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Online Business Launchpad | Start An Online Business | Online Business GrowthEvergreen Series - This Niche Website Strategy Helped Jake Lang Escape His 9-to-5 JobHave you ever wondered if starting a niche website could be a viable business for you? In this special evergreen episode from 2023, we're revisiting my conversation with Jake Lang, an expert at starting profitable niche sites. Jake has an incredible story of building niche sites while working a full-time job, eventually leading to a six-figure business that allowed him to quit and work for himself. He shares his step-by-step process for identifying promising niche topics, validating the business opportunities, and ultimately building sites that can be monetized through courses, memberships, affiliate links, and mo...2024-01-1837 minOnline Business Launchpad | Start An Online Business | Online Business GrowthThe 9-to-5 Escape Plan And Building Profitable Businesses Online With Jake LangEver wanted to ditch your day job? Or wondered what it's like to create a portfolio of income-generating websites? Our guest today, Jake Lang, founder of The Entrepreneur Ridealong, shares his journey from blogging on the commute to and from his day job, to successfully running multiple online businesses, all while juggling a family and five dogs. This insightful chat gives you a glimpse into the world of passive income, niche markets, and SEO. My guest is an expert in creating and managing online businesses in niche markets. With a successful background in insurance, he has built a...2023-07-2637 min
Online Business Case Study: Follow Along. Find Inspiration. Start Your Business.OBCS 8: Next Steps to Growing This Online Business.Concluding the Online Business Case Study (Season One) as of 2022…
This episode of the Online Business Case Study wraps up the first batch of recordings following Jake’s business selling online courses in the insurance industry.
Covered in this episode is a behind-the-scenes look at:
Jake’s plan for the next steps moving into 2022 and 2023.
A look at some financial troubles that hit in 2021 when switching course platforms.
A review of metrics and goals for this business moving forward.
Marketing plans and strategies, including insight into a Black Friday promotion that genera...2023-04-1435 minOnline Business Case Study: Follow Along. Find Inspiration. Start Your Business.OBCS 7: Legal Trouble. Online Business Cease and DesistThis episode of the Online Business Case Study is about some legal trouble Jake faced when building his business in the exam prep niche. This resulted in nearly $20,000 in legal fees, to resolve a simple mistake that could have been prevented with proper preparation.
Covered in this episode is a behind-the-scenes look at:
Why Jake received a cease and desist.
What efforts Jake took to resolve this issue.
What could have been done to avoid this costly mistake.
What you can do to avoid legal trouble...2023-04-1231 minOnline Business Case Study: Follow Along. Find Inspiration. Start Your Business.OBCS 6: Building a Passive Income Business Through Outsourcing and AutomationThis episode of the Online Business Case Study is about building a passive income business. This shows how Jake turned his business in the insurance industry into a passive income machine through online business automation, virtual assistants, and outsourcing.
Today, this business generates up to $10,000 per month, and Jake spends less than 5 hours per week working on this business (just upkeep and answering emails).
Throughout this episode, Jake talks about the strategies he implemented to turn this into a passive income business and how he utilized tactics such as virtual assistants and online business automation...2023-04-1247 minOnline Business Case Study: Follow Along. Find Inspiration. Start Your Business.OBCS 5 (Part 2): Scaling Revenue. My E-commerce Sales Strategy.This is Part 2 of Episode Five. Continuing the conversation about scaling Jake’s online business. In particular, scaling revenue, along with insight on how to increase revenue and online sales.
Jake’s business selling online courses in the insurance industry has sold over $300,000 of online courses. The passive income funnel Jake has created converts website traffic into email leads, and email leads into buying customers.
The bottom of the funnel is conversion, and that’s what Jake covers in today’s episode, including:
An overview of the e-commerce sales strategy converting website traffic into pay...2023-04-0356 minOnline Business Case Study: Follow Along. Find Inspiration. Start Your Business.OBCS 5 (Part 1): Scaling Website Traffic through SEO, Social Media, and Paid Ads.This episode of the Online Business Case Study is about scaling. In particular, scaling an online business through website traffic.
Jake’s business selling online courses in the insurance industry is generating 5,000+ unique users per month. This converts into around 300 new email leads per month (which converts into upwards of $10,000 in revenue per month).
Jake’s business is generating passive income, primarily through organic website traffic (SEO). The passive income funnel Jake has created converts website traffic into email leads, and email leads into buying customers.
The top of the funnel is website traf...2023-03-3143 minOnline Business Case Study: Follow Along. Find Inspiration. Start Your Business.OBCS 4: Selling and Product Ideas (How to Turn an Idea into a Product)This episode of the Online Business Case Study is about selling, and how to turn an idea into a product.
Throughout this episode, Jake talks about how he came up with this product idea to sell online courses in the insurance industry. He teaches you how to come up with your own online course ideas, viable revenue stream ideas, and most importantly, how to turn an idea into a product.
Covered in this episode is a behind-the-scenes look at:
Jake’s first product launch (and failure), along with his thoughts on other product id...2023-03-2534 minOnline Business Case Study: Follow Along. Find Inspiration. Start Your Business.OBCS 3: The Launch (Starting an Online Business)This episode of the Online Business Case Study is about starting an online business. This is the launch phase.
In this episode, Jake talks through launching his online business in the insurance industry. Including step-by-step instructions for starting an online business, with a detailed online business strategy, and an e-commerce marketing strategy.
Jake talks through his e-commerce marketing strategy detailing the plan to utilize blogging and SEO to drive traffic and capture leads.
Additionally, Jake talks through the logistics of starting an online business, including the tools he used to get this business...2023-03-2130 minOnline Business Case Study: Follow Along. Find Inspiration. Start Your Business.OBCS 2: Business Model Validation (How to Validate a Business Idea)Episode Two of the Online Business Case Study is about how to validate a business idea (AKA business model validation).
In this episode, Jake talks through how he went through the process of testing business ideas to determine if the idea would be viable BEFORE launching the business. This is the truest form of validating a business idea. This is the process of business model validation.
This comes from real world practice, on Jake’s third attempt at starting a business. This is a learned process from real world business experience learning how to validate a...2023-02-1825 minOnline Business Case Study: Follow Along. Find Inspiration. Start Your Business.OBCS 1: The Online Business Idea (B2B Niche Business Idea)Episode One of the Online Business Case Study is all about online business ideas. In particular, how Jake stumbled across this idea in his third attempt to start an online business. It ended up being the perfect B2B business idea.
In Jake’s business AssociatePI, the business he is documenting for Season One of the Online Business Case Study (in the B2B niche), he is creating and selling study material for exams and certifications in the insurance industry. He calls this the "exam prep niche". It's essentially a B2B business idea, perfect for the B2...2023-02-1326 min
Online Business Case Study: Follow Along. Find Inspiration. Start Your Business.Introduction To The Online Business Case StudyWelcome to season one of the Online Business Case Study!
Presented by Jake Lang and The Entrepreneur Ride Along, the Online Business Case Study is a multi-part case study of a real online business. This case study goes behind the scenes showing all of the good, the bad, the process, and the real-time strategies in starting and scaling this business (including revenue, traffic, email marketing, challenges, etc...).
In season one of the Online Business Case Study, Jake will be documenting his progress with the business AssociatePI, a business Jake started in 2015 selling study material in t...2023-01-2629 min
The Entrepreneur Ride Along Podcast - Online Business and Niche Site Ideas for Entrepreneurs040 – Use Your Job to Quit Your Job: A proven blueprint to finding the best entrepreneur ideasWant to start an online business but don't know where to start? Want to build and scale a business that will help you achieve your dream of financial freedom and live the entrepreneurial lifestyle full time?Use your 9-5 day job to build your online business and become financially free so that you can live the entrepreneurial lifestyle full time. It's time to use your job to quit your job.That's what today's episode is all about. Take the expertise accumulated over years of working 40 hours per week. Take that expertise...2022-08-0340 minThe Entrepreneur Ride Along Podcast - Online Business and Niche Site Ideas for Entrepreneurs039 – Blog Income Report: $167,051 in 2021 (Year End 2021 Income Report)2021 was my best year yet, with total revenue of $167,051 for the year.In this episode, I am providing a breakdown of my blog income report. This is a breakdown of the revenue, expenses, and profit from my niche websites. I will give you some insight behind the scenes into what I am doing with each of my niche websites, detailing what happened during the last year, and how I plan to continue scaling.This income report is for the year 2021, my year-end 2021 income report. For a full list of my income reports, see m...2022-07-2827 min
The Health Yeah Life Podcast31. Success Comes In All Forms From Building Businesses As An Entrepreneur To A Vegan Lifestyle w/Jake Lang of The Entrepreneur Ride Along Jake Lang is an author, entrepreneur, and founder of over eight online businesses.Jake now helps new entrepreneurs start and scale their first online business at TheEntrepreneurRideAlong.com where he shares his experiences along the entrepreneurial journey of starting and growing new businesses.It's Jake's mission to start a new online business every year and share everything behind the scenes through his books, Podcast, and Blog so that new entrepreneurs can learn from Jake's mistakes, understand the struggles of starting a new business, and find the path to entrepreneurial success. Website: ht...2022-07-1840 minThe Health Yeah Life Podcast31. Success Comes In All Forms From Building Businesses As An Entrepreneur To A Vegan Lifestyle w/Jake Lang of The Entrepreneur Ride Along Jake Lang is an author, entrepreneur, and founder of over eight online businesses.Jake now helps new entrepreneurs start and scale their first online business at TheEntrepreneurRideAlong.com where he shares his experiences along the entrepreneurial journey of starting and growing new businesses.It's Jake's mission to start a new online business every year and share everything behind the scenes through his books, Podcast, and Blog so that new entrepreneurs can learn from Jake's mistakes, understand the struggles of starting a new business, and find the path to entrepreneurial success. Website: ht...2022-07-1840 min
Going SoloDesigning a Business that will Enable You to Leave Your Job Featuring Jake LangJake Lang is an author, entrepreneur, and founder of over eight online businesses. Jake now helps new entrepreneurs start and scale their first online business at TheEntrepreneurRideAlong.com where he shares his experiences along the entrepreneurial journey of starting and growing new businesses.We discuss:What keeps people stuck in their day job [02:09]How to know when it’s time to jump [03:43]Secrets to getting your online business work [08:04]Why it’s crucial to share content that shows your expertise [10:27]Reasons why people don’t share content before selling [12:58]How to get over the fear of talkin...2022-04-2923 min
The Joy of ContentTurn Your Passion Into a PaycheckWhat if you could earn four figures a month working only a few hours a week? That's exactly what Jake Lang did with a website about the pomsky dog breed, and today he's on the show to share how he did it! Jake specializes in growing niche websites, which are websites that focus on a very narrow topic, and he teaches other entrepreneurs to do the same with his business The Entrepreneur Ride Along! I hope you enjoy this niche website case study, from inception to selling the website (and you won't believe how much he sold it for...2022-03-1639 min
The Soulful Leader PodcastGetting Unstuck with Jake LangYou have that moment ... you feel stuck, you've lost your mojo and you are most certainly out of flow. What do you do?Today's guest is a master of getting unstuck. Meet Jake Lang of The Entrepreneur Ride Along. He has 8 successful online businesses, is the author of Step One and he's now helping others find the keys they need for their 'next step'.Throughout his success journey, he's documented what's worked and what hasn't, AND he shares it all, including interviews with other entrepreneurs' about their journeys. How does he share his...2022-03-1533 min
AskPat 2.0: A Weekly Coaching Call on Online Business, Blogging, Marketing, and Lifestyle DesignWhere Are They Now? Jake LangToday, we have another person who's been on the show before, back in episode 1116: Jake Lang from TheEntrepreneurRideAlong.com and author of StepOneBook.com. At the time of that first conversation with Jake, he was focusing on so many different business ideas. So I suggested he narrow things down a little bit. He took my advice, and seems to be hitting his stride. I love the new direction he's taking and how he's both getting time back and putting more dollars in his pocket as a result. Show notes and more at SmartPassiveIncome.com/ap1204.See Privacy...2022-01-1318 min
The COPreneur Path PodcastStep One: The Surprisingly Simple Process To Research, Validate, And Choose The Perfect Online Business IdeaComing up with a valid business idea can be a sticking point for many COPreneurs. Today, I want to speak directly to the portion of the audience here that maybe hasn't yet come up with a business idea. Maybe you are in law enforcement right now, you're still on the job. And you're looking at things and saying, "You know what, maybe I need to look at what my options are and look at starting a new business. Maybe it could be an online business." And if that's where you're at today, you're thinking about starting an online...2021-11-2241 min
The Creative Introvert Entrepreneur PodcastHiring VAs To Help Market Your Business Online With Jake LangHello fellow introvert entrepreneurs and welcome to another episode of the Creative Introvert Entrepreneur Podcast, which is hosted by Kim Beasley, and I am an Introvert Entrepreneur Coach. The focus of this show is to help introverts build your business brand online. A favorite quote of this show is Introverts Unite. Inspiring you with this quote so it can encourage you to be successful at building your business brand online. For this podcast episode, Jake Lang shares tips about hiring multiple VAs, delegating to VAs, and marketing your business online.
About our guest, Jake Lang:Jake Lang is an entrepreneur...2021-04-3008 minThe Entrepreneur Ride Along Podcast - Online Business and Niche Site Ideas for Entrepreneurs017 – I Quit My Job. Time for Full Time Entrepreneurship! (Five Lessons Learned on the Journey)This is the BIGGEST news I have ever had as an entrepreneur. Today, April 16th 2021, is my last day as a corporate employee. Today, I quit my job to pursue my entrepreneurial ventures full-time.This episode was recorded on April 2nd, 2021 minutes after giving my two-week notice to my employer.In today's episode, I share five lessons that I learned on the journey to full time entrepreneurship. Some of these lessons might surprise you (like don't quit your day-job yet). Enjoy the episode, one of my favorite that I have recorded in a l...2021-04-1627 minThe Entrepreneur Ride Along Podcast - Online Business and Niche Site Ideas for Entrepreneurs016 – Book Launch! And Three Steps to Start Your First BusinessBook: Theentrepreneurridealong.com/bookToday I answer the question "I want to start a business, but I don't know what to do". I answer this exact question every day. This is the most common question I get from my coaching clients.Today, I am giving you three steps directly from my book detailing what type of business to start, how to brainstorm and choose your first business idea, and my favorite revenue stream to make money online.Basically, in this episode, I will tell you how to start your first business s...2021-04-0944 min
Adventures In Online Business025. "Ride Along" With Niche Website Builder Jake LangWe have a special guest this week on the show! Meet Jake Lang, a good friend and serial entrepreneur who's scaling his brand and spreading his influence across the Niche Website Universe! Ton's of great value in this episode! Jake also shares the latest on his new book that helps new entrepreneurs come up with that first idea to fuel an online business of their own! Check out Jake Lang and learn how he can help you start, build, and grow your very first (or second, or third) online business!Check out the pre-sale of J...2021-04-0556 min
Adventures In Online Business"Ride Along" With Niche Website Builder Jake LangWe have a special guest this week on the show! Meet Jake Lang, a good friend and serial entrepreneur who's scaling his brand and spreading his influence across the Niche Website Universe! Ton's of great value in this episode! Jake also shares the latest on his new book that helps new entrepreneurs come up with that first idea to fuel an online business of their own! Check out Jake Lang and learn how he can help you start, build, and grow your very first (or second, or third) online business!Check out the pre-sale of J...2021-04-0556 min
Blogger Evolution Affiliate SEO ShowHow Jake Lang’s Passive Income Blog is Earning Him $100k+ ($9,000/month)BE 011: Today we interview Jake Lang from TheEntrepreneurRideAlong.com. He has earned over $160,000 in passive income just from one of his blogs and we dive into how he has been able to do that and we get very specific so that you can use some of the tips, too!benjisdad #bloggerevolution #makemoneyblogging #blogging #blogBe sure to join Jake's 1,000 Visits to Your New Site in 1 Month Challenge:https://TheEntrepreneurRideAlong.comJoin the Facebook Group!https://facebook.com/groups/superherobloggersBlog Builder Pro 10% Discount:https://blogbuilderpro...2020-10-1550 min
EntrepreNot YetWhat a "ride-along" with a serial entrepreneur looks like with Jake LangHello, friends! Welcome to the show this week with my guest Jake Lang. Jake is an entrepreneur and founder of over seven online businesses. Jake now helps new entrepreneurs start and scale their first online business at TheEntrepreneurRideAlong.com where he shares his experiences along the entrepreneurial journey starting and growing new businesses.Today, Jake and I chat about:The businesses he starts and why serial entrepreneurship drives himWhy he is suuuuper transparent about all his business behind-the-scenesHow he balances his entrepreneurship and his 9-5 When he knew it was time to hire helpWhy sharing failure wit...2020-09-0739 minAskPat 2.0: A Weekly Coaching Call on Online Business, Blogging, Marketing, and Lifestyle DesignAP 1116: How Do I Increase Engagement Through Email Marketing?In this episode of AskPat 2.0, I speak with Jake Lang, a serial entrepreneur who had a very similar start to mine: helping people pass some exams. He's building his brand over at theentrepreneurridealong.com and is here to talk about email marketing and making more personal connections with the people in his audience.If you enjoyed today's episode and you love the format of this show and helping other entrepreneurs, can you help me convince others to listen too? All you have to do is leave a quick review and rating on Apple Podcasts (and subscribe...2020-04-2327 min