Matt Raad on buying websites and online businesses to build wealth
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What alternative investment strategies does Matt Raad suggest for building wealth?
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This sounds unbelievable, but if you can get the AdSense sites working, it's 80% margins. One of our clients, I remember she kind of, they're builders and they used to flip houses. She went to her accountant, she was really successful with our strategy, and her accountant just looked at her figures and said, are you... you got a problem here. This doesn't look real. You think about it, five grand is way less than a uni degree. So I think of Aisling or Alyssa, young Alyssa, she's 19. She took a break from studying business, which is how much is a business degree these days? What, 20 grand a year or something? We're having a bit of a hex debt, yeah. Why wouldn't you take a year off and spend five grand?
Worst case scenario, it goes to zero, but you've got the knowledge to change your life, without a doubt, without a doubt.
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The average millionaire has seven streams of income, but the way that people are making money these days has shifted dramatically. Today, we're diving into one of those ways. So if you're looking to move out of your nine to five or just make some extra money on the side, this episode is for you. Matt Radd, welcome to the Australian Finance Podcast.
Thanks for having me on, Gemma.
Great to be here. You've been on a couple of times. We always love this and lots and lots of value. We'll be diving into some pretty interesting subject and things I think are on a lot of people's minds. How can we make money?
Online, of course, Gemma. You knew I was going to say that. But buying and selling businesses. You've got to have your own business.
We have so many questions. Absolutely so many questions. So for those who don't know you, I'm going to link some of our old episodes anyway, but red kangaroo expert to digital assets. Tell us about that.
Where do I start? So both my wife and I, Liz, are from the country. And for some strange reason, both of us decided to study zoology many, many years ago. That's where we met. And we realized very quickly that was not going to lead to financial independence. So both of us were very driven by that. We both wanted freedom style lifestyle and we wanted to live back in the country. So we got an opportunity to buy a small business.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What alternative investment strategies does Matt Raad suggest for building wealth?
0:00–5:54
2
What factors make a digital business attractive to buyers?
5:54–10:29
3
How can you assess the traffic and earnings of an online business?
10:29–14:26
4
What mistakes should beginners avoid when buying online businesses?
14:26–19:40
5
How does AI influence the online business landscape today?
19:40–24:07
6
What is the importance of due diligence in buying websites?
24:07–28:12
7
How much time should you realistically commit to running an online business?
28:12–34:25
8
What practical steps can you take to start buying online businesses?
34:25–49:56
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