Day 69 – I Got Knocked Out… But I’m Back

So today is Thursday, April 23rd, 2026…
which means this is officially Day 69 of my journey toward $40,000/month.

And yeah… I accidentally disappeared yesterday.

Not gonna sugarcoat it—I ate something that absolutely wrecked me. One of those “you’re not doing anything today except questioning your life choices” kind of days. So Day 68 just… didn’t happen 😅

But I’m back today, feeling human again, sitting at my computer, and honestly… it feels really good.

💰 The Money Update (The Real Stuff)

Right now, the amount that’s actually hit my bank account this month is sitting at:

$4,880.38

Which—don’t get me wrong—is solid. I’m not complaining.

But at the same time… I’m not satisfied either.

I know what’s possible now.

I’ve seen higher numbers. I’ve tasted what it feels like to break out of the “normal paycheck” mindset… and once you experience that, it’s really hard to settle.

The good news though?

• I’ve got an affiliate commission that should be releasing soon

• And one more paycheck coming in before the end of the month

So realistically, I should be able to push past $6,000 for April

And that’s where things start getting interesting.

📈 The Email List Is Growing (This Is What Actually Matters)

My email list is now at:

3,662 leads

And I’m not gonna lie… every time I hear that little notification that someone signed up?

It still hits. Every time.

Because each one of those is a real person. Someone out there who’s at least a little curious about changing their situation.

Right now my setup is pretty simple:

• Someone lands on my page

• They opt in

• They hit a bridge page where I introduce the main offer

• Then the system takes over with follow-up emails

And here’s the part that used to mess with my head…

👉 Most people don’t buy right away

That used to frustrate me like crazy.

But now I get it.

People watch. They wait. They think.
And then later… sometimes days or even weeks later… they come back and buy.

So instead of stressing, I’m just focusing on one thing:

Keep feeding the system.

More leads = more chances for delayed sales.

🚀 Where My Traffic Is Coming From

Right now, my main sources are:

• Paid ads (pushing hard here)

• This blog

• And… surprisingly… YouTube still showing up for me

Even though I haven’t posted a new video in a while, I still got about 4–5 organic leads yesterday just from old content.

That’s honestly one of the coolest parts about this whole thing.

You do the work once… and it keeps paying you back later.

It makes all those late nights feel like they actually meant something.

🤔 Real Talk

I don’t have everything perfectly dialed in yet.

Some days feel like momentum…
Other days feel like I’m just hoping things work.

But what I do have now that I didn’t have before is:

• A system that’s actually running

• Leads coming in consistently

• And proof that money can come in without me trading hours for it

And that changes everything.

If You’re Watching This From The Outside…

If you’re reading this thinking something like:

“I wish I could do something like this…”

You can.

Not in a hype-y, overnight, snap-your-fingers kind of way…

But in a real, step-by-step, build-it-up kind of way.

That’s literally why I put together a free training.

No fluff. No weird pressure.

Just the exact starting point I wish I had when I was trying to figure all of this out.

👉 Check it out here:
https://jacksdigitalventures.com/freetraining

Appreciate you being here.

Hopefully tomorrow’s update doesn’t involve food poisoning 😅