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Hello and welcome! My name is Sam Priestley and I am a lifestyle entrepreneur.
I spend my time trying to build businesses that I find fun and interesting while making enough money to live the life I want.
Recent Posts:
Starting A Gin Brand Episode 4: Labels, Packaging & Marketing
This is the fourth instalment in my quest to start a gin brand on a shoe-string budget. If you’re just joining us now you can find all the other posts on my Pipehouse Gin project page. First off, I am really sorry this update has taken so long! It has been three...
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My Monthly Report – April 2018
In April I busy with life, and didn't get much business done. I had big plans but didn't manage to do half of what I had hoped. The time I did spend working was mostly spent on Pipehouse Gin, which should be available to buy this month! Here are the scores for April:...
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What I Learnt Giving Away $12,000 In Grants
In April 2017 I announced the launch of a scheme I called my entrepreneurship grants. It was pretty simple. Every three months I would take applications from budding entrepreneurs and choose three to award a $1,000 grant to. Totalling $12,000 in grants over the year....
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My Monthly Report – March 2018
It's once again the end of the month and time to reflect on what I've been up to. March was a good month! I worked quite hard, celebrated my birthday, made more money than in February, and generally moved things along with my most exciting projects. Here are the...
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Entrepreneurship Grant Spring Finalists Announced, VOTE NOW!
This page was the voting for the final stage of our entrepreneurship grants, $12,000 awarded to help kick-start wannabe entrepreneurs. For more information on the scheme and previous winners please check out the Arbing Blog Entrepreneurship Grants. This round...
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My Monthly Report – Feb 2018
The first day of the month is always my favourite. I open up my spreadsheets and go through how all my businesses have done. I look at what progress has been made, count my pennies and make plans for the future. I love it, and hopefully you will find it...
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A Peak Into How I Assess If New Amazon FBA Products Will Succeed
Your success launching a business on Amazon depends on what product you choose to sell. Yes, it takes more than that (marketing is particularly important), but if you start with a bad product you are doomed from the get-go. I have previously written a popular guide on...
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I’m Getting Out Of A Rut With Some New Daily Habits
I have been complaining for a while that I am in a bit of a rut and haven't improved my as a person recently. In my year summary of 2017, I outlined what I want to change in 2018. But they were quite wishy-washy. Stuff I would like to achieve without any actionable...
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Starting A Gin Brand Episode 3: Delays & Legal Schmeagols
This is the third instalment in my quest to start a gin brand on a shoe-string budget. If you're just joining us now you should probably read the first two posts: Episode 1: Doing The Research and Episode 2: Creating The Recipe & Branding. It has been almost three...
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Starting An Amazon Business? You Don’t Need To Pay For Lots Of Software
There is so much great free information out there on how to start an Amazon FBA business that is almost becoming too much and is really easy to get confused. But what I think makes it worse is that a lot of the good material is put out by companies trying to sell...
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Should I Invest In Bitcoin? My Experiences, Research & Strategy
Bitcoin, the currency of regret. Where you can make money and still feel like a loser. In this post, I delve into my own experiences, do a bunch of research, and ultimately decide if I should invest in Bitcoin. In November I sold half of my one bitcoin at about $6,000...
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The Best Matched Betting Subscription Services
If you're new to Matched Betting make sure to read the introductory guide to matched betting before diving into the best matched betting subscription services. When I started Matched Betting used to spend most of my time trawling through forums and review sites...
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