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The Side Hustle Show

482: From 6-Figure Blog to 7-Figure Online Business: Catching Up with Robert Farrington

The Side Hustle Show

Nick Loper

How To, Entrepreneurship, Business, Education

4.71.6K Ratings

🗓️ 3 February 2022

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

From a $10,000 a month “blog” to a 7-figure “Media Company” — a lot can happen in six years. Today’s guest is one of my most important real and virtual online business mentors — I’m always trying to pay attention and keep an eye on what Robert Farrington from TheCollegeInvestor.com is up to. Fun fact: Robert was one of the very first guests on The Side Hustle Show back in 2013. Our last update was 6 years ago, in early 2016. Back then, The College Investor was earning $10k a month and Robert was still working full-time at Target. There have been lots of life changes since then, plus some exponential growth on the business side. Today, The College Investor is one of the biggest personal finance media brands in the world. With over 1 million visits a month, covering student loans, taxes and tax software, investing, insurance, budgeting — if it’s related to money, you’ll find it at The College Investor. Tune in to The Side Hustle Show interview to hear: what the biggest changes Robert has seen in his online business are since 2016 what marketing channels are driving traffic for him today why he’s started a new brand and the future of his business Full Show Notes and PDF Bonus: From 6-Figure Blog to 7-Figure Online Business: Catching Up with Robert Farrington

Transcript

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0:00.0

What's up, what's up Nick Lopper here welcome to the side hustle show because a year from now

0:05.2

You're going to wish you started it today today's guest is one of my most important online business mentors

0:11.4

I don't know if I've ever had a chance to thank you personally for that but always

0:15.1

Trying to pay attention keep an eye on what Robert Farrington from at the college investor is up to Robert welcome back to the show

0:21.7

Hey, thanks so much. You're having me. I'm excited to be back

0:25.1

You met so fun fact Robert was one of the very first guests back in

0:30.1

2013 back when like relatively speaking nobody was ever tuning in he was gracious enough to say yeah

0:35.1

I'll jump on a podcast with you and actually we recorded a where are they now

0:39.8

Updates three years after that. That was early 2016 at that time the college investor was earning around 10 grand a month

0:48.5

I think you were still working full-time at Target

0:51.0

I think he may have might have only had one kid at that point so lots of life changes since then plus

0:57.3

Some exponential growth on the business side today the college investors one of the biggest personal finance

1:03.4

Media brands in the world with over a million monthly visits

1:07.8

Covering student loans covering taxes and tax software

1:11.8

Investing insurance budgeting if it's related to money you're going to find it at the college investor

1:16.7

Men I want to catch up on all things SEO affiliate marketing online business social media

1:21.6

But a couple quick plugs before we do first if you don't have a website of your own yet blog starter course

1:28.2

Dot com is my free video course on how to get your own website up and running quickly and

1:33.4

Fortably and if you already do have a website

1:36.9

Hit up the show notes for this episode at side hustle nation dot com slash Robert three to download my free guide to three quick

1:43.6

ways to optimize your website for more conversions again

1:47.6

That's at side hustle nation dot com slash Robert three or through the link in the episode description of your podcast

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