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November 28, 2024
2 Startup Marketplaces To Accelerate Your Progress
Often the hardest part of entrepreneurship is coming up with an idea and getting that initial traction 
With that in mind, check out these two low-cost startup marketplaces…
CodeThriftSaaSLiquidateLots of projects for sale there, some for as little as $100 
If you’ve got some marketing skills, you could buy a project you like, maybe bring on a developer to build it out a bit more, then use your marketing skills to boost revenue.
Or if you’re an aspiring developer you could get your hands on something that already works pretty good and practice your craft making it even better 
Also an opportunity here to buy something, make some quick improvements, and try flip for a nice profit.
Paid Newsletter Breaking Down Viral Short-Form Videos
A recent post on Reddit 
The author goes on to break down the format and shares an AI prompt you can use to create a similar script for any niche 
Lots of hate in the comments for promoting this kind of content, but the post has 350+ upvotes, so clearly there’s a silent majority that wants more tips like this.
How about creating a newsletter along those lines? 
Analyze viral short-form videos, break them down, and share AI prompts to help people script something similar.
Could have a free and premium version of the newsletter 
Similar to Jason Levin’s Meme Mail which we covered back in August.
In September Jason tweeted that his newsletter “already has 100s of paying subscribers and is profitable.”
Using AI To Summarize 100+ Page Websites
Sam Parr tweets…
Question: how can I use AI to summarize 100+ page websites?
He gives the example of this forum post…
this small coat maker has 500 pages. Mostly reviews + the founder replying to questions.
How can I easily upload these 500+ pages to AI and ask it questions?
Will replied with a solution he built in 45 minutes: forumscraper.com 
But he admits it doesn’t work perfectly and it’s not optimized for SEO or anything.
How about building a better, SEO-optimized version?
Keyword research required to figure out the best angle 
A version of this could also be used by big review sites to produce AI summaries, perhaps sell it as an embeddable tool.
His Local Marketing Agency = $500K Gross Profit This Year
Jake HundleyFounder of Evergrow Marketing $500,000 annual gross profitCheck out Evergrow Marketing.
They help local lawn care and landscaping businesses with their online presence 
Web design, SEO, paid ads, etc.
Jake Hundley started the business in 2017, took on a partner in 2019, and recently revealed on Reddit…
We’ll hit over $500k in Gross Profit this year.
He also has a blog post about how he got started
Basically took free Google courses to become Google Analytics and Google Ads certified, practiced by working for churches for free.
Niching down was key 
Jake already had some familiarity with “the green industry.”
Also on Reddit he writes…
I started at like $50/hr…
As I positioned myself to be an actual, scalable agency, then the agency rate shifted to $100/hr, then $125/hr, then $150/hr.
This model could work in many places, and for many different niches.
What local businesses could you help with marketing?
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November 25, 2024
Stay-At-Home Dad: $285K/Year Quietly Teaching What He Knows
Leo TrieuFounder of Code4Startup $285,000 average annual revenueLeo Trieu is the founder of Code4Startup…
a Saas Code School for Founders, Marketers, Freelancers & more
He teaches coding via video tutorials, gives a lot away for free and charges $39/month for extras
Leo writes that he’s a stay-at-home dad of 2 kids, and…
Being a solo founder and a maker, I crossed $2M milestone over the course of 7 years by teaching thousands of people how to code and build meaningful stuff.
He recently tweeted…
Just crossed $150K+ teaching AI – and it all started from the gold I found in this community on Twitter (X).
Presumably that’s $150K in the last ~2 years.
He only has ~2200 followers on X, and no huge following elsewhere 
Best I can tell, his main marketing channel is Udemy, where he has one free + one paid course with ~145,000 students combined.
Goes to show that you can chip away online teaching what you know and earn a great income, no massive social media presence required.
What could you teach?
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She Earns $10,000 Per Event Selling Other People’s Clothes
Sarah McAffryFounder of Statemint Consignment $10,000 revenue per event
An interview with Sarah McAffry of Statemint Consignment…
Sarah sells other people’s unwanted clothing on their behalf and takes a percentage.
But she’s selling at temporary in-person events (ie. consignments), not online…
Sarah believes the event model, with its built-in urgency and scarcity, is what makes it work. They’re only open 10 days a year (split between two events), which creates that “you snooze, you lose” mentality that drives sales.
Sarah’s business has expanded to 23 locations across the USA and she now has a franchise program
You could try doing this yourself or team up with her…
The timing seems right. According to ThredUp’s latest report, the resale market is growing 15x faster than traditional retail.
You could also try this for items other than clothing.
Maybe help people clean out their garage or attic, then sell the stuff on their behalf, take a cut 
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$8600/Month By Focusing On His Own Demographic
Danny Miró-ChineaFounder of Comprende $8600 monthly revenueDanny Miró-Chinea is the founder of Comprende, an $8.6K per month “media and consulting agency focused on the U.S. Latino demographic.”
Danny noticed the trend to support Black-owned businesses, and decided to do something similar for Latinos 
He began with a newsletter on the topic about a year ago, then started making videos back in January.
Danny’s first video on Instagram 
A month later…
I made a video on the founder of a Latina-owned financial technology startup. She happened to see it, subscribed to Comprende’s newsletter, and then DM’d me on instagram the next day asking if A) I spoke Spanish and B) If I was open to paid collaborations.
He ended up selling her a monthly retainer to help with social media content and strategy.
So began Danny’s agency
What demographic are you a part of?
How about setting up your own agency – social media or otherwise – and focusing 100% on that demographic?
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Earning $250/Day From Vietnam With Non-Viral Videos
Alex NguyenFounder of Feynman AI $250 daily revenue Check out Feynman.ai…
An AI-powered platform to make reading, writing and understanding academic literature easier.
Founder Alex Nguyen lives in Vietnam and recently tweeted about his marketing strategy…
I went from earning $40/month to $600/day… and then maintaining $200-$300/day on average, all in one night, without spending anything on ads
He’s doing it via short-form video 
examples on TikTok
Most of his videos get <1000 views…
I’ve never had a viral video, and my highest view count is only 18k.
He’s making all the videos himself, mainly shooting footage of his laptop/screen, showing what it’s like to use the app
Then filling in the rest of the videos with b-roll and random images of people studying. Overlaid with music.
So nothing fancy, not hard to replicate.
How about starting an agency and making these kinds of videos for clients?
Or find an app you like with a generous affiliate program and drive referrals using Alex’s approach.
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The Webflow Marketplace = $100 Million Opportunity
Matt Espinoza tweets…
There’s a $100M opportunity for the person who builds the top apps on the Webflow marketplace.
– Still in beta
– 10M visits a month
– Less than 200 apps
Simply clone the top apps on WordPress then put them on Webflow.
Webflow is a website builder, similar to WordPress.
Check out the Webflow apps marketplace here, and compare to the WordPress plugins directory for inspiration 
Someone replied to Matt on X…
There are so much opportunities like this: Salesforce Marketplace, Quickbooks/Xero Marketplace, Stripe too…
Building niche apps for small marketplaces is a HUGE deal
November 21, 2024
Growing Business Opportunity in the Interior Design Market
Eric writes in the Exploding Ideas newsletter…
The Japandi design trend, a fusion of Japanese minimalism and Scandinavian functionality, is becoming a significant force in the global interior design market.
Google Trends shows the growing interest in Japandi 
Eric has a keyword research screenshot in the newsletter – lots of nice low-competition keywords there.
His ideas…
Businesses can capitalize by developing guides like “Japandi Bathroom Ideas” or “How to Style a Japandi Living Room.”
Companies can either design products that align with Japandi principles or monetize this demand through affiliate marketing with curated product guides.
Personally, I like the idea of a blog or website that curates nice examples of Japandi design, would be easy enough to rank for lots of the aforementioned keywords.
Monetize with guides and/or affiliate marketing like Eric suggests 
Or you could go the video route here, highlight the best examples of Japandi design on YouTube, TikTok and/or Instagram.
