My First Million
The best business ideas come from noticing what's working and doing it better, faster, or for a different audience.
Marketing excellence beats product innovation for most businesses
Evidence
Suck My Gutters Clean being considered 'perfect' despite offering commodity service
Implication
Spend more resources on marketing systems than product development
Counter Belief
Great products market themselves
Example Application
Gutter cleaning company with perfect landing page likely outperforms technically superior competitors
Related Knowledge
Content as Business Elevator vs Treadmill
Content creation can either be an elevator that rapidly advances your business or a treadmill that keeps you busy withou
Products as Permission Slips
The most successful products often give customers permission to express a version of themselves they want to be but can'
Perfect Landing Page Framework
A systematic approach to landing page design that maximizes conversions through clear value proposition, social proof, u
Permission Slip Product Framework
Reframing simple products as tools that give customers permission to express a desired version of themselves
Anti-Positioning Strategy
Positioning your business as the opposite of a dominant trend, using that contrast to create value and differentiation
Build a local service business using viral content marketing
400,000+ views on videos, national brand recognition, premium pricing, constant demand pipeline