Keen

Live. Love. Laugh.
Volunteer. Listens with the heart and mind. My notepad.

[Keen @KeenObserver9]

Know your status. Get tested.
Early detection saves lives.
Prevention is always better than cure.

[Keen @KeenObserver9]

Patience

[ecomchigga @ecomchigga]

sat next to a guy on a flight who smelled like old money

rolex. tailored suit. reading a physical newspaper like it was 1987.

figured he was some finance executive or inherited wealth.

we got talking. I mentioned I sell stuff online.

he put down his newspaper.

"what kind of stuff?"

digital products. courses. ebooks. that kind of thing.

he smiled weird.

"I made $4 million last year selling a PDF about aquariums."

I thought he was messing with me.

he wasn't.

this guy is 61 years old. spent 30 years as an accountant. hated every second of it. retired at 55 with decent savings but nothing crazy.

his hobby was aquariums. had been keeping fish tanks since he was 12.

"my wife told me to start a blog so I'd stop boring her with fish facts."

so he did. wrote about aquarium stuff 3 times a week. water chemistry. tank setups. fish compatibility.

for 2 years nobody read it.

"I had maybe 50 visitors a month. all probably bots."

but he kept going because he had nothing else to do.

year 3, one article ranked on google. then another. then another.

suddenly he was getting 100K visitors a month. all people searching for aquarium help.

"I realized these people would probably pay for a complete guide. so I wrote one."

147 pages. everything about setting up and maintaining an aquarium.

priced it at $47.

first month: $6K
first year: $340K
last year: $4.2 million

from a PDF about fish tanks.

I asked about his marketing strategy.

"I don't have one. google sends people to my blog. blog mentions the guide. people buy it. I go play golf."

no email sequence?

"I have a newsletter. I send fish tips once a week. sometimes I mention the guide at the bottom. that's it."

no upsells?

"I made a second guide about saltwater tanks specifically. $67. people who bought the first one usually buy the second. that's my whole business."

no team?

"my wife helps with customer service. we get maybe 10 emails a day. most are just people showing us their tanks."

this 61 year old retiree built a bigger business than most "entrepreneurs" I know.

no ads. no funnel hacks. no growth strategies. no personal brand.

just mass expertise in one weird niche and patience to let it compound.

before we landed he gave me advice I didn't ask for:

"everyone your age wants to get rich fast. that's why most of you stay broke. I wrote about fish for 2 years before making a dollar. now I make more than I did in 30 years of accounting. speed is overrated. patience pays."

the plane landed. he grabbed his newspaper and walked off.

probably went home to feed his fish.

[Keen @KeenObserver9]

Bakit kaya ang daming 711 na walang Gcash as mode of payment. Offline daw, everyday? Meyged!
#711

[Keen @KeenObserver9]

Hayz, very disappointing indeed. We want to support local but they're so expensive...

[Hayme @jollykidjames]

Overpricing indicators sa local brands:
(1) conyo yung may ari
(2) yung name ng shop is a deep Filipino word (hiraya, maligaya, etc)

[Keen @KeenObserver9]

@LaBellaGlinda Another tanga for free?

[Keen @KeenObserver9]

@PawokeLenitard Ikaw ba ay tanga for free?

[Keen @KeenObserver9]

@IsnapiSnaps Ay, tanga for free spotted...

[Keen @KeenObserver9]

@Humanda_kayo @imchristan Nope, hindi ka po tanga for free. You are paid.

[Keen @KeenObserver9]

Very creative. But our territory is our own until someone sells it for personal gain.

[iMPACT Leadership @iMPACTPH2019]

'PROPAGANDA LANG IYAN'

Davao City Mayor Sebastian "Baste" Duterte dismisses the West Philippine Sea (WPS) issue as mere propaganda.

[Keen @KeenObserver9]

Always. Huhu

[Terms of Virgo @VirgoTerms]

#Virgo's are often very direct with people and are mistaken for being rude and insensitive.

[learie @astrogeanie]

Earth signs (Virgo , Capricorn, Taurus)

I see someone doing something nice/sweet for you. I see you being skeptical at first but then feeling really happy about it . I see it catching you off guard at first I’m hearing they wanted it to be a surprise . I see it happening within 2 weeks I see someone smiling big af with high cheek bones . It’s so cute 🥺

[Keen @KeenObserver9]

Just in awe.
What goes around, comes around is really true and it's happening to me again.
Winning takes time and with integrity, you always win.
Love life naman sana next.

[Keen @KeenObserver9]

Lol. I'll just leave.

[bstrat515 👑💛 @bstrat515]

@InternetH0F Justified!
The World Today 😳

[Keen @KeenObserver9]

Why not gawang pinoy?

[ABS-CBN News @ABSCBNNews]

TINGNAN: Isinasagawa ng isang automotive corporation ang demo test sa Quezon City ng mga modernized jeepneys mula sa China. Naglalaro ang halaga ng mga ganitong uri ng jeepney simula P2.4 milyon hanggang P2.5 milyon. | via Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News

Kaugnay na ulat: https://t.co/a7Jo3B62wa

[Keen @KeenObserver9]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

[Keen @KeenObserver9]

U=U

[Janred Lastimosa 🌻 🎭 @benicetoRed]

The question was,

“If a person is living with HIV and taking anti retroviral treatment and the viral load is undetectable, can the person still infect another?”

Doctor: Yes!

DOC SARAP MO PALITAN AS SPEAKER!!! 🤦🏼‍♂️🙅🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️

[Keen @KeenObserver9]

@Positiv51746514 Naku, block...

[Keen @KeenObserver9]

DDS and BBMS wants a harder life... buti sana kung kayo lng db? E nadadamay kami, PI ninyong lahat.

[Your Daily Dose @SaltAndReality]

Did You Know?
Under PNoy the Philippines started lending to the IMF. In 2011, it lent $250Million to the IMF & an additional $1Billion in 2012 to help bankrupt EU countries like Italy, Greece, Spain & Portugal. Now, under Du30 & Marcos we are back as #5 Top Borrower of World Bank

[Keen @KeenObserver9]

Masakit pa rin. Pero mas masakit pa ring malaman nadagdagan ulit ang utang ng pilipinas for the benefit of the few.

[@pauloinmanila and 99 others @pauloMDtweets]

Rampanalo talaga si Vice Ganda since the 2022 Presidential Election

[Keen @KeenObserver9]

I doubt if she does. They need to stay in power.

Our lives is now part of a "script" which the 31 million people did not see or can't see...

[Inquirer @inquirerdotnet]

#ICYMI: The Department of Broadcast Communication of the UP is calling for the resignation of MTRCB chairperson Diorella “Lala” Sotto-Antonio amid the agency’s sanctions on “It’s Showtime.” https://t.co/j3WMMfVRci

[Keen @KeenObserver9]

Habang may tatsulok at sila ang nasa tuktok
Di matatapos itong gulo

Iligtas ang hininga ng kay raming mga tao
At ang dating munting bukid ngayo'y sementeryo
Totoy kumilos ka baliktarin ang tatsulok
Tulad ng dukha nailagay mo sa tuktok

*Pero si totoy, binoto nya mga nasa tuktok.

[iMPACT Leadership @iMPACTPH2019]

#BantayBudget2024