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Founder of Digital Solopreneur, helping coaches and educators run one-person businesses · Episode 139 with Kathi Burns, March 11, 2026
Allan Ngo is founder of Digital Solopreneur, helping coaches and educators run one-person businesses.
On episode 139 of Organized and Energized! The Podcast, Allan and Kathi Burns talked about presell an online course by emailing your list and taking payment first. Allan Ngo sold 11 seats at about $200 each before he built the course.
Eleven people paid around $200 each through a PayPal link, and Allan says getting paid first is one of the best ways to start a digital product because it proves people want it.
Who is Allan Ngo?
Allan Ngo is the founder of Digital Solopreneur. Based in the Philippines, he earned a degree in accountancy, worked in corporate banking and co-owned a food and beverage franchise with college friends before burnout pushed him to look online around 2010. He spent six to seven years as an affiliate marketer, selling other people's products by email at night while working in his family's business, and launched his own offer in 2016 or 2017. He has been full time since 2017. Today Allan helps coaches, consultants and educators turn what they know into digital products through his program Effortless Earners, and he plans his own business around his family, his weekly breakfast dates with his wife and Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
Where can I find Allan online?
- Website
- Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki
Which episodes feature Allan?
ContentEpisode 139How to Build a Customer Base AI Can't Steal with Allan Ngo
Allan Ngo, founder of Digital Solopreneur, pre-sold his first course on email marketing by emailing his list before he had a sales page or all the modules laid out.
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Frequently asked questions about Allan Ngo
Who is Allan Ngo?
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Allan Ngo is founder of Digital Solopreneur, helping coaches and educators run one-person businesses. Helps educators build one-person businesses with email and digital products
What is Allan's main advice from the episode?
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Allan pre-sold his first course by email with a PayPal payment link, no sales page and no finished modules, and 11 people joined at around $200 each.
Where can I find Allan online?
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Allan's website is digitalsolopreneur.com, and the other links are in the Important Links section of the episode page.
How do I become a guest like Allan?
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Kathi Burns takes guest applications from founders who are willing to share candid stories about the strategies they use to eliminate logjams in their business. Apply to be a guest here and the team will review your application and reply with your next step.
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