Hey @Travis Sago I’m running into a friction point applying this no-upfront, revenue-share style model to email marketing, and I wanted to get your take on how you would think about it. Here’s the issue: Most businesses I see have completely neglected email. They send occasional campaigns, their list is half-dead, and open rates are usually sitting around 5% to 10%, sometimes even worse. So finding a partner with a healthy, properly activated email list is rare. Now, I do know how to rehabilitate lists. I can repair the setup, improve deliverability, reactivate the database, raise open rates, and turn email into a meaningful revenue channel again. But that process usually takes anywhere from 30 to 90 days. That’s where I’m getting stuck. I don’t think it’s reasonable for me to fully absorb all the cost, time, and effort of that rehabilitation work upfront under a pure performance deal, especially when the channel is basically broken when I come in. So my question is: How do you and your team think about partnerships when the asset is underperforming that badly from day one? Do you have a qualification threshold? For example, do you look at something like: minimum open rates list size recent sending activity offer quality sales process / close rate average order value or LTV And if the email list is clearly neglected but still has potential — say 100,000 subscribers but very low engagement — would you still consider that a partnership deal? Or would you charge something upfront first to rehabilitate the list before moving into a rev-share structure? I’d really love to understand how you draw that line

@Travis Sago — quick question on auction-style offers. I’ve studied your framework closely and I’m planning to test it publicly on my own profile. Context: I sell a high-ticket, done-for-you email growth system.Not templates. Full implementation. It includes: • Deliverability repair + list revival (getting open rates back to 20%+) • Strategic sequencing (custom multi-sequence architecture) • Conversion mechanism + messaging alignment • Framing the leads so they arrive at the call pre-sold and context-aware • CTA integrity so the right people book and show up When the ecosystem is built correctly, this has produced up to ~$300K in revenue from a single high-ticket offer. I normally sell it for $30K because it’s real execution work and long-term involvement. Here’s my dilemma. With an auction-style model, how do you structure it so you don’t end up in a situation where the top bid is $2K… and now you’re committed to delivering something that normally commands $30K? This isn’t information. It’s implementation. My SOPs. My time. My calendar. My current thought is to break the system into performance-based sprints: Start with a tightly scoped sprint (deliverability + revival + first revenue sequence), and then let higher bids unlock deeper access, more sequences, and broader ecosystem optimization. So the auction determines the level of execution and access. How would you structure guardrails for a high-touch DFY offer so the upside remains exciting, but the downside doesn’t wreck unit economics? Would love your take.

Last month... In December... During the holidays... And while I was sicker than a dog for 2 weeks... I posted a 3-question poll in my 500-member Skool group. I got over 150 responses. I turned those responses into $150,000 in sales in December alone. (Nearly $200k now) $1,000 per member poll response. No sales calls. No webinars. No big launch. Just DM'ing members who responded to the poll with an offer they couldn't say "no" to. All in between Christmas stuff and hacking my lungs out. 👉Would you like me to share more about $100k Three Question Polls? (BTW: you can do them on any social media site or with email lists too.)

Hey everyone, I made a custom software great for Sago-style auctions. Great for adding some urgency, collecting contact info, and tapping after the winning bid (links right up to Zapier/Make). I'm looking for some beta testers (no newbies, must have previous experience) who want to do some Ronin-style deals. If you're interested, you know where to find me :)

Hey guys, I am an agency owner. I do email marketing + CRO + Message optimization + Follow up optimization + Personalisation + Deliverability. I serve businesses with an email list that is dormant and has never made them money. I see how you can create an auctionfor DWY. However, anyone has experience doing it for DFY?