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Always Play Scared – Always Be Nimble – Daily Hustle #209 [VIDEO]
If you want to be successful in your online business today, them you have to “play scared”. Playing scared just means that you are always looking to expand and grow your business and influence. In today’s video, I also share how we need to be nimble in today’s business environment. Watch today’s video here: The reason is, there is constant change happening all the time and we need to be ready to flex and flow with this constant change. Be sure to watch the entire video.
Why eBay Is The Best Marketplace For Collectibles & In-Demand Items – Daily Hustle #208
In today’s video, I share a few reasons that eBay is still the best place for collectibles, antiques, rare and high demand items of all kinds. Watch today’s video here: Today, the top ecommerce sites include eBay and Amazon. In this video, you’ll learn about the key differences in the two sites and how to determine which products to sell where. There are some critical differences between the two and this video shows you the differences.
Proven Merch Live Review – NEW Merch By Amazon Training – Daily Hustle #207
If you’re doing Merch By Amazon, then you’ve got to see my review about the Proven Merch Live event happening right now. There is so much cutting-edge information and strategy in this event that you will be light years ahead of the average Merch by Amazon seller! I have already gotten far more value in DAY ONE, than I ever expected to get from this event and I cannot recommend it more strongly. Watch the video here: Check it out and learn how to run VIRAL FB ads, Amazon ads and how to license designs. (and that was just from Day One!) Get the livestream AND recordings here: https://daveespino.com/PML
[VIDEO] Why I LOVE Email Marketing! – Daily Hustle #206
Welcome back to the Daily Hustle! Every day, I’m bringing you the latest news, information, resources and motivation to help you in your online home based business and today I want to talk about why I love email marketing. Watch TODAY’S VIDEO here: You know, over the years, I’ve built a subscriber list – an email list of people who are interested in making money online… I’ve had this list for many, many years and it has brought me a lot of income. The way an email list can bring you income is, you have basically a captive audience that you can send either your products to or you can send affiliate products to. An affiliate product is where you get paid a commission for referring sales of a product and in this case I was very excited about this brand-new product that shows a very unique and little-known way to make money with drop shipping – drop shipping and ecommerce. It’s a form of online arbitrage that no one knows about and it’s brand-new and it’s very exciting! In fact, I’m going to be teaching it to my 16 year old son so he could start doing it …
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How To Transition Students From Udemy To Coaching? – Daily Hustle #205
Can you transition your Udemy students into your own coaching program. Generally, the answer is “No”. However in this video, we do talk about various ways to get more coaching students and doing it “legally”. Watch today’s video here: Be sure to watch this video if you have a coaching program or if you are planning to have a coaching program!
Passive Income Show – Phil Ebiner Shares His Skillshare Update – Daily Hustle #204
In this video, you’ll hear from one of Skillshare’s top instructors, Phil Ebiner, about his progress on Skillshare. You’ll also see as he politely kicks my butt about getting my courses published on Skillshare and how I am losing money by not doing so. Watch this polite butt-kicking here! We instantly develop a plan of action and I am now going to get my courses on Skillshare! Learn from one of the top instructors here.
How To Use Free Courses As Lead Generators For Paid Courses – Daily Hustle #203
So you’re selling online courses, but you’re not sure how to get more sales? Consider creating a free “lead generator” course that will lead your students to enroll in your paid courses. Watch today’s video here: This is a tried and proven way to get more paying students and it can work wonders. The trick is in the appeal of “free”. It’s so much easier to get students into a free course and then, let them “self select” when they are ready to pay for your premium content.
Thoughts & Update On Publishing On Amazon Video Direct – Daily Hustle #202
Did you know that you could publish video content on AMAZON? It’s a fairly new program called Amazon Video Direct. Watch today’s video here: With Amazon Video Direct, you can publish videos on Amazon and it is available for Amazon Prime subscribers in a variety of ways. In this video, we talk about AVD and give an update on how it works and how it may grow in the future.
Self Hosting Your Online Courses – Daily Hustle #201
In this video excerpt from the Passive Income Show, we talk about self hosting your online courses. If you’ve created an online course, it’s important to not only publish your courses on the big marketplaces, such as Udemy, Skillshare and others. But it’s also important to self host your courses on a site like Teachable or Thinkific. Self hosting gives you lots of freedom and flexibility, not to mention a LOT more net revenue. (because you don’t have to share that revenue with a marketplace!) Watch today’s video here: So, if you’ve create an online course or digital product, then you should learn more about self hosting your courses because it is more profitable and often can be more profitable than publishing your courses on Udemy and other sites.
Why Companies With Audiences Should Add Online Learning – Daily Hustle #200
In this video excerpt from the Passive Income Show, we talk about how easy it is for any company (that has an audience) to build out an online learning platform and why it’s in their best interests to do so. Watch today’s video here: The world of online learning represents not only a breakthrough for students and anyone who wants to learn new skills and concepts, but also represents a fantastic opportunity for companies that already have existing audiences. The incredibly low cost of entry and low investment required to build out a quality online learning platform are now at your disposal and a company would benefit by adding a hugely profitable product (all digital) to their product line. The opportunities are huge and only going to get better! I have written and laid out a full-blown business plan for an online learning platform and would be happy to discuss it with the right interested parties.
What Is Clickfunnels & Why Do I Need It? Daily Hustle #199
You’ve probably heard of Clickfunnels or have seen ads about it. What is Clickfunnels? Clickfunnels allows you to easily create sales funnels. A sales funnel is the process a prospective customer goes through when they first learn about your business. (or at various later stages) This sales process is critically important because how you handle your customers can make a HUGE difference in your bottom line. Watch today’s video here: A good example of having NO funnel is “brand advertising”, which is like when you watch a Pepsi commercial on TV. In that case, there is NO FUNNEL. Pepsi is simply creating “awareness” of their brand. By reminding you to buy and drink Pepsi, they are hoping you will buy some the next time you’re at the store. But an actual sales funnel uses proven sales psychology (from hundreds of marketing tests) to lead your prospect to becoming a customer AND to move them up an escalating series of purchases, upsells, bumps and even downsells. In any business the bulk of your income is made on the “back end”, not on the upfront sale. So, Clickfunnels is a revolutionary software tool that makes the creation of web-based sales …
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Passive Income Show – How Do I Choose My First Online Course Topic? Daily Hustle # 198
In this excerpt from the Passive Income Show, Phil and I talk about how to choose your very first course topic. Watch today’s video here: Choosing a topic for your very first online course does require some thinking and strategy because you want to get a course done quickly as a way to learn the ropes, but you also want to establish a good student following. Watch as we talk about the various things to consider when choosing your first course topic.
Grant Cardone On Steemit? What Are The Demographics On Steemit? Daily Hustle #197
Steemit is the amazing new platform that pays you to post. In this video excerpt from the Passive Income Show, one of our viewers asks about the demographics on Steemit. Since Steemit is so new, there are mainly “early adopters” and people who are in the cryptocurrency world hanging out on Steemit. However, more and more influencers are coming on to the Steemit platform, including influencers like Grand Cardone. Watch today’s video here: As the Steemit platform continues to grow in numbers and the network effect takes over, you can expect Steemit to hit the mainstream and great things are coming to those who started early and built a following.
Steemit Explanation For Newbies – Daily Hustle #196
Steemit is the amazing new social network / blogging / forum platform that pays you to post. You can post your articles, videos, photos, poetry, art, audio, you name it! AND, you get paid (in cryptocurrency, exchangable for cash) for your posts. Learn more about this incredible new platform in the video below: Want to check out the course that really helped me understand Steemit? Visit: https://daveespino.com/HowToSteemit
Steemit – How Does The Payout & Steem Power Work? Daily Hustle #195
Steemit is an amazing new platform that pays you to post. In this video excerpt from the Passive Income Show, Phil asks me new questions about Steemit. Watch today’s video here: He wants to know about the way post values might go up and down and how we can develop more “clout” (steem power) and how that benefits us by having better post payouts and better upvote and comment payouts. I learned a lot about Steemit in this course: https://daveespino.com/howtosteemit
Steemit Basics For Newbies – Get Paid To Post – Daily Hustle #194 (Passive Income Show video excerpt)
Steemit is an amazing new social media / forum platform that pays you to post. In this video, (excerpted from the Passive Income Show) Phil Ebiner asks me how Steemit works and I share some of the basics of Steemit. Watch today’s video here: The course mentioned in this video (that helped me understand Steemit) is here: https://daveespino.com/HowToSteemit Steemit can be a little confusing at first, so I highly recommend this simple course that helped me understand it much better. https://daveespino.com/HowToSteemit (Sorry for the poor video quality on my end. My wife’s online backup was running and I didn’t know it!)
Steemit – The Amazing Site That Pays You To Post Blog, Video, Pics – Part 2 – Daily Hustle #193
If you’ve ever created content online, (posted an article, video or photo on Facebook or Reddit) then you have what it takes to make money on Steemit. Today, we talk about the BIG PICTURE of Steemit, the amazing site that pays you to post. The big picture has to do with what happens with Steemit hits the mainstream. Watch today’s video here: When millions of people flood to Steemit (because it is the only social network that PAYS YOU to post) the early adopters (you and me) will benefit, big time. You will have more “Steem power”, which gives you higher payouts, than the newbies. You will be more established. Today’s video gets into detail on the BIG PICTURE of Steemit. Get this course all about Steemit, I highly recommend it: https://daveespino.com/HowToSteemit
Steemit – The Amazing Site That Pays You To Post Blog, Video, Pics – Part 1 – Daily Hustle #192
Watch today’s video here: The Steemit course I recommend: https://daveespino.com/howtosteemit If you spend much time on Facebook or Reddit, then you have a basic idea of what Steemit is like. Steemit is sort of a social network / posting site where you get paid to post. You can post images, videos, blog posts, gif – just about anything! But the BIG DIFFERENCE is that Steemit PAYS YOU! It pays you to post, and it pays you to upvote and comment on other people’s posts. The way it does it is pretty ingenious. Steemit is based on a cryptocurrency called Steem. I’ve been making money with Steemit and just had to tell you all about it. It is amazing and only going to grow. This is the time to get on Steemit and share in the rewards we are getting for posting, commenting and upvoting! The Steemit course I recommend: https://daveespino.com/howtosteemit PS: Be sure to comment, upvote and FOLLOW! (I follow back)
How To Stack Your Passive Income Streams For True Freedom – Daily Hustle #191
If you’ve been following my videos for any length of time, (today’s video is below) you know I teach that you should get into PASSIVE INCOME business models. (and there are many of these business models available to you today – subscribe to be sure you hear about them) A passive income business is one you build initially, but then, it continues to pay you, month after month for years (and even decades) to come. When you build your first passive income stream, that sets a new “base income” for you and your family. This is now income you can count on (give or take a little variance) from that point on. Watch today’s video here: As you add more and more passive income streams, you can begin to “stack” those new income streams on top of the previous ones and you can quickly build a massive, passive income! Today’s video shares with you how a stack like this might look. Check out the various passive income models here: FREE Merch by Amazon Guide: http://FreeMerchGuide.com Get Paid To Post On Steemit – https://daveespino.com/HowToSteemit Online Teaching Course Bundle: https://daveespino.com/ShowBundle Free Trial – Build Sales Funnels Easily: https://daveespino.com/Clickfunnels
The Sales Funnel That Changed My Life And Made Millions – Daily Hustle #190
You’ve heard Russell Brunson say “You’re only one funnel away…” and it is so true. I was fortunate to be part of a sales funnel that generated $140 million in sales of my products and related offers. In today’s video, I share the story with you of how I was “only one funnel away” from my first millions and massive success through my National infomercial! Developing your own sales funnels is really the “big leagues”. It’s how you can max out and achieve the biggest success in your business. In fact, every HUGE company or success story is using a sales funnel to build their sales and build their audience. But building a sales funnel isn’t complicated, when you use the right tools and learn how to do it. Watch today’s video here: Easily the best person to learn sales funnels from is Russell Brunson. With Clickfunnels, Russell’s easy-to-use sales funnell building software, you can easily create top professional-quality sales funnels that rival those of multi-million dollar campaigns. And you can do in minutes, what it would take software developers months to create. Check out a free trial of Clickfunnels here: https://daveespino.com/Clickfunnels
How To Be More Disciplined – The Key To Success – Daily Hustle #189
Do you know what one of the biggest keys to success is? It’s discipline. Your success depends on the daily disciplines, the daily habits that you develop and have. And you can decide, right now, to change your existing habits or to take on new habits. In today’s video, we look at discipline and its effect on your success. Watch today’s video here:
The Right Way To Set Up Your Multiple Streams Of Income – Daily Hustle #188
I’m “down by the river” in today’s video! LOL! If you’re excited about the idea of having multiple streams of income, then be sure to watch this brief video where I talk about how to get started correctly. There’s a strategy to everything and the idea of having multiple income streams is no different. Too often, we get excited about the various income opportunities that exist for us and we dive into several at the same time. Watch today’s video here: While it is possible to do it this way, it is usually best to commit to your best opportunity first and then, once that one is well established, then go on to your next one. Doing it this way, you are able to “stack” different income streams effectively while also creating a well-diversified foundation for your overall income. LIKE THE DAILY HUSTLE? Please Upvote, Comment And Follow – I follow back.
How My First Sales Funnel Made $3,000 A Month – Daily Hustle #187
You may have heard a lot of talk about sales funnels lately, especially in the online marketing world. The truth is, sales funnels, while extremely powerful, are not new… But having a sales funnel is CRITICAL if you want to build a hugely successful business online, (6, 7, 8 figures) no matter what business you’re talking about. In today’s video, I share with you my very first sales funnel and how it worked to earn me an ongoing, $3000 a month from my first ebook. Watch today’s “Daily Hustle” here: Back then, we had to build out all of our sales funnel webpages by hand. But today, there are amazing tools like Clickfunnels, (which I use and recommend) that allow you to “drag and drop” your way to killer, professional, high end funnels! You can learn more about Clickfunnels and even get a FREE TRIAL, here: https://daveespino.com/Recommends/KillerFunnels Learn more about sales funnels in this FREE BOOK by the MASTER of sales funnels: https://daveespino.com/dotcomsecrets
The Entrepreneur’s Journey – Part 17 – Daily Hustle #186
Congratulations! You are now successful! And, yet, this is a business, and that means that if your business is not growing, it’s dying. (by default) Watch today’s video here: So, step on the gas and don’t let up! Stay balanced, treat people right, continue to take massive action and watch that ego, amigo!
The Entrepreneur’s Journey – Part 16 – Daily Hustle #185
At this point, you are now well on the downhill slope and things are AMAZING! Your business is moving fast and things are looking super-positive. You continue to taste victory after victory, but be careful… Watch today’s video here: Ego and lack of people skills can still affect your business, if not completely destroy it. There are so many aspects to business that go unnoticed. Today’s video gives you some of these caveats.
You Have To Want It Bad Enough – Decisions Shape Destiny – Daily Hustle #184
At this point, you are now well on the downhill slope and things are AMAZING! Your business is moving fast and things are looking super-positive. You continue to taste victory after victory, but be careful… Watch today’s video here: Ego and lack of people skills can still affect your business, if not completely destroy it. There are so many aspects to business that go unnoticed. Today’s video gives you some of these caveats.
The Entrepreneur’s Journey – VICTORY – Part 14 – Daily Hustle #183
“It’s in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped. -Tony Robbins In today’s Daily Hustle, we talk about the importance of making good decisions and following through with them. Watch today’s video here: Today, I filmed from my daily walk as I begin the process of getting into better shape. Let’s talk about what it takes to achieve your goals – how bad do you want it?
The Entrepreneur’s Journey – The Trickiest Part – Part 13 – Daily Hustle #182
You are so close. You’ve worked hard, you’ve sweated, you’ve struggled and you’ve sacrificed and you are almost there – you’re almost at success! But this is one of the most difficult parts of the Entrepreneur’s Journey because the temptation is to let up, to relax and to believe that you’ve made it, when in reality, you’re not quite there yet! Watch today’s video here: If you can hang in there a little while longer – keep hustling – keep moving forward, you’ll get there. This can be a tricky time because it’s easy to believe you’ve made it, when you really haven’t yet.
On Steemit – The Entrepreneur’s Journey – Part 12 – Hard Work Wins – Daily Hustle #181
At this stage of the Entrepreneur’s Journey, you might find it easy to get complacent and to coast. This is dangerous because often, when you coast TOO EARLY, you will coast right back down the hill – either by being too comfortable and not keeping the fires lit or by mentally “checking out” of your business, thinking it’s over – you’re finished. Watch today’s video here: So, in this phase, you pull ahead of your competition by working harder than them. This is where hard work wins the day and allows you to pull ahead and build something great, something that lasts.
On Steemit – The Entrepreneur’s Journey – Part 11 – Get Bigger – Daily Hustle #180
In today’s video, you learn about one of the earliest things you need to do as you begin the entrepreneur’s journey. At this point, self-education is KEY as you need to not only get a sense of where you are and where you’re going, but also to KNOW and have the confidence that you are doing your business correctly. Watch today’s video here: This self-education comes from the actions you take, of course, but more importantly, it comes by studying those who have succeeded in your business (or similar businesses) before you. By learning from the best, you can shortcut your success and even grow and develop new strategies that haven’t been seen before.