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SPI 129: How to Scale Up Your Service Based Business with Josh Shipp
#129: Today’s guest is Josh Shipp, a former at-risk foster kid turned successful entrepreneur who has appeared on CNN, Good Morning America, 20/20, and was named to Inc. Magazine’s 30 under 30. He has a service-based business traveling around the country speaking to kids and families, and at one point he almost burned himself out […]
Continue readingSPI 146: Product Validation and Pre-Selling—A Real Life Example with Jarrod Robinson
#146: I’m so stoked for you to meet my guest this week. He’s Jarrod Robinson of ThePEGeek.com, and he’s had amazing success with his digital products thanks to pre-selling. Jarrod’s here to walk you through just how he’s able to guarantee a profit before the product is out the door. Jarrod has built over 60 […]
Continue readingSPI 13: SPI 013: Is Giving Away Free Information Bad? Here Are Some Answers
#013: In this session of the podcast, I discuss my post "Is Giving Away Free Information Bad?" with my special guest, Cliff from PodcastAnswerMan.com. Podcast show notes available here: See Privacy Policy at and California Privacy Notice at .
Continue readingSPI 67: Niche Site Duel 2.0 (Research Interview)—Neil Patel on How to Rank a Website Today
#067: In this session of The Smart Passive Income Podcast, I interview SEO expert and serial entrepreneur Neil Patel on what's working in SEO today. Podcast show notes available here: See Privacy Policy at and California Privacy Notice at .
Continue readingSPI 55: Blog to eBook to Membership Site in Less Than a Year—Starting Smart with Trevor Page
#055: Trevor Page of HowtoProgramWithJava.com joins the podcast to tell how he built an online business outside of the blogging and make money online. Podcast show notes available here: See Privacy Policy at and California Privacy Notice at .
Continue readingSPI 37: Monetizing in a Hobby Niche—Success Story, Interview Series 3
#037: Today, I'm stoked to feature yet another success story from someone who has built a six-figure business online in a surprising niche. Podcast show notes available here: See Privacy Policy at and California Privacy Notice at .
Continue readingSPI 90: 6 Things Architecture Taught Me about Starting an Online Business
#090: I attended architecture school for 5 years and worked in the field for several more; now I own several online businesses completely unrelated—but are they? Podcast show notes available here: See Privacy Policy at and California Privacy Notice at .
Continue readingSPI 51: Tim Ferriss on Promotion from Scratch, Accelerated Learning, Experiments Gone Wrong, Publ…
#051: Tim Ferriss joins the show today to discuss running experiments, accelerated learning, and promoting new projects, including his new book, The 4-Hour Chef. Podcast show notes available here: See Privacy Policy at and California Privacy Notice at .
Continue readingSPI 106: How to Get More Clients and Win in a Competitive Niche with Mary Beth Storjohann
#106: In this session of The Smart Passive Income, I’m happy to welcome Mary Beth Storjohann from WorkableWealth.com to the show! Mary Beth and I met last year at The Financial Blogger Conference, and ever since then I’ve been extremely impressed with her approach to her work and making a name for herself in the […]
Continue readingSPI 122: From Teachers to Totally Rocking It Online—Shane and Jocelyn Sams Share Their Success Story
#122: Today I’d like to share an incredible success story packed with valuable strategies and actionable tips from not just one, but two people—a husband and wife combo who each have their own respective successful online businesses in completely different niches. Shane and Jocelyn Sams were teachers (Shane a teacher and football coach and Jocelyn […]
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