@dickiebush: Everyone should have a digital...

Everyone should have a digital business that makes $10k/month.

But most overthink, never start, and waste years.

This is the simple playbook that took me from $0 to $40k/month while working full-time at BlackRock:🧵

1. Start a Side Hustle While Working Full-Time

Don't quit your job right away. Instead, trade time for money until you can trade what you've learned for money.

Here's how to choose a high-leverage job (so you don’t waste time in your 9 to 5):

In January 2020, I started to write online.

For 9 months, I worked on my newsletter which hardly anyone read.

So, I picked one platform (𝕏) and went all-in.

I wrote a thread every day for 30 days. On day 28, one of them went viral.

Here's the story:

2. Validate Your Business Idea

By writing online, I could test out different ideas.

I made a $29 Notion podcast summary library and bundled it up with a Slack channel.

I promoted it on 𝕏 and made $400.

But, a few days later, I signed a $5k ghostwriting client:

3. Pick One Path

I could have sold podcast summaries & ghostwriting on the side and made $20-30k/mo, but I wanted to feel more secure to quit my job.

As I reflected, the input that got me the $5k client was from the threads I wrote.

So, I had an idea:

4. Niche Down Your Offer

This 30 day challenged solved 1 specific problem for 1 specific person.

I helped beginner writers unlock new opportunities by writing online.

How? Have them write every day for 30 days. This became my flagship course, Ship 30 for 30.

I wanted to build something sustainable, so after my side hustle made $40k/month, I still worked full-time for another 15 months.

I didn't leave until my side income was 2-3x my salary.

This meant I could make calm choices and not act out of scarcity.

5. Reinvesting in Yourself

As the business grew, I wanted to surround myself with people & ideas to reset my worldview.

So I reinvested in myself by joining a $68k mastermind in early 2023. The ROI has been insane, helping me build a 7-figure business.

From there, Nicolas Cole and I grew the Premium Ghostwriting Academy.

To date, we've helped over 1,400 people become Premium Ghostwriters.

Why ghostwriting?

Because it's the fastest way to monetize as a writer (and it's how I made my first $10k online):

And if I had to start from zero today, I'd become a ghostwriter:

• You get paid to write
• You get paid to network
• You get paid to learn from industry leaders

This free, 5-day email course has everything you need to get started: x.premiumghostwritingblueprint.com/?el=DickieP250…

Thanks for reading!

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