Sam Vander Wielen
My weekly emails are half “how not to break online biz laws.” And half “marketing that actually works.” If you’re interested in growing (not just a legally sound online business), but one that sustains you for YEARS to come by focusing less on trends and more on sustainable strategies that work while you're not — join 46,000+ others who love having me in their inbox each week:
Before I Knew Enough to Care
Before I Knew Enough to Care If you thought you recognized me from somewhere, it might have been my summer camp's 1996 production of Annie... Or was it when I played Doorman #2 in the Wizard of Oz that summer of '93? You see, Reader -- I was a child actor. Or at least that's the bit I have going with my husband, Ryan, about the 10 years I spent in drama camp as a kid. I swear it's the reason why I've never been afraid to get on stories or show up on YouTube... And it's probably the reason why...
What I did when my mom said THIS...
(Not) The Meanest Thing She Ever Said I was kayaking around the water outside of my house when I felt my phone buzz and saw it was my mom calling. Normally I'd have my phone on silent and wouldn't dare put down my paddle to take a call from someone out on the open water -- But she'd been going through a particularly bad bender recently and honestly, I was always afraid someone was calling me from her phone with bad news. "Sammy?!" she said, sounding desperate, "I just called to tell you...
I need you to resolve this fight
This Business Myth Is Hurting Your Business Like any married couple, we have the same fight over and over again. It happens every time we go into New York City from our house out on Long Island. "Do you want to take the train or drive in?" my husband, Ryan, asks. "Train. Always the train," I'll say, holding back my eyeroll because my therapist has advised me it's not as good of a communication device as I think it is. "I'd rather drive," he says like clockwork. My mind starts racing, "why...
My Content Strategy: Spilled
🌶️ A Spicy Deal Not sure what to do when a client owes you money? Scoop up my Late Payment Email Template that shows you what to say, when and what not to do to accidentally waive your rights. Get paid and avoid legal hot water? Yes and yes. Download my Late Payment Email Template → My Content Strategy: Spilled Don’t hate me. I’m coming to you live from sunny, 77 degree Tampa, Florida 😎 I’m shooting content with my social team in Tampa, FL (where they're based) for the upcoming release of my...
You are not lost
🌶️ A Spicy Deal Not sure what to do when a client owes you money? Scoop up my Late Payment Email Template that shows you what to say, when and what not to do to accidentally waive your rights. Get paid and avoid legal hot water? Yes and yes. Download my Late Payment Email Template → You're Not as Lost as You Think When I first started going to my gym, I would glance over at the other people in class to figure out what I was supposed to be doing. 🏋️ "Oooh," I thought, "She's holding the weight...
2025 is your year
She's Giving Expansion The old me would never write this email to you. She would have felt the need to apologize for how many emails she's sent you lately. She would worry about what to write, spending hours overanalyzing every sentence, fearing something she would say would come off the wrong way. The old me was so comfortable hiding herself. She was told from an early age that her job was to make others shine. Honestly, I've walked to and from the kitchen 3 times to make more mint tea,...
omg, it’s here!! 📚
ReaderIT’S HERE. You can now preorder my book, When I Start My Business, I’ll Be Happy: A Practical No-BS Guide to Successful Online Entrepreneurship!!! 😆Here’s the link I’ve been waiting to drop for MONTHS!!My book is blowing up behind the scenes. 😳Amy Porterfield, Nathan Barry (CEO of Kit), Laura Belgray, and Pat freakin’ Flynn all wrote endorsements for it. In the publishing world, endorsements are called blurbs. And as these online giants kept raising their hands, saying “hell yeah, I’ll...
yes, you can use the copyright symbol ©️
🌶️ A Spicy Deal Not sure what to do when a client owes you money? Scoop up my Late Payment Email Template that shows you what to say, when and what not to do to accidentally waive your rights. Get paid and avoid legal hot water? Yes and yes. Download my Late Payment Email Template → Everything you need to know about the copyright symbol © BUT FIRST ☝️. I’m breaking newsletter form because this is the most exciting thing I’ve written all year. And considering today’s Day 365, it must be big…...
stalled on starting your business?
🌶️ A Spicy Deal Not sure what to do when a client owes you money? Scoop up my Late Payment Email Template that shows you what to say, when and what not to do to accidentally waive your rights. Get paid and avoid legal hot water? Yes and yes. Download my Late Payment Email Template → Learning a lot, but doing nothing to actually start your business? Read this. This year, have you:… attended a ton of online learning events and binged free resources, but then felt stuck because you didn’t...
wish you were here! (Next time?)
🌶️ A Spicy Deal Not sure what to do when a client owes you money? Scoop up my Late Payment Email Template that shows you what to say, when and what not to do to accidentally waive your rights. Get paid and avoid legal hot water? Yes and yes. Download my Late Payment Email Template → Getting in trouble for calling 911 & building an $8 mil business Amy Porterfield thinks is cool When I was 1 month old, my parents got divorced. When I was 1 year old, my single 40-year-old mom started medical...
My weekly emails are half “how not to break online biz laws.” And half “marketing that actually works.” If you’re interested in growing (not just a legally sound online business), but one that sustains you for YEARS to come by focusing less on trends and more on sustainable strategies that work while you're not — join 46,000+ others who love having me in their inbox each week: