PASSIVE INCOME RETURN-ON-INVESTMENT INCOME
the part where it's not actually passive
BUILD + MAINTAIN
every business has both numbers · most videos hide the second one
Build Hours
ONE-TIME
+
Maintain Hours / Week
RECURRING
TOTAL YEAR 1 = BUILD + (MAINTAIN × 50)
Hide the second number. All of this looks passive.
#6MEMBERSHIP 12 HRS/WEEK
DM replies · weekly call · constant moderation
DM REPLIESPASSIVE
WEEKLY ZOOM CALLPASSIVE
MEMBER CHURN OUTREACHPASSIVE
CONTENT REFRESHPASSIVE
#5PRINT ON DEMAND 7 HRS/WEEK
design refresh · returns · ad refresh
What the ads promised
UPLOAD ONCE · COLLECT FOREVER
What actually happens
3 NEW DESIGNS/WEEK · RETURNS · AD CREATIVE REFRESH
3 designs × 1 hr · returns 2 hrs · ads 2 hrs = 7 HRS
#4COURSE 5 HRS/WEEK
student questions · refresh module · platform updates
COURSE LAUNCHED
STUDENT Q&A · 2 HRS/WK
REFRESH MODULE EVERY 6 MO · 1 HR/WK AVG
PLATFORM / TECH FIXES · 1 HR/WK
REFUND HANDLING · 1 HR/WK
SUM = 5 HRS
FREE
WORKSHEET
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#3EMAIL SYSTEM 3 HRS/WEEK
deliverability · list growth · sequence updates
TOTAL
3 HRS
DELIVERABILITY
1 HR
LIST GROWTH
1 HR
A/B TESTS
1 HR
#2TEMPLATES 1.5 HRS/WEEK
buyer questions · occasional update
BUYER QUESTIONS · 1 HR · QUARTERLY TEMPLATE UPDATE · 0.5 HR/WK AVG
BUILD ONCE. ANSWER QUESTIONS. THAT'S IT.
#1DIGITAL PRODUCT 1 HR/WEEK
the lowest maintenance floor in the list
ANSWER 3-5 BUYER EMAILS · UPDATE PRICE OR COPY ONCE A QUARTER
THE ONE BUSINESS WHERE "PASSIVE" IS CLOSE TO TRUE.
2 OF 6 CLEAR THE BAR
the low-maintenance line
Jobs in disguise
- MEMBERSHIP 12
- POD 7
- COURSE 5
- EMAIL 3
HRS / WEEK · AFTER SETUP
Actual low maintenance
- TEMPLATES 1.5
- DIGITAL PRODUCT 1
HRS / WEEK · AFTER SETUP
4 ARE SIDE JOBS. 2 ARE BUILD-ONCE.
WHICH OF THE 6 HAVE YOU TRIED? COMMENT YOUR ACTUAL WEEKLY HOURS ↓
600 vs 50
annual hours · membership vs digital product
MEMBERSHIP
600 HRS
DIGITAL PRODUCT
50 HRS
SAME REVENUE TARGET. 12× THE HOURS. "PASSIVE" MARKETING IS EXPENSIVE.
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WHATEVER MODEL YOU'RE RUNNING — CALCULATE YOUR HOURS. BUILD + MAINTAIN. ON PAPER.
DROP YOUR NUMBER ↓ · WHICH MODEL · WHAT YOUR WEEKLY HOURS ACTUALLY LOOK LIKE
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