She Built a $6 Million Online Business Her Own Way: Trusting Yourself, Building Community & Starting Again at 65 | Carol Tice

Have a question or thought for Mista Yu? Text or leave a voicemail for the show and he’ll answer it personally on the Inspiration Station or They Call Me Mista Yu. With your Permission, We'll even play your message live on the air!What if you're not too old, too late, or too unconventional to build something remarkable?In this episode of They Call Me Mista Yu, I sit down with Carol Tice, a longtime journalist, book ghostwriter, online-business pioneer, and entrepreneur who has spent more than a decade proving that there isn't only one way to build a successful business.After struggling to make a living as a writing coach and blogger, Carol founded the Freelance Writers Den in 2011.What started as a paid community eventually grew to more than 1,500 paying members and generated nearly $6 million over the life of the business. It replaced her husband's income, supported their family for more than a decade, and ultimately became a business she was able to sell for life-changing money.But Carol's entrepreneurial story didn't end with the sale.At 65, she started again.Her new venture, The 90 Day Community Relaunch, teaches coaches, consultants, and experts how to build profitable paid communities that can create recurring revenue, meaningful impact, and potentially a more valuable business asset.In this conversation, we explore:How Carol turned a struggling career into a $6 million businessWhy she chose the paid-community modelWhat makes an online community commercially viableWhen a paid community isn't the right business modelBuilding a business that doesn't depend entirely on its founderThe difference between income and enterprise valueHow to create a business that can eventually be soldOvercoming fear, ageism, and revenue plateausKnowing when to persist and when to pivotStarting a new business at 65Building a business around your strengths instead of conventional wisdomHow coaches and consultants can create recurring revenueWhy you don't necessarily need a large audience to launchBuilding an online business without being highly technicalWhat it means to trust yourself enough to build your own wayCarol's story isn't simply about making money online.It's about refusing to let conventional wisdom determine what your business—or your life—is supposed to look like.And perhaps the biggest lesson is this:You're not finished just because you've already succeeded. And you're not too late because you haven't started yet.Our team will choose random (but timely) episodes from our previous three seasons (which are our most popular ever!) to share with our listeners during the slower parts of a long podcast season. We think you will enjoy them! Thanks for listening!Coffee aficionados and Health Conscious listeners, our show has some new sponsors and they’re offering you the best discounts their stores have. Links are below. Start saving now!Quantum Squares: Support the showAre you a guest with a message of hope and faith, overcome tragedy and addiction, creativity, invention, or you just have questions about society and culture? The “They Can Me Mista Yu” brand of podcasts is looking for guests!Book your interview today: https://www.joinpodmatch.com/theycallmemistayuGive the shows a listen: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/they-call-me-mista-yu/id1535535535Faith. Society & Culture. Your Inspirational Stories. Mental Health. Entrepreneurship. We talk about what matters to you! Join Mista Yu across our shows:🎙 Inspiration Station🎙 They Call Me Mista Yu🎙 One on One With Mista Yu🎙 The Men’s Roundtable Series / MRTS Interview SpotlightIf you would like to support the show, here’s how you can do that: https://www.patreon.com/cw/theycallmemistayu and https://buymeacoffee.com/theycallmemistayu