Series 05 · The Discipline Challenge
You have the skill. Now get paid for it.
Five mornings with Elvis Warutumo on getting clients and charging properly. Live at 5 AM, done by 6.
280+ people showed up at 5 AM for Series 04 in August.
- Dates
- Tue 6 – Sat 10 October5 mornings in a row
- Time
- 5:00 – 6:00 AM EATHard stop at 6
- Where
- Live on Google MeetPlus a private WhatsApp group
- Replays
- Every session recordedAvailable on Click2Skill
01Why this series
You're not short of skills. You're short of people paying you.
In August, 280+ people woke up at 5 AM and built live websites before breakfast. The discipline was there and the work was good.
By the last morning, one question kept coming up in the group: "Now who is going to pay me for this?"
Series 05 is built around that question. There are no design tools and no website builds, just 5 mornings on how clients find you, trust you, pay you and keep paying you.
"Some of the least skilled people earn the most."
They're not better at the work. They're better at the conversation that comes before the work, and Friday's session is built around that conversation.
02The programme
One hour a day. Something finished every morning.
5:00 to 6:00 AM EAT on Google Meet. Every session ends with a task you complete and post in the group before your day starts.
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Day 01Tue 6 Oct
Positioning
Narrow down who you serve until a stranger understands what you do in under 10 seconds.
→1-sentence positioning statement
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Day 02Wed 7 Oct
Personal brand
Content on TikTok, Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn that makes people trust you before you pitch.
→30-day content plan
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Day 03Thu 8 Oct
Finding clients
Find businesses with a budget and a problem you can fix, and the right person to talk to.
→30 researched prospects
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Day 04Fri 9 Oct
Selling & outreachKey day
Messages that get replies, objections handled live, and a proposal that doesn't end in haggling.
→Outreach sent + proposal template
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Day 05Sat 10 Oct
Retainers & closing
Deposits, milestones and monthly retainers, so you stop living from one random job to the next.
→Freelance agreement + retainer template
03Is this for you
Save your money if this isn't for you.
Come if
- You have a skill people pay for (design, web, social media, video, SEO) but enquiries don't come in consistently.
- You undercharge because you don't know how to price your work.
- You want a way of getting clients that doesn't depend on referrals and luck.
- You can give 60 minutes at 5 AM, Tuesday to Saturday.
Skip it if
- You haven't learned a skill yet. This series doesn't teach design or building tools.
- You're looking for money without doing the outreach work.
- You're not willing to message or talk to potential clients.
- You can't make 5 AM at all. Recordings exist, but the live room is where the work gets done.
Need a skill first? Start with a course on Click2Skill.
04What you leave with
6 things you'll use on Monday.
Each one is built during the sessions, not left as homework.
Positioning statement
One sentence that says who you help, what you fix and why they should pick you.
30-day content plan
What to post, where to post it, and what each post is meant to do.
30 researched prospects
Businesses with a gap you can fix and a contact person you can reach.
Outreach sent
Real messages, written and sent live during Friday's session.
Proposal template
A 5-slide proposal that talks about results for the client, not your hours.
Agreement templates
A freelance agreement with deposit and late-payment terms, plus a monthly retainer.
05Who's teaching
I'm Elvis. I've made the freelance mistakes so you don't have to.
I started in a cyber café in Nyeri. Today I run Tera Creations, a digital marketing agency, Click2Skill, an e-learning platform, and Africa Web Experts, a web development agency.
Along the way I underpriced, chased unpaid invoices and waited on referrals. Series 05 is the system I use now to find clients and get paid on time.
06From the last cohort
What August's students said.
Unedited, from the cohort WhatsApp group, hours after the 5 AM sessions.
"Mr Elvis, I just can't thank you enough. With the first session I managed to build my car website and I didn't even know Lovable existed."
"I won today. I woke up, showed up, learned something new, put it to practice, and now I have my own website. I AM GRATEFUL."
"I have learned a lot, and the 5AM habit I struggled with for years is finally happening. No snoozing, no procrastinating."
"You should come up with a package for those who want to be in every class. Tell me why I won't join the next one."
07Price
5 mornings. One price.
Early bird is KES 1,790. Late registration is KES 2,690. Everyone gets the same room, recordings and material.
- 5 live sessions, 5:00 to 6:00 AM EAT, Tue to Sat
- All 6 templates and assets
- Live reviews of your pitches with Elvis
- Every session recorded on Click2Skill
- Private WhatsApp group for the cohort
Series 05 · October Edition
Early bird price for all 5 mornings. Late registration: KES 2,690.
M-Pesa STK push or card
Does this repeat what we did in August?
No. Series 04 was about building: AI tools and live websites. Series 05 is about what comes after the skill, which is positioning, finding clients, outreach, pricing and getting paid.
Why 5:00 AM? Can I just watch the replays?
The early hour is part of the challenge, because you get the work done before the day's noise starts. Every session is recorded and posted on Click2Skill if you miss one, but the live room is where you get feedback.
What if I don't have a portfolio yet?
You can still join as long as you have a skill. Days 1 and 2 cover how to position yourself and start showing your work publicly, which is how most people build proof in the first place.
How does payment work?
Click "Reserve my seat" and pay KES 1,790 by M-Pesa (you get an STK push on your phone) or by card. Once payment goes through, you get the joining details and the link to the private WhatsApp group.
What happens when the 100 seats fill up?
Registration for this cohort closes. Keeping the room at 100 leaves time to review people's work live.
Tuesday, 5:00 AM. It starts whether you're ready or not.
5 mornings, 6 assets and a room of people doing the same work at the same hour.
Reserve your seat · KES 1,790