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Recently I heard from a reader named Angus (not his real name). Angus wanted to build an online business, but he was having a hard time deciding which opportunity to focus on. We discussed the different options and it became clear to me that Angus was hung up on finding work he was passionate about 🥰 He’d dismiss this…

“How much for a website?” If you’re a web designer, you probably get that question a lot. And it’s a ridiculous question, akin to asking a construction worker, “How much for a building?” An outhouse is a building. So is a skyscraper. But there’s a world of difference between the two. Car rental giant Hertz recently…

1000 True Fans is the name of a famous essay by Kevin Kelly. The key idea is that, thanks to the internet, you only need 1000 true fans to make a living from your work. A true fan is defined as a fan that will buy anything you produce. These diehard fans will drive 200 miles…

I came across JobRack a couple of weeks ago and have been checking it out before sharing on here. It’s like Upwork in that you can hire and get hired for freelance and remote jobs, but with a few key differences: Via email, I asked the folks at JobRack what the competition is like for freelancers on the site. Their…

For the past two years, Jason Fieber has been living in the center of the digital nomad universe – Chiang Mai, Thailand. As such, he’s met many an aspiring digital nomad, and reckons the failure rate is massive: The failure rate among all of the digital nomads I’ve personally met has gotta be way over 90%. Maybe…

First is Ryan Robinson, who earned $54,923.08. Second is Michelle Schroeder-Gardner, who doesn’t reveal exact numbers but most likely earned more than $100,000 (she’s been earning at least that every month for several years). Interesting that both of them earn so much as affiliates for Bluehost. Now you know why every second blog you come across has…

Some wise head once said, “Your network is your net worth.” Given that, it’s smart to regularly build and strengthen your relationships with other good folks online. These tips from Caroline Leon are deceptively simple, but do even one or two of them regularly and you’ll be the most popular kid at the pajama party. Take…

So says Nomadic Matt, a writer who has been traveling the world for 10 years now and earned millions of dollars along the way. An excerpt: calling yourself an influencer is all about you. That means all you’re doing is talking about yourself and trying to show your best life on social media — while then…

Mechanical Turk is a “microjobs” site from Amazon where you can get paid to perform small tasks. Apparently there are more than 500,000 workers on there. The Hustle reports: A 2018 academic study analyzed 3.8m tasks completed by 2,676 workers on MTurk and found that average earnings through the platform amounted to $2 per hour. Only…

Cal Newport has been writing about this: In [long tail social media], users don’t want to connect with everyone they already know, but instead want to connect with small groups they find really interesting. Similarly, they don’t need access to massive libraries of low-quality content, but instead want access to curated collections covering topics they really care…

Backlinko recently surveyed 1,200 business owners to better understand the current state of the SEO services industry. My takeaways: Much of that is likely applicable to any kind of freelance business. Related to the last bullet, you could try this cold calling script which was fundamental in getting one Redditor earning a consistent $8,000/month: “Hello my name is Joseph.…

There’s a book called SPIN Selling that details a really powerful method for selling high-priced services. I first read it years ago and I highly recommend it. But you probably don’t have time to read another book, so here’s a video summarizing the key points… The video comes from a fellow Irishman – ☘️😊 – who went from selling websites…