Day 25 - First Day of Ads
Day 25: First day of Facebook ads! 29 clicks, $0.28 CPC, 728 impressions, zero calls. Are these numbers good? Plus, got help from a sponsor. Learning every day.
Day 24 - The Ad is LIVE
Day 24: The Facebook ad is finally LIVE! Cleaned my garage as a test, created image and video ads, launched with $10/day budget. One click so far. Let's see what happens!
Day 20 - How Far We've Come
Day 20: Twenty days in. 22 subscribers from 6 countries. No million yet, but learned more than expected. Reflection on the real wins of building in public.
Day 19 - Going Global & Ad
Day 19: Lost our first basketball game but got help with the Facebook ad. Adding video tomorrow. Also, people from Hong Kong are reading this! Going global.
Day 18 - Missed Day (Life, ugh)
Day 18: No ad today. Had school, basketball game, homework. Got two Cs on tests. Realizing it's hard to manage everything. Being honest about the struggle.
Day 17 - Time to Run an Ad
Day 17: Created my first Facebook ad for garage cleaning service. $695, one day, done. My sister's frozen car proved the problem is real. Launching tomorrow!
Day 16 - Time for Action
Day 16: Found another "Ricky" charging $699 per garage cleanout. I'm doing this! Here's my plan to build a real service business. Time for action. Energy is back!
Day 15 - Teacher's Take|Week 2
Week 2: No sales, lots of distractions, real frustration. The week reality set in for a 13-year-old entrepreneur. But subscribers doubled. Here's what actually happened.
Day 14 - I Missed Today, Ugh
Day 14: Sorry friends. I missed writing today.
Day 13 - What About Stocks?
Day 13: Been floating all week. Should I just buy stocks instead of hunting for deals? What I realized about BUILDING vs. WAITING. The messy middle of entrepreneurship.
Day 12 - Technology Experiment
Day 12: Listened to entrepreneurs talk about AI, so I experimented. Made my first AI video using HeyGen. Still no product to flip, but learning new skills. Fun day!
Day 11 - Hunting...
Day 11: Spent 3 hours on Facebook Marketplace and got nowhere. Finding deals is way harder than I thought. The frustration of hunting when nothing's working. Real talk.