making money online

In this episode we talk about:

• How Anna went from growing up in the poorest country in Europe, having "never seen a lawn mower or a laptop" in her life, to becoming the successful online entrepreneur based in Australia that she is today.
• What it was like going to high school in rural Virginia for one year as a foreign exchange student
• Anna's experience moving to Malaysia for her first job straight out of university.
• How breaking up with her boyfriend started Anna on the journey to finding her passion and starting a business around it
• The 99 day challenge Anna assigned herself and how it changed her life forever
• Why women pay Anna to help them with their love life
• The simple, but effective marketing "funnel" Anna uses to get new coaching clients
• How Anna deals with her "haters" online

Anna's Work:

• Claimed Webinar - Start here to discover Anna's work
• Anna's writing on Medium -  (including her "99 Days of Wander" series that started it all)
• Claimed Podcast (formerly Girlskill) - Anna's bi-weekly podcast that "provides women inspiration, tools and resources to embrace their wild, feminine nature so they can attract and keep a masculine man."
• ManInside show - Anna's Previous (Now Retired) Podcast. You can also read about why she stopped that show and the lessons she learned here.

Additional Links:

• 1000 True Fans Essay by Kevin Kelly
• Tiny Little Businesses by Andre Chaperon
• David Deida -  Author of The Way of the Superior Man, the book that popularized the concept of polarity in relationships (you can read/listen to a free chapter here)
• AIESEC - Student Leadership Organization
• Mindvalley

Ever hear of dropshipping? In this episode Mark de Grasse discusses his personal experience droppshipping products, what dropshipping is, what's good about it, what's bad about it, and a final recommendation for whether or not you should try it. 

ARTICLE MENTIONED IN EPISODE: https://www.wired.co.uk/article/dropshipping-instagram-ads

MARK'S WEBSITE: http://MarkdeGrasse.com
COMPANY WEBSITE: http://MegaMadWebsites.com
iTUNES: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/megamad-podcast/id1485718904

Listen and explore:

• Julie-Roxane's exciting news that prompted us to talk about this now
• The three critical steps that have led us to make money online doing fulfilling work
• The important role of trusting the process
• Why you shouldn't go into sex expecting an orgasm
• What you need to do before looking for problems to solve
• The trick of going from 0 to 1
• Why taking the first step is the only way to see the next one

Mentioned on this episode:

• FAR OUT #79 ~ Via negativa: the road to the good life
• FAR OUT #34 ~ Reclaiming my body: Going off birth control

Connect with us:

• Email us at host@thefaroutpodcast.com
• On Instagram: @thefaroutcouple
• Julie-Roxane on Instagram: @julieroxane
• Alasdair @ www.alasdairplambeck.com

Support this podcast:

• Become a patron at: https://www.patreon.com/thefaroutcouple
• Leave a review on iTunes!
• Share this episode with a friend! :D

Credits:

• Intro music: "Complicate ya" by Otis McDonald
• Outro music: "Running with wise fools" written & performed by Krackatoa (www.krackatoa.com)

Production team:

Host : Maria Xenidou

Producer: Julie-Roxane Krikorian

Introduction Voice: David Bourne

 Contact us:

impactlearningpodcast@gmail.com

 Music credits:

Like Lee performed by The Mini Vandals

Transition sounds: Swamp Walks performed by Jingle Punks

Where to find Jaime Arredondo:

Jaime on LinkedIn

Jaime’s Website

Mentioned in this episode:

AIESEC: Differentiate yourself with an international internship

Ted Talk by Rachel Botsman: The case for collaborative consumption

Richard Stallman, founder of the Free Software Movement 

GNU

Linux

Ted Talks

LogoDust

Equity Crowdfunding

Share Tribe

Brewdog

Brewdog’s program called “Equity for Punks”

Local Motors

Listen to this episode and explore:

Childhood: Jaime’s interest in reading and exploring new ideas and concepts (4:20)

Being intrigued by unorthodox economic theories and social justice while studying economics at the University (5:43)

Jaime’s multicultural and diverse family background (6:59)

Early career: working as a marketer in India for a gemstone company and observing inequality (8:22)

What is Open Source (8:22)

Ted Talks: an example of open source process (15:01)

Logos and cars: examples of open source design (18:25)

How to start an open source company (20:48)

How to validate an open source business idea with those we seek to serve (22:29)

What to sell in an open source business and how to make profits (23:47)

How to build an awesome community: the why, the who and the how (27:01)

The challenges with scaling an open source business (30:03)

How COVID-19 is affecting open source companies (32:36)

What Jaime sees as the future of open source (37:26)

The one thing that Jaime wants to leave his mark on during his lifetime (38:22)

Maria's takeaways and call-to-action (40:38)

I feel this need, this inner prompting, to share with you a bigger story that I haven't really done online yet.

It's a story that sounds too good to be true, and maybe that's why I struggle with it.

I'm not fancy. I wasn't blessed with a brilliant mind or an eloquent way of speaking. I've been looked over, unheard, and sometimes, I just blend in.

I'm not sure if I have any natural-born talents, as I feel pretty average. All the same, I think the only thing it takes is a dream, a desire, and to not be afraid to get to work.

To give you some of what I have learned across all the businesses that I've run, I've found one common thread that is the key to making them successful.

And I believe, that is to know how to market.

In this episode, I’ll be giving you a template to market your product.

Do you sell products or do you provide products that help change someone's lives? I never want you to sell your product to make money. It doesn't work. I want you to market your product and sell the reason that your customer has to have whatever it is that you are offering.

Remember, marketing is the act of analyzing the market and understanding the needs in such a way that whatever product is launched, it sells itself. To know more, stay tuned.

Key Takeaways:

• It doesn’t take being flashy, hugely gifted to be able to do great things (2:11)
• I was born with a feeling that I was meant to make others’ lives better (3:25)
• The moment that defined my dream for me (5:32)
• I was trying to figure it out on my own in that paycheck-to-paycheck life (7:06)
• From $28,000 a year to building for multiple million dollar businesses (7:16)
• I didn't think people would believe me that I had figured it out (7:35)
• A few years ago, I was reminded what my ultimate dream was (8:20)
• My goal, my purpose, is to show you how to make money (8:57)
• I've taught many how to get their first hundred thousand dollars in sales (10:00)
• For me, eCommerce is the fastest way to six figures online (10:07)
• Making money online via physical, digital, or content-driven products (10:50)
• Marketing - a skill to learn in business, in parenting, and in your own head (11:41)
• Get your brain thinking of what type of marketing your business is in (13:24)
• Stop selling the product. Sell the dream (13:39)

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Additional Resources:

Download your free personal bundle at https://alisonprince.com/bundle

What are some of the products I started with? Find out in this PDF

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• LinkedIn

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CONNECT WITH AMANDA

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• Mediavine

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