Online Marketing Made Easy with Amy Porterfield : #204: How She Quit Her Day Job and Turned Her Side Hustle Into a Full-Time Thing with Melissa Norris

Thu, 29 March 2018

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One question I get asked a bunch: How do I transition from my 9-to-5 to an online business full-time? What are the exact steps?
There are a lot of different ways to get there, but I wanted to bring in one of my students who did it in a less-scary and less-painful way that you can learn from and model.
Melissa Norris will share with us ONE roadmap for how she got to where she could quit her day job and live out her dream business.
Melissa’s story is filled with amazing insights and a-ha moments that many of you will be able to use for your own journeys—especially if you are interested in investing your time and money into webinars! (25:30)

Now here’s the kicker for today’s ep: Melissa’s business is all about the pioneering lifestyle! I’m talking full functioning homestead with pigs and cattle, grinding your own flour, canning vegetables… things you’ll probably NEVER see me doing (and for good reason!). The fascinating thing is she was able to use the same marketing principles and strategies (that you can use, too) to find her tribe, build her business and quit her day job. So if you’ve been wondering how you can ditch your J-O-B, this episode is the right one for you! Listen here to get Melissa’s step-by-step plan.

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Check out these highlights:

Melissa’s incredible story about a full functioning homestead [4:24]
The importance of (sustainable) baby steps—and how to find the time to take those first steps. [13:28]
The inevitability of having to hustle, at least for some time. [17:08]
What scaling looked like after quitting her day job. [23:06]
Melissa’s hit “seasonal webinars” and what she learned from them. [25:30]
How Melissa runs her membership site. [29:44]
A few amazing sales sequence a-ha moments! [37:47]