Podcasts by Make Money Online
A very small podcast about reckless, unfettered business domination.
Further podcasts by Kai Davis & Nick Disabato
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[116] Business Puberty from 2018-04-02T13:00
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[115] Market Research: How do you identify a company's expensive problem(s)? from 2018-03-26T13:00
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[114] General Counseling from 2018-03-19T13:00
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[113] I Will Solve Your Problem, and You Will Pay Me from 2018-03-12T13:00
What separates a consultants proposal from a contractor's proposal.
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[112] How to Optimize Products from 2018-03-05T14:00
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[111] Audio Recording Tips from 2018-02-26T14:00
[110] Why You Shouldn't Be On Call 24/7 from 2018-02-19T14:00
- Why Alan Weiss says you should put yourself on call 24/7 (and why we
disagree with that). - Being on call 24/7 disrupts your work/life balance and exceeds
boundaries.
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[109] Productized Consulting for Drinking in Meatspace from 2018-02-12T14:00
- What constitutes a Minimum Viable Meetup?
- Once it starts to go well, how do you expand it out? How do you add
things to it? - How do you delegate out responsibilities?<... Listen
[108] The Importance of Sleep from 2018-01-29T14:00
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[107] Project Scheduling, a How To from 2018-01-22T14:00
- How should you effectively schedule projects? (ex: no deadlines on a Monday)
- How do you best estimate a project length?
- How do you schedule work around a break (sabbatica... Listen
[106] "Writing Time is Sacred Time" from 2018-01-15T14:00
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What do our writing practices look like?
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How did we get started writing?
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How should listeners work on building their 'writing muscle'?
[105] How to Take a Sabbatical from 2018-01-08T14:00
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[104] How to Say "No" to Clients from 2018-01-01T14:00
- When should you say no to clients?
- What's the best way to give a no?
- How should you politely turn down small projects?
- How do you avoid making compromises in sco... Listen
[103] How to Have a Good Phone Call from 2017-12-25T14:00
How do you have a good phone call with a prospect? How do you prepare enough?
- How long should the call be?
- Should you leave a buffer after the call?
- Shoul... Listen
[102] Reading, Writing, Doing from 2017-12-18T14:00
What's a good balance between educational content consumption and doing the work?
- Time management
- Reading may just happen. Optionally: intentionally schedule time
aroun... Listen
[101] Speaking at Local Meetups from 2017-12-11T14:00
- Subject of meetup
- People at the meetup
- Go to one before speaking
- If you don't have a good meetup, start one, but don't be the first to
speak - Good pl... Listen
[100] Finally, a Legitimate Podcast from 2017-12-04T14:00
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[99] The Actual Doing of the Thing from 2017-11-27T14:00
How do you transition from being an "overthinker" to a "doer"?
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[98] Books We've Read Recently from 2017-11-20T14:00
- https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/1517901804
- https://smile.amazon.com/Food-Lab-Cooking-Through-Science/dp/0393081087
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[97] Positioning: How Specialized Should You Be? from 2017-11-13T14:00
"Obviously there's a diminishing return if you hit specialization of 'There's one business in my region I can market to' -- how do you know when you've specialized enough"
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[96] Positioning: How Specialized Should You Be? from 2017-11-06T14:00
"Obviously there's a diminishing return if you hit specialization of 'There's one business in my region I can market to' -- how do you know when you've specialized enough"
- Know your... Listen
[95] ?? How To Use Price Anchoring As A Consultant from 2017-10-30T14:00
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[94] How to follow up with clients after a project from 2017-10-23T13:12
- Why follow-up
- What outcomes are you looking for
- What makes good follow-up
- What resources do we recommend
- How often should you follow up
- What sh... Listen
[93] Webinar Quickstart Guide from 2017-10-16T13:00
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Why run a webinar
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What outcomes should you look for
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What tool(s) should you use
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How do you prepare?
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How do you p...
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[92] Referrals From Past Clients And Teams from 2017-10-09T13:00
You work with a client. They have a great team. You part ways. Their team members eventually part ways, too. Then they reach back out.
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[91] Welcome Packet Overview from 2017-10-02T13:00
- Why use a welcome packet
- What's included in a welcome packet
- When do you send a prospect a welcome packet
- How do you update your welcome packet
- When s... Listen
[89] Closed Doors from 2017-09-18T13:00
Why is it important to close enrollment in courses, and what's the strategy and thinking around opening enrollment?
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[88] Speaking from the Right Dictionary from 2017-09-11T13:00
What do you need to do when you want to get more specific and double down on an industry?
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[87] Please Don't Buy a Prada Shirt from 2017-09-05T13:00
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[86] When Should You Offer a Money-Back Guarantee? from 2017-08-28T13:00
Money-back guarantees are helpful in some situations, and really harmful in others. When should you offer a money-back guarantee, and what should the conditions be around it?
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[85] The Dreaded Price Hike from 2017-08-21T13:00
How do you know when to raise your prices? Quantitatively and qualitatively, what signs should you look for?
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[84] Educational Products: Creating Your First from 2017-08-14T13:00
- What defines success for the product? (Increasing rates, early rung of product ladder, general + focused w/in your positioning, etc.)
- What type of info product makes sense
[83] Podcast Equipment: The Travel Rig from 2017-08-07T13:00
In this episode, we dive into The Travel Rig that Nick bought for recording interviews and group panels at conferences or events. If you want to learn more about on-the-road podcasting hardware,...
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[82] Why Aren't We Making More Money? from 2017-07-31T13:00
Description: In this episode, we answer listener Max's question from Twitter: "Why aren't the two of you making more money?"....
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[81] Should You Offer a Free Call? from 2017-07-24T13:00
In this episode, Nick and Kai discuss if you should offer a free strategy call as a consultant and where an intake call should fall in your client intake process.
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[80] Self-Care from 2017-07-17T13:00
In this episode, Nick and Kai discuss how to care for yourself when you're running a business.
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[79] Recurring Revenue from 2017-07-10T13:00
In this episode, Nick and Kai discuss recurring revenue for freelancers and consultants: What are the different options for recurring revenue in your business? Taylor Swift is mentioned exactly ...
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[78] Whale Clients from 2017-07-03T13:00
In this episode, Nick and Kai discuss how to manage your business when you have a whale client. What should you do? How do you future proof your business?
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[75] Writing, Publishing, and Daily Emails from 2017-06-12T13:00
How frequently should you publish? It's probably more often than you're currently publishing.
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[74] De-Risking the Cthulhu from 2017-06-05T13:00
Have either of you ever attempted to make the leap from consulting to running a SAAS business or other type of online/tech company?
[73] Best Buyers from 2017-05-29T13:00
How do you identify and work with your best customers?
Kai Davis Platinum Reserve: http://www.achewood.com/index.php?date=0428200...
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[72] Skip Steps 1&3 from 2017-05-22T13:00
What are our quarterly goals? Why are goals important? What shape should they take?
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[71] How do you write more as a freelancer or consultant? from 2017-05-15T13:00
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[70] What do you do if a prospect stops responding after you send a proposal? from 2017-05-08T13:00
What happens if a client ghosts you after you send a proposal?
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[69] Dear Savvy Entrepreneur from 2017-05-01T13:00
Episode 69: Nick and Kai do a deep dive on important business strategies that you need to know about.
Also, if this is your first episode of Make Money Online, we're so sorry.
[68] The First Thing Bought from 2017-04-24T13:00
In this episode, Nick and Kai discuss the importance of the 'first thing' that a customer or clients buys from you (be it a product or a service) and how that transaction sets expectations for t...
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[67] Making Retainers Work from 2017-04-17T13:00
Cramming Your Work in a Retainer Hole
In this episode, Nick and Kai talk about how retainers function for freelancers and consultants and the benefits of costs of offering retainer based off...
[66] Travel Time is Sacred Time from 2017-04-10T13:00
This is another in our series on how to travel well as a freelancer or consultant. In this episode, we talk about treating your vacation as sacred time, what (and how) to pack, how to deal with air...
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[65] How to Fill Your Client Pipeline (and What to Focus on This Month) from 2017-04-03T13:00
In this episode, we answer a listener question: If you woke up and had 0 clients and wanted to start filling your pipeline, what do you do?
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[64] How Do You Work with Large Internal Teams? from 2017-03-27T13:00
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[62] Pruning a Very Old Bonsai Tree from 2017-03-13T13:00
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[60] Copy Everything Kai Does from 2017-02-27T14:00
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[57] Intro to Productized Consulting from 2017-02-06T14:00
- What is Productized Consulting? Is it selling information products?
- The 3 key elements of Productized Consulting (fixed price, fixed
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[56] Make Money Online Mailbag: This Is Your Fault from 2017-01-30T14:00
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[54] Nü-Positioning from 2017-01-16T14:00
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[53] Conversion Rate Optimizing the Conversion Rate Optimizer from 2017-01-09T14:00
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[52] One Year of Making At Least, Like, Twelve Bucks Online from 2017-01-02T14:00
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[49] How You Track down Your Number 1 Skill to Start off Your Consultant Business from 2016-12-12T14:00
A wonderful reader wrote in with this question:
How you track down your number 1 skill to start off your consulting business
Nick and Kai proceed to break down why (and why not) ...
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[48] Getting Unstuck When You Feel Stuck from 2016-12-05T14:00
You are staring at a computer screen for too long. Stop that. Get off the internet. Pause this podcast if you have to. Leave your phone and smartwatch at home. Go to a park. Sit on a bench. Stare a...
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[47] How To Deal With Constraints When Consulting from 2016-11-28T14:00
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[46] It's The Economy, Stupid from 2016-11-21T14:00
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[45] Kai Buys a Tent from 2016-11-14T14:00
The Man Burned
How did Kai prepare for taking two weeks off of his business?
What did Kai learn by forcing himself to make this space?
What was the Burning Man like?
Burning Man ...
[44] Risky Business from 2016-11-07T14:00
What is risk? What's the definition? (Make more money than you spend, economic analysis, etc.)
How does that factor into client objections?
How do you overcome these objections?
[43] nickd Buys a Dog from 2016-10-31T13:00
One Tail at a Time, the no-kill dog rescue where Nick fostered & adopted Basil.
Donate to One Tail at a Time...
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[41] This Episode Will Be Delivered in March 2017 from 2016-10-17T13:00
We're working to provide the maximal amount of value from this episode, and we'll be delivering it then – at which point we'll be permanently raising the price to $1,000. We're terribly sorry for t...
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[40] Don't Be the Bottom from 2016-10-10T13:00
What's your favorite positioning
Double Your Freelancing Academy (Me...
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[38] Pricing Your Services from 2016-09-26T13:00
How do you price yourself as a consultant? What's the difference between pricing as a consultant and a contractor? What's the difference between pricing on time versus on outcome?
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[35] Kai's non-planning v. Nickd's overplanning from 2016-09-05T13:00
You have $38 and need to get to Hong Kong in 18 hours. How you respond determines what kind of business you get to run.
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[34] Impostor Syndrome from 2016-08-29T13:00
You're incompetent and don't deserve to be a consultant. Except you're great. How do you resolve that?
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[33] Setting Healthy Boundaries from 2016-08-22T13:00
https://www.amazon.com/Ethical-Slut-Practical-Relationships-Adventures/dp/1587613379
https://www.amazon.com/Nonviolent-Communication-Language-Life-Changing-Relationships/dp/189200528X
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[32] Three Rotting Rutabagas from 2016-08-15T13:00
http://www.mahalochicago.com
http://www.parachuterestaurant.com
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[30] What Kai Does from 2016-08-01T13:00
Nick interviews Kai about what he does, what outreach / digital public relations is, how he started his business, the type of projects he's worked on in the past, and the types of projects he wants...
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[29] How To Prep Your Clients For Your Travel from 2016-07-25T13:00
It's one thing to be totally awesome at traveling. It's another thing to travel a lot. But how do you preserve your client relationships while traveling?
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[28] How To Travel Practically Anywhere As A Consultant from 2016-07-18T13:00
[27] The Pepsi Gravitational Field: Make Money Offline from 2016-07-11T13:00
[25] Freebie Offerings: There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch from 2016-06-27T11:00
Freebies are tough. Give away too much and you decrease your value to clients. Don't give enough away and you're stuck without enough prospective clients. Today Nick and I discuss the ups and...
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[24] Passive Income: Fallacies and Truths from 2016-06-20T13:00
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[23] Incorporation! Taxes! Insurance! These are the three demons you must slay if you wish to succeed in business. from 2016-06-13T13:00
Kai and Nick discuss incorporation, taxes, and insurance and give you, dear listener, a bit of advice on the steps you should take to secure yourself in these three areas. Needless to say, neither ...
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[22] Masterminds: A book club for the eldritch horrors of running a business from 2016-06-06T13:00
Links: – How to build an online community using Slack: https://blog.freelancersunion.org/2015/09/30/how-build-online-community-using-slack/
– Nathan Barry on mastermind critiques & retre...
[21] nickd Buys A House from 2016-05-30T13:00
Yes, the system is fundamentally stacked against you and there is nothing you can do about it. Yes, you are abetting a series of societal problems that are probably larger than you – and which y...
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[20] Periodically Yelling for Profit from 2016-05-23T13:00
[19] Grist for the Mill from 2016-05-16T13:00
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[18] What's Your Favorite Positioning? from 2016-05-09T13:00
Positioning 101:
- Why positioning is important?
- The mental aspects of it?
- Refining your positioning: deleting 2/3rds of your website
[17] Swimming Up the Entropy Chute from 2016-05-02T13:00
What would your job look like if you didn't have computers?
https://thebillfold.com/a-story-of-a-fuck-...
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[16] Choose Your Own (Negotiation) Adventure from 2016-04-25T12:00
- Fuck You, Pay Me by Mike Monteiro and Gabe
- Double Your Freelancing Ra... Listen
[15] Working With Experts from 2016-04-18T12:00
- Draft: Evidence, nickd's amazing project on Kickstarter which you should go bac... Listen
[14] MMO Mailbag 3: Nick on Out-Pricing the Competition from 2016-04-15T14:22
In this third and final mailbag installment, Nick answers the question "how does he counter the many low-cost, ‘stack em high sell em cheap’ so-called Designers online currently bidding in 99Des...
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[14] MMO Mailbag 2 Establishing Prerequisites from 2016-04-13T13:00
In this second part of a 3 part mailbag episode, we talk about our prerequisites in working with somebody who we think we can get the best results for.
Thank you for listening. If you enjoy...
[14] MMO Mailbag 1 Kai on Podcast Outreach from 2016-04-11T15:34
In this first of a three part mailbag episode, Kai talks about podcast outreach.
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[13] Your Incremental Steaming Abomination from 2016-04-04T18:28
Discussing product ladders today. What is a product ladder? Why is it important? How does it connect with your positioning? How do you upsell people effectively? When do you know to create a sec...
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[12] Hiring and Working with an Assistant from 2016-03-28T12:10
The Meta Episode That Both Our Assistants Will Listen To
- How we decided to hire
- The process we followed to hire
- How we vetted candidates
- When to hire vs w... Listen
[11] Go Back "Draft Evidence" On Kickstarter Right Now from 2016-03-21T12:00
- Nick's Kickstarter Project: Draft Evidence, a compilation of essay's nick has written in the last 4 years. Go back t... Listen
[10] The Importance of Research from 2016-03-14T13:00
Good research is essential to anyone wanting to excel in any business, and in particular any online business. We break down how and why we do all of our research for our projects.
To get...
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[9] A Week in the Job from 2016-03-07T13:00
We often reflect about what A Week In the Job of an online entrepreneur looks like. Today we dig into it, with all its glory.
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[8] Getting the Heck Out of Dodge from 2016-02-29T13:00
Nick went on vacation. What happens before you go on vacation? What happens after you return? How do you manage client expectations? What happens if a client oversteps their boundaries?
A...
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[7] Are You Pineapple-worthy? from 2016-02-22T14:00
Today we're digging into onboarding clients, students, and customers. Why? How? What does this mean?
References in This Episode:
Nick's Welcome Packet
Kai's...
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[6] On Writing a Book: Why Write a Book? from 2016-02-15T14:00
Writing a book is high on most content creators list. But why? What is the allure of writing a book? Most of us who have the knowledge base and authority to write a book already have an estab...
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[5] Non-Horrible Business Right-Sizing from 2016-02-08T14:00
How do you scale your business without compromising the product you've worked so hard to build the right way? Navigating this paradigm shift is a difficult one, and something that takes a lot o...
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[4] Kai Buys a Pen from 2016-02-01T14:00
- JetPens, where you will buy your office supplies from now on.
- Tokyu Hands, which is basi... Listen
[3] How We Got Started from 2016-01-28T15:30
How did we begin our businesses? Where did we come from? And because scale is the only thing that matters, how do we do so?
[2] Make Money Online from 2016-01-25T19:11
Now that we are talking to one another, how can we make money online? Methods are discussed; sacred cows are thrown into volcanoes.
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[1] Click Here to Download Your Free Chapter from 2016-01-25T19:05
Who are we? What is this? What gives us the right to run a podcast? This is horrifying.
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