Practical guidance for building a sustainable online income
For years, I thought my biggest problem with online business was that I hadn’t found the right answer yet. Maybe I needed a better system. A better course. A better product to promote. A better way to get traffic. Or maybe I just needed to learn a little more before everything finally started to make … Read more
I used to tell myself things would settle down eventually. Once I got past the next lot of bills, the unexpected expense, or whatever else happened to come along, there’d be a bit more breathing room. The trouble is, there was always something. And I eventually realised that simply hoping things would improve wasn’t much … Read more
When I first started trying to build an income online, I thought effort was probably the most important ingredient. Put in the hours. Keep learning. Keep trying things. Eventually something should work. There was certainly no shortage of effort. But over time I began to realise that working hard and building something that can grow … Read more
It’s very easy to tell yourself that working harder now will give you more freedom later. Put in the extra hours. Get a little further ahead. Deal with everything that needs doing. Then, eventually, you’ll have more time for the things that really matter. The trouble is, later has a habit of staying later. There’s … Read more
When I first started trying to build an online business, almost every new course, tool or system looked as though it might be the answer. Perhaps this was the thing I’d been missing. A better funnel. A new piece of software. Another training program. A different traffic method. And when you’re struggling to make progress, … Read more
For a lot of people, the working week can become fairly predictable. Monday arrives, you get on with what needs to be done, and by Friday you’re looking forward to having a couple of days to yourself. Then Sunday afternoon comes around surprisingly quickly and you’re thinking about Monday again. There’s nothing particularly unusual about … Read more
When I first became interested in building an income online, the idea of passive income sounded pretty appealing. Who wouldn’t like to build something once and then have it continue earning without having to constantly work at it? That’s certainly how passive income is often presented online. Set up a simple system. Automate it. Then … Read more
When you first start trying to build an online business, following someone who’s already done it seems perfectly sensible. And it is. There’s an enormous amount you can learn from people with more experience than you. The problem comes when you stop learning from their business and start trying to recreate their business. That’s a … Read more
When I first started trying to build an online business, I thought being independent meant figuring things out for myself. If I didn’t know how to do something, I’d search Google. If I got stuck with some piece of technology, I’d find a YouTube video. If I didn’t understand a particular strategy, I’d read another … Read more