White Knuckle Owner

Matt Report
Matt ReportWordPress business podcast at SlocumStudio.com
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WHITE
KNUCKLE
OWNER
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Second to last!
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iThemes? So what?
• 7 Figure business
• 20+ employees
• Just launched a product refresh for an
amazing product — BackupBuddy.
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Hey, I’m cool too!
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Aren’t my products just as
popular?
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Can’t I achieve the same success?
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Looking at the facts
• We both started in 2008. Check
• We’re both selling WP Products. Check.
• We both have a similar audience. Check
• We both have a great southern drawl.
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I’m doing everything
“they” told me to do…
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Launching Conductor
Plugin
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Getting to 1.0
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First hour!
$4,000+
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Next Month
$857
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2015 Gross
$30,000
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Is this good?
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Pippin $700k+
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Theme Isle $80k mo
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Avada theme, like a
billion fuckin’ dollars.
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A WEEK!
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What about me? What
about you?
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Lesson 1: Settle within
your strengths
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Be honest with your
product vs your situation
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Lesson 2: Don’t compare your
beginning to someone’s middle
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What you think is going on
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Nothing worth doing is
easy.
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Lesson 3: Challenge your
typical business
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or, how I sold a $99
plugin for $20k
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GROWING UP IN CAR
SALES
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Embrace your strengths,
weaknesses, and situation
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Family Business
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How you think it goes down
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What it really looks like
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- Book title
“Everyone should be in car sales: A tactical
guide on going to war with your customers
over price, features, and value.”
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Not much different
• Customer relationships: great service + trust
• Build a team like family
• Diversify income
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Lesson 1: You need to
WORK to get the sale
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Lesson 2: Diversify and go
where the customers are
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Why do I do what I do?
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— Me
“If a product is great and no one is around to
hear it, does it make a sound?”
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Audience
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Connection
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Authentic
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Just like you (maybe)
• Why can’t we sell through the repo?
• Why can’t we just have our REST API?
• Who’s running this ship?
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— You
“Why did you start the Matt Report?”
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Lesson 1: My podcast
lands deals
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Lesson 2: Building an
audience
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- Asshole marketer
“How to build a six-figure RECURRING revenue
business through teaching people.”
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Lesson 3: Feedback
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One more story…
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@mattmedeiros
mattreport.com/go/itunes
(p.s. I’d love a five-star review!)
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