Follow My Experiments in Business and in Life
Hello and welcome! My name is Sam Priestley and I am a semi-retired entrepreneur who spends his time trying to start new businesses, my favourite hobby.
I’m not here to teach you, I am here to show you what I’ve done. Ride along with me through both my successes and failures.
What You’ll Find Here:
Business Walkthroughs
In-depth step-by-step walkthroughs of businesses I have started.
Failures
Deep honest looks at my businesses that have failed or have lost money.
Investments
Once you have earned the money what do you do with it?
Lifestyle Design
When I’m not starting businesses, I’m trying to be a better person and live the best life possible.
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Recent Posts:
Starting a Gin Brand Episode 1: Doing The Research
I want to start a brand of gin. I want to do it cheaply (ideally for around £10k or less) and make lots of money from it. Easy huh? And I am going to write about it in real-time so you can follow along and see it succeed, fail or just meh. I started the project two...
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The Arbing Blog Has Moved! Bookmark SamPriestley.com!
The Arbing Blog has always struggled along without a real identity. Is it a personal blog? Is it about starting businesses? What are you here for? And what on earth is arbing? And I quite like it that way. Why should you be able to sum up my website in one sentence?...
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How To Make Money Arbing And Avoid Getting Your Accounts Closed
Arbitrage betting (known as arbing) is a risk-free way to gamble profitably. It is actually very easy to make money arbing, but much harder to stay under the radar and prevent your accounts from getting closed. In this article, I will introduce you to the concept of...
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What I’ve Learned From A Year Of Consulting Wannabe Entrepreneurs
A little over a year ago I launched a consultancy. It was a side business and I don't push it very much, but I still get a few clients every month almost all of which are brand new or wannabe entrepreneurs. Post: How I Started A Consultancy Business The...
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Entrepreneurship Grant Finalists Announced, Who Should Win $1,000? VOTE NOW!
Voting is now closed! Thank you to everyone who voted and massive congratulations to our three winners: Colin Hayes, Stuart Priest and Jennifer Lachs. Every three months we give away $3,000 of grants to help kick-start wannabe entrepreneurs. Vote now for your...
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Pros & Cons Of The Three Types Of Amazon FBA Business
There are three types of Amazon FBA business, what I am calling 'Retail Arbitrage', 'Private Labelling' and 'Brand Building', and everyone gets confused between the three. So let me break them down for you. They each have pros and cons and if you're going to start an...
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Blogging And Digital Marketing Encourages You To Be An Arsehole
As a blogger, I am not rewarded for being nice. I am not rewarded for everyone agreeing with what I say or people liking me. I am rewarded for being an arsehole. 99% of my visitors find my site from Google. So let me explain how Google works. They don't rank your...
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Matched Betting – Risk Free, Tax Free Profit
On the Summer break of my second year at university I made myself a promise, if I could earn £250 a week from matched betting then I wouldn't get a job and would spend the next few years building my own business. I succeeded and never looked back. On the Summer break...
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Applications For Our Entrepreneurship Grants Are Closing Soon – Apply Before 31 August
Once again we are offering three $1,000 no-strings-attached entrepreneurship grants to help kickstart budding entrepreneurs. And the deadline is fast approaching, make sure to get your applications in before the end of the day on 31 August. To apply all you need to do...
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The Power Of Naivety, And Why I Am Choosing Ignorance
When I was a pudgy 16-year-old I told my girlfriend that I would win a fight against this 6f10” athlete we both knew. I was completely un-self-aware of my weaknesses and full of entirely misplaced confidence. I thought I was the best and could do anything. As I’ve...
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Small Business Resources for Entrepreneurs
The problem with trying to find advice online regarding starting your small business or being a successful entrepreneur is that it’s like drinking from a fire hose. Half of the advice is made up and another half is written for businesses operating in 2002. So over the...
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Tips And Tricks For Marketing Your Amazon FBA Business
I have been selling on Amazon since 2013 and it has been my largest source of income since 2014. I love the business model and think that using Amazon FBA is the best way to build a scalable physical product brand in 2017. But I am seeing a disturbing trend. There are...
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Amazon FBA
How To Start An Amazon FBA Business
Matched Betting
Make Risk-Free Money From Free Bets
Blogging
Everything I Know About Starting A Successful Blog
Peer-To-Peer Lending
Why I’m Moving My Investments In 2017