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1. Don't give up your day job until you're making 10x what you are making now. Right now, you are likely not heavily taxed on that income, if it becomes your main source of income, you will.

2. Can you turn your day job into a 3 or 4 day a week job?

3. To scale: yes, free quality content attracts users. You need to find out ways to create that in a sustainable way.

Good luck!

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Tnx, i'm working 4,5 days now. When the baby is born I will be working 4 days. Getting from the current income to 10x at the current grow rate will take us 4 years at least.

Any advice how to make it sustainable?

If it is going to take 4 years to generate minimal income, then it's a hobby for now :) Look for ways to increase income. 1. charge more. Try it. Charge 4 euro/m, see what happens. 2. expand your market. more niches or more countries. Good luck!

Yes, that! If you can, take a sabbatical or a long holiday to focus on your business. It's difficult to give your best when your day job eats up your most creative hours of the day. He's right about taxation, but since it's your own business, there is no upper limit on how much you can make. Outsource the content business, recruit students and other teachers.

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