Some of you know that I have a 2nd YouTube channel for collectibles. TBH I stopped posting bc the videos took too long to research and make. Well, I just automated the whole process today. 1. Scrape Data for specific card queries 2. Clean up duplicated data 3. Research the subject matter 4. Populate the results on a slide deck Now I can upload again on the channel. Small win, but was fun to build with Claude. Did you automate anything this week in your personal life?

Wanted to give a shoutout to @Alexander Cebulla. Closed his first large automation customer (5 figs). Alexander you will not forget that feeling. It will fade a bit when you close more in the future, but you won't forget it. I still remember my first freelance client from 2021, my first enterprise customer, and my first 100k customer. Happy for you. Use the momentum to deliver the highest quality results. Remember it is always easier to keep current clients happy than it is to land more clients.

74 miles 100 heat index Ticks Technical trails (I fell over 10 times) Elevation NGL I’m probably not walking on this weeks call

Hey everyone, Just a win, I want to celebrate with this group. In mid-February, I received my first payment of around 3,100 EUR (~3,660 USD) for one week's work. I started freelancing last October, focusing on digitalization consulting, implementation support, and hands-on project work for small trades businesses. Here's what I've learned so far: Lesson 1: Get clients through in-person networking All three of my clients came through personal connections — two from industry meetups focused on digitalization in the trades, and one through my social circle. Nothing has beaten showing up in person. Lesson 2: Always come prepared What made the biggest difference in converting those connections into working relationships was the prep work I did before each first meeting. Client 1 — A small business owner in the food industry. I analyzed their website with SEMRush ahead of our first meeting and came in with a full report. We had a great conversation, and I advised them on several issues I'd found. I made an offer for ongoing SEO services (~1,000 USD per month for 6 months), which was outside their budget, but it built goodwill and established the relationship. Client 2 — A trades business owner who needed help selecting industry-specific software. I used Claude to build an exhaustive questionnaire beforehand, which made the conversation much more productive. I've been working pro bono so far (this is the guy from my social circle), but am currently figuring out how to transition to paid services. Client 3 — The one who paid me. They had an idea for a larger project involving automating a manual process. I showed up to the first meeting with an MVP, which impressed them enough to offer payment on the spot. We're now building it out further.

Next week I start a brand new job which pays about 50% more than my previous one. It's a lifechanging amount of money. Now I'll be able to put more towards investing each month and really start scaling the "retirement" account. How did this happen? Every week I put in the work to learn more about Data and Ai. Am I the best Data Analyst, No. Am I the best Ai Engineer, Definitely not. When you put in work week after week eventually something pays off. Every week we have a call in here, the people who show up are also getting Wins. Last week one of the people on the call @Alexander Cebulla landed his first freelance customer. 90 Euros an hour (if I remember correctly) @Alfred Alonso landed a large n8n/fb ads customer from a call and @Ryan Steggerda is probably landing his first n8n customer soon (we are working on his profile). @Alex Rodriguez also landed his first n8n customer. We have about 750 members in the group currently, and I really want to see more people on the calls and engaging. The more you put in = the more you get out of the group. Lets get a TON of wins in here for 2026.