87: The 5 Step System to Quit Your Job In the Next 12 Months


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If you’re not already following Bryan Harris, I recommend you do.

The guy is super smart and has a unique way of breaking things down so that they’re easy to understand and implement. Each time I’ve heard him interviewed on other shows he always brings a ton of value and this episode is no different.

In fact, we were in scheduling limbo for a while trying to get this one done. I first heard him on my friend Dave’s show, The Power of Part Time, then on Entrepreneur on Fire, and then on Wow Small Business.

He doesn’t mess around, and gives super-detailed actionable advice with some awesome examples, but gives the caveat that it takes real work.

This is not a 4-hour workweek passive income system — at least not at first. But that’s OK, because we’re hustlers and ready to make something happen in 2015, right?

Let’s do it.

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The 5 Steps:

  1. Step 1: Identify the problem
  2. Step 2: Re-engineer your solution to that problem into a service
  3. Step 3: Choose ONE person you want to work with.
  4. Step 4: Create a proposal
  5. Step 5: Give away your “Must Have” experience free first

Rinse and repeat.

Learn:

  • The 3 main ways of making money online, and which one Bryan recommends as the fastest path to quitting your job.
  • How to identify a problem you can solve.
  • Bryan’s unique “tutorial-hacking” method of finding a service to sell.
  • His top tips for identifying your ONE ideal customer and landing them as a client.
  • How to structure your your “pitch” email so it gets read and gets a positive response.
  • Why you should give away your service, to the extent you can, to build trust and goodwill.
  • Bryan’s #1 tip for Side Hustle Nation.

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What do you think? Will Bryan’s 5-Step system work for you to build a viable job-killing side hustle this year?

Let me know in the comments and if there’s a critical mass, maybe we can form a little mastermind of service-selling side hustlers!

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44 thoughts on “87: The 5 Step System to Quit Your Job In the Next 12 Months”

  1. I really like the idea of starting off selling a service as the basis of your money earning endeavors. There are many marketplaces on the web that will allow you to do this, but none better than fiverr in my opinion.

    My view may be a little bias because I’m a Top Rated Seller that’s been there for 5 years now, but I’ve tried other marketplaces, and none offer a more robust learning experience coupled with a virtually non existent barrier of entry in order to start earning money.

    ‘Sell then Scale’ should most certainly be the motive with whatever you become successful in online. People are racing to the internet (to get a piece of the action) in droves, so your experience has a great chance to become a teaching product that you can sell, and that’s when the magic starts to happen!

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    • Thanks Dion. I like the idea of starting with an existing marketplace too, because there’s a built-in audience of buyers. But do you think that cheapens the experience of your customer … like could you command better rates and move up the value chain by reaching out to your target clients directly?

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      • Great question! Cream always rises to the top, so offering a service in a marketplace where you’d benefit from working with a broad scope of clientele should provide you great hands on experience. I’ll use fiverr in this example as I like to refer to my tenure there as a “paid internship”.

        I started there in 2010, but during the early days I didn’t know exactly what I wanted to sell. I was a novice at graphic design at best, but that’s the service I started with. Again, I wasn’t very good as I didn’t understand color and type the way a traditional designer would. However, I stuck with it, and kept learning whilst working on many types of design projects.

        I’ve learned a lot about design and the internet over the years, and fiverr has served as a conduit that made my growth possible. It’s been 5 years since then, and I now use work that I’ve designed at fiverr in my professional portfolio to procure freelance contracts. More importantly I use all of the knowledge and skill I’ve amassed as the catalyst of my web adventures, and these adventures have created something dream-like for me.

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  5. Great call and learnt heaps. Thanks. Just to let you know the link to get Bryans top strategies is not working and goes to a 404 error page

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  8. Loved the interview & all that you do Nick. When you guys provide the link & list if he could provide a few business examples (online) & how to execute them that would be great. He seems to be focused on those who have online marketing or tech skills.

    I’m a concierge with a travel website and am trying to figure out how I can find an audience to tap into with my service business until the website takes off. I’m not sure how the “how to” article method would apply in the case of someone like me. It also does not have to be in this realm. I am open-minded but do not possess tech or design skills. More examples in this realm would be great. Thanks! :)

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    • I could be wrong here, but I believe the training identified (online marketing example) where someone “shared” the post. That meant they liked the information and thought it worthy to share.

      I think the same would hold true for travel. Find blogs, that align with what you do as a concierge, about travel topics that have a lot of shares, or find a post about a travel destination or travel services. Find out who shared the blog/post. Then provide them with valuable information about the destination, what th