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Deep Dive with Ali AbdaalHow Oliur Made $600,000 with Tumblr Themes - Deep Dive with Ali Abdaal
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EPISODE INFO
- Released
- October 18, 2021
- Duration
- 1h 20m
- Channel
- Deep Dive with Ali Abdaal
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION
👉 [Free live masterclass, Sat 21 Nov] Launch your online business by Christmas and land your first high-paying client by January → https://go.lifestylebusiness.com/bf26desc Plus: [Free 3-hour course] Turn your expertise into a $100k/year income stream → https://go.lifestylebusiness.com/lbafound Subscribe to LifeNotes 👉 https://go.aliabdaal.com/lifenotes_deepdive In this episode Ali has a conversation with with web designer, content creator and entrepreneur, @Oliur. Known for his polished, minimalist aesthetic online and premium tech blog Ultralix, Oliur has built a following of over 100,000 to which he shares his tips on tech, lifestyle and financial independence. In the episode Oliur talks to Ali about his journey dropping out of school and making $600,000 from Tumblr themes, to the art of dropshipping and the lessons he has learnt from beating cancer. First 200 get 20% off the annual premium subscription for Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/deepdive 📚 Check Out My New York Times Bestselling Book Feel-Good Productivity! 👉 https://go.feelgoodproductivity.com/podcast 📧 Sign up for LifeNotes - my weekly newsletter where I share actionable productivity tips, practical life advice, and high-quality insights from across the web directly to your inbox. 👉https://go.aliabdaal.com/lifenotes/podcast 🔗 CONNECT WITH OLIUR 🎥 YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/c/Oliur 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/UltraLinx?s=20 📸 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ultralinx/?hl=enr 👥 Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliur/?originalSubdomain=uk 💻 Website - https://oliur.com/ ULX Store - https://ulxstore.com/ LinxSupply - https://linxsupply.com/ 🔗 CONNECT WITH ALI 🎥 YouTube Channel - https://youtube.com/aliabdaal 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/aliabdaal 📸 Instagram - https://instagram.com/aliabdaal 💻 Website - https://aliabdaal.com 👥 Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ali-abdaal/ 00:00 Intro 01:19 Making $600,000 from Tumblr Themes 04:06 Early Life & Turning a Hobby into a Business 13:34 Finding Enjoyment Despite Struggles 17:33 Building a team 19:56 Growing Online 27:28 Getting into Dropshipping 43:34 What's Oliur's Empire like? 45:22 Testicular Cancer Diagnosis 51:38 Dealing With Chemotherapy 54:43 Life lessons From Cancer 01:04:04 Making Your Own Luck 01:11:31 Do you have any gratitude practices? 01:12:40 Advice for Finding Your Path 01:16:39 Would your life change if you had millions in the bank? 01:19:37 Final Thoughts 📚 RESOURCES MENTIONED Alibaba.com 🎙 ABOUT THE PODCAST Deep Dive is the podcast that delves into the minds of entrepreneurs, creators and other inspiring people to uncover their journey's towards finding joy and fulfilment at work and in life. In each episode our host Ali Abdaal talks to his guests about their philosophies, strategies and tools that have helped them along their personal path to living a life of happiness and meaning. There's no manual for living a happy life, but we hope that from these shared experiences you'll leave each episode with practical advice you can use to help you along the way. Want to start your own podcast? We use Transistor! https://go.aliabdaal.com/transistor 🎬 Subscribe to Deep Dive Clips for bitesized podcast clips https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdmh... 🎧 Listen for free on your favourite Podcast platform - search "Deep Dive with Ali Abdaal" on your podcast app, or click these links: Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/deep-dive-with-ali-abdaal/id1587142091 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7gZkflCpck1rTixj8M7yHt RSS - https://feeds.transistor.fm/deep-dive 🙏 LEAVE A REVIEW If you enjoyed listening to the podcast, we'd love for you to leave a 5-star review on iTunes / Apple Podcasts to help others discover the show :) https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/deep-dive-with-ali-abdaal/id1587142091 🧠 SPONSORED BY BRILLIANT This episode is kindly supported by Brilliant, the best way to learn maths, science and computer science online. Brilliant focuses on helping you learn through interactive courses that work to develop your intuition and first principles knowledge, rather than just memorising methods and facts. Sign up at https://brilliant.org/deepdive - the first 200 people will receive 20% off the annual premium subscription. 👋🏼 GET IN TOUCH You can also Tweet @DeepDivePodcast with any feedback, ideas or thoughts about the lessons you've learnt from the episodes and we can thank you personally for tuning in 🙏 https://twitter.com/DeepDivePodcast PS: Some of the links in this description are affiliate links that I get a kickback from 😜
SPEAKERS
Ali Abdaal
hostYouTuber, podcaster, and former doctor who hosts Deep Dive interviews about productivity, business, and living a meaningful life.
Oliur
guestWeb designer, content creator, and entrepreneur known for monetizing Tumblr themes and building the UltraLinx blog.
EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of Deep Dive with Ali Abdaal, featuring Ali Abdaal and Oliur, How Oliur Made $600,000 with Tumblr Themes - Deep Dive with Ali Abdaal explores From Tumblr themes to ecommerce, plus life lessons from cancer Oliur recounts how customizing his own Tumblr led to selling themes—often priced at $49—and experiencing months as high as $30,000 at around age 21.
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