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

"Don't Chase Money Opportunities You Don't Actually Enjoy" (with Steve Kilberg) 13.01.2023

Steve specializes in helping small online businesses set up the foundation so they can eventually 'exit' their existing business. https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevekilberg-e-commerce-coaching-mentor/ https://skrpmedia.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/frugalpren...

"Don't Spend Money to Make Money. Make Money and Only Spend When Necessary" (with Cora Kessler) 10.01.2023

Cora Kessler is the founder of Small Magic Studios, a digital marketing consultancy that helps small to mid-sized business to get unstuck.  https://www.linkedin.com/in/cora-kessler-37787148/ https://www.smallmagicstudios.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/f...

Exciting Changes for the Frugalpreneur Podcast in 2023! 02.01.2023

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

Bootstrapped Tips from a "$5M in 5 Years" Entrepreneur (with Tyler Horsley) 23.12.2022

Resources Mentioned: NuclearNetworking.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

Lessons From an Immigrant Who Built a Business to 7 Figures in Under 5 Years (with Mane Bailey-Sargsyan) 17.12.2022

Resources Mentioned: StationRove.com Follow the Frugalpreneur: https://www.frugal.show/ http://thesarahstjohn.com/podcast Get 1-on-1 Help With Your Podcast: https://www.podseam.com/ Get Your Freebies: https://www.podseam.com/freebook

Time Management Tips for the Bootstrapped Entrepreneur (with Tami Jaffe) 09.12.2022

Resources Mentioned: TheJumpstartKit.com TamiJaffe.com Follow the Frugalpreneur: https://www.frugal.show/ http://thesarahstjohn.com/podcast Get 1-on-1 Help With Your Podcast: https://www.podseam.com/ Get Your Freebies: https://www.podseam.com/freebook

Build Your Business Frugally By Leveraging LinkedIn and Free Apps (with Dave Molenda) 19.11.2022

Dave Molenda, CPBA, CPDFA, CPEQA is the founder of Positive Polarity, LLC, a Midwest based coaching/training firm that brings solid growth to companies from over 30 years of real-world experience where he grew his business to $10,000,000.00 in annual sales before selling it. He speaks regularly at conferences around the country on topics that are designed to make the listener not only hear but eng...

How This Couple Bootstrapped Their Business Through the Use of Free Software, Swaps, and Collaborations (with Austin & Monica Mangelson) 11.11.2022

Relevant Links: https://austinandmonica.com/ Follow the Frugalpreneur: https://www.frugal.show/ http://thesarahstjohn.com/podcast Get 1-on-1 Help With Your Podcast: https://www.podseam.com/ Join the Free Community: https://www.thepodsquad.pro/ Get Your Freebies: https://www.podseam.com/freebies

Implement This Genius 5-3-5 Marketing Plan Right Now (And Also All About How to Sell a Podcast)(With Adam "Triple A" Adams) 04.11.2022

Adam "Triple A" Adams tells us the process he used to sell a past podcast of his. He also walks us through the 5-3-5 marketing method, which is: First 5: 1. Subscribe/Follow 2. Download 3. Listen 4. Rate/Review 5. Keep Coming Back The 3: 1. Facebook 2. LinkedIn 3. Meetup.com Last 5: 1. Personal 2. No Links (unless given permission) 3. Slow Play 4. Short and Sweet 5. Ask Questions Learn More about...

5 Ways to Make Money Podcasting with the S.M.A.S.H. Method (with Joe Casabona) 28.10.2022

Joe Casabona started his career over 20 years ago as a freelance web developer. He later realized his true passion was helping podcasts of any size make money, so they could turn their hobby into a business. In 2016, he started the How I Built It podcast, which interviews other web developers about how they built their plugin, theme, or other WordPress-related product. The podcast quickly gained p...

Streamlined Systems to Scale Your Success (and the Tax Benefits of Moving to Puerto Rico) with Kate Erickson 21.10.2022

Kate Erickson (the other half of Entrepreneurs on Fire, and wife of John Lee Dumas) shares her journey from a corporate career, to meeting JLD, to becoming a part of EO Fire, to how she manages and streamlines EO Fire, and about the benefits of moving to Puerto Rico. Entrepreneurship is a full-time job, and it takes a lot of time and effort to build a successful business. But it's not easy to mana...

How To Become a Better Public Speaker in Just 15 Minutes a Day (with Brenden Kumarasamy) 14.10.2022

Brendan Kumarasamy, Founder of Master Talk, discusses his experience coaching ambitious executives and entrepreneurs to become top 1% communicators in their industry. He stresses the importance of storytelling, body language, vocal tone, and more in communication. He also recommends the random word exercise as a way to help any individual think quickly and logically under pressure. In conclusion,...

How a Suicide & Abuse Survivor Bootstrapped a Mental Health Support Software 26.09.2022

Johnny Crowder is a suicide/abuse survivor,  TEDx speaker ,  Billboard-charting musician , Certified Recovery Peer Specialist, and the Founder & CEO of  Cope Notes , the text-based mental health platform that provides daily support to users in nearly 100 countries around the world. He talks to us about the three iterations of Cope Notes, and how he bootstrapped it. He gives us t...

Podcasting: Past, Present, and Future with John Lee Dumas 23.09.2022

John Lee Dumas (also referred to as JLD) of EOFire.com is here, ready to ignite, and drop value. He talks about the differences between podcasting back in 2012 when he started, to 2022, and beyond. In short: what worked then doesn't work now.

Building and Branding a Business Around a Podcast with Lindsay McMahon 13.09.2022

Lindsay McMahon started with an ESL podcast, All Ears English, and built it into a profitable business. Her show gets close to 8 million downloads per month, and she's here to tell us about branding your show, creating a unique value proposition, and more.

All About Real Estate Investing (with Joe DiSanto) 02.09.2022

Joe DiSanto is a fractional CFO and consultant to small businesses and high-income individuals. He also founded the blog  Play Louder,  which serves as an invaluable resource to help individuals and business owners increase their net worth and plan better for their future.

Bootstrapping to 7 Figures (with Ray Blakney of Podcast Hawk) 29.07.2022

Ray Blakney of Podcast Hawk talks to us about his experience bootstrapping multiple software and brick and mortar businesses. "If you want to bootstrap a business, you better like learning and you better like making mistakes." "The difference between a successful frugal premier and an unsuccessful one is the successful ones just kept going while the unsuccessful ones quit." Ray Blakney is the foun...

All About Websites, Pricing, Packages, SEO, ADs, CTAs, and More (with Liz Cortes) 15.07.2022

Liz Cortes, a local SEO and Google ad specialist, joins Sarah St. John to discuss how she helps businesses get more traffic from local SEO and Google ads. Cortes has a interesting journey that the audience would likely enjoy hearing about. She started off selling baby pumpkins when she was five, worked as a fitness influencer in California, and then opened her own Rebel Fish Local business seven y...

How Being Overweight Is Negatively Impacting Your Business and Life (with Alan Thomas) 09.07.2022

Alan Thomas went from 304 lbs to 175 lbs in 260 days and he shares his journey how being obese negatively impacted his life and business and how he turned the tides.

All About Client Contracts, Collaborations, and Counter Offers with Ashley Fillingim 30.06.2022

Ashley Fillingim from Sandstar Law tells out about when we would need a client contract, a collaboration contract, and how to counter offer a contract. She also talks about de-platforming, and the importance of backing up all your important assets.

How to Take Back Control of Your Money By BYOB: Becoming Your Own Banker (with Stephen Nagy) 24.06.2022

Stephen Nagy is a Money Mentor and Money Multiplier that teaches us the different ways to take back control of our own money and how to become our own BYOB: Be Your Own Banker.

Work Part Time Utilizing Other People's Content to Create An Affordable Product Stack for Customers (with Dan Morris) 14.06.2022

Dan R Morris of Blogging Concentrated teaches us how he works just 4 months a year by collaborating with other bloggers, business owners, podcasters, course creators, content creators, authors, and more. Get 65 courses, e-books, and more for just a one time $49! Ends June 19th, 2022! https://bloggingconcentrated.com/members/aff/go/sstjohn?i=71 (affiliate link)

The 8 Phases to Never Losing a Customer Again (with Joey Coleman) 07.06.2022

Joey Coleman, author of "Never Lose a Customer Again", teaches us how to obtain lifelong customer loyalty and the 8 phases of the customer experience: Assess, Admit, Affirm, Activate, Acclimate, Accomplish, Adopt, and Advocate.

Your Message Matters and How to Market and Monetize It (with Jonathan Milligan) 01.06.2022

Jonathan Milligan talks to us about why our message matters and the various ways we can monetize and market our message.

Podcast & Networking Tips From One of the Most Popular Podcasters on the Planet (with Jordan Harbinger) 25.05.2022

Jordan Harbinger shares his story from being fired from a popular podcast of 11 years, to building up his own solo show in just 8 months. He talks about some of his big-name guests, how he got them, and how your network is the most important asset you have in business.

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