Episode 154
How Tim worked on side-projects for 10+ years, and finally went full-time (with kids)
June 20, 202354m 14s
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Show Notes
Tim reached out after the Aaron Francis episode: "I wanted to pitch you on the idea of coming on the podcast and sharing my journey of building side projects for the last decade while raising a family. I can also share the guardrails I put in place before finally going full-time on T.LY."
Highlights:
- (00:12) - Welcome
- (01:13) - Who is Tim Leland?
- (03:20) - What guardrails did you put in place?
- (06:24) - What's the sales funnel?
- (08:13) - Family as a motivator
- (16:21) - How would you describe your effort during this process?
- (20:06) - What about family boundaries?
- (23:25) - How do you manage your thoughts?
- (31:15) - How have you been able to manage the effort level?
- (34:44) - The pressure of cutting the cord from your job
- (38:16) - What's it been like being full time on t.ly?
- (39:59) - What's your SEO magic touch?
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