Up Fuel Podcast - Start Or Grow Your Online Business
26 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 7 years ago - ★★★★ - 70 ratingsChris Guthrie from UpFuel.com teaches you how to build an online business on the side that can replace your day job income. Learn how he and others are making a full time income online and how you too can be your own boss living the lifestyle you've always dreamed of. Covering online income, websites, money, blogging, seo, adsense, outsourcing, marketing, self employment, advertising, social media, facebook, twitter, youtube, amazon, ebay, podcasting and anything else that helps you build your online business.
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Episode 2: How to use information products to build a $30+ million per year SaaS company
May 05, 2017 07:38 - 33 minutes - 25.1 MBIn this episode I speak with Russell Brunson about how he used information products to help build a $30+ million per year SaaS company – ClickFunnels. I originally found out about ClickFunnels when I bought a book called Dotcom Secrets after clicking an ad on Facebook to check it out. That got me into the world of ClickFunnels, I went to the Funnel Hacking Live event in early 2017 and most recently got Russell’s new book Expert Secrets. Whenever I speak to someone that’s been building on...
MMOTI 25: The new plan for $100k+ per month with Amazon
September 29, 2015 21:59 - 19 minutes - 17.4 MBIn this solo episode I sit down to discuss my Amazon ecommerce business and shed some light on what we're doing to scale the business to $100k+ per month. I also share on the podcast for the first time information about Salesbacker.com which we created to help Amazon sellers to get more reviews for their products. Finally, I introduce a new podcast dedicated to physical product sellers that offer their products for sale on Amazon. If you currently sell products on Amazon or would like to g...
MMOTI 24: Dissecting the Details in Buying and Selling Websites with Justin Gilchrist
January 16, 2015 20:21 - 57 minutes - 52.4 MBDon't forget to enter our podcast contest with a chance to win lifetime access to AmaSuite ($297) and a 1 year subscription to BoostWP ($149). Those prizes add up to almost $450 worth of my very best software. You can join the contest here: UpFuel Podcast Contest In this episode, I sit down with Justin Gilchrist, who is an expert when it comes to buying and selling websites, along with owning Flipfilter.com, exitplan.co, and Centurica.com, all of which focus around the topic of buy...
MMOTI 23: Learn from 3 brand new Amazon entrepreneurs already doing thousands of dollars per month in sales
October 22, 2014 18:24 - 45 minutes - 41.5 MBIn this episode, I interview 3 separate entrepreneurs who are all doing thousands of dollars per month on Amazon. These guys are all members of our private Amazon selling community called AzonMasters. We interviewed them and combined their stories together into one podcast session answering some of the most common questions people have about getting started selling on Amazon. In this interview, you’ll learn the techniques that have worked and what hasn’t for Jakub, Steven, and Brunno, al...
MMOTI 22: How I’m on track for a six figure+ Amazon business I started less than 3 months ago
October 13, 2014 00:40 - 44 minutes - 40.9 MBIn this podcast episode I fly solo while answering common questions about a business I’ve been building on the side selling private label physical products on Amazon.com (my own brand). I've been selling on Amazon.com for less than 3 months and I’m already on track for a six figure+ business. I hit the $10k in the last 30 days mark recently and that’s from only one product. I still have 9 and a half months to scale sales to an even greater level before the one year anniversary of my first...
MMOTI 21: How Matt Stone is Making Thousands a Month Promoting $0.99 Kindle Books
October 01, 2014 22:47 - 40 minutes - 36.7 MBIn this podcast episode my new co-host, Casey Ames, and I interview Matt Stone. Matt is not only a Kindle book author, but also has an indie publishing company and a book promotion website. In this episode we discuss Kindle marketing strategies, how Matt is using 99 cent books to make money on Amazon, and much more. There is also an opportunity for you to make some money being an affiliate for Matt's website BuckBooks.net.
MMOTI 20: How Matthew Paulson Generates 6 Figures With This Under Utilized Search Enge
September 19, 2014 04:00 - 44 minutes - 40.6 MBIn this podcast episode I interview Matthew Paulson, who is an expert in getting visitors to his website in ways that you probably aren't familiar with. In this episode, we cover what websites Matthew is running, how he's getting traffic to these websites by being a news outlet, and how you can do the same thing.
MMOTI 19: Launching a SaaS Business without an established platform with Spencer Haws
September 12, 2014 04:14 - 32 minutes - 29.5 MBIn this podcast episode I interview Spencer Haws about Vylo a project he started with his team member Perrin. Vylo is a voice chat software, marketed specifically to gamers, but is also useful to anyone who needs to create a chat room. We discuss how they got it up and running, their monetization strategies and what marketing techniques they are using the grow the software.
MMOTI 18: How to Earn More and Work Less by using Virtual Assistants with Chris Ducker
April 02, 2014 02:15 - 40 minutes - 37 MBIn this podcast episode I interview Chris Ducker an entrepreneur and expert on using virtual assistants in your business. In my own professional and personal life, letting go and hiring on others to work on my business has given me more free time and helped me dramatically grow my business which is precisely why you’ve gotta hear what Chris has to say in this podcast episode.
MMOTI 17: How Brian Leyde Profits Over $100,000+ Per Month Selling Physical Products On Amazon
March 24, 2014 19:25 - 48 minutes - 43.9 MBIn this podcast episode I interview Brian Leyde who in less than one year is pulling in over $100,000 in profit per month selling physical products on Amazon.com. March 2014 he's on track for $400,000 in sales and ~$250,000 in profit. Brian's success story is amazing and as he shows in this interview, the business model of selling physical products on Amazon has huge potential to scale. If you'd like to sell physical products on Amazon and avoid all of the hassles and headaches of s...
MMOTI 16: How Jeremy Schoemaker turned a hobby into a multi million dollar business
November 06, 2013 08:15 - 41 minutes - 37.9 MBIn this podcast episode I interview Jeremy Schoemaker aka ShoeMoney as he is more commonly known online. In this episode I speak with Jeremy about how he used the platform of his blog to help launch and sell an ad network for millions of dollars. We also discuss his failures as well and how losing focus on some projects cost him millions of dollars. Overall Jeremy is one of the most open entrepreneurs that I know of and this shows through in this podcast episode.
MMOTI 15: How To Build An Online Community With Over 110,000 Members
February 28, 2013 10:45 - 42 minutes - 28.9 MBBuilding a community based website can be incredibly rewarding and challenging. So in this podcast episode I interview Josh Dorkin founder of BiggerPockets.com – a real estate community website with over 110,000 members. His community also receives over 500,000 unique visitors per month. But it’s not all about big membership numbers and traffic for Josh, instead it’s about the community. In this interview Josh shares the successes and failures he’s experienced from working on BiggerPockets...
MMOTI 14: Should You Build Niche Or Authority Style Websites?
October 29, 2012 06:38 - 22 minutes - 15.5 MBIn this podcast episode I go over a survey I conducted to determine if my readers and customers were more interested in niche or authority websites and subsequently provide my own analysis between the two options and explain which direction I’m heading with my business model. The results of the survey are in line with what I expected to see, but you’ll have to listen to the episode to find out what people are most interested in. This is a must listen to podcast if you're interested in buil...
MMOTI 13: How To Scale A Niche Website Business with Adsense Flippers
August 01, 2012 22:22 - 31 minutes - 21.5 MBIn this podcast episode I speak with Justin Cooke and Joe Magnotti from AdsenseFlippers.com. I've known Justin and Joe for about a year now and they have a very interesting business model around building niche websites with the help of their team of outsourcers and then reselling those websites on both Flippa and more recently on their blog. There is a lot of great info on this podcast and Justin and Joe represent the first pair of business partners I've interviewed at the same time. I'm ...
MMOTI 012: How To Make $35,000+ Per Month Selling Kindle Books
July 03, 2012 09:00 - 38 minutes - 26.2 MBI speak with Ty Cohen who I met at a conference in North Carolina earlier this year. We were at dinner in a large group and I got to talking with Ty and he told me his story about his success with Kindle and I had to get him onto the podcast. Ty currently generates over $35,000 per month selling Kindle books! This is yet another great method to build additional income with and Ty provides a lot of actionable great content on this podcast. Check it out.
MMOTI 011: How To Build And Manage A Portfolio Of 200+ Websites
April 12, 2012 05:56 - 32 minutes - 22.1 MBIn this podcast episode I speak with Spencer Haws from NichePursuits.com about how he built and manages a portfolio of over 200 websites. Spencer makes thousands of dollars from Adsense with his niche websites and I'm sure you'll learn a lot of great advice from him during this podcast.
MMOTI 010: What I Learned From 2011 And What I'm Changing For 2012
January 02, 2012 21:13 - 29 minutes - 20.2 MBIn this podcast episode I talk to you about my goals from 2011, where I failed and how I'm changing things in 2012. I also cover the three pillars of my business I'll be working on in 2012. I'll be discussing the strategies I'll be employing to accomplish my goals in 2012 and how you can apply those strategies to your own business. Hope you enjoy this podcast and have a great start to 2012. The next episode will be back with guests soon.
MMOTI 009: How To Profit From Domain Names - Advice From 1995 Domain Investor Rick Schwartz
December 05, 2011 18:28 - 34 minutes - 23.8 MBIn the ninth podcast episode I speak with Rick Schwartz who began buying domain names back in 1995 and now has a portfolio of well over 5,000 domain names including great ones like candy.com portfolio.com and more. He has a very interesting story in how he built his domain name business and how he saw the rise of the internet and the need for a domain name just as he saw in the early 90's with phone numbers. He shares some practical advice for those of you looking to get into domain names an...
MMOTI 008: How Michael Houtzager Sells Millions Of This Mystery Product
November 17, 2011 16:00 - 32 minutes - 22.6 MBIn this podcast episode I speak with Michael Houtzager who has one of the most interesting online businesses selling millions of this mystery product. It's such a cool and unusual business that you'll just have to click the play button yourself to hear about how he sells this product all over the US. Michael talks about how his emphasis on offline relationship building helped him to build a business selling millions of this mystery product to repeat buyers time and again. He teaches sever...
MMOTI 007: Conversation With Jason Yelowitz - Author Of Bathrobe Millionaire
October 12, 2011 14:00 - 31 minutes - 21.3 MBIn this podcast episode I speak with Jason Yelowitz who has generated millions of dollars in commissions as an affiliate marketer and recently released the book Bathrobe Millionaire. On this podcast Jason talks about how he first got started in this business back during the high valuations dot com era in the early 2000's. After running a few other internet businesses he transitioned into the life of an affiliate marketers and focused on building his business out of his home. It's a ver...
MMOTI 006: How To Build And Run A Sports Network Of 50+ Blogs With Sujeet Patel
September 19, 2011 16:55 - 30 minutes - 20.8 MBIn this podcast episode I speak with Sujeet Patel who runs a massive network of sports related blogs. His blog network is comprised of over 50+ blogs. On this podcast Sujeet talks about how he first got started in this business by browsing various internet marketing forums such as Digital Point and Sitepoint and quickly began building various websites. Since that early time of trial and error while building websites he has ultimately helped to build up a massive network of more than 50 blo...
MMOTI 005: How Brian Jones Took His Internet Business From His Condo To A 10,000 Sq Ft Warehouse
August 18, 2011 21:13 - 28 minutes - 19.4 MBIn this podcast episode I chat with Brian Jones who I first interviewed earlier this year about his interesting internet business. He runs several niche movie memorabilia websites surrounding the popular Christmas movies "A Christmas Story" and "Christmas Vacation." On this podcast Brian talks about how he first got started making money online by building and selling the infamous Leg Lamp from the "A Christmas Story" movie out of his condo. We also cover how he took a big risk and bought t...
MMOTI 004: How To Turn Everyday Life Into Profits With Wendy Piersall
July 26, 2011 17:48 - 30 minutes - 20.6 MBIn this podcast episode I speak to Wendy Piersall who just released Mom Blogging For Dummies about how she used what was happening in her everyday life and translated it into a huge and profitable blog network of kids activity websites. We talk about how she first got started earning money online and what projects she’s working on right now. The conversation we had as a whole was great, because I often hear from people that complain about not knowing what niches to build websites in and wh...
MMOTI 003: How To Sell Seven Figure Websites With Justin Hartzman
July 07, 2011 20:06 - 30 minutes - 20.9 MBIn this podcast episode I speak to Justin Hartzman of WeSellYourSite.com about selling websites and he sheds some light on the process of what it takes to sell a website for a lot of money. Justin was the website broker on the seven figure website deal for DealofDay.com for our last guest on the podcast Joel Comm from episode 2. I'm a huge fan of buying and selling websites as a way to make money online having sold one of my websites in a deal worth six figures in late 2010. I met Justin w...
MMOTI 002: Learn How Joel Comm Manages To Juggle Multiple Projects While Building A Fun And Profitable Online Business
June 17, 2011 16:26 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MBWant to learn from the guy who literally wrote the book on Adsense? In podcast episode 2 I speak with Joel Comm about how he manages to run so many various income generating projects and how he has a lot of fun doing it as well. We discuss a few of his products such as the Socrates Theme, Kaching Book, Adsense Secrets, iFart iPhone application and his recent seven figure sale of Deal Of Day. I first met Joel earlier this year when I traveled to Colorado as a consultant for the buyer of his...
MMOTI 001: Show Introduction And My Background Story On How I Built A Six Figure Online Business
May 27, 2011 20:40 - 23 minutes - 21.5 MBWant to learn how I got started earning money online? In this very first podcast session I cover how I got started building an online business way back in the late 90's while selling Pokemon cards on eBay all the way up to discussing the ways I make money today by using Amazon's affiliate program, Google Adsense, creating and selling information products, buying and selling websites, and running a variety of different blogs and websites. I wanted to share how I got started in this business...