Final update! April 2nd: The past couple of weeks have been a blur for sure, but… WE DID IT! After sending 22 outreach emails/messages… Having 11 meetings with prospective clients… And submitting 5 proposals for review… I ended the 30 day challenge with 3 booked clients for $9,000 in revenu
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Quick note from Ryan—I’ve been talking a lot more lately about my experience growing my podcast to more than 500,000 downloads within the first 2 years, so if you’re interested in starting a podcast of your own, then check out my guide to the best podcast hosting platforms on the market today.
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Too many freelancers (particularly new ones) rush into working with clients without getting a freelance contract template signed and put into place. Trust me, I know.
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What’s the one thing most highly paid freelancers have in common? A powerful personal brand, and the online proof (reputation) to back it up.
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I’m living proof that a content marketing strategy can serve as the backbone of customer acquisition for many kinds of online businesses. I’ve been doing it since starting my blog 8+ years ago and I’ve seen first-hand just how effective content marketing can be in various industries & niches.
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The list of benefits from getting a remote job goes on and on. As a full-time remote worker (and blogger) myself, I get to experience many of these benefits first-hand.
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A few years ago, during my second job out of college at a clothing startup in Orange County, I was given the ultimatum of letting my side business go, if I wanted to keep my job (and sole source of reliable income). I vividly remember the conversation I had with my boss, as if it were yesterday.
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During the month of December 2016, I embarked on a 30-day challenge to validate a business idea, limiting myself to spending less than $500 to make that happen. I asked you to tell me what idea I should validate, too. The consensus: A hiking guide for California.
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Believe it or not, some of the world’s most successful businesses started out simply as side hustle ideas. And the entrepreneurs behind these apps, products and services you use are exactly like you—they’re not superhuman.
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Is it smart to start a business with a friend? We’ve all heard the horror stories of great businesses utterly collapsing because the founders were good friends and the relationship turned sour. It’s natural.
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Opportunity management and determining exactly what my time management system should be, has been particularly relevant to me since quitting my full-time job this month. It’s almost comical actually.
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If you want to become a successful entrepreneur, you need to discover your strengths and give yourself every possible opportunity to leverage them each day. It goes without saying that you need to be damn good at what you do.
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Stop me if you’ve ever been in this situation before… wondering how to save money and build real wealth. You’re at the kitchen table with a stack of bills next to you, armed nothing with a pen and a calculator, you attempt to make sense out of last month’s finances.
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It’s a difficult question to answer… Should I quit my job before starting a business? As with most major life decisions, the answer is it depends.
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As a freelancer, entrepreneur, or any other form of hustler, you never know when the opportunity will arise to pitch an idea. I know because I’ve been there. That interesting conversation at the coffee shop could turn out to be a big deal investor.
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This is the story of my most epic failure as a young entrepreneur, and exactly how to create a product that nobody wants. Begin: The iStash Story.
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