#06 - Daniel Snow - It's all about growing

Published: May 31, 2019, 4 a.m.

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SHOW NOTES for Daniel Snow - It's all about growing

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  • 00:00 - Introduction
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  • 01:45 - How did you get started? - DS: I got started on the online marketing space at sophomore year of college. \\u201cMy entire perception of \\u2018you got to get a job\\u2019 was completely blown away when I realized I could make money on the phone\\u201d
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  • 03:40 - What sort of things were you sharing on your twitter account (to start making money) - DS: Fitness and motivation twitter account. 
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  • 04:06 - What happened next? - DS: I believe it took me about a year and a half to have a substantial amount of followers, and so I started building a network of accounts.
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  • 05:45 - DS \\u201cHow do you monetize? First I was doing cost per click. So I thought if these companies are able to pay publishers, why don\\u2019t I make a website myself and get paid directly from the source. Shortly after that I got into apps, and with my first one I got two and a half million downloads and went to number 20 on the app store. It was a game, Hop hop ninja\\u201d.
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  • 08:12 DS \\u201cAfter having success through that, I realized that other people didn\\u2019t know how to monetize their followers, so we founded Caffeine Digital . After the first two weeks, with no employees, we were making about ten thousand dollars a day.\\u201d The story behind Caffeine Digital and not becoming a dentist.
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  • 11:32 - Where did your \\u201cfaith\\u201d come from and what was your system when you weren\\u2019t cashing checks? - DS: I set up my goals, first it was getting followers, then it was revenue, etc. Consistency was the key. 
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  • 14:05 - And what happened inside your mind when you didn\\u2019t hit your target? - DS: I just had to make my goal per day, and if I didn\\u2019t, I had to compensate the next day. 
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  • 19:23 - DS: \\u201cWhat I enjoy the most is growing\\u201d
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  • 20:05 - Talking about growth, what lever under your control is your number one to hit your growth goals? - DS: It changes on a product by product basis. At two of our main products we had people on the payroll who\\u2019s full time job was to close deals with influencers.
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  • 27:57 - What would your golden nugget be to attracting influencers? - DS: For us money talks and your word speaks for itself.
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  •  32:54 - PART 2
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  • 33:41 - Are there any unusual things that you eat or drink regularly? - DS: Right now I\\u2019m not eating meat except for fish, it makes me feel better, but it\\u2019s really hard to keep. 
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  • 35:49 - How do you get into a state of flow? - DS: Music 
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  • 36:35 - What habit or opinion you have that people disagree with? - DS: Working as much as I do.
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  • 38:40 - If you ran a school and have to teach one non traditional lesson, what would it be? - DS: Don\\u2019t succumb to outside pressure on what you should do with your life. \\u201cIn the world that we live in, everyone is a dreamer, but there are only a few doers. I was willing to be a doer\\u201d
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  • 42:35 - What books had the biggest impact on your life? - DS: One book that really resonated with me was \\u201cShoe dog\\u201d by phil knight
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  • 44:22 - Where do you do or what do you do to get inspired? - DS: I can get inspired at the gym or during my workday, I don\\u2019t need to go to a specific place.
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  • 45:20 - What\\u2019s the best advice ever given to you? - DS: \\u201cDon\\u2019t hire friends\\u201d and \\u201cBe very careful with the people that you do business with\\u201d
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  • 47:26 - What silly thing should people do more of? - DS: Meet new people and get out of your comfort zone.
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  • 50:05 - Would you rather fight one horse sized duck or one hundred duck sized horses? - DS: One. It\\u2019s always best one than one hundred.
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  • 50:55 - What makes you happiest? - DS: Progress in any aspect and being with friends and family.
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  • 51:58 - Request from the audience? - Follow me on Instagram @dapper to get in touch with me or thesnowagency.com. Enjoy the moment.
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