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  1. RobbieFoston

    Podcast Thoughts & Insights

    SIDE HUSTLE 
    Hola Amigos, I'm looking for advice around podcasting from those who have experience in this area. I'm interested in the "Things you wish you knew before you started podcasting" kind of content. Here's a bit of backstory: • I'm launching a podcast focused mainly on extreme sports and...
  2. RobbieFoston

    Discussion: are most freelancers better off starting their own business utilising their own skills?

    QUESTION 
    Hola Fastlaners, I've been having similar discussion on here lately but wanted to open it to more people and a broader topic of conversation. My question is this: Should freelancers leverage their skills to start their own business? This is just something I've observed and it seems that if...
  3. RobbieFoston

    Negotiating Royalties: Looking for advice.

    QUESTION 
    Hola Fastlaners, Over the last few days I've had a great conversation with some of you around freelancing and increasing revenue. On the back of that thread I wanted to start a new conversation around the topic of royalites. Over the last few years I've been freelancing (failry successful). In...
  4. RobbieFoston

    Copywriters only make *serious* money in this one way.

    QUESTION 
    Hola Fastlaners, I've made an observation and I'd love to hear your thoughts (especially if you have experience with advertising & copywriting). Copywriting is undoubtedly a very high ROI skill to learn. Being able to turn prospects into customers through persuasive writing is a money printing...
  5. RobbieFoston

    Copywriters: what's your Fastlane route?

    MARKETING 
    Hola, I've been a direct response copywriter for a few years now and I'm interested in connecting with others in the space. I love it. I love writing for clients and I love the analytical approach to high-performing copy. However, it's a lot of work and it's a very slowlane business. If I...
  6. RobbieFoston

    How do lead generation companies actually work? eg. Limos.com

    EXECUTION 
    Hola, I'm looking to understand more about how lead generation companies actually work, such as MJ's Limos.com. How does the back-end operate without being labour intensive? I have an idea for a lead generation business but it currently involves ringing up every single supplier whenever...
  7. RobbieFoston

    Advice for growing a newsletter business?

    MARKETING 
    Hi All, I'm currently growing a newsletter business and have seen good traction over the last few months. The business is based on old-school bodybuilding. I have around 70,000 followers on Instagram and close to 5,000 on my newsletter. Instagram is growing organically at around 300-400...
  8. RobbieFoston

    Affiliate Link Check: Amazon Setup

    MARKETING 
    Hola, I'm currently trying to add amazon affiliate links to my website to start making some money. Their system is a nightmare for linking between multiple countries. Most of my audience is in the US and the UK. I'm in the UK. I've added an affiliate link to the bottom of one of my pages...
  9. RobbieFoston

    Tips Welcome: Launching a blog and growing to 6 figures+

    SIDE HUSTLE 
    Hi All, I've launched a blog. The blog is based around old-school bodybuilding, which is a passion of mine but it's also an area that with a need (as per the CENTS laws). My blog is nothing new, but the main skew in my favor is the quality of the website. Most bodybuilding websites are trash -...
  10. RobbieFoston

    Lead generation business - information sources

    IDEA 
    Hola! I've worked in the lead generation space for tech companies for many years now and I'm looking to venture into my own thing in the coming months. Does anybody have any good recommendations for resources (books, youtube channels etc) for information around lead generation agencies? I've...
  11. RobbieFoston

    What would you do in my situation?

    IDEA SIDE HUSTLE 
    I've had a few ideas myself, but I'm genuinly just interested to hear what ideas you guys have around next steps for a potential business. I launched an Instagram account many years ago (2016) which now has over 15,000 subs. It does pretty well in terms of engagement etc and has good potential...
  12. RobbieFoston

    Lead distribution software - recommendations?

    MARKETING 
    I'm looking for software that allows my inbound leads to be distributed to my clients on an automated basis. For example: Limos.com captures the leads, how are these leads distributed without having to manually invoice and send over each lead individually? Any advice for automation would be...
  13. RobbieFoston

    Hypothetical Question: How would you make £1 million in the next 12 months?

    IDEA 
    Hola, Just for fun! This is a question my friends and I often discuss and just generate ideas and discuss business. Q: Life or death - If you had to generate £1m in revenue over the next 12 months, how would you do it? You have £1,000 to start. Additional Q: One answer for in-person...
  14. RobbieFoston

    Small business requirements - lead generation

    IDEA 
    Hi, I'm brainstorming some ideas as I'm looking to launch a marketing-based business to help small businesses. I've worked in lead generation for many years, focusing on large tech clients. I had the idea of starting a lead generation business for small businesses, but I've come to the...
  15. RobbieFoston

    Large audience, how to monetise.

    IDEA SIDE HUSTLE 
    Hi, Over the last few years I've been building a following on instagram under the brand name "The Bodybuilding Archive". https://www.instagram.com/thebodybuildingarchive/?hl=en The page focuses on the early days of bodybuilding (mostly pre-steroid) which not many other people are doing. The...
  16. RobbieFoston

    Is there a market for this? Personal training for extreme sports enthusiasts.

    IDEA 
    I'm looking for feedback on my idea and appreciate anybody who can spare a minute to share their thoughts. I'm a qualified personal trainer and extreme sports enthusiast - I do it all; skiing, snowboarding, surfing, windsurfing, mountain biking, skydiving etc. This pretty much sums up the only...
  17. RobbieFoston

    Advice on launching a T-Shirt business using Printful (or similar)

    Hi Guys, I'm looking at launching a business with some custom t-shirts I'm designing. They're focused on the bodybuilding market as I already have an audience (10k+ on instagram). I know there's demand for the product but I was looking to see if anybody had any advice. I'm looking at using...
  18. RobbieFoston

    How do you charge for & automate lead generation? Software etc.

    Hi Guys, I'm in the process of setting up a business which in short, revolves around lead generation. The idea is that person X visits the website and fills in the landing page, to later be contacted by the company I pass the lead on to. I currently work in the lead gen business for tech...
  19. RobbieFoston

    Bodybuilding Niche: I already have an audience, what are my routes to revenue/ business model?

    Hi Guys, I'm looking for some advice around how to take my audience and grow it into a revenue stream. Background: I launched an Instagram account back in 2016(ish) which focuses on the silver era/ golden era of bodybuilding. Mostly the early days of bodybuilidng up until Arnold and the Golden...

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