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Trying to Sell From Zero: The Uncomfortable Part of the Billionaire Journey

  • connectoutput
  • Jan 14
  • 3 min read

This episode isn’t smart. It isn’t polished.And it’s definitely not inspirational.

It’s just honest.



This is not how sales should be done.This is how I’m doing it — right now — with no safety net.


lINK TO ep 10 in the end of the blog


I DIDN’T START WITH A PLAN. I STARTED WITH GOOGLE.

No CRM. No strategy deck. No “ideal customer persona.”

I opened Google.

I searched for businesses that exist.

If a business showed up,I copied the name.Put it into a list.Moved on.

That list wasn’t clean. It wasn’t filtered. It was just real.

Because at this stage, volume matters more than elegance.


THE PRESENTATION WASN’T IMPRESSIVE. IT WAS USEFUL.

I didn’t try to look sharp.I tried to be clear.

The deck had only four things:

  • The problem I see everywhere

  • What that problem is costing them

  • What I offer

  • What they get at the end

No backstory. No struggle flex. No “we work very hard.”

Just output.

Because clients don’t buy effort.They buy outcomes.


THE PITCH WAS DIRECT. SOMETIMES TOO DIRECT.

No fancy language.

I told them where attention is leaking.I explained how visibility actually works today.I showed why one video doesn’t change anything — but consistency does.

Some nodded.Some looked confused.Some stopped the call midway.

I didn’t try to convince anyone who didn’t get it.

I just moved to the next number.


I DIDN’T CREATE PRESSURE. I CREATED TIME AWARENESS.

No discounts. No “last slot left” drama.

Just facts:

  • Waiting doesn’t reduce competition

  • Starting late doesn’t help momentum

  • One-time work doesn’t build recall

People who wanted to act, acted.People who didn’t, didn’t.

That part was out of my control.


COLD CALLING WAS AS BAD AS YOU THINK.

I took numbers from Googleand started calling.

Most calls hit reception.Many were cut mid-sentence.Some people were unnecessarily rude.

I didn’t fight it.

I just kept calling.


The process was simple:

  1. Call reception

  2. Ask who handles marketing

  3. Ask for someone who understands budget and decisions

  4. Pitch in one breath

  5. Stop talking

That’s it.


No scripts. No manipulation.

AFTER 200–300 PITCHES, NOTHING HAPPENED.

No big conversion. No breakthrough moment.

Just silence.

Not motivational silence.The exhausting kind.

So I changed one thing.


I RECORDED A RAW VIDEO.

No production. No edits. No background music.

Just me, holding the camera, explaining:

  • What I do

  • What problem I solve

  • Showing actual work

Now, after every cold call or walk-in,I send that video.

Responses are still slow.But they’re warmer.

People reply.They ask questions.They remember me.

That’s progress.


WALK-INS ARE HUMBLING — AND IMPORTANT.

I’ve done 50+ walk-ins.

Most didn’t convert.Some didn’t even let me finish a sentence.

But something interesting happens when you show up physically.

You stop being a random number. You become a familiar face.

Sometimes that’s enough for a callback weeks later.

Sales doesn’t always convert immediately. Sometimes it just plants you in someone’s head.


THE REALITY NO ONE POSTS ABOUT

Sales isn’t confidence. It’s repetition.

You don’t talk loudly because you’re fearless. You talk loudly because nobody knows you exist yet.

This work is awkward. It’s uncomfortable. It’s boring.

But it’s real.


WHY I’M SHARING THIS

Not to teach.Not to motivate.

Just to document.

Because becoming a billionaire isn’t one viral idea. It’s thousands of ignored calls.Unseen videos.Walk-ins that go nowhere.

Until one doesn’t.


If you’re building something —don’t wait to feel ready.Don’t wait to sound smart.

Start where you are.With what you have.And keep moving.

That’s the work.




 
 
 

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