Screw The Nine To Five Podcast | Online Business | Community Building | Lifestyle For Entrepreneurs

Membership sites. They've been around for over a decade, but only now are we starting to see an uptick in the number of businesses adopting them as a strategy. In this episode, we interviewed Stu "The Membership Guy" McLaren (founder of Tribe) on what he thinks the future holds when it comes to membership sites.   Resources: -    Free Membership Workshop: https://www.screwtheninetofive.com/workshop - Stu McLaren's Website - Stu.me

At the end of last year, we closed down our membership community, Screw U. It was an extremely hard decision, especially knowing that we had connected with some incredible people over the last 3 years. Does this mean we will NEVER start another membership again in the future? Of course not! We love this business model and there is definitely a chance we will open up another one again in the future. In this episode, we discuss the mistakes we made and how we will do it differently in the future. Resources: -    Free Membership Workshop - https://www.screwtheninetofive.com/workshop Read full show notes: https://www.screwtheninetofive.com/membership-sites

Affiliate marketing is easily the most passive way of earning money in an online business. But is there a way to start affiliate marketing without a website? In this episode, Jill and Josh break down several ways to start earning affiliate commissions before you build a website.

How do you know when it's time to completely focus on your business and finally screw the nine to five? Take a listen to this week's Question to find out what you have to consider before taking the big step of going all in on your business. 

Let's be honest, when you're running a business there will always be people that don't take you seriously. But what if one of those people is actually your significant one? Catch up with Jill and Josh sharing their insights on not getting support from your partner in this week's episode. Read full show notes: https://www.screwtheninetofive.com/partner-thinks-your-business-is-a-hobby

Let's face it! As the business and marketing continue to evolve, trying to stay focused in your business is a real pain in the butt! In this week's Question, Jill and Josh chat about how to avoid distraction and keep the focus on the things that matter the most when it comes to your business.

How does one actually build and scale a successful ecommerce business? One of the options available is called drop shipping and it's probably the easiest way to start selling physical products online. In this episode Anton Kraly, creator of Drop Ship Lifestyle and host of the eCommerce Lifestyle podcast, talks to Josh about this underground business model. Listen in to find out how it works and why it could be a good fit for you.

The worst thing of being given bad advice about your business is that you don't notice it was actually a bad advice until time has passed. So, how to avoid being misguided? Take a listen to Jill and Josh talking about how to deal with bad business advice.  

Is your email list made up mostly of your Mom, cousins and the occasional person who replies to each one of your messages, thinking you're actually just emailing them and nobody else? In this episode we talk about how to grow an email list from scratch and how to keep it growing every single month.

A recent video from The Economist sparked up a conversation around the chance of there being 1 BILLION location independent jobs by the year 2035. In this episode Jill and Josh discuss the trend they are seeing in remote working and if this projection could in fact come true. Read full show notes: https://www.screwtheninetofive.com/nomad

What the eff is Act 20 and what does it have to do with moving to Puerto Rico and saving taxes?? In this episode, we talk about how this recently introduced law could be the deal of the century for digital CEO's. Listen in to find out if you're the right fit to take advantage of it. Read full show notes: https://www.screwtheninetofive.com/keep

How much of the money you make in your business are you actually keeping? I'm guessing not as much as you'd like! I mean, isn't one of the reasons for having a business to help create financial freedom for yourself and your family? In this episode, Josh chats with John Lee Dumas, founder and host of the Entrepreneurs On Fire podcast, about some strategies to keep more of the money you make.

Just last year, we completely pivoted our business away from a membership site model and towards affiliate marketing. Since then a lot of people have asked us why we decided to make this shift. In this episode, we discuss the factors that lead us towards making a big change in our business.

Let's be honest, MLM has gotten a bad wrap in recent years. But is it all that bad or are there legitimate ways to build a business using network marketing as the central revenue model. Jill sat down with Cayla Craft to discuss how to create a successful business using Multi Level Marketing as the central focus. Read full show notes: https://www.screwtheninetofive.com/30k-2

When you wake up in the morning, how conscious are you of the first thought that comes to mind? What if we told you that your first thought in the morning will determine the outcome of your day. Would you take it more seriously? We discuss this and more in today's Quickie.

What if I magically waved a wand and suddenly you had a breakthrough year in your business? How would that feel? In this episode find out what we believe to be the one thing every business owner needs to have a breakthrough year.

If someone ever tells you paying for the right tools to help your business isn't important, they're lying! These 3 tools were crucial in helping us make just just $30k each, but a whole lot more! Listen in to hear which 3 tools made us a whole whack of money. Read full show notes: https://www.screwtheninetofive.com/tools-we-used

Have you ever felt like when good things start happening, eventually something bad will happen to bring you back to where you were before? It's completely normal and it's called "self-sabotage". But what if it didn't have to be that way? What if, the better it gets...the better it gets...and the better it continues to get! In this episode we discuss this and more.

Ever feel like all you do is work on your business? It's time to get a life because your business is supposed to GIVE you freedom, not take it away! Listen in as Jill and Josh discuss how they deal with balancing business and life.

Let's face it, without some type of publicity your business will ultimately fail. It's not rocket science! Yet, if this is so obvious, why do so many entrepreneurs avoid doing the work to get their brand message out there? In this episode, Jill talks to Selena Soo from Impacting Millions about why publicity is so important and how to easily spread your brand message even if you're introverted. Read full show notes: https://www.screwtheninetofive.com/how-to-get-publicity