20 December 2010 ~ 12 Comments

A Ridiculously Extraordinary Online Business & Lifestyle: Karol Gajda Interview- FA-030.5

Audio Interviews

I have been watching what Karol Gajda of RidiculouslyExtraordinary.com has been doing online for about a year and he has done some very interesting product launches, networks with others in his industry and has used Manifesto Marketing (like Izzy & I talked about in episode #28).

Another reason I wanted Karol on the show is that we share a couple of other interests–travel and vegetarian diet.  Karol & Izzy are vegan (eat no animal-based products at all) and I am an ovo-lacto vegetarian (I eat unfertilized eggs & dairy products).

Foolish Adventure is about creating the lifestyle you desire for yourself through an online business so I wanted you to hear from someone who has created a life he loves, but “normal” people may find foolish.

Enjoy the show,

t

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  • http://twitter.com/KarolGajda Karol Gajda

    Thanks so much for having me on the show guys. It was a good time. :)

  • http://FoolishAdventure.com Tim Conley

    The pleasure was ours. Enjoy Chicago. I like visiting Chicago in the summer, but don’t envy your latest adventure except training with a vegan. It’s very hard to find strength training in combination with a vegetarian diet.

  • http://twitter.com/randycantrell Randy Cantrell

    Started following Karol last September. Interesting story, interesting history and hopefully an interesting future. But is the adventure really foolish? Nope. Pretty sweet really.

  • http://FoolishAdventure.com Tim Conley

    Our version of Foolish is a compliment. And Karol’s life is pretty sweet.

  • Tom

    Thanks guys. I enjoyed hearing Karol’s story and the way he approaches business.

    I have a question. That doesn’t exactly follow on from this episode, but is on my mind right now.

    I don’t know why, but whilst listening to this episode I kept thinking about where my own foolish adventure is right now. In no way am I just chasing money, but I am in a position where I need to provide for my growing family, whilst needing to get out of debt crisis. I do have a steady job and am not quitting any time soon. However, I also have a minor disability which is making promotion and the general rat race type career hard. What happens if you just can’t work out a clear niche? What happens if you don’t have an interesting life experience to write about or a specific interest in a niche market. What if the niche interests you feel you can learn and add value to, are already well saturated. Am I just being defeatist? Or is there a point where you just have to say this isn’t going to work for me? Are Foolish people a special kind of person?

    Sincere Question.

  • http://FoolishAdventure.com Tim Conley

    Foolish people are a special kind of person. And the only way to not be a Foolish person is to give up on your dreams. Life does have a funny way of kicking you in the teeth after having knocked you down.

    Staying down and letting life trample over you is what a lot of people do. They just give up and begin believing that getting stepped on is all they are worth. Our mission here is to help anyone up who wants a better life.

    I understand how it feels to want to succeed at something, but being too scared to put in the effort–the what ifs kick in and we don’t even try.

    This is the advice I give my daughter and she is the most important person in my life so this isn’t patronizing–”the only way to fail is to quit.” Every decision we make, except those that kill us, allow us an opportunity to change things. You might not achieve something to your expectations, but that just means you have an opportunity to try a different strategy to get what you want in life.

    As for entering a crowded niche, Izzy and I did just that. The Internet marketing/online business advice world is packed full of people. Yet our passion for online business and for helping others was too great of a combination for us not to enter this niche.

    If the market is crowded, but not a small market, then there is plenty of room for another business if it provides great value and a unique selling proposition.

    ~ t

  • Tom

    Thanks Tim. I needed to hear that. The what ifs are indeed getting to me right now. I’m right at the junction and need to make the decision. I have made firm plans that make sense on paper. I’m just not sure if I have the confidence in myself to achieve my goals.

    One of my fears is that my plans are based around the things I have mainly learned from your show. But I live in the UK where the markets are similar but differ greatly in size. My knowledge of my niche tells me I have a good chance of making it work, especially if I aim to capture a percentage of the US market.

    I didn’t mention before, but although I said I wasn’t about to quit my job, I do have the option of redundancy. Hence the juncture.

    As always, Appreciate what you guys are doing.

  • http://FoolishAdventure.com Tim Conley

    UK markets are smaller, but can still be hugely profitable. I’ve known of several guys who focused just on serving UK markets and have done well. Not to say you shouldn’t enter US markets, just letting you know you may have diamonds in your own backyard.

  • noodle soup

    Crowded niches and difficult niches are things I’d like to talk about more. I’ve been straddling two industries forever, and they are both tough. They’re crowded and neither pays well on the level where I want to exist. Consumers in the make-money-online industry pay substantial money for info. People in my industries do not.

    Because I am somewhat established in these niches and have a small audience, I hate to just walk away, though I never rule that out. Truth is, I have other interests I’d be happy to pursue.

    I need to learn better how to evaluate a niche: keyword research, etc. I also need to learn how to make more of the sites I currently have with ads, affiliate links, SEO, whatever. You’ve presented resources for learning about these things, and I look forward to further exploration. Anything more you care to add would be most welcome.

    Thanks.

  • http://twitter.com/oxfordmusicsnob Oxford Music Snob

    Loved this one guys. I think I listened to it 5 times over the holidays.

    Cheers!

  • http://FoolishAdventure.com Tim Conley

    Awesome, I’m happy you liked it. I think Karol is inspirational and was glad he came on the show.

  • Claudetaylor381

    For the sake of not being redundant I will post here rather than on Pat Flynn’s comment section also. I download the Foolish Adventure podcast and listen to them for educational purposes when I am on the road, working as an equipment delivery guy all across the nation. The Pat Flynn and Karol Gajda interviews were a type of one two punch for me. These guys are truly living the life of their dreams, along with Izzy and Tim. You guys have my lil processor in my head working overtime after such interviews. Amazing interviews. Many thanks.