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How to get more followers on Twitter
Josh Spector took over someone’s Twitter account for a couple of days and grew it from 631 to 666 followers. Details here. +35 followers might not seem like a lot, but there are many good tips in Josh’s thread that I suspect would add up to massive gains if applied consistently. Also the seed of…
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$15k/month copywriting business
Michal Eisikowitz says in this interview that she built the biz largely via LinkedIn… See the type of content she posts on LinkedIn 👈 Nothing mind-blowing. Simple, helpful content posted consistently. Michal’s words from another interview: I started with this amazing program, which I highly recommend for people who are beginning to put out content on LinkedIn. It’s called Thirty…
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Sold his app for $4 million
Seven years ago, Josh Pigford wrote this tweet: Stripe analytics app. From idea to execution TONIGHT!!!!!! Coffee brewed. Game on. A few days ago he announced that he’d sold that app (Baremetrics) for $4 million, and that he’ll personally walk away with $3.7 million. Good example of the Millionaire Fastlane right there 🤑
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$50k in course revenue before launch
Codie Sanchez writes about her successful course launch. The course is about how to buy small businesses. Apparently she launched it “on the side while working 60 hour weeks.” I believe she has 200k subscribers to her newsletter, which surely drove a ton of sales, but there’s little mention of that 🤷♀️ Still, I like her…
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Paying more for free shipping
One of the things that fascinates me most about business is how counterintuitive it can often be. Here’s a great example from Reddit, where someone selling exercise equipment online tested different price points and found that offering free vs paid delivery made a massive difference. One test: Same price for the customer in the end,…
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15,000 paid members in 6 years
That’s Nomad List, as announced by founder Pieter Levels on Twitter yesterday. Works out to about 7 paid signups per day. At $110 lifetime value per member, that’s $1.65 million in revenue, or about $275k per year 💰 More interesting for you though might be Pieter’s words in the same tweet storm: The biggest Facebook group for digital…
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The most harmful dragon we chase
From The Obstacle Is The Way by Ryan Holiday: the most harmful dragon we chase is the one that makes us think we can change things that are simply not ours to change. That someone decided not to fund your company, this isn’t up to you. But the decision to refine and improve your pitch? That is.…
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Guy sells Mac app for 12 months in Bali
Well, kinda. Andrey Azimov tells the full story. It includes getting stung by a scorpion and hit in the head with a beer bottle 🙈 The app itself is an alarm that goes off if someone unplugs or closes your laptop when it’s left unattended in a cafe. Key points: That’d be at least $10k then,…
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Marijuana Market Inflection
Apparently there have been some elections in the USA this week 😜 One thing being overshadowed by all the presidential drama are the changing drug laws in several states. Sam Altman once wrote: “Any time you can think of something that is possible this year and wasn’t possible last year, you should pay attention. You may have…
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Finding the best side hustles
I recently contributed to this article about finding the best side hustles. Here’s what I told them: I’ve seen most people having success starting out with freelancing. Many people already have skills they can use to freelance – writing is one of the most popular – and even if you don’t have any existing skills you can…
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The weirdest way to make money online?
While doing some keyword research yesterday I stumbled across a site called OnlyTheBreast.com. It’s a site for buying and selling breast milk 🍼 I researched it a bit and found a woman on a TV show a few years back saying she earned $2000 in 6 months via the site. Vice also did a big piece on this topic in…
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4 newsletters making over $1 million a year
Noah Kagan goes through them in this video 👈… They are: The last one makes “only” $360k a year, so it seems Noah took some liberties with the headline. But still hugely impressive for a one-person newsletter. Also mentioned in that video is Trends by The Hustle, which I reviewed in-depth a few weeks back. In a recent Trends subscribers-only email,…
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$30k/month selling celebrity contact info
That’s a site called Contact Any Celebrity, as profiled on Starter Story. It’s an ancient business by Internet standards, with owner Jordan McAuley having created the first version back in 1997. It operates as a membership site now, and got a nice boost from being mentioned in The 4-Hour Workweek. My favorite part from the SS article: One…
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Opportunity Is All Around You
Steph Smith learns business opportunities from everyday encounters. Example: locksmith made $385-480k/year. Ask questions, observe, and find solutions. Great habit for entrepreneurial ideas.
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$3000/day digital brand
A short video from Jack Butcher showing how he built his digital brand (Visualize Value) from $0 to $3000 a day 🤑… What I love about Jack’s story is how he started simply sharing his designs/visualizations online, got a good response, then explored different ways to monetize. He ended up doing consulting work (helping companies visualize concepts…
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