My First $5,000 Month (Story)

I was sweating.

Not because I was in Thailand.

(although the temp was 34 C / 93 F)

Breathe, Brandon. Just breathe.

I had the A/C blasting in my Chiang Mai condo.

So why did I have a pool of sweat flooding my lower back?

I was about to hop on my first ever sales call

You see, up until this point in time (6 months into my copywriting journey).

I had only made $1,000/month MAX.

I got my start on places like Fiverr and Upwork.

Not bad to get something, but definitely isn’t an easy place to scale your freelance business.

And up until that point, I had never hopped on a sales call. I had never even seen any of my clients face to face for any call.

I built a $1,000/month faceless copywriting business.

Not bad for some pizza money. But I was trying to build a real business here.

I needed to reach at least $5,000/month to be able to cover living expenses for me and my wife back in Canada.

And if we couldn’t hit that mark, we’d never be able to move back home.

I had to find a way to make more money online. I had to break through to the next level. I just didn’t know how.

I was applying to hundreds of Upwork jobs…

I was optimizing my Fiverr profile to attract projects. I was glued to Facebook Groups day and night to find anything I could get my hands on.

We had less than 2 weeks of runway in our bank account before we were going to be on the streets.

I had never been so scared in my entire life.

It wasn’t just fear — it was terror

I wasn’t just failing financially.

I felt like I was failing my wife.

Failing as a man.

And letting everyone down that I knew.

This was not the plan when we took a chance and moved to Thailand to build up the copywriting business.

And then one day, while browsing a Facebook copywriting group, Cult of Copy Job Board, I saw something…

It was just past 10 pm and I was ready to call it quits for the night.“Can any copywriter check out my website copy and let me know what I could do to improve conversions?”

This would be a huge waste of time, I thought.

Somebody wants free help. This’ll take me at least an hour or two. And he’s probably got 20+ guys in his DMs already.

But you know what?

I had ZERO leads in my back pocket — And I was running out of time and money

So I took a chance.

I looked at his website. Wrote down everything I could find that he needed to improve. It probably took me 2 hours. And I sent off a DM with all the tips.

…Instantly regretting what I’d done.

“Who do I think I am sending this kind of advice? I’ve barely got any results. I’m not even a ‘website copywriter.’ This guy is going to think I’m a noob. And I should have been pitching jobs on Upwork.”

But… what if it wasn’t a waste?

The next day, I wake up.. sip my morning coffee and open up my sliding door to view the Chiang Mai sunrise peaking over Doi Suthep Mountain.

I let out a deep breath.

And hop onto the couch and flip open my Macbook Air.

1 notification.

I check it.

My eyes widen.

“I really like the tips you gave me. This all makes a lot of sense. Wanna hop on a call? I’d like to get more of your help.”

I almost spit out my coffee!

HE LIKES IT?!

What about the 20+ other people flooding his DMs?? He liked mine more??

So, back to the call. I’d never been so nervous in my life.

Was I wearing the right shirt? How’s my background look? Oh that looks dumb. I’ve gotta move that dirty glass behind me. Oh my hair looks stupid. How’s the lighting? What if my wifi goes out?

Click. We’re in.

Hey John!

Those first 10 seconds felt like an eternity.

And then… my 6 months of copywriting and marketing education took over. The words started flowing. And it worked.

I landed him for over $3,000+

My first “big” client:

Just like that.

That month, I made another $2,000.

My first $5,000 month in month 7.

By month 12, I was making $9,000/month.

And have been making $10,000+ per month for the past 5 years.

How?

That day, I learned a valuable lesson

Your ability to show proof and trust are everything — especially when you’re new.

I spent months building up my copywriting skills. I invested over $5,000 at this point.

But I hadn’t yet learned how to land clients willing to pay more than $100-$200 per project.

This moment — when I landed that random Facebook group stranger as a client — was the birth of the Sniper Bomb method.

The new path to landing clients that requires no portfolio, aggressive sales tactics, or cold emails/cold DMs.

You see, when I hopped on that call, he was already sold on me as a copywriter because of my advice in the DMs. The call was just to make sure I was a real person. A touch of reassurance.

When you understand THAT, you’ll land $1,000+ clients with ease

How do I know?

Because I’ve helped over 40+ new copywriters land their first client within one month with the same strategy.

This strategy isn’t just for seasoned copywriters.

It’s for brand new copywriters too who are just diving in.

Like Maiia who landed a client in 5 days (and 3 within 30 days).

Or Chase who landed two clients in 30 days (and quit his job in 3 months).

Or Jite who was let go from his job and got a $600 project in 18 days.

Or Jonas who just made $3,450 within 45 days.

Or C O. who just secured a $200 project a week ago.

Or C J. who sent me this message 5 days ago:

If you’re sick and tired of trying to figure this copywriting thing out on your own.

Or you’re brand new and want to save months of frustration as you try to navigate these confusing waters…

Then check out The Six-Figure Copywriter Course today.

In the course, you’ll learn the 4-Phase Blueprint to get your first $5,000 month in 3-6 months:

Phase 1: Master Copywriting

No more learning copy in the dark.

In phase one, you’ll master the copy fundamentals, consumer psychology, core copy frameworks. Plus, you’ll even get to watch me write an email and sales page in real time so you can see how a $10k+/month copywriter writes copy from scratch).

Phase 2: Land Clients

Learn the exact Sniper Bomb Outreach System ~70% of my students have used to land their first paid client within 30 days as a new copywriter). Without cold emails, cold DMs, aggressive sales calls, and without a portfolio.

Phase 3: Manage Clients

Once you land your first client, you’ll learn the crucial secret on how to price and package your services, onboard the client, invoice, research, and overdeliver (to keep them as a client).

Phase 4: Scale to Six Figures

Finally, you’ll learn the 3 Rs: referrals, retention, and reviews to turn your first client into multiple clients, build a case study, lean into social media inbounds and become a client magnet to get to $10,000+ per month.

So, what are you waiting for?

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-Brandon “Now let’s get your first $5,000 month” Storey

P.S. The course is only available for 2 more days before I close access.

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