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What to do when you bomb a deal
Turns false hope into real clients in 2 sentences

Jason here.
If you’ve been in the marketing world for more than a minute…
You’ve probably had one of these “hope-ium” deals.
These projects feel like a total lock.
So I used to go into it number-crunching all the sales I was gonna make.
Then it’d fall flat on its face faster than me on ice skates.
(My wife grew up doing figure skating, so she does triple lutzes while I try not to injure myself.)
It used to be a giant gut punch.
Don’t know if the same thing happens to you?
But I’d start second-guessing EVERYTHING.
The offer…
My skills…
The time I decided that going freelance was a “stable career choice.”
But here’s the silver lining…
There’s actually a way to fail FORWARD.
To come out the other side with MORE clients and BIGGER deals.
Because…
How you respond when a deal bombs says more about your success than any win ever could.
Most copywriters just walk away.
The “brave” ones beg for a testimonial.
But the smart ones who have more client leads than time?
They make one last offer.
A specific kind of offer that turns a dead-end deal into something 10X bigger.
On Tuesday’s monthly round-up, I’ll break down:
Why my rev-share deal totally flopped
The 2-sentence offer I made next
And how it opened the door to a partnership on a 40k email list
It’s a simple, repeatable move that turns failure into client flow…
If you know where to aim it.
In Your Corner,
Jason
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