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Alan Magliocca Presents: From Misery to Millions (Audio Book)Chapter 14: What’s Your Next Move?Final motivational close. Alan urges readers to TAN (Take Action Now), overcome fear of failure, execute the plan, and ignore noise. He thanks the reader, reinforces persistence, and directs those needing more guidance to his 2-Step Business Plan Accelerator program.
2026-02-1508 min
Alan Magliocca Presents: From Misery to Millions (Audio Book)Chapter 13: Changing the WorldAlan shifts to purpose: the fulfillment of helping others achieve financial freedom. Mentions two side projects — the "Sin Minimizer" Christian mobile app and Affiliate Academics (his coaching/education company) — as examples of expanding impact once the core business is solid.
2026-02-1503 min
Alan Magliocca Presents: From Misery to Millions (Audio Book)Chapter 12: Time to ExpandGrowing beyond one product: rinse-and-repeat product creation, reusing funnel templates, nurturing JV relationships, testing internally first, and avoiding laziness or over-diversification. Includes student case studies of people scaling to high monthly income by sticking to the proven model.
2026-02-1513 min
Alan Magliocca Presents: From Misery to Millions (Audio Book)Chapter 11: Building an EmpireScaling up: moving from affiliate marketing to creating your own products for 100% profit. Detailed explanation of full sales funnels (OREFU Key: Opt-in Redirect, Exits, Follow-Ups), testing (A/B splits), product launches, JV/affiliate recruitment via Skype, launch planning criteria, and building momentum.
2026-02-1534 min
Alan Magliocca Presents: From Misery to Millions (Audio Book)Chapter 10: Losing to WinDiscusses inevitable business setbacks (his own included — late nights, drinking, loss of focus, income drop). Emphasizes self-accountability, diagnosing problems, staying calm, and using the 4 P's to recover. Frames failures as growth opportunities that make you stronger.
2026-02-1506 min
Alan Magliocca Presents: From Misery to Millions (Audio Book)Chapter 9: Not Rocket ScienceExposes common "guru" hype, fake income proofs, and misleading sales videos. Alan reveals the simple core formula: buy traffic → build email list → promote offers (especially via solo ads). He walks through the basic sales funnel (opt-in → front-end offer → upsells/downsells/exits/follow-ups) and stresses that email marketing is not complicated.
2026-02-1521 min
Alan Magliocca Presents: From Misery to Millions (Audio Book)Chapter 8: New AtmosphereLife after quitting: adjusting to working from home, avoiding the trap of treating freedom as vacation/comfort, and learning discipline. Alan discusses setting real goals, breaking income targets into daily metrics (e.g., needed clicks/EPC), managing partnerships/time zones, and regaining structure to prevent carelessness.
2026-02-1508 min
Alan Magliocca Presents: From Misery to Millions (Audio Book)Chapter 7: Bye-Bye 9 To 5Alan describes the emotionally difficult decision to quit his grandfather's company to go full-time online. He shares the anxiety, family dynamics, and eventual tearful conversation. Includes a risk-assessment framework for deciding whether to quit a day job, and reinforces applying the 4 P's before leaping.
2026-02-1508 min
Alan Magliocca Presents: From Misery to Millions (Audio Book)Chapter 6: Hitting the JackpotThe major turning point: Alan hires mentor Reed Floren for $3,000 and runs a giveaway event, finally making his first online money after seven years. He builds a ~12,000-person list and earns over $5,000 quickly. He explains the "money is in the list" revelation, introduces his personal 4 P's of success (Patience, Persistence, Planning, Positivity), and quits dreaming of overnight riches.
2026-02-1510 min
Alan Magliocca Presents: From Misery to Millions (Audio Book)Chapter 5: The 7-Year TestCovers the post-college period working for his grandfather's family business during the economic crash. Despite a stable but unfulfilling job, anxiety returns. Alan secretly continues buying online courses late at night, facing skepticism from others, until he finally finds a breakthrough opportunity.
2026-02-1503 min
Alan Magliocca Presents: From Misery to Millions (Audio Book)Chapter 4: College MoneyAlan recounts choosing UNCW partly for its girl-to-guy ratio, then becoming obsessed with "make money online" schemes during college. He details seven years of failures, wasting money on SEO, AdSense, MLM, envelope stuffing, etc. He describes the crushing "D" grade on a party boat business plan in an entrepreneurship class and growing feelings of defeat.
2026-02-1509 min
Alan Magliocca Presents: From Misery to Millions (Audio Book)Chapter 3: Glory DaysFocuses on high school years at Providence Day School, particularly football under Coach Patterson. Alan credits football practices (more than games) with teaching leadership, discipline, accountability, and teamwork. He also critiques traditional education and introduces the insight that information providers (teachers/marketers) get paid while seekers do not.
2026-02-1505 min
Alan Magliocca Presents: From Misery to Millions (Audio Book)Chapter 2: Troubled YouthAlan describes a difficult childhood marked by family tension, his parents' messy divorce at age 12, and early responsibility for his younger sister. He explains how these hardships forced early maturity, accountability, and inner strength — traits he believes are essential for entrepreneurship.
2026-02-1503 min
Alan Magliocca Presents: From Misery to Millions (Audio Book)Chapter 1: Who Am I?The author introduces himself (Alan Magliocca), shares his background, mindset toward teaching, and core philosophy. He emphasizes that success requires persistence more than formal education, encourages tuning out negative "noise" (haters/critics), and sets the stage for learning from his real-life journey.
2026-02-1505 min
The SpokenWeb PodcastNotes from the Underground: Sex, Drugs, and Rock ‘n’ Roll at the Ultimatum Urban Poetry FestivalFor most people, the “poetry reading” conjures stuffy intonation styles, cheap wine in plastic cups, and polite clapping. But for a riotous underground scene in 1980s Montreal, the poetry reading was the site for radical experimentation in artistic performance. At the Ultimatum Urban Poetry Festival, which first took place in 1985, literary all stars like William Burroughs, Kathy Acker, John Giorno, and Herbert Huncke performed alongside obscure Quebecois poets, all while embracing new technologies and a punk ethos to push poetry to its limits. The event—which ultimately dissolved into financial near-ruin and briefly required one of its organizers to flee t...
2024-05-0644 min
The SpokenWeb PodcastWhat’s that noise? Listening Queerly to the Ultimatum Festival ArchivesSUMMARYHave you ever heard a sound on a recording and weren’t sure if it was intentional? That’s what happened to the Listening Queerly research team when they were listening to a recording of the Ultimatum Festival (Montreal, 1985). This team works under the direction of Dr. Mathieu Aubin as part of a SSHRC-funded Insight Development Grant. They’ve been working with a series of recordings of the Ultimatum Festival, which are part of the Alan Lord audio collection, a collection currently being digitized and catalogued by SpokenWeb (Concordia). The Listening Queerly research team – Mathieu Aubin, Ella Jan...
2023-06-1920 min
Scott Schilling SpeaksScott Schilling Speaks with "Affiliate & Digital Marketing" Expert Alan Magliocca - S2 Episode 50Scott sits down with Alan Magliocca. Alan has helped 20,000+ entrepreneurs in starting successful online businesses, and dozens of local businesses shift their brick and mortar companies into a digital business model.
2021-09-0729 min