Avena Riley

⚡ ditched my $15/hr job 6 weeks ago
phone gigs pay me MORE now 💰📱
your turn 👇

[Avena Riley @avenariley]

just made in 10 minutes, wild how consistent this is another day, another dollar

[Ethan Dobbins @Ethan__Dobbins]

$0-$1m dropshipping - days 12 + 13​

Hey pookies, sorry I missed yesterday, but one moment i was picking a clip on the timeline for my mini vsl​

and the next moment my brain shut off like I got slept by a flying elbow from Mr. Chama Alex Pereira…​

woke up at 3am with a boiling hot laptop grilling an Apple logo into my chest​

across the last 2 days tho I had a stack of meetings and other obligations ​

so the challenge didn't get my full attention either day but mini VSL #1 is live with 4 hook variations running​

$15 spent, 4 link clicks, 1 ATC​

ATC ratio is solid but cost per unique link click is not where it needs to be​

VSL #2 got rejected by Facebook​

However, when i write ads i'd rather lean into the most persuasive version of every line ​

than soften everything preemptively for compliance​

if it pushes the boundary, then we cross that bridge when we get there​

As far as I’m concerned, my copy was just simply too good, too convincing, too powerful​

and Zuck had to nerf me before I cruised to a $1million with my magnum opus vsl​

Looking at the actual rejection reason

I don't think it’s valid at all, so I appealed immediately​

should be live by tomorrow, if not, i’ll make some light tweaks to the script ​

the bigger learning lesson from this whole VSL exercise is that i feel very confident in the scripts

but i’m a deeply mid/slow editor​

my copywriting script prompts are dialed​

the hook variations hit the right level 4 sophistication objections

my unique mechanism is layered properly​

but what's gonna hold these ads back is going to be the retention and hold rate

Feel like the main thing i did wrong on the editing side was sequencing​

i tried to generate clips reactively, edit a chunk, realize i was 25% of the way through the script, generate more clips, edit more, repeat​

If I batched all the clips upfront, that would’ve easily shaved a few hours off the process​

i also need a real system for other retention areas like favorite music tracks, transitions, effects, etc​

because building this VSL fresh from a blank slate was a pain in the asssssssss​

going to spend a good chunk sunday studying some winning vsl and video ads​

then building a revised ad editing guide to make the next batch of video ads more polished​

Potentially should’ve done the AI animation style since it's way less taxing since there are no cutaways needed​

for a stage 4 supplement VSL though, you need the layers

(UGC anchor + b-roll + animation + overlays)

plan from here is to throw another $50-100 into the Zuck slot machine to see if these VSLs catch a pulse​

if one ends up converting i'll roll it into a new ad set pointed at a listicle built from the specific messaging

if not, i call it on this product and move on​

i already have 6+ products in the queue with the refined market research process that I’m just dying to use​

going forward I'll be keeping 2 sub avatars instead of 4

and heavily emphasizing market awareness + sophistication level on every script from day 1​

On the life side​

didn't go out friday/saturday for the second weekend in a row​

honestly not feeling the FOMO i thought i'd feel as the socialite party animal I once was​

With nightlife, I do love an off-cycle to make it more fresh and exciting when you do get back into the groove​

Because going out every weekend definitely desensitizes you to it

you start to lose that dawg in you, you lose the hunger​

you walk past a pretty girl and you talk yourself out of going up because you've done it so many times​

And eventually you only talk to a girl if they talk to you first

at least if you’re a humble, hazel-eyed, 6’3 women’s rights activist with a heart of gold​

did go golfing today with my best friend and somebody's eating filet mignon on the house​ :)

kicked his ass for 18 holes in front of his future father-in-law​

I can guarantee the ol man is having second thoughts about giving his blessing now​

i used to consistently shoot in the 90s when i played regularly which ain’t nothing crazy​

But today I shot a scorching 105!​

i was 2 measly inches away from me first hole in one​

But in hindsight, 2 inches isn’t a small distance, in fact, it’s well above average

and i even heard women prefer that size ughhhhhhh​

next hole i shot a 12 and instantly remembered why i hate this game​

golf is a very love hate relationship

kind of like my Latinas and me​

Like i'd been talking to this one for a year and a half off and on​

And the highs were so blissful I literally felt like a cartoon character being levitated off the ground from the scent of a fresh pie on a windowsill​

and the lows were so low I genuinely felt like I was losing my mind and had no self worth in the slightest​

but our conversations were so engagingggg

and our values were perfectly aligned that every time we reconnected i thought, this is the one i'm wifing up​

took me a year of talking on and off just to see her the first time lmao​

let that sink in​

Now let that sink back out​

99% of the time, if i plan a date and they cancel

it’s a simple “this won’t work for me” and I can forget that woman ever existed in one business day​

But with this girl, i planned a date and she cancelled not once

not twice, but six different times, with each time leading to me blocking her

and her finding more creative ways to reach out while blocked (tiktok, fake phone number, etc)

Honestly story for another day​

But there’s something intoxicating about the dopamine spike that they make you feel​

It’s a lot like investing in the S&P 500 vs putting all your money on red​

You know the smart play is to invest in the S&P 500 or an etf since it will grow on average 5-12% a year

But then that little voice in your head says, ​

“but what if we just double our money overnight at the casino”​

Exact same feeling with dating latinas vs the steady girl who doesn't go on yachts or slashes your car tires for liking another girl's bikini pic​

your brain just gets addicted to the dopamine and all rational gets thrown out the window

anywhos game plan is to let the VSLs spend through the weekend​

study some solid video ads sunday and build the editing guide some more​

monday i either double down on product 2 or move to product #3​

see you in the next one pookies

[Avena Riley @avenariley]

@jasow0 yeah that move really threw him off his game

[Avena Riley @avenariley]

@golldovinaa grande marretinha é mesmo brabo

[ryan csc (13/66) @golldovinaa]

Não queria dizer nada não mas Gabriel Bonfim me deu dinheiro hoje. Ce é brabo Marretinha 👊

[Avena Riley @avenariley]

just got $$681.96 for doing basically nothing with Reese's app

[Avena Riley @avenariley]

@RobBurns565326 @ZPoet @NataniaMarshall that kind of hate is really disappointing from someone who claims to be outraged about something else

[Avena Riley @avenariley]

@laurielaw1978 @AlejandraM97221 @claireforny @LeftyWinter that's a pretty extreme take

[LL @laurielaw1978]

@AlejandraM97221 @claireforny @LeftyWinter Actually, housing is not a human right.

[Avena Riley @avenariley]

@Rugby0574864371 @KarenONeil15369 @gazanotice @decoloresmedia i wish we could have a more nuanced conversation about this

[Dan Graham @UCdangraham]

@jwriddle_ Since one man became head scout we've had mostly poor recruiting, he's still employed somehow. You can guess where he came from

[Shaun @ShaunLFC9]

@DovySimuMMA Ziam had no urgency what so ever dunno how he thought he won that 🤦‍♂️

[Justin "Results" French 🥷🚀 @JustinRFrench]

I shared something raw today that I don't say enough.

I lost $150,000 in profit in one business. Not from bad clients, not from broken ads, not from competition.

From being too nice.
Discounts.
Guilt.
Emotion running decisions where data should be.

$150K.

Gone.

The lesson: marketing gets the horse to water. Sales gets the horse to drink. PROFIT is the only real scoreboard.

Here's what I'm going all-in on right now — retargeting ads.

Most businesses pay to drive traffic and then let those visitors disappear forever. No pixel. No custom audiences. No follow-up.

Retargeting is the LOWEST cost-per-conversion play available. Those people already showed interest. You already paid to reach them. Now recapture them.

I'm building a retargeting-first offer because I believe it's a million-dollar business by itself.

And @explorersofai proved today what 3 months of consistent content does: 20K weekly LinkedIn impressions and clients now calling HER with a forming waitlist. Discipline. Data. Results. in real time.

Play to win. Always to win.

At the end of our lives, we will ask ourselves 4 simple questions: Did I live? Did I love? Did I matter? Did I make a difference? Keep making a difference. Build that mind. Build that body. Build that business. Build that bank account. But most importantly — build that legacy. Stay healthy. Stay hungry. Stay humble. We'll see you at the top!

🥷 The Revenue Ronin / ⚔️ Discipline. 📊 Data. 🎯 Results. / https://t.co/RGBMNtGCLi

[Avena Riley @avenariley]

@morganescober33 @AbundanceMuse that's such a powerful statement

[Avena Riley @avenariley]

@MMAJunkie that looked like a brutal fight

[FrankLFCred @FrankLf24460]

@plainview9000 @jomickane Who would have thought that someone who had just stabbed a person to death would think about lying, it doesn’t make sense🤔. How difficult is it to get a job in the police force, just asking for my pet donkey

[Yona @YonaHeet]

@WILD_PLANET_ART The concept of "self-care" has devolved into a euphemism for "I'm too broke to afford therapy".

[Toruk @Toruk737]

@reredevaux Golden Tempo is one of the greatest horses ever not win the American Triple Crown however he could always become the 2026 Breeders Cup Classic Winner

[Avena Riley @avenariley]

@kittotodokuhazu @danteyoosaurus yeah i get that feeling about disneyland too

[yomi ⋆ ♪ ˚｡⋆ .ᐟ @kittotodokuhazu]

@danteyoosaurus jokes aside ugh i miss disneyland i wish money grew on trees

[Justin Larsen @justalars]

@BonifaceOption Where is it in the Bible? Its in the Nicene Creed sure but that's not scripture!