Business Ideas

An influence and positioning riddle

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Let’s see if you can spot the pattern:

1. Today, I got a question from a paying subscriber to my Daily Email Habit service. The question was about writing daily emails. I wrote up my answer to that question and posted it inside my Daily Email House community, which has ~500 members, many of them also Daily Email Habit paying subscribers.

2. Earlier today, I got a question from one of the folks who joined my advertorial cohort, which kicked off yesterday, and which I charged $5k for. This cohort member wanted feedback on a couple advertorials she had written, and she had a question about cold outreach.

3. Yesterday afternoon, I got on a call with a business owner who I’m helping to better monetize his email list. We spent some time talking about email copy (I gave him a little tip about positioning) and then we moved on to talking offers, which is where the real money lies.

So, can you spot the pattern?

I’ll give you a moment.

No rush.

I’ll be right over here, eating a banana and getting a sip of water, while you prepare your answer.

Got your best guess?

Ok. So let me tell you what’s up:

Yesterday on that call with the coaching client, he said something like, “I’ll be able to increase the price of this offer in the future after I get some client wins that I can share.”

No doubt, case studies of client wins are valuable.

But I would argue that an occasional case study, even one featuring a very dramatic and successful turnaround, is less valuable than simply hammering home to people, day after day, that you’re the kind of person that others come to and pay for advice, guidance, and help.

In other words, it’s more valuable to be seen as a leader than to be seen as an expert.

It’s what I done above.

I told you I had people coming to me, paying me, getting my advice and guidance.

I didn’t say anything about the results of that advice and guidance. There was no “case study,” no “client wins.” I simply positioned myself as the wise old man (quite old) at the mouth of the cave at the top of the mountain, who others seek out for his wisdom (and old age).

Of course, if you can combine expertise and leadership, then you’re really in the money.

If you wanna flex both your leadership and your expertise at the same time, and if you’re willing to email regularly about topics like influence, marketing, or copywriting, then I’ll remind you of my Most Valuable Email program.

I’ve had a few hundred people pay me a few hundred dollars for this program. Here are the results that some of them have reported after implementing the Most Valuable Email trick:

#1. “… made me make 5 times more the investment in MVE”

#2. “The highest-converting single-email campaign sent to the non-buyers of all time”

#3. “My inbox is flooded with applause and response and compliments”

For more info on MVE:

https://bejakovic.com/mve/

Last call for 1PAA cohort

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I’m reading a book called No More Mr. Nice Guy, and on page 65 it says:

“Nice Guys have a difficult time comprehending that in general, people are not drawn to perfection in others. People are drawn to shared interests, shared problems, and an individual’s life force.”

The book is about 1-1, personal relationships. But the same applies to 1-many or business relationships.

Let that be the useful marketing message for today.

In entirely unrelated news, this is the last call I will make for the 1-Person Advertorial Agency cohort.

It’s come to my attention that this entire week, I’ve been promoting this cohort and insisting that it kicks off on May 1.

That of course is nonsense, since May 1 is well past.

The fact is I made a mistake, one I then copy-pasted over and over. The cohort actually kicks off tomorrow, JUNE 1.

Since I’ve been promoting this offer all week long, I imagine that you’ve either dismissed it as not being for you, or you’ve replied to me to express interest. But on the odd chance that this is the first time you’re hearing about this offer, here’s what’s up, in 3 points:

#1. The investment is $5k

The destination we’re headed to is advertorials that you can reasonably make $2k+ with the right clients, and that take max 1-2 days each to finish.

If you get just one such gig a month, I figure it’s worth $24k over the next year.

$5k is a reasonable investment to fix that.

That said, I am committed to getting you to where I say I will get you.

That’s why I’m breaking up the $5k as follows, so I have a stake in the outcome I promise to get you:

* $2k to start

* The remaining $3k when you make your first $10k from advertorial work

#2. I will help you get clients via the two methods laid out in 1PAA

One of these methods is Upwork (that’s where I got my biggest advertorial clients back in the day).

The other is cold outreach to promising brands with a ready-made advertorial.

(I suggest doing both of these methods in parallel during the cohort, for the quickest and best results.)

I will help you filter out who to approach, the messages to send them, the offers to make them. But you still have to do the work, as laid out in 1PAA.

#3. We get started next week, May June 1st, and we keep going until you get to $10k

The cohort will be organized as a month-long Skool group where I can answer questions and give feedback on copy and client-getting efforts.

1 month is plenty of time to pick/get a client, write an advertorial for them, and deliver it. (If you’re feeling very proactive, it’s enough to write and deliver 5 or 10 advertorials.)

After the month is done, I’ll keep giving you ongoing support and feedback over email (for any questions you might have) or Google Docs (for advertorial critiques).

Again, my promise is to keep working with you until you make $10k from advertorial work.

That’s it.

If you’re interested, reply to this email. Again, we start tomorrow, JUNE 1st.

How I’d get advertorial clients without Upwork, cold outreach, or a network

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A couple months ago, I got back on Facebook in a BIG way. What I mean by that is that I started spending a few minutes there every couple days or so.

I was lurking, and trying to see what offers I would get pitched by the Facebook ad algorithm. (I was and am planning on launching my own cold traffic funnel, and wiser heads than mine say that you gotta do your research ahead of time.)

That’s how I came across a pretty, pretty brilliant offer.

It’s a dude who is running an ad… telling you he will write an ad to beat your best performing ad… and if he doesn’t succeed in beating it, he’ll give you all your money back.

(The offer started at $97 and has been going up each time he sells out the slots he’s got for the month. It currently sells for $247.)

From what I can tell, the dude has been running this since last November.

He has had 67 people take him up on it so far.

Out of those, he’s been able to beat their best ad 61 times, while refunding people 6 times.

In true Gary Bencivenga fashion, his landing page is FULL of social proof resulting from this challenge, including the refund requests from the 6 refunders, all of whom were complementary to his skill and business model.

Do you think that, out of any of the remaining 61 people whose best ads he beat, he got any long-term clients who are now paying him thousands of dollars a month?

My guess is yes.

I’m telling you this because right now, I’m promoting a cohort iI will run, starting next Monday, May 1st. The cohort will involve writing advertorials and getting clients who will happily pay for those advertorials.

So far, a few dozen people have expressed interest in this. I’ve been talking to them, or rather, emailing with them. I asked them for more information about where they’re currently at.

A few people have told me that they are either sick of looking for copywriting clients on Upwork or via cold outreach… or that they don’t have time or interest in looking for clients at all, and would rather outsource that to me.

I’m sorry to say, in that case, this cohort is not for you.

For one thing, I’m offering to help and advise with getting clients, not do it in your stead.

For another, the client-getting methods we will be using are the ones outlined inside the 1-Person Advertorial Agency course, which are (gulp) Upwork and cold outreach.

(The good news is, Upwork is where I got my biggest advertorial clients, and the way of cold outreach that 1PAA teaches is likely to be more effective and efficient than your usual kind.)

Still, if you hate the idea of Upwork and cold outreach for getting advertorial clients, then I just gave you a working alternative above. Spelled out, it goes like this:

1. Create a landing page with a headline that says something like, “FREE advertorial for your ecom brand”

2. On that landing page, explain your deal, which is basically that you will write them a free advertorial if they will pay you a commission in case of success

3. Explain who it’s for and not for (eg. must have a working cold traffic funnel, must be making at least X sales per day, must not be currently under investigation by the FTC, etc.)

4. Get people to fill out some kind of a form with whatever details you want from them in order to decide if you want to work with them, or to invite them on a screening call

5. Run super basic ads on Facebook for $20 a day to advertise this landing page

6. Update your landing page with proof as you get it

I’ve kick-started my own advertorial agency by reaching out to my list and network. Maybe that will be enough to get me all the advertorial clients I will ever want. Or maybe i will eventually tap out that demand, in which case I will do exactly what I wrote above, with that Facebook advertising strategy.

But if you like, you can beat me to it, and get your name out there in the world, and get clients who pay you for advertorials in the process, by doing what I just told you I would do.

In any case, the countdown to my advertorial cohort continues. Here are the high-level details:

I’ve made an agreement to write an advertorial for a client.

I’m inviting copywriters to join me and work alongside me as I do this.

You get my help with writing an advertorial following the 1-Person Advertorial Agency system.

You get my help tracking down, vetting, and closing a client (or partner business) using the two client-getting methods in 1-Person Advertorial Agency.

Plus, I’m promising to keep working with you and giving you my support and input until you get to $10k from advertorial work.

We start next week. In case you’re interested, reply now.

How much it costs

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Last week, I wrote an email about 10 things that are working for me right now. One of the 10 was the following:

#6. Making a coaching offer that consists of a down payment to get started, and the rest conditional on success

I’m working with a few people on this arrangement right now. It makes selling easier. It makes delivery easier. It makes me more motivated. It makes coaching clients more motivated. It allows me to charge more than I might otherwise. I’m waiting to find out what the downsides, if any, might be.

I’m also making a new offer right now.

I’ve made an agreement to write an advertorial for a client.

I’m inviting copywriters to join me and work alongside me as I do this.

You get my help with writing an advertorial following the 1-Person Advertorial Agency system.

You get my help tracking down, vetting, and closing a client (or partner business) using the two client-getting methods in 1-Person Advertorial Agency.

Plus, I’m promising to keep working with you and giving you my support and input until you get to $10k from advertorial work.

So how much it costs?

$5k.

The destination we’re headed to is advertorials that you can reasonably make $2k+ with the right clients, and that take max 1-2 days each to finish.

If you get just one such gig a month, I figure it’s worth $24k over the next year.

$5k is a reasonable investment to fix that.

That said, I am committed to getting you to where I say I will get you.

That’s why I’m breaking up the $5k as follows, so I have a stake in the outcome I promise to get you:

* $2k to start

* The remaining $3k when you make your first $10k from advertorial work

If you’re not completely appalled by the above numbers, and if you want to find out if this opportunity could be a fit for you, reply now. We start next week.

TOTO, Nintendo, and Bejako: Titans of the surival-based business

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Yesterday I read an article that’s been going viral around the world, and which tackles the seemingly pointless topic of “Why Japanese companies do so many different things.”

Example:

TOTO is a Japanese toilet manufacturer that’s been gaining ground in the US.

But besides excellent toilets, TOTO also makes excellent bathroom tiles, faucets, modular kitchens, photocatalytic coatings for buildings, and assistive equipment for the elderly.

And now, thanks to the growth of AI and the resulting demand for memory chips, TOTO has a booming new business making something called an e-chuck, which is a component of the semiconductor supply industry.

There are dozens of examples like this among Japanese companies.

Kyocera makes kitchen knives, LCD systems, and joint replacements.

Yamaha builds motorcycles, guitars, and industrial robots.

Nintendo started out as a handmade playing card company, tried to enter the taxi service and instant rice markets, and eventually settled on making Mario and Zelda.

A bunch of Japanese companies do a bunch of stuff, often entirely unrelated, at a very high and very profitable level.

How? Why?

I won’t attempt to summarize the viral article here. It’s over 5k words long, and it is itself based on summarizing a number of much longer econ research papers. Here’s just one relevant insight for you and me today:

American and Japanese companies are built up of fundamentally distinct “bundles of practices.” Among economists, these distinct bundles have gotten the names H-firm (typical American biz) vs J-firm (typical Japanese biz).

Elements of the H-firm you’re probably familiar with. Things like employee specialization, promotions and salaries based on performance, frequent workspace switching, openness to external capital.

Elements of the J-firm are much more foreign if you’re not from Japan. They include such practices as lifetime employment (even in times of economic crisis), hostility to outside capital, general employee knowledge rather than specialization, promotion and salary based on seniority rather than performance.

There’s one more distinction that’s relevant for us:

The H-firm is geared towards profitability and returns to investors.

The J-firm, on the other hand, is aiming simply at its own survival, even though it can be wildly profitable as it looks to survive.

It’s an interesting topic, and the viral article is worth looking up and reading.

But it’s not just idle curiosity why I’m sharing this with you. This whole distinction between J-firms and H-firms sounded familiar and personally relevant to me. I figured the J-firm is much more like my email-newsletter-based biz, which you might call the B-firm (for Bejako-style business).

The B-firm is also a bundle of practices, such as:

1. Selling yourself, your own personal attitudes and interests, rather than promising to solve a customer problem first and foremost

2. Regular and frequent communication

3. High prices

4. High trust

5. Customers who stick around and continue to buy for years, and often buy many different things, often entirely unrelated

Ultimately, the B-firm is also about long-term survival rather than short-term profitability, though the B-firm has been very profitable to me over the long term.

I’m telling you this in case you have an idea of what a “business” looks like.

Some of the most fundamental ideas we have about “business” are actually only assumptions, or rather, bundles of practices that make sense in a given context, like Silicon Valley or Wall Street.

Other forms of business exist, as part of other bundles, and can be very successful, and maybe much more palatable to you personally.

A final insight from that viral article:

In Japan, there was a trigger that caused the emergence of the J-firm bundle of practices. That trigger was the decision by the Japanese government, during the 1930s and 40s, to instruct firms to prioritize employees over shareholder profits, as part of the Japanese drive to build up military capacity.

Similarly, if you want to have a B-firm like mine, there’s a trigger that will in time pull in other practices, like high prices and customers who continue to buy year after year. That trigger is starting to communicate regularly and frequently with your audience, such as by sending daily emails.

You don’t need my help to start a daily email habit. But if over time you’ve decided that you want my help in starting your own daily email habit, here’s where to go:

https://bejakovic.com/deh

10 things that are working for me now

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#1. Pre-auction polls

I wrote up an email for a list owner (and potential auction partner) to test interest for an offer he thought of auctioning off.

The poll went out, and there wasn’t enough interest to run the auction. But the list owner got a bunch of coaching clients simply by following up with the people who did express interest.

The whole point of an auction is to get leads. But you might not even need an auction.

#2. The Most Valuable Offer

I had 9 people sign up. 5 actually put on their own Most Valuable Offer. Based on what I’ve heard from so far, everybody made sales and got leads for future offers. I will be running this offer regularly in the future.

#3. DFY newsletter service

I offered this a couple weeks ago. I got a grand total of two people raising their hands. One was not a fit. The other was, and we agreed to work together. This DFY newsletter service is also something I will be advertising regularly in the future.

#4. Asking myself, “What’s working for me now?”

In fact, that’s why I’m writing this email today.

And also asking, “What’s worked for me recently?” I asked myself that a couple weeks ago and I identified two offers over the past 6 months that worked dramatically better than everything else (the 1-Person Advertorial Agency promo and my “I endorse YOU” auctino). What’s next is to figure out how to deliver more of the same outcome, in new ways, or to new people.

#5. Daily emails

Not new, but worked for me before, and working for me still.

For example, I wrote recently about the value of having two tracks, a client and a student track. I ended up convincing myself with what I wrote in that email.

That led me to relaunch the DFY newsletter service. Soon will lead me to start offering more client work of a different kind (if you’re feeling like a detective, it’s something I mentioned above).

#6. Making a coaching offer that consists of a down payment to get started, and the rest conditional on success

I’m working with a few people on this arrangement right now. It makes selling easier. It makes delivery easier. It makes me more motivated. It makes coaching clients more motivated. It allows me to charge more than I might otherwise. I’m waiting to find out what the downsides, if any, might be.

#7. Making lists of 10 ideas, like this

My first idea is almost never the best one. And usually, idea 7 or 8 is something I never would have thought of but is surprisingly valuable. This is not something new I’m doing. I’ve been at it for years. But like daily emails, it has been working for me for years, and continues to work.

#8. My Monetization Mastermind group as a way to open doors

It’s a reason why to get introduced to people. A reason to get on a call. A reason to find more good people to get introduced to.

#9. Getting on calls with people

I’ve found it’s the fastest and most indepth way to communicate, at least if you work from home like me. You can get info out of people you could never get over email alone.

Whenever I talk to people, they always make some side comment that ends up changing how I think about a crucial issue. (Such as points 3 and 5 above, which were the direct result of getting on a call with somebody inside my Monetization Mastermind group).

#10. Weekly work budget

I wrote about this last week, but in a nutshell, it’s a total amount of time I allow myself to work each week. It’s forcing me to prioritize and focus. I’m getting more done in less time.

At this point, I could promote something, like my Daily Email Habit service.

But I’d rather know what’s working for you now. If you’re game, hit reply, and let me know.

First time ever, I signed up for a free challenge

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Last week, I got an email from direct marketing legend Dan Kennedy himself!

Ok, probably not Dan himself.

For one thing, Dan is famous for not exposing himself to the digital crack that is the Internet or even having an email account.

For another, a buncha people in my Daily Email House community have lately expressed displeasure with Russell Brunson of ClickFunnels, who bought Dan Kennedy’s business a few years back, for firing the copywriters and replacing them with AI (presumably for emails going out in Dan’s name also).

Anyways, here’s what “AI Dan” wrote me:

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That was the first time anyone told me I was grotesquely underpriced.

In my experience since, almost everybody is.

Not because the market will not pay more. Not because the work is not worth more. Because of what is going on between their ears.

For five days starting May 18th, I am going to show you exactly what changes when you cross from six figures to seven.

Not inspiration. Not theory. The actual system.

Day 1: Add a Zero

Day 2: Add a Comma

Day 3: Faster Than You Think

Day 4: The Marketing Machine

Day 5: Dan Kennedy Day

90 minutes a day. Completely free.

I have charged $19,400 for a single consulting day. The Seven Figure Academy, where this material was first taught, required a significant four-figure investment to attend.

This challenge costs nothing.

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I don’t think I’ve ever, in my life, signed up for a challenge before. But I signed up for this.

For one thing, I’m working on my Art of Charging More book, and I’m constantly looking for more ideas (and case studies and stories) that I can include.

For another thing, I suspect I myself could be charging 10x what I charge. (Advising others to charge more is one thing. Doing it yourself is another.)

For a third thing, it’s Dan Kennedy. Live. And Dan is the guy I’ve quoted the most in this newsletter and learned the most from, both directly and indirectly, when it comes to direct marketing, copywriting, and running a personality-first biz like this newsletter.

I’m telling you all this because my new philosophy is to take people along when I do something.

Day 1 of Dan Kennedy’s free challenge is today. It’s happening live at 7pm CET/1pm EST/10am PST.

Dan and Russell say it’ only happening live, with no replays.

Is that true?

I have no idea. But I do know for a fact that Dan believes that the only hope you have of selling at a distance is to deliver such a tonnage of sales content that the audience gets themselves into a state of gullibility.

I’m telling you this to warn you.

I don’t know what Dan is selling on the back of this challenge.

He’s sure to be selling something.

That doesn’t take away from the fact the guy is the most experienced person in the world today when it comes to direct marketing, and that this challenge is going to be valuable whether you buy whatever Dan ends up selling or not.

At least that’s what I’m telling myself.

If you wanna join me, live tonight, to hear what Dan has to say about charging more:

https://bejakovic.com/dkchallenge

Last call for Tour de Commandments bonuses

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The past week, I have been running the Tour de Commandments event to mark the 1-year anniversary of the publication of my 10 Commandments of Con Men etc book.

As a result of this event, I have sold more than 100 paperback copies of my book, and have rocketed up the book rankings, at least for a few days, above the paperback of Robert Cialdini’s Influence. That’s really all a daily email writer could ever want for.

Today is the last day of this promotional spectacle. With one final, desperate push towards the finish line, the Tour de Commandments event ends tonight, Sunday the 17th, at 12 midnight PST.

If you take me up on this offer before the deadline (instructions below), you get the following bonuses:

#1. “Manna for Marketers” live workshop and implementation call

Happening next Wednesday at 8pm CET/2pm EST/11am PST. I will cover how I’ve consciously applied these 10 Commandments of Con Men etc. in my biz. I’ll also offer you my help and input if you want to raise your hand live on the call, and ask me how to apply any of these commandments to your biz (or life).

#2. “3 lessons after $18,487 spent on running Amazon book ads”

Over the past 7 years, I’ve spent $18,487 on Amazon book ads. The majority of those ads have been for my two “10 Commandments of SOMETHING” books. I’ve put together a report on the 3 main lessons learned after 7 years, thousands of copies sold, and $18k+ in ad spend.

#3. “40 Pages to Authority: A $1k article series”

Back in 2023, the the Professional Writers Alliance paid me $1,000 to write a 4-part article series about my experiences writing, promoting, and profiting from a 40-page book (my first 10 Commandments book).

PWA made these articles available to their paying members only. But you can get them as a free bonus for taking me up on my Tour De Commandments offer.

#4. “How I made an extra $1404.53/month in Amazon royalties at the push of a button”

This report outlines a hack, which involves the push of a button — literally, that’s all there is to it — and which made me an extra ~$1.5k per month in Amazon royalties. I used this hack once, over the span of a few months, or rather a few weeks. I made money with it. And I never used it again.

I’m not saying anybody else should use this hack. I’m not saying anybody else should NOT use it either.

All I’m willing to do is to tell you what this hack is, why I’m no longer using it myself, and how you can try it out yourself, if you so choose, to make easy money off Amazon.

#5. “The best direct marketing book of the past 15 years”

That’s according to me, somebody who has read and reread all the great direct marketing books, and some of the not-so-great, and who has made millions in sales via the ideas I’ve learned in those books.

Odds are excellent you have not read this book or even heard of it. But I will tell you what it is so you can grab it on Amazon, and I’ll even give you $15 in Bejako Bux so you can get it effectively FREE.

#6. “The best course on selling via email I have personally found”

The information in this course has influenced a ton of people online, indirectly. Yet I never hear anybody talking about this course directly, or implementing the complete system inside, rather than just one fraction.

(I have been going through this course and implementing it myself and helping my coaching students implement it.)

If you like, you can be among a select elite of people who both know about this course and who profit from it. Because, if you take me up on my Tour de Commandments offer, I will tell you where to find this best course on selling via email, for FREE, and completely legally.

#7. Influence Riddles Vol. 1

7 real-life case studies of successful episodes of influence, turned into riddles for you to ponder and profit from, including:

* How one clever offer owner got me to promote his offer as an affiliate even though I knew it wouldn’t sell to my list

* A lead magnet I’ve seen two very successful marketers using, which gets better conversions and higher-intent leads than the usual free report/course/template etc.

* A new upsell strategy that “exploded average order value overnight” (taken from the best direct marketing book of the past 15 years, which is #5 inside this bonus bundle)

If you want to take me up on this Tour de Commandments offer, here’s what to do:

1. Grab five paperback copies of the 10 Commandments book (or four, if you’ve already got a paperback and can dig up that receipt as proof)

2. Forward me your receipt (or receipts, if you already got one) from Amazon

3. I’ll get you in for the Manna for Marketers workshop, and get you access to the above bonuses, as well as others I release in the coming days.

Again, the deadline for this event is tonight, May 17, at 12 midnight PST.

If you’re in, here’s where to take me up on this offer:

https://bejakovic.com/new10commandments

3 lessons after $18,487 spent on running Amazon book ads

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Yesterday, with much fanfare and a bit of fireworks, I kicked off the Tour de Commandments event for my 10 Commandments of Con Men etc. book.

I published that book a year ago, and have since sold ~4k copies.

I got a reply about that number from from online creator Kieran Drew, who continues to read my emails even though I viciously and without provocation assaulted him a few weeks ago in another email.

Kieran graciously wrote:

“4k! Incredible. What’s contributed to sales most? Just through your list?”

My list, great though it is, has not been the main driver of my Amazon sales. For one thing, my entire list is not 4k people. For another, while many of my readers did buy the book, more did not.

Instead, I attribute the biggest part of my book sales to Amazon ads.

Over the past 7 years, I have spent $18,487 on Amazon book ads. The vast majority of that has been spent on promoting this new 10 Commandments book and my previous 10 Commandments of A-List Copywriters.

I’ve seen on a couple occasions how my book sales (including organic sales) plummeted after ads were turned off.

For those reasons and more, I believe Amazon ads are the best way to sell books and get quality buyers onto my list, and something I plan to scale up soon (immediately after this promo).

But back to the Tour de Commandments. I have written up a new report, titled:

“3 lessons after $18,487 spent on running Amazon book ads”

I’m offering this report as a free bonus for the Tour de Commandments event. I’ve also prepared two other free bonuses:

#2. “40 Pages to Authority: A $1k article series”

Back in 2023, the the Professional Writers Alliance paid me $1,000 to write a 4-part article series about my experiences writing, promoting, and profiting from a 40-page book (my first 10 Commandments book).

PWA made these articles available to their paying members only. But you can get them as a free bonus for taking me up on my Tour De Commandments offer.

#3. “How I made an extra $1404.53/month in Amazon royalties at the push of a button”

This report outlines a hack, which involves the push of a button — literally, that’s all there is to it — and which made me an extra ~$1.5k per month in Amazon royalties. I used this hack once, over the span of a few months, or rather a few weeks. I made money with it. And I never used it again.

I’m not saying anybody else should use this hack. I’m not saying anybody else should NOT use it either.

All I’m willing to do is to tell you what this hack is, why I’m no longer using it myself, and how you can try it out yourself, if you so choose, to make easy money off Amazon.

And on top of these three new bonuses, there is the bonus I announced yesterday, Manna for Marketers, a live workshop where I will cover I’ve consciously applied these 10 Commandments of Con Men etc. in my biz.

Plus, I’m offering my help and input if you want to raise your hand live on the call, and ask me how to apply any of these commandments to your biz (or life).

If you want to take me up on this Tour de Commandments offer, here’s what to do:

1. Grab five paperback copies of the 10 Commandments book (or four, if you’ve already got a paperback and can dig up that receipt as proof)

2. Forward me your receipt (or receipts, if you already got one) from Amazon

3. I’ll get you in for the Manna for Marketers workshop, and get you access to the above Amazon-related bonuses, as well others I release in the coming days

If you’re in, here’s where to take me up on this offer:

https://bejakovic.com/new10commandments

Announcing: Tour de Commandments

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Today, being May 11, marks the busy and drama-filled kickoff of Tour de Commandments, a special event to celebrate the 1-year anniversary of my conveniently titled book:

“10 Commandments of Con Men, Pickup Artists, Magicians, Door-to-Door Salesmen, Hypnotists, Copywriters, Professional Negotiators, Political Propagandists, Stand Up Comedians, and Oscar-Winning Screenwriters”

I published this book exactly a year ago, on May 11, 2025.

Since then, I have sold some 4k copies of this book… gotten a bunch of 5-star reviews (“Can’t tell you how glad I am that I clicked Buy Now”… “This is going into my yearly reads collection”… “More compelling than Cialdini with sprinkles of Houdini”)… and had people tell me this is the best thing I’ve ever written.

And now, I have a spectacular, amazing, uncanny Tour de Commandments bonus bundle to encourage you to get your copy, and a few extra copies to boot.

Over the course of this event, I’ll be dripping and leaking these bonuses. Today, I’ll tell you about just the first leg of the Tour de Commandments bonus bundle:

“Manna for Marketers,” a live implementation workshop for the influence ideas from the 10 Commandments book.

Who: For email marketers, list owners, course creators, online business owners, coaches, and sales professionals.

What: How I’ve consciously applied these 10 commandments in my biz, in expectation of this workshop. Plus, my help and input if you want to raise your hand live on the call, and ask me how to apply any of these commandments to your biz (or life).

Why: The #1 thing my readers have been asking me for, on the back of this 10 commandments book, is advice and examples on how to implement these ideas.

So I’m giving it to you.

You can see behind the curtains of how I use these commandments practically. You can get ideas for how you too can use them. And can get my direct help in tweaking these ideas to help you perform miracles of persuasion.

How: Like a gameshow? Listening to me rattle on for a long time is not fun for anybody. So I’ll apply everything I know about making workshops fun, interactive, and even exciting to this “Manna for Marketers” workshop.

There will be a gameshow component, there will be rewards and prizes, and you might win a brand new Tesla (ok no Tesla but everything else is true).

When and where: Next Wednesday, May 20th, at 8pm CET/2pm EST/11am PST, inside the Big Store (I’ll send you a link if you take me up on the offer below.) And of course, if you cannot make it live, there will be a recording, which others will have to pay for, but which you get for free, as part of this special event.

As I said, I will tell you about the remaining bonuses over the coming days.

If you already know you want to participate in the Tour de Commandments based on the Manna for Marketers live workshop, here’s what to do:

1. Grab your five paperback copies of the 10 Commandments book (or four, if you’ve already got a paperback and can dig up that receipt as proof)

2. Forward me your receipt (or receipts, if you already got one) from Amazon

3. I’ll get you in for the Manna for Marketers workshop, and all the remaining bonuses as I release them over the next few days

If you’re in, here’s where to take me up on this offer and reserve your spot for “Manna for Marketers”:

https://bejakovic.com/new10commandments