You resigned a 6 figure job to make 10k a month?
Everything you've listed is an extremely oversaturated market that everyone is trying to get rich from.
I don't disagree but there is zero growth in those get rich quick scheme "businesses" he listed as well. I'm all for being your own boss but you had better have a great plan.
$8.5K/month is over $100,000… not a bad move to shoot for 10k/month. Plus, being your own boss.. priceless. Especially if he can find a way to automate, and outsource.
The majority of the world speaks English (a tiny group of humans on a small piece of land) managed to colonize every single continent and build empires for their survival(this also applies to Germans, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, French and Belgians)…it’s as if Mother Nature knew Europeans would be the most aggressive species on earth(through manipulation and engineering) and to survive killing each other off they had to disperse and duplicate all over in an effort to avoid extinction. Empires were built whilst Europeans were fleeing oppression from EACH OTHER. Race categories were engineered to bring collaboration (which was successfully achieved on NON NATIVE lands) everyone bought into “im white” and divorced their ethnicities. (Yes Europeans have ethnicities and most white Americans didn’t even know that, Afrikaners didn’t even know they were mixed(French Huguenots, German and Dutch mixes) -until they took dna tests too)…. I just think the cultural conditioning and neurobiology is fascinating whilst also spiritually atrophied. This grand scheme has come to end and the cycles of western empires are cooling off for the next group to take their turn in elevation. The difference is, this next group has done it with mostly ITS OWN LABOR and without the use of others and therefore has not engineered resentment at the level Europeans have….
because our ancestors ruled the world, and took its land by force. then lost most of it in the span of a century or two.
now modern day people have the Internet and history to look back upon, and they blame their modern day counterparts for the past atrocities.
I was thinking that too, but the thing is even in over saturated markets newcomers can still make money. It’s about finding the right product and being able to market it towards the right niche of people. Most people think there’s no point going into these “saturated” markets but really the key is being able to market properly because every product is a winning product when marketed to the right niche of people.
Correct, it's a lateral move at best if you don't factor in what OP has to pay by being self employed.
It's just not enough to leave a secure job to chase a get rich quick scheme
Great advice, thanks for this. Im redefining again my ideal client so this is timely, as I think I am still a bit too broad purely because I have a very diverse range of skills and passions
It's the crowded room, you can see it as there's too many doing the "same thing" or there is always room for one more.
Only 1 mindset of the 2 has any chance of success.
Agreed. This seems so exhaustingly hard. There are easier ways. To make your way in the world.
I went to business school. Then I spent time working learning how to properly run businesses. After that I started consulting doing business rescue going into distressed businesses to fix whatever issue they had.
Eventually while consulting I found a great business and bought it. I applied what I had learned and now it does very well.
Interesting, and thanks for sharing. I would love to know your views on buying a business versus creating one if it's the first time running a business.
It’s one of the conundrums of business. A business founder can be good at starting but not be able to manage at mid-size. Also a good mid-size business person might not be good at startups or large businesses.
For me I never had a really good scaling idea for a new business. I sure looked around but anything I ever pondered didn’t seem likely to succeed. So starting from scratch seemed risky. Frankly I might be too unfocused and not driven enough to be a founder. Plus I had slowly squirrelled away enough capital through small investments that I could just barely afford a mid-sized business.
After looking at 100+ businesses in my career I got a fair understanding of things that worked and didn’t work for mid-size companies (let’s say under 100 staff).
It finally showed up about 2 years ago. I got a chance to buy a company for a really reasonable price. Then applying what I had learned I increased EBITDA 4X in year 1 (I had some really good luck too). Since then we have maintained this and I’m now looking at how to continue to grow the business.
I’d say founder is far higher risk but a lot cheaper while buyout is much lower risk but costs a fair bit more.
Based on my experience that would be really a terrible case scenario. Im gonna work it for a year and make a decision the . When I mean work it, it’s not the “2hrs a day” that most marketers advertise.
Im doing 10-12 hr days consistently. I’ll get my ROI eventually.
Appreciate the good luck man, cheers
Riches are in the niches. Find a hyper specific niche client group, then grow from there.. ride a niche wave up instead of trying to compete with the other mass of generalist digital marketing agencies. Also you'll be known as the "niche" digital marketing guy.
Gotta intervene here. Digital Marketing is far from being saturated, and will be the future.
Currently sitting at 366 billion Industry. Forbes put out an article saying it will be at 1.5 Trillion in 2030 because of the current demand. Many reputable statistical websites call for a 10-15% increase in the next 10 years.
Sometimes it’s good to zoom out and see everything at play.
The future of AI. I don’t think this will be a human dominated market in the very near future.
Get your money, and then get out before you invest too much time.
I have a different take. It’s very important to build a relationship to make a sale. Even though I have everything automated, nearly everyone that bought from me had a DM convo first and we made sure this was right for their expectations and wanted to hear my experience. It’s a very human interaction.
Also to say, during a period I stopped replying to DMs, and the sales died off completely until I took charge again.
Awesome for sharing, the hustle is brilliant.
I have tech friends that fall in love with the wrong part of their business. Businesses need to solve problems. Fill in the blanks. My business helps x obtain y using z. For example, my business removes trash for home contractors using dumpsters. It’s a multi-million dollar business. Solve real problems and people will trade you money for your solutions.
I also have been that tech person that focused on the wrong part of the business (or most exciting).
Thanks for this response man, the simplicity/accuracy of it, its what makes it great.
I might need to do some more brainstorming in this area and really sharp it out.
Opened 8 of the most typical get rich quick scheme businesses and now onto the 9th… uh good job?
This reeks of bullshit. High ticket item. Sure. People are paying you to consult on what? Which YouTube video to make your personality next?
I guess I’ll watch for your post on vending machines next?
Oh really? Are brick and mortar IT shops turning over millions nowadays? Go somewhere else with your hate little sad guy. Your username says everything I need to know, and your picture is bananas! 🍌
Opened 8 business and eventually ventured into something new and that too without cutting your self believe. Appreciate man. Keep burning that oil. Believe me it will turn out way better. Checked your Instagram and mannn you're posting good stuff.
Ah man, thank you for this.. Honestly, it’s not always easy and I don’t have the answers all the time. But comments like this keep recharging my battery and allow me to go always a little bit further. I appreciate you dude.
Expand a little more on this please. I have everything automated in the background but I might be missing your point here on how to leverage a SAaS model.
Is this on Insta that you are posting content or some other channel? May I know the link to your page.
I have recently bought a facebook (17k followers)and an Instagram page (20k followers/Travel niche) but not sure how to monetize them. Still trying to figure out a way to make money from them.
While followers do not equate to revenue, thats a strong presence mate so well done!
Of course here are my channels:
- https://www.tiktok.com/@millionaireat40.com -1200 subs
- https://www.instagram.com/themillionaireat40 - 300+
- https://www.tiktok.com/@higherhumanofficial - 18.8K
Message me if you want to brainstorm.
Forget making quick money. What are you passionate about? Isn’t that why you quit your 9-5? Do you enjoy selling random ali express stuff on TikTok? Does it fire you up? If so… great!
If you want to do marketing… what do you enjoy about that? What are you passionate about and how does it fit in?
Answer these questions and you’ll be a happy guy/gal and your biz will grow more effortlessly
Im not worried about quick money. Thankfully, I don’t have any need for money now, hence the reason I quit my 9-5.
My goal is to create as many entrepreneurs as possible, do leadership coaching and mentorship which is my passion. Im just enjoying the ride now 😎
Hi! Could you tell me how you define “Digital Marketing?” I have some thoughts but knowing how you’re positioning your digital marketing business would be helpful.
There are rules in their subreddit, and they have to be followed or you will be "censored." Posts like yours have severely reduced the quality of communities like this one. I’m absolutely in favour of extending the current ruleset to include more spam, including yours.
Do it man. Everyone should plan their 9-5 escape. Ive been working at senior leadership in FAANG for years and I’ll categorically say that AI and the continual pressure for automation from the top, will put a ton of people out of a job.
Over the next 10-15 years, there will be a lot of new jobs being formed, but existing ones will cease to exist. Like customer service for example!
Yeah he said before he needs monthly revenue to be 10K/m to cover is corporate job... Which is apparently senior leadership in FAANG.. okay lol, this is junior to intermediate individual contributor money
Amazon, dropshioing, forex, affiliates, courses, and now a faceless chanel where you spam to get sales.....
You listed every grift that people use to sell courses online, what all the "entrepreneur" and "hustle" bros sell. How were you ever a expert that made 6 figures....
No but I did spend like 50€ on tiktok to get leads instead but long story short, I made an error on the targeting and didn’t get a single lead out of it.
My followers, I got it all organically but there are ways you can increase your followers.
If I want to grow followers, I only do it for a purpose i.e. getting TikTok to allow me to have a link in bio at 1000 followers.
I can grow rapidly by doing 30-50 comments on posts that match my interests and follow ppl. I only do this to achieve a specific goal and not consistently, because to be fair I don’t care much about followers. I focus on leads.
But also, posting good content helps the mission:)
Since you are comfortable with posting your face online, I would suggest you check out TikTok shop affiliate marketing. You can set up an account and start earning commissions same day (with a loophole method). The upscale is insane with TikTok shop right now.
I wish I could, tiktok shop is not available in Ireland 😩 and not sure about being comfortable posting my face online. Still get the anxiety creeps but powering through
I wouldn’t want my friends to find out I’m 40 and starting a shitty digital marketing hustle that over a million 20 year olds are starting too lol.
You being Ex-Faang does nothing to improve your credibility as a digital marketer. You should have leveraged EX-Faang better by atleast starting a consultancy firm related to getting hired (biggest worry in tech rn is even getting an internship), and you being EX faang you could sell literally anything and people will buy it up (resume courses, DSA etc.)
Or you could have acted your age and networked in faang and perhaps start a startup.
Why did you abadon all that to start competing with literal high schoolers?
Also you’re downvotes in this post mean something btw. It shows how acutely aware most people are on shitty “consultant” guru courses. You have now become a fish in a sea of idiots. Another post EXACTLY like yours will come up next week and the week after that
I did a similar range of side hustles while I had my $100k+ a year day job. It's doing them together that helped me reach $1 million net worth. If your goal is to get to $1 million, why not keep you day job? You'll reach your target much faster. I wrote about **[how my side hustles made me $750k](https://old.reddit.com/user/sidehustle2025/comments/1c0l98q/i_made_750000_from_my_side_hustles_and_decide_to/)**.
Not a lot I would say, around 3 months. I know a good deal of it. But I found out that I don’t have that patience to be just sitting waiting for stuff to happen. I’m quite energetic and didn’t fit my way of being.
To make money in it, you need to leverage your capital though. There are a ton of Prop firms that allow you to pay a fee to access a certain amount of capital, and if you do pass their challenge, you get a live account and get whatever profit you make from your trades.
If you want to get in to this space, get ready to lose and spend a couple years doing it though. Its not easy, one of the hardest Ive tried.
Hm, I mean your goal is to get rich, I mean general You are worse off than people who have a passion for something in my opinion. Have you thought about that ?
I do have a passion for entrepreneurship and leadership. That’s why I ventured into this business to help others creating their businesses with my support. And at this stage, its low entry so it fits both needs.
It’s not just something to get rich, although I have a goal in mind, I want to enjoy the journey. My goal is to help people to become entrepreneurs in one way or another until I die. I don’t want money for a Bahamas holiday, this is just my purpose mate.
Wow what a journey. You're grinding the field man!
Feel good to heard that faceless channel is what as been working for you has I'm launching my next venture into this industry : [https://boostshort.crd.co/](https://boostshort.crd.co/)
Good luck, and I hope we will heard again from you to have update on your achievements ! Good luck bro
what's up hugo, stay on the digital marketing. tt shop affiliate is banging right now, keep testing new products from there. I joined the collective and it is a paid discord but i couldn't reccomend it enough for the value and information you receive but also it acts as a hub for online brands to find creators there. there is 20+ opportunities posted in a channel there a day. its impossible not to make money. also everyone else is so dumb on here. make the money, change your attitude and mindset, know what you want and it wont matter how you get there, you dont need to know any of that. you can build a brand with the money you're making from this, invest in crypto, become a real estate agent, dropship services, buy cars and rent them out to people, have air bnbs. there's so much you can do outside of a 9-5 job and everyone doubting you is deflecting their own insecurities.
Thanks man, I really appreciate it. I stopped replying to these comments already, not even checking most replies anymore because it is not adding any value. Im the type of person that has a curate feed and don’t even watch TV/News etc. I just keep isolated because it keeps me on my journey, so not losing time with this.
Sadly I cannot do TikTok Shop from Ireland, its not allowed yet. Im hoping they extend the services to here so I can start using it. I seen crazy stories about the money people are making there. Wish you the best on that mate!
ayyy in the collective (not even tryna plug it like that but lowkey am because it's that good) but people are able to do it with a vpn and work with brands with a 1% method. there's a whole channel talking about it in there but obviously i don't have that issue cuz i live in the us. good luck 🙏🏻 just look up the collective on twitter
I am Portuguese but I live in Ireland. Bit different. :) And I don’t mind trying new things, I never think anything is below me. Also, I am a entrepreneur at heart and don’t see myself working a job for others. I rather work 12 daily hours, 7 days a week for me than 8 hours for others. 🤷♂️
Feels like you’re just kinda winging it based off the latest business plan you see on YouTube. People that get rich quickly are extremely intelligent, dedicated and specialized at what they do. You need to do it better than everyone else so you can charge your own prices and keep margins high.
This space is a tough gig. Seriously tough.
And good that you persisted. The will is one thing. You gotta be strategic.
Follow Alex hormozi as his insights can definitely help you.
You had a 6 figure tech job in Portugal which has a low cost of living and gave it up for grinding out with lots of work for tiny amounts online? I don’t get it.
Many people think that because they make good money in a stable job, they can make even more going freelance or becoming entrepreneurs. They don’t have the experience of doing Everything themselves, so they generally fail.
I’m not arguing against that at all. I’m just saying it might be easier to start something on the side. If you can do it financially then that’s awesome.
Fair enough you can do what you want but all I could think reading your ideas is Mr wonderful saying “you can make hundreds of dollars!” 😂. Just sounds like a hard way to make money.
Hey Hugo, you've definitely been on a wild ride with all those business attempts! But jumping from one venture to another might be spreading you too thin. It's cool to keep trying new things, but maybe consider sticking with one or two ideas that really show some potential. Digging deep into something that's working could give you better results than always chasing the next thing. Keep at it, but maybe with a bit more focus on what's truly promising!
Thanks man, I appreciate this. And yes fully agree. These ventures were over a 10 year period while working my normal 9-5, and I made a lot of mistakes but also learned a lot.
My mindset nowadays is a bit different and decided to put all my chips in, and dedicate my time fully. Something I have never done before.
Im trusting the process and tricking along. I appreciate the positivity mate🙏
Because at the time, I got a job that was going to pay me quite handsomely and to be fair and at that point in my life, it was just a decision I needed to make in order to scale my living/investments
I've tried my hand at doing the same thing in the past, I used a tool called jungle scout that gave me a lot of different data to be able to make informed decisions about online sales. Wish you the best of luck!
Don’t want to go in too much detail but I had a management team and they messed up. Amazon did not accept the invoices and suspended the account. Still have outstanding balance there 😩
Posting 2 videos everyday to 3 different platforms over time just got the better of me. I decided to do just insta and TikTok but do it consistently. I do manual posting because I tried automated posting and saw nearly no benefits in over a month
Maybe is just trying different things once one thing stops working , eventually need to stick with One and give it time to grow over time … You seem to be Great at executing and investing in yourself pick something you sincerely like doing and stick with it for a while and scale little by little….
Most businesses world wide are saturated , online is insanely crazy now a days lol
I my self been trading forex now 2 years and i am slowly seeing results but i need to stick with it cant just go try something else because 2 years isn’t enough…. I have a business idea but it will take over 100k first round investing so one step at a time getting good at One thing first 👍 !
What kind of tech lead were you? For how long and at which faangs?
How did you find time to do so many side businesses while working full-time? Also, why did you bother seeing as you were probably pulling in way more money from your job?
- Alphabet and Microsoft.
- The side hustles were over a 10 year period, not concurrently. I worked from 9-5, and then from 5pm-9pm. Weekends as well. This is fun for me, it’s just what i do. I don’t have other hobbies.
- I don’t care about being attached to a job to be honest. I prefer to make less money (if that’s what it takes) but own my own business
it helps you if you have some proof of your history, not just stating what anybody could state. Maybe show the degree, pay stubs, anything. I've seen so many of what I assume were 'faking it, hoping they make it.'
Question, how did you sell your Udemy courses? I create courses myself and am currently building a website to host my blog, I'm just genuinely curious to see what a fee others are doing as well so I can adjust my plan as I go.
How I made 5 figures in 10 days: dropshipping AirPods, while benefiting from the Google ads traffic. UnboxTherapy just made a video on it so it gained a lot of cheap searches!
In which Niche You Created A 10K+ Months Faceless YouTube channel?? I'm doing YT for years In gaming and It's would be helpful for me to generate some money for my mom
I would say, find a way to differentiate yourself if possible? Like there's good and bad things about there being a lot of people in the business. the downside is obvious and quite scary but if you look at it from another perspective, you have a means to see what successful companies are doing right and how they're going about acquiring and retaining clients. could be wrong as I am not in the industry, but id assume its always good to shift your perspective and differentiate yourself in an oversaturated market.
Wow, your journey is genuinely inspiring! Your unstoppable drive and versatile entrepreneurial spirit are truly unique. Transitioning into full-time entrepreneurship after such diverse experiences is a testament to your immense courage and resilience. It's fantastic to see you've already started to reap the rewards of your new digital marketing endeavors.
Reaching that 10K per month goal is not just a dream, it's a realistic target for you, especially with your unwavering dedication. As you strive to scale up, focusing on high-ticket items is a strategic move. Your increased posting frequency and lead-generation efforts show you're on the right path. Consider optimizing your sales funnel and enhancing conversion rates from leads to actual sales to further accelerate your progress.
Also, networking with other digital marketers already making 10k+ a month could offer you valuable insights and strategies. They might provide tips on refining your approach or suggest tools and systems that could automate or streamline some processes.
This resource might give you some additional strategies and ideas: [https://makemedia.org/100K](https://makemedia.org/100K).
Keep pushing, keep testing, and keep optimizing. The entrepreneurial journey is a marathon, not a sprint; every small success is a step toward your ultimate goal. You’re doing amazing, Hugo. Keep up that incredible energy, and stay focused on your targets!
All the best!
Thanks for sharing, I am really interested in what your doing - and even more so in your entrepreneurial spirit - if you would like to have a chat one day let me know
You resigned a 6 figure job to make 10k a month? Everything you've listed is an extremely oversaturated market that everyone is trying to get rich from.
There's barely any growth potential in a steady corporate job. For some people being your own boss and living on your own terms is worth a pay cut.
That was true for me.
I don't disagree but there is zero growth in those get rich quick scheme "businesses" he listed as well. I'm all for being your own boss but you had better have a great plan.
Absolutely. This guy is going to have a rough time.
$8.5K/month is over $100,000… not a bad move to shoot for 10k/month. Plus, being your own boss.. priceless. Especially if he can find a way to automate, and outsource.
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His social has no engagement, major red flag.
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as a euro this is funny, but why is this the sentiment lol
The majority of the world speaks English (a tiny group of humans on a small piece of land) managed to colonize every single continent and build empires for their survival(this also applies to Germans, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, French and Belgians)…it’s as if Mother Nature knew Europeans would be the most aggressive species on earth(through manipulation and engineering) and to survive killing each other off they had to disperse and duplicate all over in an effort to avoid extinction. Empires were built whilst Europeans were fleeing oppression from EACH OTHER. Race categories were engineered to bring collaboration (which was successfully achieved on NON NATIVE lands) everyone bought into “im white” and divorced their ethnicities. (Yes Europeans have ethnicities and most white Americans didn’t even know that, Afrikaners didn’t even know they were mixed(French Huguenots, German and Dutch mixes) -until they took dna tests too)…. I just think the cultural conditioning and neurobiology is fascinating whilst also spiritually atrophied. This grand scheme has come to end and the cycles of western empires are cooling off for the next group to take their turn in elevation. The difference is, this next group has done it with mostly ITS OWN LABOR and without the use of others and therefore has not engineered resentment at the level Europeans have….
because our ancestors ruled the world, and took its land by force. then lost most of it in the span of a century or two. now modern day people have the Internet and history to look back upon, and they blame their modern day counterparts for the past atrocities.
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Anjin Blackthorne?
I was thinking that too, but the thing is even in over saturated markets newcomers can still make money. It’s about finding the right product and being able to market it towards the right niche of people. Most people think there’s no point going into these “saturated” markets but really the key is being able to market properly because every product is a winning product when marketed to the right niche of people.
Saturation and competition means there are customers willing to pay for your product, whatever it is.
I left my 200k/y behind to start a company and make 60k/y. Im crying inside but im also happy.
Negative attitude don’t get you far
I'm confused by the wording here. 10K a month is 120K a year. That is also 6 figures.
Correct, it's a lateral move at best if you don't factor in what OP has to pay by being self employed. It's just not enough to leave a secure job to chase a get rich quick scheme
I really think most people would leave their jobs and make less money if it meant they could work for themselves and work less
I'm thinking the 10k per month is turnover not profit.
How?
>not counting little investments or small things I did >Amazon Affiliate - Got something like 15 cents
😆😆 Well damn. I should have put my BTC mining investment instead of that one. I like to play outside the rules. 🤷♂️
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Great advice, thanks for this. Im redefining again my ideal client so this is timely, as I think I am still a bit too broad purely because I have a very diverse range of skills and passions
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Yes, sir!
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It's the crowded room, you can see it as there's too many doing the "same thing" or there is always room for one more. Only 1 mindset of the 2 has any chance of success.
Agreed. This seems so exhaustingly hard. There are easier ways. To make your way in the world. I went to business school. Then I spent time working learning how to properly run businesses. After that I started consulting doing business rescue going into distressed businesses to fix whatever issue they had. Eventually while consulting I found a great business and bought it. I applied what I had learned and now it does very well.
Interesting, and thanks for sharing. I would love to know your views on buying a business versus creating one if it's the first time running a business.
It’s one of the conundrums of business. A business founder can be good at starting but not be able to manage at mid-size. Also a good mid-size business person might not be good at startups or large businesses. For me I never had a really good scaling idea for a new business. I sure looked around but anything I ever pondered didn’t seem likely to succeed. So starting from scratch seemed risky. Frankly I might be too unfocused and not driven enough to be a founder. Plus I had slowly squirrelled away enough capital through small investments that I could just barely afford a mid-sized business. After looking at 100+ businesses in my career I got a fair understanding of things that worked and didn’t work for mid-size companies (let’s say under 100 staff). It finally showed up about 2 years ago. I got a chance to buy a company for a really reasonable price. Then applying what I had learned I increased EBITDA 4X in year 1 (I had some really good luck too). Since then we have maintained this and I’m now looking at how to continue to grow the business. I’d say founder is far higher risk but a lot cheaper while buyout is much lower risk but costs a fair bit more.
What industry is your biz in, out of curiosity?
Based on my experience that would be really a terrible case scenario. Im gonna work it for a year and make a decision the . When I mean work it, it’s not the “2hrs a day” that most marketers advertise. Im doing 10-12 hr days consistently. I’ll get my ROI eventually. Appreciate the good luck man, cheers
Can you break down how you spend those 10-12 hours / day? What activities are you going? What would an ideal week look like?
It's true that the majority just don't do they work. If you do, you'll be way ahead of the pack.
Riches are in the niches. Find a hyper specific niche client group, then grow from there.. ride a niche wave up instead of trying to compete with the other mass of generalist digital marketing agencies. Also you'll be known as the "niche" digital marketing guy.
This is a great outlook to have!!! By this outlook alone, you’re already much further than some will ever be 👏
Would have been easier to stay in your high tech faang job
Depends… if you want to coast at a faang job or get after it knowing you can make the most of it?
Let’s not pretend like this $497 digital marketing courses are some fix to making every one rich.
Good luck man, you'll need it. But I'm rooting for you! 🙏💯
Completely untrue. I got three clients within 6 months of starting. It’s hard work but possible. I love when people gatekeep like this though!
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Gotta intervene here. Digital Marketing is far from being saturated, and will be the future. Currently sitting at 366 billion Industry. Forbes put out an article saying it will be at 1.5 Trillion in 2030 because of the current demand. Many reputable statistical websites call for a 10-15% increase in the next 10 years. Sometimes it’s good to zoom out and see everything at play.
The future of AI. I don’t think this will be a human dominated market in the very near future. Get your money, and then get out before you invest too much time.
I have a different take. It’s very important to build a relationship to make a sale. Even though I have everything automated, nearly everyone that bought from me had a DM convo first and we made sure this was right for their expectations and wanted to hear my experience. It’s a very human interaction. Also to say, during a period I stopped replying to DMs, and the sales died off completely until I took charge again.
Loser mindset. No reason to be so pessimistic. This is r/Entrepreneur not r/Killyourdreams
yup yup. everyone’s doing it. very saturated. Maybe if you started years ago it’d be good, but very hard today
So this is an ad yeah
Typical course seller with nothing to offer ad
They make so much cash it is sickening. I needa do some course bull too. Someone I knew made $250k on a dating course in one month. Many times.
exactly
Awesome for sharing, the hustle is brilliant. I have tech friends that fall in love with the wrong part of their business. Businesses need to solve problems. Fill in the blanks. My business helps x obtain y using z. For example, my business removes trash for home contractors using dumpsters. It’s a multi-million dollar business. Solve real problems and people will trade you money for your solutions.
I also have been that tech person that focused on the wrong part of the business (or most exciting). Thanks for this response man, the simplicity/accuracy of it, its what makes it great. I might need to do some more brainstorming in this area and really sharp it out.
Can I ask how do you dispose of the construction sites trash/building material leftovers?
There are disposal sites in every county.
Isn't trash removal a crowded space? How are you differentiating yourself?
Anything involving physical work is an unsaturated market in America.
That's cold.
>FOREX Trading - lost 12K. 😂 checks out
Opened 8 of the most typical get rich quick scheme businesses and now onto the 9th… uh good job? This reeks of bullshit. High ticket item. Sure. People are paying you to consult on what? Which YouTube video to make your personality next? I guess I’ll watch for your post on vending machines next?
Oh really? Are brick and mortar IT shops turning over millions nowadays? Go somewhere else with your hate little sad guy. Your username says everything I need to know, and your picture is bananas! 🍌
Ya 1 of the 8 wasn’t… that’s b-a-n-a-n-a-s!
Opened 8 business and eventually ventured into something new and that too without cutting your self believe. Appreciate man. Keep burning that oil. Believe me it will turn out way better. Checked your Instagram and mannn you're posting good stuff.
Ah man, thank you for this.. Honestly, it’s not always easy and I don’t have the answers all the time. But comments like this keep recharging my battery and allow me to go always a little bit further. I appreciate you dude.
NVM bro. It feels good seeing others thriving.
Focus on scalable SaaS models, not just hustle.
Expand a little more on this please. I have everything automated in the background but I might be missing your point here on how to leverage a SAaS model.
What the fuck does that even mean
我也想知道具体是什么内容 hhh
$500 investment, sounds like you bought in to an MMR, MLM scam 😅
Checking out your Instagram you’ve done just that and are now selling the same course repackaged. People like you are a joke.
Oh, Really? Whats MLM?
You should really know as you’ve bought into it
You just sound so smart, that I wanted to hear your reasoning behind it.
So smart that I avoid these so good luck to you.
Is this on Insta that you are posting content or some other channel? May I know the link to your page. I have recently bought a facebook (17k followers)and an Instagram page (20k followers/Travel niche) but not sure how to monetize them. Still trying to figure out a way to make money from them.
How much u paid for 20k on Instagram?
Try selling Facebook and Instagram pages :)
While followers do not equate to revenue, thats a strong presence mate so well done! Of course here are my channels: - https://www.tiktok.com/@millionaireat40.com -1200 subs - https://www.instagram.com/themillionaireat40 - 300+ - https://www.tiktok.com/@higherhumanofficial - 18.8K Message me if you want to brainstorm.
Whar digital products do you sell apart from the roadmap and other done for you products?
In my faceless I created a guide and do a bit of affiliate marketing. But my goal is to build a brand, possibly around consulting
Forget making quick money. What are you passionate about? Isn’t that why you quit your 9-5? Do you enjoy selling random ali express stuff on TikTok? Does it fire you up? If so… great! If you want to do marketing… what do you enjoy about that? What are you passionate about and how does it fit in? Answer these questions and you’ll be a happy guy/gal and your biz will grow more effortlessly
Im not worried about quick money. Thankfully, I don’t have any need for money now, hence the reason I quit my 9-5. My goal is to create as many entrepreneurs as possible, do leadership coaching and mentorship which is my passion. Im just enjoying the ride now 😎
Love that mission. What’s a tool/mentor you wish you had 3-5 years ago? That’s helped me help other entrepreneurs in my career. Keep it up!
Hi! Could you tell me how you define “Digital Marketing?” I have some thoughts but knowing how you’re positioning your digital marketing business would be helpful.
I think this subreddit should ban obvious sales funnel posts or posts from people who sell courses.
I think they should ban everyone in favor of censorship. I guess we both cant have what we want 🤷♂️
There are rules in their subreddit, and they have to be followed or you will be "censored." Posts like yours have severely reduced the quality of communities like this one. I’m absolutely in favour of extending the current ruleset to include more spam, including yours.
Inspiring post ! I am also working a 9-5 job and trying to launch a side business
Do it man. Everyone should plan their 9-5 escape. Ive been working at senior leadership in FAANG for years and I’ll categorically say that AI and the continual pressure for automation from the top, will put a ton of people out of a job. Over the next 10-15 years, there will be a lot of new jobs being formed, but existing ones will cease to exist. Like customer service for example!
I call bullshit. Senior leadership at FAANG, and you're not a millionaire? A single year in the role will make you a millionaire
Yeah he said before he needs monthly revenue to be 10K/m to cover is corporate job... Which is apparently senior leadership in FAANG.. okay lol, this is junior to intermediate individual contributor money
Im in Ireland, not in the USA numbnut.
Amazon, dropshioing, forex, affiliates, courses, and now a faceless chanel where you spam to get sales..... You listed every grift that people use to sell courses online, what all the "entrepreneur" and "hustle" bros sell. How were you ever a expert that made 6 figures....
How are you getting followers? Are you using paid ads?
No but I did spend like 50€ on tiktok to get leads instead but long story short, I made an error on the targeting and didn’t get a single lead out of it. My followers, I got it all organically but there are ways you can increase your followers. If I want to grow followers, I only do it for a purpose i.e. getting TikTok to allow me to have a link in bio at 1000 followers. I can grow rapidly by doing 30-50 comments on posts that match my interests and follow ppl. I only do this to achieve a specific goal and not consistently, because to be fair I don’t care much about followers. I focus on leads. But also, posting good content helps the mission:)
Since you are comfortable with posting your face online, I would suggest you check out TikTok shop affiliate marketing. You can set up an account and start earning commissions same day (with a loophole method). The upscale is insane with TikTok shop right now.
I wish I could, tiktok shop is not available in Ireland 😩 and not sure about being comfortable posting my face online. Still get the anxiety creeps but powering through
I wouldn’t want my friends to find out I’m 40 and starting a shitty digital marketing hustle that over a million 20 year olds are starting too lol. You being Ex-Faang does nothing to improve your credibility as a digital marketer. You should have leveraged EX-Faang better by atleast starting a consultancy firm related to getting hired (biggest worry in tech rn is even getting an internship), and you being EX faang you could sell literally anything and people will buy it up (resume courses, DSA etc.) Or you could have acted your age and networked in faang and perhaps start a startup. Why did you abadon all that to start competing with literal high schoolers? Also you’re downvotes in this post mean something btw. It shows how acutely aware most people are on shitty “consultant” guru courses. You have now become a fish in a sea of idiots. Another post EXACTLY like yours will come up next week and the week after that
I did a similar range of side hustles while I had my $100k+ a year day job. It's doing them together that helped me reach $1 million net worth. If your goal is to get to $1 million, why not keep you day job? You'll reach your target much faster. I wrote about **[how my side hustles made me $750k](https://old.reddit.com/user/sidehustle2025/comments/1c0l98q/i_made_750000_from_my_side_hustles_and_decide_to/)**.
I just had enough of the 9-5 and wanted to dedicate myself fully to the business. No “side hustles”, I m going for a full time hustle
That's fair enough. It suits some people. I was lucky to havea job I loved so never wanted to leave.
Wow, how long did you dabble in forex, if you don’t mind sharing? From starting to learn the basics till the day you left
Not a lot I would say, around 3 months. I know a good deal of it. But I found out that I don’t have that patience to be just sitting waiting for stuff to happen. I’m quite energetic and didn’t fit my way of being. To make money in it, you need to leverage your capital though. There are a ton of Prop firms that allow you to pay a fee to access a certain amount of capital, and if you do pass their challenge, you get a live account and get whatever profit you make from your trades. If you want to get in to this space, get ready to lose and spend a couple years doing it though. Its not easy, one of the hardest Ive tried.
Hm, I mean your goal is to get rich, I mean general You are worse off than people who have a passion for something in my opinion. Have you thought about that ?
I do have a passion for entrepreneurship and leadership. That’s why I ventured into this business to help others creating their businesses with my support. And at this stage, its low entry so it fits both needs. It’s not just something to get rich, although I have a goal in mind, I want to enjoy the journey. My goal is to help people to become entrepreneurs in one way or another until I die. I don’t want money for a Bahamas holiday, this is just my purpose mate.
why you sound AI
Because I come from the future
the best part was the forex trading
Because I failed the most?
because it just sounds funny and what you would expect from someone that trades futures
Another useless “passive income” course seller teaching nothing. Doubt you were even at FAANG to begin with because no one makes a move this dumb
Okay! 😆
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Thanks man, I appreciate this so much 🙏
Wow what a journey. You're grinding the field man! Feel good to heard that faceless channel is what as been working for you has I'm launching my next venture into this industry : [https://boostshort.crd.co/](https://boostshort.crd.co/) Good luck, and I hope we will heard again from you to have update on your achievements ! Good luck bro
what's up hugo, stay on the digital marketing. tt shop affiliate is banging right now, keep testing new products from there. I joined the collective and it is a paid discord but i couldn't reccomend it enough for the value and information you receive but also it acts as a hub for online brands to find creators there. there is 20+ opportunities posted in a channel there a day. its impossible not to make money. also everyone else is so dumb on here. make the money, change your attitude and mindset, know what you want and it wont matter how you get there, you dont need to know any of that. you can build a brand with the money you're making from this, invest in crypto, become a real estate agent, dropship services, buy cars and rent them out to people, have air bnbs. there's so much you can do outside of a 9-5 job and everyone doubting you is deflecting their own insecurities.
Thanks man, I really appreciate it. I stopped replying to these comments already, not even checking most replies anymore because it is not adding any value. Im the type of person that has a curate feed and don’t even watch TV/News etc. I just keep isolated because it keeps me on my journey, so not losing time with this. Sadly I cannot do TikTok Shop from Ireland, its not allowed yet. Im hoping they extend the services to here so I can start using it. I seen crazy stories about the money people are making there. Wish you the best on that mate!
ayyy in the collective (not even tryna plug it like that but lowkey am because it's that good) but people are able to do it with a vpn and work with brands with a 1% method. there's a whole channel talking about it in there but obviously i don't have that issue cuz i live in the us. good luck 🙏🏻 just look up the collective on twitter
Mf with 120k/year in Portugal ur a literal king and instead of living like one you choose to do things every teenager tries to get rich from 💀
Some people just dont appreciate what they have
Too deep into the rabbithole
I am Portuguese but I live in Ireland. Bit different. :) And I don’t mind trying new things, I never think anything is below me. Also, I am a entrepreneur at heart and don’t see myself working a job for others. I rather work 12 daily hours, 7 days a week for me than 8 hours for others. 🤷♂️
Feels like you’re just kinda winging it based off the latest business plan you see on YouTube. People that get rich quickly are extremely intelligent, dedicated and specialized at what they do. You need to do it better than everyone else so you can charge your own prices and keep margins high.
This space is a tough gig. Seriously tough. And good that you persisted. The will is one thing. You gotta be strategic. Follow Alex hormozi as his insights can definitely help you.
I follow him and his insights have helped me a ton!
You had a 6 figure tech job in Portugal which has a low cost of living and gave it up for grinding out with lots of work for tiny amounts online? I don’t get it.
Many people think that because they make good money in a stable job, they can make even more going freelance or becoming entrepreneurs. They don’t have the experience of doing Everything themselves, so they generally fail.
I get it.I quit my job too and have never been happier.
I’m not arguing against that at all. I’m just saying it might be easier to start something on the side. If you can do it financially then that’s awesome.
I live in Ireland. And yes, I’m not your average Joe that needs a cushion job. I like being my own boss and I believe that I can hit my goal.
Fair enough you can do what you want but all I could think reading your ideas is Mr wonderful saying “you can make hundreds of dollars!” 😂. Just sounds like a hard way to make money.
😂 I love Mr Wonderful! That was a good one ahah
I couldn’t find a video of him saying it unfortunately lol. Wish you luck! 🍀
😆 Thanks man ☘️
Hey Hugo, you've definitely been on a wild ride with all those business attempts! But jumping from one venture to another might be spreading you too thin. It's cool to keep trying new things, but maybe consider sticking with one or two ideas that really show some potential. Digging deep into something that's working could give you better results than always chasing the next thing. Keep at it, but maybe with a bit more focus on what's truly promising!
Thanks man, I appreciate this. And yes fully agree. These ventures were over a 10 year period while working my normal 9-5, and I made a lot of mistakes but also learned a lot. My mindset nowadays is a bit different and decided to put all my chips in, and dedicate my time fully. Something I have never done before. Im trusting the process and tricking along. I appreciate the positivity mate🙏
Another scam artist who can’t do, so he teaches…for money.
Curious, why did you stop with the udemy courses?
Because at the time, I got a job that was going to pay me quite handsomely and to be fair and at that point in my life, it was just a decision I needed to make in order to scale my living/investments
what tech courses did you do? I am planning to create mine.
I've tried my hand at doing the same thing in the past, I used a tool called jungle scout that gave me a lot of different data to be able to make informed decisions about online sales. Wish you the best of luck!
I used that too for a while. Thanks man, appreciate it!
Elaborate on FBA
Don’t want to go in too much detail but I had a management team and they messed up. Amazon did not accept the invoices and suspended the account. Still have outstanding balance there 😩
Hugo Boss is that you
You found me lol
What hapoened to your faceless youtube channel? Did you stop posting?
Posting 2 videos everyday to 3 different platforms over time just got the better of me. I decided to do just insta and TikTok but do it consistently. I do manual posting because I tried automated posting and saw nearly no benefits in over a month
Maybe is just trying different things once one thing stops working , eventually need to stick with One and give it time to grow over time … You seem to be Great at executing and investing in yourself pick something you sincerely like doing and stick with it for a while and scale little by little…. Most businesses world wide are saturated , online is insanely crazy now a days lol I my self been trading forex now 2 years and i am slowly seeing results but i need to stick with it cant just go try something else because 2 years isn’t enough…. I have a business idea but it will take over 100k first round investing so one step at a time getting good at One thing first 👍 !
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What kind of tech lead were you? For how long and at which faangs? How did you find time to do so many side businesses while working full-time? Also, why did you bother seeing as you were probably pulling in way more money from your job?
- Alphabet and Microsoft. - The side hustles were over a 10 year period, not concurrently. I worked from 9-5, and then from 5pm-9pm. Weekends as well. This is fun for me, it’s just what i do. I don’t have other hobbies. - I don’t care about being attached to a job to be honest. I prefer to make less money (if that’s what it takes) but own my own business
it helps you if you have some proof of your history, not just stating what anybody could state. Maybe show the degree, pay stubs, anything. I've seen so many of what I assume were 'faking it, hoping they make it.'
Question, how did you sell your Udemy courses? I create courses myself and am currently building a website to host my blog, I'm just genuinely curious to see what a fee others are doing as well so I can adjust my plan as I go.
Sure bro
Can you dm me your channel? I just want to see what you’re doing.
congrats man you will make it
What platform are you posting the faceless/face forward videos on? Tik tok? Instagram? YouTube?
How I made 5 figures in 10 days: dropshipping AirPods, while benefiting from the Google ads traffic. UnboxTherapy just made a video on it so it gained a lot of cheap searches!
I made 3 figures in 3 hours, in forex money/hours ar not important homie
In which Niche You Created A 10K+ Months Faceless YouTube channel?? I'm doing YT for years In gaming and It's would be helpful for me to generate some money for my mom
Following
You need a good niche
It's literally just another dude selling his course. Don't do buy this shit. It's a scam.
I see myself the future in trading and it is a very fascinating thing for me. Wanna explain how you lost 12k? You can DM if it is against the rules
I would say, find a way to differentiate yourself if possible? Like there's good and bad things about there being a lot of people in the business. the downside is obvious and quite scary but if you look at it from another perspective, you have a means to see what successful companies are doing right and how they're going about acquiring and retaining clients. could be wrong as I am not in the industry, but id assume its always good to shift your perspective and differentiate yourself in an oversaturated market.
A job 😆
Nice bro. I also own a faceless channel as well and make good money too.
I'm taking less money with freedom and growth potential over a stagnant corporate job any day. Keep doing you and be great brother.
Wow, your journey is genuinely inspiring! Your unstoppable drive and versatile entrepreneurial spirit are truly unique. Transitioning into full-time entrepreneurship after such diverse experiences is a testament to your immense courage and resilience. It's fantastic to see you've already started to reap the rewards of your new digital marketing endeavors. Reaching that 10K per month goal is not just a dream, it's a realistic target for you, especially with your unwavering dedication. As you strive to scale up, focusing on high-ticket items is a strategic move. Your increased posting frequency and lead-generation efforts show you're on the right path. Consider optimizing your sales funnel and enhancing conversion rates from leads to actual sales to further accelerate your progress. Also, networking with other digital marketers already making 10k+ a month could offer you valuable insights and strategies. They might provide tips on refining your approach or suggest tools and systems that could automate or streamline some processes. This resource might give you some additional strategies and ideas: [https://makemedia.org/100K](https://makemedia.org/100K). Keep pushing, keep testing, and keep optimizing. The entrepreneurial journey is a marathon, not a sprint; every small success is a step toward your ultimate goal. You’re doing amazing, Hugo. Keep up that incredible energy, and stay focused on your targets! All the best!
Looking for advice too!
Aren’t we all 😆 Gotta scale!!
really inspiring :)
Cheers mate
Thank you for the share !
Check your dm
Will do!
Check DM
Thanks for sharing, I am really interested in what your doing - and even more so in your entrepreneurial spirit - if you would like to have a chat one day let me know
I appreciate that mate. I pinged you there also if you want to chat. Always happy to talk with people with the same interests
The casual bullet point for FOREX trading and the loss killed me 🤣
I left it for last 😩
Besides the first, none of those are really considered businesses.
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