Everyone should have a digital business that makes $10k/month. But...
Dickie Bush@dickiebush
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Jul 20, 2025
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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:🧵
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:🧵
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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):
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):
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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:
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:
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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:
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:
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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:
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:
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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.
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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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.
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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):
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):
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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…
• 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…
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Thanks for reading!
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