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How to Stay Healthy as a Digital Nomad During the Coronavirus Outbreak with Aurimas Juodka | Podcast Article Sep 28, 2020

This is a podcast article that summarizes what I learned from a fellow remotepreneur that was a guest on the show!

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that there is a COVID-19 outbreak and it’s impacting almost every single country. There are rules you need to follow to lower the risk of contracting it. Apart from taking care of your personal hygiene, you need to take care of your overall health as well.

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How To Beat The System & Become A Successful Digital Nomad | Podcast Article Sep 21, 2020

This is a podcast article that summarizes what I learned from a fellow remotepreneur that was a guest on the show!

We are proud to have ‘The Mad Scientist of Digital Marketing & Branding’ a.k.a. Gavin Dantez on our Remotepreneurs Podcast. Gavin has been recognized by many prestigious media channels, including Forbes, Entrepreneur, Inc, Buzzfeed, Addicted 2 Success, unconventional Life, Influencive, Thrive Global, and more. He sheds some light on how ‘the system’ is manipulating us to become ‘human batteries’ along with some useful tips & tricks on beating it and becoming a successful digital nomad.

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The Secret Of Building A Multi-Million Dollar Exit Company Using Greg Shepard BOSS Method | Podcast Article Sep 14, 2020

This is a podcast article that summarizes what I learned from a fellow remotepreneur that was a guest on the show!

Greg’s BOSS system is designed so that It can be used in different areas, even in politics. With four phases, it’s a system that will help you go through hurdles and obstacles faster and help you better manage your businesses.

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How to Break Free From Phone Addiction & Get Your Life Back | Podcast Article Sep 07, 2020

This is a podcast article that summarizes what I learned from a fellow remotepreneur that was a guest on the show!

Once you start tracking time, you'll quickly realize that about 75-90% of the time we spend on our phones and about 25-60%+ of the time we spend on our computers is totally wasted time spent mainly on social media, reading the news, games and other time-wasters, but really, let's be honest, it's really just social media that is the main problem.

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How To Make 8-Figure BPO Business Work For You | Podcast Article Aug 31, 2020

This is a podcast article that summarizes what I learned from a fellow remotepreneur that was a guest on the show!

Russ Perry from Design Pickle is here to tell us his entrepreneurial journey from working in a business to building a business that works for him. How may you ask? The answer might be simpler than you think.

For less than five years, Russ went from having two employees to have a team of 330 people on board. In just five years, Design Pickle was able to generate over $10 million in recurring revenue! For all this success, Russ says it’s all thanks to the BPO model.

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How To Start Your Own High-Ticket Coaching Business | Podcast Article Aug 24, 2020

This is a podcast article that summarizes what I learned from a fellow remotepreneur that was a guest on the show!

Just be yourselves, and the rest will follow. When you realize the power behind this expression, you will rediscover the power you have in you. We’ve all been in that place in our lives. The place where we hide and lie to ourselves. The pressure of being successful comes mostly from social media. Every day we spend our lives scrolling up and down, watching other people’s videos, IG stories, posts, and we ask ourselves, ‘Why don’t I live like that?’ or ‘What’s wrong with me’?

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The 5 Basic Resources Every Entrepreneur Needs to Bounce Back | Podcast Article Aug 17, 2020

This is a podcast article that summarizes what I learned from a fellow remotepreneur that was a guest on the show!

As any entrepreneur will tell you, failure is a part of the business. Whether it’s a missed sale opportunity or an unexpected bank charge, there’s always something that goes wrong.

Sometimes, however, there are moments when failure becomes a major setback. You might be a freelancer who lost a major long-time client or a business owner whose reputation gets damaged because of a comment on social media.

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6 Quick Fitness Tips for Digital Nomads | Podcast Article Aug 10, 2020

This is a podcast article that summarizes what I learned from a fellow remotepreneur that was a guest on the show!

While the digital nomad lifestyle can be a fulfilling lifestyle, working from the computer for extended periods of time can wreak havoc on your body. Like other laptop warriors, digital nomads can experience risk injury to their muscles, wrists, eyes, and more from extended computer use.

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Cracking The VA Code With Nathan Hirsch From Outsource School | Podcast Article Aug 04, 2020

This is a podcast article that summarizes what I learned from a fellow remotepreneur that was a guest on the show!

Outsourcing is more than a trend in the business world right now, it’s a necessity, especially with the Coronavirus pandemic. More and more companies are opting for scouting talent online in hopes of reducing staffing costs. There are tons of advantages to outsourcing, such as limitless options, better management, and, most importantly, low costs.

On the other side, people are more satisfied with staying at home and working remotely instead of going to a physical office. I don’t think there is a need to list all of the advantages of working from home. (working in your PJ’s from your bed with a cuppa coffee). But how to transition from internal hiring to remote hiring?!?

Nathan Hirsch, the founder of Outsourcing School and a successful remotepreneur, is the sensei of outsourcing, and he is here to guide us on how to crack the VA code.

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The Beginner’s Guide to Owning a Fully Remote (Tax - Competitive) Business in Estonia | Podcast Article Jul 27, 2020

This is a podcast article that summarizes what I learned from a fellow remotepreneur that was a guest on the show!

For many entrepreneurs, the costs and bureaucratic nightmare that comes 2ith starting a business can be a hassle that challenges even the most optimistic entrepreneur. In many countries, starting a business requires filling out a bunch of forms, paying more taxes, and long wait times as things get approved.

Imagine if you were in a country where this process was as simple as filling an online form and a few clicks. Picture yourself paying a small fee to start a business, paying a flat tax no matter how big your profits are, and could handle your taxes for the entire year right from the bathroom (if you wanted to)?

Welcome to Estonia.

Estonia is a country with a very unique program that could be attractive to digital nomads and remotepreneurs. It’s also one of the most revolutionary ideas that the modern world has ever seen.

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Time Hacking for Digital Nomads: Getting More Time with the Right Systems | Podcast Article Jul 20, 2020

This is a podcast article that summarizes what I learned from a fellow remotepreneur that was a guest on the show!

Why We Need a New Way to be Productive?

When you’re growing a remote business and traveling, one of the things you’ll quickly find out is tough to stay disciplined and focus on work when you move into a new city. You immediately lose all your routines, habits and start to slack off work…

How do you break out of this cycle?

In a recent podcast episode, Callum McVickers, co-founder of Weird Ape, hit on a very simple tool that you can maximize your limited time when you travel. This tool is something that we all use, but we fail to optimize on a personal and business level at the level we’re capable of.

What is that tool? One word – SYSTEMS!

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Ep 51: How to Pivot from One Business to Another with Jesse Hanley Jul 13, 2020

Jesse had the pleasure of working on all levels of the advertising stack, from scaling large in-house SEO teams for both clients, and his own web properties, to personally overseeing the deployment of millions per month in paid ad spend (both in online DTC, international distribution and physical retail).

Remotepreneur Insights

Always Say ‘Yes’– In the beginning of growing your agency or company, you might need to hustle and take on as many deals as you can until you earn the privilege to turn clients away.
Save Money – Once you start growing your companies you might need to hire teams of people to handle the work. You have to pay those people for their services. That’s why it’s important to save up.
Keep it Simple – Stay true to your niche. If you want to do graphic design, do only that. If you want to do SEO, just stick to SEO. Don’t stray off because you might end up torn apart by all sides.

Quotes

“I ended up picking up from my personal network from people that I knew to do kind of growth work on it. I didn’t know what I was doing. I just needed to make money really fast to pay for the hotels I was staying at.”

“I put a job offer for someone to help me with my agency. At the time, I just wanted somebody to help with content writing. I just needed some more content . I didn’t want to pay some one off services. So, I did that and it kicked off and did really well.”

“I ended up making the company a lot smaller. I found employees that I let go. Letting people go for me was a sign of defeat. I didn’t want to let my team down. So, I made sure everyone had new jobs and prospects to go to that paid the same amount of money, more often with previous clients. I let clients that consume a lot of time go. I kinda started all over again, this new model of hiring writers, look for more firms and managing them.”

“I think in the early days there is a lot of accepting deals that are potentially toxic because you need the money. It’s not until you got some cash in the bank, things are smooth that you’re comfortable to say no. There are so many people that are on a podcast, Youtube and stuff that are it’s ok to say no. When you’re not making money and you’re broke, you kinda have to say yes to everything. “

“The agency, for a lot of things, was like my own venture capital firm. I was like ‘Can I please have some money?’ and they would give me money. I would deploy it in terms of developing marketing or engineering resources. I take money from the agency and put it into my passion.”

“First, save money. Make sure you have some cash because if you’re going to employ anyone, have the responsibility to back them when stuff doesn’t go your way. So, If you have to let employees go, you need to cover that.”

“When you go from consulting to an agency, keep it simple. Do it well, keep it simple. Be the best in your class or category, whatever that is. I just do SEO and I’m the best at it. I just do link building and I’m the best at it.”

Timestamps

06:30 – What made Jesse become a digital nomad

21:35 – Does Jesse’s agency run without him?

23:12 – Why did Jesse decide to move on from his agency and build a SaaS company y?

30:00 – How Jesse used money from one company into growing another

36:08 – When is a good time to pivot from one business to another

39:10 – How much money should you save before starting an agency

44:14 – Do you need to build a system?

48:00 – How to remove yourself from fulfillment?

Resources

Socials

@jessetravels

Book

4 Hour Work Week – Tim Ferris

Ep 50: Implementing a Simple Remote HR System with Tom Libelt Jul 06, 2020

Tom Libelt is the founder of Smart Brand Marketing. His entrepreneurial journey went through the marketing world from SEO to publishing thousands of Kindle books and he finally landed onto creating online courses that sell.

Remotrepreneur’s Insights

Figure out What you Want to Do – There are different types of business. That’s why before you start a remote business, you need to find a direction and what you’re going to do.
Develop a System – Create a manual or a list of instructions that will help new upcoming employees through the onboarding pipeline without your help.
Let Your Team Build the Company’s Culture – Give your team members a voice in saying how things can run in the business. That way they create their own rules that they need to follow instead of your rules.

Key Podcast Milestones

03:43 – Tom’s early hustling years

08:11 – Is socialism coming to the US?

21:30 – What are the first steps towards building a remote business and team?

33:47 – How to remove yourself from fulfillment?

43:33 – Golden nuggets of HR

47:07 – How long is Tom’s hiring process

48:20 – Rewards for remote employees

56:19 – How does Tom calculate expenses and profits

Top Key Quotes

“The first thing you need to do is what kind of a business you want to run. That’s the main thing because you can run all types of businesses. You can have an online information business, you can have a service business or just a coaching business. There are a lot of different things you can do. As a business owner, you have to figure out what it is that you’re going to do.”

“I always think about the McDonald's model. If you go to McDonalds, they have systems set up in such a way where they can take any idiot off the street, show them the system and let them do the task. That’s beautiful and that’s the best thing you can hope for.”

“Now with every employee, what do you do? Let’s get you into the system. If you’re a graphic designer, I want all the templates, Photoshop files so that I can just bring someone in and continue to work if you’re not necessary. Remote work takes the power away from the employee.”

“You bring the new employee in fresh from the street. The first one is going to be the worst. You only want to do this with the new person because the old one is going to push back. If you have someone currently they are going to push hard. The way we fulfill is usually similar. If you have custom fulfillment you’re going to be screwed a lot. You need to productize as much as possible. Each one can be fairly productized. As you go through the operations, their job is to fold. One is to actually do the fulfillment, which initially you’re going to teach them. Their second job is taking everything you’re teaching them write it down in a system process. Essentially, you have steps to fulfillment.”

“The second thing I’ve had done is I had the team create the rules of the company, themselves without me. They define the culture of the company. What kind of company are we going to be based on how they were interacting? The type of things we are not going to tolerate, etc.”

Resources

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Tom Libelt

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Books

Work the System: The Simple Mechanics of Making More and Working Less – Sam Carpenter

Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success – Phil Jackson

Relentless: From Good to Great to Unstoppable – Tim Grover

Laws of Success by Napoleon Hill

Ep 49: Making Millions $ With Freelancing On Fiverr with Vasily Kichigin Jun 29, 2020

Vasily Kichigin is one individual that has made a name for himself as a professional freelancer, an amazing and remarkable feat, considering his background as a professional tennis player.

Remotrepreneur’s Insights

Opt for a Fast Service – If you chose a remote career on Fiverr, go for a service that you can do quickly. That way you will go through more orders in less time.
Build Your Personal Brand – If you’re planning to scale your Fiverr career, you should develop your own voice in a personal brand that will be a representation of your best work and services.
Focus on Customer Experience – No matter what you’re selling, there will be always customers that might have some questions or complaints about your service. Always do follow-ups, check-ins, replies etc. You have to ensure the customer and that you care.

Key Podcast Milestones

04:20 – Why Vasily chose freelancing

07:47 – Vasily’s start on Fiverr

21:50 – How Vasily managed to freelance 0-30 orders per day on Fiverr

33:30 – The moment when Vasily rang the bell on the Stock Exchange

45:00 – What happened when everything collapsed

57:12 – Vasily’s podcast

01:04 – Questions from Vasily’s Instagram live

Top Key Quotes

“It’s important to know if you go on Fiverr or Upwork, you have to offer something that you could do fast. If it’s going to take you ages, then it’s going to go slow and you have to be patient. So, you have to find something you can do fast.”

“It’s important to get out of the comfort zone if you’re going to be building a freelancing career. So, you have to work on your personal brand. It’s not required, but your personal brand is going to scale your freelancing career.”

“You have to trust in people. If you don’t trust people, you can’t build a team. So, you have to take a risk but you have to be careful when you’re building a team. Maybe you’re outsourcing some tasks without giving access to your Fiverr account at the beginning just to build trust.”

“I think why it worked out for me is because I was going for customer experience, this is the most important. So, over-deliver, make sure the customer is happy, fast replies and obviously solve the problems.”

“When someone orders a gig, you can actually use YouTube. So, create a shortcut to a YouTube video and then you can send it to clients right away as soon as he orders. That way the client is going to ask you less questions and they will use a FAQ where you can create those video messages.”

“You can do multiple things very good. You have to pick one or two things, depending on what you do.”

“Obviously in business and online space, you have short-term, which are working well, and long-term things. Long-term things, as we mentioned the podcast, for me the podcast would be long-term but it is, I’m still going to be back. But, right now, I’m focusing on writing a book. I actually started writing a book a year ago.”

Resources

Socials

Vasily Kichigin

Remotepreneurs

https://www.freelancehustle.com/vasily/ - Vasily’s website

Apps

Whatsup

Ep 48: Learn How To Sell On Amazon With Beau Carbill Jun 22, 2020

Beau Crabill is an Amazon Seller & educator in the Amazon space.

He got started off on eBay at the age of 12 selling customized socks online. At age 15 he started with Amazon. Got suspended on amazon for doing business models that were allowed on eBay but not on Amazon. Went to Pepperdine for 5 days, left, and fast forward 7 months hit $1,000,000 in his business.

Remotrepreneur’s Insights

Spend Time Wisely – People spend a big portion of their day not being aware that what they’re investing is not getting their ROI. That’s why it’s important to even spend less time on things that are going to bring value.
Give Yourself Time – Test what you’re doing to see if it’s worth pursuing. Give yourself a long period of time even a year if you have to.
Self-reflect – Take some to realize what your long-term goals are. Running and building a business can be easier if you have goals to aspire to.

Key Podcast Milestones

03:48 – What inspired Beau to become an entrepreneur

06:02 – Beau’s first attempt at business

11:00 – Beau’s advice on keep on hustling even if you don’t get instant gratification

13:30 – What to do if your business model doesn’t work

15:45 – Is Beau a ‘one-man show’?

20:00 – When it’s the right time to outsource

25:00 – Dropshipping vs. Amazon?

26:20 – Beau’s best Amazon strategy

30:39 – Ways to sell on Amazon

35:32 – How to win the Amazon Buy Box

37:57 – How will COVID-19 change the Amazon business

Top Key Quotes

“If you look at people who are trying to start a business, everyone has 24h in a day but how much of those hours are wasted towards stuff that is not making you more money or getting to your goals?”

“I think people spend a lot of time thinking about themselves, what Is their long-term goal or the impact they are trying to make. Before starting it or before pursuing a lot of action, try to pick apart and see what could go wrong, not in a negative way but try to prove yourself that you’re not the smartest person in the room.”

“Give yourself a set period of time. Don’t let it be a month, give yourself six months or a year. Put your entire full focus on something you’re going to work on. If you come across problems, try to figure out is it because you’re not taking a lot of action because you’re not being smart enough or is it because you’re in the wrong business model.”

“People that are trying to run a business for a year, five or six years, I know a lot of people in network marketing for several years and are not making any money. I think a lot about self-reflection and at night I think about what are my long-term goals, what am I going to do tomorrow, what am I going to do next month or next four or five years. Give yourself enough time to think about long-term goals. If what you’re doing right now doesn’t fit for that long-term then you may need to reevaluate what you’re doing.”

“I actually don’t create my own brand on Amazon, I don’t dropship, I actually source from distributors. Think about Walmart or Target, big box stores or best buy, I practically do what they do. When you think of Best Buy, they sell thousands of thousands of products but they don’t own any of the brands. They source from the manufacturers, buy at a lower price and they sell retail at a higher price.”

Resources

beaucrabill.com/book

Beau Crabill

Remotepreneurs

Ep 47: Crafting Your Ideal life Through Remote Careers with Anthony Cofrancesco Jun 15, 2020

Anthony Cofrancesco is a 23-year-old travel hacker and entrepreneur based in Manila, Philippines. In his first year of travel hacking, Anthony leveraged frequent flyer programs and credit card sign-up bonuses to travel over $19,000 for free. 80+ times per year Anthony jumps onto a plane while sleeping over 100+ nights in hotels. Anthony’s goal is to see every country in the world before he turns 25.

Remotrepreneur’s Insights

Develop Your Skillset – Before you go on to venture into a new business, you need to find what you’re passionate about and develop your skillset.
Find the Right Company – The best way to have a successful remote career is to find the company you are passionate about and go for it.
Look at The Right Places – Due to the coronavirus, employers are seeking remote workers all across the globe. The Internet offers a large variety of websites you can find a job on.

Key Podcast Milestones

04:55 – How did Anthony’s story start

19:17 – What is PickFu?

22:25 – How does PickFu work

24:14 – How much does PickFu cost

26:19 – Should you start a business or work with another business?

29:51 – Anthony’s biggest struggle

33:19 – How to craft your ideal lifestyle

37:19 – Where to find a remote job

39:21 – Did the virus change the digital nomad world

44:22 – Where can you find Anthony

Top Key Quotes

“I thought that as time goes on this online business environment is not going to go away. Getting rapid feedback from when I build my own website and my own products before, I had million ideas on what might look good. Going with your gut can be a real dagger in your back sometimes. People are going to spend more money for assuring the direction that they want to go in, creative aspect or marketing strategy.”

“Nike is not sitting there with millions of units of inventory that just never sells. It might have to discount it 70%. They might need to discount it heavily through different liquidation methods. The reason why average e-commerce sellers might be stuck with a ton of inventory vs. a brand like Nike is that before Nike launches a product they know so incredibly well what the customer is looking for, from the price point to the packaging to all other different aspects of the brand.”

“Probably what makes the most sense is to work for someone else. Go find a remote job, something that gives you flexibility. Go and do it in a company that you’re passionate about.”

“Getting a remote job is actually very easy especially if you have a real skill set coming from a previous job. What they don’t seem to understand is that you’re going to take a large pay cut in doing it, but it’s also pros and cons. When I walked from my job at Amazon, starting pay at VirtualGraphics was $2000 US a month. But, living in Manila it’s more than you need.”

“Getting a remote job is very simple and very easy. It’s just about looking at the right places, looking at remote jobs and pitching yourself in the right way.”

“The biggest thing to consider when you’re applying for a remote job is the barrier the employer is going to have when they hire you. They want to make sure if you want to do this lifestyle, you need to keep in mind that this is a bit different than a normal job and it’s going to require a discipline. So, what I would say is when you do find that job is make sure you have answers and questions that they want to ask.”

Resources

Socials

Anthony Cofrancesco

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Ep 46: Why Start Your Dropship Business Post COVID-19 with Yakir Starosta Jun 08, 2020

The virus shook the retail business and a lot of businesses are turning towards the e-commerce business. Be one of the first people that started their own dropshipping business during the COVID-19 crisis. To give us the full report on the current e-commerce waters is Yakir Starosta, a fellow remotepreneur and e-commerce expert who is currently running his dropshipping business from Bali.

Remotrepreneur’s Insights

Set Up a Shopify Account – Yakir explains why Shopify is one of the best platforms for starting your e-commerce business and tells us what kind of features the platform offers.
Don’t Reinvent the Wheel – The best way to find what’s really working is to dabble into your competition’s websites and groups. Go for something that it’s proven to work.
Get a Distributer – A major part of the e-commerce business is the distributor. Often times, 80% of the work relies in them because people are waiting for the product and home, which puts a lot of accent on how fast and efficient the distributor is.
Good Marketing – It’s needless to say that you need great marketing to get you in front of the competition. Try running some ads to catch people’s attention but also make them trust you.

Key Podcast Milestones

06:20 – How e-commerce changed during the COVID-19 crisis

10:48 – How Yakir got into the e-commerce world

16:00 – What would be the first step to start a dropshipping business from home

23:30 – The second step of building your e-commerce business

29:16 – Importance of reviews in the e-commerce world

31:00 – How to get people to leave reviews

33:05 – Why would somebody close a successful store

37:33 – How much money do you need to automate your e-commerce business

45:36 – What would happen if Asian dropshipping businesses get penalized?

51:09 – The end goal of owning an e-commerce business

Top Key Quotes

“First, you need to understand that it’s not easy. It’s not as easy as taking $200 and turning into profit. That’s not really profitable these days. What I would really recommend is to think about it differently right now. To really think about where we are right now in the world and how consumer behavior is. Why and what kind of things would they buy?”

“The most common way of running dropshipping stores is using Shopify as a host. It’s a great platform to create websites. You don’t need to know any coding. There are built-in themes, where there are drag and drop. If you’re having a little bit of an issue, you can reach out to customer support. They have one of the best customer support there is.”

“Seeing dropshipping ads is one of the best ways to really learn and start gaining experience with what’s working and what isn’t. If you see an ad that has really good engagement, like millions of views, they are spending a lot of money on it, then there is no reason for them not to do it if they are not profitable.”

“The thing about dropshipping from AliExpress or China is that it’s mostly low-ticket items. By low-ticket, I mean between $30 - $60 USD. So, the main thing is to create an impulsive reaction in the customer and get him to buy on the spot. Most customers don’t buy on the spot but you retarget them with ads. The main thing is to create really good and engaging ads.”

Resources

Freedom Surfer – Yakir’s recommendation for a website if you’re interested in registering a company

Yakir Starosta

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Ep 45: How To Build Your Airbnb Empire Remotely with Saurav Arya Jun 01, 2020

We all dream about building a business that will run on its own and traveling world, seeing the wonders of the world. Sometimes we have this notion that the two can’t mix together.

Our guest today is here to prove the contrary. Saurav Arya is an IIT graduate who worked as a Vice President at MakeITDeals until he decided to take a gap year and follow his dream of traveling the world. He calls his journey, 'A Year Full Of Sundays'.

He managed to spread his AirBnb business through multiple locations all over the world. On top of that, he just became a dad so that’s one more role added to his list of accomplishments.

Remotrepreneur’s Insights

Reviews Can Make or Break – Arya says that the search engine on Airbnb is designed to catch reviews, the number of listings, the seniority level of your Airbnb business. So, spend some time to get those reviews up for better results.
Strike a Deal – Saurav says that he always chooses the profit-sharing model in cases where he is not sure about the market. To avoid putting risk on yourself don’t go for the yearly deal.
Hire Staff for Maintenance – Your AirBnb business needs to be ready for upcoming guests. To do that you need a staff that needs to be managed. The best choice is to hire managers and cleaning people locally.

Key Podcast Milestones

03:55 – Saurav’s background

07:45 – How Saurav got his first Airbnb property

12:11 – The profit after costs in Airbnb rental

14:33 – The downside of running an Airbnb business

19:15 – Everything you need to maintain your Airbnb business

25:14 – Saurav’s take on remotepreneurship and rental businesses

26:29 – Is Bangalore a good place for digital nomads?

30:13 – How does Saurav keep focused on work while he is traveling

34:22 – Saurav’s story about “Small World”

39:51 – How can you find Saurav

Top Key Quotes

“The search criteria on Airbnb is complex and it takes into account so many things. One of which is the profile of the host. How many reviews do you have? What are the types of reviews do you have? The number of listings. How senior are you in terms of hosting on Airbnb?”

“Depending on the geography and other factors that come into place, if you are venturing into a market you are not sure about the return and you don’t want to put the entire risk on yourself, then it’s better to go with the profit-sharing model. Telling the owner not to go for a yearly deal.”

“For different geographies, I have hired a manager who is supervising the housekeeping. I have to hire the housekeepers through an agency. In some cases, I have to hire them through references. They are aware of when they have to go. Also, sometimes the manager has to coordinate with them in case there is a requirement for housekeeping.”

“At times you might need to hire in person not remotely. Sometimes it helps to fix up a meeting. For example, if I have to hire someone in Bangalore and just have to have a face-to-face conversation, I can build more trust over hiring someone remotely. “

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Saurav Arya

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Ep 44: How To Transition Your Career To Upwork with Robert O'Kruk May 25, 2020

No matter what level you are on UpWork, you always need something you can improve. That’s why we invited Robert O’Kruk to help us out.

Robert O'Kruk is one of the leading educators and coaches for remote workers and digital nomads. He's been privately trained by Google in Canada and has been part of the Upwork Pro Sales & Marketing team as well as their Top Rated freelancer program.

He is the founder of the 12,000+ member remote worker community, the Digital Nomads Forum and is also the founder of the Mindful Nomads Retreat, a mindfulness and remote work lifestyle based educational program.

Remotrepreneur’s Insights

Optimizing Your UpWork Profile – Robert says that your profile on UpWork is your biggest weapon. That’s why it’s crucial to optimize it and polish it to maximize your chance in landing a job.
Apply Fast – Time is of the essence even on UpWork. You have to one of the first to apply for a job in order to give you a head start of the competition. Robert explains the importance of timing.
The Perfect Proposal – If your profile is your biggest weapon, the proposal should be your ammunition. Robert gives us some tips on crafting the perfect custom-tailored proposal to grab the client’s attention.

Key Podcast Milestones

05:00 – How Robert started working on Upwork

09:06 – Four key principles in getting a job on Upwork

10:36 – Principle #1

20:30 – Principle #2

28:10 – Principle #3

31:40 – Principle #4

38:32 – When to know the right time to close the job

47:24 – Where to find Robert and his coaching courses

55:45 – Should you start an agency on UpWork?

Top Key Quotes

“You have to realize that UpWork is not a computer or an algorithm that’s going to actually hire you. It’s a human. So, you need to learn how to craft your profile, interact with clients on UpWork in a way that’s optimized for the algorithm as well as the actual human and the business that’s going to hire you.”

“You can’t have good results on Upwork if you don’t have a good profile optimized for the algorithm and the human”

“People post an opportunity on Upwork. Then all the freelancers jump on it and usually 10 to 30 or so people who apply for each job. If you just kinda jump in there with everybody else, you're just in the pile, you have no control. The key to avoiding in being at the bottom is learning to be the first person to apply for the job. On Upwork they give you all sorts of tools to refine and narrow down the entire list of job opportunities they provide.”

“The key to a good proposal you have to do two things. The first thing is you have to be time-efficient. You have to send an epic proposal in 3-5 minutes. You have to send a minimum of 10 – 20 if you have no reviews. If you have a crappy profile you have to send some more.”

“The proposal has to be custom tailored. We have to remember the human will have to hire you. What do they want to see? They want to see someone who has read the description of their job and they replied in a custom way that acknowledges everything they need. “

“Ideally the proposal is inviting people to have a free 30-minute phone call. Free 30 minute phone call where you just talk with the client to talk if you guys are a good fit. Phone calls give you a higher chance to get hired.”

Resources

People

Gary V

Socials

Robert O'Kruk - Robert’s website

Robert O'Kruk - Robert’s YouTube channel

Robert O'Kruk - Robert’s IG

Apps

Calendly

Ep 43: Using Linkedin As Sales Funnel with Michael Thompson May 18, 2020

Michael Thompson is the LinkedIn Mastermind who managed to power through the big competition thanks to his elaborate profile optimizing and outreach messaging that is currently used by dozens of businesses. He's been running online businesses for almost a decade. 3 years ago he sold his business (customessay.com) for $500k and then started a new business, a book writing company for entrepreneurs, that turned into coaching.

Remotrepreneur’s Insights

Don’t Rely too Much on The System-The system you want to implement might work because it worked for somebody else but it won’t be successful unless you hustle hard.

Set Up a LinkedIn Funnel- Michael says that the funnel you’re going to use will lead to an outcome. Always strive to guide your customer/listener to the action you want them to take.

Optimize Your LinkedIn Profile-Every section of your LinkedIn profile is important, the tagline, about me, and the experience section. Optimization is crucial when it comes to developing a successful LinkedIn profile. Before you do, you need to answer a few questions about what you are offering, Michael, reveals them on the podcast.

Key Podcast Milestones

02:14 – Michael’s background

10:15 – Why you should use Linkedin to grow your business

12:18 – Michael’s advice on creating a Linkedin strategy

21:55 – How to optimize your LinkedIn profile to get more views

26:07 – The next step after optimizing your LinkedIn profile

31:30 – How long would it take to manage your LinkedIn profile

32:51 – How does Michael help his clients?

34:39 – How can you find Michael?

35:35 – Whether you should do content on LinkedIn and how to do it?

Top Key Quotes

“You need to be able to do the work. If you want to hire Michael Jordan, as a responsible coach, should say to you ‘Now, look… You’re going to hire me but you’re not going to get result unless you work as hard as I do’. Doesn’t matter what course you buy, no matter what coach you hire, they are not a magic pill. You still have to take what you learn from them, implement the systems and put it into work.”

“When you are running any business, what you want to do is you want to implement a proven system. Whether it’s Michael Jordan, for example, you want to follow the systems he used. It’s important to model what you’re doing after somebody who has already done it.”

“If you are in the B2B space, if you have B2B product or service, that’s why you should be on LinkedIn as oppose to those other platforms. What you do there it’s up to you.”

“What you want to do on Linkedin is in two phases. No.1 is set it up like a funnel. The funnel leads to an outcome. It’s no matter what you’re doing, whether you have a store in the mall or you have a podcast, you want your listeners/customers to take action. If you have a LinkedIn account and someone is on it, what do you want them to do?”

“If you really want to get successful on LinkedIn, you have to put together a strategic outreach strategy that you can run and hustle.”

“The first thing you can really do is before you optimize your profile is you really need to think about what it is that you do. Depending on what you do, if you’re a business coach, ask yourself what kind of business coach are you? Who are the people that you help? What is the problem that you solve? What is the solution you offer?”

Resources

Socials

LinkedSalesPros-Michael’s coaching strategies

Michael Thompson

Remotepreneurs

Ep 42: Nomads Giving Back To The World with Tarek Kholoussy May 11, 2020

Tarek is a social entrepreneur with an MBA from NY University. He comes to the corporate world and worked with world-leading healthcare and financial services organizations such as Goldman Sachs in New York and London.

Throughout his journey, Tarek chased three big dreams to reach before his 40th birthday: to explore 100 countries to fuel his soul, run 25 marathons to challenge his body, and to create a social enterprise to expand his mind as well as his heart.

Remotrepreneur’s Insights

Find Your Inspiration – Inspiration can be used as a tool to give back and you should find yours in every shape and form. It’s important because inspiration can be addictive because of that it makes you become a better person.
Save Up – If you want to travel the world and countries in need you need money, not a lot of it but still, it comes with a cost. Tarek managed to go from spending a corporate salary to saving money in order to go backpacking and helping people in need.
Embrace Change – Change can be hard but it doesn’t have to be if you change your perspective. Start embracing change and see how changes can benefit you in a positive way.
Kill Your Comfort Zone – You can get too comfortable in the place you are right now. You won’t get far if you start doing things that even scare you in some instances. That’s why it’s important to move forward!

Key Podcast Milestones

03:20 – How Tarek became a digital nomad

07:32 – What made Tarek switch to a digital nomad lifestyle

15:09 – How Tarek planned his journey to digital entrepreneurship

18:14 – How Tarek fought the urge to spend and managed to save for backpacking

23:16 – What inspired Tarek to start giving back to the countries he visited

31:35 – Tarek’s thoughts on building a network with other charity groups

40:28 – How can you connect with Tarek’s social enterprise

Top Key Quotes

“When I started to realize that I wasn’t aligned with how I was living my life I decided to take care and cultivate that craving of change in two ways. One is – feed the inspiration with more inspiration. I decided to create my own little inspiration boot camp where I tended the TED talk remotely, I would watch the whole thing in real-time from my apartment on my flat screen. Then I made a list of books about how to become happy and how to make a difference in the world. I decided to filter out things that would normally discourage me. I would reduce the amount of time on people that weren’t so supportive of this kind of thing.”

“In terms of planning sustainability, I just saved up my money, invested it, and decided to reduce my spending drastically. “

“Change is hard, change is also fascinating. I feel like it’s a cliché saying but I couldn’t agree more that life happens outside your comfort zone. That’s where the growth happens. I really challenged myself in various ways.”

“I really believe that you need to inspire yourself first. But once you do and you start to help others then in turn that inspires you to be better”

Resources

Socials

https://wNomads Giving Backww.nomadsgivingback.com/ - Tarek’s social enterprise

Social

Tarek Kholoussy

NGB’s Facebook page

Remotepreneurs

Ep 41:The Importance of Creating Positive Lyfestyle Energy with Alex E Lamber “The Quantum Entrepreneur" May 04, 2020

Energy is a force that surrounds us all. It’s involved in our everday lives and even lives inside of us. Sometimes we feel tired and fatigued from stress. That’s the right time to try letting some positive vibes into your live to get the lifestyle you always wanted!

Alex E Lamber, The Quantum Entrepreneur, came on our podcast full of positive energy but also with a lot of great advice for us. He started as a growth hacker for startups and even started a few businesses on the side. He decided to pursue his real passion – personal growth.

We can all use positive changes into our lives to make sure we are living as the version of ourselves.

Remotrepreneur’s Insights

Freedom Is Key – You can’t have the lifestyle that you want without liberating yourself and finding freedom, both internal and external. Alex shares his thoughts on the importance on having freedom.
Set Up Routines – It’s always good to have routines you can follow to discipline yourself into a having the lifestyle you always wanted and feeling more positive.
Self-care as Part of Your Daily Life – Your body and mind need grooming as well as your beard or hair. Medidate, watch sunsets, exercise, eat healthy and many more of Alex’s recommendations on our podcast.

Key Podcast Milestones

03:37 – Alex’s background

11:03 – Alex’s experience with the retreat

13:47 – Importance of meditation as an entrepreneur

15:54 – Alex’s routines

26:00 – How does energy work

28:30 – Energy as medicine

34:37 – How can ‘Healy’ be used

41:10 – Pros and cons of 5G

51:33 – How can you find Alex

Top Key Quotes

“Freedom is all of these elements, external freedom, financial freedom, location independence etc. That can be a good Segway for more meditation but to me even having nice relationships and environment is good. TRUE freedom comes from being fulfilled with just being with yourself.”

“I get way better results as an entrepreneur thanks to my routines. In the entrepreneurial world, there is sometimes this perception that it’s cool to work very late, be always on your laptop… That’s not at all my vision. To me, if you do a lot of self-care, if you meditate, if you go to the gym, you just are going to operate way better”

“I started with meditation, eating healthy, exercising regularly… These are great things to start with. At the moment, I wake up, I just in an ice bath for 2 minutes. It makes you so present.”

“Watching the sunrise in the morning we get that red light, especially between 6 am and 8 am. That’s really good for mitochondria, which powers the energy of ourselves”

Resources

Socials

https://www.alexelamber.com/ - Alex’s website

https://www.facebook.com/unlockt.me - Alex’s Facebook page

People

Tim Ferris

Jodie Spencer

Books

The New Wave: Escape 9-5 by Alex E Lamber

Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl

Apps

7-minute workout

f.lux

Movie

5G Apocalypse

Ep 40:How To Build A Company That Will Run On Its Own with CEO of “Kenji ROI” Danny Carlson Apr 27, 2020

Danny Carlson is a guest on our podcast today to talk about the things that have been bothering you for quite some time now. He's a 27-year-old entrepreneur, podcaster, & lifestyle architect. His first business produced extreme downhill longboarding videos in 2014 & has since grown the Amazon FBA Agency “Kenji ROI” to more than 10 team members. Kenji ROI has served over 500 Amazon sellers & created photos, video, copywriting, & graphics for over 1240 listings. He's also a host of the Actualize Freedom Podcast & the Danny Carlson Podcast completing more than 60 interviews with names like Daniel DiPiazza, Steve Sims, Manny Coats, & Kevin King.

Remotrepreneur’s Insights

Never Stop Developing Your Product – Always have in mind that competitors are doing way more product research than you. Never stop improving your product and be one step ahead.
Lifting Your Company Up Requires Hustling – Especially in the beginning stages you have to use all of your powers to get your company out there. Whether it’s SEO, blog posts, websites, reaching out to people, you have to do try it all if you want to see results
Don’t Rush Implementing SOPs Right Away – Wait until you’ve tried your system and procedure at least five times until you install it permanently in your company.

Key Podcast Milestones

02:55 – Danny’s first steps to remote entrepreneurship

06:51 – Danny’s thoughts on Amazon products

08:15 – How did a near-death experience change Danny’s perspective

10:46 – How did Danny overcome problems in the first three months of starting a business

14:24 – The turning point where Danny removed himself from fulfillment

16:33 – When should you be starting to create the systems and processes

18:55 – How did Danny create and employed his team members

22:47 – The budget for hiring an operations manager

28:35 – Danny’s recommendation for improving communication between teams

36:48 – How Danny manages team meetings

38:48 – The next level for Kenji

Top Key Quotes

“If you just sit back on your profits and you’re extracting money, enjoying it, then those profits are going to dry up. Competitors come in, product life cycles and Amazon are fairly short unless you have a really unique product or a patent. So, if you’re not constantly doing product research, launch a new product, just doing things to maximize your current product, then it’s not doing to last”

“I would recommend hiring a dedicated, at least part-time / 20 hour, general virtual assistant. If you can afford it, you can get something like that $400 a month. Even if your profits are not much more than that, the ability to be able to focus on the things are going to generate more revenue for your business that is going to improve the system so that you can scale the business. Just the fact that you can focus on that, even if you keep your profits not that high above break-even, you are going to be building an asset for yourself that can then scale to a much larger company.”

“It’s really important to go through a process at least 5 times by yourself so you really understand the process. That way you’re going to know how the process itself can be improved or what part of the process doesn’t work.”

Resources

KENJI ROI – Danny’s company

Freedom Agency Blueprint – Danny’s courses

Socials

Danny Carlson

Remotepreneurs

Ep 39 :Steps To An Effective Remote Management System with Mads Singers Apr 20, 2020

On today’s podcast we were honored to have Mads Singers as our guest speaker. A management whizz, who has worked with giants like Shell and Coca-Cola, has a new objective in his business journey and that’s coaching proper effective management. No matter what size your business is, you can build an amazing company with awesome people.

Mads says that the problem with managing your teams lies in your management model. Let’s break down the solutions for better management by reading below.

Remotrepreneur’s Insights

Work Less Do More – Mads says the problem sometimes with entrepreneurs is the amount of hours they put in. It doesn’t mean that you’re doing the right things if you’re working more hours.
Give Power to Your Teams – The best way to remove yourself from micromanaging big, even small, teams of people is to give them more responsibility and ownership. Mads gives his insight on his technique on managing remote teams.
Do Weekly Check-ins – Weekly check-in only with the person who reports to you directly is crucial when it comes to proper management.

Key Podcast Milestones

01:55 – Mads’ background

03:55 – Mads’ recommendation on finding the right staff

10:54 – The importance of giving ownership to employees

19:34 – Mads’ technique for best practices & processes

23:23 – Mads’ advice on handling complex processes

27:45 – How to let go of control and not to be afraid of other people handling your business

32:55 – Mads’ advice for delegation

34:49 – Tips on managing teams remotely

37:10 – What kind of service Mads’ outsourcing offers

41:19 – How can you find Mads’ company & his courses

Top Key Quotes

“Unfortunately, all these famous people, like Gary V, keep saying ‘Hustle, Hustle’. The thing is if you’re working on the right things, working a lot of hours make sense”

“A lot of people think that the VA is the solution for everything and it’s not. What I’m very conscious with, when you’re looking to hire staff, you really want to figure out what you need. Sometimes it makes more sense to hire someone from where you are locally, sometimes it makes sense to hire someone from a different country. Fundamentally, what you want to do is sit down and be clear on what your business and what needs to be done”

“The biggest problem most business owners have is that they delegate tasks, instead of delegating responsibility. The difference is significant. What happens is, when you delegate tasks, a task goes down to an employee, it comes right back up to you. You can definitely do more with your employees but end up working, instead of 40 hours, 50, 60, 70 hours to keep all of your employees busy and to actually approve or work with all the inputs they have. You have to give people ownership instead of a task.”

“Business is like a pyramid. In the beginning, it’s a tiny pyramid, only you. When it’s only you, average salary is what the company makes a month and the amount of hours you work. As your company grows, the more people you hire, the way you increase their value is increasing the value of your hours.”

“You should always do weekly 1 to 1 sessions with anyone who reports directly to you. What that basically entitles is 30 minute session when you sit down, every single week, with every employee who reports directly to you and you actually talk to them.”

Resources

https://www.madssingers.com/ - Mads’ website where you can find his courses and podcasts

Aristosourcing – Mads’ outsourcing agency

Socials

Mads Singers

Remotepreneurs

Ep 38 : How To Build A Multi-Million Dollar Exit Company Like A BOSS with Greg Shepard (BOSS Methodology) Apr 13, 2020

We all make mistakes as entrepreneurs but sometimes even with all of the information and courses don’t make things right. If you listen to our podcast with Greg Shepard, you’ll hear all about your mistakes in rolling up companies straight from the horses’ mouths.

Greg Shepard is the CEO and founder of BOSS Capital Partners. He is a Serial Entrepreneur, Author, Speaker and Angel Venture Capital Investor with a legacy of building and running sustainable growth businesses. Driven by a transformational leadership style, Greg has spearheaded multiple company exits in the BioTech, TransitTech, AdTech and MarTech space.

If you’re interested in knowing how to build a multi-million dollar exit company using Greg Shepard’s BOSS Methodology, keep on scrolling down.

Remotrepreneur’s Insights

Recognizing The Type of Business – Greg says it’s important to find out what type of business you want to target. There are two types of businesses – problem solving business and opportunity businesses. We break down what those are on our podcast.
The BOSS System – Greg also breaks down his famous BOSS system and passes the knowledge onto other entrepreneurs in need. The system is so good, Greg used it for politics as well.
How To Better Manage Businesses Remotely – There are a few things that make us distracted even when we work from home. Greg tells us how he manages multiple companies from any remote location.
BOSS Methodology in nutshell - Business, Operating, Support, System

Key Podcast Milestones

03:24 – Greg’s story from living in a tent to building a billion-dollar company

08:04 – What does BOSS stands for

11:12 – First stage of Greg’s BOSS system

13:25 – Second stage of Greg’s BOSS system

28:20 – How to achieve the highest impact with the lowest effort

29:00 – Greg’s RACI model

31:29 – Stage three of Greg’s BOSS system

33:13 – Stage four of Greg’s BOSS system

36:31 – How Greg makes people follow the SOP

37:15 – Last step in Greg’s BOSS system

41:30 – How many years it took Greg to develop the BOSS system

44:19 – The recipe for failure

47:53 – Why would people sell their company if it’s profitable

50:21 – The revenue tech companies need to make in order to be sold at a higher rate

59:34 – Greg’s best practices for operating remote companies

01:04:58 – Greg’s prediction and thoughts on the current economy

Resources

People

Jim Rohn

Books

Meet the BOSS - The Agile Playbook for Startups – Greg’s upcoming book

Socials

https://www.gregoryshepard.com/ - Greg’s website

Greg Shepard – Greg’s Linkedin account

Remotepreneurs-Host

Greg Shepard-Guest

Ep 37 : Staying Healthy During The Coronavirus Quarantine with Juodka Aurimas Apr 06, 2020

For us, digital nomads, our homes are more than a place of comfort. They are a place of making our dreams come true and a place where we make a living. On the outside, people admire us taking our work wherever we go and having the comfort of working in your pajamas, but there is a darker tone to it. We spend our days slouching over our laptops for hours and hours ruining our health and mind.

Juodka Aurimas will be our guest health guru for today’s podcast. He is here to keep our backs straight but also straighten our digital nomad lifestyle. He is a former Military Service member and Engineer, turned Human Performance & Health Expert and Wellness Entrepreneur. He specializes in helping people excel in life physically, mentally and spiritually.

Remotrepreneur’s Insights

Keeping Your Body Active – AJ says movement is key when you’re a digital nomad because the sitting position you’re in is not doing your any good for your health. Movement helps pump blood through your body and keeps you fresh while working.
Implementing Routines Throughout The Day – Routines are crucial if you want to lead a healthier lifestyle. Try implementing a morning and evening routine with few tips and tricks.
Nutrition Is Sacred – It’s important what kind of gas you’re putting into your body. That’s why AJ says it’s important to have the right healthier meals. He even busts a few myths when it comes to ‘traditional’ healthy foods.

Key Podcast Milestones

06:33 – AJ’s transition to being an engineer to being a wellness expert

10:31 – What are the main issues digital nomads face

14:46 – How can digital nomads fix their sleeping problems

16:00 – How to deal with stress as a digital nomad

17:50 – Importance of nutrition for a digital nomad

20:00 – AJ’s thoughts on intermittent fasting

22:44 – When should you have your first breakfast

28:00 – Importance of movement for a digital nomad

29:30 – Tips for improving your working area & environment

31:33 – Improving your mindset

34:58 – AJ’s recommendation for ideal working hours & productivity

40:25 – What’s the first thing the digital nomads should improve?

Top Key Quotes

“People actually neglect one of the most important things is movement. I always say that exercise is your supplement and movement is your food.”

“When our bodies are moving, our brain is grooving!”

“75% of people grab their phone in the morning. That’s the most horrible idea or action that one can take ever.”

“First create a morning routine, create an evening routine, hydrating, getting some sun and avoiding screen time before bed. The moment you wake up, it’s already going to fix a lot of issues.”

“Mealtimes must be sacred. That’s one of the times when I’m not listening to a podcast, I’m not working, I’m not watching a YouTube video, I’m not texting, my phone is away. I’m sitting down and I’m actually connecting with my food.”

“13 hours of not eating is the bare minimum that every single person can benefit from.”

“Our bodies know what to do with less food rather than more food”

“I do something called a morning formula. It’s essentially affirmations and anchoring yourself to the identity of a person you are striving to be.”

Resources

High Performance Retreat – AJ’s website

Daily Mind Medicine -Podcast

People

Remotepreneurs-Host

Juodka Aurimas-Guest

Ep 36 : How to Build Your Amazon Store From Scratch with Riley Bennett Mar 30, 2020

When you think of Amazon, you probably think of it as a pool of millions of vendors from all over the world selling all kinds of products. That doesn’t have to discourage you from starting your Amazon business. If you use Riley’s tips, you’ll have a winning business in no time. Riley is an Amazon guru who managed to get his Amazon store from being a six-figure store with just a few tips & tricks.

Starting your own Amazon business doesn’t have to be scary, read on to know why.

Remotrepreneur’s Insights

Perfect The Product – Any Amazon expert can tell you that the very first thing you need to do is to make sure the product you’re selling is top-notch. Even Riley advises investing time and money into perfecting your product.

Get Educated – Amazon offers ways to get your product in front of the competition. Before you think of starting your Amazon business, take courses and soak up all of the info you need to know about owning an Amazon business.

Your Business – You did your research, took courses and created or found your perfect product. Now, it’s time to optimize, communicate with your customers, listen to them, answer to bad and good reviews etc. You can find all of this information from Riley on our podcast.

Key Podcast Milestones

01:56 – How did Riley’s journey to success begin

03:03 – Is Amazon still profitable?

04:50 – How to start your Amazon store

07:39 – The realistic expectations of opening an Amazon store

11:04 – How to look for the right product

13:52 – How many products you need to launch your Amazon store

16:51 – What guarantees the product to win in the first 3 months

17:35 – The best way to get reviews without getting in trouble

18:36 – How you can find Riley’s Amazon store & course

19:15 – How to protect your product and stay on the first search page

24:20 – How to passively protect your product

26:09 – How did Riley’s journey look like from 0 to six figures on Amazon

28:30 – How does the digital nomad life look like for Riley

31:36 – How to find Riley’s podcast

Top Key Quotes

“Amazon is where people buy sh*t online. So, if you ask me if Amazon is still profitable, is it still profitable to sell thing online”

“The best way to commit is to go to school”

“You do the product research. I recommend taking at least 3 to 4 weeks and I have the whole spreadsheet system in the course but you go on Amazon and you do the market research. You dive in and you’re swimming and trying to find dozens and dozens of weird niches”

“Build a strong product. That way you won’t have to worry. Because the Amazon algorithm will keep the best product on page 1 and you won’t have to worry”

“If you can get 1000 reviews, I highly recommend going ball out and trying to do that. If it stays at 1000 reviews with four stars, that would be a huge golden mote and that would be a home run. Amazing cash flow for years”

Resources

AMZ Elevate – Riley’s agency

Theamazonmethod.com – Riley’s course

Livin That Life – Digital Nomad Podcast– Riley’s podcast

https://livinthatlife.com/- Riley’s blog

Socials

https://www.youtube.com/user/PliesDaGhost - Riley’s YouTube channel

Riley Bennett

Remotepreneurs

Ep 35 : Getting Rich With AirBnB With Chris Thomas Mar 23, 2020

Airbnb is a leader in the rental business all over the world. The rental business is booming. That means you can run your AirBnB business from anywhere and that qualifies for a great idea to become the successful remotepreneur you always wanted to be.

To prove that, Chris Thomas is a special guest on our podcast today. He came from living on welfare to becoming a multi-millionaire. Now, he owns a business that makes a ridiculous ton of money on autopilot. He even wrote a killer book on how to make a fortune in real estate. To add even more success, he lives a life of luxury and freedom.

All you have to do is to read below!

Remotrepreneur’s Insights:

Reach Out to Investors – Chris managed to get investors interested quickly in his dream by contacting manually at least 500 people a day. In the beginning, sacrifice long hours of your day to reaching as many people as you can. Even if you manage to get at least one investor interested, you’ll be successful.
Find Your Business Model – Chris says there are two business models. The first one is to find people that have a room, apartment or house for renting. Second one is to find people willing to invest in your business. The choice is yours.
Additional Tips to Running an AirBnB Business – As a part of any business, it’s important to know your ROI, margins, gross revenue, costs for management etc. Chris gives his tips on doing just that on the podcast.

Key Podcast Milestones:

02:12 – How Chris went from welfare to multi-millionaire

08:08 – How does a short rental business work

12:30 – How much money do you need to start an AirBnB business

14:34 – What to do if you don’t have the money to start a business

15:42 – How do you calculate management fee

18:00 – How long does it take to start earning money

19:50 – Can you manage your AirBnB from anywhere around the world

22:10 – How to remove yourself from the process of running your AirBnB business

34:27 – AirBnB profit margins

Top Key Quotes:

“I reached out to 500 people - manually. Not InMail, Linkedin all that automated stuff. I manually reached out to 500 people in 48 hours.”

“You’re a rentopreneur. You’re either going to apartment buildings or you’re going to somebody who has a vacancy in a house or somebody who has an extra room. If I was starting out right now, I would reach out to a friend or a family member who has an extra room in a house or their apartment, reach out to their listing person and tell them you want to add an addendum in the agreement that you’re going to put people in AirBnB. You don’t want to be a slimeball on his business.”

“I come from the gutter. My companies are doing almost 3,5 million dollars. How is that possible? I’ll tell you why, right here and right now. It’s because I didn’t quit.”

Socials:

@getchristhomas

@remotepreneurs

Books:

Short Term Rental Riches – Chris’ book

Websites & Courses:

Chris’ Website

www.airdna.com

STR Profit Academy – Chris’ course on achieving financial freedom through AirBnB

Ep 34: Cracking The VA Code With Nathan Hirsch From Outsource School Mar 16, 2020

Everybody talks about outsourcing, but most of them don't have a clue about how to do it. They say just go hire somebody and he'll take care of everything, and when you do everything gets done wrong and you end up doing it on your own... That's how a typical remote entrepreneur hires and fails.

I wanted to avoid that and that's why I interviewed one of the best outsourcing experts in the world - Nathan Hirsch.

Nathan Hirsch is a serial entrepreneur and expert in remote hiring and e-commerce. He is the co-founder of FreeeUp.com, a renowned marketplace for hiring VAs.

Most recently, he's building an educational platform designed to help remote entrepreneurs with all aspects of running a remote business called Outsourcing School!

On the Remotepreneurs podcast, we've talked about outsourcing and how to hire, onboard, train and manage VA's...

You should listen to this podcast with Nathan because he has hired and managed hundreds of VAs all around the world!

Remotrepreneur’s Insights

The importance of hiring – Nathan explains why you must hire if you want to grow and scale your business
How to hire and manage VAs – Nathan explains the entire process of hiring and managing VAs effectively and efficiently
How to create an effective SOP (Standard Operating Procedure) – What most people miss when creating an SOP
Outsource School - What’s included in the Cracking The VA Code Course

Key Podcast Milestones:

02:47 - Nathan's Entrepreneurial Start

05:14 - Selling on Amazon

06:15 - How Nathan was forced to start hiring

08:13 - How Nathan pivoted to remote hiring

10:00 - Why FreeUp was started

13:52 - When should you hire VA

17:51 - Interviewing VAs Process

22:00 - SOP (Standard Operating Procedure)

25:08 - Managing VAs Process

31:12 - Selling FreeUp

34:44 - Story behind OutsourcingSchool.com

Top Key Quotes:

"Before hiring a VA, make sure you can afford them and have enough work they can work on"

"I'd rather spend 30min interviewing VA and see they're not a good fit upfront, than wasting 3 months trying to make it work!"

"Don’t assume anything, make clear expectations"

"When you want to raise pay for VA use the opportunity to reset expectations and give additional responsibility with an option to back-out"

"Don't manage more than 4-5 VAs"

Resources:

Nathan Hirsch

Filip Will Stankovski – Host

FreeUp

Outsourcing School

Ep.33 : The Power Of Building A Lifestyle Clothing Brand With Jason Muncer (Mr Villin) Mar 09, 2020

Do you have an idea of what your perfect brand would be? You don’t know how to start or find the motivation to keep you afloat during the growing pains? Look no further because Jason Muncer is here to be your guide to enlighten you on how to do that.

Jason Muncer (Mr. Villin) started out his early stages hustling for other clothing entrepreneurs and making their dreams happen. One day, he woke up and decided to do the same for himself. Why being bossed around when you can be your own boss, right? Jason pushed through the years of developing his brand. Today, he is the proud owner of a successful athleisure company called Villin, selling world-wide amazing pieces of clothing that represent more than a brand, it’s a lifestyle.

If you want to get into the fashion business, with no money but with the will to succeed, this is the podcast for you!

Remotrepreneur’s Insights

Finding The Motivation – Jason talks about staying motivated through the difficult years of growing your business.
Tips on Building Your Brand – There might be something wrong in your surrounding if you keep hitting road blocks. Jason will tell you the problem and how to solve it.
Build Business on Passion – There is no point in building a business on something that doesn’t drive you. Passion should be your fuel.

Top Key Quotes

“The hardest part is getting past your own mind. I can give step by step on how to build a clothing brand but 99% won’t do it.”

“Everyone tells me to come back to Earth but I think the only reason I was successful was because I was living in the clouds.”

“It’s not something that happens overnight. People often think if it’s not working straight away then it’s not going to work and they give up.”

“If I didn’t have anything to prove then I’d probably would have given up earlier.”

“If I could give any advice, it’s just find your fuel. What is your fuel?”

“I didn’t create a brand. I created a way of life.”

“You shouldn’t work for your business, you should create a business that works for you.”

Resources:

People:

Jason Muncer (Mr. Villin)

Filip Will Stankovski – Host

Jason’s company - Villin

Socials:

@remotepreneurs

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Ep.32 : The Power Of Debt With Colin Yurcisin Mar 02, 2020

Credit doesn’t have to be scary when you use it for your own benefit. Our podcast today is focused on how to use the banks to work for you instead of the other way around. We are joined by Colin Yuricisin, the credit card Robin Hood, who found a way to break the matrix and make debt a machine that makes you money.

Breaking the stigma about credit cards, Colin breaks down his journey of leveraging banks to make him the successful entrepreneur he is today.

Colin started his journey of ascension towards success with some bad investments that cost him years of getting out of debt. He then decided to apply for a credit card and found a way to make banks work for him. Colin explains how you can use credit not only for your business but also for your lifestyle. There are no limits in real life, they only exist in your head. That’s why we are here to empower you to get where you want to get, business and lifestyle-wise, with other people’s money.

Remotrepreneur’s Insights:

Importance of Starting Your Line of Credit Card Early – Colin shares his experience when he first started out using credit cards and why it’s important to start early.
Leveraging Banks to Work For You – The tables have turned and now Colin tells us how you can make banks work for you to build income and assets.
Using Credit For Personal Use – There are hacks you can use to travel the world at luxury hotels using credit points, Colin is here to tell you how to do it.
Importance of Debt – Colin explains how debt can be a good thing for your business and how you can make debt make you more money.

Top Key Quotes:

“I don’t work through a bank, I’m using the bank”

“When you have a bank account, you have a debit card. A debit card is basically you just storing your cash inside of a bank. When you use a debit card, you’re taking out your own money. When you use a credit card, none of your money is in a bank account, it’s not tied to a bank account. You are literally using the bank’s bank account because they trust you.”

“When you first turn 18, you need to get a credit card. You need to start your credit history ASAP.”

“Debt is how the rich get rich”

“The more credit you have, the more trust you have”

“Living in luxury, traveling for free, leveraging bank’s money for little cost. It’s just education.”

Resources:

Courses:

EXCLUSIVE MASTERMIND – Colin’s private mastermind class

Learn Credit for $1 – Colin’s $1 class

Inner Circle:Credit Class– Colin’s credit class

People:

People mention:

Connect on social:

IG: @remotepreneurs

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Ep.31 : Why Start A Podcast in 2020 With Dylan Welch Feb 24, 2020

Modern media comes in all forms, you name it, Facebook, Instagram, TV, Radio, etc. The media market has a new member that has a well-deserved place as a standalone medium. Podcasting has become a growing trend in marketing and media for the last few years and there is a good reason for it.

Dylan Welch is the newest guest on our podcast. He’s here to give us great insights on podcasting based on his years of experience in working with major media companies like ABC, NBC, CBS, CW, FOX, Amazon Prime, Roku, Apple, Google, and Spotify. Most of Dylan’s past experience is in producing over 1,000 television shows.

Dylan took advantage of his hard-working years, collected his knowledge and invested into Dylan Welch Media, his own company. Now, Dylan provides end-to-end marketing, branding, video, media production, and distribution services for San Diego businesses so that they can reach a national and international level.

If you don’t have any idea how to run your podcast successfully, scroll down.

Remotrepreneur’s Insights:

Breakdown of Today’s Media – Dylan breaks down different forms of media people can use for marketing their podcasts.
Why Podcasting Became a Trending Media – Dylan gives his thoughts on why he shifted towards podcasting.
Tips on Running a Successful Podcast – Dylan gives us advice on how to market and run your podcast.

Top Key Quotes:

“Figure out what you’re product or service is. Go out there and sell it as hard as you possibly can.”

“If you’re a business owner and you have to pay ABC hundreds and thousands of dollars to air a commercial on their TV channel. Now, you can create a Facebook account and you create a video selfie-style or a photo, you can create a commercial and get it out to people completely for free.”

“Podcasts are whole new emerging almost medium in a sense.”

“You can use the podcast as a way to build new relationships with networks that you want to be in by providing them value and exposing them to the show.”

“Everyone consumes their media in totally different ways and without stretching yourself thin you need to find a way to be on all of these platforms every single day.”

“You gotta hustle & do it yourself or you can outsource the work and focus on what makes you money”

“The media world, in general, is constantly changing. Look at how the Internet has completely revolutionized things. Right now, we’re talking at the opposite sides of the world and people any time anywhere can listen to this. It’s really mind-blowing.”

Resources:

https://dylanwelch.com/

Tim Ferriss Show

People:

Dylan Welch

Connect on social:

IG: @remotepreneurs

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Ep 30: Staying Productive When You Have Severe ADHD Without Medication with Freddy Lansky Feb 17, 2020

Freddy Lansky, the owner of Points Panda and co-founder of iChess, is a guest on our podcast today to talk about his successful endeavors and how he managed to stay on track with discipline. Freddy, like all of us, struggled to stay disciplined. He found himself into the vortex of staying up late, eating unhealthy, and vices. Distraction was one of his biggest vices, and a lot of opportunities were wasted because of them.

After trying a few methods, Freddy found something that really works for him.

Freddy says there are so many great apps you use to help you block out all distractions in your life. You don’t have to be so disciplined that you start to go crazy about having a slice of pizza or cookie. Everything can be done in moderation. Also, keeping track of how many hours you sleep, which apps you spend the most time on, and what you eat can be helpful to you. That way, you know what to improve in your life. You need to set yourself up to success by blocking apps and staying away from social media as possible. Freddy gives tips on how to start your mornings better and how our phones impact on our health.

I know everybody can relate to the fact that apps are taking away most of our time, and staying away is difficult. If you want to know how to do that, keep on reading…

Remotrepreneur’s Insights

Eliminating Distractions: Companies spend billions of dollars just to get our attention. The power lies in us. Freddy talks about how to ‘discipline’ yourself to stay focused on what really matters.
The Restriction of Willpower: Freddy gives his thoughts on willpower and how they might not work for everyone.
Setting Yourself Up for Success: Freddy talks about how to achieve success as your only option
Getting Rid of Bad Habits: Any bad habit can be eliminated if you stay focused. Freddy talks about how important it is to indulge in your vices in moderation and not avoiding them all the time.

Top Key Quotes

"Will power is BS in general. It ranges from doesn’t work at all to kinda works."

"I think the strategy beyond having tracking and having a coach is really good isn’t getting rid of all the bad urges, to eat the cookie, to drink, to stay up late, is to find ways to make where it’s not even an option anymore."

"My dog had a 100% chance of going through his diet because that’s all he had. I make it for myself so that I can’t fail."

"Adding friction to bad habits and adding rewards to good habits."

"Enjoy your vices. Vices are meant to be enjoyed in moderation."

Resources:

Apps:

Waking Up with Sam Harris

Calm

Books:

Deep Work - Cal Newport

People:

Chris Reynolds

Freddy Lansky @streetcredfred

Connect on Social:

IG: @remotepreneurs

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Ep 29: How To Start Your Own High-Ticket Coaching Business With Anri Davids Feb 10, 2020

Success was more than an ‘option’ for our special guest today, it was a necessity! We are honored to have Anri Davids on our podcast, the fellow remotepreneur that started his own online coaching business and managed to build the life he dreamed as a little fat kid from Holland. He gives insights about becoming your superior self and achieving your dreams. From starting his dating coaching business to becoming partners with Gavin Dantez, Anri has had a whirlwind of success, including the ups and downs.

Do you want to sell your service and you don’t know how? Scroll down and listen to our podcast!

Remotrepreneur’s Insights

Don’t Believe Everything You See – We’ve all had moments of jealousy when we see people living their ‘best lives’ on social media. The truth is sadder than you think. Anri speaks the hard truth about ‘fake’ lives on Instagram.
How to Come from Point A to B – Follow somebody who’s achieved what you want to achieve and follow his guidance by taking step-by-step actions.
Give People Value – Spend time and energy on building/upgrading your skills. Market them, but be careful who you give them to.
Make an Impact With Your Passion – Follow what you love doing and make a difference in the world.

Top Key Quotes

“People that are real and raw are going to make it because people are starting to wake up.”

“I think we are the lost generation who can change because children now are growing up and don’t talk to their friends anymore. They are just Whatsaping, being socially awkward. They won’t even have sex anymore, they will have sex with robots”

“When people come to us, find out what is your passion, what is your gift, how do you want to help people?"

“He was making money and wasn’t happy. I call that ‘golden handcuffs’. It’s the same when you have a 9 to 5 job, you make a lot of money, but you’re still not happy, you are not fulfilled.”

Connect on Social:

Anri Davids @anridavids

The host of Remotepreneurs Podcast @filipwill89

Remotepreneurs Podcast @remotepreneurs

Resources:

Teach On Your Terms

Books:

‘The Way of the Superior Man’ – David Deida

People:

Gavin Dantez @gavindantez

Connect on Social:

IG: @remotepreneurs

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Ep 28: Branding & Marketing For Digital Nomads With Tasha Prados Feb 03, 2020

In this episode of Remotepreneurs Podcast, Filip Will introduced the fellow guest speaker of DNS Summit 2020,

Tasha Prados, and her company, Duraca Strategic, which helps small businesses achieve their business goals through branding and marketing strategies.

Tasha is a multicultural strategist for decades and has worked on high profiled projects around the world. Tasha has so far carved a niche for herself in the aspect of growing new businesses using the strategies she learned while working for larger companies.

Tasha walked us through how we can achieve business success. She shared what you need to prepare before starting your own business, especially as a digital nomad.

Another topic we’ve discussed is the need to understand, respect, and be culturally sensitive while traveling.

If you are interested in building an international business as a digital nomad, this episode is just the right material to listen…

Remotepreneur’s Insight:

The drive to begin a Digital Nomad lifestyle
How the acquired knowledge from bigger clients helps develop smaller businesses
The misconception that a traveler needs to be more responsible, respectful and culturally sensitive
Tell us about your experience with your business
How Branding works
What does remotepreneur stand for?
The importance of providing value that will guarantee a long-term client

Top Key Quotes:

"It’s not always about using the same thing that works for other clients, it’s about the process and getting people to see where they need to go."

"Branding and Marketing is both an art and a science"

"Marketing is all about understanding the mindset of the people you are trying to reach"

"Marketing is giving people the right message at the right time and the right place"

"People’s attention span is about eight seconds"

Books and Resources

Re-work

Rotary Club

US Peace Corps

US National Institute of Health

Remotepreneur.com

@t.prad

@Remotepreneurs

Awards

Public Relation Award

American Advertisement Association Award

Don't forget to get even more great episodes and resources to help you break out of Matrix, and grow your own remote empire

@Remotepreneurs website.

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Ep 27: Becoming A Limitless Digital Nomad With Gavin Dantez Jan 27, 2020

In today’s episode of the Remotepreneurs Podcast, we deep dive into Gavin Dantez’s amazing journey of overcoming challenges and beating ‘the system’. Gavin came from selling drugs to having 3 million dollars in income on top of having to travel the world. Gavin’s ‘The Limitless Masterclass’ is designed to install principles of success into your brain, and he says, ‘it’s a “pill” that forces you to take action’.

The world recognized entrepreneur magazine Inc has named Gavin Dantez as the “Mad Scientist Of Digital Marketing & Branding”. Furthermore, he was featured on Forbes, Entrepreneur, Inc, Buzzfeed, Addicted 2 Success, unconventional Life, Influencive, Thrive Global, and more. He Co-Founded TheMagnetMount.com and managed to bring $3 million in the first year!

If you’re stuck in one of the worst moments in your life and you need some guidance, Gavin is the guy for you!

Remotepreneur’s Insights:

Beating the system: How Gavin beat the system by discovering how it works and what it took to liberate himself from it.
Using the right resources: The importance of self-development books and material for an entrepreneur.
How to find your passion: Gavin talks about how he discovered what fueled his desire for success.
Importance of persistence and patience: Gavin talks about how his ‘overnight’ success took several years to build.
The future of remotepreneurship: Gavin foresees the future of ‘remote’ jobs.

Podcast Timestamps:

- 03:37 Gavin’s background in discovering his entrepreneurial spirit at an early age.

- 05:44 Gavin’s outlet for dealing with insecurities

- 06:33 Gavin’s favorite study on ‘the system’ and how it’s controlling us

- 07:38 How did Gavin decide to become an online marketer without income

- 09:19 Meeting his first mentor after near death experience

- 10:40 Introduction to network marketing and the power of old-school motivational audiobooks

- 12:12 Prospecting tips that work from Cesar Rodriguez

- 14:33 What kind of an impact did Bryan Swanson’s YouTube video ‘Create your perfect day’ had on Gavin.

- 16:50 The importance of mentors and self-development to early entrepreneurs

- 19:03 What happened when Gavin felt tired of being a ‘loser’

- 21:00 The reason why Gavin started ‘The Limitless Masterclass’

- 26:00 What’s included in the ‘The Limitless Masterclass’ and how much it costs to enter

- 32:18 Gavin’s biggest passion

- 36:45 How remotepreneurship can help you in a recession

- 40:06 What kind of topics Gavin is going to cover on his summit in Bali

- 47:20 Where can you find Gavin online

Top key quotes:

“Ask yourself, ‘What truly do you want? Are you living in alignment with that? Do you want to leave this planet with your gifts inside you? Are you ready to take some action?”

“My entrepreneurship is like a bamboo tree. You constantly water it for 5 years, and then you see the results”

“The system trains us to become batteries”

“When the student is ready, the teacher will appear

Connect on Social:

Gavin Dantez @gavindantez

Host of Remotepreneurs Podcast @filipwill89

Remotepreneurs Podcast @remotepreneurs

Resources

Limitless Masterclass

Teach On Your Terms

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Ep 26: How To Crush Your Goals In 2020 With Chris Reynolds Jan 21, 2020

Everybody makes new year resolutions, but only very few people stick to them. If you’re One of the majority who finds it difficult to follow the goals then this episode is for you.

In this episode, we’re joined by Chris Reynolds. Chris is a high-performance coach, lifestyle entrepreneur & podcaster. He has created business accelerators while interviewing over 400 successful entrepreneurs on The Business Method Podcast including people like Steven Kotler, NYTimes best-selling author, Jim Rogers, former partner of George Sorors, Laird Hamilton, world's top big wave surfer, John Lee Dumas, iTunes #1 Business Podcaster, Casey Fenton, founder of CouchSurfing and Ron Lynch, the marketing mind that took GoPro from $600k to $600 million.

Chris dives deep into how one can set goals and also be accountable for them. Through the course of the episode, he also explains how he sets his goals and action plans. He also goes on to explain how anyone, regardless of where they are in life, can make the coming decade the best one of their lives.

Towards the end, he gives his insights on how one can achieve location independence and make use of Geo Arbitrage to its full potential.

Listen now to know how to crush your goals and achieve success for 2020

Remotepreneur’s Insights:

Prioritizing goals is critical.
Build goals around habits.
Making goals social, being accountable, getting mentors or coaches and repeating for 21 days can help stick on to the process.
Remote entrepreneurs should limit the number of business or financial goals to two or three main goals for a year.
Be grateful and happy about the things that have been achieved and keep reviewing.
It is 100% possible to build business independence while constantly traveling.
Podcasting is still new and is a perfect way to expand one’s business.

Quotes:

3:32 - When we set goals, the idea is to set bigger goals, but fewer goals and make those a priority, and then start the process of making them a habit.

5:55 - Do whatever your goal is for 21 days. What happens if we do it for 21 days is that it reprograms our brain. So we're creating new neural pathways in our mind and it makes it easier to go back to that habit.

12:35 - Put priorities on to the goals that are important and have a lot of emotion behind them.

21:35 - Podcasting is still new

22:15- Online education, especially in the next 10-15 years, is going to get massive.

27:41- It’s just a few things in our lives that we need to survive and to feel good and to be happy. And so the more we feel good, the more that it creates the new…

33:15: Some people need to burn the bridge to be location independent and it lights a fire under them and gives them more passion and urgency to build that business while traveling...

35:20 A very smart thing to do for a lot of entrepreneurs that do want to be remote is to use the idea of Geo Arbitrage so you can live in one country and can make money with a high currency value and you can have your expenses very low

Links and handles:

The business method Podcast:

Chris’ LinkedIn

Connect on Instagram @remotepreneurs

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End of Season 1 - Remotepreneurs Podcast & 2019 Year In Review With Filip Will Stankovski Dec 16, 2019

Podcasting sucks - that's my summary of 2019!!!

Did I get your attention???

Well that's the biggest lesson that I learned from starting the Remotepreneurs Podcast. The biggest value or currency if you will is ATTENTION!

Besides that in 2019 I've discovered my biggest weakness that is actually stopping me from getting attention - INDECISION (aka trying to make everything perfect)!

Today I share my thoughts and lessons learned from starting the podcast and all the behind the scene work it takes to actually run a podcast. The episode is not edited on purpose because I'm fighting the syndrome of indecision "making it perfect".

If you are curious to hear the story of how and why I started the Remotepreneurs Podcast and want to learn what to do not to quit on your podcast listen to this episode now!

Remotreprenurer’s Insights

How & Why I started the Remotepreneurs Podcast
How networking skills helped me to launch the podcast with amazing guests
Why podcast post-production is the number 1 reason why people quit their podcast
How not quitting your podcast
My fight against INDECISION
My new business idea
The Pros & Cons of running a podcast
My speaking engagement in Bali (Digital Nomad Summit 2020)
End of Season 1 & The Future of Remotepreneurs Podcast

Top Key Quotes

"It's not just hard work and hussle, if you work all day, every day you'll just burn out. You need systems in place to do the work for you!"

"Podcast Post-production sucks! If you have money you must outsource that part and save your mind!"

"One of the biggest weaknesses is INDECISION aka "making it perfect"

Resources & Places Mentioned

Remotepreneurs Podcast Website

Contest: Remotepreneurs on iTunes/Apple Podcast

Interview w/ Callum McVickers about Systems & Decision Making Fatigue

Interview w/ Russ Perry about BPO & Flat Monthly Fee Model

Interview w/ Liam Martin about Remote Employee Productivity

Interview w/ Olumide about Digital Nomad Summit 2020

Grant Cardone 10x Ambassadors Program

Rotaract & Rotary Foundation (my humanitarian work)

Upwork

Fiverr

Connect on Social:

IG: @remotepreneurs

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Ep 24: The Secrets Of Building 8-Figure BPO Business With Russ Perry From Design Pickle Nov 25, 2019

If you haven’t heard of Design Pickle, you will wish you heard of them earlier.

This company, which offers flat rate graphic design services, has been able to grow from two employees to over 330 with $10 million dollars in recurring revenue...and Design Pickle has only been in business for less than 5 years.

Not bad for a business that is also completely automated and outsourced using the BPO model (business process outsourcing).

In this episode, we talk with the former design professional turned industry-disrupting star-up creator, podcaster, mentor, author, and business coach, Russ Perry about the ultimate level of remotrepreneurship building a business that works completely without you.

Russ shares how he stumbled on the idea of Design Pickle and how he leveraged his first win (completely outsourcing the graphic design process) into a powerful business model that runs completely on its own.

As Russ discussed, many entrepreneurs start at the ground level with their business. While there’s nothing wrong with that, there is a problem with staying at the ground level. An entrepreneur who stays on the ground level of their business (handling client work, marketing, and sales, etc.) does not take the time to grow their business. As a result, they feel stuck in a trap where they never get ahead.

Russ argues that the focus of working IN the business instead of ON the business is the reason why so many potential remotepreneurs lose hope. They get overwhelmed with all of the work and frustrated with their cash flow and prospects.

A better approach, Russ advocates, is building a system that runs without you. Instead of trying to work harder to keep finding clients (and keeping them happy), Russ says that remotepreneurs need to focus on the machine that finds clients and keeps them happy. That “machine” is your business solution that helps another business earn money.

By scaling and automating your service to businesses, you now have the systems that allow to keep making money...without doing any of the client work.

Listen if you (or someone you know) needs help with breaking out of the “entrepreneurs growth trap”

Remotreprenurer’s Insights

What is business process outsourcing (BPO)?
The critical moment that Russ realized his business idea (aka Design Pickle) was a profitable business
Why systems are the key to a long-term business
How do you transition from a consultant/solopreneur to BPO The difference between working in your business vs on your business
How do you recruit the right people?
Retaining key talent
Rewarding your team
How do you handle clients in a creative field?
Creating a good work culture with remote teams
Scaling Design Pickle into new avenues
Why do many creative businesses fail?
Managing time while your business grows
Setting up your day for successes
Leaving a legacy

TOP QUOTE:

“My best job at Design Pickle is not doing what Design Pickle sells. My best job at Design Pickle is running the machine that creates the thing Design Pickle sells.” - Russ Perry

Connect on Social:

@remotepreneurs

@russperry

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Ep 23: Building Traffic Brokerage Business From Your Gym With Nigel Williams Nov 11, 2019

Building the right connections with the right people is the key to getting more of our business-more leads, more customers, and more profit.

In this Remotepreneurs episode, we talk with Nigel Williams, affiliate marketing and advertising guru, about building traffic brokerage business as a digital nomad. Nigel shares how he transitioned from a marketing/advertising employee to remote the entrepreneur on the cutting edge of affiliate marketing and media buying.

But this episode isn’t all about ads, campaigns, and clicks.

It’s all about living as a digital nomad. Nigel shares where he is now on his digital nomad journey and where he’d like to be. He also shares his struggles with finding a good business partner, the tax implications of living remotely, and the global future of remote entrepreneurship.

Tune in if you’re ready to get insight on the upcoming future of advertising and the even bigger future of global entrepreneurship.

Remotepreneur’s Insights

● How Nigel got started in the affiliate marketing space

● How Nigel is able to start his business before his competitors do...even if he doesn’t get up until after noon

● Why push notifications are a big trend in affiliate marketing

● Standing out as an advertiser on the Internet

● “Online gurus with Lambos”: Why Nigel is skeptical of most ‘online gurus’ with high-priced courses

● Why digital nomad takes more than 4 hours in a week

● Finding the right partner for your business as you scale

● How do you train an employee remotely?

● The tax implications of living in another country as a digital nomad

● How will the recession impact remotepreneurs and digital nomads?

Top Key Quotes

“I made my gym the office.”

“I’m not a morning person. ..At 6 a.m., I am having my third dream.”

“This time I hope to spend a little more time to ‘stop and smell the roses’....”

“With some small and important changes, the US…[can] maintain their position on the world stage.”

Resources & Places Mentioned

Digi World Partners

Nigel Williams on Twitter

Nigel Williams on Facebook

NIgel Williams on Instagram

Connect on Social:

@remotepreneurs

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Ep 22: How To Build 7-Figure Remote Telemarketing Team with Jason Weiss Nov 04, 2019

In this age of sales funnels, email marketing, and robocalls, is there still a place for cold calling?

If you ask Jason, the answer is an undeniable YES. Jason built a highly successful remote business from his home around his skill on the phones. He runs 2 separate teams that are closing 7 & 8 figures revenue using the phone!

In this episode, you’ll hear from Jason as he shares why cold calling needs to make a bigger comeback and the best options for running a remote sales team using the phones. Jason shares how his team trains people on the people, managing a remote sales team, and balancing your life when your office is right at home.

Remotreprenurer’s Insights

Is cold calling dead?
How cold calling could help e-commerce with abandoned shopping carts
The business shift away from phones & mail to email
Hiring and training remote team to handle the phones
What to look for in a good telemarketer
Improving the hiring and training process to make a stronger remote team
Why Jason’s team does a post-mortem after a bad hire
Staying motivated and productive as an entrepreneur

Top Key Quotes

"I think companies need to get back to collecting phone numbers.” (6:00)

“We’ll open up resumes in certain cities and get 1200 resumes in under 4 hours.” (10:59)

“Hiring remotely has really exploded our ability to do what we are doing.” (11:53)post quote

“I’m laser focused on that one next thing…”(43:46)

“I always have something in the calendar that I’m looking forward to.” (01:04:00)

“I wake up at 4...not because I enjoy it but because I learned to discipline myself to do it.” (01:12:00)

Resources & Books Mentioned

Shinobi Sales

Shinobi Sales on Facebook

Indeed

Google Docs

Slack

The Ivy League Method to Scheduling

Andy Frisella Power 5 List

GrowthCon

Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It by Chris Voss

Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely

CONNECT ON SOCIAL:

IG: @remotepreneurs

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Ep 21: Leveraging The Immigrant Mentality For Global Success With Adam Nasir Oct 28, 2019

As an 8-year old Moroccan immigrant to the United States, Adam Nasir had big dreams of traveling the world. Unfortunately, he faced a tough road to reach them. He didn’t speak English (only French and Arabic), and was a small kid who was bullied while growing up in Brooklyn. He was also a student with a 2.0 GPA who liked to play around in school more than getting good grades.

Yet, Adam didn’t just make it as an entrepreneur. He hit overdrive.

Adam became the owner of two remote 7-figure businesses that is moving him closer than ever to his childhood dream of becoming a world-traveling entrepreneur!

In this episode, Adam shares how he became a remotrepreneur with multiple businesses and how he is using both businesses to leverage changes in the real estate industry.

Remotepreneur’s Insights:

The immigrant experience from a child’s point of view
Using both good and bad experiences in your life as learning moments
Having realistic expectations about starting a business
Starting a business without a mentor
How Adam dived into real estate with just $50 in his bank account
How Adam scaled his real estate business into a remote empire
Building the right systems for your remote business
Paying it forward: How Adam took a chance on a homeless man… and it paid off BIG
Getting rewards as an entrepreneur besides the money
How Adam built a second 7-figure remote business

Top Key Quotes

"As I got older I start to love and appreciate my culture and who I am.” (4:13)

“I use everything in my past, good and bad as something that serves me.” (5:12)

“I use the metaphor all the time, ‘The further you pull a pendulum back, the further it goes in the opposite direction” (5:47)

“Honestly, I thought I was going to be a millionaire by the time I was 23, 24, or 25, but it took me longer” (7:01)

“I had 26 different properties I was fixing up at the same time in 12 different states.” (14:33)

“The two biggest things in any business are your systems and your people.” (15:57)

“Attention is everything!” (32:17)

“If people have good energy, then it’s going to reflect on you!” (42:38)

Resources & Places mentioned:

The Smarter Contact

Adam Nasir on Instagram (@flipping_tampa)

TEXT AND EMAIL MARKETING REGULATIONS: WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW

Instagram:

@remotepreneurs

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Ep 20: Creating Your Frequency For Success With Power Of Technology & Learning - Ali H. & Shawn V. Oct 21, 2019

In this episode on the Remotepreneurs Podcast, Filip Will talks with two high-energy remote entrepreneurs about the power of building a remote business empire with the right frequency.

Hitting the right frequency was not an easy thing to do for either Shawn or Ali. Both of them built a business after hitting rock-bottom. Using the principles (including a book by Ray Dalio titled "Principles) from books, ideas, and people, they built several successful remote businesses... Shawn and Ali share some of these powerful books and strategies they used along the way. Some of those strategies include hiring, rewarding, and keeping the right people in your team by creating the right frequency.

As a remote entrepreneur, you need to have the right frequency to lead your team. That includes everything that you're feeding into your life - nutrition, fitness, friendships, TV shows, news, etc. All of this plays an impact of your frequency, in a positive or negative way. And, Your frequency affects your business. Ali and Shawn break this information into practical ways, "little disciplines" that can create huge positive changes in your life.

If you are a remote entrepreneur who is looking to level up your business, this episode will show how to build your upgrade with the right words and habits.

Remotepreneur’s Insights:

Why frequency is so important to your business
Some of the top books EVERY entrepreneur needs to read (or re-read)
What to do if your don’t have time to read
Why travel isn’t all about Instagram pics: The bigger lesson on travel
Getting passed the excuses that hold us back
The power of “little disciplines” Why habits are the ultimate key to success
Investing in people: Building relationships the right way to ensure long-term success

Top Key Quotes

"Welcome to the bottom, brother. There's only way to go from here and that's up."(4:38)

“We found our passion and we want to help other people find their passion.” (7:04)

“It’s all about elevating your vibration.” (9:43)

“People are preconditioned to not think for themselves” (15:52)

“We finally realized that there is no point in being rich, if you-re bedridden.” (17:21)

“Energy speaks before you do.”(38:03)

“Your legacy is infinite.” (53:07)

“There’s beauty in the struggle too.” (56:19)

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Ep 19: How To Make Money From Podcasting With Debbie Arcangeles - The Offbeat Life Podcast Oct 14, 2019

In this episode on the Remotepreneurs Podcast, Filip talks with the host of The Offbeat Life Podcast - Debbie Arcangeles. Debbie immigrated from the Philippines in USA at age 8th and had to figure out how to fit into the new culture. She has worked dozens of jobs, until she discovered podcasting. She combined her passion for travel, photojournalism and talking with location independent entrepreneurs and created one of the most popular podcasts for digital nomads - The Offbeat Life Podcast. Her work was featured on Refinery 29, Hello Giggles, Dame Traveler etc and created many streams of income using her podcast. The main discussion on this episode is how to make money with podcasting.

If you’re interested to learn how to make money from podcasting, you should listen to this episode and leave a 5* review.

Remotepreneur’s Insights:

Podcast Monetization Misconception: Debbie shares that number of downloads are not the most important asset for potential sponsors.
When you should start monetizing your podcast: Debbie suggest when you should start searching for sponsors regarding your podcast
How to structure your podcast sponsorship fees: Debbie discovers how she makes 10x more money than industry standard even though she has 10x less downloads than the top podcasters.
How to promote your podcast: Debbie gives useful tps how she promotes her podcast and managed to get 40k followers on instagram.
The importance of leveraging all your assets: Debbie explains how you can leverage other brand assets besides podcasting downloads when looking for sponsors.

Top Key Quotes

“Don't outsource until you create an income from the task!”

“Don't listen to gurus or wait to hit certain numbers of downloads to start looking for sponsorship!”

“Better to leap into it and fail, than to not do it and regret later on!”

“Don't let the number of downloads stop you from being paid by podcast sponsorship. The numbers of downloads are not the most important part of sponsorship deals. Sponsors look if your podcast matches their product/service line!”

Resources:

4 Hour Work Week – Tim Ferris

UpWork

Fiverr

Podcast mentorship program: https://www.theoffbeatlife.com/podcast-mentorship-program/

Website: https://www.theoffbeatlife.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theoffbeatlife/

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@remotepreneurs

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Ep 18: How To Improve Productivity Of Remote Teams Using Time Tracking Analytics with Liam Martin from Time Doctor Oct 07, 2019

In this episode on the Remotepreneurs Podcast, Filip will introduce us with Liam Martin and how he built his 8-figure business remotely. This remote-entrepreneur is the co-founder and CMO of TimeDoctor.com which is the #1 time tracking and productivity monitoring software for remote teams. His goal is to help individuals and organizations to be more productive when working remotely. Also Liam is a co-founder of Running Remote Conference and Staff.com.

After graduating as a masters in Sociology from McGill University, Liam has opened a small tutoring company which grew to over 100 employees, and looked to solve a problem with remote employees not reporting accurate work data which turned into TimeDoctor.com & Staff.com. He consults on outsourcing and process design and is passionate about how to gain insights into the inner workings of how people work.

Liam’s company has over 1 million users with ~200k daily active users and has real data how you should run your remote team!

If you want to learn how to improve productivity of your remote team listen to this episode!

Remotepreneur’s Insights:

How to improve productivity of remote teams using time tracking analytics: Liam explains how analytics of Time Doctor helps over million users be more productive
Stats about Productivity: Liam reveals shocking stats about how USA remote workers are actually productive. On average, USA workers are productive only 2h45min per day from their 8 hour shift.
How to get in flow state: Liam shared a handful of steps, one of which was “having everything ready before you start the task”
Running Remote Conference APRIL 20-21, 2020 | AUSTIN - USA

Top Key Quotes

“We believe that everyone should be able to work wherever they want whenever they want”

“The entire point of work is to be able to get back into flow state and be productive”

“If you can keep more people interested in your website for as long as possible you win the game at the end of the day”

“It doesn't matter where you are from and who you know to get you the job, it’s are you the best person to get the job done!”

Connect on Social:

@remotepreneurs

@liamremote

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Ep 17: Building Remote Social Media Agency with Olumide Gbenro Sep 30, 2019

In this episode on the Remotepreneurs Podcast, Filip will introduce us with Olumide Gberno and his extraordinary story. This multilanguage entrepreneur comes from Bali and was raised on 3 continents. He starts working with a lot of global marketing recognized brands in Germany, South Africa, Nigeria and Mexico. Although, he was working for big corporations, deep down he knew that he should travel and have freedom. That’s why he starts his own social media marketing agency using outsourcing, contractors and virtual assistants, and this year on 22 June he’s hosting Digital Nomad Summit in Bali.

If you’re interested to hear his story and learn how to use outsourcing so you can have more free time you should definitely listen to this episode.

Remotepreneur’s Insights:

How to use outsourcing: Learn how to use outsourcing and make more free time for yourself so you can finally do the things that you love.
The right methods and clients are the key for your success: Olumide explains that if you know and you connect with the right people you can have a very successful business.
Hosting Digital Nomad Summit in Bali: On 22 June Olumide is hosting summit for digital nomads and people who are working remotely.

Top Key Quotes

“There are no limits to how much you can make If you know how to provide results for your clients”

“If you have the right model to leverage work and results for clients, you will have more time to yourself to do the things you really desire”

“You need to develop high income skills that’s in demand and you need to network in right the platform with the right people so you can have constant stream of revenue for your business to sustain yourself, or you don’t really have a business, you don’t have that lifestyle.”

“The world is changing so fast, and the leaders have a responsibility to get away valuable information for free so people can benefit from it!”

Resources & Places mentioned:

4 Hour Work Week – Tim Ferris

The Digital Nomad Summit

UpWork

Fiverr

Connect on Social:

@remotepreneurs

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Ep 16: The Power of Resourcefulness with Sean Fitzsimons Sep 23, 2019

In this episode on the Remotepreneurs Podcast, Filip will introduce us with Sean Fitzsimons an australian entrepreneur with a very interesting life story. His story starts by failing at school, being homeless and sleeping on the beach, working illegally at age of 15 and changing 18 jobs by the age of 18. Than from a complete failure, he transforms to a successful remote entrepreneur that owns digital marketing agency, PR Company, independent record label and an artist management company… The best part is that he runs them remotely from the Philippines.

If you want to learn how to build remote business and run it remotely from a tropical heaven like the Philippines listen to this episode…

Remotepreneur’s Insights:

From Homeless to Remote Entrepreneur: Sean share’s his interesting journey from being homeless to owning and operating multiple businesses world-wide
Handling Multiple Businesses: Sean explained how he managed to run multiple companies using outsourcing
The Power of Resourcefulness: How Sean’s mindset about resourcefulness brings him opportunity everywhere.
Multi-cultural Remote Teams: Sean’s explains what the most important part in running a remote multi-cultural team!

Top Key Quotes

“It not what you don't know that you should fear, it's what you know to be true that turns incorrect that is what you actually should fear.”

“Communication is everything, that's formation of all relationships.”

Connect on Social:

Instagram @remotepreneurs

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Ep 15: Building Remote Network Marketing Business With Tyler Walter Sep 16, 2019

In this episode on the Remotepreneurs Podcast, Filip will introduce us with Tyler Walter, a young remoutepreneur who have graduated as civil engineering and was working a corporate job. After failing a couple of times in 2016 he has finally succeeded and started with his network marketing business. Now he’s traveling the world with his girlfriend Zoe and led his business remotely and finally leaving his dream.

Listen and learn how to build remote network marketing business.

Remotepreneur’s Insights:

Power of Network Marketing: Tyler talks how network marketing allowed him to travel and earn more money than his corporate job
Network Marketing Growth: Tyler shares his transformation journey of personal development
Remote Teams: Tyler managed to build a team of 1000+ distributors and clients remotely using technology

Top Key Quotes

“The happiest people don't have the best title or even the highest salary. The happiest people are the people that can spend their days doing what they want.”

“Money is just the vehicle to do more of what to do in your life. Money is not the answer.”

“Life is short and there is no reason to live someone else’s dream”

“Some of your best mentors are people you'll never meet.”

“Change the way you look at things, the things that you look at will change”

“Scarcity is valuable, but things that are most valuable are the things that the fewest people are doing.”

Resources & Places mentioned:

Jim Rohn Challenge to Succeed

Connect on Social Media:

@remotepreneurs

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Ep 14: How To Get Competitive Edge In Business - Pav Nikolov Sep 09, 2019

In this episode on the Remotepreneurs Podcast, our remotepreneur guest is Pav Nikolov. He comes from Bulgaria and is responsible for having the last dozens of great interviews in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Pav is a serial entrepreneur and became a digital nomad in the past few years. He shares how he achieved a great success with his E-Comm dropshipping business.

Listen how Pav creates competitive edge in his businesses!

Remotepreneur’s Insights:

Working with coach: Pav shares his thoughts about working with coaches and how it affected him to pursue success and develop his skills
Being digital nomad: Pav shares his 2 year experience as digital nomad and some tips for people that are considering the lifestyle
$10k a Month Challenge: Pav commits that his breakthrough happen after he publicly committed that he’ll earn $10k a month after 6 months
Story how Filip meet Pav: Filip shares his story how he used sales strategies to meet Pav and the experience living amongst digital nomads

Top Key Quotes

"The master has failed more than the student has tried" – post quote

"Deciding to go to work abroad was the best decision in my life"

"By chasing “realistic” goals you’ll end up competing with a lot of people, and by chasing “unrealistic” goals you’ll lower your competition”

"The money you pay for the coach represents your commitment to follow through"

"Don’t work for free because people will not value your work"

"There’s no better investment, than in yourself"

"Success leaves clues"

Resources & Places mentioned:

Man with purpose YouTube

Man with purpose blog

Man with purpose Facebook

Pav’s Facebook

John Maxwell

Vince Wong – The suitcase system

Arete Media

Books:

Tim Ferris – 4 Hour Workweek

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Ep 13: How To Live Fulfilled Life Abroad - Kia Orion Sep 02, 2019

In this episode on the Remotepreneurs Podcast, our guest is Kia Orion, a digital nomad from NY that discovered life has more to offer you than just sitting in the cubicle. He made the decision to live abroad the moment when the doctors told him that there’s something strange in his blood and they don’t know what future holds. Now he’s living in Asia and working on his passion to produce music beats and creating teaching course about creating beats.

Listen how Kia found his purpose and living fulfilled life abroad…

Remotepreneur’s Insights:

Taking the leap of fate: Kia shared his day that turn his life around because of his health situation
Living in Asia: Kia shares his experience living abroad and the difference between USA cities and Asia
Eat or be Eaten: Filip shares his immigrant mentality story while he was in USA
Beat making school: Kia’s explains his passion to help people create better beats

Top Key Quotes

"You need kick in the ass to wake up and realize you have only one life. Ask yourself what you are doing in the cubicle” – post quote

"Look and be aware of places where you can make income"

"You either a lion or antelope, you’ll eat or be eaten" - Filip

"You can learn any skill if you want to it"

"USA cities are cruel and unforgiving, if you slip a little bit in life you are done"

Resources & Places mentioned:

Tim Ferris – 4 hour workweek

Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk

Nomad Summit

Kia’s Beat Making School

People:

Johnny FD Podcast

Steve Ruggerio - Thrifty Steve

Deep Dish

Sean Dalton

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Ep 12: $0 To $6 Million Using Outsourcing with Nate Longhurst & Shane Scholefield Aug 26, 2019

In this episode on the Remotepreneurs Podcast, Filip talks with the 10xers Nate Longhurst and Shane Scholefield from Factory Buys Australia. These guys managed to go from $0 to $6 million in revenue within their first year of operation using the Grant Cardone’s 10x mindset and using outsourcing. On this episode they shared their way of outsourcing, organizing a remote team and how 10x helped their business – “Factory Buys” to become a top 5 EComm stores in Australia!

If you want to learn how to 10x your business using outsourcing this is the episode you need to listen and take notes!

Remotepreneur’s Insights:

The Power of Grant Cardone’s 10x Mindset: How Shane discovered Grant Cardone and together with Nate implemented the 10x rule to blow up their start-up Ecomm business from $0 to $6 million within 12 months!

Outsourcing Misconceptions: Shane & Nate shared the common misconceptions that business people have about outsourcing and freelancers

Building Remote Team: How they created a remote team and processes for Factory Buys (top 5 Ecomm stores in Australia)

Running a Remote Team: They exposed their outsourcing secrets and remote corporate structure

FREE Seminars: They are running free conferences in Australia at the beginning of September. They will share their “f*ck ups and how to avoid them”

Resources & Places mentioned:

Connect on Social:

@factorybuys

@shane_thomas_scholefield

@nlonghurst

Coaching Website:

https://www.nathanlonghurst.com/

www.shanethomas.com.au

Build Your Empire FREE Event

Dates:

Tuesday, September 3, 2019

Empire Builders | Gold Coast

Thursday, September 5, 2019

Empire Builders | Townsville

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https://www.remotepreneurs.com/

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Ep 10: How to Solve Your Depression w YouTube - Helmut Rossmann Aug 12, 2019

In this episode on the Remotepreneurs Podcast, our guest Helmut Rossemann shares a deep emotional story about how life can mess you up and throw you in a big depression. He was so deep in depression and was feeling like a big failure that he went to Thailand to solve his emotional problems. Luckily, he used YouTube to solve personal problems by genuinely telling them to the public. Now, his channel has over 2 million views and thousands of subscribers that are loyal and supportive.

Remotepreneur’s Insights:

Solving problems w/ YouTube: How Helmut is solving his issues abroad using YouTube and talking with strangers
YouTube Mistakes: Helmut shares why his channel had 5x more negative comments than positive when he started
YouTube “overnight” success: Helmut explains how his genuine content hit 1 million views in 1 month
Tips to grow your YouTube: Helmut shares tips that helps him create content that people like to watch

Top Key Quotes

"Every human being you interact is a mirror to your personality"

"Don’t ask what life should give you, deal with what you have at the moment"

"You cannot change YouTube, nor your customers, you can only change yourself! "

"When in depression, don’t search for WHY"

"Life is giving you what you need, not what you want"

Resources

Books

The Power of Now - Eckhart Tolle

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Ep 9: How To Live Abroad As Couples - Vera Markova & Tomass Sarts Aug 05, 2019

In this episode on the Remotepreneurs Podcast, we have remotepreneurs couple, Vera Markova & Tomass Sarts. Vera is from Russia and Tomass is from Latvia. Their roads of becoming digital nomads is totally opposite because Vera went to the traditional way of finishing school and looking for regular job and Tommas is an entrepreneur since his early teens and nomad by his heart. Both of them are traveling around the globe and are working remotely as couples. Recently they opened Etsy shop for selling traditional Indian women’s clothes. The passion behind the venture is to empower women in India to be paid fair wages.

If you ever wondered how it looks like to have a romantic relationship, travel and work together as a couple abroad this is the episode you need to listen!

Remotepreneurs Insights:

Accident or Fate: Vera and Tomass share how they meet in Bali during a local traditional festival
True Nomadic Life: Tomass share how he decided to sell all materialistic possessions and travel the world as digital nomad
Nomadic Couple Life: Vera & Tomass share their experience and struggles living and working remotely all over the world
Future of remote work: They both share their thoughts about the future of remote working and what needs to be improved

Top Key Quotes

"True fulfillment comes from the work you do and the lifestyle it matters to you” - Tomass

"Benefit of living as a remotepreneur couple is that you can split the tasks"

"Remote work is not for everybody" - Vera

"9-5 hour system is broken because everybody has different productive times” - Vera

Resources & Places mentioned:

Book Marketing 101 by Tomass Sarts

Devifair shop - Etsy

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Ep 8: How To Get Out Of Rock Bottom - Sergei Glaukus Jul 29, 2019

In this episode on Remotepreneurs Podcast we talk with Sergei about his unique ups and downs he faced as a former engineering student turned remotepreneur. Sergei overcame a bad business partnership, getting scammed out of millions of dollars, and rebuilding his entrepreneur foundations from scratch…

Remotepreneurs Insights:

Entrepreneurial Itch: Sergei shares why he decided to leave the cubicle of a high-paying job
Rotten Partners: Sergei shares how he was scammed out of thousands of dollars and left with debt because his partner stabbed him the back
Regrowing Your Roots: Sergei discussed how he managed to get his entrepreneurship back on track after only having enough money for food for one week
Networking Gold: Sergei shared his tips on networking and how it helped through some of the darkest (and brightest) periods of his life

Key Quotes:

“You can take everything from me, but you can’t take two things. That’s my network and skills.”

“Sometimes the Universe just sends you shit to test how strong you are.”

“Your network becomes your...safety net.”

Resources Mentioned

OnlineJobs.ph

Upwork

Zen and the Art of Happiness - Chris Prentiss

The Challenge to Succeed - Jim Rohn

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Ep 7: How To Create Impactful Story That Sells - Tom Jackobs Jul 22, 2019

In this episode on the Remotepreneurs Podcast, our remotepreneur guest is Tom Jackobs. He comes from USA and is a story-telling sales expert. His story selling skills helped him to close over $4 million in the fitness niche and then replicated his success with his fitness coaching business. Few years ago he sold his business and became a digital nomad. Currently he’s filming a documentary about Digital Nomads lifestyle.

Listen and take notes how to create impactful stories that sell!

Remotepreneur’s Insights:

Rock Bottom: Tom remembers how it felt to hit rock bottom and what you need to do to escape from it. First step, couple bottles of vodka J
Selling High Ticket Deals: Tom explains how he managed to close $1+ million 4 years in a row selling high ticket programs
Creating Impact Stories: Tom gives a breakdown of 7 steps to create your impactful stories that sell
Documentary about digital nomads: Tom shares why he decided to record the true stories behind digital nomads lifestyle and not the glorified social media BS*

Top Key Quotes

"Impactful sentences is the best way to start your hero story because it captures audience’s attention" – post quote

"It’s not important how much money you earn, but how much you keep!”

"Find your ideal client and fall in love with that client "

"Sales is a commission game, You are good as your last sale"

"If everything goes wrong, you can always find a sales job and become great at it"

Resources & Places mentioned:

Dramatic Impact Sales Academy

People:

Tom Jackobs

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Ep 6: How To Scale An Online Business w SOP - James Thompson Jul 15, 2019

In this episode on the Remotepreneurs Podcast, James shares the story of what inspired him to leave his family business and start his own 6-figure business from his laptop using a variety of business models (dropshipping, publishing, etc.). James also shares the foundation - mindset and resources that powered his business, now and in the future.

Insights Shared

Shifting Your Environment: James shares why he decided to leave his family business and start his own business with just a laptop
Habits of Success: James details the learning curve he encountered as a newbie and the growing pains he encountered as he grew his business
Systems of Success: James shares the networks that helped him grow and evolve as an entrepreneur
Building Multiple Systems of Abundance: James shares why it’s important for your skillset (and wallet) to have multiple streams of income

Key Quotes

“SOP is doing extra work upfront so you can scale your business later on” – post quote

“It’s so important to be around other remotepreneurs. When things go bad, they are the ones that will pull you through.”

“The journey of a remotepreneur is so deep. That’s why it’s a lifestyle change. You’re learning about so many aspects of life.”

“It’s not all sunshine and rainbows when you’re traveling around the world.”

“Our minds are programmed to find comfort and safety.”

Resources

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Ep 5: How to Pay 0% Taxes w E-Residency - Christoph Huebner Jul 08, 2019

In this episode, Filip talks with Chris, digital nomad and the owner of a fully remote insurance brokerage, about the perks of starting a business in Estonia. Chris shared how he was able to create that remote business in a specific niche (children’s health insurance) in a highly regulated industry. He also shared his experiences of becoming an e-resident and business owner in Estonia.

Listen to the episode to learn how you can open a company in Estonia...

Remotepreneurs Insights:

Building a Unique Remote Business: How Chris co-founded a fully-remote business in a highly-regulated industry and pay his employee benefits
Breaking Free of Entrepreneurial Bureaucracy: The hassles that many remote entrepreneurs face in their home countries vs the ease of starting a business in Estonia
Business Ownership & Taxation as an E-Resident: Chris discusses the key benefits of setting up a business in Estonia
Business & Life Beyond Boundaries: Chris shares why he is so passionate about Estonia and life as a digital nomad

Key Quotes

“There’s disruption everywhere, so the next thing to disrupt is states as governments”

“That’s the nice thing of being an entrepreneur. You can decide whatever you want to do.”

“Estonia is disturbing governments”

“There are many people who want to work remotely or want to run business remotely, but they come from an industry where they don’t think that’s possible…”

“I think the word record for opening a company is like 20 minutes in Estonia.”

Resources

Grab

Xroads (Estonia-run government accountability software)

LeapIn (Estonian accounting & business

Payoneer

PayPal

Other Resources

Pope Francis becomes an Estonian e-resident

Become an e-resident of Estonia

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Ep 3: How To Improve Your Health - Bold Brothers Jun 24, 2019

In this episode of Remotepreneurs Podcast, the Bold Brothers share their story about breaking out of the chase for the corporate ladder and building a path to their own dreams. Both brothers one a college dropout and the other a cubicle dropout, embarked on a journey of self-discovery and entrepreneurship that led them to building a profitable fitness business – remotely!

Listen in for inspiration, fitness hacks, and networking tips no matter where you happen to be in the world!

Remotepreneurs insights:

Breaking Free of Old Mindset: The Bold Brothers share why they decided to leave college to carve their own path as entrepreneurs
Investing in Your Success: The Bold Brothers discuss their decision to stop chasing the corporate ladder and start investing in their own dream
Fitness & The Digital Nomad Lifestyle: The Bold Brothers provide hacks for people who sit behind a computer all day or who live a digital nomad lifestyle
Networking as a Digital Nomad: The Bold Brothers talk about their experiences with other digital nomads

Key Quotes

“Now it’s 2019, we have unlimited opportunity and can literally put our minds to create whatever we want”

“It’s tough to make anything happen fast in corporate world”

“Come to the boat and row m***f***.”

“Everybody wants to have something in life where they can go out every day and just have fun.”

“There’s no perfect time to start working out...The perfect time is yesterday...The next best time is now.”

Resources

Bold Brothers website

Bold Brothers Facebook page

Bold Brothers on YouTube

Rich Dad's CASHFLOW Quadrant: Rich Dad's Guide to Financial Freedom- Robert Kiyosaki

Rich Dad Poor Dad - Robert Kiyosaki

The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business - Charles Duhigg

10X Growth Conference

Digital Nomad Coffee Club

Outwitting the Devil: The Secret to Freedom and Success - Napoleon HIll

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Ep 2: How To Raise Money w/ Crowdfunding - Michel May & Misa Muto Jun 17, 2019

In this episode on the Remotepreneurs Podcast, we have the founders of Aizome Bedding, a Japanese bedding brand that managed to raise $127.000 from crowdfunding. Misa Muto comes from Japan and Michel May is from Germany but lived the last decade in Japan. Both of them were working in the Japanese corporate world until they discovered the world of remote work and became digital nomads. Raising money on crowdfunding helped them to launch their eco-friendly brand and bring it to the world.

If you ever wondered how to raise money for your business, than I suggest you to listen to the podcast and learn from our remotepreneurs crowdfunding experience:

Remotepreneurs Insights Shared:

Japanese working culture: Misa shares her thoughts about the working corporate culture in Japan as Japanese herself and Michel explains his perspective as foreigner that worked in the Japan’s corporate environment.
Aizome Bedding: Misa and Michel share why they started the eco-friendly bedding company and the health benefits of sleeping on a naturally dyed sheets.
Crowdfunding Experience: Both of them agreed that there’s no silver bullet for crowdfunding success but also share some simple applicable strategies that will help you to be more successful in raising money.
Hiring and Running Remote Teams: Misa and Michel share how they’re running their remote teams including outsourcing, offline recruiting, training and communicating.

Key Quotes

“It was easier to start my own business than to convince 50 year old bosses that we can do things differently” – Michel

“Japanese workers are too busy to ask if they’re happy”

“In Japan there’s a schedule how many days you can take off in case you have death in your family”

“One of the best benefits from working remotely is that you can work from your bed” - Misa

“Crowdfunding is fun – DO IT! It’s like a festival – only 10 times harder than you think J”

“Crowdfunding is a great way to find your first customer and jump-start your business, but don’t expect to get rich of it”

“Crowdfunding is an advertising platform”

“There’s no silver bullet for crowdfunding success, you need to talk with everybody about the campaign”

Resources

Aizome Bedding Website

Aizome Bedding - Kickstarter campaign

Aizome Bedding – Indiegogo campaign

Discount for Remotepreneurs

Tools:

Slack

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Ep 1: How To Work Less Hours with Callum McVickers Jun 10, 2019

In this episode, Filip talks with Callum McVickers, a young remotrepreneur and serial entrepreneur who revolutionized a competitive business into a 4-month turnaround miracle now earning over 7 figures. Callum shares his entrepreneurial journey, the mind shift that transformed his business, and the systems that helped him reach his current level of success.

Remotepreneur’s Insights:

Shifting Your Mind: How Callum changed his environment from a farm town to a globe-hopping remotrepreneur
Habits of Success: What Callum learned about habits that helped him become a successful remotepreneur
Systems of Success: Why Callum believes that we need systems in every important part of our life and how to set them up
Shifting Your Business: What Callum does to efficiently manage his business and his plans for a hybrid remote workplace

Top Key Quotes

"Don't leave it to chance, have a system for your core goals in life!"

"Let's system rule your life and don't make the same decision over and over again"

"Don't rely on will power and discipline it's a waste of time"

"If you are scared and afraid, don't think of fear as negative emotions, fear is indicator where you need to go"

Resources

Books

The Power of Now - Eckhart Tolle

Managing Oneself – Peter Drucker

So Good They Can’t Ignore You - Cal Newport

Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World - Cal Newport

The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business - Charles H. Duhigg

Anxiety Antidotes - Callum McVickers

People

Apps/Tools

Other Resources

What is a car boot sale?

10 of London’s Best Car Boot Sales

Mark Fisher Fitness

Punspace

Toastmasters

How to Use Parkinson’s Law to Your Advantage

How Willpower Works: How to Avoid Bad Decisions

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Ep 00: Why Become a Remotepreneur? May 29, 2019

Welcome to the intro episode of the Remotepreneurs Podcast!

In this episode, I’m sharing why I decided to start this podcast and my view for the future of remote work… For over 5 years I’m a top rated sales freelancer on multiple major freelancing platforms and I’ve managed to develop multiple sources of location independent incomes. Before I discovered freelancing, I was broke, depressed and under constant anxiety about my future. Remote work showed me the light at the end of the tunnel!

Episode Summary:

Purpose of the podcast: Why I’m starting the podcast and what’s my vision for it
My story: How I started as a factory worker earning $0.50/h (yes 50 cent) to a top rated sales freelancer
Escaping my Rock Bottom: I shared the day that turned my life around
The New Remote Economy: My thoughts of the changes that are happening in the world

"I believe that the new Entrepreneurs are Remotepreneurs and I'd like to challenge and change the old way of doing business and earning a living!" - Filip Stankovski

Key Quotes

“You are either an antelope or a lion, you’ll eat or be eaten!”

“For things to change, you have to change!” – Jim Rohn

“Don’t wish it was easy, wish you were better!” – Jim Rohn

You can expect weekly podcast interviews with successful entrepreneurs (digital nomads, expats, freelancers) that are building their remote empire on topics like:

· Outsourcing

· Freelancing

· Digital Nomads

· Running a remote business

· Living as an expat

· Remote sales strategies

Resources

Upwork

Fiverr

Jim Rohn – Challenge To Succeed

https://www.remotepreneurs.com/

https://beachboardwalk.com/

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