How to build a $1,700/month side business for $29/month.

Here's the entire 12-step business plan for you:

1. Clean up your X profile to reflect what you do for people. 2. Create daily content that talks about one specific challenge you solve.

3. When people ask questions about your content, reply back or send them a DM.

4. Ask them if they'd like to talk for free to see if you can help.

X hates LinkedIn.

But I just passed 670K followers, and I'll generate $2.39M from the platform this year.

Here's how I use LinkedIn unlike anyone else: Inside of this thread, you'll learn how to:

1. Design a profile that converts
2. Write content that goes wild
3. Recycle for 2x engagement
4. Interact with top creators
5. Leverage little-known features
6. Funnel people to your website

Let's dive in...

How to make your first $1 online: 1. Talk to people

You can't make a dollar without understanding people's problems.

Go talk to your prospective customers.

3-5 conversations per day about their biggest and most frustrating challenges.

I've made $3.7M from email marketing without spending a dime on ads.

Most "email experts" overcomplicate it.

I keep it simple.

Here's my exact playbook:

↓ The raw numbers first:

- 200K subscribers
- 55% open rate (avg: 21.5%)
- $3.7M in revenue
- 89% profit margin
- $0 spent on ads

No luck or magic required.
Just systems that work.

How to build a $1,700/mo side business.

Here's the entire 12-step business plan for you:

1. Clean up your X profile to reflect what you do for people. 2. Create daily content that talks about one specific challenge you solve.

3. When people ask questions about your content, send them a DM.

4. Ask them if they'd like to talk for free to see if you can help.

X hates LinkedIn.

But I just passed 648K followers, and I'll generate $2.39M from the platform this year.

All through strategic content recycling.

Here are the 7 steps I use to grow on LinkedIn: Step 1: Monthly Post Review

I conduct a deep analysis of my 30-day content perfomance in Taplio.

I look at engagement rates, reach, and web traffic.

The goal: to start ranking my posts.

Mentorship 101:

Instead of frantically seeking out someone to guide you, work on becoming the type of person that others want to invest their time in. Mentors are excited by ambition, drive, and a willingness to get your hands dirty.

They want to work with someone that they could exchange ideas with.

Someone they can learn from, as much as teach.

A 2-way street.

I'm a 43-year-old entrepreneur.

If you're still in your 20's, read this: 1. The biggest difference between success & failure is getting started.

The majority of people I know fantasize about things that actually can be accomplished.

They just never get started.

Today I turn 43.

Here's every unique lesson someone taught me in my 21-year career:

1. Don't f*ck around in your 20s.
2. Build meaningful & modern skills ASAP
3. Travel internationally before you're 25.
4. Don't burn bridges at any job. 5. When you're successful, lose your ego.
6. If you party hard, work harder.
7. Date people you have a future with.
8. Don't take roles you have no interest in.
9. If given an opportunity, do your best.
10. Build boundaries with your boss.

50 pieces of advice after 5 years as an entrepreneur:

1. Nobody is coming to save you.
2. Be on time for important things.
3. Go to therapy and be honest.
4. Drink less alcohol. 5. Learn to sell or you're going to struggle.
6. Thick skin is a requirement.
7. Support people, don't tear them down.
8. Someone will always hate you.
9. Price your offer for access.
10. Learn to teach yourself.
11. You learn 10x by trying than reading.

Working 60 hours per week for 45 years is a tough pill to swallow.

Instead, think about your life using these 5 rules: 1. Scale Yourself:

It's important to find a way to move from earning 33% of the day (9 to 5) to earning 100% of the day.

Think 1x, publish 10x.

"You can create software and media that works for you while you sleep." - Naval

How to build a $1,300/month side business for $19.

Here's the entire 16-step business plan for you:

1. Clean up your X profile to reflect what you do for people. 2. Create daily content that talks about one specific challenge you solve.

3. When people ask questions about your content, send them a DM.

4. Ask them if they'd like to talk for free, to see if you can help.

10 thoughts on the mindset required to be a solopreneur 🧵 1. You can't be a victim

The moment you believe the deck is stacked against you, you've already given yourself an excuse to fail.

My digital course sales have grown to $193,023 in the last 30 days.

That's an 11.7% improvement from the previous 30.

It's all from a simple monetization strategy.

Steal it for your business here: There are more than just monetary benefits to this:

1. It’s easier to focus.
2. It’s easier to create relevant content.
3. You’re sales will be way more natural.
4. You’ll show off your deep expertise.

Let's dive in ↓

Lots of people on X talk about side hustles, but nobody tells you how to start.

So, here's how you build a side hustle (while employed full-time):

1. Pick a topic you can talk about for 30 minutes unprepared
2. Create daily content sharing your knowledge 3. When people ask questions, DM & schedule calls.
4. Listen for common challenges during your calls.
5. Create a short video product to address those.
6. Send it to the folks you helped on those calls.

Today, my little one-person business crossed $7.5M in total revenue.

It took 1,712 days, I ran zero ads & operate at a ~91% margin.

Here are the 22 steps of my wild & strange journey:

Hope they are helpful to someone ↓ 1/ Created lots of noise

When I was just getting started, I looked at attention as my friend.

I wrote content every day before I even had a business, just to find my voice.

I started on LinkedIn.

I shared my thoughts & observations about building a SaaS unicorn as the CRO.

50 pieces of advice after 4.5 years as an entrepreneur:

1. Nobody is coming to save you. 2. Respect people's time.
3. Learn to teach yourself.
4. You learn 10x more trying than reading.
5. Learn to sell or you're going to struggle.
6. Thick skin is a requirement.
7. Support people, don't tear them down.
8. Someone will always hate you.
9. Price your offer for access.

15 lessons about solopreneurship that took me 4.5+ years to learn: 1/ Plan

When you're running 100 mph, things get chaotic.

Over the years, I started breaking my revenue goals down to the day.

Bite-sized goals are more approachable & help increase your likelihood of success.

I highly suggest backing into yours by month, week, and day.

The simple, 5-step social media funnel I've used to generate $6.74M+ in revenue: 1. Start at the end

What will you be selling?

- A service
- A product
- A community
- Whatever you sell

Choose your preferred outcome and we'll start with the end in mind.

Everyone should have a side project that earns $275+ per day.

Here are 4 simple examples that might help: 1. Build a service-based business

Why I like a service-based business:

Generally, easier and lower cost to get started.

Plus you can likely charge 3x to 5x what you make (hourly) at your 9 to 5 job.

Find people 2-3 years behind you in your expertise and help them.

At your job, you might get a 5% pay bump each year.

$40k salary this year. $45k next year.

That's a 96 cents an hour raise.

Here's a better option: 1. Solve a problem:

Find something you're genuinely curious about and do a deep dive into figuring it out.

Use YouTube, Google, ChatGPT, ask your friends, find people in the field, etc.

Teach yourself!