# The Quickest Way to Make a 6\-Figure Income as a Marketer \| Ep\. \#503

**URL:** https://www.singlegrain.com/episodes/marketing-school/the-quickest-way-to-make-a-6-figure-income-as-a-marketer-ep-503/  
**Published:** 2017-12-16  
**Updated:** 2017-12-19  
**Author:** Selena Templeton  
**Summary:** On episode \#503, Eric and Neil talk about the quickest ways to make a 6\-figure salary\. Tune in for great tips on how to build your customer and financial base\!\.\.\.  

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On episode #503, Eric and Neil talk about the quickest ways to make a 6-figure salary. Tune in for great tips on how to build your customer and financial base!

**Time-Stamped Show Notes:**

- \[00:27\] Today’s Topic: _The Quickest Way to Make a 6-Figure Income as a Marketer_
- \[00:48\] The best way to start building up your salary is to start consulting.
- \[00:55\] If you charge $1,000/client, you only need about 8 clients per month to get you to your goal.
- \[01:15\] Even if you don’t have traffic or good sales, there’s a simple strategy you can use to build your foundation _(see following points)_
- \[01:32\] Go to [CrunchBase](https://www.crunchbase.com/), because they list all the recent venture-funded startups. Look for companies that were started on $5-10 million. Find the investors, founder, and CEO.
- \[02:15\] Email the lead investor with the subject line of the company name in which they just invested.
- \[02:45\] Neil emailed a lead investor and broke down how he was going to lose money on this particular investment.
- \[03:23\] If you follow Neil’s steps, the lead investor should follow up and they may even hire you to help fix their marketing issues.
- \[03:55\] The response rates are huge, because investors want a return on their money.
- \[04:28\] Figure out your email blasts and call lists, but focus on the quality, not the quantity, which will increase the response rate.
- \[05:53\] Just follow the CrunchBase tip and you will reach your goal within three months.
- \[06:00\] That’s all for today!
- \[06:02\] Eric and Neil recommend the [Problem Solvers](https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/304645) podcast, because there is a great episode about the [Hello Fresh](https://www.hellofresh.com/) CEO. To listen go to [ singlegrain.com/solve](http://hwcdn.libsyn.com/p/2/5/c/25cd071eb9ae6688/16-_Burrow_Edited.mp3?c_id=17161515&expiration=1512416800&hwt=e6279886b6a9d0b3d312d051c5cb1f94).

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