💬 The Shelf-Stacking Saga (and Why Copy Still Runs the World)
Last week, my teenage son (who’s just wrapped up his GCSEs today – send snacks) came to me with a very serious face. “Mum, I think I want to get a job in a supermarket… stacking shelves for the Summer. I want some spending money.” Now, he’s got a big brain, mild disdain for small talk, and the social confidence of a golden retriever in a thunderstorm. Shelf stacking? For minimum wage? I almost fell off my chair. Naturally, we turned to GPT. Together, we created a prompt based on his: - Skills and weird quirks - Total disinterest in customer service - Love of structure and independence - Refusal to do YouTube or TikTok The results? He practically wet himself with excitement. We settled on leaflet delivery – no eye contact, no uniforms, just solo efficiency with a bit of cardio thrown in. Using the sales copy formula I teach in the 5-Day Funnel Challenge, we whipped up a message and posted it on my Facebook profile. Then I shared it into a few local groups — including this one here:🔗 Parkstone Neighbourhood Group Post Within minutes, we were swamped. Messages via WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, and actual text messages (I didn’t even know people still used those - I felt like I was back in 2009). One business wanted 5,000 leaflets delivered. Another asked for 3,000. At which point my son said: “Mum, take the post down!” I didn’t. They’re still rolling in. And yes, he’s now decided it might be a good idea to recruit his mates and take a cut. Welcome to capitalism, son. The point of this post? There are loads of people on Facebook offering the same thing. But only one post hit the mark. Why? Because of the copy. Because of the prompting. Because we didn’t waffle. If you want to: - Get leads without pitching like a lunatic - Write posts that stop people scrolling - Turn ideas into actual business …then the 5-Day Funnel Challenge is for you. If it works for my half-knackered GCSE survivor, it’ll work for you.