The Fall Forward Podcast with Emilia Gardner
Welcome to The Fall Forward Podcast! I'm Emilia Gardner, and this is my show. I've been in the "make money online" niche since about 2018, and I have several years of a professional career behind that. I started this podcast because I love, love, love talking about side hustling transitioning away from traditional careers, especially when I have the chance to talk about it with really sharp, hard-working, motivated people. As for me, I'm primarily focused on building and growing content websites monetized with display ads and affiliate links, though I am also slowly growing income streams online from KDP, teaching online, and YouTube. That being said, I still want to talk to people about their ideas, their goals, their dreams, and the struggles, in the online world or anywhere else. There's a lot to be learned from other people's journeys, even if their focus is different than mine (or yours).
Episodes
47 episodes
When Your First Big Site Gets Hit With An Update [with blogger Jasper Pieterse] - FF047
In two years, Jasper Pieterse built one of his first sites from scratch up to 240,000 page views a month, earning from both affiliate programs and display ads. He was barely 21 years old, and was making more money that he'd ever earned before. ...
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Episode 47
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36:34
From Law Enforcement to Full Time Online [In the Trenches with Below Avg Blogger] - FF046
I had a great chat with Mike from Below Average Blogger in the past few weeks. Mike has recently come into the YouTube scene with his Below Average Blogger youtube channel, ...
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Episode 46
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40:54
Quitting His Career to Build a Skillshare Alternative [with Emporia Founder Michael Hess] - FF045
Michael Hess cold emailed me a few weeks ago to ask me about my experiences teaching on Skillshare. I've been pretty up front about my struggles and progress on the platform (consistency, violating ever-changing rules), and he asked to talk to ...
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Episode 45
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51:48
IN THE TRENCHES with One Hour Professor Ron Stefanski - FF044
I recently had a really enjoyable chat with One Hour Professor Ron Stefanski. He's a content publisher (niche websites and YouTube). We talked a lot about the big site he had listed with Flippa to try and sell at the end of the year, the growth...
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Episode 44
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56:07
IN THE TRENCHES with Beau of Waves and Websites [Fellow Blogger and Youtuber] - FF043
Aloha! It is so enjoyable to talk shop with other very motivated, hard working creators! Especially when they also have a passion for the outdoors as I do. Beau has been in the business of working on websites for years, and has recently started...
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Episode 43
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23:31
"It Took Me 10 Years" [with Blogger and YouTuber Seng Nickerson) - FF042
I have no idea how she does it. Seng Nickerson has a job, a family, takes time for herself and her health, and still managed to produce content for her websites and YouTube channels consistently. A serial entrepreneur, Seng got into websites ye...
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Episode 42
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37:36
A Chat with One of Us [Getting to Know Blogger and YouTuber Luke Jordan] - FF041
Meet blogger and small YouTuber Luke Jordan. This is a very casual "in the trenches" type interview, so those fans of the show who love very informal content--THIS IS FOR YOU! We talked a lot about goals with our online businesses ventures and ...
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Episode 31
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1:11:19
Chatting with the Mayor of Podcast Town - [with Elzie Flenard] - FF040
How does one pivot when the foundation of one's business is in-personal handshakes and kissing babies? Engineer turned entrepreneur Elzie Flenard talks with me about the challenges of building strong personal relationships online. He is the "ma...
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Episode 40
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41:54
Project Pineapple: Big Blogging and YouTube Goals [with Sasha Yanshin] - FF039
Ready for project pineapple? Meet Sasha Yanshin. Sasha has a ton of experience in the professional world, and has recently made the decision to make the jump to building online income streams. He has two YouTube channels. One of them is...
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Episode 39
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54:38
Making Money Online From Your Passion - [with Two Hour Blogger Nick Alan] - FF038
Hello folks, meet Two Hour Blogger Nick Alan. Nick is a musician who started a website a handful of years ago, never realizing that the band would break up and the website would become his main focus. This is an interview that helps us get to k...
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Episode 38
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25:27
Getting Started in a Pandemic - [with Environmental Psychologist Lee Chambers] - FF037
I had a really cool chat with environmental psychologist Lee Chambers earlier this year. Lee made the jump in 2020 to start his consulting business. While many hunkered down and scaled back their eff...
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Episode 37
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35:27
Becoming 100% You - [with author Mike Wilson] - FF036
This episode is a conversation I had with Mike Wilson of Speak Audibly earlier this year. He is an author, coach, and consultant. With this stacking of skills and accomplishments, you might be t...
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Episode 36
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48:23
Software Developing, Guitar Playing, and Fishing - [with Phillip Hughes] - FF035
Phil Hughes has the entrepreneurial bug. He still has a full-time job, but is working hard day in and day out to learn enough and to grow enough to launch a successful software product of his own. Phil candidly admits that he hasn't "made it" j...
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Episode 35
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58:31
Making New Content Out of Old [with Narcis Bejtic of Content Refined] - FF034
I bought some sites that have a lot of content on them, which is awesome, but there is so much content that I can't really work on it all that much. I let them do what they do while I work on other projects. In this episode, I talk through some...
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Episode 34
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38:46
Embrace the Struggle! - [with author Tracey Ferrin] - FF033
Tracey Ferrin might be the most genuine and positive person I have ever talked to. Seriously. She is a woman, wife, and mother who was faced with some pretty serious life challenges, and managed to persevere and overcome them. Now that her kids...
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Episode 33
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26:12
Using Artificial Intelligence in Sales and Marketing [with Jerry Abiog] - FF032
Today's episode is a great chat with Jerry Abiog, the CMO and Co-Founder of Standard Insights, a AI guided marketing platform. We talked a lo...
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Episode 32
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43:54
Building Your Business With Relationships [with Phil Pelucha] - FF031
Today's guest is Phil Pelucha, who specializes in building business relationships. He is a podcaster, coach, and business owner, wi...
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Episode 31
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38:33
When Should You Pivot? - [with Sam Kamani] - FF030
Sam Kamani was a real pleasure to speak with. He was funny, energetic, crazy smart, experienced, and enthusiastic. While he can talk in depth about startups, entrepreneurship, eSports, market...
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Episode 30
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38:33
She Left Japan And Then... [with author Natsune Oki] FF029
After struggling in the Japanese education system, Natsune Oki moved to Seattle and found her feet. This move was the catalyst that put her on the entrepreneurial path. Early in her career, she is making moves that many of us who have been arou...
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Episode 29
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29:42
"I Enjoy Getting Out Of My Comfort Zone" [with The Get Up Girl host Joanna Vargas] - FF028
I am not sure that I have laughed in a podcast as much as I did during my interview with The Get Up Girl podcast host Joanna Vargas. Vargas is an entr...
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Episode 28
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41:09
Helping First Time Entrepreneurs With Big Ideas [with Jon Skulemowski of Armia Systems] - FF027
I say it again and again, I love talking to smart and passionate people. This conversation checked all the boxes. From helping small startups and first time entrepreneurs to develop apps and products, to his fear of flying, to his love of shiny...
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Episode 27
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46:49
Moving On After A SAAS Exit (with Dave Schneider) - FF026
You might not know Dave Schneider's name, but if you've been around the digital marketing world, you have probably heard of NinjaOutreach, a SAAS company he co-founded and then sold. In this interview, Dave and I talked a lot about getting into...
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Episode 26
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40:31
I Became an Online Business Broker [with Chelsea Clarke] - FF025
Chelsea Clarke is someone I definitely look up to. She is a working multiple angles to make the most of her knowledge, from building/buying/selling income producing websites, to helping others buy/sell online businesses, to teaching others to d...
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Episode 25
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44:55
Side Hustles: Building Up Multiple Streams [with Hasta La Vista Boss] - FF024
I had a great chat talking with side hustler Adrian Diaz, who is becoming well known for his growing "Hasta La Vista Boss" brand. Adrian is still in the trenches, working hard as a crane operator during the day, and working on all of his variou...
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Episode 24
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1:04:20
Keyword Whispering with Carl Broadbent - FF023
I had a really enjoyable chat with Carl Broadbent, who I am just getting to know as our community has grown. Carl is working diligently on sites of his own, as well as developing another side hustle doing keyword research for others for a reaso...
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Episode 23
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43:55