The Koerner Office - Business Ideas and Small Business Deep Dives with Entrepreneurs $50K a Year From 1 Website With 1 Hour/Month of Work (Copy This)⏐Ep. #226
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Sep 26, 2025 Peter Askew, an entrepreneur known for building profitable niche websites from expired domains, dives into his journey of self-taught coding and SEO mastery. He reveals how DudeRanch.com rakes in $50,000 yearly with just one hour of work per month. Peter shares his strategies for evaluating expiring domains and monetizing sites through AdSense. He discusses the flourishing opportunity in boutique e-commerce and how his job board, RanchWork.com, became a significant resource for ranch employment, showcasing the versatility of niche markets.
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From Layoffs To Building Websites
- Peter taught himself coding and SEO after repeated layoffs and started building monetized websites in evenings.
- Early wins came from buying whole sites, adding AdSense, and turning them profitable within months.
Buying An Old Site And Plugging Ads
- Peter bought TravelEnvoy for $10,000, added AdSense, and it returned thousands per month.
- The site had thousands of pages and a durable SEO moat from old content.
Don’t Quit Your Day Job Prematurely
- Keep your day job while testing side projects and only quit when side income reliably exceeds your salary.
- Work evenings consistently and treat projects like experiments, not pressured bets.