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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…

Sell $25K project without a portfolio

By Mike Killen | Mar 4, 2025

Posted in Business Growth, Business Scaling, Client Acquisition, Entrepreneurs, High-Ticket Sales, Lead generation, MArketing, Pricing, Sales, Sales strategy

If I had to start from scratch, like, literally from absolute zero. No social media presence, no past clients, no testimonials, no portfolio. This is how I’d get my first $25,000 client. First, I’d make sure I pick a niche and a market that is easily fixable. It’s one thing to work with people who…

3 ways to make money in under 60 minutes

By Mike Killen | Mar 3, 2025

Posted in Automation, Building funnels, Business Growth, Email marketing, Email marketing, Entrepreneurs, Funnel, Funnel tactics, Lead generation, MArketing, Sales, Sales Funnels

So I’ve got 3 email automations that I use, that took me seconds to set up, that bring in thousands and thousands of dollars a month. 1. Are you still? Have you _ yet? This email sequence is designed to be sent to people who almost bought. Proposals, lost to competitors. It’d even work on…

7 ways to make it look like you know what you’re doing, on your website

By Mike Killen | Mar 3, 2016

Posted in $100K funnel, Gameplan

Here are the 7 smartest things you can do on you WordPress business website, to make it look like you’ve got your shit together. NOTE* THIS IS A JOKE ARTICLE PEOPLE. PLEASE STOP EMAILING ME SAYING THAT YOU DO THESE THINGS ALREADY OR THAT THIS IS THE WORST ADVICE YOU’VE EVER HEARD. I’m guilty of…

But what type of emails should my WordPress business send? Part 2

By Mike Killen | Feb 25, 2016

Posted in $100K funnel, Email automation, Email marketing, Lead generation, Marketing automation, Marketing funnel, Marketing plan

***Side note: This blog post started off as a regular old post, but eventually turned into a behemoth of a guide so I’ve split it into 3 parts. This is the first part and parts 2 and 3 will come in the next 2 weeks. Enjoy!*** You can read part 1 here, where we go…

Never do a free cheap WordPress website infographic

This timeline infographic shows why you should NEVER do a free/cheap WordPress site

By Mike Killen | Feb 18, 2016

Posted in $100K funnel, Make life easier

We’ve all done it and we’ve all thought about doing it again. How do you balance that need to bring in cash, v.s. that desire to charge more? Or if you’re doing a WordPress website for free (maybe for the exposure), how much is it REALLY going to cost you? If a lead or customer…

But what type of emails should my WordPress business send? Part 1

By Mike Killen | Feb 11, 2016

Posted in $100K funnel, Email automation, Email marketing, Gameplan, Lead generation, Make life easier, Marketing automation

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Build a closed membership of subscribers with Facebook for FREE

By Mike Killen | Feb 4, 2016

Posted in $100K funnel, Convert leads into sales, Gameplan, Lead generation, Marketing funnel, Marketing plan, Traffic

Since posting my predictions for 2016 AND my 3 alternatives to landing pages, tons of people have been asking me how to create PRIVATE SOCIAL GROUP FUNNELS. I guarantee that I can show you how to build a list of members, or group subscribers, that you can share and market content and products to. AND I’m…

If you want your WordPress business to get smarter at digital marketing – follow these people

By Mike Killen | Jan 28, 2016

Posted in $100K funnel, Digital creative professional, Gameplan, Make life easier, Marketing automation, News and blog

Troy Dean Start with the big T-rex himself. Troy Dean has been running WP Elevation for a few years now. At it’s core, he and his team teach WordPress businesses how to be profitable and awesome. Troy is himself a very talented digital marketer with practical and specific methods to help WordPress businesses run better.…

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9 things you’re better off spending money on rather than business cards.

By Mike Killen | Jan 19, 2016

Posted in $100K funnel, Content, Convert leads into sales, Gameplan, Make life easier, News and blog

Logo, website and business cards. As soon as people start a business, there are 3 priorities on their lists. In fact, I remember being asked if I had business cards made up as soon as I registered my business name. Nobody asked if I had any customers, a business strategy or a marketing budget. It’s like…

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3 alternatives to Landing Pages that you haven’t heard of but STILL capture leads

By Mike Killen | Jan 7, 2016

Posted in $100K funnel, Content, Gameplan, Make life easier, Marketing funnel

I promise that if you spend 4 minutes reading this post, you’ll have 3 ideas for great alternatives to landing pages. You need to generate leads and convert traffic, the easiest way to set that up is with landing pages. However, you might want to mix it up for a variety of reasons. There’s a…

Predictions for 2016’s digital marketing landscape

By Mike Killen | Dec 24, 2015

Posted in $100K funnel, Gameplan, Make life easier, Marketing automation, News and blog

2016 is going to be massive for marketing automation and digital marketing. I promise that these 6 predictions for the 2016 marketing landscape is going to put you ahead of your competition. Closed social media groups are going to be the next big thing that digital marketing businesses promote. The biggest pile of bullshit from…

How I generated over $100000 for a customer in 30 days with marketing automation and a WordPress website

By Mike Killen | Dec 15, 2015

Posted in $100K funnel, Convert leads into sales, Gameplan, Lead generation, Marketing automation, Marketing funnel

Sounds like bullshit right? Well, there are 3 objective facts about this headline that are indisputable. The customer had a list of email addresses of previous customers The customer WANTED to generate new leads They invested about $12 000 upfront and pay roughly $2500 per month With that out the way, I’m going to give…