeper, I thought either we’re all going to be fine and it’ll only help, OR, we’re all doomed. Let me explain -
We’ll
Spent 30 minutes on optimising our SaaS spend. Listed all software on google sheets and categorised them by:
Keeping?
- Definitely
- Could reduce cost
- Do we even need this?
- Any alternatives?
- Remove 100%
Cut almost $400 of costs monthly and turned all the “definite” SaaS
5) Offer Value:
This is a no-brainier but 90% of times - it’s overlooked.
Don’t DM someone “Hey I’m 18 can I work with you?”
Try “Hey {name}, just saw {xyz} and I’d love to offer {abc}. I’ve done it for {others} as well!”
4) Podcasts:
Listen to podcasts and engage in topics that challenge you intellectually.
Pick up on the speech patterns of those ahead you.
Take a page from their book.
@CardinalMason
I treat it as a challenge for myself. Can I achieve x if I just do y? And so much to learn with this model. Great first business imo. And if you’re building it in a way that you can sell for a good multiple, you enjoy (a little, at least).
2) Workout:
When you have a muscular physique, people automatically assume you’re older than you are.
Oh and you get all the other health benefits too.
One of my biggest goals this year is to optimize my health.
I’m still young. I have time on my side and I can’t take that for granted.
I don’t want to look back when I’m 40 years old with all the money in the world to when I was younger and wish that I cared more about health.
@Whysaksham
Journal publicly on here sometimes. I’ve found myself using this app on the move. I write what comes to mind and try to keep it as authentic as possible
Same with agencies. Please don't drop out or quit your job before you find success with your agency. I've talked to a lot of people who decide to go 'all in' too early to regret it later.
It’s painful to see people quit their job/drop out of school to make content full time before they’re ready. For every person like me that makes it, thousands don’t. Keep that in mind and be smart plz