Josh and Chris go live every 2nd week to discuss their businesses, recent progress, struggles and focus for the next few weeks. In this episode we discuss: - Chris' giveaway results - Creating Facebook ads and funnels - Cross promotions and sales pages for info products - Cold calling and email campaigns - Website touch ups and re-design - Books: Crushing It! and So Good They Can't Ignore You Resources we mentioned: Josh's book review on Crushing It: https://youtu.be/MaPzl7Bi3lQ Chris' video on how he learns from books: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rL57tvnn5k https://lettergrowth.com/ http ..read more

Josh and Chris go live every 2nd week to discuss their businesses, recent progress, struggles and focus for the next few weeks. In this episode we discussed: - optimizing content creation - newsletter and e-book funnels - beta and QA testing - virtual assistants and their benefits --- Make sure to like/subscribe for more! --- Find Josh at https://solopreneurgrind.com/ Find Chris at https://conversionalchemy.net ..read more

In this episode of the Solopreneur Grind Podcast, I talk to Shaun Sunderland about: - How and why he started 2 different companies/partnerships after leaving a well paying job - The way he started these companies, found partners and improved from business to business - Great tips about business branding for new solopreneurs, entrepreneurs and common mistakes to avoid And much more. --- Want to learn my top 3 lessons from interviewing 100+ solopreneurs? Sign up to get the free PDF here: https://www.solopreneurgrind.com/join/ --- Where to find Shaun: https://www.yourbrandroots.com/ https://www.l ..read more

In this episode of the Solopreneur Grind Podcast, I talk to Di-Di Hoffman about: - How he got into entrepreneurship by taking up plants as a child - Learning about business thanks to a good opportunity with a mentor and not wanting to work for someone else - Tips on marketing yourself genuinely and growing your business through friendship And much more. ---- Want to learn my top 3 lessons from interviewing 100+ solopreneurs? Sign up to get the free PDF here: https://www.solopreneurgrind.com/join/ ---- Where to find Di-Di: https://www.linkedin.com/in/didihoffman ..read more

In this episode of the Solopreneur Grind Podcast, I talk to Amir Feizpour about: - How he went from an academic, then to the corporate world, and eventually starting his own business as a data scientist - The ups and downs of getting into entrepreneurship with no business experience - How to succeed in the startup world; fundraising, pivots, product-market-fit And much more. - Want to learn my top 3 lessons from interviewing 100+ solopreneurs? Sign up to get the free PDF here: https://www.solopreneurgrind.com/join/ - Where to find Amir: https://ai.science/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/amirfzpr ..read more

In this episode of the SG Podcast, I talk to Ilya Novohatskyi about: - How he got into entrepreneurship by starting a successful agency after being laid off at the beginning of Covid - The exact steps he took to start his agency and then a tech company later on - Tips and advice on buying/selling businesses and the benefits of starting one with a partner And much more. ----- Want to learn my top 3 lessons from interviewing 100+ solopreneurs? Sign up to get the free PDF here: https://www.solopreneurgrind.com/join/ ----- Where to find Ilya: https://twitter.com/ilyanovohatskyi https://www.microns ..read more

In this episode of the SG Podcast, I talk to Yury Byalik about: - How he decided not to pursue a legal career after law school and got into digital marketing - The evolution of his career into buying and selling online websites and M&A  - A ton of tips on which types of online businesses to buy, how to immediately improve their value, and mistakes to avoid when buying And much more. ----- Want to learn my top 3 lessons from interviewing 100+ solopreneurs? Sign up to get the free PDF here: https://www.solopreneurgrind.com/join/ ----- Where to find Yury: https://onfolio.com/ https://www ..read more

In this episode of the SG Podcast, I talk to Ravi Ravindran about: - How he grew up with entrepreneurial blood and started his first few businesses while still in school - The 3 different businesses he started (and why they didn't work out) that helped him fail forward to his current business - The importance of media, networking and web3 in the current business climate and into the future  And much more. ----- Want to learn my top 3 lessons from interviewing 100+ solopreneurs? Sign up for free here: https://www.solopreneurgrind.com/join/ ----- Where to find Ravi: LinkedIn: https://www.li ..read more

In this episode of the SG Podcast, I talk to Rob Fortier about: - How he started his career bouncing around to a few industries then starting his own business - How he grew multiple businesses leveraging email lists, good marketing and a good partner - The ins and outs of email lists - how to create, promote and write emails to make more money And much more. ----- Want to learn more about starting or growing your own business? Join the SG community and email list here: https://www.solopreneurgrind.com/join/​​ ----- Where to find Rob: nurtureemailtemplates.com https://www.robfortier.com ..read more

In this episode of the SG Podcast, I talk to Bryan Clayton about: - How Bryan grew a lawn mowing company from scratch to one of the biggest in his state (and to an acquisition) - The years/steps it took to bootstrap his lawn mowing marketplace/app - Tips on bootstrapping both service-based and tech businesses, including resources that can you along the way And much more. ----- Want to learn more about starting or growing your own business? Join the SG community and email list here: https://www.solopreneurgrind.com/join/​​ ----- Where to find Bryan: https://www.yourgreenpal.com/ https://www.lin ..read more