EPISODE 152
From Zero Website Skills To Quitting His Corporate Job In 12 Months
Myles Flott was on track for a leadership career in cybersecurity, but his high salary came with weeks away from his young daughter. So he and Matt Raad mapped out a two-to-three-year exit plan.
In this episode of Digital Investors, Myles explains how he learned website development after hours, built his first sites for free, and found paying clients without relying on ads.
One opportunity began with volunteering at a running event and eventually led to a $10,000 wedding venue project after a chance conversation during a 50-mile race.
He also shares why early-morning networking became his best lead source, how he reached $5,000–$10,000 in monthly net revenue, and why he refused to quit until he and his wife had a financial plan in place.
A practical look at the work, sacrifices, and opportunities behind leaving a well-paid corporate job to build a business of your own.
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If you’re earning good money but missing time with your family, Myles’s story shows what a deliberate exit plan can look like.
Today, You Will Learn:
- Why Myles spent his first six months learning to build websites and doing free projects before charging clients.
- How volunteering at an ultramarathon led to a free website build, a chance conversation during a 50-mile race, and a $10,000 wedding venue project.
- Why a 7 a.m. networking group became his main source of clients while he still had a full-time job.
- How his pricing grew from free to $3,500–$5,500 projects, with his agency bringing in $5,000–$10,000 a month in net revenue.
- The financial planning, family conversations, and hard decisions that made quitting possible.
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We are the founders of the Digital Investors Podcast, and eBusiness Institute, an online education and training organization that provides digital courses to help everyday people develop the practical skills they need to future-proof their income.
Since 2010, we have taught online beginners all over the world our practical system of reaching $10,000/month working from home with semi-passive income websites.
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