To this day I still cringe at the mistake I made that cost me $100,000 of actual cash. Not like on a game show where you say “ah I got the question wrong so I didn’t win $100,000”. This was money I physically had to pay 4 people because of a stupid, ignorant mistake I…

Why your goals always fail (quick fix)

By Mike Killen | May 7, 2025

Posted in Being helpful, Entrepreneurs, Goals, Mindset, Motivation, Personal Growth, Productivity

There’s a reason you’re always failing to hit your goals. It isn’t because you’re not smart enough. It isn’t because you don’t work hard enough. It’s because you haven’t been taught how to write them properly. It really is that simple. If I could show you how to hit your goals within 12 months, AND…

THIS is why you’re failing

By Mike Killen | May 6, 2025

Posted in Business Strategy, Entrepreneurs, Mindset, Personal Development, Productivity

What if I could pinpoint the exact reason that you’re not getting the results you want? Every time I struggle to reach the goals I set, I use this exact method to figure out why it’s not working. Even if your goal isn’t business related OR if hundreds of people have looked at your procesa…

How I manage a remote team

By Mike Killen | May 5, 2025

Posted in Being helpful, Entrepreneurs, Team Management

Managing a remote team certainly can seem overwhelming and difficult. It’s not something that comes naturally to people, and, in my experience, most people shy away from hiring because they’re worried how stressful it is. There’s actually 3 core things that you can do, that make managing a remote team much easier and less stressful.…

If you’re reading this, I’m dead

By Mike Killen | May 2, 2025

Posted in Lifestyle, Mindset, Motivation, Personal Growth

In 2021 I had two severe health complications that could have easily finished me off. I’ve been rewatching “The Last Man On Earth” with Will Forte and Kristen Schaal. If you have seen it, it truly was a Shawshank Redemption. If you haven’t seen it, it’s got this insane almost unbelievable premise of a global…

Just do this to make money

By Mike Killen | May 1, 2025

Posted in Business Growth, Business Strategy, Consulting, Entrepreneurs, Lead generation, MArketing, Sales

Write out your audience’s top 5 problems. The things they really care about. Where am I going to find my next client? I’m not making money fast enough. I’m working too hard for the money I make. Now, create a headline that solves that problem. Call out their audience name (what they call themselves), how…

5 easy ways to get more clients this week

By Mike Killen | Mar 18, 2025

Posted in Being helpful, Business Growth, Business Scaling, Client Acquisition, Content marketing, Email marketing, Entrepreneurs, High-Ticket Sales, Lead generation, Marketing strategy, Revenue Growth, Sales strategy, Social Media

Stop doing these 3 things if you want to grow faster

By Mike Killen | Mar 17, 2025

Posted in Being helpful, Business Growth, Business Scaling, Client Acquisition, Content Creation, High-Ticket Sales, Marketing strategy, Mindset, Pricing, Productivity, Revenue Optimization, Sales strategy, Social Media, Time Management

You’re doing 3 things that are KILLING your chances of growth. It sounds sensible to make the connection between doing more and growing. Nothing could be further from the truth. Making money requires patience and consistency. That’s all. 1. Stop saying yes. Protect your time like it’s the only thing you have. Because it is.…

The biggest mistake I made when pitching clients

By Mike Killen | Mar 14, 2025

Posted in Being helpful, Business Growth, Client Acquisition, Closes, Entrepreneurs, High-Ticket Sales, Pitching, Pricing, Proposal Strategies, Sales strategy

Imagine having $10,00 in your hands and throwing it down the drain, all because you made one stupid mistake. I did exactly that and it still haunts me to this day. A few years back I was quoting for an email marketing project for a corporate training company. It was a pretty simple project and…

3 things I wish I knew before starting my business

By Mike Killen | Mar 13, 2025

Posted in Being helpful, Business Growth, Business Strategy, Entrepreneurs, MArketing, Sales

STOP trying to add value

By Mike Killen | Mar 12, 2025

Posted in Business Growth, Business Strategy, Entrepreneurs, MArketing, Pricing, Sales, Sales strategy

Ah man, how many businesses have been ruined by “adding value”. Stop it. I forbid you from adding value. It will RUIN your business. It’ll strip any profitability away from your bank account. AND – it does the exact opposite of what you think it does. It makes you MORE generic and MORE bland. Businesses…

STOP believing this marketing lie

By Mike Killen | Mar 11, 2025

Posted in Business Growth, Business Scaling, Business Strategy, Entrepreneurs, High-Ticket Sales, Lead generation, MArketing, Marketing strategy, Mindset, Pricing, Revenue Growth, Sales

This is the biggest lie told in marketing. Ignoring it will cost you thousands of dollars and years of your life. 4 years ago I worked one on one with a client who was in the copywriting game. They wrote brochures and instructional manuals for consumer products, like cars, kitchen equipment etc. They had some…

$25,000 email template

By Mike Killen | Mar 10, 2025

Posted in Business Growth, Client Acquisition, Conversion optimisation, Copywriting, Email marketing, Email templates, Entrepreneurs, Lead generation, MArketing, Pricing, Sales strategy

This email is what I use to close clients who are on the fence. I send it to them when I need them to take action. I also use it to generate leads from my list and social channels. Subject: Make $25,000 in 30 days (no ads needed) Opener: 3 spaces left Body: Hey [name],…

3 steps to get 10x more clients (with no ads)

By Mike Killen | Mar 7, 2025

Posted in Business Growth, Client Acquisition, Content marketing, Conversion optimisation, Copywriting, Email marketing, Lead generation, MArketing, Sales Funnels

1. Use this subject line. The one you just clicked and opened. Replace “clients” with what your customers call their customers. I.e. 3 steps to get 10x more dental patients (with no ads) 2. Create emails, video content, books and social/written content that shows people how to do just that 3. Include a call to…

Make 100 sales for ANY product FAST

By Mike Killen | Mar 6, 2025

Posted in Automation, Business Growth, Business Scaling, Copywriting, Email marketing, Funnel, Lead generation, MArketing, Mindset, Sales

There’s an email I’ve got in my arsenal that is so powerful, I try to use it all the time because it works. It works so well that if I need to get replies, or sales, or book calls or generate leads, I use it. It’s like a magic panacea that fixes any and all…

You’re closer to success than you think

By Mike Killen | Mar 5, 2025

Posted in Affiliate Marketing, Business Growth, Business Scaling, Challenges, Content Creation, MArketing, Mindset, Motivation, YouTube

I remember reading an apocryphal tale of a gold prospector buying a ton of mining machinery and land and after years and years of digging, he finally gives up and sells the land and the machinery for scrap. And then another guy comes along and buys all the machinery for pennies, heads over to where…