Sarah St John

Frugalpreneur: Building a Business on a Bootstrapped Budget

Business EN ↓ 300 episodes

Welcome to the ultimate podcast for exploring *how to make money online*, *build a business on a budget*, and *leverage the best tools and resources* available in the digital marketplace! This show is your guide to understanding a variety of *online income streams*, including *affiliate marketing*, *eCommerce*, *freelancing*, *digital products*, and *passive income generation*. If you’re looking to start a side hustle, grow an entrepreneurial idea, or learn *proven strategies to boost your revenue*, you’re in the right place. Each episode, we’ll dive into powerful *money-making techniques* tha...

Author

Sarah St John

Category

Business

Podcast website

www.frugal.show

Latest episode

Aug 29, 2025

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Episodes

From Online Community Leader to Social Media Sherpa (with Shaily Hakimian) 21.08.2023

Guest Bio Shaily started doing social media for her hobby community in high school… ON MYSPACE. She didn't realize what she did was doing social media until after college when she saw a question on a job application asking if she had ever managed an online community, and she realized there was something there. She graduated from Indiana University with a degree and certification in elementary educ...

From College Dropout to Millionaire: How to Bootstrap Your Business with Minimal Cash (with Chris Miles) 16.08.2023

Guest Bio Chris Miles, the Cash Flow Expert and Anti-Financial Advisor, is a leading authority teaching entrepreneurs and professionals how to get their money working for them TODAY! He’s an author, podcast host of the Money Ripples Podcast, has been featured in US News, CNN Money, Entrepreneurs on Fire, BiggerPockets, and has a proven reputation with his company, Money Ripples, getting his client...

Diversifying Revenue Streams: Strategies for Business Growth and Sustainability (with Hemant Varshney) 14.08.2023

On this episode of Frugalpreneur, we delve into the journey of Hemant, the CEO and founder of DigiCom, a growth getting agency. Hemant shares his experiences and insights on building a successful business, highlighting the importance of commitment, passion, and learning along the way. We learn how Hemant initially dabbled in entrepreneurship, experimenting with different approaches before finding...

Shark Tank Success: Transforming the Fashion Industry With Adaptive Clothing For All (with Erica Cole) 04.08.2023

💡 Speaker bio No Limbits was created with the goal of providing easy and accessible solutions to everyday problems. After losing her leg in a car crash in 2018, our founder Erica Cole found that her new prosthetic leg wasn't compatible with her existing wardrobe. Nothing would fit over her bulky prosthetic, which made getting dressed in the morning a pain and making adjustments throughout th...

From $5 Edits to 6-Figure Profits: Bootstrapping Tips for Launching an Online Course (with Jono Petrohilos) 28.07.2023

💡 Guest bio Jono is the founder and director of fitness education online, an online course business that offers a variety of courses for personal trainers and fitness trainers. He got into this business after realizing that he wanted to monetize his knowledge and generate revenue without solely relying on training clients. In 2014, Jono discovered the potential of online courses and decided to cr...

Delegation and Focus: Keys to Thriving as a Bootstrapped Entrepreneur (with Paul Gowder) 21.07.2023

💡 Speaker bio Paul Gowder is the founder of powwows.com, a website dedicated to exploring and connecting with Native American culture. In 1996, while in grad school, Paul started the website as a way to learn web design. Initially, it was a side project with pages about powwow dancing and vintage Star Wars toys. However, the powwow page gained popularity, attracting a vibrant community of users....

Launching a Company at Age 22 With Just $100 and Scaling it to 6 Figures (with Stephanie Riel) 14.07.2023

✨ Stephanie emphasizes the power of Pinterest for brands, stressing that it's often overlooked but can benefit all types of businesses, including B2B. She shares case studies and success stories to showcase the potential and urge brands to utilize this amazing resource. #PinterestPower 📚 Speaking of resources, Stephanie is offering a free guide on common pitfalls to avoid when using Pinterest fo...

Unemployable Since '92: Building Four Successful Businesses (with Ande Lyons) 07.07.2023

💡 Guest Bio An enthusiastic and experienced entrepreneur with four businesses to her credit, Ande is the host of the Startup Life LIVE Show, where she conducts lively, engaging interviews with founders at all stages and industries, and provides advice, tools, and resources to first-time founders launching, branding and building their businesses. Her earlier companies include dot com, venture-back...

5 Health Insurance Tips for Freelancers (with Dr. Noor Ali) 28.06.2023

On this episode of Frugalpreneur, host Sarah St John is joined by guest Dr Noor Ali to discuss 5 important health insurance tips for freelancers. Dr Ali, who has a background in medicine and now works in the health insurance industry, shares valuable insights and advice based on her personal experiences. She highlights the significance of keeping a low deductible for financial safety, as well as t...

Launch, Grow, Scale, and Sell (with Travis Steffen) 02.06.2023

About the Guest: Travis Steffen has spent 14 years and millions of dollars building the playbook that's helped me start, scale and sell 8 companies . He's now helping other brilliant, passionate entrepreneurs trying to do the same thing. Relevant Links: StartupShortcuts.co Follow the Frugalpreneur: https://www.frugal.show/ Sponsor Frugalpreneur: https://www.frugal.show/p/sponsor-the-show/ Lea...

The 7 Steps Alex Took to Successfully Launch and Bootstrap PodMatch (with Alex Sanfilippo) 26.05.2023

About the Guest: Alex Sanfilippo is an entrepreneur and the founder of PodPros , a software company specifically focused on independent podcast hosts and their guests to elevate their voices through podcasting and be heard. Alex and the team at PodPros have developed popular podcasting software services such as PodMatch , PodcastSOP and PodLottery . In addition, Alex is also the host of the top-ra...

Monetize Your Blog, Podcast, or YouTube Channel Through Affiliate Marketing (with Chris Myles) 14.04.2023

Resources Mentioned: Free Passive Income Workshop Free One Blog Away Course Blogger Evolution Empire Flippers Motion Invest FE International Ahrefs Archive.org Wordpress.org Share A Sale Commission Junction (CJ) ClickBank JVZoo Google Trends Follow the Frugalpreneur: https://www.frugal.show/ Sponsor Frugalpreneur: https://www.frugal.show/p/sponsor-the-show/ Leave a Message for the Show https://pod...

The 3 Common Pricing Mistakes and How to Fix Them (with Per Sjofors) 17.03.2023

Relevant Links: Sjofors.com PerSjofors.com Follow the Frugalpreneur: https://www.frugal.show/ Sponsor Frugalpreneur: https://www.frugal.show/p/sponsor-the-show/ Leave a Message for the Show https://podinbox.com/frugalpreneur Grab Your Free E-Books: https://www.ampmypod.com/freebook Join the Free Community: https://www.skool.com/ampmypod Get Your Podcast Audited: https://www.ampmypod.com/audit

Bootstrapping a Funnel Building Agency Through Systeme.io (with Bolivar Muniz) 17.02.2023

Relevant Links: Systeme.io (affiliate link) FunnelVibe.com BolivarMuniz.com Follow the Frugalpreneur: https://www.frugal.show/ Sponsor Frugalpreneur: https://www.frugal.show/p/sponsor-the-show/ Leave a Message for the Show https://podinbox.com/frugalpreneur Grab Your Free E-Books: https://www.ampmypod.com/freebook Join the Free Community: https://www.skool.com/ampmypod Get Your Podcast Audited: ht...

How to Have an Endless Stream of Referrals (with Donnie Boivin) 10.02.2023

Relevant Links: DonnieBoivin.com SuccessChampionNetworking.com Champions90.com Follow the Frugalpreneur: https://www.frugal.show/ Sponsor Frugalpreneur: https://www.frugal.show/p/sponsor-the-show/ Leave a Message for the Show https://podinbox.com/frugalpreneur Grab Your Free E-Books: https://www.ampmypod.com/freebook Join the Free Community: https://www.skool.com/ampmypod Get Your Podcast Audited:...

Build Community and Relationships Through Email (with Ken Countess) 06.02.2023

Ken Countess is managing director of kenISemail.com, a division of The Countess Group, now in its 22nd year.   https://www.linkedin.com/in/kencountess http://www.twitter.com/kenisemail https://www.kenisemail.com/packages https://completelyfreetrial.com/ Follow the Frugalpreneur: https://www.frugal.show/ Sponsor Frugalpreneur: https://www.frugal.show/p/sponsor-the-show/ Leave a Message fo...

No Matter What . . . Don't Fire Your Best Salesperson (with Kyle Hannah) 03.02.2023

Kyle Hannah is a founder, entrepreneur and CEO of 13 years. All of the companies he have owned, co-owned and operated have been done with no outside capital or debt. https://www.linkedin.com/in/kylehannah/ https://www.ugteleservices.com/ Follow the Frugalpreneur: https://www.frugal.show/ Sponsor Frugalpreneur: https://www.frugal.show/p/sponsor-the-show/ Leave a Message for the Show https://podinbo...

Initially Take on All Projects That Come Your Way and "Fake It Til You Make It" (with Augie Bourgois) 01.02.2023

Augie Bourgois was born in France, but has lived in the US for the past 8 years. He lived and worked in Asia for 5 years in the hospitality industry. He is now the owner and main skipper in Data Sailing, a consultant firm in the data world. https://www.linkedin.com/in/augiebourgois/ https://datasailing.com Follow the Frugalpreneur: https://www.frugal.show/ Sponsor Frugalpreneur: https://www.frugal...

"Don't Be Afraid of the Unknown. Take on New Challenges" (with Mike Kaeding) 30.01.2023

Mike Kaeding is the CEO of Norhart. Norhart designs, builds, and rents apartments. They are transforming the way this is done by incorporating technologies and techniques that have revolutionized other industries. This has resulted in improved quality and reduced cost of housing. They are currently constructing beautiful properties for 20-30% less than other developers. They believe they can achie...

Consolidate Your Business Expenses Into as Few Software Tools as Necessary (with Kyler Nixon) 27.01.2023

Kyler Nixon is the founder of Kyler Creative Marketing Agency. He is on a mission to help 1,000 brands each earn $1,000,000 through courses and memberships in the next 10 years.  https://www.linkedin.com/in/kylernixon/ https://twitter.com/Kyler_Nixon Kylercreative.com/newsletter Follow the Frugalpreneur: https://www.frugal.show/ Sponsor Frugalpreneur: https://www.frugal.show/p/sponsor-the-sho...

Why and How to Submit Your Podcast to IMDB (with Vinnie Potestivo) 25.01.2023

Follow the Frugalpreneur: https://www.frugal.show/ Sponsor Frugalpreneur: https://www.frugal.show/p/sponsor-the-show/ Leave a Message for the Show https://podinbox.com/frugalpreneur Grab Your Free E-Books: https://www.ampmypod.com/freebook Join the Free Community: https://www.skool.com/ampmypod Get Your Podcast Audited: https://www.ampmypod.com/audit How to Submit Your Podcast to IMDB.com Podcast...

Invest Your 9-5 Paycheck Back Into Your Business (with Carlos Henry) 23.01.2023

Carlos Henry is a performance coach for young minority entrepreneurial men to teach them how to achieve their goals in one year where it takes most 3-4 through some of the most powerful high income skills. www.carlosjhenry.weebly.com Follow the Frugalpreneur: https://www.frugal.show/ Sponsor Frugalpreneur: https://www.frugal.show/p/sponsor-the-show/ Leave a Message for the Show https://podinbox.co...

Write Your Goals Down, and Embrace Failing Forward (with Link Moser) 20.01.2023

Link Moser has been working for himself since he was 12 years old, mostly doing freelance web design and some real estate sales on the side. https://www.linkedin.com/in/linkmoser/ https://twitter.com/linkm https://www.linkmoser.com Follow the Frugalpreneur: https://www.frugal.show/ Sponsor Frugalpreneur: https://www.frugal.show/p/sponsor-the-show/ Leave a Message for the Show https://podinbox.com/...

"Live Cheaply and Reinvest Your Capital" (with Daniel Martinez) 18.01.2023

Daniel Martinez is a Saas founder and real estate investor. https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielhivemind/ https://twitter.com/danielhivemind https://hivemindcrm.io/ Follow the Frugalpreneur: https://www.frugal.show/ Sponsor Frugalpreneur: https://www.frugal.show/p/sponsor-the-show/ Leave a Message for the Show https://podinbox.com/frugalpreneur Grab Your Free E-Books: https://www.ampmypod.com/freebo...

Leveraging Side Gigs and Case Studies When Launching a Business (with Rob Broadhead) 16.01.2023

Rob is a lifelong problem solver and software developer that loves to help others be their best. https://linkedin.com/robbroadhead https://twitter.com/develpreneur https://develpreneur.com Follow the Frugalpreneur: https://www.frugal.show/ Sponsor Frugalpreneur: https://www.frugal.show/p/sponsor-the-show/ Leave a Message for the Show https://podinbox.com/frugalpreneur Grab Your Free E-Books: https...

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