Why Measuring ROI is Damaging Your Business

Entrepreneurs are obsessed with three little letters:ROIReturn on investment.The term “ROI” is like a diamond necklace dangled in front of your eyes…Who doesn’t want that??“What’s the ROI on

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How Should I Spend $300,000?

The other day, I received a message on Telegram: “I’ve built up $300k in cash. I don’t know what to do with it.” I sent my reply in

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Your Online Business Needs 30% Margins

Hot take:If you run an online education business, your net margins should be at least 30%.In today’s newsletter, I’m going to explain why.Most material on things like margins

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The Psychology of Email

Fun fact: I get more questions on email marketing than anything else. How often should I send emails? What should my “welcome sequence” look like? How often should

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Entrepreneur Struggles from $100k to $3M

Last week, I spoke to three entrepreneurs with different-sized businesses:$250,000$750,000$1500,000After each conversation, I was struck by one thing:I knew exactly what problems they were going to have …

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Growth strategy update – Optimising for Intimacy (Vol 2)

Yesterday, I went for a long lunch with my friend, author and top podcaster Rob Dix.We talked content strategy, personal brands, and alignment.Rob and I are going through similar

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Non-Attachment and Business Success

From: Olly Richards18th August 2023116 miles West of Hobbitshire I was talking to a friend the other day who’s on a mission to build a billion-dollar company. “This

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The Case for Daily Emails

From: Olly Richards10th August 2023Hobbitshire - Ever heard of “sea mist”? So it looks like you guys enjoyed last week’s email breakdown. In case you missed it, I

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 10-Minute Emails That Make You More Money

From: Olly Richards4th August 2023Hobbitshire: Something big is brewing…Last night, I was on the phone with my business mentor.About 47 minutes into the call, he told me an

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How to Make Better Decisions

Do you know what an entrepreneur does?An entrepreneur makes decisions.Lots of them.Think back to your first couple of years in business – you were probably making 50 small

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