TAS 618: Earning $20k Per Month Profit then GONE Overnight (Story Telling with Poppa V)

What do you do when you strike gold with an innovative idea? Do you ride the wave until it ends, use the funds to invest in a more stable opportunity, or do something else entirely? On this episode of The Amazing Seller, you’ll hear from Scott as he drives to his lake house with his father (Poppa V). In their conversation, Poppa V opens up about his blog, how he earned $20,000 a month at one point, why it all came crashing down, and much more. You don’t want to miss this engaging episode featuring Poppa V’s story! Riding the wave. Can you imagine what it would be like to stumble upon an idea that earned you $20,000 a month? Does it sound too good to be true? It was! A few years ago, Poppa V created a blog where he could send his old Navy buddies and share content that they all enjoyed. What started as a way to stay in touch and share funny YouTube videos soon turned into a money-making opportunity. Following Scott’s advice, Poppa V utilized AdSense to start collecting revenue from all the traffic he was getting on his blog. Once the traffic spiked and a link got shared, the profits started rolling in, at one point Poppa V made about $29,000 in one month! Unfortunately, the wave he was riding came to an end, two years later Google shut down the AdSense pipeline on the site. To get the full story from Scott and Poppa V, make sure to listen to this episode! Don’t put all of your eggs in one basket! One of the best takeaways you can get from a story like Poppa V’s is that you should do everything you can to avoid placing all of your eggs in one basket! Scott had encouraged Poppa V to start collecting email addresses so he could expand the venture if it got shut down but a clear plan never really panned out. You can keep this from happening to your business! Figure out a plan right now, so you don’t have to decide what to do when the time comes. Assume that one of the channels your brand uses will get shut down at some point, that trains you to diversify! Learn more about this important subject from Scott by listening to this helpful episode of The Amazing Seller. If you don’t take a risk, you’ll never grow. What is your plan to expand your business? What will be your goose that lays the golden egg? The truth is, no one will come along to drop a money making idea in your lap, you have to go out there come up with one! What are you waiting for? Innovate, experiment, take a risk! The saying is true, “If you want something you have never had, you must be willing to do something you have never done.” This is one of the best environments for business building, will you jump in and swim or will you sink? Let Poppa V’s story help guide your way as you look to make 2019 a great year! OUTLINE OF THIS EPISODE OF THE AMAZING SELLER [0:03] Scott’s introduction to this episode of the podcast! [2:00] Poppa V opens up about his ecommerce business. [5:00] Scott fleshes out the details of Poppa V’s story. [8:00] Why type of videos did Poppa V share that brought in revenue? [12:45] There are a ton of ways to make money online. [17:00] If you don’t take a risk, you’ll never grow! [19:00] Closing thoughts from Scott. RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE AWeber AdSense Clickbank