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On building a $48k/month online business with no money, skills or experience
I own a website design agency, based out of San Francisco but with the virtual team in the Philippines. I bring home $20,000/month in profit.
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20 consecutive years of travel
There are a lot of overhyped travel bloggers out there nowadays. But one of the true originals – and still one of the best, IMO – is Wandering Earl, who has now been living a life of travel for 20 consecutive years 🤯 This week he shared the most important lesson he’s learned from his adventures: stop and…
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Now is a great time to do this
Words from Kayleigh Moore in the latest edition of her newsletter: Reach out to clients/contacts you haven’t spoken to/worked with in the past 3-6 months. Send a short email and ask what they’re up to, if they have any holiday plans, and if there’s anything you can help them with in 2020. It’s a really natural time…
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How to land a $145,000 remote job
Basecamp is an impressive company with many employees working remotely. They advertised an opening for a Senior Programmer back in July – with pay ranging from $145,000 to $179,000 per year – and ended up hiring a dude named Jorge who lives in Valencia, Spain 🇪🇸 On the Basecamp blog earlier this week, Jorge revealed how he got hired,…
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Above and beyond = overrated
Interesting thread on Hacker News: What mistakes did you make when starting as a consultant/freelancer? I particularly like this contrarian advice from Greg Kogan (username gk1): Stop trying to go above-and-beyond all the time. Do what you were brought in to do, and do it exceptionally well. If other opportunities come up, suggest them as follow-on…
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My first year as a freelance ghostwriter, now earning $3000/month while traveling East Africa
I’m based in Nairobi, Kenya, traveling around East Africa while working online and building a community for remote workers and digital nomads in Africa.
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The Dream 100
This is a concept from the excellent Chet Holmes book, The Ultimate Sales Machine (not as sleazy as it sounds). The idea is to get hyper-specific about who your dream clients/partners/prospects are, actually write out a list of your top 100, then focus relentlessly on building relationships with just those people 🤝 More than a decade ago, Russell…
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Ladders of wealth creation
This article by Nathan Barry is a must-read for every online business builder. Nathan is the founder of ConvertKit, which now pulls in revenue of about $1.5 million per month 🤑 His words: “There’s a reliable progression that anyone can take to earn more and build wealth. In fact, I like to think of it as a…
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On quitting my job, moving to Maui, and building a freelance writing business
I earn $4,500/month as a freelance writer. I create blog content specializing in email marketing, shipping and logistics, CRM, PPC, and more.
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6 Signs An Affiliate Marketing Course Sucks
Is that affiliate marketing course a scam or legit? Here are 6 ways to know BEFORE you buy it.
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Video: how to spot a scam
This excellent 22-minute video should be required viewing for everyone starting an online business: The Contrepreneur Formula Exposed (youtube.com)… It breaks down the tricks self-proclaimed business gurus use to sell 💩 products. Key quote: There’s a misconception that only thick people get scammed. That is not true at all. Anyone can be scammed. It has less to do with…
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Exploding Topics
Check out ExplodingTopics.com 💥 It shows you “top emerging content ideas and low-competition keywords.” But perhaps more interesting is the story of how that site came to be, as shared by founder Josh Howarth on Reddit a couple of days ago. Excerpts: I’d started to realize that it’s 100X easier to bootstrap a profitable online business if…
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Affilorama Review
Our comprehensive Affilorama review reveals the TRUTH about the program, with a hard look at the sketchy success stories and questionable…
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How I built a ghostwriting business, and earn $5500/month from anywhere in the world
I make money by helping entrepreneurs write books that launch or grow their businesses. In the past two years, I’ve made just over $100,000 in profits.
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How I help women start earning online and run a $50k/month business from Bali
I run my online business from Bali and take home $12,500/month in profit. I am the CEO & Founder of Virtual Assistant Internship. This is my story.
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