She Earned $28/Hour From Google Maps (Starting From Scratch)

Laura Lacurezeanu runs SuperHumans Life, a YouTube channel with 270K+ subscribers…

We talk about freelancing and working from home, about career, success and happiness, about personal development and success habits, about work life balance and working from home.

💬 In a recent video, she says…

My team just challenged me to make at least $800 as quickly as I could, but I cannot use any of the skills that I already have, and I have to do it in a way that anyone could.

After considering various online business models, Laura decided to offer a service helping businesses set up their for Google Business Profiles.

These are the profiles you see when you open up a business listing on Google Maps 🗺️

Since Laura was new to all this, she started off by taking this free 42-minute Google My Business course.

With that basic knowledge under her belt, she went looking for businesses to pitch her service to 🧐

She searched Google Maps for plumbers and painters in small US towns that met certain criteria…

• No claimed Google Business Profile
• Low reviews and ratings
• Minimal info and photos
• No website

(Worth noting that Laura is based in Switzerland 🇨🇭 but that didn’t stop her from working with businesses in the USA 🇺🇸)

Laura found the contact details for ~20 companies that fit her criteria.

Then came the hard part: cold calling and pitching her service ☎️

After more than 20 phone calls….

I managed to actually sell three. I was able to sell to two companies for $250 and to one company for $200 after some negotiation.

Laura talks about fulfilling those orders in a follow-up video…

Turns out she spent ~10 hours on the first…

It takes probably 3-4 times longer than it should because you’re just figuring things out. 

But she got faster and was able to fulfill the third order in 3-4 hours.

In total, she spent ~25 hours on everything and earned $700, which works out to $28/hour 🤑

That’s impressive, especially given that Laura was cold calling and learning a new skill on the fly.

This approach could also work to sell other services, such as 👇

• Web design
• Lead generation
• Google ads
• Social media marketing

The cold calling part is what will scare off most people, but if you can push through and get good at that, you’ll have a huge advantage over competitors.

There are some solid cold calling tips in this comment on Laura’s first video.

And check out Benjamin Dennehy’s 10 minutes of cold calling for more inspiration.

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