Author: Gabe Johansson
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How I Made My First Sale Online
2010 was a weird year in my life. I had my second job selling cell phones in a booth by harassing people walking through the mall and for whatever reason I wasn’t nearly as good as I was the first time around. I was already infected by the “multiple tier marketing” bug, and bought nearly
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You Can Just Go Try Stuff
One of the smartest ways to build an online business is by monetizing things you already talk about. For example, I used to love talking about blogging back when it was in it’s heyday, especially because it was one of the things that helped me build a previous business. So I started writing about blogging…
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How To Actually Build An Email List
I’ve talked a whole lot about email marketing and how good it is for selling digital products, but one thing I never really talked about specifically is how to actually get people on your email list. I guess that’s an important part of the process… Anyway, there are really only 2 ingredients you need: And
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I Woke Up A Year Older Today
It seems like every year I keep getting older, but more and more cool things happen in my life. I have a strong feeling that 37 is going to be a whole lot better than 36 was. Mainly because I’ve been able to refine so many things: Instead of going through each day trying to
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Aggressive Online Biz Simplification
Over the last 6 years, life has only been getting busier for me: In March of 2020, I had a job, an apartment, a girlfriend, and 2 cats. In March of 2026, I have a job, a house, a wife, 3 kids, 3 cats, and 2 dogs. And with the recent promotion at my job,
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The Digital Product Biz Plan For March
Just like that February has gone by and we’re already in the 3rd month of the year. Some notable events of March will include: And I figure it’s a good time to talk about the biz plan for March along with some harsh realizations it’s finally time to act on. But first, let’s see how
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Produce More Than You Consume, But…
One piece of advice that’s becoming a bit cliche in the online business space is to produce more content than you consume. It’s easy to understand and easy to remember, and is generally good advice if you’re building. The problem is it’s also easy to get stuck in the habit of only doing and never…
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Email Marketing Is… Dead?
Or at least the kind of emails no one wants to read are… About 15 years ago, I remember coming across a website that made this claim that email marketing doesn’t work anymore so these unethical marketers could sell their SMS marketing course. Their reasoning for using text message marketing was strong, because back then…
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How I Got Hundreds Of Customers With A Small Audience (Just Copy Me)
I’ve seen pretty much every online business model there is to see online. Some examples: Agencies (marketing, modeling) Online coaching (fitness, dating, business, hobbies, etc) Content creation (ad revenue, affiliate, brand deals) Freelance services (writing, editing, web design) All of them are great in their own ways, but I have a big problem with them……
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Spreadsheet Business Secrets
So many people looking to get into online business get stuck thinking there are only 3 topics to talk about: Health, wealth, and relationships. While these are definitely the most profitable niches (when done right) because they have the widest markets, it’s not the only way. You can build a digital product business about almost
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