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Sunday Hustlers' Edition: IH Daily Stand Up!

Why?

That extra nudge of accountability to achieve even a small step on your IH journey each day.

To join in:

01 Share your epic (a big chunk of work with a meaty objective) you'd like to complete by the end of June.

02 Share what you accomplished yesterday.

03 Share what you commit to accomplishing today.

04 Comment on at least one fellow hacker's progress and give them an IH Point for their check in.

Optional:

05 Share your Work In Progress to underscore your accomplishments.

Then tune in the tomorrow to share how you did on your own tasks!

#daily-stand-up

on July 7, 2019
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    EPIC

    1. 2019
      • $6400 EOY - Nov & Dec excluded
    2. July
      • $1600

    YESTERDAY

    • Finish 1st HubSpot certification course
    • Onboard/assess leads & prospects' platforms

    TODAY

    1. Do 1st HubSpot certification exam
    2. List a few sales strategies for prospects
    3. Prepare calendar/Asana/HubSpot for the week

    KUDOS
    @Harlem great work on getting your 4 Facebook ads epic done!

    WIP: Envoy

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      Thank you, ma'am! How did the exam go?

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        It went well. I pass the exam!

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    2019 EPIC:

    • 25 new paying customers for Threadbase.io (3/25)
    • AutomatedAPI running with paying customers (0/5)
    • 250 downloads of DotNetNitro stuff (code or VS Extension)

    JULY:

    • AutomatedAPI has fully implement CI/CD with 5 commits
    • Recorded and publicly posted demo video of AutomatedAPI early functionality
    • Keep exploring bugs on Threadbase

    YESTERDAY:

    • Little bit of client work.
    • Rest and Relaxation and such

    TODAY:

    • I got yard work to do: the worst part of owning a house.
    • Wrap up the list of software updates for a contract and push a new build for user testing.
    • Scope out next 5 action items for Automated API

    MENTIONS:
    hot dog, that's a specific list you got for your epic @Harlem

    WIP:
    AutomatedAPI.com | Threadbase.io | DotNetNitro.com

    Teeny retro:
    So, one week in to working without a formal boss and I have a couple of observations.
    1.) I like freelance in general. There is actually always work available for a coder, so this jump shouldn't feel as bad. That may feel like jumping the shark on that judgment but I've been getting contracts for months, my jump from full time employment was simply a shift from passive bidding to actively going for a full schedule.
    2.) the fact that I like freelance has the potential to derail product/project work. This is a balance I'll have to work out. On the one hand, I could fill my schedule to the point that I don't have a choice but to raise my rates, which would increase my income potential. On the other, filling my schedule detracts from work on projects that are intended to be lifestyle businesses.
    3.) and if I had a third hand, I've always seen the potential for growing my freelance stuff into an agency model, and I think it would be fun. Stressful but fun. Doing so however, would mean setting aside projects with real potential until I can get the agency off the ground.

    I think I'm going to continue on AutomatedAPI, mostly because I think once it's running I can still make the agency thing work, but with less stress...assuming I still like that option once I know what AA will do.

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      Lawn work. (Shudders!)

      Through a couple of comments in my stand up today. Look forward to reading your thoughts!

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    EPIC FOR JULY

    Complete 33 pieces of content for evergreen launch. Includes:

    * 4 Facebook ads for two funnels (4 of 4 completed)

    • 4 Landing pages (2 sign up pages for free video pitch and 2 enrollment pages for course)
    • 3 scripts for free video series
    • 1 cheat sheet
    • 6 emails for two funnels
    • 1 script for orientation video
    • 1 PDF for orientation
    • 4 scripts for course videos
    • 4 quizzes
    • 4 templates
    • 1 resource page

    YESTERDAY

    • Was feeling a "Gatsby" day, yesterday. Almost finished up the landing pages for the video pitch.

    TODAY

    • Finish up landing pages for the video pitch. Get started on the landing pages for the course.

    KUDOS

    @helengriffinjr To weekend hustling!

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      @Harlem We tag-teaming for this weekend? We should do a virtual co-work session. I got time on Sunday