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How I grew an agency to $165,000 per month of revenue in 8 months
This email is an open-book look at an agency I'm building, what we're struggling with, our profit margin and more. I hope you can take something away from this to grow your own company! Bold SEO is 8 months old as of last week.We now have 85 customers, 11 employees and $165,000 of monthly recurring revenue.It[...]
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Don't chase status, chase leverage
Quick note before we dive in: Big news: The big beautiful bill passed which means 100% bonus deprecation is back and it's PERMANENT. If you bought property and placed it into service after January 19th, 2025 you can get a cost seg study and take 100% bonus depreciation in year one. That's 2.5X more bonus[...]
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Ep 89: Let's talk about raising money - One Big Check or A Lot of Small Checks
Nick discusses raising good kids and how hard it can be when striving to earn generational wealth, how to protect the downside in real estate, and how to think about advice you get through the lens of the person giving you the advice Follow my...
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New Years Resolutions
Say no more often and without feeling like I have to justify with a reason. Turn down a few opportunities that don't make sense for me right now. I got ahead by saying saying yes to everything. Now it is holding me back. Treat my time like it is my most valuable asset. Take back control of my time and[...]
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298: The biggest mistake I see entrepreneurs make
Nick discusses hiring and delegation and how most entrepreneurs are too focused on systems too early in the process. Make the hire and get after it! Check out my free Delegation / Hiring 101 course! Click here: Work with us! Click here...
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Why did I move to Athens GA?
From 2013-2017 my partner and I rented a small apartment in Boston as our company "office" and went there very day with our employees. We were still very hands on and we were most productive together. It was a scrappy time where we really accomplished a lot to set us up for the success we enjoy now. I switched[...]
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Are you relocating soon or is the timing not right for you to start a business? Set up a business now that will be waiting for you when you're ready. (ep 60)
Show notes from episode 60 of the podcast. The previous post about starting a business 100% remotely got me thinking about a common question I get all the time. What if you want to move to a new city to build a better life ? What if you are about to graduate in a city and you don't see yourself sticking around?[...]
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Ep 103: Property management - the X factor
Nick discusses raising good kids and how hard it can be when striving to earn generational wealth, how to protect the downside in real estate, and how to think about advice you get through the lens of the person giving you the advice Follow my...
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#176 - The best business lesson I learned from my grandfather
Show notes from Episode #176 of the . Last month Nick attended his grandmother’s funeral via Zoom, an emotional experience that made him think about his grandparents’ lives and what they did for his family. Lately, he’s been reflecting on what he will be most proud of at the age of 85, and realized that[...]
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How to analyze a self storage deal on the back of a napkin
I’ve bought over $100 million worth of self storage. It took looking at over 5,000 deals to get it done. What I'm about to tell you is not a full underwriting process. It is not comprehensive. This is the back-of-the-napkin work I do to see if a deal is worth spending more time on. You'll learn really quick in[...]
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32: #32 Firewood delivery service mentoring session - target market identification, creative marketing and eager professionalism
Conference call with Ward in Belgium talking about firewood delivery and how he can target his ideal customer, creatively market to them and how he can differentiate himself with eager professionalism.
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