Had a call with a WhatsApp marketer who was curious about running auctions in WhatsApp groups. I told him about the reasons we like Skool and he believed those same dynamics could work in WhatsApp - including the DM'ing. I could see a setup through GHL, chatting with bidders as it works the same as SMS. Potentially with AI. Anyone had hands on experience running an auction in a WhatsApp group?

I had a bunch of coffee dates earlier this month with possible auction partners. The first auction resulting from those coffee dates just wrapped up this past Thursday. It was a quiet and small affair: A group of 150 people, and not a lot of chatter outside of a handful of people putting down their bids. The result was $15k from the winning bidder, and another $15k tapped in from a second high bidder. @Chris Dyson was doing the tapping and getting the truth out on the table like nobody's business, while I was trying to keep the room chirpy. Chris and I did some analysis afterwards. We concluded that with a slight tweak to the positioning of the offer, we could have gotten way more people interested in this auction... and possibly gotten a way higher winning bid. A lesson for next time. As it is, the auction well exceeded the partner's original expectations... Chris and I made some nice money for a day's work... and I've finally lost my partner virginity (inappropriate?) for an auction or really any kind of a Ronin deal. Definitely a win!

55k LinkedIn followers. Agency that does DFY LinkedIn growth. New email list but at least has 100 people on there. Wants that auction something fierce. UNBELIEVABLE how the energy changes when you're vetting someone as opposed to getting grilled yourself. I'm starting to think Travis Sago knows what he's talking about or something! Even if this doesn't work out...gif attached is how I'm celebrating right now.

I've been trying to get auction partners for the past few months by asking in the best way I knew how. No success. Last week I sent out a new email to my list and made a post in a community I'm in, making an offer to run an auction for people... ... but instead of my usual way, I applied the OG Rule from the CDOD training. Result: A coffee date yesterday... two today... and two scheduled for tomorrow. All from qualified people with good offers. All worth doing a test with for an auction. Conclusion: Some words are magic... like the OG Rule.

I auctioned a Zoom training/workshop (low ticket) (Link to completed auction here.) (It could be just about anything low ticket really.) 250+ bids in the first hour! 115 unique bidders by the end. Post Auction OFFER: $50 to attend the Zoom with 2 Upsells. NINETY FIVE PERCENT conversion rate on $50 so far. Get THIS... Over 50% are taking the $1k upsell. NO T2s. NO T3s. NO fancy copy skills A WHOLE LOT OF FUN! 😎There are fifty-eleven THOUSAND partners who'd love to "sell" a Zoom...they may not even have an offer yet, but they may have a HUGE AUDIENCE they'd love to monetize in a REALLY COOL WAY! ...They normally do Zooms free, right? What if you opened with: (Would you be open to making $5k to $25k for doing a Zoom call?) or... ...sell more of an existing low-ticket product: (Would you add a Zoom call to your [LOW-TICKET program name] for a potential $5k to $25k?) Then let a Ronin: 👉Run the auction 👉Sell and UPSELL the bidders 👉Give 'em HALF because it's a windfall of found money If you were WATCHING... You prolly understand 90% of how to do this. If you participated, you prolly understand 95%! 💥Would you like a Zoom AMA on this for the other 5% to 10%?💥 (If nobody is into it, no worries. I've got enough to keep me busy!) 👇