Jim Harmer is an internet entrepreneur, co-founder of Income School, and author of Work Energy. His sites and Youtube videos have been viewed tens of millions of times.
I had a bachelor’s degree but couldn’t find work. I hated my job, but I wanted to provide what I could for my wife and baby. While I worked the night shift, I listened to podcasts about internet marketing, and it wasn’t long before I started my own site.
In 2009, I worked stocking the shelves at a dollar store in Naples, Florida. I had a bachelor’s degree but couldn’t find work. I hated my job, but I wanted to provide what I could for my wife and baby. While I worked the night shift, I listened to podcasts about internet marketing, and it wasn’t long before I started my own site.
I made it into law school and worked all day in the law books, and at night I’d write on my little blog, ImprovePhotography.com. Eventually, I built that site into a thriving business and ran it full-time for many years. I finished law school and became an attorney, but my blog was earning more than I could have as a lawyer. On Improve Photography, I built a social media following of more than one million people around the world.
I absolutely loved internet marketing, so I started more websites about my many hobbies and interests. I built PontoonGuide.com and later sold it to an investor, KnifeUp.com, and others.
In 2015 I started IncomeSchool.com with my life-long friend Ricky Kesler. We shared the process we had developed for consistently bringing massive traffic to new sites, and continued to prove out the process by creating more sites like EmboraPets.com, CamperReport.com, OutdoorTroop.com, DirtBikePlanet.com, and more. Every few months we start over from complete scratch and build a new web business up from scratch so we can always know exactly how to build traffic quickly.
On Income School, we share our proprietary process for internet marketing in a popular online course called Project 24, and we share many of our tips on the popular Income School Youtube Channel.
Every single day, enough people watch our videos on the Income School Youtube channel to fill a sports stadium, and we’ve grown our company to multiple employees. My goal when I wake up each morning is to help other people who are desperate for success and a better work environment–like me at the dollar store years ago–to start their own internet business.
Work Energy: Finish what you start and fearlessly take on any goal
My book, Work Energy, was released in January 2020 to great reviews and has been on many best seller lists. It’s available as an audiobook on Audible (I like the audiobook best!) as well as a physical or kindle book on Amazon.
I meet people on a daily basis who have goal issues–people who feel they can’t finish what they start, people who feel they can’t get ahead, people who have goals that have haunted them for years, and people who are desperate to achieve the goal of providing a better income for their families. This book is for you. Get work energy on Audible.com (I like the audiobook!) or get the paperback, hardback, or digital book on Amazon.
I’ve been recognized for some awesome and some really silly things over the years. But here are some of the certifications and awards I’m pretty proud of!
Juris Doctorate, Cum Laude
– Ave Maria School of Law
Bachelor of Arts - Communications
– Brigham Young University – Idaho
Speaker
-FinCon Financial Bloggers Conference
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-Wordcamp
One of the top 40 most popular photographers online
– 2017 XXL Pics AwardsA really nice guy, but he needs to eat all his veggies at dinner if he wants to grow big and strong
– My mom
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– Out of Chicago Conference
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– Create Photography Retreat
A couple times a month now someone will stop me because they recognize me from Youtube. They always start with “Hey, you’re Jim Harmer” as if I didn’t already know that 🙂 I love meeting the people who follow the things I do on Youtube, but in real life I’m the most average person you’ll ever meet.
I live in small town Star, Idaho with my awesome wife, Emily, and my three kids Ruger, Cole, and Faith. I’m only about ten minutes away from Income School’s offices, so it makes for a short commute, although I do miss the years of working from home.
When I’m not creating content for Youtube, I’m traveling with my family. We’ve been to many far-flung countries and been fortunate enough to be able to see much of the world. People always ask me what country I liked best, and the answer is unquestionably EGYPT! I went with my two boys and it was the coolest experience of my life. I love seeing my kids learn from each culture they experience. When we’re in Idaho, we love spending time outdoors. We fish, hunt, shoot, camp, ride side-by-sides, and live the typical country life.
When I was 15 years old, I made a bucket list of 50 things to do in life. It was originally just a fun project, but has turned into a life-long obsession. I’m now closing in on the last few goals on the list. Below you’ll see the entire list, including which ones I’ve finished, and which I have yet to complete.
I met my wife at Brigham Young University-Idaho when I was 21. We only dated for two weeks before getting engaged, and then were only engaged for two months. She was the one and that’s all there was to it. Best decision I ever made, and 13 years later I’m still in love with her.
Together, we have three kids who we spend all our time with. When we moved out to the country, it helped us to focus more on just our family. My wife started home schooling our kiddos (which we’re still new to, but enjoying so far), and we spend a lot of time riding side-by-sides and shooting bb guns in the public land by our house. Being a dad is the most exhausting thing in the world, but I sure do love those kids.
I love learning new things. I’ve listened to over 300 books on my Audible account, and I love listening to podcasts as well. That’s really helped me in my work as I always have new topics for sites and Youtube channels.
That’s me!
I bought this site and quickly flipped it to more than double the income in just a few months. I kept the site for several years for passive income, but eventually sold it to an investor.
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