Look, work sucks... I get it.
Back when I was a customer service rep (building my online business nights and weekends) I literally got yelled at for living... lol.
I waited tables for years and I can tell you that hungry people are mean and few tip well...
Talk about a thankless job...
Ooof!
I knew I had to break free of the cycle the required me to keep showing up in order to generate cash flow.
This is where the idea of building systems comes in...
By building systems that do the work for you...
You empower your future self to have the income needed AND the free time to enjoy it.
Today I'm enjoying the results from the systems that I built over the last 10 years...
Think about these systems like a vending machine.
Over the last 10 years I have built several "digital vending machines" that people find, engage with and buy things from, every single day.
It's 100% automated income.
This is opposed to the "slot machine" approach...
Which is often YOLOing one's life savings into a meme stonk or crypto hoping to hit a jackpot.
That never ends well...
But building systems...? Or vending machines?
It is a proven path that I've done many times over...
My wife has done it...
I have dozens of friends and thousands of students who have successfully built these cashflow machines...
So, what's it take to build one of these vending machine-like "systems"?
I thought you'd never ask!
First off, they need a core engine to run everything...
A platform you can build on for the long run.
One that CAN NOT be turned off or de-platformed by some mega corporation.
(This is the most important part)
Which is why I keep hounding the fact that you need to have your own WordPress blog (step-by-step guide to setting yours up is here).
With this platform as your foundation...
You are able to build the 3 key systems that will spit off the income you need to live the life of your dreams!
The first system is your traffic system...
The second system is your lead generation system...
The third system is your customer creation system...
Let's dig into these a bit more, next.
Your traffic system:
You have 2 options... #1 is to research keywords and publish hundreds of epic posts so Google indexes you and sends you traffic from search.
#2 is to buy traffic through Facebook ads or YouTube ads, etc.
That's it.
If you don't have a budget, go with #1 and know that I teach the whole process from top to bottom in one post here.
Just in case you have budgets to run paid ads, my FB ads strategy is here...
But know that you need to build out systems #2 and #3 first, if you are going the paid ads route.
Because you have to have a way to generate leads and customers before you start paying for traffic...
So you can generate a return on your investment!
The second system...
You've heard the phrase "The money is in the list" which is true.
In order to grow your list, we're getting into the world of funnels... Sales funnels and landing pages, to be more specific.
Here's yet another way that WordPress works so well for you...
Because you can build an entire sales funnel with opt in pages and all, right there on your same site...
I show how to set up your funnel here in the DIY Sales Funnel series.
You'll also need to create a valuable piece of content to offer in exchange for their email address...
We call this a 'lead magnet' and I cover how to create a high converting lead magnet in this video.
Now that you've got your list growing...
Because the traffic from system #1 is converting into leads due to system #2...
It's time to make offers! (System #3)
And there are few better offers to make than creating courses for your audience to help them solve their BIGGEST challenges.
I share exactly how to map out your course here.
Then, in that DIY sales funnel series above, I show how to build out the shopping cart, the course delivery, etc...
If you aren't able to help others get results through a course of your own, you can always partner with a course creator as their affiliate...
In fact, there are 3 separate affiliate marketing strategies that work WONDERS here in system #3...
I cover all of those strategies here.
Now, let's talk about rolling up your sleeves and actually doing the work!
Because it is a lot, right?
Definitely a lot more work than buying some meme stonk you found on Reddit.
Surely it's more work than YOLOing your savings on crypto currency...
But I want to remind you of the key point...
Even if it takes you five years to build out these systems and dial everything in...
You will have a vending machine that generates cash flow for the rest of your life.
Plus you will have the skills that would allow you to build yet another one and another one...
Effectively stacking cash flows and enabling you to live the life of your dreams.
Never having to YOLO your savings...
Never having to HODL when the market tanks by 40%
Maintaining 100% control over your financial future and your quality of life.
It takes work...
But I'm glad I put in the work.
Miles "Vending Machine Builder" Beckler
P.S. If you feel like you need motivation to keep you going...
I recommend doing a 30 day challenge where you watch these 2 videos below, every single day...
Video 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch
Video 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch
They are 2 halves of a speech that my favorite motivational speaker gave to a college class a few years ago.
I've watched these two videos nearly 100 times...
Because I wanted success so bad when I was stuck in my cubicle as a customer support rep.
It takes a lot of energy to reach escape velocity
But I can assure you...
Once you get there, you'll be so grateful you kept showing up to build your 3 systems of success.