{"id":4154,"date":"2024-08-20T14:52:09","date_gmt":"2024-08-20T21:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/?p=4154"},"modified":"2024-08-20T14:52:55","modified_gmt":"2024-08-20T21:52:55","slug":"find-the-sentinel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/find-the-sentinel\/","title":{"rendered":"Find the sentinel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-attachment-id=\"4155\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/find-the-sentinel\/blog-36\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/blog2-1.jpg?fit=2000%2C1125&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1125\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 13 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.7&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016129032258065&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;blog&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"blog\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/blog2-1.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/blog2-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/blog2-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/blog2-1.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/blog2-1.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I have this sentinel technique. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pick a past customer that&#8217;s high value (beloved)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Serve them<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>People think i mean make marketing for similar people. I think it&#8217;s easier to just make stuff for them. Sometimes it takes a little imagination and a ton of empathy. I really mean serve that real person. Make social media posts that help them. Make newsletters that help them. Make a website that helps them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It attracts the same kind of people and rejects the people that are not in line with our mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, when creative freelancers ask me how are they supposed to find their sentinel, my answer is you already found them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Take action: find a meme that your sentinel would like. Send it to them.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have this sentinel technique. People think i mean make marketing for similar people. I think it&#8217;s easier to just make stuff for them. Sometimes it takes a little imagination and a ton of empathy. I really mean serve that real person. Make social media posts that help them. Make newsletters that help them. 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