How I Overcame Crack Addiction and Hit $50,000 a Month
Read the inspiring story of how one person overcame crack addiction, bounced from job to job, and eventually hit $50,000 a month by writing tweets. Learn how to apply their insights to your own life.
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Dakota Robertson
Helping you grow your personal brand to $10K-$100K/month. Dropped out of college to get paid to write tweets in my underwear. Founder @growthghosts
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My parents struggled with crack addiction.
— Dakota Robertson (@WrongsToWrite) June 9, 2023
I used to live in a motorhome as a kid.
I was a college dropout.
Here’s how I overcame it all and hit $50,000 a month by writing tweets: pic.twitter.com/wtBwYCYPDm -
I was the kid who was lower class.
— Dakota Robertson (@WrongsToWrite) June 9, 2023
My father wasn’t in my life because of crack addiction and my mother worked 2 jobs to support me.
I didn’t have any self-confidence or direction.
I knew I had potential, but didn’t know how to channel it.
I was aimless until the age of 22. -
From ages 16-22 I bounced from job to job.
— Dakota Robertson (@WrongsToWrite) June 9, 2023
• Electrician
• Server
• Medic
• Security
I looked at the people working these jobs for years.
Lotta them looked dead inside, filled with regret.
If I didn’t make a change, this was my future. -
On December 4th, 2020, I knew there was no going back.
— Dakota Robertson (@WrongsToWrite) June 9, 2023
I was on the brink of depression and feeling hopeless for my future as a 22-year-old.
I quit my job as a Domino’s delivery driver and dropped out of my 2nd year of college.
“Fuck it, I’ll make it work I told myself.” -
For the past 2 years up to this point, I tried many side hustles:
— Dakota Robertson (@WrongsToWrite) June 9, 2023
• iPhone repair + flipping
• Selling on eBay
• Amazon FBA
• Blogging
I failed at all of them because I couldn’t stay interested and I’d quit.
But everything changed September 24th, 2020… -
I didn’t know what I wanted to do with my life at 22, so I was in my 2nd year of college at the time to become a high school English and psychology teacher.
— Dakota Robertson (@WrongsToWrite) June 9, 2023
One day I was scrolling Twitter and came across something I never expected. -
A Twitter growth course promising to show you how to grow your Twitter account and make money online.
— Dakota Robertson (@WrongsToWrite) June 9, 2023
It was $40, so I figured, “Screw it, what do I have to lose?”
I wish it was sunshine and rainbows, but it didn’t turn out how you think: pic.twitter.com/mrqDWvAGU5 -
My first 3 months trying to grow on Twitter:
— Dakota Robertson (@WrongsToWrite) June 9, 2023
• I got ratio’d
• I only grew to 750 followers
• I spent hours writing every day, only to watch my content flop
It was demoralizing.
But I knew if I didn’t make this work, I’d never make anything work.
But then I met someone. -
Around the 3 month mark on my Twitter journey I came across a copywriter who grew to 1000 followers in 30 days.
— Dakota Robertson (@WrongsToWrite) June 9, 2023
“How tf is this dude growing so fast?” I asked myself.
I got chatting with him in the DMs and hopped on a call.
That conversation changed my entire trajectory… -
He explained he was in my position a year ago.
— Dakota Robertson (@WrongsToWrite) June 9, 2023
Tweeting basic self-improvement takes that the typical growth guides taught.
…and failing to grow.
So, he gave up, started studying copywriting, and came back with a new approach to Twitter that exploded his account: -
With his new strategy, he was teaching others the lessons he learned from copywriting.
— Dakota Robertson (@WrongsToWrite) June 9, 2023
Breaking it down into simple pieces of actionable advice.
What happened next? -
Surprise surprise, he grew his Twitter.
— Dakota Robertson (@WrongsToWrite) June 9, 2023
He wasn’t tweeting stuff that sounded nice, he was sharing valuable information.
And that’s when it clicked for me… -
To be valued, I need to give value first.
— Dakota Robertson (@WrongsToWrite) June 9, 2023
Actionable advice that either:
• Makes people money
• Improves their relationships
• Improves their health
And even though I had 12 years of weightlifting experience, I chose a different niche: -
Writing.
— Dakota Robertson (@WrongsToWrite) June 9, 2023
It was my best subject in school and interested me because:
If you can write, you can think.
If you can think, you can persuade.
If you can persuade, you can make a change.
So, I made the biggest decision of my life… -
December 4th, 2020, I made the biggest bet of my life.
— Dakota Robertson (@WrongsToWrite) June 9, 2023
No master plan.
I restarted my Twitter account to 0.
I dropped outta college and quit my job.
All to focus on growing my Twitter account and make money from writing online.
If I didn’t make this work, I’d be hopeless. -
So I rebranded as a writer, became obsessed with writing, and tweeted like crazy.
— Dakota Robertson (@WrongsToWrite) June 9, 2023
And whereas before I only grew to 750 followers in 3 months…
This time I grew to 1000 followers in 40 days.
I was growing my account steadily.
I was onto something.
But there was 1 problem. -
I knew how to grow my account, but I didn’t know how to monetize.
— Dakota Robertson (@WrongsToWrite) June 9, 2023
I procrastinated with creating content and was scared to take action with business.
There was so much information out there, I didn’t know what to do.
Thankfully, this 1 thing got my ass in gear: -
I used 75% of my savings to hire a mentor, @thedankoe.
— Dakota Robertson (@WrongsToWrite) June 9, 2023
It was risky, but it was one of the best decisions of my life.
• It forced me to stop procrastinating
• It helped me overcome self-doubt
• It gave me a clear roadmap
And the next 6 months transformed my life…