26 April 2012 ~ 18 Comments

How To Quit Your Job and Double Your Income In 6 Months – FA096

There’s a myth about making a living online that says you can’t make money online unless you’re selling how to make money online.

Here’s the third in my series of Foolish Adventure Show listeners who make a living from the Internet and don’t do it in the “How To Make Money” world.

Inside this episode, you’ll meet Denver Riddle (yes, that’s his real name) of Color Grading Central, who started listening to the Show in the very beginning. After listening for a few months, Denver had the confidence to start his own Internet-based business.

But here’s the key and I want to really stress this because I don’t think it got highlighted enough in the episode: Denver started a business in something he was already experienced in and had a strong interest in. This is foundational to the Foolish Philosophy of building a business online.

We’re not trying to find some untapped niche that we don’t know anything about and hopefully make money from like most “guurs” teach about niche businesses. Here at Foolish HQ, we want you to start where you already have skills and a desire. This may not (and probably won’t) be the business you have five years from now, but it will help you build the necessary skills to succeed.

But…

Denver’s story is inspiring because his success came from focusing on something he was already doing. He didn’t have to go through a giant learning curve to learn new skills and then also learn the needs of his market. He had the skills and he was a part of the market he was going to sell to.

There are a ton more lessons packed into this episode — it really is a framework for designing and growing a digital products business rapidly. So listen in to here how Denver did it.

Tim

PS. This episode was edited by my 12 year old daughter, Taegen Bryn. She made a lot of the editing decisions on her own with only a few times asking me if she was making the right choice. If you think the episode sounds good, then please let Taegen know in the comments.


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  • JakeReed

    The episode sounded great.  I also loved the spirituality/motivation.  Feel free to talk about that more, including your own philosophy on that.

  • John Neff

    Loved it! great story, I have used this site to help me quit my own job so my wife and I can stay home with our kids. His color grading site has helped me produce better stock clips.

  • http://www.funkandweber.com/ JenFW

    Hey, Taegen. I didn’t notice or think about the editing once during this episode. That means it was seamless, completely invisible. Good job!

  • Yen

    Having your daughter edit? That’s foolish! A compliment in the highest order.  Good job, Taegen!

  • http://twitter.com/karldeleon Karl de Leon

    Thank you Tim and Denver. I’m working on something similar and this is great inspiration.

    Great job Taegen!

  • http://twitter.com/karldeleon Karl de Leon

    Thank you Tim and Denver. I’m working on something similar and this is great inspiration.

    Great job Taegen!

  • Ken

    Taegen, it was well done. Very professional.

  • http://FoolishAdventure.com Tim Conley

    I wasn’t sure people would respond to more motivational type episodes since FA has always been more about the fundamentals of online business and less cheerleading even though I love seeing listeners succeed.

  • http://FoolishAdventure.com Tim Conley

    Very cool. Glad to hear listeners are helping listeners. That lets me know what I’m doing is really working.

  • http://FoolishAdventure.com Tim Conley

    Can’t wait to see you turn that inspiration into success.

  • http://FoolishAdventure.com Tim Conley

    I’m trying to guide her into some high-end skills so she will know how to make a living anywhere and anytime. Glad you liked Taegen’s work.

  • http://www.wpforbusinesswebsites.com/ Chris Hess

    Denver, Thanks for telling your story. I love the quote “you have to pay the price to win.” I think so often people think they can just throw something up online and start making money but they forget that people who seem to do that go through months of prepping and creating the product or audience before they see the money come in. I know a lot of people who say they want to do what you did but wouldn’t use their vacation time to create a product. Very inspiring and I picked up some great bits of incite that I’m excited to go and execute on.

  • http://FoolishAdventure.com Tim Conley

    Glad you got a lot out of the episode. Denver’s awesome and I’m so glad he shared his story, too.

  • http://www.moneyspruce.com/ Jeffrey Trull

    I enjoyed the episode, and I’m seriously impressed with the editing, too. As Jen said, not once did I think of the editing while listening. Bravo, Taegen!

  • http://digitalscrapbookinghq.com/ Melissa Shanhun

    Taegen – I think it sounded great.

    Denver – I am touched by your faith and inspired that you did the minimum viable product approach to make things happen. I’m so glad everything is working out! I’ll be praying for a safe pregnancy.

  • http://twitter.com/colorgrading Denver Riddle

    Thank you Melissa, your thoughts and prayers are greatly appreciated :)

  • Laura

    Especially liked this episode; appreciated Denver’s openness about his personal journey. I thought this episode was a good blend of practical how-to, combined with “we’re all people with full lives trying to navigate a new way of working!” Thanks!

  • http://FoolishAdventure.com Tim Conley

    Thanks Laura. I’m glad you got a lot out of it. Denver and his story are inspiring.