The Part Time Entrepreneurs Playbook

#032 - 3 Ways to “Cross-Pollenate” Your Social Media Followers. In this episode, Sam talks about how you can use one or two main social media platforms to increase your following on others, for a greater overall reach. In these 3 steps you’ll learn how to use direct messages to grow your following, redirect followers on one platform to another using short videos or trailers, and using links correctly across your platform to raise awareness of your presence and content elsewhere. What did you think? Let me know by sending me a message on Instagram or joining the Facebook community using the links below Resources: The Part Time Entrepreneur Community Facebook Group: https://m.facebook.com/groups/775343399467525?ref=share Follow me on Instagram: Instagram.com/thesamnorris Follow me on Twitter: Twitter.com/thesamnorris Subscribe to my You Tube Channel: https://tinyurl.com/Tpteyoutube Follow me on Facebook: Facebook.com/samnorrisproperty

#031 - The Second Pillar... Here comes the side hustle baby! Last year I came up with my 4 pillar strategy for financial freedom. Over the past 7 months I’ve been working hard on pillar 1... to maximise my 9-5, giving me the beat earnings and freedom I can get. I moved jobs, and also started working from home twice a week. Pillar 2 is all about the side hustle... and now I’m ready. In this episode I talk through my plans for the new year, and how you can start your own side hustle. What did you think? Let me know by sending me a message on Instagram or joining the Facebook community using the links below Resources: The Part Time Entrepreneur Community Facebook Group: https://m.facebook.com/groups/775343399467525?ref=share Follow me on Instagram: Instagram.com/thesamnorris Follow me on Twitter: Twitter.com/thesamnorris Subscribe to my You Tube Channel: https://tinyurl.com/Tpteyoutube Follow me on Facebook: Facebook.com/samnorrisproperty

#030 - Financial Lessons from “Rich Kids Get Skint” Having a background where I completed two history degrees, I’ve always been taught to try and see everything I read and watch in a unique and new way. Although this tends annoy the wife quite a lot when I’m constantly commenting on random things that we watch on TV (well I say TV but really I meant Amazon, Netflix or Sky Go... we don’t watch much live TV unless the mighty Saracens are playing live!), I enjoy trying to find different takeaways from what we watch. And this was certainly the case with Rich Kids Get Skint, a Channel 5 show about a rich millennial spending a few days with a “poor” family (I say poor but I mean first world poor here). What we are meant to get from the show is that the rich kid can learn lessons in being more humble and appreciative of his or her cash, rather than be too frivolous. I managed to pull a few other little nugget away... listen to hear what... What did you think? Let me know by sending me a message on Instagram or joining the Facebook community using the links below Resources: The Part Time Entrepreneur Community Facebook Group: https://m.facebook.com/groups/775343399467525?ref=share Follow me on Instagram: Instagram.com/thesamnorris Follow me on Twitter: Twitter.com/thesamnorris Subscribe to my You Tube Channel: https://tinyurl.com/Tpteyoutube Follow me on Facebook: Facebook.com/samnorrisproperty

It’s been a devastating week for Emily and I. Losing our baby is a pain I’ve never known, and not something I would wish on anyone. In this episode there is no intro, no credits and no music. I just wanted to get my thoughts out and talk about how this has effected me, and what this means for my future. We wanted to take this opportunity to just say a huge thank you for all the support and messages of sympathy and love from our amazing friends and family. It may not seem much but the texts and messages have meant the world to us and have lifted our spirits when we have been at our lowest. Thank you and we love you all.

#028 - Losing My Bank Card Was The Best Thing Ever! My wife loses my bank and credit cards all the time. I think in the 5 years we’ve known each other I’ve counted 5 maybe even 6 times, that she’s done it. It’s quite a skill she has there! But this time, it actually ended up being a blessing in disguise! Listen to find out why. What did you think? Let me know by sending me a message on Instagram or joining the Facebook community using the links below Resources: The Part Time Entrepreneur Community Facebook Group: https://m.facebook.com/groups/775343399467525?ref=share Follow me on Instagram: Instagram.com/thesamnorris Follow me on Twitter: Twitter.com/thesamnorris Subscribe to my You Tube Channel: https://tinyurl.com/Tpteyoutube Follow me on Facebook: Facebook.com/samnorrisproperty Take the 30 day, One Funnel Away, business start up challenge: www.onefunnelmission.com

#027 - Paying Yourself First... Then What? This episode is a follow up to last weeks covering Paying Yourself First... a fundamental practice for all those wanting to be financially free. I went through the basic concept on this podcast, so I’ve you’ve not heard it yet, go back and give it a listen before you check out this one. What did you think? Let me know by sending me a message on Instagram or joining the Facebook community using the links below Resources: The Part Time Entrepreneur Community Facebook Group: https://m.facebook.com/groups/775343399467525?ref=share Follow me on Instagram: Instagram.com/thesamnorris Follow me on Twitter: Twitter.com/thesamnorris Take the 30 day, One Funnel Away, business start up challenge: www.onefunnelmission.com

#026 - Paying Yourself First. On this episode I’m explaining the concept of paying yourself first from a Facebook Live video I did earlier in the week in my Part Time Entrepreneurs Community (join in link below). One of the biggest issue I struggled with, and see others struggle with every day, is living hand to mouth and even running out of cash before payday, leading to missed bill payments (which have a negative effect on your credit file), having to go into debt, and even stress and anxiety. What if I told you it was easier than you thought to change that overnight? What if I said that by employing 2-3 minor changes to your financial life, you could not only never ever miss another bill payment, but never live above your means, and even get to the end of the month and had money left over to pay down your debt even more, or put extra funds into your investment or rainy day pots? In this episode I tell you how I’ve changed the way I run my personal finances to achieve those very goals, and as a result, I have taken control over my money. What did you think? Let me know by sending me a message on Instagram or joining the Facebook community using the links below Resources: The Part Time Entrepreneur Community Facebook Group: https://m.facebook.com/groups/775343399467525?ref=share Follow me on Instagram: Instagram.com/thesamnorris Follow me on Twitter: Twitter.com/thesamnorris Take the 30 day, One Funnel Away, business start up challenge: www.onefunnelmission.com

#25 - The Netflix Model to Social Media Success. Do you struggle to think up new ideas for content on your social media platforms? Do you not understand how others can post 3-4 (and more) times a day without breaking a sweat? Well, I too struggled (and still do from time to time) with this too. I felt like creating pictures, videos and posts for all my social media platforms was becoming almost a full time job, and actually, even worse, it was becoming a chore. And that’s when I came across the Netflix model. I’d read about something similar a few times in various articles, but no one had really made the direct leap from exactly what Netflix did to reach the status they are today, where they now, of course create a tonne of their own content, and how this exact same strategy can be implemented on social media to enable you to quickly grow a following, before creating your own content en mass. Listen to the episode to discover how Netflix were able to grow, and how this same strategy will help you grow your accounts on social media in a matter of weeks. What did you think? Let me know by sending me a message on Instagram or joining the Facebook community using the links below Resources: The Part Time Entrepreneur Community Facebook Group: https://m.facebook.com/groups/775343399467525?ref=share Follow me on Instagram: Instagram.com/thesamnorris Follow me on Twitter: Twitter.com/thesamnorris Take the 30 day, one page website, business start up challenge: www.onefunnelmission.com

Keep Hustling or Take a Break Last week I took my first bit of time off since my honeymoon to Canada last year. Although the honeymoon was a strick “no work zone” (or I may have had to deal with a divorce before we were even back!) as we were travelling around seeing the beautiful countryside that the west side of Canada has to offer, neither of us really “unwound” so to speak. So in reality, our week on the north Devon coast was the first time in a very look time that Emily and I truly had time to switch off and relax. I have to admit that before we went I was filled with anxiety about being out of the office. I’m only 3 months into a new position, and have been burned before whilst away on holiday (Once an ex-colleague of mine even planted something to get me into trouble because they were jealous of my position!), so was just a bit wary about loosening my grip on my work. To give myself credit I made sure that three separate people in the office were fully on top of the world load I had, and also, my boss told me he would offer extra support, so this made me feel better. Then there is the whole preaching hard work and hustle. Was I now going to turn my back on that for a week? Well the reality of it was the Emily and I had one of our best holidays ever. Spending time with her (when we are currently living a part to save money... as my followers will know) was amazing and also having a week with her family was an extra treat. The weather was great, I felt little pressure to constantly check my emails, and I genuinely relaxed for the first time in a while. And what was the result? I was able to take a step back and look at what I’d achieved in the last 6 months, what I planed to achieve in the next 6 and reflect a bit. This ultimately meant I was able to recharge and have a week of calm and I’ve now come back with a renewed spring in my step. If you had asked me my feelings on holidays a few weeks ago my answer would have been something along the lines of “don’t take them until you’ve achieved your goals”, but now I realise that taking a break from time to time will actually help you achieve those goals quicker. I’m not advocating now booking a string of holidays, but I’d highly recommend working some kind of chill time into your diary at some point as it certainly has had a positive effect on me! What do you think? Let me know by sending me a message on Instagram or joining the Facebook community using the links below Resources: The Part Time Entrepreneur Community Facebook Group: https://m.facebook.com/groups/775343399467525?ref=share Follow me on Instagram: Instagram.com/thesamnorris Follow me on Twitter: Twitter.com/thesamnorris Take the 30 day, one page website, business start up challenge: www.onefunnelmission.com

Raising Your Own Start Up Captial When I started out on my journey to financial freedom, I made the assumption that at some point I would beee to raise funding through an investor or venture capitalist. What I’ve learned in the past few years, is that this really isn’t the case, and giving away a percentage of a company I’ve built, would ultimately always been an unbalanced deal as in the years to come, the amount anyone would be willing to invest in a start up, would never be enough for me to want to give away 10%, 15%, 20% or however much it would take to get the funds I would need. The “start up” was always a property company, whether that’s buying and selling or buying and renting. When I was learning about how to grow a property company, everyone was telling me to borrow money from investors, but now I’ve realised I believe it’s possible to grow your own. It was this epiphany that started the process for me to create my 4 pillars strategy, as I realised that the goal was to pay off all debt, and have a mix of passive income from property, and an investment pot that continues to grow with compounding. But I had to reverse engineer this to then figure out how to get those two pots. So they became pillars 3 and 4, so I needed 1 and 2 to create 3 and 4. And to create 3 and 4 without having to borrow any more money or sell a part of my company. What do you think? Let me know by sending me a message on Instagram or joining the Facebook community using the links below Resources: The Part Time Entrepreneur Community Facebook Group: https://m.facebook.com/groups/775343399467525?ref=share Follow me on Instagram: Instagram.com/thesamnorris Follow me on Twitter: Twitter.com/thesamnorris Take the 30 day, one page website, business start up challenge: www.onefunnelmission.com

Money Vs Freedom What is your goal? In today espouse I tall about the idea of money, or a monetary figure, as the target for your journey, and why I think this tactic is flawed. 4 years ago I travelled the world, pretty much without any financial constraints, and felt truly free. My journey is about reaching that feeling of freedom again. Wealth will facilitate this but having millions in the bank is not the driver. The goal is being able to wake up every day and having the freedom to choose what I want to do without financial constraints. What do you think? Let me know what you think by sending me a message on Instagram or joining the Facebook community using the links below Resources: The Part Time Entrepreneur Community Facebook Group: https://m.facebook.com/groups/775343399467525?ref=share Follow me on Instagram: Instagram.com/thesamnorris Follow me on Twitter: Twitter.com/thesamnorris Take the 30 day, one page website, business start up challenge: www.onefunnelmission.com

My Plans For The Rest Of 2019 I thought it was time to take a breathe and talk about my plans for the rest of 2019. It’s been 6 months of progress, starting with the One Funnel Away Challenge in January (check out the link below to take the 30 challenge yourself), building and starting my 4 pillars strategy to debt and financial freedom, built 3 Instagram profiles as part of my social media strategy, started a new 9-5 with better earnings potential, and of course starting this podcast! For the rest of 2019 I have plans to take my side hustles up a gear, in order to make the extra money to get debt free by the end of the year (£24,000 to go!). The smaller side hustles involve drop-shipping and retail arbitrage, and the bigger... starting an Instagram agency! What are your goals for the rest of 2019? Let me know what you think by sending me a message on Instagram or joining the Facebook community using the links below Resources: The Part Time Entrepreneur Community Facebook Group: https://m.facebook.com/groups/775343399467525?ref=share Follow me on Instagram: Instagram.com/thesamnorris Follow me on Twitter: Twitter.com/thesamnorris Take the 30 day, one page website, business start up challenge: www.onefunnelmission.com

Walk and Talk: Giving Up My Day Job In another walk and talk, I go into the reasons I’m in no rush to give up my day job, even when entrepreneurialism and business is my driver. My real driver is financial independence, and to get that I must first pay off my £24,000 of debts, and build an emergency fund. Keeping my 9-5 gives me the security I need right now, and as I’m commission targeted too, allows me to get out what I put in and make extra income based on my performance. Almost another type of income source. I have side hustles I’m working on that may eventually take over as maim businesses but for now having the freedom to explore these and learn without the pressure of having to cover my outgoings is a real advantage to my plan. Let me know what you think by sending me a message on Instagram or joining the Facebook community using the links below Resources: The Part Time Entrepreneur Community Facebook Group: https://m.facebook.com/groups/775343399467525?ref=share Follow me on Instagram: Instagram.com/thesamnorris Follow me on Twitter: Twitter.com/thesamnorris Take the 30 day, one page website, business start up challenge: www.onefunnelmission.com

Walk and Talk: Be More Kind I recently did a poll on Instagram (@thesamnorris) about whether my followers wanted shorter or longer podcast episodes. 75% wanted shorter so I decided to start recording some “walk and talks” to chat through some ideas I’d been having whilst out and about that would be shorter podcasts, and here is the first. In this episode I wanted to talk about why I think being kind and a “better human” is something we should all strive for, especially in our business lives. I truly believe the days of dog eat dog and nice guys finish last are over, so listen in to hear my thoughts. Let me know what you think by sending me a message on Instagram or joining the Facebook community using the links below Resources: The Part Time Entrepreneur Community Facebook Group: https://m.facebook.com/groups/775343399467525?ref=share Follow me on Instagram: Instagram.com/thesamnorris Follow me on Twitter: Twitter.com/thesamnorris Take the 30 business start up challenge: www.onefunnelmission.com

Business and The Saracens Way It’s no secret that I’m a Saracens fanatic. For those of you that don’t know, Saracens are the current European and English Premiership Rugby champions. The club has become synonymous with success and “The Saracens Way”... a phrase used to describe the culture at the club, which has now been extended to a service open to businesses, run by ex-Saracens player Will Fraser, that teaches leaders who the way Saracens have built their huge success can be re-modelled for business. However despite this, Saracens, amongst the domestic rugby community are hated. Jealousy of their success has lead to an investigation into how they are able to become so successful, as of course, this kind of level could never be obtainable fairly. In this episode I have a mini rant about how the community should be trying to model “The Saracens Way” rather than turning green and trying to pull the club down. Let me know what you think by sending me a message on Instagram or joining the Facebook community using the links below Resources: The Part Time Entrepreneur Community Facebook Group: https://m.facebook.com/groups/775343399467525?ref=share Follow me on Instagram: Instagram.com/thesamnorris Follow me on Twitter: Twitter.com/thesamnorris Take the 30 business start up challenge: www.onefunnelmission.com

My 4 Hour Instagram Challenge With the wife away, I decided to test the Instagram skills that I’d learned so far this year, and try and get a new page to 100 followers in 4 hours. This was going to be pretty tough, but I love to test myself so launched on Facebook live and got straight to it at 8pm. What followed knackered me out completely... but it was so fun and I learned a lot. Check out how I did by listening to this latest episode. Let me know what you think by sending me a message on Instagram or joining the Facebook community using the links below Resources: The Part Time Entrepreneur Community Facebook Group: https://m.facebook.com/groups/775343399467525?ref=share Follow me on Instagram: Instagram.com/thesamnorris Follow me on Twitter: Twitter.com/thesamnorris Take the 30 business start up challenge: www.onefunnelmission.com

What? You work for free? Yes! I do, but why? And why should you too? It’s a tough one and a question I’ve struggled with for a long time. But it’s this the sets us apart from the 99% over the rest of the world. It’s what makes us different. Let me know what you think by sending me a message on Instagram or joining the Facebook community using the links below Resources: The Part Time Entrepreneur Community Facebook Group: https://m.facebook.com/groups/775343399467525?ref=share Follow me on Instagram: Instagram.com/thesamnorris Take the 30 business start up challenge: www.onefunnelmission.com

Today I tackle something that took me a surprisingly long time to figure out... why am I doing what I’m doing... and not just the fluffy “oh well I want to be rich” kind of why... I’m talking real internal reasons. In this episode I am going to share with you what I do regularly to firstly figure that out and then, keep myself on track. Let me know what you think by joining The Part Time Entrepreneur Facebook Community. Link below. Resources: The Part Time Entrepreneur Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/2Z2imEi Follow me on Instagram: Instagram.com/thesamnorris Take the 30 business start up challenge: www.onefunnelmission.com Follow me on Twitter: @thesamnorris

I’m this episode I explain how I worked out how much money and income I would need to be financially free. Try and work yours out too! Let me know what you think by joining The Part Time Entrepreneur Facebook Community. Link below. Resources: The Part Time Entrepreneur Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/2Z2imEi Follow me on Instagram: Instagram.com/thesamnorris Take the 30 business start up challenge: www.onefunnelmission.com Follow me on Twitter: @thesamnorris Compound Interest Calculator: https://www.thecalculatorsite.com/finance/calculators/compoundinterestcalculator.php

Ok, so you’ve deceived that you’re going to try a new way. You’re going to side hustle you way to financial freedom. Now what? That thought can be pretty overwhelming. There are so many variables and options. Who’s do you deal with overwhelm? In this episode I let you know how I’ve dealt with feeling overwhelmed, and how I STILL deal with it. It’s not going away, we just have to deal with it better. Let me know what you think by joining The Part Time Entrepreneur Facebook Community. Link below. Resources: The Part Time Entrepreneur Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/2Z2imEi Follow me on Instagram: Instagram.com/thesamnorris Take the 30 business start up challenge: www.onefunnelmission.com Follow me on Twitter: @thesamnorris

Do You Need an Original Idea to Succeed? The traditional view on this is an overwhelming yes. There has historically been so much pressure to do something that’s never been done before. But... Jeff Bezos didn’t invent e-commerce... Mark Zuckerberg didn’t invent social media... and Steve Jobs didn’t invent mobile phones. If you learn and model success, you can make your own version of it. Resources: Six Figure Journey Facebook Group: https://m.facebook.com/groups/775343399467525?ref=share Follow me on Instagram: Instagram.com/thesamnorris Take the 30 business start up challenge: www.onefunnelmission.com

Its an age old debate. If you have debt, do you pay this off first, or invest? This episode I dive deep into this question to give you my 2 pence worth. Let me know what you think by joining The Part Time Entrepreneur Facebook Community. Link below. Resources: The Part Time Entrepreneur Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/2Z2imEi Follow me on Instagram: Instagram.com/thesamnorris Take the 30 business start up challenge: www.onefunnelmission.com Follow me on Twitter: @thesamnorris

How to pay off debt... FAST! There are hundreds of methods out there for getting rid of your debt, but this is the one that works for me. It takes a few ideas from a few methods I’ve heard. It shows you how to figure out the best debt to eliminate first and then what order to clear the others. How to work out how much to pay, as well as how to use other negotiating methods to reduce your debt quicker than you ever imagined. To help you figure out which debt to pay off first checkout this debt pay off tracker: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/debt-payoff-planner-tracker/id1009323715?mt=8 And don’t forget to join us on the Facebook Community here: https://m.facebook.com/groups/775343399467525/ Remember, now is always the best time to start the road to financial freedom!

What is a part time entrepreneur? In this episode of The Part Time a Entrepreneurs Playbook, I’m going to go through what it actually means to be a part time entrepreneur. This effectively comes down to four pillars: 1. Your 9-5 job 2. A side hustle 3. Your investment pot for early retirement 4. Your passive income through income generating assets such as property/real estate. I go through each of these aspects in turn and talk about what part they play in the life of a part time entrepreneur and how they will help you get to financial freedom. Don’t forget to join the Facebook group, on the link below: https://bit.ly/2Z2imEi

It’s not all sunshine and roses in the world of business. This is the story of how I completely failed in my first attempt to launch an e-commerce online business selling skater shoes. Resources: Six Figure Journey Facebook Group: https://m.facebook.com/groups/775343399467525?ref=share Follow me on Instagram: Instagram.com/samrnorris Take the 30 business start up challenge: www.onefunnelmission.com

Today’s episode is a special extra episode as today is The Grand National, the UKs most prestigious house race. Today thousands of not millions will bet their hard earned money on who they think will win. And most (probably 95%) of people will lose. Why would you waste your money. Check out the episode to hear what I would do with the money instead. Resources: Six Figure Journey Facebook Group: https://m.facebook.com/groups/775343399467525?ref=share Follow me on Instagram: Instagram.com/samrnorris Take the 30 business start up challenge: www.onefunnelmission.com

I don’t mean literally! But when you’re holding down a full time job and looking to build an online business (and invest in property!) every penny counts. Cutting back on even the smallest of things can have a major effect. Not having a £4 morning coffee 5 times per week saves you £960 a year! Resources: Check out: www.onefunnelmission.com to set up your online business in 30 days Join the FB group Six Figure Journey: www.facebook.com/groups/775343399467525?ref=share

In this episode we complete this 3 part mini series by looking at some strategies you can take for starting an online business, whether you sell physical products or not. I choose to use sales funnels with my online affiliate marketing business, and you can do the same by taking the very same online 30 day challenge I did earlier this year by heading to www.onefunnelmission.com

In part two of this three part mini series, I talk about setting your goals. Lots has been spoken about goal setting, in fact, it’s probably the MOST talked about thing you find when looking for tips on building a part time business... I should know... I spent four years reading and watching this stuff! But I take a different approach. You don’t know what you need to do unless you understand the now, and that’s why we worked at understanding our own business (or personal financial situation) in part one. Now that we know what what we need to put each month, what we can save, and how much spare cash we can generate, we can put pretty precise timeframes on how quickly we can realistically achieve a certain goal. And I’ve split them into two categories... debt and financial freedom. You know how much debt you have, and how much you need to pay each month now, so you can use that data to work out a realistic debt free date... and beat it! You also know what your overall expenditure is, before AND after your debt is paid off, so you know what your part time business needs to achieve, monthly, if you ever want to turn it into a full time business and “sack your boss”. Next time, we look at the different options available to you, when earning a part time income, and which would suit your goals best.

There is very little out there about where to start on your journey to financial freedom, so I thought I would change that, with some actionable tasks to build a foundation for your journey. On the first episode of this three part series, we are diving into understanding your own business, by reviewing your personal finances. You can also follow me on Instagram @samronnienorris on Twitter @samsmortgages on Facebook @samnorrisproperty and also the Facebook group - Six figure Journey.

Today we are talking about taking action. The best time to start is NOW! I spend a large part of my life procrastination and dreaming and it has ultimately led me to where I am, but I could have gotten here a lot sooner had a focused, set goals and taken action. There is so much information out there is easy to get lost in the sea of knowledge but once you’ve found something that resonates with you, stick to it and see it through and don’t get yourself down if it doesn’t work first time. Dust yourself down and go again.

In this first episode of The Part-Time Entrepreneurs Playbook I’m delving into my own story to show you how I’ve gone from disaster just four years ago, to being on the verge of launching my own online business, all whilst maintaining my full time job. Please remember to subscribe, so you can follow along with future episodes.