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How I Made $120K Selling a Google Drive Link
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Chris Koerner on The Koerner Office Podcast

How I Made $120K Selling a Google Drive Link

⏱ 92 min video · 3 min read11 May 2026Worth watching
TL;DR
Chris Koerner reveals how he made $120K in 30-45 days selling a Google Drive link for $97 after getting banned from Facebook, then teaches a live two-day workshop covering short-form content strategy, Instagram DM automation, AI voice agents, and lead funnel building inside GoHighLevel.
Key points
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After losing $35K/month when Facebook banned his account, Chris packaged existing Zoom consulting recordings into a Google Drive link and sold it for $97 via A/B tested emails to his list, generating $120K in under 45 days.
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Short-form video is described as an asymmetric bet: posting is free, and each video is essentially a free lottery ticket that could go viral and transform your business.
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The 'Hide the Idea' (HTI) content framework involves a strong hook that promises a specific payoff, then delays the reveal to maximize watch time and retention signals sent to algorithms.
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Product-audience fit is critical: use Instagram Story polls to ask your audience exactly what problems they have before building any product, to avoid launching the wrong thing to the right people.
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GoHighLevel's Instagram comment automation lets you trigger DM sequences when users comment a keyword, capturing emails legally and at scale without violating platform policies.
Actionable insights
Create a separate Instagram account purely for research — follow no one, let the algorithm show you what is performing in your niche, and use it for inspiration without polluting your posting account's feed.
Keep lead capture pages brutally simple: one headline, one email field, one submit button. Every additional field or link reduces conversion rates by 20-30%.
Set up GoHighLevel Instagram comment automation with a keyword trigger (e.g. 'audit'), auto-reply publicly with variation to avoid spam flags, then send an instant DM with a button linking to your lead magnet — capturing emails within seconds of the comment.
Use email subject lines that are deliberately vague (e.g. just 'Clients') to trigger curiosity and exploit the sunk-cost effect — readers who open keep reading even if the topic is not immediately relevant to them.
Target your most loyal subscribers immediately after signup and years later; the 'messy middle' (days 2 to 2 years) is when engagement is lowest, so time promotions for the honeymoon period.
Notable quotes

You are playing the lottery for free through short-form video. It is called short-form video and one of these could change your life.

I ended up selling a Google Drive link for $97 — that is all. Not a community with moderators. Just a link to a Google Drive. And it made $120,000 in 30 or 45 days.

You do not need a large following to make a lot of money. My core philosophy is the law of abundance — share everything.

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Worth watching the full video?
Watch if you want to see the live screen-share of the GoHighLevel funnel and Instagram automation being built from scratch — the written summary covers the strategy, but the step-by-step build is easier to follow visually.
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