{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Work Less, Earn More","title":"EP 96: Which Business Model is Right For You with Pat Flynn","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3929,"description":"You can watch a video or read a blog post about how to make money online and think, well, that looks easy.\n\nBut you’re almost never getting the whole picture.\n\nWhat you see in those videos and blog posts is a snapshot, usually of all the things that went right, not everything that went wrong before it started to get better.\n\nYou won’t see all of the potential hazards and challenges that come with those business models because you’re not being given the full breadth of the real-world experience of running that business and what it took to make it a success.\n\nSo today, I’m talking to online business’s self-labeled Crash Test Dummy, Pat Flynn.\n\nPat has tested out so many different ways to make money online, and he’s going to let me pick his brain and do a deep dive about what worked, what flopped, and how profitable they really were.\n\nPat Flynn is a father, husband, and entrepreneur who lives and works in San Diego, CA. He owns several successful online businesses and is a professional blogger, keynote speaker, Wall Street Journal bestselling author, and host of the Smart Passive Income and AskPat podcasts, which have earned a combined total of over 65 million downloads, multiple awards, and features in publications such as The New York Times and Forbes. He is also an advisor to ConvertKit, LeadPages, Teachable, and other companies in the digital marketing arena.\n\nListen to the full episode to hear:\n\nWhy asking what model you should start with is the wrong question, and the questions you should be asking instead\nHow his audience informed Pat’s initial venture into online business\nWhy you should think of affiliate marketing and sponsorships as providing a service to your audience\nHow books and speaking can support your brand and create income\nThe business models that have the highest ROI and profit margins for Pat\n\nLearn more about Pat:\n\nSmart Passive Income\nSmart Passive Income Podcast\nAsk Pat Podcast\nInstagram: @PatFlynn\nTwitter: @PatFlynn\nWill It Fly? How to test...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/jSVFNaMVaq2xN_XXMdPWb2thI2IwCmxWI1ny0RZrwGE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQ5MjUwLzE3MDY2/NDcyMjQtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}