Make money while you sleep

Make money while you sleep

Author: The Happy Startup School November 19, 2021 Duration: 35:32

Do you want to make money while you sleep?

That's the promise of passive income.

And anyone who doesn't make as much money as they'd like selling their time is attracted to this promise.

According to Tim Ferris’ Four Hour Work Week passive income brings promise of freedom, adventure, ease and wealth.

But is this always the case.

Does pursuing a passive income model actually bring less you happiness because you then become a slave to click funnels and spreadsheets?

And, given your interest in pricing well, what does it take to find the right price for a passive income product?

On this episode of Waking Up To Money Ben and I covered a couple of core ideas.

Firstly, what's your intention for starting your business?

Is it purely about creating a passive income business?

If so, your only metric of success will be money and your focus will be about maximising passive revenue.

However, if your intention is to maximise impact then creating a  product or course that many people can get value from without the need for your time might be the best way to go. And so passive income could be your revenue model of choice.

But in this latter case you'll be focused on the impact and not just the income.

Pricing well is about understanding what your customers consider valuable.

This requires you to be in conversation with them. But this doesn't have to be just one-to-one.

This can be done at scale through your marketing. Particularly through social media.

Then the job of marketing isn't to just tell people that you have something to sell.

But to engage with people you want to work with and listen to what they think is valuable.

You can then set your price accordingly.

And to get to the right price you need to iterate by putting a price out there and then changing it (or your target audience or your offering) if no one is buying.


For freelancers and founders who believe their work has genuine purpose, the conversation around money can feel like the most awkward part of the job. The Happy Pricing Podcast, from The Happy Startup School, steps directly into that discomfort. It operates from a simple, radical premise: pricing shouldn't be a silent calculation of fear or greed, but a clear, confident dialogue about shared value. This isn't about racing to the bottom to please clients or inflating rates to exploit them. Instead, each episode focuses on building the practical capability to have those necessary, often avoided, financial conversations. You'll hear real strategies for articulating your worth in a way that feels authentic, ensuring the exchange is equitable and that you are properly compensated for the impact you create. The discussions move beyond theory into the nuanced reality of running a purpose-driven business, exploring how to structure fees, negotiate with clarity, and ultimately create arrangements where both you and your clients feel good about the investment. Tuning into this podcast means re-framing pricing from a transactional headache into a core component of your professional integrity and happiness. It's for those ready to move past anxiety and into a practice where everyone truly shares in the value being delivered.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 75

The Happy Pricing Podcast
Podcast Episodes
How to price a retreat [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 47:43
In November Matthew Matheson is hosting a retreat to help people re-connect with their authentic selves.It's an idea that he developed during his time on the Vision 20/20 program.Carlos and Ben talk with Matthew about th…
How to help customers decide... to buy from you [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 24:38
Ben and Carlos try to interpret an email from Seth Godin to see how it relates to pricing and selling.How do we help our customers make a decision (to buy from us)? And how do we do that with integrity and not feel slimy…
Proposals and pricing [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 27:29
Proposal shouldn't contain any surprises – particularly not the price.The role of a proposal is to replay everything you've already spoken to your client about.In the previous episode, Carlos and Ben were joined by Hazel…
Pricing by value, not time [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 49:04
Beccie D'Cuhna is the founder of CourageLab and empowers leaders and teams to have courageous conversations, through mediation, training and coaching.She took part in our first Happy Pricing course and says her business…
More income, less effort [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 30:49
Jim Ralley helps with the design and strategy of learning experiences for NGOs, governments and corporate clients. Last year he tried to find the right balance between work, parenting and time for himself… and failed.Thi…
Personal brand and pricing [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 52:56
What’s the value of a personal brand? When building your reputation, what would this reputation do for you? What financial value does it have? What’s it worth to get on the radar of the people that you’d love to collabor…
"I'm nearly doubling my prices" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 41:33
If you want to increase your prices, it has to start with an understanding of your value. Not just the mechanical tasks you perform, but the trust, familiarity, and unique value you bring to your clients. This can lead t…
The purpose of being polarising [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 24:05
Being polarising in your pricing and your offering is way more impactful than trying to appeal to the masses. But it means being clear about who you want to work with and focusing tightly on them.This not only helps attr…
Selling what you do differently [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 31:02
Changing the way you present your product can greatly affect how people see its value and price. When you’re faced with a sticky patch, lowering prices or costs might not be the right thing to do. So instead, what might…
How do you sell a book for €560? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 38:03
Pricing expertise is not determined by traditional models. It’s about understanding the value and aligning incentives with the customer. By challenging conventional pricing logic and considering factors like value and sk…