In this episode we interview Jenny Coxon from ThatHerd.com to talk about monetizing her site. She’s done a great job building up traffic and just needs to figure out how to use that to make a living. Learn what you should be thinking about when you’re ready to monetize your site as we walk Jenny through some of the many possibilities for her’s. Enj…

In this episode we interview Justin Cooke from Empire Flippers and ask him about buying and selling websites. Empire Flippers brokers website sales and purchases, supporting both the seller and the buyer. Learn what to look out for when you consider buying and get a feel for what you might need to spend to get a passive income from a site that’s al…

In this episode I interview Scott Voelker from The Amazing Seller and ask him about selling private label products on FBA. Scott has been running his Amazon private label FBA business for just 5 months and has had tremendous results. This is definitely a strategy that Jim and Ricky are interested in pursuing in the near future. Enjoy the show!…

In this episode, we talk about the well-known secret to retiring rich. It’s simple but it takes some discipline. We’ll run through some numbers too so you can see just how valuable the time-value of money really is. Ricky KeslerBy Jim Harmer: Entrepreneur, Blog Writer, Podcaster

In this episode, we talk about how to improve your productivity. You’ll get five tips for how to make better use of your time. In the podcast, I referenced the book Getting Things Done by David Allen which I recommend if you want some help prioritizing. Ricky KeslerBy Jim Harmer: Entrepreneur, Blog Writer, Podcaster

In this episode, we talk for the first time about physical, brick and mortar businesses. We talk about some of the risks involved, and how to get your business recognized when you’re starting off with a really small budget. We talk specifically about my experience starting and running a paintball business in Southwest Virginia and about the busines…

In this episode, we talk about buying niche sites as an investment. We talk about where and how to find a good site, and what to look for before you buy. We also introduce a niche site that Jim recently bought. Check out Knife Up. Ricky KeslerBy Jim Harmer: Entrepreneur, Blog Writer, Podcaster

In this episode, I introduce to Ricky Kesler, who will be joining us on the podcast every week. I know Ricky will be an awesome asset to Income School and you’ll learn a lot from him. We talk about niche sites and the site he is working on. Check out Motivate Your Weightloss. Jim HarmerBy Jim Harmer: Entrepreneur, Blog Writer, Podcaster

In this episode I share a 2 month report on my new niche site hobby project in the pontoon boat industry. I share with you how exactly I started the site and where I plan to go with it. I also share the details of an INCREDIBLE product I’ll be making available on incomeschool.com on December 1 that I know you’ll love. Enjoy the episode, but more im…

In this episode I share a few more internet business and personal finance tips that I’ve learned in the last few months. This episode is a continuation of the episode previous, so be sure to check that one out if you’re just joining us on the show. Enjoy the episode, but more importantly, implement it! Jim Harmer…

I have a goal of being in great shape when I’m 50, but if you saw me yesterday you wouldn’t have known it. I didn’t get out and exercise, and I ate a steak at Texas Roadhouse for dinner. I may have that goal, but the direction I took yesterday will never lead me to that goal. The same lesson applies to businesses across the web. We set huge financi…

Not every blog and podcast that is launched is a monetary success. The truth is that internet marketing takes a lot of work and know-how. Some are more successful than others. Today I talk with Sonny and Sandy, who are podcasters and website owners at Podcacher.com. They started their site 9 years ago but still aren’t getting the income they feel t…

Subscribe to Income School on iTunes In this episode I interview Shane and Jocelyn Sams. Shane was a football coach and Jocelyn an elementary school librarian when they heard about creating an online business and dove in head first. They quit their jobs within a year and now make over six figures every single month. What’s in this episode Exactly w…

In this episode I talk with the man behind JewelryMonk.com. Jewelry Monk is a website for those who want to make their own Jewelry. Even though it’s only a few months old, the site is getting decent traffic, comments, and engaged visitors. In addition to breaking down the business and providing advice on how to monetize the site, I also opened up a…

Most of you know that before I started working online, I was a law student and eventually finished and became a lawyer. By that point, I was too addicted to internet marketing, so I don’t practice law in a firm. Today I’m sharing with you a guide to keeping your business legal and avoiding nasty legal problems that could sink your business. Enjoy t…

On this episode I’m joined by two people I really respect: Tim Conley, who is the man that taught me how to launch a product and the host of the Foolish Adventure Show Podcast, and my brother-in-law Brian Ricks. Brian’s website, 101HomeSchoolIdeas.com, has been around for about 5 months and he already has a small following. He’s ready to build and …

WordPress is an incredible business building tool. Despite the fact that I’ve built many websites from scratch, I wouldn’t even think about creating a website without WordPress now. In this episode I take questions from listeners around the world who have questions or problems with their WordPress sites. Enjoy the episode, but more importantly, imp…

John Lee Dumas has taken the podcasting world by storm over the last year and a half with his Entrepreneur on Fire Podcast and $100,000 per month earnings from his blog and podcast. I asked John to come onto the podcast today and spend 45 minutes working with two listeners of the show. In this episode you hear John’s advice to new podcasters who wa…

I love today’s episode because I get to talk directly with all of you–the listeners of the Income School Podcast. Today’s questions are about how to monetize a blog, podcast, or youtube channel. Today we talk about the uber-practical side of website monetization, from picking a good shopping cart to taking credit cards on your site, to selling an e…

The business breakdown is a new feature on the Income School Podcast. In my opinion, most business podcasts are too philosophical and don’t have enough actionable, practical tips. The business breakdown solves that by taking ideas and theories and helps listeners to see how to build a business in a practical way. I think you’ll love it. John Zocco …

I have been writing back and forth with Melissa Morse for a few weeks. She started reading Income School.com when it started and has already implemented a lot of the tips and techniques. But she feels like she is flailing around without a clear direction of where to take her business. So in this episode I sit down (virtually) with Melissa and we br…

SEO: What most new internet marketers see as Charlie’s golden ticket to success. The truth is that search engine traffic takes a long time to build, and building your site to attract Google rather than focusing on your users is a terrible pitfall. Still, SEO certainly has value. Building your website according to established norms and writing in a …

In this episode I go into much greater detail of how exactly I run my blog to earn half a million dollars per year. I delve into the products I offer, how I built an audience, taxes, etc. I will confess that it is a bit awkward for me to share such personal financial information with the world, but I feel that it’s important to motivate you and to …

I have never met any blogger who had good traffic going to their site, who isn’t making serious money. Never. Whenever I’m coaching someone through starting an internet business, they always want to have a definite monetization strategy in place before they start. Even if they know they should wait to build the product until they have an audience, …

If I were to point to one factor that would make your blog more or less likely to succeed at providing an income for you, it would be this–whether or not the blog owner publishes daily for the first 4 to 6 months. In the beginning of your blogging business, you need quick success and traffic to encourage you to keep going. More motivating than crea…

Online contacts are usually awkward. You comment on a website not knowing whether to expect anyone to hear or respond to you. You purchase a product not knowing whether or not you can expect the seller to help you if something goes wrong with your purchase. You like a page on Facebook never knowing if they will treat you as if they like you. One of…

Trouble getting traffic to new websites is probably the single biggest killer of new internet businesses. It’s something that new internet marketers worry about, but that more experienced internet marketers have done enough times to be confident with. In this episode, I share my very best strategies for driving traffic to new sites. Follow the reci…

You want a complete stranger to offer you $1,000. Really, it’s true. Every website owner hopes that he can acquire a visitor who becomes a fan who then becomes a customer who then becomes a repeat customer. Eventually, you want the lifetime value of that customer to hit $1,000. If you approach the stranger today and ask for the moola, chances are l…

One common mistake I see with newer websites is that they allow their sites to look little. There is nothing wrong with looking like a small business that gives a personal feel and the personality of an individual, but there is a problem with making your website look undesirable and worthless. In this episode, I show my strategies for making a smal…

No business tip has been more beneficial to me than a lesson I learned on a podcast 3 years ago. The podcast was an interview on Smart Passive Income about writing helpful blog posts. Pat Flynn wrote an article about me and the success I had following the advice from that podcast. The suggestion that helped me so much was that the interviewee menti…

You may think that running an online business would mean doing a lot of technical work to make your website run. But the reality is that tools like WordPress and a quality hosting company make running a website incredibly easy. In fact, I find that the dips and plateaus in my business are usually caused by me spending too much time tweaking the tec…

Business coaches talk about “finding your niche” like they would finding your soulmate–as if there were only one “right” one out there, and you just have to find it. It isn’t true, and it keeps thousands or millions of people each year from starting businesses that could have been successful. The truth is that to be successful online, you simply ha…

Business advice is everywhere. It’s in my earbuds, my RSS feeds, on my Facebook newsfeed–and constantly on glossy ads in my mailbox. The most popular bits of business advice are those which require the least amount of work and expertise, and yet produce the quickest and most dramatic hockey-stick-graph results. I love quick fix business advice. I’v…

Most of what I write on Income School is tips and techniques. I like to skip over the fluff and just write what you need to know to increase your income. But in this podcast episode I’m welcoming you into my life. In episode 1 I invite my wife Emily to join me on the podcast and we talk about where we started the blog from, the struggles and succes…