Matty Haller

morior invictus

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@Jimmy4THREE those two for Barefield hahaha

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@mockingjay_1705 @DylanHarperStan @McBlur2 Tyler Bey hahaha

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@Jimmy4THREE Di na ba worth it BRP for CStand boss?

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Colight

[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.

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@SkyedOKC Philippines 🇵🇭

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Bigay niyo na po sa akin to ⚡

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@DwigtSchruute Usapang import boss, sino mas gusto mo makabalik for SMB? Boatwright or McCullough?

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@kilikilishot How bout Coach RG?

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@sixringsofsteeI

[Well Ah - Coach Leo @DwigtSchruute]

That Reavis foul could have been a let go but what comes around goes back around.

2012 Commissioners Cup. The foul on Bowles was minimal too.

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@thunderszn13120 Maguindanao, Philippines

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@J_trey1 BRP for CSH

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@J_trey1 BRP for CSH ans 2RP

[Aaron @IAmAaronWill]

May your parents live long enough to witness your success.

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@TnTKatropaMuse Yung TNT logo nasa bottom right ang sagwa hahaha

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Once it's official, I pledge to take on pro bono projects for homes in need of basic ee plans, as much as I can.

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I took every loss, every heartbreak, every downfall with an open heart. I've given everything had- now let me rise, let me win this. ⚡

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[Achilles @mralexthomas]

Meditation is the No. 1 antidepressant.

It reduces stress by 50%, eases depression, and clears brain fog.

But 97% of you do it wrong and miss these results.

Here’s how to meditate correctly (10 minutes/day):🧵