Starting from scratch is the toughest phase of building up an online business. So many decisions to make and they often feel like make/break decisions. Are you making the right decisions? How do you know what to focus on at any given time?
Planning & launching your online business can lead to one of the most rewarding endeavors of your life. Through articles and courses here at the Academy, I’ll do my best to help simplify things.
Top Articles On Launching
Finding Your Blog Niche: How Exactly Do You Narrow Down Your Niche?
Is your blogging niche too broad? And if you think you need to narrow it down, how exactly do you DO that? In this video, we discuss how to go about narrowing down your niche market without having to delve into keyword research tools.
Find Your Niche: The Ultimate Guide To Choosing A Profitable Blog Niche That Works For You
A full guide on how to REALLY find your niche. Looking past the noise, removing the guesswork, and getting back to basics.
Blog Launch Plan: How To Launch Your Brand New Blog From Scratch, In 14 Steps
How EXACTLY should you launch a new blog today? This 14-step blog launch plan will give you the play-by-play on how it works – today.
No BS: How To Choose The Right Web Hosting For Your Online Business
Know the inside scoop about web hosting and how to shop smart for it. This is the zero BS guide which won’t repeat the typical stuff, but just give it to you straight.
How To Pick Domain Name: Tips, Tools And Strategies (And Common Questions Answered)
How do you pick a domain name for your blog business? This guide covers the best practices and tools and answers common questions on how to pick domain name.
Online Business Startup Costs: How Much Should You Expect To Spend To Start A Money-Making Blog?
How much does it cost to start up a new online business? What should you expect to pay? Here are my recommendations and what you can expect.
Niche Profits Finder
Use this worksheet to walk you through a specific process for identifying profitable niche markets. The exact components to what makes a niche profitable, 5 specific tests, and much more.
Finding Your Blog Niche: How Exactly Do You Narrow Down Your Niche?
Is your blogging niche too broad? And if you think you need to narrow it down, how exactly do you DO that? In this video, we discuss how to go…
This Is Not Your Typical Camtasia Vs Screenflow Review (Hint: I Got A Refund)
After years of using Screenflow on the Mac, I decided to test out Camtasia for screen recording on Windows. It did not go according to plan.
Thrive Apprentice Review: What’s It Like To Build An Online Course With This Tool?
Thrive Apprentice is not really intended to compete head-on with other online course platforms for Wordpress. Let’s look at how it fits in – and what it is like to…
When Is The Right Time To Monetize Your Blog?
Should you monetize your blog right from the beginning? Or should you wait to build up your audience first? Here’s my official answer…
Reality Check: A Blog Is Not A Business
A blog doesn’t make money. If one wants to make money, you don’t start a blog in order to do it. Here’s some real-talk about exactly what makes money -…
Pricing Strategy: The Non-Marketer’s Guide To Figuring Out What To Charge For Your Digital Products
How do you figure out the best price to charge for your digital product or service? This guide covers the psychology of pricing, how it affects conversion, how it affects…
How To Build And Monetize A Blog In A Crowded Market (A Strategic Launch Plan)
How can you start a blog in a crowded market? Are you just too late? Here’s a different approach to enter a saturated market.
How To Make Money In The Personal Development Niche (And Why Many Don’t)
Many people start blogs in the personal development space – with the best of intentions – yet find it incredibly hard to build traffic and monetize. This post will explain…
Why Today Is The Day You Should Stop Blogging
If you want to actually make money and have a real business and use the Internet to make real sales, then stop blogging. Let me explain EXACTLY what I mean…
10 Steps I Would Follow To Start Over And Build My Business From Scratch in 90 Days (Updated)
If I had to start over from scratch, what would I do to build my online business? What if I only had 3 hours per day, and the weekend, to…
Find Your Niche: The Ultimate Guide To Choosing A Profitable Blog Niche That Works For You
A full guide on how to REALLY find your niche. Looking past the noise, removing the guesswork, and getting back to basics.
How To Re-purpose Your Products For Udemy
In this episode, I talk about Udemy and the pros and cons of publishing courses on this popular platform.
I also discuss the best ways to use Udemy to build your…
Money Levers #2: Creating A New Offer Using The Product Idea Checklist (And Selling It Before You Make It)
You can’t generate revenue on demand without something to offer. Here’s a product idea generator checklist – and how to create an offer and sell it BEFORE you even make…
How Much Time, Effort, And Money Does It Take To Build A Six-Figure Online Business?
If you’re trying to build a successful online business, have you ever wondered (or even asked) how long it takes? How much work will it be? How much does it…
How To Name And Brand Your Product
When it comes to giving your product a name, this is something you want to put some thought into and not just “shoot from the hip”. Don’t take the name…
Securing Your Product: How To Keep People From Stealing It
For anybody who creates digital products for sale, there will inevitably come that concern of other people stealing it and making it available for free somewhere. In this episode, we’ll…
How Can You Set Up A Monthly, Recurring Membership Site Subscription?
This episode will likely get the gears going and generate some ideas for you on how you could set up a monthly recurring subscription program for your blog.
How To Make Money With Udemy (The Right Way)
Do you publish courses on Udemy? Looking to make money with Udemy? Then, you absolutely need to read THIS first so you know what you’re getting into.
6 Hard-Learned Info Product Creation Lessons After 17 Years In the Business
This episode is going to be fun… and that’s because I shed light on some of my big product creation screw-ups over the last 17 years. What can you learn…
4 Tips To Create Your Online Course Faster – And How To Ensure You Finish
Your entire business strategy depends on having effective products to offer to your audience. Preferably, more than one. And in order to do that, you need to be able to…
How To Create An Awesome Online Training Course
Coming straight off an important discussion about how to build the different learning styles into your training products, we’re now going to move into some of the specifics on how…
How To Create Training Content That Works
If you’re going to create informational training products that SELL, you’re going to need to make it effective. With that in mind, you need to pay some attention to specifically…
Product Creation Starts With Your Offer
Most people create the product they think will be wanted and loved… then proceed to make the sales page and offer afterward. This can result in a flop.
8 Tips For Creating An Awesome Information Training Product
I’ve been creating information training products for over a decade now – and this episode sums up 8 important tips I’ve learned over the years on how to make great…
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