Ali Awad – Accept Low-Risk Payment Methods Only

BIO: Ali Awad, also known as The CEO Lawyer on social media, is a successful lawyer and entrepreneur. He has a multi-million dollar law firm and media company where he teaches lawyers, doctors, and other professionals how to brand themselves digitally and generate clients through social media. STORY: Ali once delivered an order of car audio worth $25,000 to a newly acquired customer. Out of excitement to make such a huge sale, he made the mistake of accepting postdated checks for payment. The checks bounced, and the customer threatened to shoot him if he ever went near his store again. LEARNING: Only accept risk-free payment methods, especially when dealing with new customers.   “Do whatever you can to make sure that when you get paid, that money cannot be reversed.”Ali Awad  Guest profilehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/ceolawyer/ (Ali Awad), also known as The CEO Lawyer on social media, is a successful lawyer and entrepreneur. He has a multi-million dollar law firm and media company where he teaches lawyers, doctors, and other professionals how to brand themselves digitally and generate clients through social media. Worst investment everAli started a wholesale car audio company when he was 19. Instead of selling online, he decided he’d sell wholesale to other retailers within a 30-mile radius of his hometown of Dalton, Georgia. Ali would drive around to different car audio shops in the area. He quickly realized that most retailers were not going to buy from a 19-year-old. But he didn’t let it deter him. He just kept going and hustled hard. Eventually, Ali landed a significant account in New Orleans, about 500 miles away from where he was located. The retail shop placed an $18,000 order. He drove all the way to New Orleans with his dad and brother to deliver the order. While there, Ali helped them sell the product to a retail customer for like 20 times more than he was charging them. This led them to place a second order was for $25,000. Ali loaded his trailer with car audio and went to deliver the