Every now and again, I get to interview a student who completely reframes what’s possible when it comes to building an online business. (You can check out more inspiring digital agency success stories here). Josh is exactly that kind of student. He’s a fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) mine site supervisor working 16-hour days on a remote
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For decades, the Australian dream looked the same for every generation: go to school, get a good job, save a deposit, buy a house, and build wealth through property. But as we head into 2026, that traditional pathway is looking less like a dream and more like a financial trap – particularly for millennials. In
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The online business world is full of noise. Passive income promises, laptop lifestyle highlight reels, overnight success stories — it’s enough to make anyone either jump in blindly or, more commonly, freeze and never start at all. The gap between the promise and the reality is exactly what stops so many smart, capable people from
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The online business world has a highlight reel problem. What gets shared is the success, the freedom, the income, the lifestyle. But what often gets overlooked is the messy middle – the part where things get hard, where doubt creeps in, and where most people would walk away. For anyone sitting in a corporate job
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If you’d told Steph Sewell two years ago that she’d own her own digital agency, she would have never believed you. As a school teacher locked into the nine-to-five grind, the very idea of “starting a business” conjured up images of massive overheads, hiring staff, mountains of stress, and crippling debt. That’s the picture most
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Every now and then, I sit down with one of our students and I’m reminded of exactly why Liz and I do what we do. My recent conversation with Lucy was one of those moments. Lucy is a millennial who spent eight years grinding away as a corporate lawyer before deciding that the traditional path
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A lot of beginners are still asking, “Can I buy a website and make money from it?” In 2026, that’s not the best question to ask anymore. AI and Google changes have made some websites far riskier than they look on the surface. If you’re thinking about buying your first website, this interview will show
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What would it take for you to walk away from an eight-year career as a lawyer — a secure, full-time permanent role — to start your own business from scratch? That’s exactly what Lucy Wood did. And in a recent conversation I had with her on our podcast, she shared the raw, honest truth about
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On a coaching call recently, one of my students said five words that perfectly sum up everything we teach here at the eBusiness Institute. He said: “Matt, this is the perfect business.” His name is John. He’s a qualified large animal vet from Ireland. He moved to Australia knowing absolutely no one – no network,
What would it mean if you could work from home, choose your own hours, and live wherever you wanted – without sacrificing your income? That’s exactly what Jing Liu and Matt Jones have built over the past four years. Jing started with zero technical skills and zero business experience while raising for three boys under