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Mar 2025
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148. The No Bullsh*t Guide to Making $10...

Brayden Figueroa, Kostas Garcia, Chase Uttley
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What's up Rock Nation, this may be the most value packed episode we have ever done on this podcast. This is a true no bullsh*t guide to making more money as a creative. We guarantee if you put everything we talked about into practice, you will land bigger and better clients.


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Timestamps:

0:00 - Trailer

0:31 - One Handed Crack

1:01 - Why most creators never hit $10K/month

3:13 - The Dream Client Accelerator

3:55 - Step 1: Positioning

5:33 - Why Generalist struggle

8:26 - Why Specialists Win

15:53 - How to niche down without feeling like you’re limiting yourself

20:49 - Step 2: Create Work That Attracts the Right Clients

22:46 - Wrangler Spec Ad

23:55 - How to pull off a successful spec ad

25:34 - Step 3: Craft Offers That Clients Actually Want to Buy

33:06 - Step 4: Pricing

39:18 - Step 5: Generating Leads

49:02 - Step 6: Personal Brand

58:13 - Step 7: Pitching Like a Pro

1:04:45 - Step 8: Master the Sales Call

1:07:38 - 6 Questions to ask on a Discover Call

1:12:44 - Objections and how to handle them

1:16:41 - Step 9: Turning One-Off Clients into Retainers

1:20:03 - DCA reminder

1:21:12 - Step 10: Best practices with clients


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