$30K a Month on Upwork in Less Than 2 Years

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This founder started an Upwork agency less than 2 years ago and is making $30K a month… JUST on Upwork alone. We talk about how to take it to $80K a month and beyond in the next year.

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Today’s guest is Phil Kuehnen, founder of Rev Gravy.

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CHAPTERS:

  • (00:00:00) Introduction and Overvie

  • (00:00:35) Current Revenue and Pricin

  • (00:05:11) Financial Goals and Challenge

  • (00:05:32) Strategies for Revenue Growt

  • (00:05:40) Acquiring and Retaining Customer

  • (00:07:11) Key Value Proposition and Benefit

  • (00:07:33) Identifying Obvious Growth Opportunitie

  • (00:10:50) Creating a High-Ticket Front-End Offe

  • (00:12:37) Focusing on the Business Mode

  • (00:19:33) The Importance of Sales Call

  • (00:21:12) Building a Machine for Growth

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Past guests on TMBA include Cal Newport, David Heinemeier Hannson, Seth Godin, Ricardo Semler, Noah Kagan, Rob Walling, Jay Clouse, Einar Vollset, Sam Dogan, Gino Wickam, James Clear, Jodie Cook, Mark Webster, Steph Smith, Taylor Pearson, Tommy Griffith, Justin Tan, Matt Gartland, Travis Jamison, Ayman Al-Abdullah, Tynan, Lucy Bella Simkins, Brian Balfour, Nick Huber, Mike Michalowicz, Greg Crabtree, Jordan Gal

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