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How I Built a Six-Figure Business from a Balcony in Cyprus

And conquered my fears…

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Jo Barnes
Jan 08, 2025
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OMG we’ve just gone over the $100k mark‘ I shouted to anyone who would listen in the foyer of the hotel I was in.

I was at a marketing event in London a few days after I had just launched my ’Social Networking Academy’ and had been watching the sales climb during the week.

By the time the launch ended, I had generated $117,000 in 7 days.

I couldn’t believe it. All the doubts I had about myself and this business model melted away as I realized all the hard work and months of frustration and fear were worth it. It worked.

Four years later I topped $600k in course launches and a year after that $1million in physical product sales.

All of that from $1000, 3 suitcases and a 4 year old under my arm!

How it all Began

Ok it wasn’t that bad, I don’t have a super dramatic rags to riches story, but it all started back in 2010, when I was visiting some friends in Cyprus, soaking up the sun and enjoying a much-needed break.

At the time, I had no idea they worked entirely online. To me, they just seemed to…

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