The Smart Passive Income Online Business and Blogging Podcast

by Pat Flynn
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Pat Flynn from The Smart Passive Income Blog reveals all of his online business and blogging strategies, income sources and killer marketing tips and tricks so you can be ahead of the curve with your online business or blog. Discover how you can create multiple passive income streams that work for you so that you can have the time and freedom to do what you love, whether it's traveling the world, or just living comfortably at home. Since 2008, he's been supporting his family with his many online businesses, and he's been openly sharing his wins, his losses, and all the lessons in between with the community of energetic but humble entrepreneurs who follow him. Self-proclaimed "crash test dummy of online business", you'll learn about building authority online, email marketing, building a team and outsourcing, content marketing, podcasting, search engine optimization, niche sites, social media strategies, how to get more traffic, creating online courses, affiliate marketing, and productivity tips so that you create something amazing without burning yourself out. It's a mix of interviews, special co-hosts and solo shows from Pat you're not going to want to miss. Hit subscribe, and get ready to change your life.


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Recent Episodes
  • SPI 865: Why I Really Wrote Lean Learning (And a Sample Reading from the Book)
    Apr 9, 2025 – 00:16:59
  • SPI 864: From Content Chaos to Conversion Machine—The Approach Smart Creators Use
    Apr 2, 2025 – 00:25:15
  • SPI 863: Storytelling Framework for Creators
    Mar 26, 2025 – 00:36:40
  • SPI 862: The Easy Path to Start Making Money with John Hu
    Mar 19, 2025 – 00:28:16
  • SPI 861: How to Make People See You as the Authority (Even If You’re Not Famous Yet)
    Mar 12, 2025 – 00:32:36
  • SPI 860: Quick Experiments to Quit Your 9-To-5 Job with Anne-Laure Le Cunff
    Mar 5, 2025 – 00:38:54
  • SPI 859: Listen to This Before Starting a Podcast (5 Things They Don’t Tell You)
    Feb 26, 2025 – 00:40:13
  • SPI 858: Listen to this Before You Start a YouTube Channel (Should You Even Try?)
    Feb 19, 2025 – 00:27:13
  • SPI 857: Social Media Is Changing… This Is Where You Can Build an Audience the Fastest
    Feb 12, 2025 – 01:07:52
  • SPI 856: Literally the Easiest Way to Start a Business in 2025
    Feb 8, 2025 – 00:25:44
  • SPI 855: A Framework to Save you From Failing at Business
    Jan 29, 2025 – 00:36:00
  • SPI 854: The Truth About Passive Income
    Jan 22, 2025 – 00:32:33
  • SPI 853: Ranking the BEST and WORST Business Ideas for Beginners (2025)
    Jan 15, 2025 – 00:55:46
  • SPI 852: Why Making Money Online is Easy (But Still Feels Hard)
    Jan 8, 2025 – 00:29:48
  • SPI 851: How to Build Wealth as a Couple with Ramit Sethi
    Jan 1, 2025 – 00:47:01
  • SPI 850: End of an Era with My Voice-over Guy, John Melley
    Dec 27, 2024 – 00:40:23
  • SPI 849: Big Update on How SPI is Changing in 2025
    Dec 25, 2024 – 00:25:07
  • SPI 848: 3 Themes of 2024 that Have Helped Me Find Success
    Dec 20, 2024 – 00:19:57
  • SPI 847: The 2025 Product Launch Formula with Jeff and Dan Walker
    Dec 18, 2024 – 00:45:14
  • SPI 846: We Let the Customers Down (And Here Was My Response)
    Dec 13, 2024 – 00:14:51
  • SPI 845: It’s Time to Start Your Podcast with Jenna Kutcher
    Dec 11, 2024 – 00:44:54
  • SPI 844: On My 42nd Birthday.
    Dec 6, 2024 – 00:16:32
  • SPI 843: From Action Figures to Big Profit with Jax Navarro
    Dec 4, 2024 – 00:31:12
  • SPI 842: The LinkedIn Experiment Begins
    Nov 29, 2024 – 00:12:02
  • SPI 841: How to Tell Stories to Attract Your Perfect Clients with Celinne Da Costa
    Nov 27, 2024 – 00:44:01
  • SPI 840: The Abundance Mindset is Vital for Success Online
    Nov 22, 2024 – 00:16:45
  • SPI 839: Less Marketing for More Profit with Allan Dib
    Nov 20, 2024 – 00:40:10
  • SPI 838: The Problem with Passive Income
    Nov 15, 2024 – 00:14:42
  • SPI 837: The Best Tips for Success Without Burnout with Chris Ducker
    Nov 13, 2024 – 00:44:54
  • [BONUS] The Updated SPI Community Is Here—Behind the Scenes of What’s New with Caleb Wojcik
    Nov 11, 2024 – 00:20:35
  • SPI 836: You Can Sell and Serve at the Same Time (Part Two of My Entrepreneurial Journey)
    Nov 8, 2024 – 00:24:11
  • SPI 835: Turn Your Expertise Into Content That Pops with Chris Lysy
    Nov 6, 2024 – 00:35:34
  • SPI 834: Being Happy with Scrappy (Part One of My Entrepreneurial Journey)
    Nov 1, 2024 – 00:29:12
  • SPI 833: Dos and Don’ts of a Successful Rebrand with Charli Prangley
    Oct 30, 2024 – 00:34:36
  • SPI 832: The SCALE Framework for Passive Income
    Oct 25, 2024 – 00:15:45
  • SPI 831: How to Find a Winning Strategy with Seth Godin
    Oct 23, 2024 – 00:42:04
  • SPI 830: Double Your Growth with a Business Buddy
    Oct 18, 2024 – 00:17:33
  • SPI 829: The Truth About Stealing like an Artist with Todd Herman
    Oct 16, 2024 – 00:48:21
  • SPI 828: Is This the Best Learning Tool? Exploring NotebookLM
    Oct 11, 2024 – 00:16:23
  • SPI 827: Win Big with Your First Physical Product with Thiefaine Magre
    Oct 9, 2024 – 00:43:41
  • SPI 826: HUGE UPDATE!
    Oct 4, 2024 – 00:43:21
  • SPI 825: Behind the Scenes of a Major Rebrand & Lessons Learned After a Hard Fail
    Oct 2, 2024 – 00:39:43
  • SPI 824: Quality or Quantity—Here’s What’s Working (Shorts Update)
    Sep 27, 2024 – 00:15:35
  • SPI 823: Top Landing Page Dos and Don’ts with Martin Cris
    Sep 25, 2024 – 00:36:13
  • SPI 822: Why Small Communities Win Big—Roundtable with Natalie Franke and Matt Gartland
    Sep 20, 2024 – 00:49:36
  • SPI 821: How to Get Paid to Speak with Grant Baldwin
    Sep 18, 2024 – 00:39:32
  • SPI 820: The Power of Gift-Wrapped Content
    Sep 13, 2024 – 00:15:57
  • SPI 819: The Future of Our Children—How Teens Win with Jon Acuff
    Sep 11, 2024 – 00:31:09
  • SPI 818: I Tried Shorts (Again) for 30 Days, and It’s Working This Time
    Sep 6, 2024 – 00:20:46
  • SPI 817: Is Anyone Getting Your Emails? with MV Braverman
    Sep 4, 2024 – 00:40:04
Recent Reviews
  • That’s the last of it
    One long advertisement
    There’s some value here and there, but these feel like one big ad.
  • UMich99
    Essential Listening for Any Entrepreneur!
    If you’re an entrepreneur (especially a new one like me), do yourself a favor and start listening to Smart Passive Income with Pat Flynn. Seriously, this podcast has been like having a mentor in my ear, guiding me through all the ups and downs of building a business. Pat is the real deal—he’s been in the game for years, and he’s not just talking theory. He shares what’s actually worked for him (and what hasn’t), and his interviews with other experts are packed with golden nuggets of wisdom. Whether it’s content marketing, email lists, passive income, or just staying sane as an entrepreneur, he covers it all. I totally get why he’s such an authority in this space. Every episode leaves me feeling fired up and ready to take action. If you’re looking for legit advice without the fluff, hit play on this podcast. You won’t regret it!
  • Aldo723
    Way too many advertising
    I tried to listen to the most recent episode and there were 2 minutes worth of advertisements just to start the episode. NO THANKS!
  • Inga Fay
    Transparency about Passive income
    Thank you for your transparency about passive income on episode 838 “The Problem with Passive Income”. Entrepreneurship is an iterative process that is not for the faint at heart. Success is by product of each business owner’s CONSISTENT iterative process of serving their clients for however long it takes.🤗
  • InfusedLife
    5 min of ads before even starting the topic
    🥴Came for the content but 5 mins of ads before it even gets started is a turn off. Maybe space it throughout instead.
  • B Quig
    Amazing Human, Solid Contributor
    Pat is one of the most genuinely caring and giving people I’ve come across in the business improvement space. I’ve been listening to his podcast for many years now and always get something out of each episode. He’s the real deal and his books and courses have helped me tremendously. He’s also a great host and interviewer. There are some folks in the same entrepreneur space that…well, they don’t always have your best at heart, but Pat does. Would love to meet him someday to shake his hand and say “thank you”.
  • AppReviewerUser5
    Doing it for the money
    Seems like a 50/50 ads to content ratio.
  • Target180
    Sliding…
    Still have some actionable content every now and then but not as much as before. The “Teaching Fridays” with SPI members is difficult to listen to…most of them can’t inflect their voice at all and it sounds like early version of speech-to-text. Grasping for content?
  • Zera3
    Don’t waste your time here
    Advertising and rambling about nothing.
  • Lindenin
    Too much of a motivational speech. Not enough actionable info.
    I have really moved away from this podcast, because it is just too much of a pep talk or motivational speech. I don't need find my purpose. I don't need a pep talk. I don't want a bunch of fortune cookie stuff. I know excatly what I'm trying to get done and why. I've moved more towards the podcasts that give you actionable ideas and info in each episode.
  • moibrien
    Fast forward first 8-9minutes
    Good info except you should probably fast forward the first eight or nine minutes every single episode because half of every episode is nothing but advertisements.
  • WManly
    Solid
    Solid episode, per usual. Solid podcast.
  • kat95661
    Please stop talking about 2008
    Another creator with the same old tired content and same old revolving door of guests telling you that you too can be a successful entrepreneur if you try hard enough. Considering Pat is the "master" of affiliate marketing I wouldn't be surprised if he and his guests/friends all make money off of each other with every referral any of them make for one another. So many of them (including Pat) talk in vague and overly positive language that I've found it hard to actually apply their advice to my business. I'm not convinced any of them know anything about the true ins and outs of business and are only in it to amass money for themselves. If you're looking for truly helpful advice look somewhere else.
  • Patricia | The Uncommon Career
    Love SPI, Check out Episodes 122
    Love Pat Flynn’s 100% relatable style. Have been listening for years, and fell off for a bit, but today’s episode with Shane and Jocelyn from Flipped Lifestyle got me back into SPI. They are fun, approachable, and have a real MISSION centered business. Great story on this episode, and love how they are real friends.
  • Emwoots
    Flipper Lifestyle
    Loved the episode with Shane and Jocelyn from Flipped Lifestyle. They give hope to real people that online success and life change is actually possible!
  • PaigeBPodcasting
    Great Show!
    Pat's podcast is overflowing with information! I'm really grateful for all that I've learned from Pat and the experts on the show. Every episode is packed with valuable content. I'm always telling my friends and coworkers about it - I just can't recommend it highly enough!
  • bebdhdjffok
    The ads are just too much!
    I’ve listened to this podcast since you started in the beginning. You have amazing content. I run a 7 figure operational management firm so I get the ads produce revenue, I respect it! However, I’m listening to the most recent episode and I swear it was 9 minutes of ads before you even started talking! That’s crazy and I know its off putting! Can you mix them in the episode instead of all in the beginning? It’s turning me off as well as many others.
  • Wmmmmmmmmmm
    So encouraging for the little guy
    I really appreciate Pat’s focus across all his content on encouraging and lifting up the newbies with just a dream but no idea how to start. I love his episode 432 with Sophie Walker - she’s so relatable and she figured it out and has helped so many as a result.
  • FFerenczi
    Real Talk. Smart wins.
    This podcast is smart, engaging, and impactful. I’m so glad I found it!
  • GoodGood Investing
    An amazing listen
    From creative ideas in expanding your business, to insightful advice on diversifying your passive investments + income, Pat covers it all! We love the energy and conversations of this show!
  • TaneshaHalstead_CRM Consultant
    Insigtful and relatable on how we can do the same!
    Love the stategies that Pat shares and how he uses almost every type of online business to make a profit!
  • mdeb2001
    Treasure
    This podcast is a treasure trove of knowledge. I’ve learned so much from Pat and from the experts he has on his show. Each episode is a gem. I’m constantly sharing episodes with my friends and they all agree as well. Thank you SPI! -MB
  • tomm cado
    Check out this guide to instagram!!
    Amazing!! I’m absolutely speechless!!
  • Joseph100384
    Great episode
    Found this from the episode from Casey Hill… loved the insight around testimonials. We will be applying this ourselves. Thanks!
  • HillGamingCompany
    Pat Flynn is the best in the business
    If you are a creator and looking to grow, there is no better podcast out there!!!
  • mcsahara
    YFM love this podcast
    As a Podcast we love to hear about stories and strategies to have secondary income. Are goal is to build our podcast into a media company and make it our primary income. This podcast lets us know it’s possible!
  • mbcauley
    Highly informative and actionable advice
    I really enjoy listening to this podcast each week. Pat brings on great guests and there is always something to learn from each episode. Just make sure to keep a notepad handy because there are always great takeaways!
  • jhongoc
    Great content
    Hey Pat, thanks for the great content. Thanks a lot. God bless and please keep it up. Big cheers to all your team. I totally recommend your podcast!
  • StephenAHart
    A fan for a decade plus
    I remember first being introduced to Pat Flynn back in 2012 … following his journey, learning from his experiences. Not much has changed over a decade except that Pat has impacted tens of thousands with his blessings. One of the best hosts and podcasts ever created! Thanks for always being relatable, authentic and pouring out value in everything you do!
  • DrNicRad
    Love the show!
    I enjoy every single episode! Ty!
  • LD the Infinite
    Motivational and Inspiring!
    Pat is motivational and inspiring. He always discusses relative topics which are great for new and aspiring entrepreneurs and investors!
  • AHro827
    I’m Now a Full-Time Podcaster - Thanks Pat!
    Thank you for creating helpful and free tutorials on how to start your podcast. I used those to start my podcast in 2016 and now it's my full-time job! While I don't make nearly what I used to make in my corporate career, I'm 100% happier. I am a more present husband, father and the work I'm doing actually makes a difference in thousands of lives. (And I don't take that 1,000 lightly ... I think of a room full of 1,000 people (like you taught me) and realize that these are REAL folks, not just numbers) Your serve-first mentality reminds me a lot of my father and I'm trying my best to follow in both of your footsteps. Thank you for all that you do.
  • Jim_Schubert
    Always learning something new
    Been listening to Pat for years now and I’m STILL learning meaningful and actionable things I put into place in my businesses and in my personal life! I’ve made some really good marketing decisions based on what he teaches. Love me some Pat Flynn!!
  • MSham8
    Inspirational Podcast!
    Learning about your five tips truly resonates with my professional goals. Especially, "recognizing and remembering your why". Enjoyed the guests on the show as well!
  • Joe 648
    Awesome podcast!
    Pat always delivers so much value! It’s clear he knows his stuff and is a genuine person!
  • Katie (Family Travel Folio)
    Inspiration at it’s best
    I’ve listened to a few episodes and they are so inspiring. Really it shows people that anything is possible. The tone of the show takes on a “you can do this to” perspective that is just what you need to keep going towards your dreams!
  • VeeRee949
    Inspiring and helpful
    Stumbled upon this podcast and found myself bing listening. I love the guests and the host. Great and inspiring information. I’m also glad that Pat says his ads in the beginning so the rest is uninterrupted listening. Thank you for this podcast gem! 🤩🙌🏽💕
  • Electra23
    Favorite business podcast
    SPI is my first-click, go-to podcast for online business resources. Pat’s podcast and his classes have been absolutely critical to helping me grow my business and podcast. Pat is so relatable and his content is top notch. He teaches me things I didn’t even know that I needed to think about! Thx for everything, Pat!
  • KRob817
    So Helpful!
    I turned to SPI when I was starting my business for advice I could trust. It feels like Pat’s offerings (podcasts and classes) have grown with me. Highly recommended wherever you are in your entrepreneurial journey!
  • Reelee7
    SPI is the bomb!
    Love listening to Pat! I feel like he’s so down to earth and really cares about our success as we build whatever it is we’re working towards! Not scared to admit I’ve binged and listened to 96 episodes in the past month and 1/2 and always leave super inspired.
  • Watercooler25
    Love the human touch
    I stumbled across Pat’s show with the goal of learning some podcasting tips. That’s when I spotted his show on “Why people hate”. All I can say is I was super impressed with the vulnerability he showed and the humanity. You can always tell when someone is being real vs. when you are being sold a bag of goods. I loved the message - hurt people hurt people. Dr. John - The Men’s Self Help Podcast
  • Jess de Mamita Emprendedora
    I love your podcast Pat!
    Hi Pat! I know you’re taking a break from the Friday episodes but I just want to say they’re the BESSSSSTTTTTTTTTT, they’re more intimate and I feel we get to know you so much! So please don’t forget about them! 🥰 I love your podcast!
  • malfoxley
    Great show!
    Pat, host of the Smart Passive Income podcast, highlights all aspects of blogging strategies and more in this can’t miss podcast! The host and expert guests offer insightful advice and information that is helpful to anyone that listens!
  • IllustratorEric
    Changed our lives
    The original episode with Shane & Jocelyn Sam’s was the prime catalyst for my wife and I to build a passive income stream that brings one adult income into our home every year. This has brought us the kind of freedom we are grateful for every day. Subsequent podcast episodes and “Will it Fly” have helped us continue to steer the ship. Thank you, Pat and team!
  • I camt tell
    Thanks for all that you do!
    Thank you, Pat! I really enjoy the content you deliver, and the great interviews you conduct. Gary Youngblood
  • Jennifer from NC
    Budding Entrepreneurs must listen!
    I’ve been listening to this podcast for 8 years and it’s still on the top of my list. Pat always delivers valuable info in his episodes. Also Pat is the best interviewer I’ve listened to. He has a gift for it. Thank you Pat for always giving💙
  • Mompreneur Oanike
    So good
    I love this podcast. As an entrepreneur its good to listen to podcast that shares such a wide range of experiences, knowledge and value to its listener. I had to binge listen after one episode because it was that good and filled with so much actionable steps to take.
  • badiii uuee
    Too much
    Ads are so annoying
  • RyanLacker
    Awesome Story!
    Loved listening to your story of taking that first leap to being an enttrepreneur. It's always so cool to hear about the background of the success. Keep up the great work and the awesome show!
  • DaphneWilliams
    Pat’s advice has helped me for years
    I’ve been a huge fan of SPI for years, so this review is long overdue. Pat and this podcast has helped me launch my digital course business and start my own podcast - I’m forever grateful for whoever it was that originally recommended I listen, because it’s truly changed my life. Thanks so much! Keep up the solid work.
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