Rom1

Building a meaningful life

[Rom1 @Rom1build]

I want to build a meaningful life.
Step 1: become one of the best ad editors in Ecom.

Here's the plan:

My name is Romain, I'm a little French guy, 23 years old. (I'm too old for this shit)

At 19, I dropped out of college like a chad to live my dream: being an entrepreneur.

The problem is, it's been 4 years now, and ecom hasn't been kind to me.

So I only have $3,000 left in my bank account.
Yeah, I know, I'm broke af. But I'll fix that very soon.

I'm here to build two things: my business, and myself.

Here are the 3 steps:

Step 1=> become one of the best ad editors in ecom.

I'm learning to bring marketing to life by creating emotion through good editing.

For that, I'm inside the ONE, the ONLY, the NOTORIUS @ecomuniversity by @karlocreates.
The best community I've ever joined.

Step 2=> become one of the best creative strategists in ecom.

Not just editing the ad, but thinking it through: the research, the hook, the script.

For this one, I'll also take the creative strategy course at Ecom University by @KatPrefontaine

The goal is to get hired by a brand and learn from the inside.

Step 3=> buy a Lambo.

Kidding. I'm not gay, I want to build great things, not show off.

Step 3 will be to figure out if I want to create my own brand or build a goated marketing agency.

But guys, the REAL TEST starts in a few days.

The Ad Bounty program will (finally) be open to me.

So I'll make ads for brands, and the market will decide if they're good. (And I get paid 3.5% of the ad spend.)

Can I make a winning ad?

Maybe not right away. But in the next few weeks,
FOR SURE.

You'll see my whole journey here.

The goal is also to connect and to help a few people along the way, so feel free to DM me brotherrrrsss.

What I'm gonna post:
Every day, what's going through my mind.

What I learned, what drives me crazy, the questions I'm asking myself.
(I'm kind of an overthinker, so it won't be hard)

Every 2 or 3 days, a breakdown of a winning ad that reached millions of people, and why it works.
(That one's gonna be hard though)

And everything else that helps me move forward:
Copywriting, spirituality, sport, philosophy.

I'll talk about EVERYTHING here.

If you have any advice on the business or on how to document all this, feel free to roast me.

And if I'm wrong somewhere, tell me.
That's how I learn the most.

If you read this far, thank you. I won't let you down.

And if you’re interested, drop a follow.

Let's build now.

[Rom1 @Rom1build]

@Kaddie0407 Don't forget the real ones when you're famous pls

[Rom1 @Rom1build]

Day 2 of becoming the next ecom GOAT

Yes, the title changes every day.
That's part of the magic.

Today was a very GOOD DAY.

- The AI VO ad action item is done ✅

- I watched the best call of my life in EcomUni, about vibe-editing and the future of editors and ecom in general.

(If you're interested, tell me and I'll write a post about it)

- I created a vault connected to my
Claude.

Every clip, track and image now has a long title and a description.

When I need a clip, I just ask Claude for what I want in it, and he gives it to me instantly.

And when he edits for me, he'll have access to all those files too.

Pretty goated tbh.

- I got 2 more followers (you're the best, and I won't let you down)

- I set up a new SSD so my Mac's storage doesn't fill up.

So, pretty good day.

I woke up at 5:30 am without any alarm, good news.

And tonight I'm seeing a good friend of mine to talk business.

So what more do you want, fellasss?

If that's not a good day, I don't know what is.

Thank you @ecomuniversity for making me feel like everything is under control.

And like my future is safe as long as I trench every day.

And thank God for making my day so beautiful.

I'm so grateful.

[Rom1 @Rom1build]

@shauneng You’ll see me in Evolve soon brother but first I’ve got to become a goated marketer🫡

[Rom1 @Rom1build]

I want to build a meaningful life.
Step 1: become one of the best ad editors in Ecom.

Here's the plan:

My name is Romain, I'm a little French guy, 23 years old. (I'm too old for this shit)

At 19, I dropped out of college like a chad to live my dream: being an entrepreneur.

The problem is, it's been 4 years now, and ecom hasn't been kind to me.

So I only have $3,000 left in my bank account.
Yeah, I know, I'm broke af. But I'll fix that very soon.

I'm here to build two things: my business, and myself.

Here are the 3 steps:

Step 1=> become one of the best ad editors in ecom.

I'm learning to bring marketing to life by creating emotion through good editing.

For that, I'm inside the ONE, the ONLY, the NOTORIUS @ecomuniversity by @karlocreates.
The best community I've ever joined.

Step 2=> become one of the best creative strategists in ecom.

Not just editing the ad, but thinking it through: the research, the hook, the script.

For this one, I'll also take the creative strategy course at Ecom University by @KatPrefontaine

The goal is to get hired by a brand and learn from the inside.

Step 3=> buy a Lambo.

Kidding. I'm not gay, I want to build great things, not show off.

Step 3 will be to figure out if I want to create my own brand or build a goated marketing agency.

But guys, the REAL TEST starts in a few days.

The Ad Bounty program will (finally) be open to me.

So I'll make ads for brands, and the market will decide if they're good. (And I get paid 3.5% of the ad spend.)

Can I make a winning ad?

Maybe not right away. But in the next few weeks,
FOR SURE.

You'll see my whole journey here.

The goal is also to connect and to help a few people along the way, so feel free to DM me brotherrrrsss.

What I'm gonna post:
Every day, what's going through my mind.

What I learned, what drives me crazy, the questions I'm asking myself.
(I'm kind of an overthinker, so it won't be hard)

Every 2 or 3 days, a breakdown of a winning ad that reached millions of people, and why it works.
(That one's gonna be hard though)

And everything else that helps me move forward:
Copywriting, spirituality, sport, philosophy.

I'll talk about EVERYTHING here.

If you have any advice on the business or on how to document all this, feel free to roast me.

And if I'm wrong somewhere, tell me.
That's how I learn the most.

If you read this far, thank you. I won't let you down.

And if you’re interested, drop a follow.

Let's build now.

[Rom1 @Rom1build]

Something just clicked while I was watching @kristian_jennin’s videos on editing like a chad.

I always thought editing was a pain in the ass, just a skill you have to master to become a top-level creative strategist.

But these videos were so interesting, and the better I get at it, the more I love it.

I know that’s normal, but I genuinely love it.

Maybe it’s because I’ve always loved making beautiful things, and great editing sits somewhere between making beautiful things and useful ones.

It’s a bit like doing manual work in the online space: you start from an idea and sculpt something beautiful (and profitable) by hand.

Not sure if that makes sense, but today might be the first time I’ve truly enjoyed doing my action items

[Rom1 @Rom1build]

@murodovsultan Ngl, these types of videos get me pumped af 🗿

[Sultan @murodovsultan]

POV: You hit your first winning product

[Rom1 @Rom1build]

@hopeunfilteredd Really good post, keep pushing, brother!🔥

[Sultan @murodovsultan]

POV: ROAS went up and suddenly life has meaning again

[Rom1 @Rom1build]

@TheCopyTitan Very good point!

[Rom1 @Rom1build]

Day 1 of becoming a goated editor, then a goated creative strategist, then building my own goated brand.

First thing to do: make the title shorter.

Let's begin!!!

Yesterday was a shitty day, at least at the start. But because I'm a chad, I turned it into a good one.

Here's how:

I woke up a little late because I had a boxing session the evening before (got my ass kicked).

Training late releases a lot of cortisol, the stress hormone, so I struggled to fall asleep.

The first thing I did was open a new Claude session and tell him we needed to trench today.

Then I started the text-on-screen ad action item for DogFriendlyandCo. (iykyk)

Finding those clips of a crying dog and stuff was a big trench. In the middle of it, I grabbed my cup of coffee and BOOM, my back got locked.

At the same time, my head started asking questions.

-Why am I editing?
-Why edit when AI can do it?
-Why build an ecom brand?
-Can an ecom brand even change the world?
(Maybe I'm crazy, but I really want to change it for the better)

And I was struggling to find my zone of genius, the place where I'll be able to change it.

When your why isn't clear enough, you can't work.

You don't even know why you're working.

So I stopped everything and thought for like an hour: why am I doing this?

My conclusion: to change the world, I first need money and skills. So let's go.

Pretty simple, but I needed the reminder.

Instantly, a big shot of dopamine hit me. I stood up and cracked my back on that torture device in the picture.

It hurt, but it felt good after.

And just like that, I was back in front of my screen, pumped af, with my momentum back.

By the end of the day, I'd finished this action item and was about to finish another one. The shitty day became a good one.

(The AI question deserves its own post. I have a call about it today, more on that soon.)

So here's what I learned:

If you want to work like a damn psycho, you need a very strong why.
And you have to keep your momentum alive no matter the cost!

Question for you: I write these the morning after, so I can see my day more clearly. Should I write them the same evening instead?

Romain.

[Rom1 @Rom1build]

@Kaddie0407 Let's gooooo! 🔥

[Rom1 @Rom1build]

@a1dan296 @talon_layman Yeah, me too bro. I think the difference is the feeling of physically tapping the thing. An app blocker just isn’t as sexy in that sense.

[Rom1 @Rom1build]

@talon_layman @hopeunfilteredd I don’t know you well, but thank you for sharing that with us—it’s very inspiring. You seem like a very good guy, and it’s always a great pleasure to see good guys winning at life. Thank you, man!

[Rom1 @Rom1build]

@KatPrefontaine See you there soon! 😎🫡

[Rom1 @Rom1build]

@niels_hogenes Thank you brother! 🤝

[Rom1 @Rom1build]

@AntoineBlanco99 It’s like they’ll use any excuse to raise taxes in France

[Rom1 @Rom1build]

@scaling_rn Rn I’m following the EcomUni course, so for now I’ve been editing UGC ads, text on screen ads, AI VO ads and organic ads. The next one is a VSL so wish me luck haha. And soon AI ads 🔥

[Rom1 @Rom1build]

@AdsByNiek bro, I'm so pumped! 🔥

[Rom1 @Rom1build]

@hopeunfilteredd Thanks man, that means a lot!🙏