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Recent content by Andy Black

  1. Andy Black

    A cautionary tale of Amazon being Amazon...

    SCALING 
    Despicable. That's the first word that springs to mind.
  2. Andy Black

    Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread

    HOT! CHAT 
    No dating for a month.
  3. Andy Black

    Weekly Meetup Accountability Call Megathread

    MEETUPS 
    Interesting. Is this for you or your clients @The-J ?
  4. Andy Black

    Intro and AMA. Zero to $120k/mo and back down to $10k/mo with SEO.

    INTRO 
    Ah yes. Very good points. I should have picked up on that. Erm... yet another video that might help. I'm reminded of it by your great advice to take a walk. https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/threads/a-message-to-a-friend-whos-overwhelmed-and-worried.91448/
  5. Andy Black

    Intro and AMA. Zero to $120k/mo and back down to $10k/mo with SEO.

    INTRO 
    Love this. It's that "Who already has your clients?" again. Copywriters have clients who need developers. Google Ads consultants have clients who need developers. Etc. Also, being a peer in groups and then getting invited into groups of your target market by group owners is what I recommend...
  6. Andy Black

    Intro and AMA. Zero to $120k/mo and back down to $10k/mo with SEO.

    INTRO 
    When I was an IT contractor I was paid a daily rate and the recruiter was also paid a daily rate. I might be on €500/day and I guess they'd get at least €100/day (probably more). I've not used recruiters in any other capacity so can't really say. Maybe they can get paid a finders fee for...
  7. Andy Black

    Intro and AMA. Zero to $120k/mo and back down to $10k/mo with SEO.

    INTRO 
    Skimmed the thread so may have missed some key points. Think hard before you take that job. You'll have significantly less time and energy for your family never mind your own endeavors. It sounds like you're wasting your time on Fiverr and you'd do better finding more clients like your...
  8. Andy Black

    Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread

    HOT! CHAT 
    Never heard of Hugo. Thanks for the heads up. https://gohugo.io/
  9. Andy Black

    What Is the Online Equivalent of a "Boring But Stable" Offline Business?

    HOT! 
    The funeral industry. I've had it on the backburner for years to try Google Ads for funeral directors. @Lex DeVille
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    What Is the Online Equivalent of a "Boring But Stable" Offline Business?

    HOT! 
    I worked for a couple of months with a startup here in Ireland helping students study for their maths exams in group sessions online. Now that's pretty boring.
  11. Andy Black

    Building a YouTube channel for 2 years, with 832 subscribers here in Brazil.

    SIDE HUSTLE 
    James Jani started a channel about his journey and then changed it to more of a documentary style channel. https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/threads/creating-a-thriving-personal-brand-w-youtube-a-journal-a-personal-guide.93279/
  12. Andy Black

    Growing An Automation Business

    SIDE HUSTLE EXECUTION 
    Sent the following email out just now: Hi <name>, # Client reports: It's Monday morning and I've been doing client reports. Afeef Khan is helping me automated the reports. I'll send an update when that's done letting you know why it will be so helpful. If you want to get your own Google...
  13. Andy Black

    Building a YouTube channel for 2 years, with 832 subscribers here in Brazil.

    SIDE HUSTLE 
    Watched the first few seconds of your most popular video. Would subtitles help increase viewer duration?
  14. Andy Black

    Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread

    HOT! CHAT 
    As @Antifragile mentioned, you'll get used to it. This might help too: https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/threads/amateurs-vs-pros.110814/
  15. Andy Black

    Is there a good book on SAAS idea generation?

    IDEA 
    Rob Whalling has a nice little book. Named something like "Start Small, Stay Small". I can't remember how much time he spent on coming up with ideas. EDIT: Just found his website: https://robwalling.com/
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