His family escaped communist Russia in 1980 for America. Between dumpster diving and gasoline showers, his father instilled the entreprenuerial spirit. Even now, a can of Spam still makes him weak in the knees. He kept going. While working three jobs… 11 dollars an hour perrsonal training… fry cook at Disneyland… bouncer at a gay … Continue reading
Nobody thought he had any shot at all at becoming wealthy. A high school dropout… ex-welder… factory worker… with an obsession. While co-workers and family members laughed and put him down, he soldiered on. He admits he was delusional in his pursuit. When he met his wife and they started their direct-marketing company things changed. … Continue reading
Ian’s dad was an entreprenuer and it rubbed off. When he was first introduced to the marketing rabbit-hole through A Dan Kennedy book… there was no looking back. Through consulting, he learned many hard lessons about managing clients and money. What he enjoyed most though was the AUTONOMY. Freedom. So when a friend called him … Continue reading
This episode is experimental. So bear with us. New Zealander Ewen Vile has had a recurring direct-response bug throughout his life. Like a safety axe, business owners call him when their ads are flailing and disaster and chaos is setting in. Emergencies. Through performing this kind of last-minute consulting, Ewen developed a system. A system … Continue reading
In this post, I’m going to teach you how to build an email marketing strategy from scratch… “Gross! I can’t believe you use email to try to sell your stuff!” The average man would take this as an insult (especially if you’ve spent hours building an email marketing strategy). But I am NOT the average … Continue reading
Kurt Elster is a recovering designer. He thought he’d quit his job and start his own ecommerce platform… until he realized the likelihood of making that happen. Instead, he started building custom websites and charging $700. He thought it was downright criminal when he was able to finally raise his fees to $2500. With clients … Continue reading
Dan Fagella was a prior guest on the McMethod (Episode #62). He’s back a couple years later giving us all an update on what he has transitioned into. Dan had a vision and a calling that he wanted to fund, so he structured the business he was in for a smooth exit. He found out … Continue reading
Ian once lived in an RV and made money with what he calls “sports investing”. He’s written dating books and sold satellite TV at big box stores. He majored in Netflix and procrastination. When he ran some Bing ads to make his first dollar online he did the pony dance around the room and hasn’t … Continue reading
This is a guest post by Austin Lee. Austin is a freelance copywriter who helps 6 and 7-figure businesses grow sales with engaging email autoresponders. (Today, we’re going to talk about drug fiends and marketing. If drawing connections between addicts and customers offends you, probably skip this one and read this instead) At the age … Continue reading
Every single day you are gaining more and more competitors. Isn’t it great! Your competitors drive you to get better, be more lean, be more efficient. And one thing that your competitors will never have is your story. The following is an interview with professional marketer and storyteller, Jenny Sjolund. Tell us about your current … Continue reading