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During this time, we focused on improving DJM.Design™ for clients with "Brand Growth Catalyst Strategies" and preparing for our latest episodes. We discovered that the hybrid entrepreneur journey during these inflationary times is challenging, but those who stay the course while correcting budgets trimming down to go up later.
First new business content drop after our 30-day social detox:
Adriana Morrison: Miss Arapahoe County's Inspiring Business Journey!
Episode Highlights for Adriana Morrison:
Competing Journey: Discover how Adriana transitioned from fitness coaching to becoming a prominent figure in the pageant community. Hear about her experiences, the challenges she faced, and the triumphant moments that defined her journey.
Funny and Insightful Moments: Get a behind-the-scenes look at the funny and unexpected moments from her pageant career, including the time she was involved in a tie-breaker for a top spot!
Business Insights: Adriana shares her business strategies and how she balances her entrepreneurial spirit with her pageant commitments. Learn about the innovative approaches she takes to stay ahead in both arenas.
Advocacy for Autism Awareness: Passionate about making a difference, Adriana discusses her work with the Autism Society of America and her mission to raise awareness, acceptance, and support for autism. With three of her four children on the autism spectrum, her advocacy is both personal and impactful.
Health and Wellness Tips: From gut health to fitness routines, Adriana provides valuable tips on maintaining physical and mental well-being, which are essential for her busy lifestyle.
Special Segments:
Aspire Event Insights: Get a glimpse of Adriana shining at the recent Aspire Event in Denver, Colorado.
Taste Test Fun: Join us as we try out some unique snacks, including the famous lunch bar – it's a treat you don't want to miss!
Adriana’s story is a testament to perseverance, adaptability, and the power of using one’s platform for good. Whether you’re interested in pageantry, business, advocacy, or health, this episode has something for everyone.
Join the conversation: What’s one thing you’ve learned from Adriana’s journey? Share your thoughts in the comments below! Your feedback helps us create even better content.
Some thoughts about Quarter 3 and Quarter 4 of 2024
*Leaner and meaner business models risk small lose small, and leverage the right opportunities to thrive. Ride the down wave of the election cycle until markets rise after the results (based on certainty and predictability of past patterns). A side note is the potential for a rate cut from the Federal Reserve estimated from now to December at least one cut. This is a pattern for election years and even more so these days.
We are truly all feeling the pinch of inflationary times, it feels like we've been in a mini-recession. Nevertheless not all hope is lost and there is light at the end of the tunnel by planning and taking action to insulate your business and financial position.
Marketing Catalyst Strategy:
During Quarter 1 and into Quarter 2 we discovered an industry and client that was poised to grow by 800%.
Over the past four months with this client, we achieved an extraordinary milestone by turning a $14,000 investment into over $1 million in gross revenue through a meticulously crafted digital marketing campaign.
By leveraging Ai engaging content on TikTok, targeted ads on Facebook and Instagram, and strategic keyword placement on Google and YouTube, we maximized our reach and conversion rates.
* Please note to accomplish this we professionally filmed over 20 videos about their brand then turned those into around 50 shorts. We also redesigned their website with an SEO cleanup boost for ranking 1st within 3 months. Revamped their social media channels and finally generated around 15 graphically designed content pieces.
To insulate all this we used a platform to block bad clicks, bots, and fraud with an IP detector.
Now the most important part was doing competitor ad analysis, and utilizing sales web phycology and feeding 4-5 salespeople leads every day while they closed the deals dominating their local region.
We could not be happier with this result.
This multi-channel approach resulted in a remarkable return on investment, demonstrating the power of an integrated digital marketing strategy. Remember it takes time money and planning to optimize something like this.
This multi-channel approach resulted in a remarkable return on investment, demonstrating the power of an integrated digital marketing strategy. Remember it takes time money and planning to optimize something like this.
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30-Day Detox Break from Social Media: Inspired by Albert D. Lasker & Isaiah Hupp
Secondly what we’ve been up to, and some things you can look into. (This is not financial advice consult a professional and make your own judgements and decisions, these are guides and we are not liable for how you invest your time or money).
Applying for Impact Credits and Grants:
ADA website owner tax widget credit of up to $5k learn more: https://djm.design/go/accessibe
Hello Skip grants up to $25k+ review here: https://djm.design/go/skip-grants
Larger proposals and enhancing things that have traction and cutting what isn't effective.
M1 Pie 2 - Risk Against Inflation Long-Term Strategy: Targeting approximately 30%-40% a year and current 276% since 2019 until October 1st 2024. Discover the latest live results by reviewing the investment allocation here: https://djm.design/go/beat-inflation-high-risk
Recession Proof Interest Rates Drops and War Pie Ai ETFs Safer Gain Holdings: Honestly this has been something I've researched for a while, if you are looking for a safer play in this environment this is what I am holding as of October 1st 2024. Some 2x gold plays, BITX, XLE, VPU, basically safer sectors, health care, defense, crude, UGE, consumer staple companies and a little exposure to QQQ growth stocks incase of a boom. So far this portfolio is up 33% in just over a year and a half. See the allocation holdings here: https://djm.design/go/recession-rates-drop-war-invest
Building a Robust Investment Portfolio War Chest To Pour Back Into DJM For Safety:
M1 Pie 1 - Ai 4.o Strategy on Jet Fuel: (Highly risky and includes something called volatility drag, secondly the ETF's don't included dividends seeing as they are leveraged ETFs, this is funny money not my favorite pick). Targeting a hypothetical 2000% return over 10 years or 40-60% per year depending on date range based on ChatGPT: https://djm.design/go/ai-invest-portfolio-4.o-3x-etfs
Another strategy that is more of a USA rates drop play is focusing on companies and ETFs that benefit from rates coming down over 2-3 years including RKT Rocket Mortgage, UWMC United Whole Sale Mortgage, while combining that with BND Vanguard Total Bond Market or TLT 20 Year Long Treasury Yields, while sprinkiling in DGP 2x Long Gold and Prehaps 2x Bitcoin BITX. Lastly reduce risky ETF stocks like SOXL semiconductors 3x leverage and QQQ or IWM Russell 2000 small caps. The bull case here is that multifamily or couples may refinance or sell if the rates go lower and use the capital to pay debt that's been bleeding out during inflation with cost of goods being high. Now take into account this is a long play so patience is needed even more so. I am not a fan of RDFN RedFin even though it can be a winner here there are some other risks if you look at their business models in-efficiencies. (I haven't built a pie on M1 Finance for this yet, if you want to share it in the comments below).
Look for part-time side hustles if you feel concerned, safety jobs/contracts - law enforcement, government work, large insurance companies, amazon delivery for now, Uber Lyft and DoorDash if in a larger city. Other jobs or opportunities that are prime are in the energy sector or specialized traveling nurses.
High niche high volume industries like Used Car dealerships, flipping cars, niche drop shipping, reselling garage sale arbitrage like Gary Vaynerchuk does in his spare time or Ralli Roots a couple that crush the thrift store and arbitrage game https://www.youtube.com/@RALLIROOTS.
Go work for a mortgage lending company get your certificates and enjoy the ride of the new market changes perhaps even diversify into a real estate license or a series 65. Better than going to college this will give you a hand up and a lot of open doors to pick from. (Avoid real estate unless you have the knack for it and can ride the waves. Consider partnering with a fix and flip group, or AirBnb/Vrbo short term management company. Jump on a freelance platform like Fiverr, Upwork, People per Hour, and join the gig economy. Rent out your car on Torro if its fancy or has utility enough to rent out in a prime location, avoid buying a car to do this unless you max out tax credits or plan on building a fleet of car rentals.
There is this strategy I like to call ratting, I am not sure if it comes from video games however when my brothers and I used to play longer strategic team games or sports we used the term. What you do is you conserve consolidate play safer and look for the opportunity to ride low, ride it out be real and then pounce to the top when the time is right. This unexpected strategy would showcase weakness however like a bear or rate you've been conserving energy going for every base hit you can make. This may include running garage sales, listing things on Facebook Marketplace, E-bay, and building up funds for prime time or downgrading into renting or a smaller place using it as a base while capitalizing on the right time. Recently we've been helping businesses sell their domain names, websites, and sometimes businesses with some Ai Marketing. Its amazing that these entities can sell for 1x gross web sales or 2-5x profit depending on the business, most owners leave this money on the table and forget the work they have put into building a site and maintaining it over the years.
Day trading is a cause for disaster, I've been there and as my wife's uncle likes to say day trading is the devils playground, all the algorithms, Ai, hedge funds and active traders will spin you around and wipe you out every day, its worse than the casino. Now on the flip side, paper trading and aligning with a prop floor trading firm is a much better career path where you can experiment and learn the trade from experts not some online YouTube guru with little accountability. Secondly if you make it through you get to trade with that prop firms funds for income. Don't risk the biscuit we aren't smarter than the market, for the most part that is why long-term holding, dollar cost averaging, that boring advice stands true.
*If safety and access to your funds take priority before 59 1/2 in the USA look into Index Universal Life investment vehicles, where you can take loans against your death benefit and cash value, while being pegged to EFTs like the S&P 500 for year over year 12% average gains. A strategy my wife Joy shared with me and helps clients with. Complete game changer long term and while you're younger.
A lot of what's mentioned above can be credited from the three millionaires from the Dumb Money Live YouTube channel video started me down this path:
Concluding Thoughts:
Remember, as always surround yourself with people who are about you. Be about it! Minimize to maximize. Experiment fast with the least amount of resources. Join the hybrid of entrepreneurship diversify your job, and business, and build an investment or cash war chest to deploy during this mini-recession we are feeling within the inflation year.
DISCLAIMER
Remember, as always, this is not financial advice, and you should consult a professional before making any investment decisions.
We’ve really doubled down on what we do best: serving as Brand Growth Catalysts for our clients and audience. If you know of companies needing our expertise, direct message DJM!
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Ride the Quarter 2 down wave for the up-wave in Q4 with us! 🚀
Cheers cheers,
Daniël-James van den Berg
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Results-based marketing only pay for deals you close the rest is refunded! Email us at welcome@djm.design If you have questions or would like to see more.
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