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Start an Online Business you LOVE after 40
11 Reasons to Start an Online Business After 40 (Even If You’ve Never Considered It Before) Are you feeling stuck in your current career, wondering if there’s more to life than the daily grind? YOU ARE NOT ALONE! If you’re over 40 and the idea to start an online business feels either impossible or terrifying, […]
You Don’t Need to Be a Tech Genius to Build an Online Business
Don’t Fall for these 3 ‘Building an Online Business’ Myths! If the words ‘funnel’, ‘SEO,’ or ‘automation’ make you want to run for the hills – you’re not alone.I used to think building an online business meant learning a new language… or ten. But I can honestly say, you don’t need to be a tech […]
How to Earn an (uncapped) Income Online in 2025
How to Earn an (uncapped) Income Online in 2025 Why I Chose to Set Up an Online Business I’ll never forget the call from my neighbour. She’d just seen my little girl run out into the road, while the au-pair was on her phone. I knew I couldn’t wait a day longer. My time in […]
The Ultimate Guide to Affiliate Marketing
Your Ultimate Guide to Affiliate Marketing in 2025 Discover the 7 THINGS You Need for Success (inc – what you’re not being told, how to get started, stuff you really need to know & why you don’t need to plaster yourself all over social media) Feeling overwhelmed with all the noise about Affiliate Marketing? Wondering […]
How (not) to start a business from home in 2025
How (NOT) to Start a Small Business from Home in 2025 10 Businesses that will leave you Exhausted, Stressed & Broke and What to do Instead. Starting a small business from home sounds like the dream, right? But so many aspiring entrepreneurs, especially parents wanting more time with their kids, jump into businesses that often […]
The Game-Changing Truth – Affiliate vs. Multi-Level Marketing in 2025
Escape the Pyramid Trap: Why Affiliate Marketing is the breakthrough ‘home business’ success model for time strapped parents (who don’t want to ‘recruit their friends’ or splash themselves all over social media!) How many people do you avoid in the playground, at the bar, or in a coffee shop because you know that any conversation […]
How to Make Money as a Student
How to Make Money as a Student (Online & With Little or No Experience) A blog written for a university student by a university student. **I was extremely fortunate to have the opportunity of working with an Intern from the University of Lancaster. She was an incredible asset to me, and this article goes to prove that Affiliate Marketing really is […]
How I turned my Injury into a 6 Figure Business in 10 Months
How an Injured PT learned the Ultimate ‘Work From Home’ Secret! My back first ‘went’ in 2013. That’s when my fitness business started heading downhill. As a Personal Trainer and bootcamp instructor, I used to carry out some work from home, but it was very much ‘trading my time for money’ when clients came to […]
How to Start Affiliate Marketing in 2025 – Your First 7 Essential Steps
Take Control of Your Future: Follow These 7 Proven Steps to Launch Your Affiliate Marketing Journey. If you’ve found this blog, that tells me you are someone who wants more out of life. You’re someone who wants to spend more time with family and not have to ask a boss for time off. It tells […]
Starting a New Career
Is there life after 40? Or 50, or 60? Yes, yes and yes! Of course there is, in fact, I reckon it’s over 40 that life starts getting better. We tend to worry less about pleasing others, about conforming or about so much of the trivia that seemed to dog earlier years. Like so many things in […]