13 Steps To Make $15,000/Month In 2023

Are you tired of working for someone else?
I completely get it. I feel your pain.
My biggest realization in my 20’s was that I could not work for someone else or have a boss.
I hated it.
It was a little bit different back then in terms of the whole online experience - it wasn’t as accessible for me. Making my first 6-figures a year was definitely a challenge.
But in this digital age, creating a $15k per month one-person side hustle is a lot easier than you think it is. I will be showing you my 13 step process, I used to build a $15k per month side hustle in 60-days.
If you get these 13 steps wrong, you will end up with an expensive hobby that loses you money.
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0:00 Intro
2:02 13 steps to build a one-person side to $15k per month
2:04 Step 1 Ask yourself, what topics can I help people gain massive clarity?
3:46 Step 2: Distill your value
5:09 Step 3: Pick a platform
6:04 Step 4: Creating Content
6:41 Step 5: DM every account that interacts with your content
8:00 Step 6: If you can help them with their goals - ask for a 1:1 call with them
8:56 Step 7: Run a consultation on zoom
10:16 Step 8: Do 20 more consultations
11:23 Step 9: Upsell people after every consultation call
12:27 Step 10: Start creating long-form content
13:46 Step 11: Drive people through the funnel
14:41 Step 12: Scaling up this this side-hustle
15:21 Step 13: Community over Everything
16:50 Outro

[@takinlunchmoney]

Have watched dozens and dozens of videos on building a 1 person online business. This video has been by far the most valuable, actionable, road map. Thanks Matt, going to implement this right away

[@realmattgray]

Amazing that’s great to hear. Is there any other content that would be useful on your journey?

[@raulbehl12]

@takinlunchmoney Were you able to implement this? Would be excited to hear your progress. Thank you!

[@takinlunchmoney]

@@raulbehl12 currently at $11k MRR. Took a bit of a different path but currently building content to scale and taking more consultations over zoom

[@prasanajitbarik1924]

please matt ..can you upload a video like this in this month on how to reach at least 5k per month .. i realy appreciate you brother..can i do this from india..​@@realmattgray

[@fulvicacidmusic6190]

Thank you so much, Matt! So much value, i wrote it down and screenshot everything. Also subscribed for newsletter! Thanks again!

[@realmattgray]

Awesome, thank you!

[@secretisgratitude]

Thanks Matt! appreciate the refreshing raw take.

[@realmattgray]

My pleasure!

[@abcdefg1223759]

Thanks for everything you do - really appreciate it!

[@realmattgray]

My pleasure!

[@igotideas3527]

This is the video I was looking for. Thanks to your newsletter ❤️

[@realmattgray]

Glad it was helpful!

[@stoikmaster]

Great video with simple and actionable steps - thanks Matt. As someone looking to build a side hustle as part of the exit strategy from a 9-5 this is inspiring content!

[@realmattgray]

Glad you enjoyed it! My mission is to inspire 100 million founders to live their drama through proven systems. Excited to see what you create. Focus on getting 1% better every day.

[@HigherLivingChannel]

Thanks Matt. Representing Canada! Would love to connect and learn more from you. You seemed to have a mastered a great process as a solopreneur and establishing a side hustle business. Amazing job!

[@realmattgray]

I appreciate that! Thanks for your support. Can’t wait to continue providing a ton of value.

[@thefriendsofkaipodcast]

Appreciate you Matt. Awesome content organized in a precise and logical way!

[@realmattgray]

I appreciate that!

[@bonbon33369]

Thx for this! 🙌🏼

[@realmattgray]

You got this. 2023 = Jordan Year

[@sivakumar-xn7nu]

Hey Matt! Have been following your content for a while. Amazing systems to learn from you. Thanks for posting.

[@realmattgray]

Glad you enjoyed this video Siva. I love helping founders gain clarity. It's all about paying it forward!

[@afbound]

Thank you Matt for the actionable content. Many of these videos with similar headlines fall short on action steps and usually provide generic advice that has little value.

[@realmattgray]

Glad it was helpful!

[@tomscott2958]

So much value. What a channel.

[@realmattgray]

Thanks for your support Tom. My mission is to help 10M founders live their dreams through proven systems.

[@Mk-qv7op]

This is pure gold Matt, thank you so much. You bring a lot of clarity and actionable steps, now I feel like I know how to start. Cheers from Brazil 🇧🇷

[@realmattgray]

Happy to help! You got this

[@theinacademy]

YOu are giving so much value on this platform! Great video!

[@realmattgray]

I appreciate that! My mission is to inspire 10M founders through proven systems.

[@johnheyerdal]

Great video, Matt!

[@realmattgray]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@MattiXensen]

Awesome video Matt!

[@realmattgray]

Legend! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@amirbenrabah8603]

Thanks Matt, I discovered you just yesterday and you are already my 2024 content creator of choice, right up theres with the Hormozis.

[@realmattgray]

Wow, thanks! That means a lot

[@watchmethriving]

I love this video! I'm starting with a product based business that i hope will turn into a service too. There's multiple actionable steps here for me.

[@designedbydaughter]

found you via Dan Koe. Your impact is as effective. New mentor !

[@realmattgray]

Welcome to the community!

[@kodyduncan]

Fantastic video 👌

[@realmattgray]

Thank you very much!

[@anthonyvitality7350]

Hey Matt, subscriber of Founder OS newsletter and have really been enjoying these videos on your channel! Something that would be helpful to me is examples in niches other than business. I think it's easier to convey a moneytary value to services that lead to income ($15,000/mo) than it is with health or relationship offers. Do you think you could highlight one of your students in those niches that have had success with maybe the platofrms they chose and why? I want to create my offer in the food/wellness niche so always help to see something relateable! Thanks again for creating killer content, I'll continue to promote and watch.

[@realmattgray]

Thanks so much. I’ve added this to my content backlog. Can’t wait to help you here.

[@srishtikhanna_]

Absolutely an amazing video! Problem is at times we don't even know our Ikigai and try to figure that out throughout our lives.

[@realmattgray]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@TheJosuDon]

This is so, so inspiring! Thanks for creating this awesome content. Any further tips on gaining clarity around finding my true calling / unique value proposition? Or to successfully finding my Ikigai and be confident the decision made is right?

[@realmattgray]

Continue to come back to it and review and refine it monthly

[@mariokhan20]

Hey matt, Your content is amazing. Keep inspiring people like us. when you said to be around amazing mentors my question is how do we do that?

[@realmattgray]

Reach out to them via Twitter or email

[@davidmuller3768]

Love your videos, would love to hear from you how to have / find ideas/ ways to make money from my ikigai would help me a lot. I am trying to think of a way to actually make out it money. I know that it’s a big value I am offering but still stuck how to monetize it. So would love to have a video about how to find ways to turn ikigai into money

[@realmattgray]

Stay tuned!

[@adamdittrichone]

Love it that you providing value on KZbin as well. How can I help you to grow more?

[@realmattgray]

Feel free sharing the videos with friends / your community

[@motivationtube5399]

Sick content brother! I’ve been making content about self improvement lately and I was wondering if the best thing to do is starting by giving a free e-book to get testimonials from people or just hop on a 1-on-1 consultation for free at first?

[@realmattgray]

I would hop on 1:1 consultations at first. Get to know people face to face. Help real people with real problems. Refine your solution. And gradually scale up from there.

[@ChrisPodcasting]

I'm stuck on the part of starting conversations. Still trying to figure out which social platform I can deal with the most. Definitely disklike social media in general. Great video!

[@realmattgray]

Start small and be consistent on one platform to start

[@ganeshkuduva]

If you have not done "starting conversations" in person with people, there is no way you can do that too well over social media, it may be a bitter truth! As Matt says, "start small, and be consistent on one platform to start". Once you grow to a good size (by then you would have figured out how content creation and increasing your followers work), take that strategy to another platform! Bingo. Frankly, I am also working on it but I am already seeing it works. I am active on LinkedIn right now, with a bit of my hands on Facebook and Instagram. Cheers

[@Nidhi_Malani]

Hey Matt, I am a Chartered Accountant from India and help business to structure tax & cost savings meeting required compliance. Thanks for such brilliantly structured list. I really like the way you promote your product...... It doesn't sound sale-sy......... point No. 5, 6 & 7 are a real help

[@realmattgray]

Thanks 🙏

[@materialisemotivation8079]

Solid advice and easy steps, love it. One question, I'm building my audience through free information on how to find work in my industry posting on reels and tiktok to then bring them over to my online server where I will be talking with them more personally. once in there and I've helped them source a job, I'm not sure how I can continue to keep them there paying for a monthly subscription?

[@realmattgray]

You could consider moving people to a paid community on Skool, Mighty, or Circle where they get increased access to you, exclusive content, and maybe a weekly digital meetup. Experiment with those platforms, choose 1, and see if you can get your first 10 founding members to join.

[@josholiver]

Hey Matt, this is fantastic!! Thank you!! I have one question, I'm looking to educate my community in how to join the yachting industry, once they're in and have the job they desire, how can I keep them in? What incentive to do they have to stay or how can I create that incentive?

[@realmattgray]

What is your current plan?

[@arnonshachar5937]

10k passive income is enough to live like a millionaire everything else is personal development and internal improvement more money won't change anything .this is my goals in life

[@nick.steinvoort]

The ''popcorn'' hub style thumbnail is genius, got my attention xD

[@realmattgray]

Accidental 😂

[@user-zu8dt6sr7z]

Incredible video, currently looking to build and scale a crypto content pipeline starting with attention economy content then pipeline into portfolio curation and consultations. I was hoping you could share how you manage to find similarly driven people to surround yourself with, I’ve found this very difficult despite living in London

[@realmattgray]

Sounds great! I’ll add this topic to my content backlog and find a way to help you here. Mentorpass.co is a great place to find mentors and I also enjoy reaching out to people via Twitter DMs that I respect and want to learn from.

[@nikhilsrivastava9120]

This is awesome! Quick question - how can you upsell your service to people in a different country when most of the folks who interact with your content are NOT from that Target country?

[@realmattgray]

You could try DM’ing people 1:1 that are in the target country and in your ideal profile. You could collab with a partner in the target country and distribute content together. You could generate SEO content targeted at the other country. Generally when posting on social media you’ll get a lot of people from all over. You could consider asking someone in the target country to share your content.

[@zak2thefuture504]

Matt your masterclass has been 10/10. I’m super keen to join the founder OS program. Just curious to know if crypto currency is an accepted payment method? Can send stable coin

[@realmattgray]

No we don't accept crypto - sorry about that

[@ktmkamran]

Honestly, I came here with the expectation to see another one of the videos with no real value, like "find your passion, work hard for it, build your audience, and sell your services or product to them." Turned out otherwise. Thank you so much, Matt, for a step-by-step plan on how to achieve success.

[@realmattgray]

Awesome super happy you found it helpful

[@bahaanaldo]

Matt I love your content and have been following you on Twitter for sometime. I just have to say you're giving me "good looking guy that would steal your girl on vacation if y'all were fighting" lol. Thanks for the great vid.

[@realmattgray]

This comment is legendary haha. I don’t know whether to say “thank you” or “sorry.” 😂 Appreciate your support. Aiming to give 10x value. Let’s win together🏅

[@bahaanaldo]

@@realmattgray Lol I'm sure you'd have bigger fish to fry. You're doing great man. See you at the top!

[@HT_Ray]

Quality

[@realmattgray]

Thank you!

[@stephenasonye]

Would you consider blogging and using SEO as a platform to start with?

[@realmattgray]

It’s a great platform. I built Herb off of SEO originally.

[@MrThundaro]

This my biggest issue. Figuring out my niche. Where I can provide the most value. If I could figure this out. I can do the rest of this. How do I find MY value/offer?

[@realmattgray]

I would think about the stuff that you can best help people with. Get started and offer people something, start getting testimonials and feedback, and keep refining through trial and error. Practice makes perfect.

[@anthonymtube]

Hey Matt! Would your system perhaps work for an independent musican/artist or affiliate marketer?

[@realmattgray]

Yes it works perfect for your use case

[@anthonymtube]

@Matt Gray Thanks! I'll be joining in tomorrow. Fingers crossed on success 🤞

[@rahgurung]

I've been following your YT content for a while now. KZbin tip: Make a "How much I made in 2022" type of videos, you'll get more engagement and will be educational and motivating.

[@realmattgray]

That's a great idea Rahul. Thanks for sharing. That's a super cool concept. I'll add it to my content system.

[@Adam-yf3ss]

gud vid. y shirt so big? 🤔

[@realmattgray]

Great question

[@growmybusinessonline5711]

Matt very useful thanks. I like the idea of Free consultations with 10 people to discover what is the real benefit you can provide someone and then...

[@realmattgray]

My pleasure!