Today, you are going to discover how I built the ultimate resume that opens me all the doors and partnerships. This is a must for your business if you are looking for a solution to earn more and scale your business while working less, then you are in the right place.
Let me explain what I'm trying to do. So I have different businesses and stuff but my main thing is affiliate marketing because it gives me the flexibility to make money without having to deal with a lot of things. No support and stuff like this. It's not my product. So it's a pretty good model for me. So I use different models obviously but this one is really good for me as a person.
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Join for $9 →So you do have to contact some brands or product owners and stuff like this and basically you'll plead your case. You need to tell them who you are and a little bit of your background and how you're going to promote their stuff, so they see that you're the real deal. Right. And what I like to do is take the time to create some sort of online resumé.
So I'm preparing all the elements. I'm going to show them the funnels and the different channels that I'm going to use to promote their stuff. So they can understand what's going on in the backend, so that they will see how sophisticated the whole thing is and that they're not dealing with an amateur. And then they will open the floodgates for me. Okay.
And this is that many people don't take the time to do. So next time, they will have to apply for a program they will have to retype an e-mail and blah blah blah go through a process whereas I like to do things just once.
I'm going to record a value packed video where I'm going to explain to them exactly where I'm going with this, what my philosophy is, how everything is connected, where their product fits into what I'm doing, in my strategy and then I'll be I'll be able to just take the link to that video and just send it.
Your ultimate resume
And it’s better than typing an email that's like 300 pages, because people don't like reading emails. They see exactly what you're trying to do and you don't have to jump on calls and answer lots of questions.
So there's this network I really want to work with because they only work with sophisticated affiliates and the selection process is crazy, right. So I need to go there with guns blazing and show them that I know what I'm doing. And be professional so that they're like “this dude has it figured out and he's going to be a great asset for our network” and then they're going to want to work with me.
So I really suggest you do this. In this case, for me it’s for affiliation and stuff. But even for partnerships and stuff. Create templates and then you just have to go and modify one or two things. So I will create this video here and then I have a template file where I show them that I've researched a bunch of campaigns and stats and everything and I give them the links.
And you look as professional as anyone can be, and then they will work with you. OK. So do that for your partnerships, for your clients and stuff some of your products or services or whatever.
And when people start asking you questions, you can record what these questions are and then you can record a very comprehensive video and then bam bam bam all the objections are already treated. And you do it once and you just use it forever. So this is going to open a lot of doors for me. So I've already done that in the past. And I want them to see how much work was there and all the potential that this has.
So yes, I really recommend that you do the same. It will make a huge difference for you.
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About the Author
Martin Ebongue is the founder of martinebongue.com, an online business and lifestyle design blog focused on helping aspiring entrepreneurs build location-independent businesses. Since 2014, he has been creating and scaling online ventures across multiple niches, from digital products and affiliate marketing to SaaS and content platforms, while traveling the world. He shares the real-world strategies, tools, and systems that work, with a particular focus on AI-powered automation for solopreneurs. Follow him on YouTube, X (Twitter), and Instagram.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ultimate entrepreneur resume?
It is the set of outcomes you can point to, not the titles you held. Revenue numbers, products shipped, customers served, problems solved. A resume of outcomes opens doors that a resume of roles cannot, because outcomes prove you can produce results without supervision or institutional backup.
How is an entrepreneur resume different from a corporate resume?
A corporate resume rewards titles, tenure, and team size. An entrepreneur resume rewards revenue, retention, and ratios. Investors and partners do not care that you led a team of 50 if the unit economics were broken. They care about cash conversion, growth rate, and what you built without permission.
What outcomes belong on an entrepreneur resume?
Specific revenue milestones, customer counts, retention rates, and recovery stories. Numbers that survive a 60 second sanity check from a skeptical reader. Vague claims like helped grow a business hurt credibility more than they help. If you cannot quantify it, leave it off and add it next quarter.
How do you build the resume if you are starting from zero?
Ship something small that produces a number. First paid customer, first 1,000 dollars in revenue, first 100 email subscribers. Each milestone earns the right to claim the next. Founders who try to skip the first 10 results end up with a resume that reads as ambition without evidence.
Further reading
- Martin's Substack: long-form essays on building a business that runs without you on Martin's Substack.
- Freedom by Choice Podcast: background interviews and freedom-business case studies on the Freedom by Choice Podcast.
- Entrepreneur.com: real-world solopreneur stories at Entrepreneur.com.
- Stripe Atlas Guide: founder fundamentals in the Stripe Atlas Guide.
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