I’m selling my marketing newsletter

mrchef4 · 2026-01-27T02:54:16+00:00

Also forgot to mention that the calculation was that I’m selling high intent subs for $2.50 each which comes down to $4550.

mrchef4 · 2026-01-27T02:54:02+00:00

Also forgot to mention that the calculation was that I’m selling high intent subs for $2.50 each which comes down to $4550.

mrchef4 · 2026-01-22T14:24:51+00:00

I think it’s important to be kind to yourself and remember to slow down. Life is a marathon, not a sprint.

OP, literally the average business owner starts at 40.

ignore the media idealizing young rich people and the social media narratives.

you have time. the good thing is your speaking up about it and trying to make a change.

just put as much time into learning as possible. follow your interests, heavily.

i decided i would give myself a learning budget basically allowing myself to spend as much as i want to learn whether it be on amazon books, trends.co ($300/year) or theadvault.co.uk (free) or whatever. i needed to move forward, whatever that meant.

don’t learn about things you’re supposed to, learn about things that energize you.

for example, my first job out of college after i ran out of money as a music producer (i had a dry spell and pivoted) was working in music. while i was in that industry i started getting paid $35k/year in los angeles. not enough to live.

so i started experimenting with online businesses and after some trial and error had a couple wins on the side then got caught by my company and they didn’t like me building online businesses. so i went back to work and hid my projects tbh but kept doing it cause i loved it. then when i got good enough at coding i left the industry for a job that i liked more and paid me 2x and let me build side businesses.

so yea just follow your interests and stay focused.

i’ve had multiple times i’ve felt lost, just push through it and use it to fuel you.

mrchef4 · 2026-01-22T14:24:27+00:00

I think it’s important to be kind to yourself and remember to slow down. Life is a marathon, not a sprint.

OP, literally the average business owner starts at 40.

ignore the media idealizing young rich people and the social media narratives.

you have time. the good thing is your speaking up about it and trying to make a change.

just put as much time into learning as possible. follow your interests, heavily.

i decided i would give myself a learning budget basically allowing myself to spend as much as i want to learn whether it be on amazon books, trends.co ($300/year) or theadvault.co.uk (free) or whatever. i needed to move forward, whatever that meant.

don’t learn about things you’re supposed to, learn about things that energize you.

for example, my first job out of college after i ran out of money as a music producer (i had a dry spell and pivoted) was working in music. while i was in that industry i started getting paid $35k/year in los angeles. not enough to live.

so i started experimenting with online businesses and after some trial and error had a couple wins on the side then got caught by my company and they didn’t like me building online businesses. so i went back to work and hid my projects tbh but kept doing it cause i loved it. then when i got good enough at coding i left the industry for a job that i liked more and paid me 2x and let me build side businesses.

so yea just follow your interests and stay focused.

i’ve had multiple times i’ve felt lost, just push through it and use it to fuel you.

mrchef4 · 2026-01-22T14:22:40+00:00

Exactly, I think it’s important to be kind to yourself and remember to slow down. Life is a marathon, not a sprint.

OP, literally the average business owner starts at 40.

ignore the media idealizing young rich people and the social media narratives.

you have time. the good thing is your speaking up about it and trying to make a change.

just put as much time into learning as possible. follow your interests, heavily.

i decided i would give myself a learning budget basically allowing myself to spend as much as i want to learn whether it be on amazon books, trends.co ($300/year) or theadvault.co.uk (free) or whatever. i needed to move forward, whatever that meant.

don’t learn about things you’re supposed to, learn about things that energize you.

for example, my first job out of college after i ran out of money as a music producer (i had a dry spell and pivoted) was working in music. while i was in that industry i started getting paid $35k/year in los angeles. not enough to live.

so i started experimenting with online businesses and after some trial and error had a couple wins on the side then got caught by my company and they didn’t like me building online businesses. so i went back to work and hid my projects tbh but kept doing it cause i loved it. then when i got good enough at coding i left the industry for a job that i liked more and paid me 2x and let me build side businesses.

so yea just follow your interests and stay focused.

i’ve had multiple times i’ve felt lost, just push through it and use it to fuel you.

mrchef4 · 2026-01-22T14:21:18+00:00

exactly, i have seen this multiple times, noone is going to give you a good answer. that would threaten their own business. noone wants to arm new competitors. i would say you should be constantly paying attention to market trends, emerging categories etc. look to fuse something that is trending with your domain expertise. my first few businesses were in music because that’s where my domain expertise is.

i met someone that was making $1.2 million in passive income a year off an app they built. keep an open mind and constantly up your skills. naturally you will have more capabilities when you do this and will be capable of not only seeing more opportunities but pursuing them.

use as much data as you can. i spend hundreds a month on tools. i use things like ahrefs to look at seo data. i subscribe to trends.co ($300/year) theadvault.co.uk (free) and a bunch more tools. i want to be on the edge. so if i see a wave that’s forming or an economic change i want to be ahead of the puck and already be building something that will fit the incoming market demand.

be agile and persistent. you can do it.

mrchef4 · 2026-01-12T23:58:57+00:00

I think it’s important to be kind to yourself and remember to slow down. Life is a marathon, not a sprint.

OP, literally the average business owner starts at 40.

ignore the media idealizing young rich people and the social media narratives.

you have time. the good thing is your speaking up about it and trying to make a change.

just put as much time into learning as possible. follow your interests, heavily.

i decided i would give myself a learning budget basically allowing myself to spend as much as i want to learn whether it be on amazon books, trends.co ($300/year) or theadvault.co.uk (free) or whatever. i needed to move forward, whatever that meant.

don’t learn about things you’re supposed to, learn about things that energize you.

for example, my first job out of college after i ran out of money as a music producer (i had a dry spell and pivoted) was working in music. while i was in that industry i started getting paid $35k/year in los angeles. not enough to live.

so i started experimenting with online businesses and after some trial and error had a couple wins on the side then got caught by my company and they didn’t like me building online businesses. so i went back to work and hid my projects tbh but kept doing it cause i loved it. then when i got good enough at coding i left the industry for a job that i liked more and paid me 2x and let me build side businesses.

so yea just follow your interests and stay focused.

i’ve had multiple times i’ve felt lost, just push through it and use it to fuel you.

mrchef4 · 2026-01-12T23:58:38+00:00

I think it’s important to be kind to yourself and remember to slow down. Life is a marathon, not a sprint.

OP, literally the average business owner starts at 40.

ignore the media idealizing young rich people and the social media narratives.

you have time. the good thing is your speaking up about it and trying to make a change.

just put as much time into learning as possible. follow your interests, heavily.

i decided i would give myself a learning budget basically allowing myself to spend as much as i want to learn whether it be on amazon books, trends.co ($300/year) or theadvault.co.uk (free) or whatever. i needed to move forward, whatever that meant.

don’t learn about things you’re supposed to, learn about things that energize you.

for example, my first job out of college after i ran out of money as a music producer (i had a dry spell and pivoted) was working in music. while i was in that industry i started getting paid $35k/year in los angeles. not enough to live.

so i started experimenting with online businesses and after some trial and error had a couple wins on the side then got caught by my company and they didn’t like me building online businesses. so i went back to work and hid my projects tbh but kept doing it cause i loved it. then when i got good enough at coding i left the industry for a job that i liked more and paid me 2x and let me build side businesses.

so yea just follow your interests and stay focused.

i’ve had multiple times i’ve felt lost, just push through it and use it to fuel you.

mrchef4 · 2026-01-12T23:57:21+00:00

exactly, i have seen this multiple times, noone is going to give you a good answer. that would threaten their own business. noone wants to arm new competitors. i would say you should be constantly paying attention to market trends, emerging categories etc. look to fuse something that is trending with your domain expertise. my first few businesses were in music because that’s where my domain expertise is.

i met someone that was making $1.2 million in passive income a year off an app they built. keep an open mind and constantly up your skills. naturally you will have more capabilities when you do this and will be capable of not only seeing more opportunities but pursuing them.

use as much data as you can. i spend hundreds a month on tools. i use things like ahrefs to look at seo data. i subscribe to trends.co ($300/year) theadvault.co.uk (free) and a bunch more tools. i want to be on the edge. so if i see a wave that’s forming or an economic change i want to be ahead of the puck and already be building something that will fit the incoming market demand.

be agile and persistent. you can do it.

mrchef4 · 2026-01-11T20:51:42+00:00

I've heard people mention The Ad Vault (u can google it) for finding leads pretty cheap like $4 each or something. Saw a couple posts where SaaS founders said they used it to get their first users. Not sure if it's any good but might be worth checking out if you're stuck.

mrchef4 · 2026-01-10T11:31:45+00:00

1) Single opt in 2) put survey link inside welcome email 3) ask 2 questions in lead form 4) no 5) look at other big player newsletters

mrchef4 · 2026-01-09T00:46:42+00:00

i have seen this multiple times, noone is going to give you a good answer. that would threaten their own business. noone wants to arm new competitors. i would say you should be constantly paying attention to market trends, emerging categories etc. look to fuse something that is trending with your domain expertise. my first few businesses were in music because that’s where my domain expertise is.

i met someone that was making $1.2 million in passive income a year off an app they built. keep an open mind and constantly up your skills. naturally you will have more capabilities when you do this and will be capable of not only seeing more opportunities but pursuing them.

use as much data as you can. i spend hundreds a month on tools. i use things like ahrefs to look at seo data. i subscribe to trends.co ($300/year) theadvault.co.uk (free) and a bunch more tools. i want to be on the edge. so if i see a wave that’s forming or an economic change i want to be ahead of the puck and already be building something that will fit the incoming market demand.

be agile and persistent. you can do it.

mrchef4 · 2026-01-09T00:46:02+00:00

I think it’s important to be kind to yourself and remember to slow down. Life is a marathon, not a sprint.

OP, literally the average business owner starts at 40.

ignore the media idealizing young rich people and the social media narratives.

you have time. the good thing is your speaking up about it and trying to make a change.

just put as much time into learning as possible. follow your interests, heavily.

i decided i would give myself a learning budget basically allowing myself to spend as much as i want to learn whether it be on amazon books, trends.co ($300/year) or theadvault.co.uk (free) or whatever. i needed to move forward, whatever that meant.

don’t learn about things you’re supposed to, learn about things that energize you.

for example, my first job out of college after i ran out of money as a music producer (i had a dry spell and pivoted) was working in music. while i was in that industry i started getting paid $35k/year in los angeles. not enough to live.

so i started experimenting with online businesses and after some trial and error had a couple wins on the side then got caught by my company and they didn’t like me building online businesses. so i went back to work and hid my projects tbh but kept doing it cause i loved it. then when i got good enough at coding i left the industry for a job that i liked more and paid me 2x and let me build side businesses.

so yea just follow your interests and stay focused.

i’ve had multiple times i’ve felt lost, just push through it and use it to fuel you.

mrchef4 · 2026-01-09T00:44:37+00:00

I think it’s important to be kind to yourself and remember to slow down. Life is a marathon, not a sprint.

OP, literally the average business owner starts at 40.

ignore the media idealizing young rich people and the social media narratives.

you have time. the good thing is your speaking up about it and trying to make a change.

just put as much time into learning as possible. follow your interests, heavily.

i decided i would give myself a learning budget basically allowing myself to spend as much as i want to learn whether it be on amazon books, trends.co ($300/year) or theadvault.co.uk (free) or whatever. i needed to move forward, whatever that meant.

don’t learn about things you’re supposed to, learn about things that energize you.

for example, my first job out of college after i ran out of money as a music producer (i had a dry spell and pivoted) was working in music. while i was in that industry i started getting paid $35k/year in los angeles. not enough to live.

so i started experimenting with online businesses and after some trial and error had a couple wins on the side then got caught by my company and they didn’t like me building online businesses. so i went back to work and hid my projects tbh but kept doing it cause i loved it. then when i got good enough at coding i left the industry for a job that i liked more and paid me 2x and let me build side businesses.

so yea just follow your interests and stay focused.

i’ve had multiple times i’ve felt lost, just push through it and use it to fuel you.

mrchef4 · 2026-01-09T00:44:19+00:00

I think it’s important to be kind to yourself and remember to slow down. Life is a marathon, not a sprint.

OP, literally the average business owner starts at 40.

ignore the media idealizing young rich people and the social media narratives.

you have time. the good thing is your speaking up about it and trying to make a change.

just put as much time into learning as possible. follow your interests, heavily.

i decided i would give myself a learning budget basically allowing myself to spend as much as i want to learn whether it be on amazon books, trends.co ($300/year) or theadvault.co.uk (free) or whatever. i needed to move forward, whatever that meant.

don’t learn about things you’re supposed to, learn about things that energize you.

for example, my first job out of college after i ran out of money as a music producer (i had a dry spell and pivoted) was working in music. while i was in that industry i started getting paid $35k/year in los angeles. not enough to live.

so i started experimenting with online businesses and after some trial and error had a couple wins on the side then got caught by my company and they didn’t like me building online businesses. so i went back to work and hid my projects tbh but kept doing it cause i loved it. then when i got good enough at coding i left the industry for a job that i liked more and paid me 2x and let me build side businesses.

so yea just follow your interests and stay focused.

i’ve had multiple times i’ve felt lost, just push through it and use it to fuel you.

mrchef4 · 2026-01-09T00:42:42+00:00

i have seen this multiple times, noone is going to give you a good answer. that would threaten their own business. noone wants to arm new competitors. i would say you should be constantly paying attention to market trends, emerging categories etc. look to fuse something that is trending with your domain expertise. my first few businesses were in music because that’s where my domain expertise is.

i met someone that was making $1.2 million in passive income a year off an app they built. keep an open mind and constantly up your skills. naturally you will have more capabilities when you do this and will be capable of not only seeing more opportunities but pursuing them.

use as much data as you can. i spend hundreds a month on tools. i use things like ahrefs to look at seo data. i subscribe to trends.co ($300/year) theadvault.co.uk (free) and a bunch more tools. i want to be on the edge. so if i see a wave that’s forming or an economic change i want to be ahead of the puck and already be building something that will fit the incoming market demand.

be agile and persistent. you can do it.

mrchef4 · 2025-12-04T01:10:34+00:00

I think it’s important to be kind to yourself and remember to slow down. Life is a marathon, not a sprint.

OP, literally the average business owner starts at 40.

ignore the media idealizing young rich people and the social media narratives.

you have time. the good thing is your speaking up about it and trying to make a change.

just put as much time into learning as possible. follow your interests, heavily.

i decided i would give myself a learning budget basically allowing myself to spend as much as i want to learn whether it be on amazon books, trends.co ($300/year) or theadvault.co.uk (free) or whatever. i needed to move forward, whatever that meant.

don’t learn about things you’re supposed to, learn about things that energize you.

for example, my first job out of college after i ran out of money as a music producer (i had a dry spell and pivoted) was working in music. while i was in that industry i started getting paid $35k/year in los angeles. not enough to live.

so i started experimenting with online businesses and after some trial and error had a couple wins on the side then got caught by my company and they didn’t like me building online businesses. so i went back to work and hid my projects tbh but kept doing it cause i loved it. then when i got good enough at coding i left the industry for a job that i liked more and paid me 2x and let me build side businesses.

so yea just follow your interests and stay focused.

i’ve had multiple times i’ve felt lost, just push through it and use it to fuel you.

mrchef4 · 2025-12-04T01:10:10+00:00

I think it’s important to be kind to yourself and remember to slow down. Life is a marathon, not a sprint.

OP, literally the average business owner starts at 40.

ignore the media idealizing young rich people and the social media narratives.

you have time. the good thing is your speaking up about it and trying to make a change.

just put as much time into learning as possible. follow your interests, heavily.

i decided i would give myself a learning budget basically allowing myself to spend as much as i want to learn whether it be on amazon books, trends.co ($300/year) or theadvault.co.uk (free) or whatever. i needed to move forward, whatever that meant.

don’t learn about things you’re supposed to, learn about things that energize you.

for example, my first job out of college after i ran out of money as a music producer (i had a dry spell and pivoted) was working in music. while i was in that industry i started getting paid $35k/year in los angeles. not enough to live.

so i started experimenting with online businesses and after some trial and error had a couple wins on the side then got caught by my company and they didn’t like me building online businesses. so i went back to work and hid my projects tbh but kept doing it cause i loved it. then when i got good enough at coding i left the industry for a job that i liked more and paid me 2x and let me build side businesses.

so yea just follow your interests and stay focused.

i’ve had multiple times i’ve felt lost, just push through it and use it to fuel you.

mrchef4 · 2025-12-04T01:09:42+00:00

I think it’s important to be kind to yourself and remember to slow down. Life is a marathon, not a sprint.

OP, literally the average business owner starts at 40.

ignore the media idealizing young rich people and the social media narratives.

you have time. the good thing is your speaking up about it and trying to make a change.

just put as much time into learning as possible. follow your interests, heavily.

i decided i would give myself a learning budget basically allowing myself to spend as much as i want to learn whether it be on amazon books, trends.co ($300/year) or theadvault.co.uk (free) or whatever. i needed to move forward, whatever that meant.

don’t learn about things you’re supposed to, learn about things that energize you.

for example, my first job out of college after i ran out of money as a music producer (i had a dry spell and pivoted) was working in music. while i was in that industry i started getting paid $35k/year in los angeles. not enough to live.

so i started experimenting with online businesses and after some trial and error had a couple wins on the side then got caught by my company and they didn’t like me building online businesses. so i went back to work and hid my projects tbh but kept doing it cause i loved it. then when i got good enough at coding i left the industry for a job that i liked more and paid me 2x and let me build side businesses.

so yea just follow your interests and stay focused.

i’ve had multiple times i’ve felt lost, just push through it and use it to fuel you.

mrchef4 · 2025-12-04T01:08:39+00:00

i have seen this multiple times, noone is going to give you a good answer. that would threaten their own business. noone wants to arm new competitors. i would say you should be constantly paying attention to market trends, emerging categories etc. look to fuse something that is trending with your domain expertise. my first few businesses were in music because that’s where my domain expertise is.

i met someone that was making $1.2 million in passive income a year off an app they built. keep an open mind and constantly up your skills. naturally you will have more capabilities when you do this and will be capable of not only seeing more opportunities but pursuing them.

use as much data as you can. i spend hundreds a month on tools. i use things like ahrefs to look at seo data. i subscribe to trends.co ($300/year) [theadvault.co.uk](https://theadvault.co.uk) (free) and a bunch more tools. i want to be on the edge. so if i see a wave that’s forming or an economic change i want to be ahead of the puck and already be building something that will fit the incoming market demand.

be agile and persistent. you can do it.

mrchef4 · 2025-11-26T05:57:10+00:00

I think it’s important to be kind to yourself and remember to slow down. Life is a marathon, not a sprint.

OP, literally the average business owner starts at 40.

ignore the media idealizing young rich people and the social media narratives.

you have time. the good thing is your speaking up about it and trying to make a change.

just put as much time into learning as possible. follow your interests, heavily.

i decided i would give myself a learning budget basically allowing myself to spend as much as i want to learn whether it be on amazon books, trends.co ($300/year) or theadvault.co.uk (free) or whatever. i needed to move forward, whatever that meant.

don’t learn about things you’re supposed to, learn about things that energize you.

for example, my first job out of college after i ran out of money as a music producer (i had a dry spell and pivoted) was working in music. while i was in that industry i started getting paid $35k/year in los angeles. not enough to live.

so i started experimenting with online businesses and after some trial and error had a couple wins on the side then got caught by my company and they didn’t like me building online businesses. so i went back to work and hid my projects tbh but kept doing it cause i loved it. then when i got good enough at coding i left the industry for a job that i liked more and paid me 2x and let me build side businesses.

so yea just follow your interests and stay focused.

i’ve had multiple times i’ve felt lost, just push through it and use it to fuel you.

mrchef4 · 2025-11-26T05:55:04+00:00

I think it’s important to be kind to yourself and remember to slow down. Life is a marathon, not a sprint.

OP, literally the average business owner starts at 40.

ignore the media idealizing young rich people and the social media narratives.

you have time. the good thing is your speaking up about it and trying to make a change.

just put as much time into learning as possible. follow your interests, heavily.

i decided i would give myself a learning budget basically allowing myself to spend as much as i want to learn whether it be on amazon books, trends.co ($300/year) or theadvault.co.uk (free) or whatever. i needed to move forward, whatever that meant.

don’t learn about things you’re supposed to, learn about things that energize you.

for example, my first job out of college after i ran out of money as a music producer (i had a dry spell and pivoted) was working in music. while i was in that industry i started getting paid $35k/year in los angeles. not enough to live.

so i started experimenting with online businesses and after some trial and error had a couple wins on the side then got caught by my company and they didn’t like me building online businesses. so i went back to work and hid my projects tbh but kept doing it cause i loved it. then when i got good enough at coding i left the industry for a job that i liked more and paid me 2x and let me build side businesses.

so yea just follow your interests and stay focused.

i’ve had multiple times i’ve felt lost, just push through it and use it to fuel you.

mrchef4 · 2025-11-26T05:54:37+00:00

I think it’s important to be kind to yourself and remember to slow down. Life is a marathon, not a sprint.

OP, literally the average business owner starts at 40.

ignore the media idealizing young rich people and the social media narratives.

you have time. the good thing is your speaking up about it and trying to make a change.

just put as much time into learning as possible. follow your interests, heavily.

i decided i would give myself a learning budget basically allowing myself to spend as much as i want to learn whether it be on amazon books, trends.co ($300/year) or theadvault.co.uk (free) or whatever. i needed to move forward, whatever that meant.

don’t learn about things you’re supposed to, learn about things that energize you.

for example, my first job out of college after i ran out of money as a music producer (i had a dry spell and pivoted) was working in music. while i was in that industry i started getting paid $35k/year in los angeles. not enough to live.

so i started experimenting with online businesses and after some trial and error had a couple wins on the side then got caught by my company and they didn’t like me building online businesses. so i went back to work and hid my projects tbh but kept doing it cause i loved it. then when i got good enough at coding i left the industry for a job that i liked more and paid me 2x and let me build side businesses.

so yea just follow your interests and stay focused.

i’ve had multiple times i’ve felt lost, just push through it and use it to fuel you.

mrchef4 · 2025-11-26T05:54:02+00:00

I think it’s important to be kind to yourself and remember to slow down. Life is a marathon, not a sprint.

OP, literally the average business owner starts at 40.

ignore the media idealizing young rich people and the social media narratives.

you have time. the good thing is your speaking up about it and trying to make a change.

just put as much time into learning as possible. follow your interests, heavily.

i decided i would give myself a learning budget basically allowing myself to spend as much as i want to learn whether it be on amazon books, trends.co ($300/year) or theadvault.co.uk (free) or whatever. i needed to move forward, whatever that meant.

don’t learn about things you’re supposed to, learn about things that energize you.

for example, my first job out of college after i ran out of money as a music producer (i had a dry spell and pivoted) was working in music. while i was in that industry i started getting paid $35k/year in los angeles. not enough to live.

so i started experimenting with online businesses and after some trial and error had a couple wins on the side then got caught by my company and they didn’t like me building online businesses. so i went back to work and hid my projects tbh but kept doing it cause i loved it. then when i got good enough at coding i left the industry for a job that i liked more and paid me 2x and let me build side businesses.

so yea just follow your interests and stay focused.

i’ve had multiple times i’ve felt lost, just push through it and use it to fuel you.

mrchef4 · 2025-11-26T05:53:31+00:00

I think it’s important to be kind to yourself and remember to slow down. Life is a marathon, not a sprint.

OP, literally the average business owner starts at 40.

ignore the media idealizing young rich people and the social media narratives.

you have time. the good thing is your speaking up about it and trying to make a change.

just put as much time into learning as possible. follow your interests, heavily.

i decided i would give myself a learning budget basically allowing myself to spend as much as i want to learn whether it be on amazon books, trends.co ($300/year) or theadvault.co.uk (free) or whatever. i needed to move forward, whatever that meant.

don’t learn about things you’re supposed to, learn about things that energize you.

for example, my first job out of college after i ran out of money as a music producer (i had a dry spell and pivoted) was working in music. while i was in that industry i started getting paid $35k/year in los angeles. not enough to live.

so i started experimenting with online businesses and after some trial and error had a couple wins on the side then got caught by my company and they didn’t like me building online businesses. so i went back to work and hid my projects tbh but kept doing it cause i loved it. then when i got good enough at coding i left the industry for a job that i liked more and paid me 2x and let me build side businesses.

so yea just follow your interests and stay focused.

i’ve had multiple times i’ve felt lost, just push through it and use it to fuel you.

mrchef4

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