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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 37,000+ others who love having me in their inbox each week:

My Content Strategy: Spilled

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what is keeping you stuck?

You are not lost

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2025 is your year

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...
everything you need to know about the copyright symbol

yes, you can use the copyright symbol ©️

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Stalled on starting your business

stalled on starting your business?

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Wish you were here

wish you were here! (Next time?)

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what if you legitimize your business before it opens

I wrote this email for you specifically

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the federal government needs you to fill this out

the Federal government needs you to fill this out 👉

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busted at mattress firm

busted at Mattress Firm

🌶️ 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 → On Playing Hooky "Sh*t, he knows..." my mom shot me a panicked glance from across the mattress store. It was 1pm on Tuesday, March 21, 2000. I was supposed to be in school. My mom took me to Tower Records to buy...

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 37,000+ others who love having me in their inbox each week: