Hi!
I bloody love finding a low hanging fruit.
I just discovered a five-minute, one-off job that’s set to net me an extra $1,000 per month.
So, of course, I’m going to share the details with you…
But first, can I tell you about my weekend?
I spent it with a friend I haven’t seen for a couple of years.
He owns six brick and mortar shops in his local area.
I asked him how business was going.
His reply shocked me.
He’s hired a manager to run the whole thing.
Now, all he has to do is one or two hours of work per week.
The rest of the time he’s free to do whatever the hell he likes.
Imagine!
I would LOVE that life.
I can’t imagine I’ll ever have it.
I’m too much of a control freak.
But it did really drive home to me that I should only be working on the highest value tasks.
Everything else should be a job for someone else.
That’s how you achieve the ultimate levels of freedom.
Now, about this high value task I just discovered…
It’s an automation in ManyChat.
If you have a Facebook or Instagram account then you absolutely must be using ManyChat.
It’s such an easy way to get people from social onto your email list.
This is what I just made it do…
Whenever anyone comments anything on one of my social media posts, they get an instant DM from me…
It says:
“Hey – Sorry to slide into your DMs, but you just commented on my post so I want to show some love back. I have this free {thing} that I think you might like. It’s totally free, no catch. Do you want it?”
They can click YES or NO.
If they click YES, they can give me their email, I send over the free digital download and they’re now on my email list.
Since I set this up, 35% of people are clicking YES.
Then, 95% of those are going on my email list.
So I’m getting 30+ new email subscribers per day, or 1,000 per month.
I’ve previously done some calculations as to the value of an email subscriber, and it’s about $1.40 for my travel blog.
This is based on display ad revenue when they click through to my site, affiliate commissions and sponsored emails.
So, I reckon that over time I’ll be adding at least $1,000 per month to my bottom line from this 5-minute one-off task!
Note: You do need to be cautious with bulk DMs and make sure that you’re following the Facebook/Instagram and GDPR rules.
Essentially – Make sure you’re not spamming people.
ManyChat’s help section is handy to make sure you’re following the rules.
If you’d like to try this tactic, you can currently get your first month of ManyChat FREE when you use this link.
Why grow your email list?
My email list is my safety net!
I have 100,000 people on my email list.
So even if Facebook turns off external linking tomorrow and Google deindexes my site completely, I can still make a decent living by sending an email each day.
And that’s a very privileged position to be in!
Maybe even more privileged than my friend with the shops.
Until next time,
NSL
P.S. Did you know you can access all my past newsletter for free? I used to charge for access to the archive, but you can get everything for free here.
P.P.S. – You just got 4 freebies in one email, I am spoiling you!
Here’s a recap:
Free access to NSL email archive
Free link building cheat sheet
Free press badge maker
Free month of ManyChat