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ICTT India 2019

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October 30, 2019 By Sean Leave a Comment

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Your Winning Templates for CEO at 22 Giveaway

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April 6, 2017 By Sean Leave a Comment

Hi {!firstname_fix},
 
I want to make it really easy for you to get more entries at the CEO at 22 book giveaway.
 
So I prepared templates for you to use. These templates tell a little bit about the book without giving it all away.
 
You can share it on Facebook or Twitter or Instagram along with your lucky URL:
 
Template 1: The Failure to Success
“From a guy who almost got kicked out of college due to failing units, to CEO of 4 tech companies. Read his story through the book CEO at 22. Get your free hard copy today! https://seansi.org/giveaways/ceo-22 #ceoat22”
 
Template 2: Computer Games Addict
“This guy played DOTA almost 8 hours a day everyday. He skipped classes and consequently failed a lot. But he is now CEO of 4 tech companies. Read his story through the book CEO at 22. Get your free hard copy here: https://seansi.org/giveaways/ceo-22 #ceoat22”
 
Template 3: 4 Companies from 1,300 Pesos
“This guy started his company from 1,300 pesos. Now he is running 4 tech companies at the same time. Read his story through the book CEO at 22. Get your free hard copy here: https://seansi.org/giveaways/ceo-22 #ceoat22”
 
IMPORTANT: Don’t forget to replace the URL with your lucky URL!
 
That’s it! It’s as easy as copying those templates and pasting it in your social media accounts.
 
Hope you win!
 
Sean Si
CEO, SEO Hacker and Qeryz
Serial Entrepreneur, Author, Blogger and Motivational Speaker
 
P.S. Don’t forget to use our Hashtag #ceoat22

 

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20 Winners for CEO at 22 Book

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April 6, 2017 By Sean Leave a Comment

You’re in and you have a stake at winning the CEO at 22 Book Giveaway!
 
What now?
 
Well April 28 is fast approaching.
 
And I’m writing to you just to tell you that you need to get up and WIN this thing!
 
Why is April 28 so important again?
 
Well, for one: I’m going to be ending the CEO at 22 book giveaway on that day.
Another reason is that I’m going to be picking the 20 lucky winners of the CEO at 22 Giveaway on that day.
 
So what?
 
So you may want to increase your chances of winning the book! I checked your entries and you could significantly increase it by sharing your lucky URL with your friends on Facebook or Twitter or even Instagram!
 
I lost my lucky URL
 
Okay, okay, don’t panic. Go through your email inbox and search for the email that has the title “Confirm your entry for “CEO at 22 Giveaway”
 
You will find your lucky URL there. Share it, get 15 more entries per person who enters the contest through your lucky URL.
 
If you can’t find the email, simply put in your email address here and you’ll get your lucky URL.
 
It’s dead simple.
 
Go share and win {!firstname_fix}!
Sean Si
CEO, SEO Hacker and Qeryz      
 
P.S. If you’re sharing this on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter, I’d love to know! Use our Hashtag #ceoat22

 

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You are a Potential Winner of the CEO at 22 Book

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April 6, 2017 By Sean Leave a Comment

Just want to remind you about your entry in CEO at 22 Book Giveaway.
 
I do feel like I need to tell you this because you may have missed it – you can get a HUGE ADVANTAGE in this giveaway by sharing your lucky URL to your friends and peers.
 
If you’re not sure what your lucky URL is, you can enter your email address here again to know. Copy it and keep it somewhere safe because it’s the key to winning your copy of the CEO at 22 book!
 
The book I’m giving away is limited edition. There’s only 5,000 copies of this book. The succeeding printings would not have the black cover that you see in the contest page.
 
It will have a white cover instead.
 
This version will not be sold in any bookstore in the Philippines. It is only available in my website at https://seansi.org/book or in this contest.
 
So keep on sharing and keep on garnering entries.
 
I hope that you’ll be able to win more than 1 copy!
 
Thank you so much for joining. I’m 1000x grateful that you are interested in my book.
 
Sean Si
CEO, SEO Hacker and Qeryz
Serial Entrepreneur, Author, Blogger and Motivational Speaker
 
P.S. If you’re sharing this on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter, I’d love to know! Use our Hashtag #ceoat22

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How I Got To My First Million Faster

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April 6, 2017 By Sean Leave a Comment

One. Million. Pesos.
 
It seems like a million miles away too. Even for me when I was starting out.
 
So here’s one secret I did to get to my first million pesos faster.
 
You ready?
 
Go Cold Turkey.
 
Eliminate ALL unnecessary distractions in your life.
 
And by unnecessary distractions, I mean any form of uncontrolled habit such as:
 
1) Computer games addiction (definitely my favorite and worst distraction)
2) Substance addiction
3) Partying out with friends more often that you’d like (and not being able to say no due to peer pressure)
4) TV, Youtube or anything you watch that gets you hooked
5) Books that have no lasting value but take a lot of time to read. Sorry Harry Potter.
 
If you want that first million bad enough, you will not only work your ass off, you will say no to a lot of things that you know will stop you.
 
That’s what I did. And that’s what I’m asking you to do right now.
 
We have 1 day left before I pick out 20 winners and end the CEO at 22 Book Giveaway. There’s not much time to be distracted.
 
It’s time to get more entries to increase your odds of winning this thing. Here are the templates you can share that has proven effective in getting entries thus far:
 
Template 1: The Failure to Success
“From a guy who almost got kicked out of college due to failing units, to CEO of 4 tech companies. Read his story through the book CEO at 22. Get your free hard copy today! https://seansi.org/giveaways/ceo-22 #ceoat22”
 
Template 2: Computer Games Addict
“This guy played DOTA almost 8 hours a day everyday. He skipped classes and consequently failed a lot. But he is now CEO of 4 tech companies. Read his story through the book CEO at 22. Get your free hard copy here: https://seansi.org/giveaways/ceo-22 #ceoat22”
 
Template 3: Four Companies from 1,300 Pesos
“This guy started his company from 1,300 pesos. Now he is running 4 tech companies at the same time. Read his story through the book CEO at 22. Get your free hard copy here: https://seansi.org/giveaways/ceo-22 #ceoat22”
 
IMPORTANT: Don’t forget to replace the URL with your lucky URL!
 
Hope you win!
 
Sean Si
CEO, SEO Hacker and Qeryz
Serial Entrepreneur, Author, Blogger and Motivational Speaker
 
P.S. Don’t forget to use our Hashtag #ceoat22

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I Had No Money To Get A Good Office – And Hire Good People

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April 6, 2017 By Sean Leave a Comment

When I was starting up my first company, it was nothing glorious. No carpeted floors, no office desks, no water dispenser.
 
It was just me, my trusty 8-year-old laptop, a monoblock chair and a study desk.
 
That’s it.
 
I didn’t even turn the air conditioner on whenever I worked to save money.
 
I’m telling you this because you may be a person who can resonate with what I’ve been through.
 
Perhaps you’re starting your own thing and you just don’t have enough cash to have a nice office space – and you tell yourself that you can’t hire good people because of that.
 
I really don’t know where you are in your entrepreneurial journey but what I do know is this – never give up.
 
Do everything you can to succeed. Being an entrepreneur may not be the most glorious job when you’re starting out – but if you are able to get the ball rolling, it is one of the most exciting things to be in life.
 
So here’s a challenge from me to you, {!firstname_fix}: Get your CEO at 22 Giveaway entries up to 150.
 
I’m not telling you this for myself. I’m telling you this for you.
 
Here’s the thing: If you can get your entries to 150, it means that you have the grit and determination to push through with winning.
 
The will to win is an extraordinary attribute. And if you develop and hone that attribute, you can go the distance on the road to success.
 
You know how to get to 150 entries – simply share your lucky URL to your circle of influence. And when at least 10 people from your link joins the giveaway… then you’ve made it.
 
I’ll save you the hassle of looking for the email templates to use for sharing your lucky URL by pasting the templates here:
 
Template 1: The Failure to Success
“From a guy who almost got kicked out of college due to failing units, to CEO of 4 tech companies. Read his story through the book CEO at 22. Get your free hard copy today! https://seansi.org/giveaways/ceo-22 #ceoat22”
 
Template 2: Computer Games Addict
“This guy played DOTA almost 8 hours a day everyday. He skipped classes and consequently failed a lot. But he is now CEO of 4 tech companies. Read his story through the book CEO at 22. Get your free hard copy here: https://seansi.org/giveaways/ceo-22 #ceoat22”
 
Template 3: 4 Companies from 1,300 Pesos
“This guy started his company from 1,300 pesos. Now he is running 4 tech companies at the same time. Read his story through the book CEO at 22. Get your free hard copy here: https://seansi.org/giveaways/ceo-22 #ceoat22”
 
IMPORTANT: Don’t forget to replace the URL with your lucky URL!
 
Always have the will to win,
 
Sean Si
CEO, SEO Hacker and Qeryz
Serial Entrepreneur, Author, Blogger and Motivational Speaker
 
P.S. Don’t forget to use our Hashtag #ceoat22
 
 

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How Having Principles Make You 75% More Efficient As A Manager

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April 6, 2017 By Sean Leave a Comment

You are a manager.
 
Don’t believe me?
 
Well, who tells you what time to get up in the morning? I’m sure your boss does not dictate that.
What time do you brush your teeth? Cook breakfast? Get out of the house?
 
Do you even have time frames for those things?
 
If you do, well, you’re responsible for managing that.
 
We – every one of us, are managers of our own lives.
 
I used to suck in management. Yes – even managing myself.
 
I failed 28 units in college because of being late and cutting classes. Need I say more?
 
I learned that the key to being a better, more efficient manager was by having principles – and sticking to them.
 
You see, people who have principles in life have an immediate ‘no’ and an immediate ‘yes’ when being faced with critical decisions.
 
For example: If I have a principle of putting my family first – then when my wife asks me to be present for her in an important event, it means I would be there. I wouldn’t even think about it. I’d just do it.
 
The flip side? Well, if I don’t have that principle then I would probably negotiate with her and waste time thinking about it and balancing other priorities. I may even end up arguing with her and waste even more time and energy.
 
Principles are important. If you don’t have principles, you will find that 75% of the time you spend in making a decision is spent in indecision.
 
That’s true in your personal life and that’s true in business.
 
A manger who has a better, wiser set of principles will beat a competitor who has a manager with less and worse principles – black and blue.
 
I wrote a whole section on building your principles in my book ‘CEO at 22’. You have entries to win the giveaway and I want you to know that this is the LAST DAY to gain more entries before I pick out the 20 winners of this giveaway.
 
Here are some winning templates for you to use and gain more entries to the giveaway:
 
Template 1: The Failure to Success
“From a guy who almost got kicked out of college due to failing units, to CEO of 4 tech companies. Read his story through the book CEO at 22. Get your free hard copy today! https://seansi.org/giveaways/ceo-22 #ceoat22”
 
Template 2: Computer Games Addict
“This guy played DOTA almost 8 hours a day everyday. He skipped classes and consequently failed a lot. But he is now CEO of 4 tech companies. Read his story through the book CEO at 22. Get your free hard copy here: https://seansi.org/giveaways/ceo-22 #ceoat22”
 
Template 3: Four Companies from 1,300 Pesos
“This guy started his company from 1,300 pesos. Now he is running 4 tech companies at the same time. Read his story through the book CEO at 22. Get your free hard copy here: https://seansi.org/giveaways/ceo-22 #ceoat22”
 
IMPORTANT: Don’t forget to replace the URL with your lucky URL!
 
Hope you win!
 
Sean Si
CEO, SEO Hacker and Qeryz
Serial Entrepreneur, Author, Blogger and Motivational Speaker
 
P.S. Don’t forget to use our Hashtag #ceoat22

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3 Days Flies Away

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April 6, 2017 By Sean Leave a Comment

3 days happens so fast!
 
We all know it. We’re like “Hell yeah it’s Friday! Time to Parteeeeh!”
 
That’s day 1.
 
Day 2: “Saturday night. All right! Wohoo!”
 
Day 3: “Sunday already???”
 
Day 4: Monday blues.
 
Rewind a little bit – see day 3 is the day that just passes by. The day that we take for granted – until Monday comes and it’s too late.
 
All I’m saying is, it’s Day 1 for you and the clock is ticking.
 
People are sharing their lucky URLs like crazy and gobbling up entries to the CEO at 22 Book Giveaway!!!
 
You have to make sure that you get enough entries to be able to win this thing!
 
Remember? Will to win? Yep.
 
Here are the winning templates you can copy and paste to your Twitter, Instagram or Facebook account if you’re out of ideas:
 
Template 1: The Failure to Success
“From a guy who almost got kicked out of college due to failing units, to CEO of 4 tech companies. Read his story through the book CEO at 22. Get your free hard copy today! https://seansi.org/giveaways/ceo-22 #ceoat22”
 
Template 2: Computer Games Addict
“This guy played DOTA almost 8 hours a day everyday. He skipped classes and consequently failed a lot. But he is now CEO of 4 tech companies. Read his story through the book CEO at 22. Get your free hard copy here: https://seansi.org/giveaways/ceo-22 #ceoat22”
 
Template 3: 4 Companies from 1,300 Pesos
“This guy started his company from 1,300 pesos. Now he is running 4 tech companies at the same time. Read his story through the book CEO at 22. Get your free hard copy here: https://seansi.org/giveaways/ceo-22 #ceoat22”
 
IMPORTANT: Don’t forget to replace the URL with your lucky URL!
 
Hope you win!
 
Sean Si
CEO, SEO Hacker and Qeryz
Serial Entrepreneur, Author, Blogger and Motivational Speaker
 
P.S. Don’t forget to use our Hashtag #ceoat22
 

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I Procrastinated For 3 Years And Almost Missed Publishing My Book

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April 6, 2017 By Sean Leave a Comment

Time flies, doesn’t it?
 
I wrote the book ‘CEO at 22’ when I was 25 years old. I finished the initial draft then.
 
The thing is, I left it as that – a draft. A manuscript.
 
I didn’t push through with the final editing, layouting and book cover design until 3 years later.
 
I’m 28 now. Time has passed by so fast.
 
I’ll be picking the final 20 winners for the CEO at 22 Book Giveaway in a week’s time. I hope and pray that I get to pick you.
 
To increase the odds of that happening, can you do me a favor?
 
Can you share your lucky URL once more in your Facebook, Twitter or Instagram account? Heck, you can even share it via email if you like!
 
In case you missed it, here are some of the easy, copy-and-paste templates that you can use to increase your entries in the giveaway:
 
Template 1: The Failure to Success
“From a guy who almost got kicked out of college due to failing units, to CEO of 4 tech companies. Read his story through the book CEO at 22. Get your free hard copy today! https://seansi.org/giveaways/ceo-22 #ceoat22”
 
Template 2: Computer Games Addict
“This guy played DOTA almost 8 hours a day everyday. He skipped classes and consequently failed a lot. But he is now CEO of 4 tech companies. Read his story through the book CEO at 22. Get your free hard copy here: https://seansi.org/giveaways/ceo-22 #ceoat22”
 
Template 3: 4 Companies from 1,300 Pesos
“This guy started his company from 1,300 pesos. Now he is running 4 tech companies at the same time. Read his story through the book CEO at 22. Get your free hard copy here: https://seansi.org/giveaways/ceo-22 #ceoat22”
 
IMPORTANT: Don’t forget to replace the URL with your lucky URL!
 
Can’t wait to mail you a hard-copy!
 
Sean Si
CEO, SEO Hacker and Qeryz
Serial Entrepreneur, Author, Blogger and Motivational Speaker
 
P.S. If you’re sharing this on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter, I’d love to know! Use our Hashtag #ceoat22

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Juggling Between Two Startups

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July 18, 2014 By Sean Leave a Comment

Juggling Between Startups

Finally starting up Qeryz is one of the things in my life that has long been overdue. I’ve always wanted to get into SaaS and there were some stats that Moz published way back May of 2012 that validated that. Take a look at this chart:

Moz Consulting vs SaaS

Did you notice how much revenue their consulting business was doing on a monthly basis? That’s huge! However, their SaaS/product revenue took over – and took over big time. They had a product/market fit that did incredibly well in taking them from a SEO services company to a SaaS company.

Comparing the revenue is like comparing apples and oranges. It’s just not there. The revenue from SaaS is sky high. And so, by 2010, Moz decided to pivot the company 100% to a SaaS business and grew it from there.

I’m simply following a roadmap that’s been proven effective. However Qeryz is a very different product from Moz Analytics. Qeryz is not an SEO product at all. It’s more of a data-gathering tool that you can use for vastly different purposes. It can help improve your CRO, your marketing strategy, your website design, and so on and so forth.

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Moz pretty much laid out what I need to do from a business perspective. Here’s an interesting chart telling us their product performance during 2011:

Moz 2011 Financials

Kind of makes it easy for me and my partner to be able to see where we’re going, where Qeryz will be someday, and whether we should keep on or not. I know the Moz numbers are colossal and we are probably not going to get to that – probably ever. But hey, not trying means we miss 100%. I’m not going to let myself miss  by that huge a margin.

Moz has a limited days for their free trial account. It doesn’t mean that we have to follow that model. We can go freemium and it could work. From this chart, we could see how much they are able to convert from those free subscribers on a monthly basis. Our freemium chart will look very different. This, however, gives us a good idea about the goals we could set for free user conversions to Pro.

Moz Free Trial vs Pro

As always, there are takeaways for each Moz post. Their vision for the future outlines what they should and should not do. Right now we haven’t outlined what we shouldn’t do or shouldn’t be. We’ll get there perhaps when a lot of user requests for more features to be built. As of now, we’re as lean as a lean SaaS startup can be.

Moz Vision for SaaS

Moz is a funded company so naturally they have funded revenue estimates. This isn’t really relevant to what we’re doing since we have no real funding. Again, we’re as lean as lean can be. Our start up funds came from my personal savings. This may be a diversification strategy or a pivotal strategy altogether depending on how Qeryz goes.

 

Moz 5 year Revenue Estimates

Some recent development with Qeryz:

We’re rolling out our freemium account with 200 responses per month. This will be in tune with launching our pro account which amounts to $15 a month for 1,000 responses. It’s an extremely cheap beta account but any account enrolled this time will be grandfathered to when we roll it out officially.

So people who are subscribing as a pro account will pay $15/mo forever even if we increase prices. That’s just the way it is.

We’ve also finally been able to preserve the quality and purity of data. Whenever a user visits other pages or goes out of your website and back in, he will still be able to continue off with the last question he was asked with your Qeryz survey. This is a huge development! Data will no longer be skewed in any way. Yes it can be paused but it will not be skewed.

We’ve also been able to make sure that when you minimize a Qeryz survey, it stays minimized. As a webmaster, I respect my user’s experience and hold it in high esteem. We assume our users will be the same. So we made sure that when users minimize a Qeryz survey, it stays that way even if they visit other pages in the website or even if they go out of the site and revisit it within the day.

We’ve also made sure that people will be able to track the clicks of every link our thank you message box delivers. This way, you’ll know whether your thank you message is effective in bringing your users to the page or action you want to bring them to.

These are just some developments. There are tons more in our Icebox that we’ll deliver and test in the coming months. I’ll keep you posted.

Image Source: http://moz.com/blog/mozs-18-million-venture-financing-our-story-metrics-and-future

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