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SPI 6: SPI 006: 6 Hurdles I Encountered When Starting My Online Businesses and Exactly How I Over…
#006: In this session of the Smart Passive Income Podcast, I cover six hurdles that I encountered while running my online businesses and exactly how I overcame them. Podcast show notes available here: See Privacy Policy at and California Privacy Notice at .
Continue readingSPI 209: The Power of Community—How Noah Bradley Made Art Camp
#209: Today's guest is Noah Bradley, an incredible visual artist and founder of a phenomenal community and online school called Art Camp. Hear how Noah validated the idea before he started to sell, how he picked his price point, and how he has positioned his business to stand out from his competitors. Podcast show notes […]
Continue readingSPI 186: How to Become a Successful Affiliate Marketer
#186: In this episode, I cover my top rules for becoming an affiliate marketer, three tools you should have in your toolbox, and some common affiliate myths. You'll learn how to find an affiliate for your industry (no matter what your niche is), how to get a company to sign you on as an affiliate, […]
Continue readingSPI 92: The Psychology of Selling and How to Price Your Products with Ramit Sethi
#092: In this session of The Smart Passive Income Podcast, I’m stoked to welcome Ramit Sethi from I Will Teach You to Be Rich to the podcast! Ramit’s blog is one of the first blogs I ever subscribed to back in 2006 when I was still working at an architecture firm before I had any […]
Continue readingSPI 114: User Stories and BIG Project Production with My Team!
#114: Whether you’re working with a team of your own or going solo, completing BIG projects beyond your normal editorial calendar can be an extremely difficult task. That’s why today I’m so happy to introduce you to the team members behind the production of my new SPI iOS application today: Matt Gartland (the producer), Dustin […]
Continue readingSPI 116: Copywriting Tips and Formulas with Kevin Rogers
#116: Copywriting—writing that’s meant to persuade people to take a specific action (like buying something)—is a crucial element of any online business. You can have great products, but if your copy is mediocre, your conversions will be mediocre too. Podcast show notes available here: See Privacy Policy at and California Privacy Notice at .
Continue readingSPI 197: Behind the Scenes of Writing Will It Fly?
#197: Today, I'm talking about the "why" and the "how" of writing my new book, Will It Fly? I share how I knew I'd stumbled onto the topic for my next book and the self-publishing strategies I used to launch my route. Podcast show notes available here: See Privacy Policy at and California Privacy Notice […]
Continue readingSPI 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 .
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