Perfect partner picking (helps avoid nightmare clients too)
How small tests can save months of headaches.
Wayne here.
One “not so great” client can drain the life outa ya…
Same goes for picking partners…
That’s why we don’t wanna get big ole projects right out of the gate…
Spend weeks working on a deal…
Only to find out it was “all wrong” for us from the start.
It’s happened to me before...
Everything seems perfect in the first meeting...
Great rapport. Big plans. Mutual excitement.
But then…
They don't respond to emails or slack messages for days.
Delays pile up…
Or they keep asking for more deliverables and more edits. (which usually make the promotion weaker)
Here's what I think gets us in trouble...
Trying to figure out if someone's a good partner by TALKING to them.
A zoom meeting is not a great indicator of a perfect partner…
People can SAY anything in a meeting.
It’s better to know how they ACT when there's actual work involved.
That's why we never wanna partner on big projects without running a small test first.
A 3-5 email test can tell us heaps more than a conversation.
It doesn’t have to be clever…
I say…
"Let's do a three to five email test to your list and see what happens."
Super simple.
Low commitment.
Takes maybe a week or two to get scheduled.
But here's what this little test reveals...
Do they follow up and follow through?
Are they excited about the results or focused on what went wrong?
This gives us a way better look at what it’ll be like working together than a discovery call ever could.
It's like a first date before you get married.
And just like dating...
The ones who are difficult during the "honeymoon phase" are gonna be nightmares later.
But the ones who are awesome during a small test…
What do you think happens if you run that test and you make them a whole bunch of money?
Like, dude, what else can we do?
How fast can we do it? Their motivation goes through the roof!"
Right now we've got 500+ Ronin…
Lots of them use this approach to land partners.
And it’s not just for partnerships...
But for avoiding nightmare clients too.
Because the same principle applies.
A client who's difficult during a small project will be impossible during a big one.
I’ve even got a little guide for you to refer to when looking for and talking to partners.
The guide won’t do you much good if you're not in Royalty Ronin.
Royalty Ronin is the skool group where these deals are made on the regular.
To get the free guide all you gotta do is join Royalty Ronin…
Send me a D.M. when you get in there and I’ll send “Picking Perfect Partners” right over.
====> Get the Perfect Partner Picking guide
Stop trying to figure out if someone's a good fit by what they say.
Start using little tests to find the perfect partners for you.
Always pulling for ya,
Wayne
PS - The Perfect Partner Picking guide shows you what to look for in partners.
You get it free when you join Royalty Ronin. All you need to do is D.M. me when you get in the group and I’ll send it over to ya.
We've got 500+ Ronin already using this to avoid nightmare clients and build profitable partnerships with the right people.