@Marcus Karl and I are wrapping up our first auction this weekend. I was positive it would do well. But damn... I didn't think it would go this well. Believe it or not, this is my first time making money on a campaign! QLL deal in May: Flop Poll tap deal in June: Mega flop Auction in December: *Great Success!* (Borat voice) All I needed was a damn win. Now we're working on two more auction campaigns!

i have found a fella in the woodworking niche who has a community set up on his youtube channel. i think it might be a good spot to run an auction on. a lot of his videos are on what to make to sell. i have a course tailored for woodworkers on how to sell their products without using etsy or the other platforms. i was thinking of creating a hero package with the course at the centre an auctioning it off. the thing is i am a bit stuck on starting the conversation. I was going to run with Hi Jason, Love your videos on profitable woodworking projects. I've noticed your audience is super engaged on how to make money from their craft. I have a unique, idea to help them do just that, without the frustration of Etsy or Facebook Marketplace. is this something that might be of interest. I thinking this might be to much to start with. any feedback would be appreciated. thanks

There is exceptionally crafted jewelry on Etsy that sells for super cheap. You can find pieces with materials, quality, and design as good as TIffany & Co. selling for a 10th the price. (Barely over the price of materials)... At first I thought the issue was audience size and awareness. However, many of these artists have tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of followers on social. Might not be as many as LVHM but certainly enough to have people in their audience that can afford $500-$1k jewelry. So why are these artists selling for so little (if at all)? IMO... Story and location. These artist have a product description like "[type of stone] on sterling silver wire." That's it. "The work is supposed to speak for itself" or some BS like that. And they're selling on Etsy (location). Which is a marketplace that turns their unique art into a commodity. "Why should I pay $500 for a necklace from this artist when I can pay $60 for something looks nearly identical on the next listing over?" My point I think there's an arbitrage play here. Consign or buy some jewelry from half dozen artists. Create a quick Shopify store with a luxury feel and add a compelling story to each piece... Now you have more than just jewelry. You have art. Charge 5x-10x what the original artist sells it for. Your story added to each piece of jewelry creates value out of thin air. J. Peterman catalog has done this for decades with clothing. Their clothing is nice but it's not special. The J. Peterman Catalog writes a paragraph story to go with the clothing... They paint a picture of the dream and life of someone who wears the clothing... And sell a shirt for $120 that would have otherwise sold for $30. Something else J. Peterman does? They don't use pictures of the clothing. (At least not for their "Owner's Manual" products.) They use drawings. Another way they remove comparison - making the price more elastic. It's not a rental model like Travis prefers.

i am trying to sell the mypeeps/ shogun package. my latest effort i decided to target, to start with etsy sellers to use email marketing and STM to protect against algorythym changes. I spent close to $2000 to have a heap of bonuses made to make it more etsy focused and did the same for shopify to start with. I created a 25 page book which presells the idea that people can download without putting in their email. It is called The Etsy Independence Formula... Break free from The algorthm... without leaving Etsy To sort and sift i have put a bonus midway through the book which gives them something easy to do to get their first win. To access the bonus i put it in a free skool group that they join to get it which then has the full course available for $. I put the book up on Amazon and Etsy at the lowest price possible with the plan to get some sales and then increase the price and offer it to a NEER person to give away for free that i can say it sells for $$ on amazon. No buyers yet but people may not be seeing it as know nothing about these platforms. Now the part i am strugling with is to get it in the hands of Etsy sellers. I can not seem to find any newsletters on substack but several of the youtubers have email lists which i joined to get their address and check it against the youtube addresses. I have contacted every youtube etsy person i can find several times with can i pay you. and do you take sponsorship emails and getting 40+% opens but no replies. This is the email i sent Hi {first_name} Can I pay you to give away a valuable guide that helps your Etsy Sellers build more predictable income... without changing what you already teach them? Would this be of interest? David I have 2 ways of paying them in mind. one is I put their name on the cover as a special edition and I write a intro and create a special bonus using their material and then if someone buys the course coming from their audience they get the bonus and the influencer gets say 50% of the course sale. Or i just pay them a fee.

Ronin introverts & non-writers can collect income too! Would you prefer steady income without needing to do Zoom coffee dates? Sales? Tapping? Or managing peeps? Also… ❌ No writing emails, T2s, T3s… ✅ $500 to $2,000+ steady monthly income per partner