I suck at negotiating, BUT! When I first pitched Justin on Monday... His first response (on Wed) was some version of... let's do a joint workshop for $250 + affiliate % And today (Fri), after some back-and-forth negotiations, we landed on a deal that's a total of $2,750 + affiliate commissions 😁 You can see my counteroffer details here... I asked for 4k for the whole bundle, fyi. So we went from $250 + Affiliate % from Justin's initial offer → $4k + affiliate % from me as my counteroffer → negotiations → $2.75k + affiliate % (final deal agreed by both parties). I'm off to prepare a contract and then get paid, hopefully by next week 😁😁😁 But... can't stop at that, can I? I promised 6 brands when I started this challenge, after all. Which is why, I'm about to start prepping to pitch the next brand over the weekend, so I can send the pitch on Monday. Stay tuned! (But yeah, looks like I'm one brand down. Strong start, I'd say 😁)

I spoke too early when I assumed I was rejected by Justin Moore. Dude replied today, woot! Well, now that I'm feeling better, here's the rundown. - I decided to pitch Justin because he has a new software out for folks who want to pitch brands: Sponsor Mole. It fetches brand contacts, their LinkedIn bios, emails, and whatever the brand is up to, so you can craft a better pitch more successfully. It even gives you sample pitches trained on Justin's years' worth of expertise. - Justin teaches to approach brands based on what they've recently released, so it lands better. (I have his book Sponsor Magnet.) - So I figured, since Sponsor Mole is Justin's newest adventure, I should base my pitch on that. And it's a tool you guys might benefit from yourselves. It cuts down HOURS of research, after all. - So, on Monday, I recorded myself (another thing Justin advises to do these days... instead of writing an email, make a video pitch and send via InMail on LinkedIn). - I sent him a pitch with the video and these words (screenshot attached): "Hey Justin, would you like me to promote Sponsor Mole to my audience of creators, bloggers, and online solopreneurs? I made a pitch!" Attached the video below. - Justin replied today with these words: "Great pitch Maliha!! What if we do a live workshop together that you promo to your list + audience? I could offer $250 cash + affiliate % from any sign ups?" Plus he added a link to the affiliate doc. - My next move: Justin says to always negotiate, lol. So I'm currently crafting a counteroffer pitch 😝 That's it for now. Will keep you guys posted, and also working on a second pitch. To be updated soon.

EDIT: OK, so... turns out it was NOT a rejection, and I was too quick to fret. Sometimes it takes a day or two to respond, folks.... The rest of the story here 😉 ======== I haven't forgotten about brand outreach if anyone was interested... Yesterday I sent my first pitch... It was bad... It was on LinkedIn... He saw it... Left me on read... So I shall continue pitching and getting rejected. One down. 5 more to go. (If anyone's interested: I pitched Justin Moore the sponsorship guy himself because he has a new software and I thought you guys, if you're interested in pitching brands, would have liked it.) Oh well... Onward and forward or however that goes... Also, I picked a really great time to do this challenge... NOT.

I don't like to convince people of anything, at least not in a one-on-one setting. And yet, when I get emails like this (see below), from someone who owns a business and sells things using words... I want to sit them down and have a chat. Though I know I never will. "I am not a copywriter and don’t intend to become one" How do you have a business and sell anything without being a copywriter? Or rather... what do people think copywriting means? Anyway... I just needed to vent I guess... I've been trying to sell copywriting-related material to my list, even though it doesn't sell as much as, say, here's a course on affiliate marketing... in the hopes that enough exposure will convince them, but I guess I'm doing things very, very wrong. Oh well, whatever... End.venting

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