How to Make Money Online (with Niall Doherty)

In This Episode We Talk About:

The best way to get started making money online

The mistake we both made when we started out and what we recommend doing instead

How to build a "bridge" from traditional 9-to-5 work to working online

How to approach freelancing and whether or not you should be willing to "sell your hours"

The 6 levels and 19 types of online businesses according to Niall's framework

Why online contests aren't a good way to get started for most people

How to become a famous YouTuber or Blogger, even if you're starting from zero

What you should do before buying an expensive online course (and how to get three top-rated online courses for $30 - $40 total)

What you're really paying for when you enroll in a premium online course

What Niall would do differently if he were to create another course

Getting feedback on your first attempts (avoiding the indifference of the internet)

What to look for in a course about making money online

How to find a great community of like-minded online entrepreneurs, creators, YouTubers, etc.

 

Links:

Niall's website - eBiz Facts (http://ebizfacts.com/)

Niall's newsletter - eBiz Facts Weekly (https://ebizfacts.com/subscribe/)

Niall's framework for thinking about online businesses (https://ebizfacts.com/start-earning-online/types-of-online-business/)

Sean Ogle - Location Rebel  (https://www.locationrebel.com/)

Jack Butcher (https://twitter.com/jackbutcher) / Visualize Value (https://www.visualizevalue.com/)

Nathan Barry's Article on the "Ladders of Wealth" (https://nathanbarry.com/wealth-creation/)

David Perrell (https://www.perell.com/)

Mr. Beast on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/user/MrBeast6000)

Udemy online courses (https://www.udemy.com/)

Seth Godin's Akimbo Workshops (https://www.akimbo.com/workshops)

Indie Hackers (https://www.indiehackers.com/start)

Product Hunt (https://www.producthunt.com/)

After recording this episode I did a little digging for the sake of nostalgia and found the old "plant growing" game I mentioned to Niall. It's called "Lunar Greenhouse" and it was released for the Apple II. You can find a video of the game being played on YouTube.