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4 Easy Steps to Becoming an Investor

August 15, 2016 by Benjamin Pyle Leave a Comment

4 Easy Steps to Becoming an Investor

Let’s say you wanted to start an online business to make a big ol’ pile of money for yourself, be able to quite your day job, travel the world and help people… all at the same time. If you were successful in this endeavor, you might think you’ve solved a lot of your problems… but … read more

Filed Under: Business Musings, Investing

Life as a Digital Nomad: The Pros and Cons

August 4, 2016 by Benjamin Pyle 2 Comments

Life as a Digital Nomad: The Pros and Cons

From July 2015 to July 2016, Caitlin and I lived, traveled, and worked in six different countries in South America. Inspired by Tim Ferriss in the 4-Hour Work Week and Rolf Potts in Vagabonding, we usually moved from city to city in 8- to 10-week spurts. We were, in essence, living a true “digital nomad” lifestyle … read more

Filed Under: Blog, Digital Nomad

9 Creative Ways I’ve Used Fiverr in my Business

December 18, 2015 by Caitlin Pyle Leave a Comment

9 Creative Ways I’ve Used Fiverr in my Business

I’ve been using for about a year now. My first purchase ever was for #1 on this list, actually 🙂 You really can get pretty much anything you want done on , and usually you can save a lot of money because there’s lots of talented folks overseas willing to do work at low rates. It’s … read more

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Meet Janelle Allen from Zen Courses!

December 10, 2015 by Caitlin Pyle Leave a Comment

Meet Janelle Allen from Zen Courses!

We recently had the pleasure of interviewing Janelle Allen from ZenCourses.co.  She has an inspiring story about how she left her corporate job to become an entrepreneur and build something of her own.  Big thanks to Janelle for sharing this with us.  Enjoy! Tell us a little about you and your background, Janelle. My background … read more

Filed Under: Business Musings Tagged With: Entrepreneur, Janelle Allen, Monetize Your Genius, Online Courses

FINALLY! An Alternative to Wistia!

November 18, 2015 by Caitlin Pyle 6 Comments

I really, really did not want to pay $100 a month to use Wistia’s pro features like a Call to Action or an email gateway. I just wanted to put a call to action at the end of a video. Basically, all I wanted to do was make it to where users could click the … read more

Filed Under: Business Musings, TWAL Recommends

Peru, Bolivia, and Northern Argentina: 28 Days of Nonstop Travel!

November 9, 2015 by Caitlin Pyle Leave a Comment

Peru, Bolivia, and Northern Argentina: 28 Days of Nonstop Travel!

It’s Monday morning. I’m lying in bed with my laptop right now. In my pajamas. And I don’t plan on doing anything else but blog and create photo albums today. We’re really behind! This whole week we’re in Cafayate, which is a famous region within Argentina for its TorrontĂ©s grape. It’s a large, yellow/green colored … read more

Filed Under: Featured, Our Adventures

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FAQs

Do I need an idea?

You don’t necessarily need an idea, but you do need a skill (or “genius), or someone close to you needs a skill/genius that fits the bill.

What fits the bill? Something you are really, really good at, something that people often ask you to show them how to do.

If people ask you to teach them or help them with something you’re good at, it’s a very good sign you’ve got something people will pay for.

If you want to (briefly!) run your idea by us, send us an email.

How can I benefit from a mastermind community?

8 Things You’ll Get as Part of the Monetize Your Genius Mastermind Community:

  • Answers and ideas from brainstorming with the group
  • The ability to tap into others’ skills and expertise
  • Increased confidence you’re taking the right actions to achieve your goals
  • Strong accountability in both your business and personal life
  • An instant and high-value support network
  • The assurance you are not alone — there are others out there sharing in your journey!
  • The freedom to design things to be the way you want them to be, not as you’ve been taught they “should” be
  • An inspirational boost to your everyday outlook and attitude
How do I find a profitable idea?

Brainstorm at least 15 ideas — they could fall into one of three categories:

1) Things you’re good at (i.e. public speaking)

2) Knowledge you have (i.e. astrology or fitness)

3) Personal challenges you’ve overcome (i.e. getting rid of your kid’s head lice, clearing up acne, etc.)

Try to get at least five ideas in each category.

3 Steps to Test Your Idea(s)

1) Find one (one!) person interested in your idea. You can do this via FB message, email, phone, or in person. If you’re not sure, ask ANYONE remotely close to the idea, even your parents. We’re not aiming for perfection right now, just a start.

2) “Test” your idea using this script: “I’m thinking of starting some kind of website around [IDEA]. When you talk to your friends about it, what do they say? What’s the biggest pain or problem around [IDEA]?”

3) Write down exactly what that person says. Did they say, “I want a quick fix”? or did they say, “I am so tired of feeling tired all the time.” Chances are, they’re communicating some kind of pain to you, not a desire for a cure-all.

How much money do I need to start up?

In addition to your investment in the Monetize Your Genius eCoaching program, we suggest at least $500 if you’re building a web content-based product like an online course or eBook. That will give you quite likely more than enough to build both your website and product.

What you’ll need the most of in the process is time: at least two hours a day. Chances are you’re going to spend a lot more than that if you really want to see this happen — once you get the hang of things (having a vision/plan plus guidance and accountability makes it so much easier), you’ll find yourself looking for ways to create more time to finish your website and product, and new ideas for content on your site/product will start popping into your head on a regular basis. You may even find it fun as you see your vision, or your “puzzle” take shape.

Ben and I built ProofreadAnywhere.com from scratch with less than $500 — that was for three years of hosting, the theme, and all the programs and plugins we needed to build what you see now, PLUS build our product. We looked for coupons and discounts for everything we bought, and used free plugins whenever possible. There are a lot of free plugins on WordPress that are really robust and add amazing functionality to our site.

We did about $500 of paid advertising on Facebook in the very beginning, before we realized that wasn’t going to get us very far (lots of clicks and no buys). If we could go back, we would probably not have invested in any paid advertising and stuck with affiliates instead. We dabbled in Google ads with some free credit we received from our hosting provider, but did not pay for any out of pocket.

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