Duke Ovie

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@AngelofVerdant It's a good thing. As long as you do not lose yourself and morals along the way

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@hudsonobai Watamu is paradise 🥳🤗

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@thejustinwelsh I have no sabbatical advice but if you enjoy champagne as well, I'd be happy to give some recommendations

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@AngelofVerdant Hahaha.. welcome to adulthood 🤣😂

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@therealmms Awesome. You'll build great things

[Justin Welsh @thejustinwelsh]

Making $1 on the internet changes your entire mindset around building income online.

Once you realize you can make $1, you know you can make $10. If you can make $10, you can make $1,000.

And it's easier than you think:

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 $𝟭 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 (𝗶𝗻 𝟰 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽𝘀):

𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝟭: Talk to people to understand their common problems

𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝟮: Grow a small audience around solving that problem

𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝟯: Build a small email list of interested people

𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝟰: Use the easiest, cheapest, most familiar tech stack

Let's break them down further:

𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝟭: 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺𝘀

Too many people are quick to launch a brand, course, or service around a problem they haven’t validated as being extremely painful.

Remember: everyone has problems. But people pay for 4 things only:

• Time
• Money
• Sex
• Approval/peace of mind

(𝘾𝙧𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙩: 𝘾𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙣 𝘿𝙤𝙬𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜)

What can you help people achieve? Who is 2-3 years behind you on their journey? Find those people and talk to them.

Find out what is keeping them from their goals:

1. Talk to 10-20 people
2. Listen for common problems
3. Put together a simple & unique solution
4. Help them overcome those problems

That solution can be as easy as a short coaching program, a 7-day email course, or an eBook.

Next, you’ll need to make people aware that you exist and can be helpful.

𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝟮: 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄 𝗮 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺

Once you understand people’s most painful problems, and you have a solution to solve them, you need to generate awareness for yourself as a potential problem solver.

So start creating content online, every single day that shows off your expertise.

Look at the number of people who have built huge income streams around being known for solving one very specific problem.

• Better jobs: Austin Belcak
• Unlock my potential: Dan Koe
• Write better emails: Cold Email Wizard

They stay on message and on topic. Their content helps people solve these problems.

𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝟯: 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗮 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲

Once you create content around solving a specific problem, you’ll attract a small audience. But an audience is a finicky thing. Because you’re always at the mercy of each social media platform’s algorithm.

That’s why I recommend building a small email list of interested people. A really simple way to do that is to offer something valuable in exchange for their email address.

That can be a lead magnet like:

1. A checklist
2. A worksheet
3. A video lesson
4. Free toolkits & resources

You want to make sure that whatever you offer, it’s directly related to the core problem you’re solving.

𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝟰: 𝗨𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗲𝘀𝘁, 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗽𝗲𝘀𝘁, 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸

Once you have a great lead magnet, you need to offer it somewhere.

This is the part that trips up 90% of people I see trying to make income on the internet.

Don’t overcomplicate this.

Start with a tool like Stan Store or Gumroad.

Just pick what you know how to use!

When people enter their email address, deliver the lead magnet.

Once you have a few hundred emails, send an email out to people offering your unique solution that we discussed earlier.

(Note: You can choose to leverage an expiring discount to create urgency, should you want to.)

If people want to pay, make it easy.

Send them to your Stan Store or Gumroad payments page.

If you offer a service, redirect them after payment to a link to book time with you.

If you sell a product, deliver the product via email or host it on a platform like Stan.

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻:

This is just one of many ways to earn your first $1 on the internet, so feel free to pick out things you learned in this issue and apply them to your unique situation.

If you already have a nice following on social media, you can eliminate step 2 and simply start talking to your audience to understand their common problems.

Sometimes, you don't need a lead magnet and instead can simply promote your product or services directly on X or LinkedIn.

It's up to you to get creative, and I hope this issue has given you something to think about in your journey.

𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗶𝘁: 𝟰 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 $𝟭 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘁.

Hope you enjoyed it.

[GREG ISENBERG @gregisenberg]

40 FREE STARTUP IDEAS ($100 MRR-$1M MRR ideas)

1. build browser extension detecting duplicate GPT-4 queries. startups wasting $5k/month on repeated prompts. one plugin saves companies 30% on OpenAI costs.

2. directory of tech companies still paying for empty offices. brokers need sublease prospects. charge $500/month for verified matches.

3. AI turning support transcripts into API docs. engineers waste weeks writing documentation. charges $2k/month to auto-generate.

4. alert system for startup hiring pages >$10M raised. recruiters checking careers pages daily. makes $15k/month from layoff signals.

5. AI catching Stripe webhook failures and auto-fixing. companies losing $10k/month to failed payments. charge per recovery.

6. marketplace for crypto-friendly accountants. startups getting rejected by traditional firms. matchmaker makes $20k/month.

7. AI analyzing GitHub to predict trending dev tools. VCs paying $5k/month for early adoption signals.

8. Slack scanner finding sensitive data sharing. companies violating compliance. $1k/month per security audit.

9. AI turning raw sales calls into pitch snippets. sales teams recreating same demos. saves 10 hours per rep weekly.

10. database of startups outgrowing HubSpot. some companies overpaying for basic CRM. charge sellers for leads.

11. AI generating industry-specific privacy policies. lawyers charging $2k for templates. $100 per document.

12. marketplace for fractional dev advocates. startups can't afford full-time. platform makes $30k/month matching.

13. AI monitoring competitor pricing changes. product teams missing market shifts. $200/month for alerts.

14. Figma to React component converter. developers spending days on UI. charge per export.

15. AI analyzing VC rejections for feedback. founders missing improvement signals. charge per analysis.

16. tool finding unused SaaS credits. startups waste $50k/year on tools they could get free. charge 20% of savings.

17. AI generating custom investor updates. founders spending 5 hours monthly. one tool makes $10k/month automating.

18. marketplace for cancelled conference booths. last-minute spaces go empty. broker makes $25k/month reselling.

19. AI scanning terms of service for hidden fees. companies missing subscription traps. charge per scan.

20. directory of startups offering AI APIs. developers need GPT alternatives. monetize through affiliate.

21. tool turning spreadsheets into mobile apps. small businesses need custom apps. charge per publish.

22. AI monitoring Twitter for customer complaints. support teams missing mentions. $300/month per brand.

23. marketplace for startup-ready CFOs. companies need part-time finance. $40k/month in placement fees.

24. chrome extension saving LinkedIn to HubSpot. sales teams copying manually. charge per sync.

25. AI generating personalized cold emails. founders spending hours on outreach. $500/month per campaign.

26. tool finding underpriced micro-SaaS. investors manually tracking small companies. charge for deal flow.

27. AI detecting fake reviews on product sites. brands losing sales to competitors. $1k/month per scan.

28. marketplace for verified white-label agencies. founders waste weeks finding contractors. charge listing fees.

29. AI turning blog posts into Twitter threads. content teams duplicating work. $200/month per brand.

30. database of remote dev teams for hire. startups overpaying recruiters. charge teams listing fees.

31. tool monitoring AI hallucination rates. companies blindly trusting outputs. charge per check.

32. AI analyzing Zoom calls for sales insights. calls have gold but no one rewatches. $100/seat monthly.

33. marketplace for startup acquisition targets under $5M ARR. charge for deal access.

34. AI turning product screenshots into landing pages. marketers spending days designing. charge per page.

35. tool finding open source alternatives to SaaS. companies overpaying for basic features. affiliate revenue.

36. AI generating custom app store screenshots. developers using generic images. $50 per app update.

37. marketplace for vetted startup lawyers. founders overpaying for basic docs. charge introduction fees.

38. tool tracking competitor GitHub activities. teams missing tech stack changes. $300/month per company.

39. AI turning user feedback into feature specs. product teams misinterpreting requests. charge per analysis.

40. database of agencies seeking acquisition. buyers can't find sellers. charge for deal access.

hope this got your creative juices flowing.

i live to serve.

feel free to steal, feel free to share.

happy building.