I closed my first client on π for $1000.
I did this WITHOUTβ¦
β Even 1000 followers
β Cold DM/Sales call
β Any landing page
β¦after 15 days of releasing my offer.
I joined π only in Jan 2024.
Here's a 6-step method I used to go from $0 β $1000 as a beginner creator:
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1/ Positioning
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βYouβre the nicheβ doesnβt work if you donβt define who YOU are.
There's a lot of noise out there.
Why should people listen to you?
Saying it once isnβt enough.
I've been talking to beginner creators from the start.
I talk about 3 things:
β Growth
β Creator stories
β Creator systems
I add my personality on top of it.
My brand vibe is creating with joy.
Once youβve a clear positioning, you need a strong profile.
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2/ Profile
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Good content + Bad Profile = Lost Opportunity
Your profile has 4 key elements:
β Bio β Credibility and offer
β Banner β Brand vibe or offer
β Profile Pic β Warm and clear
β Pinned post β Authority or personality
Your Bio is your first impression.
You need 3 elements:
β Who you are?
β Who is it for?
β Whatβs in it for them?
Pro Tip β Share a result you achieved and your audience craves for in your Bio
Once youβve nailed your positioning and profile, move to the BIGGEST lever.
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3/ Content
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Good Profile + Bad content = ZERO Eyeballs
Your winning content should solve problems for your audience.
But it isnβt enough to get you clients.
You need 3 Ts along with good content:
β Traffic β Inspire, entertain, connect
β Tribe β Engage with friends
β Trust β Keep showing up
Finding your tribe takes intentional engagement.
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4/ Engagement
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When I started, I only engaged with large accounts.
I attracted more bots than people.
Now I use 3 lists (in this order):
β Friends
β Creators 2 steps ahead (1-5K)
β Creators with my audience (5K-20K)
Engagement isnβt about numbers.
Build real relationships.
Join Telegram groups.
Have casual chats.
Enjoy the game.
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5/ Offer
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If youβve nailed the first 4 steps, this oneβs easy.
Only if you do it right.
Your potential clients want to work with you.
But they donβt know how.
Make it a no-brainer for them.
Craft your first OFFER.
Here are a few examples:
β 1:1 coaching calls for a pack of 4 or 8
β Mentorship for a week or month
β Profile review or rebrand
β¦ or use different combinations.
One more thing β
Overdeliver to your first few clients.
How?
β Give insane bonuses
β Give crazy guarantees
β Make it super easy for them
After youβve overdelivered
β Raise your prices
β Diversify your offers
β Improve your systems
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6/ Promotion
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Good offer + Bad Promotion = Wasted Efforts
This is the easiest to do and easiest to miss.
Youβve done all the hard work.
How would people know about it?
I was shy to self-promote which held me back.
DON'T be like me.
Keep dropping your offer everywhere.
Here are the top places:
β Giveaways
β Email Lists
β Auto-plugs
300+ people received my giveaways.
I tried 3+ creative offers with my email list.
I tested multiple offers under my posts as auto-plugs.
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Letβs recap.
How to go from $0 β $1000 as a beginner creator:
1/ Profile
2/ Positioning
3/ Content
4/ Engagement
5/ Offer
6/ Promotion
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I heard people saying it takes 1.5 years to monetize.
I looked for ways to make it faster and found π.
In my early days on π, I heard this β
It takes 6 months and a skill.
It took me just 4 to monetize.
So it actually works.
It will work for you too, if you keep showing up.
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If you've come this far, you're awesome.
If it helped you, consider:
1/ Following @BeginnersCreate
2/ Reposting it to help your friends
Replying to @heyshrutimishra
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Replying to @HeyArunima
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All your conversations will be recorded by default.
Amazon just bought Bee - a wearable that records and transcribes everything you say.
While most companies chase new AI tools, Amazon is playing to its strengths.
But hereβs the big question:
Will this make life simpler, or messier?
Privacy will be a big issue, depending on how much control users actually get.
Thereβs another bigger shift happening here.
Weβre entering a world where every word could be tracked. So there's going to be a lot more information.
For knowledge workers, this is both the best and the scariest time.
Those who can separate insights from information will win the game.
Massive layoffs are hitting tech.
TCS is cutting 12,000 jobs, citing skill gap.
Intel plans to lay off 25,000 by 2025.
While layoffs arenβt new, here's why it matters now:
In the early 20th century, cars replaced horses.
People feared for the livelihoods of horse riders and poop cleaners.
Yet here we are, thriving over a century later.
We are in another historic moment with AI and tech evolving rapidly.
Old jobs will fade away, but new opportunities will emerge.
As an optimist, I believe there will always be more jobs.
Each new solution creates different problems to solve.
Entrepreneurs thrive by addressing these challenges at scale.
Let's rise to the occasion.
Replying to @ItsKieranDrew
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Replying to @UXmanPathX
haha so true.
Making decisions is way harder due to the paradox of choice!
AI makes you dumb.
Thatβs a lie sold by doomsayers.
Itβs not about the tech. Itβs about how we choose to use it.
Smart people are already making a fortune.
While there are infinite tactics, these mental models help me maximize AI daily:
1. Practice asking the right questions. Humans still do this far better than AI.
2. Choose high effort over low effort in your focus areas. You canβt truly excel without internalizing ideas and that takes time and effort.
3. Use multiple mental models to think and make decisions. Track the results. Iterate.
4. Talk to people with different perspectives. Let them question your beliefs.
5. Read (or listen to) books. Mix old and new.
6. Be intentional about developing your taste and judgment. It matters more than ever in a sea of sameness.
7. Think through solutions independently. Then ask AI to criticize your thinking.
The most important human skill today: Focus.
This alone will make everything else simpler.
Tech isnβt good or bad.
Itβs our thinking that makes it so.
Replying to @ItsKieranDrew
I've been journaling for 5+ years, writing over a million words.
I started with Google doc, now I simply voice record.
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Want a business that lasts?
Donβt just teach. Connect.
Make people feel seen.
Make them feel heard.
Make them feel helped, not sold to.
Replying to @MergingPieces
Thanks Daniel. Feels comforting once we accept
It's heartbreaking that we can't do everything we want in life.
The 24 hours is a constant.
Yet, today feels even more overwhelming.
So much to learn, places to go, and people to meet.
But here's the silver lining: you can do anything. You just have to make time for it.
For a long time, I struggled with this idea.
I was caught in the trap of wanting to do it all.
Thanks to "Four Thousand Weeks" by Oliver Burkeman.
I finally accepted there'll never be enough time for everything.
I learned to focus on what truly matters.
- Say no to distractions
- Identify your top priorities
- Make time for what fuels your passion
Because time's running out. Yet there's abundance.



