Take it from me: Webinars are one of the most powerful ways to build relationships with your audience and grow your business. And in this definitive webinar how-to guide, we’ll take you through all the steps you need to follow to succeed with your very own webinars. But first, what exactly is a webinar—and why…
Ever had to make a pitch for an online course, product, ebook, or something else—even offline, maybe on stage or in person? You have to make a sale, but for some reason, the idea of closing that sale makes you nervous or worried that you might upset someone? So you hold back on your pitch…
In late 2016, I sat down to set my goals for the following year. One of my biggest motivations was to significantly transform the way I generated income. You see, for the previous eight or so years running Smart Passive Income (SPI), I’d generated the majority of my income from affiliate marketing. I still thought…
Welcome to the SPI Comprehensive Guide to Writing and Publishing a Book! Here at SPI we have supported Pat in self-publishing not one, not two, but three books: Let Go, Will It Fly?, and Superfans. That’s right—as of 2019 all of Pat’s books have been self-published. In addition to supporting Pat’s books, several members of…
Welcome to my epic email marketing guide! If you’re looking for in-depth guidance on what email marketing is, why it’s important, and how to go about it in the smartest way possible, then you’re in the right place. I’ve made plenty of email marketing mistakes in my decade-plus as an online business owner. I’ve also…
“Your blog is not your business.” If, like Pat and me, you started looking to the internet in the late 2000s as a possible avenue for new career opportunities, then you’ve probably heard that phrase once or twice…or a hundred times. It became standard advice during the height of the blogosphere boom. New sites were…
Matthew Gartland, CFO and COO at SPI, shares 10 timeless business lessons, from the importance of your people and culture to why ideas alone don’t make a business.
Let’s close out 2018 strong: Listen to ten clips from ten of the most impactful and actionable SPI episodes of 2018!
Tom Gerhardt and Dan Provost—the brains behind Studio Neat—break down strategies and tactics for a successful Kickstarter campaign. They would know; they’ve crushed it with over nine campaigns!