At the beginning of 2015, the Fizzle team set a loosely defined goal: tell more customer stories. We’re all inspired when we hear stories of entrepreneurs who have accomplished what we hope to accomplish someday. And the more we hear from our customers and readers (you), the more we realize you’re just the same. While you benefit from our training, you also love hearing origin stories from other founders.
The story on todays episode is especially helpful for those of you who work directly with clients — freelancers, videographers, designers, copywriters, etc. We have a special guest on the show today (especially special for those of you who listened to all the early episodes of The Fizzle Show) who’s recently created a videography business from the ground up, and on the show today we hear his story. Enjoy!
Paul has a 6 month runway before he has to find another job. He really doesn’t want to find another job. Instead, he’s got a blog and a product — both already out on the market — that he wants to grow to support his family.
On this week’s episode we explore a handful of current events, sharing some news of our own along the way. That’s a few of the goodies we dive into in this episode. Enjoy!
“It started as a whim in a coffee shop,” explains Joseph Michael, creator of Learn Scrivener Fast, an online course that teaches students how to use the popular writing program Scrivener. “I had been trying to get a pizza delivery job, but got rejected over and over. I just wanted to make some extra dough on the side.” The pun may have been intentional, but there was nothing funny about Joseph’s financial situation back then.
Starting an affiliate program could be a great way to increase revenue if you already have a product for sale. But it’s not easy and there’s a lot of ways it can go horribly wrong.
Best answer I’ve heard to this question: Yes. I hear this question from people with an idea all the time. You will need both a product to sell and an audience to sell it to, of course, to have a sustainable business.
We love side projects. Most of our successful projects started out as side projects during full time employment. But finding the balance between a side project and a day job often feels impossible.
In this post I’m going to share a bunch of images, tools and tricks to help you design your own ebook without spending any money on a designer. We all want our websites, emails and ebooks to help us look professional, stand out from the crowd, get recognized and, ultimately, delight our audience.
Do you get that pit in your stomach on Sunday evenings — dreading what Monday brings? Do you feel isolated from your coworkers? You might hate your job. I did. In fact, each of us on the show today have struggled with those exact feelings.
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