Fail To Learn: Teaching stories from business, sales, marketing, coaching, blogging, freelance, & entrepreneurs.

Fail To Learn: Teaching stories from business, sales, marketing, coaching, blogging, freelance, & entrepreneurs.

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  • FtL 2: Donnie Bryant-Freelance Copywriter Painfully Discovers What Happens When You Neglect Your Own Marketing

    Today's guest is Donnie Bryant. Donnie is a copywriter, marketing consultant, and self-proclaimed teller of bad jokes.

    In this interview Donnie tells you about his nightmare roller coaster ride. He's gone from small consulting clients, to feeling like he's on top of the world, then realizing the money has run dry and has to do the one thing he never wanted, and finally climbing back on top.

    Here's what's covered in this show:

    • Why Donnie said he put the cart before the horse, and then shot the horse.
    • Why every freelancer need to worry about this one thing.
    • The one thing every freelancer needs to focus on, and it's not getting better at what you sell.
    • How confidence plays into your success.
    • The importance in building your platform.
    • What to do when your ego gets stomped on.
    • How writing helped Donnie turn his situation around.
    • What to do when the client flow comes to a crashing halt.
    • The reason you want to continually give your current clients extra attention.
    • How your attitude helps you grow your client base.
    • How nurturing your clients and referral bases keeps your business from becoming fragile.
    • The type of client relationship you don't ever want to be in.
    • How Donnie realized the importance to make time for non-work activities and family activities.
    • The one thing everyone needs to put on their schedule to make business easier.
    • Donnie's one favorite tool that helps freelancers close big sales.
    • Why email isn't the way to close big deals.
    • Why social media doesn't get you the connection you want with customers.
    • The voice mail message Donnie uses, and you should have on your phone, that creates scarcity and make your customers want to business with you. (This is one of my favorites, and not easy for many to do.)

      • Enjoy the show.

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      41 min
    • FtL 1: Welcome to Fail To Learn with Matt Fox

      Welcome to the Fail To Learn podcast.

      This episode is an introduction to the Fail To Learn podcast. It’s no the traditional conversation with a guest. In this episode I cover what my intentions are with the show, what you can expect, and why you might enjoy the show… And decide to subscribe.

      This show has been on my mind for a while.

      As a kid, my grandpa used to tell me to “Learn from the mistakes of others so you don’t have to make the same mistakes.” Something I didn’t follow very well.

      Now, as I’m older, I realize the wisdom in that simple sentence. And I understand how important it is to understand the mistakes people have made so you can be aware when you’re starting to start making the same errors.

      When I hold trainings, I tell everyone that it’s okay to fail when doing the exercise. Why? Because when you screw up, you learn.

      If you’re not screwing up, you’re not learning how to do it better.

      Who Is Fail To Learn For?
      If you’re in business, sales, marketing, a solo-preneur, entrepreneur, coach, or freelancer, Fail To Learn will be a bright beacon when you’re in a dark place.

      This is not intended to be like other podcasts. You often hear the same guests making the podcast circuit repeating the same pitch. That won’t happen here.

      The guests may be selling something, or have something to offer. But you won’t hear the same story. I won’t allow it. And I make that clear before we speak.

      I want to hear their failures, their mistakes. I don’t want the manicured image that everyone wants to portray.

      With that, I’m not out to embarrass anyone either. We all make mistakes. And the goal is to share so we can learn from it. And you’ll be surprised how much there is to learn.

      I hope you enjoy the show. And remember…

      It’s not failure if you’re learning.

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      11 min

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