He started with a $29 Gumroad course. Five years later, his agency does almost $3M a…
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He started with a $29 Gumroad course. Five years later, his agency does almost $3M a year and ranks #257 on the Inc. 5000. @CliftonSellers on building @legacybuilder: "I was broke. I was super broke, and I was trying to look for a little extra money. I bought a $29 Gumroad course on the internet." "It was a 10-page Word document. The most well-crafted Gumroad course of my life." "Dropshipping, ecom, affiliate marketing. Failed at all those. I call them the seven circles of hell." "I still have some Williams Sonoma towels out in the garage that I'm trying to resell on Amazon." "One Janua
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